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The connection between work-life balance (WLB) and a sense of coherence (SOC) at a municipality in the South African public sector.
(2015)The main objective of this study was to explore the connection between work-life balance (WLB) and sense of coherence (SOC) among professional level employees at a municipality in the South African public sector. These ... -
Project co-ordinator's perceptions to the implementation of land restitution in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2017)In 1994 the South African democratic government introduced the Land Reform Programme (LRP), which was aimed at redressing the imbalances of the colonial and apartheid past. The LRP is designed to provide equitable redress ... -
Employee fraud and prevention strategies at universities in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2015)The results of continuing global research, including this study, have found that employee fraud is ubiquitous. An analysis of the crime statistics relating to fraud in South Africa reflects a similar picture. This study ... -
Transportation networks and students travel patterns : the case of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2015)An increase in students’ accessibility to tertiary education and the decline in higher education funding have resulted in a greater number of students that reside off-campus. This trend has also given rise to off-campus ... -
Fast foods : UKZN Westville students' awareness of the health risks and their consumption patterns.
(2017)The research reveals that although University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) Westville students are aware of the health implications of excessive fast food consumption, they do not base their purchasing and consumption decisions ... -
Learner support in open distance learning at Unisa, KwaZulu-Natal : a developmental state perspective.
(2015)When the African National Congress (ANC) came into power in 1994, it was important to relook at the operations of the Public Administration and governance domain in South Africa. Many sectors in all spheres of government ... -
Integrated development planning as a means to facilitate public participation in George Municipality.
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Challenges to management practices in public technical and vocational education and training colleges in the KwaZulu-Natal Province.
(2016)This study investigated Challenges to Management Practices in the public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges in the KwaZulu-Natal Province. A mixed methods approach was used to conduct the study ... -
Information systems performance : a study of individual and group social cognitive predictors.
(2017)Over the past decades, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have changed the way that businesses and individuals operate, live and learn. The Information Systems (ISs) that drive these technologies have ... -
Land reform programmes contribution into agricultural economic development : KwaZulu-Natal land reform projects.
(2016)This study examines the contribution of South Africa’s land reform programme to agricultural development and economic growth with a focus on land reform projects in KwaZulu-Natal province. The objective of the study was ... -
Business to business dimensions of relationship marketing in the South African cement manufacturing industry.
(2015)The focus of this study was relationship marketing (RM) in the business-to-business (B2B) context in the cement manufacturing industry in South Africa. Literature reveals published research for the cement industry is ... -
Green human-resource management towards sustainable organizations: a case of KwaZulu-Natal higher education institutions.
(2017)The Human Resources Management Division, as a strategic partner and one of the important functions in any organisation, can make a significant contribution to ensuring environmental sustainability in the organisations where ... -
Peacebuilding among Shona communities in transition in Zimbabwe: a participatory action research.
(2015)This study is a participatory action research (PAR) intervention that examined the contributions of informal peace committees to peacebuilding in Zimbabwe. The emergence of informal peace committees as a diverse segment ... -
Retention of academics in Ugandan private universities : the role of human resource practices.
(2016)The study assesses the retention of academics in private Ugandan Universities and focuses on the role of human resource management practices in ensuring retention. There is rapid growth in the number of universities in ... -
An analysis of systemic thinking in decision-making processes in the municipalities within the province of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2015)The purpose of this study was to investigate the understanding, application and effectiveness of systemic thinking in decision-making processes in the municipalities within the province of KwaZulu-Natal. This study was ... -
Women's representation and participation in the era of decentralisation.
(2015)The issue of women has been very complex when it comes to representation and decentralisation of power by governments in democratically organised societies. Decentralisation has been associated with good governance, as it ... -
Egoistic, altruistic and biospheric concerns and environmental behaviour of young adults.
(2016)Over the past decade environmental conditions of the earth have begun to deteriorate and this has led to an increase in environmental concern as well as the promotion of green products, campaigns and conservation behaviours. ... -
Marketing mix's influence on mobile banking adoption by the rural unbanked consumers in Masvingo Province.
(2016)Despite the growing concern in mobile banking adoption research in the developing world, studies focusing on mobile banking adoption by the rural unbanked consumers are significantly missing in Zimbabwe. The major purpose ... -
Computer-based productivity estimation of academic staff using the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and fuzzy topsis method.
(2014)Universities generally use a human-intensive approach such as peer evaluations, expert judgments, group interviews or a weighting system to estimate academic productivity. This study ... -
Corporate social responsibility practices in small to medium enterprises in Zimbabwe.
(2016)The corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement has become a strategic issue in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Zimbabwe. However CSR practices by SMEs in Zimbabwe are currently unknown. It is against this ...
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