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The role of sense of community in promoting community based entrepreneurship in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa : an exploratory study of agricultural co-operatives.
(2017)Research on the sense of community theory has been investigated in relation to studies that addresses crime prevention (Polk, 2010), suicide (Whitlock, 2006) and decrease child abuse (Greenfield, 2010). However, there is ... -
Customer service quality provided by residential estate agents in the Durban area.
(2015)The ‘service’ sector is a major contributor towards international and national gross domestic products (GDP). However the phenomenal growth in the services sector has to an extent compromised its service quality. The aim ... -
Towards a total disaster risk management framework for implementation of disaster risk reduction programmes : the case of Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality.
(2016)Man-kind for a long time continues to be exposed to many risks and disasters that cause destruction of property, loss of livelihood and lives. South Africa‘s commitment in Disaster Management (DM) gained momentum immediately ... -
Investigating Nigerian non-governmental organizations’ capabilities to replicate successful youth poverty alleviation innovation programmes.
(2018)The original contribution of this study to knowledge is the re-contextualisation of the SCALERS model to investigate the organisational capabilities of Nigerian nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) to replicate successful ... -
Risk assessment: a case of a non-profit organisation in the environmental sector.
(2018)In South Africa (SA), non-profit organisations (NPOs) are governed by Codes of Good Practice, and the resulting strong governance, supported by effective risk management, is foundational to these organisations’ ability ... -
Perspectives on the effects of ambush marketing: the case of Nike, the global ambusher.
(2017)Nike is one of the most recognisable brands in world. The brand has developed a reputation for its creative and imaginative marketing strategies, especially its effective and successful use of ambush marketing as a ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The use of mobile technology for m-learning in improving economics students’ pass rate at the University of Kwazulu-Natal.
(2016)Abstract available in full text document.
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