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Coping self-efficacy and psychosocial well-being of marginalised South African youth
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)The aim of this study was to investigate coping self-efficacy and aspects of psychosocial well-being amongst youth from marginalised backgrounds. A total of 794 black South African marginalised youth (males = 54%, females ... -
Coping with drought: Indigenous knowledge application in rural South Africa
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Coping with job insecurity: exploring effects on perceived health and organizational attitudes
(Emerald, 2013)Purpose – The purpose of the present paper is to investigate how employees’ coping (problem, emotion and avoidance focused coping) may affect the reactions to job insecurity. Because the coping investigated in the present ... -
Coping with job insecurity: exploring effects on perceived health and organizational attitudes
(Emerald, 2013)Purpose – The purpose of the present paper is to investigate how employees' coping (problem, emotion and avoidance focused coping) may affect the reactions to job insecurity. Because the coping investigated in the present ... -
Core theories for the teaching of local democracy
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Core theories for the teaching of local democracy
(ASSADPAM, 2010)A discipline such as Public Administration and Management is defined by its theoretical pillars or foundations. To remain relevant these pillars should be supported by theories, which are often borrowed from other related ... -
Corporate annual reports: towards a non-reductionist approach
(Vereniging vir Christelike Hoër Onderwys, 2015)During the 20th century, numerous philosophers of science highlighted several problems afflicting scientific communication. Communication in accounting is also problematic. In both cases (science and accounting) there ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility in the Zambian mining sector: an overview of three distinctive operational eras
(AOSIS, 2017)Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) within the extractive industry is a relevant and contentious issue globally. Issues pertaining to equality, human rights and sustainable development are pervasive throughout the economic, ... -
Corporate social responsibilty : a personal reflection on Clover Mama Africa : preamble
(Buro vir Wetenskaplike Tydskrifte, Potchefstroom, 2009)Although corporate social responsibility (CSR) or corporate social investment (CSI), the term preferred by most South African businesses, has been studied from the 1950s, up to date no universally accepted definition has ... -
Corpus evidence of anti-deletion in Black South African English noun phrases: testing the extent to which Black South Africans restore elements of the underlying structure of English noun phrases
(Cambridge University Press, 2013)Black South African English (BSAfE) is now generally regarded as an independent variety of English rather than an interlanguage on the way to Standard English (Van Rooy, 2008: 274, 300 and in this issue). Mesthrie (2006: ... -
Corpus linguistic work on Black South African English
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Corpus linguistic work on Black South African English
(Cambridge University Press, 2013)Black South African English (henceforth BSAfE) has received more attention from corpus linguists than any other variety in the country. In the early 2000s, two corpus projects were initiated more or less simultaneously: ... -
A corpus–based study of the mediation effect in translated and edited language
(John Benjamins publishing company, 2012)This paper presents the results of a study investigating the hypothesis that the recurrent features, or universals, of translated language are primarily the result of a mediation process that is shared among different kinds ... -
Correlation between brand longevity and the diffusion of innovations theory
(Wiley, 2011)This article attempts to apply the diffusion of innovations theory to the current concepts of branding of products and services that have roots in both marketing and communication. The authors attempt to analyse the diffusion ... -
Counselling on rails: social accountability learning among South African psychology students
(Elliott & Fitzpatrick & NISC [© 2010 Elliot & Fitzpatrick], 2013)This study investigated the utility of train transportation health care service in a North Eastern South African region. Participants were seven psychology graduate students at a South African university. They completed ... -
Covariates of multiple sexual partnerships among sexually active men in Lesotho
(Women's Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC), 2017)Multiple sexual partnerships (MSP) have been identified as the main reason for the high rate of HIV prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa, including Lesotho. The aim of this paper is to identify the social and economic variables ... -
Covert Advertising in the global business world: a thematic analysis of product placement in Amazing Spider Man 1 and 2 movies
(Kamla-Raj, 2016)Covert advertising is a marketing communication tool which allows the advertiser to communicate a salient message to the audience. It provides an opportunity to develop an ongoing relationship between a consumer and a ... -
Creative thinking in prospective teachers: the status quo and the impact of contextual factors
(Educational Asociation of SA (EASA), 2010)To create unique and appropriate learning opportunities and environments and to nurture the development of creative thinking abilities among learners are some of the demands for creative thinking currently expected of ... -
Crisis of decision-making and policy implementation in South Africa's foreign policy : reflection on two decades journey in the wilderness
(Sabinet, 2014)Decision-making in any democratic society is complex, cumbersome and tasking when it involves public policy in a new state. Actors involved in policy-making are numerous and in some cases, difficult to discern in complex ...