Browsing Faculty of Humanities by Subject "South Africa"
Now showing items 1-10 of 84
-
A case for loyalty-based relational business models: Assessing direct - and mediating effects of the Net Promoter Score (NPS) metric in commercial football consumption decisions
(AJHTL, 2016)Although the Net Promoter Score (NPS) consumer metric as proposed by Reichheld (2003) has been established as a pragmatic commercial revenue indicator in business management, empirical scrutiny of the measure remains ... -
A history of the Waterlit collection (1974-1999): A hard copy research collection on water studies and its digital catalogue
(University of the Free State // Institute for Contemporary History Sabinet, 2015)In the second half of the twentieth century South Africa built up a reputation as one of the foremost countries of the world in terms of water infrastructure development. Dam projects such as the Orange River Scheme and ... -
A review of quantitative studies of South African youth resilience: Some gaps
(ASSAf, 2015)Resilience (positive adjustment to hardship) relies on a socioecologically facilitated process in which individuals navigate towards, and negotiate for, health–promoting resources, and their social ecology, in return, ... -
A strengths-based group intervention for women who experienced child sexual abuse
(Sage, 2017)Purpose: This study evaluated the benefits of a "survivor to thriver" strengths-based group intervention program to facilitate posttraumatic growth in women survivors of child sexual abuse. Method: A quasi-experimental, ... -
A survey of research foci and paradigms in media and communication Master's dissertations and Doctoral theses in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)This study set out to evaluate the foci and paradigms of research in media and communication at Master's and doctoral levels in South Africa. A sample of 241 dissertations and theses in the communication, journalism and ... -
Addressing climate change in Southern Africa: any role for South Africa in the Post-Paris Agreement?
(Sage, 2016)Climate change is a global challenge. Its ramifying effects on both natural and human systems cut across different regions of the world. While Africa as a whole is being confirmed to be more affected by climate change due ... -
AIDS in South Africa: Therapeutic interventions to strengthen resilience among orphans and vulnerable children
(Sage, 2014)Worldwide, approximately 10% of the 34.2 million individuals infected by human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) are under the age of 18. Additionally, 17.8 million children have experienced ... -
Artisan retention in an organisation in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2010)Orientation: South Africa is facing a critical shortage of artisans. Therefore it is important to investigate which factors contribute to the retention of artisans by organisations. Research purpose: The objective of ... -
Attitude towards sexual control among women in conjugal union in the era of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Mahikeng, South Africa
(UAPS, 2014)Husbands continue to be the greatest source of sexually transmitted infections including HIV to their wives. Using a survey of 568 respondents and 33 in-depth interviews, this study examined the attitudes of women in marital ... -
Barriers to career advancement of women in mining: a qualitative analysis
(UNISA Press, 2017)In recent years, various initiatives, protocols and legislation have been developed globally to promote gender equality and address existing discrimination against women. South Africa is no exception to this trend. In the ...