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Consequences of Turkish return migration from Western Europe
(Elsevier, 2015)We studied the consequences of Turkish return migration in the reconstruction of ‘migrant’identities into ‘almanci’ identities (literally: German-like; a pejorative term denoting Turk-ish returnees with a German-like ... -
A consideration of IFRS education and acceptance from culturally diverse backgrounds: a South African perspective
(Clute Institute for Academic Research, 2011)Accountancy's double-entry bookkeeping system has spread throughout the world over the past 5 centuries. Within each country, local accountants have adopted accountancy practices to suit their unique environment. In the ... -
Constrained statistical inference:sample–size tables for ANOVA and regression
(Frontiers Research Foundation, 2015)Researchers in the social and behavioural sciences often have clear expectations about the order/direction of the parameters in their statistical model. For example, a researcher might expect that regression coefficient ... -
The construct validation of the Relationship Harmony and Soft–Heartedness Scales of the South African Personality Inventory
(Sage Publications, 2013)This study forms part of the South African Personality Inventory project that aims to develop: (a) an indigenous theoretical model of personality; and (b) a unique personality measure that is in line with South African ... -
Consumer perceptions on service quality at Ethekwini Municipality within the customer service centres
(Kamla-Raj, 2016)The Sizakala Customer Care Centres within eThekwini Municipality of South Africa are to ensure that services are easily accessible to customers. The study aimed to investigate customer perceptions on service quality in the ... -
Consumption of indigenous and traditional food crops: perceptions and realities from South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)Strategies adopted to address ongoing food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition, particularly in developing countries, narrow the food supply base by using technological options that neglect indigenous and traditional food ... -
Contemporary psychological contracts: how both employer and employee are changing the employment relationship
(Rainer Hampp Verlag, 2013)The employment relationship between employer and employee has gone through fundamental changes in the last decades, influencing psychological contracts. It is unclear, however, exactly how psychological contracts are ... -
The contribution of FDI, technology and R&D to spillovers in industrial development: a South African firm-level investigation
(University of Primorska, 2012)This article studies the contribution of technological and knowledge spillovers towards the competitiveness of South African manufacturing firms. Literature often emphasizes the role of foreign direct investment (fdi), ... -
The contribution of the Wacky Wine Festival to the local economy
(Sabinet, 2013)The Wacky Wine Festival in Robertson is unique, due to the fact that there are 48 wine farms on an existing wine route that participate in the festival. Each one of these farms is offering its own unique products and ... -
Contributions of internationalization to psychology: toward a global and inclusive discipline
(American Psychological Association, 2013)In this article I define and describe the current state of internationalization in psychology. Internationalization refers here to the approach in which existing or new psychological theories, methods, procedures, or data ... -
Cooperatives in South Africa: a review
(Indian Society for Education and Environment, 2017)Objectives: The main objective of this paper is to explore the contribution of cooperatives in economic development of South Africa in post-independence period. It examines how the cooperatives help the members to attain ... -
Coping and work engagement in selected South African organisations
(AOSIS, 2011)Orientation: The coping strategies of their employees are amongst the activities that organisations should address to improve their employees’ work engagement. Research purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate ... -
Coping strategies among the food–insecure household in Malawi, a case of female and male–headed household in south eastern of Malawi
(Social Sciences Research Society, 2017)Food insecurity remains a serious concern in most developing countries. The fact that so many households are considered to be food insecure makes pertinent the question as to how these households survive. As food is vital ... -
Coping with diversity in dormitories in a historically white HEI in South Africa
(Unisa Press, 2013)The dormitories of historically white higher education institutions (HEIs) are becoming increasingly diverse in South Africa. We were interested in finding out how white students cope with this increased diversity. We ... -
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 ... -
Corporate social investment and a company's image: a case of a CSI initiative in a South African low income community
(Virtus Interpress, 2015)One of the goals of corporate social investment (CSI) is to ensure that a company becomes a responsible entity which acts as a conscientious citizen within a society. CSI plays an important role in enhancing how a company ... -
Correcting for scale usage differences among Latin American Countries, Portugal and Spain in PISA
(RELIEVE, 2016)This paper investigated the effects of corrections for scale usage preference in seven Latin American countries, Portugal and Spain in student self-reports in the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). ... -
The cost of banking services and the technical efficiency of a South African bank
(2008)Does the performance of one of the four largest banks in South Africa justify the customers’ complaints about the higher bank fees? Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was used to estimate the technical efficiency and returns ... -
Country-of-origin product image and willingness to purchase vitamin supplements
(Sun Media Bloemfontein (SUNMeDIA), 2010)This article investigates the country-of-origin (COO) product image consumers hold with regard to vitamins which they perceive to originate from different countries as well as their willingness to purchase vitamins that ... -
The creative industries: an entrepreneurial bricolage perspective
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2015)Purpose – The idea of “creating something from nothing” resonates strongly with the creation process associated with artists. The Levi-Strauss and Baker and Nelson discussions also refer to entrepreneurial bricolage as ...