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A componential emotion approach for the assessment of emotional awareness in youth
(American Psychological Association, 2016)The Levels of Emotional Awareness Scale for Children (LEAS-C) is a performance-based instrument that assesses emotional awareness in the structure of written responses to a set of real-life scenarios. While it is theoretically ... -
A critique and potency of socio-technical systems theory: a quest for broadband growth and penetration
(Business Perpsectives, 2016)The purpose of this paper is to appraise the conventional business model of broadband growth and penetration, underscore the shortcomings of such models to introduce a socio-technical based model as a more real and sustainable ... -
A cross-country comparison of the characteristics of Polish and South African woman entrepreneurs
(Centre of Sociological Research, 2016)Globally, the promotion of entrepreneurship is considered vital for improved and sustained economic growth. Although the importance of entrepreneurship has been emphasised, there are still many gaps in this research field. ... -
A cross-cultural study of explicit and implicit motivation for long-term volunteering
(Sage, 2016)We propose a model of volunteering and test its validity across four cultural groups. We hypothesize that individuals' explicit prosocial motivation relates positively to sustained volunteering, which is conceptualized as ... -
A Culture-Oriented e-Learning System (e-LS) for Higher Education Institutions in South Africa
(Medwell Publishing, 2016)The utilisation of e-learning system has added value to the South African (SA) educational system. South African (SA) educational system consists of learners (students) coming from different backgrounds, cultural settings ... -
A gender and marital status analysis of household Income in a low–income township
(De Gruyter, 2017)The analysis of income at household level is highly important for understanding the poverty and for supporting the efforts to deal with poverty. Poverty measures can be calculated from a multitude of approaches. A common ... -
A motivation-based typology of road cyclists in the Cape Town Cycle tour South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)This research identified cyclists' main motives for participating in the Cape Town Cycle Tour, and segmented them accordingly. Six distinct motives were identified (in order of importance): commitment and event affiliation, ... -
A proposed quantitative credit-rating methodology for South African provincial departments
(AOSIS, 2016)The development of subnational credit-rating methodologies affords benefits for subnationals, the sovereign and its citizens. Trusted credit ratings facilitate access to financial markets and above-average ratings allow ... -
A qualitative analysis of motives and challenges in professional female soccer
(2015)This study investigated the motives and challenges experienced by professional female soccer players in South Africa. It used a qualitative research approach in which data was collected from eleven purposively selected ... -
A reconsideration of the export–led growth paradigm in Namibia during 1990:Q1–2016:Q4
(Social Sciences Research Society, 2017)A large volume of empirical studies have conceded that international trade can propel development in various ways. This study evaluates the impact of trade on economic growth in the context of Namibia for the period 1990:Q1 ... -
A structural equation modelling of innovation in public sector organisations
(Adonis & Abbey Publishers, 2017)The purpose of the present study is to assess innovation in public sector organisations using a structural equation modelling (SEM) approach to test the structural relationships between latent variables that are predictors ... -
A student perspective into information quality of web sites
(Kennesaw State University, 2017)As organisations have become aware of the strategic importance of web sites, the trend to use web sites for various purposes has increased in domains such as education, health, government and business. However, organisations ... -
A techno–economic policy framework to enhance the contribution of marginal oil and gas field to Nigeria's economic growth: a petroleum innovation system approach
(Social Sciences Research Society, 2017)The extent of intensified competition among firms at the global environment places technological innovation in a strategic position to promote economic development and foster the national competitiveness. This is particularly ... -
A time series analysis of the relationship between manufacturing, economic growth and employment in South Africa
(ASERS, 2017)Manufacturing provides a platform for innovation, job creation, investment and overall economic progression. South Africa has the potential to be a manufacturing destination of choice. However in the previous decade, this ... -
Accommodation consumers and providers' attitudes, behaviours and practices for sustainability: a systematic review
(MDPI, 2016)Accommodation and lodging are an integral component of the tourism and hospitality industry. Given the sectors' growing contribution to resource consumption and waste, there is a growing body of literature on the attitudes, ... -
The accountancy implications of commodity derivatives: a South African agricultural sector case study
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)Agricultural companies and commodity processors trade commodity derivatives on the SAFEX Commodity Derivatives market to hedge themselves and their producers against commodity price risk. Agricultural companies have to ... -
The Accounting concept of measurement and the thin line between representational measurement theory and the classical theory of measurement.
(Clute Institute [for academic research], 2011)The purpose of this study is to discuss a possible way forward in accounting measurement. It also highlights the importance of understanding the lack of appreciation given by the accounting researchers to the distinction ... -
Acculturation and language orientations of Turkish immigrants in Australia, France, Germany and the Netherlands
(SAGE, 2012)The authors examined acculturation and language orientations among Turkish immigrants in Australia (n = 283), France (n = 266), Germany (n = 265), and the Netherlands (n = 271). They expected that the countries with the ... -
Activity-based costing in small manufacturing firms: South African study
(Clute Institute, 2013)This is an empirical investigation by means of a survey of the experiences and perceptions of activity-based costing (ABC), as an alternative to traditional costing, in small manufacturing firms in the Southern Gauteng ... -
Activity-based learning: a business management case study
(Academic journals, 2012)Many business management lecturers in higher education institutions conform to traditional teaching methods, such as lecturing, with the occasional questions-and-answers teaching method. This pedagogical approach often ...