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Assessing the extent of the application of strategic thinking in a local sphere of government
(Medwell, 2017)This study assessed the extent of the application of strategic thinking in a Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa. It was aimed at initiating an inquiry into the relevance of strategic thinking to local governance: ... -
Assessing the organisational and individual strengths use and deficit improvement amongst sport coaches
(AOSIS, 2013)Orientation: The orientation of this study is towards strengths use and deficit improvement and the relationship with engagement. Research purpose: To (1) determine whether adapted versions of the Strengths Use and Deficit ... -
Assessment of performance management and development system in selected national government departments in South Africa
(Kamla-Raj, 2017)The Performance Management and Development System (PMDS) in the South African public service has become a thorny issue. Performance assessment in particular, is an area that attracts more grievances. Any institution, which ... -
An assessment of selected family business values in small and medium-sized family businesses
(APM, 2012)This study highlights the influence of selected business family values on the success of small and medium-sized family businesses. Success, for the purpose of this study, is measured using two variables, namely Harmonious ... -
An assessment of selected organisation–based factors on the perceived success of agribusinesses: a corporate entrepreneurship perspective
(Unisa Press, 2013)The objective of this study was to investigate the infl uence of selected organisational-based factors on the perceived success of agribusinesses in South Africa. Business success, for the purposes of this study, was ... -
An assessment of the determinants of successor development in family businesses
(The Department of Business, University of Johannesburg, 2010)Purpose: The primary objective of this study is twofold: Firstly, to assess some of the determinants of successor development in family businesses with the focus on the role of the senior generation family members, and ... -
The assessment of the family vision generation process in small and medium-sized family businesses
(University of South Africa, 2009)The objective of this study was to assess the family vision generation process in small and medium-sized family businesses. Data from 489 questionnaires administered to 79 family businesses were collected and analysed. An ... -
An assessment of the impact of entrepreneurial orientation on the success of selected public secondary schools
(The Southern African Institute for Management Scientists, 2013)There is a need for research on the influence of entrepreneurial orientation on the success of public schools. Through an investigation of the influence of an entrepreneurial orientation on the perceived success of secondary ... -
An assessment of the management skills required of ministers in the Reformed churches of South Africa
(AOSIS, 2008)A congregation is not a business, and to manage it as such would be inappropriated. Although the church is primarily invisible and spiritual by nature, in this world it is functioning as an institution which must be managed ... -
Asset correlations in single factor credit risk models: an empirical investigation
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)The internal ratings-based (IRB) approach (based on a single risk factor model) was designed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) to determine banks' regulatory credit risk capital. Key inputs of the model ... -
Assimilation of tourism satellite accounts and applied general equilibrium models to inform tourism policy analysis
(IP Publishing, 2011)Historically, tourism policy analysis in South Africa has posed challenges to accurate measurement. The primary reason for this is that tourism is not designated as an 'industry' in standard economic accounts. This paper ... -
Association between age, critical skills and work perspectives
(African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2014)The main aim of this study is to report on the associations between age, critical skills and work perspectives (job satisfaction, career/organizational commitment and job characteristics) as perceived by resort employees. ... -
Association of happiness and socio-economic variables in a South African Township
(The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES), 2014)The study reported in this article explored the happiness status of residents in a South African township of Kwakwatsi. The study mainly investigates the relationship between subjective happiness and selected socio-economic ... -
Asymmetric cointegration and causality effects between financial development and economic growth in South Africa
(Emerald Group Publishing, 2015)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate asymmetric cointegration and causality effects between financial development and economic growth for South African data spanning over the period of 1992-2013. Desi ... -
Attachment and psychological well-being among adolescents with and without disabilities in Kenya: the mediating role of identity formation
(Elsevier, 2013)The current study is aimed at evaluating the relationship between attachment and identity development, and their influence on psychological well-being in adolescents with and without disabilities in Kenya. The sample was ... -
Attitude towards materialism in sport and materialism tendecies amongst black generation Y students
(LAM Publications; AJOL; Sabinet, 2011)In today's media-rich world sport celebrities are viewed as potential role models and are often used as marketing vehicles. When they display materialistic tendencies they draw severe criticism as this is believed to be ... -
Attitude towards sport and physical activity, self-esteem, life satisfaction relationship and variations in terms of gender: perspective from university students
(2015)Universities provide a platform for sport and physical activity participation opportunities to students. For students, participation in sport and physical activity is an important part of university life which can lead ... -
Attitude towards, and likelihood of, complaining in the banking, domestic airline and restaurant industries
(Unisa Press, 2012)It is imperative that service organisations implement effective service recovery strategies when customers experience a service failure, since unresolved service failures can result in customers spreading negative word-of-mouth ... -
Attitudes towards environmental issues: a case of Bophelong Township
(The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES), 2013)This paper examines the attitudes that the households of Bophelong Township have towards environmental issues in their area. Focus was placed on issues pertaining to air pollution and littering in the Township. The study ... -
Attitudes towards environmental issues: a case of Bophelong Township
(The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES), 2013)This paper examines the attitudes that the households of Bophelong Township have towards environmental issues in their area. Focus was placed on issues pertaining to air pollution and littering in the Township. The study ...