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The salience of socially engaging and disengaging emotions among Black and White South Africans
(Taylor and Francis, 2015)This study investigated the experience of disengaging and engaging emotions among Black and White South African university students. In total 351 Black and White students attending a large North Western province university ... -
Satisfaction with life amongst the urban poor: empirical results from South Africa
(Danubius University, 2016)Satisfaction with life is a dynamic factor which merits ongoing research takes into consideration all contextual influences. Objectives: This study assessed the influence of four economic factors, namely employment status, ... -
Screening of endophytic bacteria towards the development of cottage industry: an in Vitro study
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2014)Discovery of novel technology which use beneficial endophytic bacteria associated with the root of Sorghum bicolor, Spinacia oleracea, and Zea mays was researched. Total of 23 endophytic bacteria were characterized on the ... -
Seasonality as an unobservable component in South African agricultural market data
(2008)The shortcoming of most of the tests for seasonal patterns is that the problem under investigation is formulated in a stringent manner, leading to a test of the null hypothesis of no seasonality against the alternative of ... -
Segmentation by age of triathletes participating in Ironman South Africa
(African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2014)Triathlon organisers should focus on segmenting participants according to different age groups. Age was found to be a significant factor in commitment, motivational and loyalty levels in reviewed research material. The ... -
Segmentation by genres: the case of Aardklop National Arts Festival
(Wiley, 2011)The purpose of this study was to distinguish between genre supporters and non-genre supporters at the Aardklop National Arts Festival. This was done to determine genre supporters' individual needs and wants so that effective ... -
Segmentation by motivation of tourists to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
(Association of Professional Management (APM), 2015)The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is one of South Africa's unique attractions for national and international tourists. However, little research has been done on visitors to transfrontier parks. In addition marketers highlight ... -
Segmenting visitors to the Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa based on education level
(AJHTL, 2015)The aim of this research is to profile visitors to one of South Africa’s most well-known and popular national parks, the Addo Elephant National Park (AENP) using an alternative segmentation approach, that of the visitors’ ... -
Selecting alternative export markets for Namibia's red meat products: application of a decision support model
(Unisa Press, 2014)The Namibian red meat industry is the backbone of the local agricultural sector, contributing almost 75% to total agricultural output. Through its export activities, the red meat industry is also an important generator of ... -
Self Reported Vulnerability to Food Insecurity in a South African Low Income Neigbourhood
(World Business Institute, 2013)Food security is defined as a state in which all people in a household at all times have both physical and economic access to sufficient food to meet their dietary needs for a productive and healthy life. Household food ... -
Self-presentation styles in self-reports: linking the general factors of response styles, personality traits, and values in a longitudinal study
(Elsevier, 2015)We investigated how response styles, personality traits, and values can be taken as manifestations of self-presentation styles in self-reports, and how self-presentation affects other self-report measures over time. Data ... -
Self-reported maternal expectations and child-rearing practices: Disentangling the associations with ethnicity, immigration, and educational background
(SAGE, 2013)This study aimed at: (1) disentangling the associations between ethnicity, immigration, educational background, and mothers’ developmental expectations and (self-reported) child-rearing practices; and (2) identifying the ... -
Self–reported constraints to physical activity participation among university students
(LAM PublicationsAJOLSabinet, 2011)Engagement in physical activity is recognised as an important factor contributing to positive health benefits. Despite the benefits associated with regular physical activity and its ability to improve health, there is ... -
Sen, subjective well-being and poverty in Namibia
(UNISA Press, 2015)The aim of this article is to analyse and describe the perceptions of poverty and subjective well-being as described by the “poor” in Namibia, using Amartya Sen’s multidimensional theoretical framework of Poverty ... -
Sense of deservingness: what are the entitlement beliefs of students in their anticipatory psychological contract?
(Rainer Hampp Verlag, 2013)Without taking the entitlement beliefs and reasons therefore into account when examining the psychological contract of an individual, a full view on the psychological contract and its expected consequences cannot be achieved. ... -
Service elements influencing the emotions of visitors to an international airport
(African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2014)Emotions constitute a crucial element in understanding a service experience. When a service experience is evaluated by airport visitors, their evaluation is influenced by their emotional reactions. Furthermore, since ... -
Service elements influencing the emotions of visitors to an international airport
(African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2014)Emotions constitute a crucial element in understanding a service experience. When a service experience is evaluated by airport visitors, their evaluation is influenced by their emotional reactions. Furthermore, since ... -
Shared services centres in central and eastern Europe: the examples of Poland and Slovakia
(Centre of Sociological Research, 2017)Increasing complexity of companies' activities and benefits for the entities that have decided to implement the SSC concept caused that the popularity of this strategy in the recent years to increase considerably. At present ... -
A shift-share analysis of job creation in the Platinum SDI during its first decade (1996-2006)
(Sabinet, 2012)This study evaluates the performance of the Platinum Spatial Development Initiative (SDI) development corridor in South Africa, which was initiated during 1996. Next to descriptive data, the study employed shift-share ... -
Shift-Share Analysis of Manufacturing as a measuring instrument for Human Resource Management
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)Shift-share analysis of employment as a measuring instrument for human resource management is proposed by this study. The results obtained through this technique can assist human resource management on the macro-level in ...