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Validating a customer well-being index related to natural wildlife tourism
(Elsevier, 2014)This study reports an attempt to validate a customer well-being (CWB) index related to natural wildlife tourism. It was hypothesized that the CWB index related to wildlife tourism has a positive influence on travel outcomes ... -
Validating a model to measure the brand loyalty of fast moving consumer goods
(Science Publications, 2012)A model to measure the brand loyalty of Fast-moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) was developed by researching historical brand loyalty models, by identifying brand loyalty influences, by validating the measurement criteria and, ... -
Validating a theoretical model to measure the business success of Microinsurance (MI) in South Africa
(Kamla Raj Enterprises, 2015)The objective of the present study was to validate a theoretical model to measure business success of Microinsurance in South Africa. The empirical process of validation is based on literature research. The model was tested ... -
Validating the model to measure employee engagement
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Validation of a scale measuring the relationships between long-term orientation, political orientation, environmental purchase intentions and green purchase behaviour
(The Social Sciences Research Society, 2016)This paper outlines the procedure undertaken to validate a scale measuring the relationships between long-term and political orientation, and environmental intentions and behaviour as a four dimensional structure in the ... -
Validation of the Child and Youth Resilience Measure-28 (CYRM-28) among Canadian youth
(Sage Publications, 2012)Objectives: This article presents the validation of the 28-item Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28) among two Canadian samples of youth with complex needs. Method: The CYRM-28 was administered to two groups of ... -
Validation of the Orientation to Life Questionnair (OLQ) in a chemical factory
(University of Johannesburg, Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, 2008)The objectives of this study were to assess the psychometric properties of the Orientation to Life Questionnaire (OLQ) and to investigate the differences in sense of coherence among demographic groups in a chemical factory ... -
Valuing the impact of pollution on the poor: the case of Bophelong
(The Global Business and Technology Association, 2013)This paper reports on a comparative study of poverty and the social cost of pollution among poor households in Bophelong. The level of poverty was measured and compared with the cost of pollution as revealed by citizens ... -
‘Very happy’ is not always equally happy: on the meaning of verbal response options in survey questions
(Springer, 2015)Survey research is based on questioning and respondents typically answer to questions by picking one of several response options. These response options are labeled verbally with terms such as very happy or fairly happy ... -
A viewpoint of Tanzania e-commerce and implementation barriers
(2013)The growing rate of ICT utilization particularly the Internet and mobile phones has influenced at an exponential rate online interaction and communication among the generality of the populace. However, with the enormity ... -
Views about information systems among North West University Mafikeng Campus management, administration and law students
(CSSALL Publishers, 2015)This paper reports the results of an investigation into the social differences between IS and non-IS students at NWU, Mafikeng Campus. It explores knowledge about IS by determining the level of computer knowledge and ... -
Violations of War: Testing the Meaning–Making Model Among Vietnam Veterans
(Wiley–blackwell, 2015)Objective: Posttrauma adjustment theories postulate that intense stressors violate people s beliefs about the world and perceived ability to achieve valued goals. Failure to make meaning from traumatic events exacerbates ... -
Visitor motivational typology at Mapungubwe National Park and world heritage site
(AOSIS, 2016)Orientation: Mapungubwe National Park and World Heritage Site (MNP) is a unique national park in South Africa in that it includes a World Heritage Site of significant importance for the people of southern Africa. MNP is a ... -
A visitor perspective of conservation management at a South African national park and world heritage site
(AJHTL, 2015)MNP is of international cultural and ecological importance as it has been inscribed as a world heritage site and a transfrontier conservation area (TFCA). Conservation is seen as the primary pillar of management for any ... -
Waar is de organisatie in Gedrag & Organisatie?
(Boom Lemma Uitgewers, 2012)This article discusses why it is of increasing importance for researchers to pay attention to the organization as context factor. It is described what context is, how the context can influence results, and how attention ... -
Waarom willen gepensioneerden langer doorwerken?
(Boom uitgevers Amsterdam, 2016)In dit artikel wordt beschreven hoe toekomstperspectief en motieven van invloed zijn op de intentie tot langer doorwerken van 111 ouderen met een gemiddelde leeftijd van 66.7 jaar. Deze ouderen hebben ongeveer de leeftijd ... -
Was Henri de Man an early Post-Keynesian Neo-Marxist?
(Sage Publications, 2015)Henri de Man is the author of the dissenting “Au-delà du Marxisme” (1926) and of the Belgian Plan du Travail (Labor Plan) of 1933. Later he became a Belgian social-democratic leader. He published between 1931 and 1935 ... -
Water poverty mapping and its management applications
(IBIMA, 2010)In recent years it has been widely recognized that water was managed with little regard to efficiency in its utilization and with no or very little effective pollution control. The amount of freshwater on earth will continue ... -
Watervraag en -beskikbaarheid in die humiede en ariede ontwikkelingstreke van Suid-Afrika
(AOSIS, 1989)’n Metode is ontwikkel om ’n onderskeid te maak tussen die watervraag en -beskikbaarheid in dié ontwikkelingstreke waar ’n duidelike skeiding tussen ariede tot subariede en humiede gebiede bestaan. Ontwikkelingstreke A en ... -
A wavelet perspective on the real interest parity condition
(Africagrowth Institute & African Finance Association, 2012)According to uncovered interest parity (UIP) theory, the rates of return on comparable assets should be equal across the world, implying that the exchange rate would adjust to ensure that differences between world interest ...