Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) by Title
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V.E.T.S.A.K. as sentrale aankoopkoöperasie
(North-West University (South Africa), 1960)"No abstract" -
Vaal Triangle independent retailers' perceived awareness versus actual knowledge of the Consumer Protection Act
(North-West University, 2014)Over the past two decades, South Africa has introduced several laws regulating business and providing protection to consumers. These include the Competition Act (89 of 1998), the Electronic Communications and Transactions ... -
Die Vaaldriehoek as verspreide stad
(1983)The Vaal Triangle forms the southernmost section of the PWV Complex, as described in the National Physical Development Plan (1975). The so-called Vaal Triangle consists of five closely spaced urban nodes that seem to ... -
Vaalharts : environmental aspects of agricultural land and water use practices
(North-West University, 2018)The world population is rapidly growing and this population growth is placing tremendous strain on food security. Therefore, more food has to be produced to meet the demand of the increasing number of people, which leads ... -
Vaccine cold chain management : knowledge and practices of healthcare workers in Mafikeng Sub-District
(North-West University (South Africa), 2013)Background: Cold chain management and maintenance is a continuous and cohesive process of preserving vaccines to ensure their availability and potency. Health workers' knowledge and practices are influential factors in ... -
Vaders se ervaring en belewenis van ouervervreemding weens hoë-konflik-egskeiding
(2014)Parent alienation is an important phenomenon of which family care workers and legal professionals need to take cognisance of and understand. Parent alienation occurs when one parent undermines or prejudices the contact ... -
Validating the integrity of single source condition monitoring data
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Vast amounts of data are generated daily and play an important role in decision-making and performance evaluation. Ill-informed decisions can have costly, negative effects. For this reason, confidence in the data used is ... -
Validating the use of p53-cannabidiol co-treatment as endogenous biomarker for treatment of cervical cancer
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Cervical cancer remains the most diagnosed gynaecological malignancy in women worldwide. The lack of resources and high HIV/AIDS incidences occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa are assumed to be some of the contributing factors ... -
Validation and application of the Toxic Leadership scale in the South African manufacturing industry
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The occurrence of toxic leadership has been increasing in organisations and has a detrimental impact on both the organisations and the employees who work there. Thus, there is a need to understand the impact of toxic ... -
Validation and investigation of the Quality of Work-Life Scale within selected South African manufacturing organisations
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Quality of work life plays a vital role in the performance and growth of an organisation and its employees. Quality of work life entails the degree to which employees’ personal and working needs are met while working in ... -
Validation of a community collective efficacy scale in an African context
(North-West University, 2007)There is a lacuna in the literature regarding the measurement of community collective efficacy, especially in an African context. Previously, a variety of studies have used and validated self-efficacy measures in Western ... -
Validation of a coping scale in an African context
(North-West University, 2007)This research was aimed at compiling and validating a multi-dimensional coping measure that takes African-centred coping behaviour into consideration. A review of relevant literature revealed numerous previous studies on ... -
Validation of a coping self–efficacy scale in an African context
(North-West University, 2010)Various scales have previously been developed to measure coping strategies (Taylor & Stanton, 2007; Devonport & Lane, 2006; Stapelberg, 1999) or self–efficacy (Carroll et al., 2005; Chen et al., 2001; Tipton & Worthington, ... -
The validation of a rating scale for the assessment of compositions in ESL
(North-West University, 2009)This study aimed to develop and validate a rating scale for assessing English First Additional Language essays at Grade 12 level for the final National Senior Certificate examination. The importance of writing as a ... -
The validation of a revised version of the job Insecurity scale in South Africa
(2014)The De Witte (2000) Job Insecurity Scale (JIS) claims to measure the cognitive and affective dimensionalities of job insecurity. However, there is a concern as to whether this is in fact a true reflection of the individual, ... -
Validation of a scale to measure psychosocial well-being in an African context
(North-West University, 2007)The aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the Mental Health Continuum - Short Form (MHC-SF) (Keyes, 2006a) in an African context. This 14-item self-report questionnaire that measures mental ... -
Validation of a scale to measure time perspective in an African context
(North-West University, 2007)The aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of a shortened version of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI) in an African context. This self-report questionnaire, referred to as the Zimbardo ... -
The validation of a study crafting scale within the South African higher education context
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Students at higher education institutions (HEIs) face various challenges in their studies. Higher education students, particularly first-year students, are, for instance, faced with increasing study demands, despite having ... -
The validation of a suitable nutrient profiling model for South Africa
(North-West University, 2012)Aim Nutrient profiling is defined as “the science of classifying or ranking food items according to their nutritional composition for reasons related to preventing disease and promoting health, and can be used to govern ... -
The validation of a workaholism scale within the South African banking industry
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Workaholism is recognised as a problem, for both the individual and the organisation. The phenomenon is associated with several negative outcomes (i.e. lower levels of work engagement, less commitment to the organisation ...