Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs): Recent submissions
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The chemistry of the brominated derivatives and the crystallographic determination of the structure of the tetrabrominated derivative of the C4-photodimers of 1,4-naphthoquinone
(North-West University (South Africa), 1968)The chemical investigation of the relationship between the di- and tetrabrominated photodimers of 1, 4~naphthoquinone was undertaken and a mechanism for the bromination introduced. The crystal and molecular structure ... -
Investigating the difference in comprehension between Sesotho and English subtitles : the case of full and keyword subtitles
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Research on the benefits of subtitles for learning was pioneered by Price (1983). Her study found that captions, also known as intralingual subtitles, which were primarily intended for the deaf and hearing-impaired ... -
An analysis of the factors influencing the risk perception amongst insurance policyholders in Gauteng
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Individuals seek security and limit the risk of losing their possessions through purchasing an insurance cover and paying an insurance premium in exchange for the risk protection. The insurance industry is diverse in its ... -
Investigating international perceptions of selected South African foundry products
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)The perceptions from the international HSM steel market towards exported South African foundry products were tested through a qualitative research approach. Customer perception might be either positive or negative, based ... -
Determining female employees' perception of the glass ceiling phenomenon in South Africa's business environment
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)History tells us that females have worked in unrewarding jobs for lower wages due to traditional roles imposed on them. The opinion that males are the ‘breadwinners’ has been the undermining factor that views females’ work ... -
Investigating the influence of operations management decisions on overall equipment effectiveness in an engineering company
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)The study investigating the influence of operations management decisions on overall equipment effectiveness in an engineering company. The company is based in Gauteng and 139 employees are involved in producing engineering ... -
Reducing HIV-related stigma through arts-based pedagogies in the Life Skills class : an action research approach
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)The literature indicates that children have ‘AIDS fatigue‘, that teachers are not making the content of HIV education relevant to children and that lessons and curriculum material are based on what adults think children ... -
The impact of the agricultural sector on economic growth and development in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Economically, countries are funded by three economic sector structures nobably primary, secondary and tertiary economic sectors. The economy of South Africa also depends on these three sector performances for its growth ... -
Improving data quality and management in one South African SME for data analytics
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)In today’s competitive and complex environments, organisations are collecting enormous amounts of data that require intelligent systems and technologies for storage, management, integration, processing, analysing and usage ... -
Intermediate Phase teachers' support to learners who experience intrinsic barriers to learning : a case study
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)The purpose of this study was to explore how Intermediate Phase teachers support learners who experience intrinsic barriers to learning. The study was encouraged by other research studies’ findings, as well as my own ... -
Risk leadership in a South African provincial government department
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)This exploratory qualitative study focuses on risk leadership as a specified and important part of the leadership required within a South African provincial treasury department. This is a particularly topical issue given ... -
An investigation of millennial's commitment to their employers to retain talent in Gauteng
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Background: The millennial workforce issue is vital to all industries’ achievement because this generation is the new workforce. The economic future of the 21st century relies on this generation’s talent to push ... -
Towards inclusive education : exploring perceptions of natural science pre-service teachers in a B. Ed Programme
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)This research study aimed to explore the perceptions of Natural Science pre-service teachers in a B.Ed Programme regarding their training for inclusive education. In order to ensure that current and future pre-service ... -
Evaluating time, scope and cost of human labour versus digital process automation capabilities
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)"No abstract" -
Assessing the prevalence of a high performance culture within a selected sales-driven organisation in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)The purpose of this study is to provide insight to the organisation under study as to how the organisation compares to a set of selected high performance organisational culture characteristics and which of those characteristics ... -
Evaluating the causes and effects of inconsistent construction methodologies on mining projects at Company X, Margaret Shaft
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)The study was set in the operations management environment with emphasis on mining. Mining companies undertake projects regularly. These are either stay-in-business or mine expansion projects designed to maintain a competitive ... -
The nature of school organisational cultures of well-performing previously disadvantaged secondary schools
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)The culture of an organisation influences the behaviour and the performance of the entire organisation. This qualitative phenomenological study aimed to investigate the nature of organisational culture in previously ... -
Gender equality and economic growth in South Africa : a feminist institutional analysis
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)This dissertation builds upon the work of Kabeer (2016), and seeks to; better understand the pattern, rather than the pace, of economic growth, in order to explore the causal pathways between the types and patterns of ... -
A critical analysis of governance challenges in local government : a Metsimaholo case study
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Oversight as an instrument of good governance is a cornerstone of democracy in South African municipalities. The governance challenges have persisted despite the plethora of good policies and legislation that governs local ... -
Inclusive education as ideology : a critical analysis of its pedagogical applicability
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)Varying studies on inclusive education in South Africa indicate that the practice of inclusive education is contested by a section of the teacher population based on the premise of what inclusion means, or that the practice ...
