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Job satisfaction levels and reasons for absenteeism amongst teachers at two high schools in the Secondary South Region, Kanye – Botswana
(North-West University, 2015)This study, undertaken in a Botswana context, contributes to a wider understanding of the factors that influence the job satisfaction levels of teachers against the backdrop of the scarcity of school resources characterising ... -
Underemployment and unemployment in South Africa’s informal sector: a case study of Potchefstroom
(North-West University, 2018)The main aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence, type and probable effects of skills-related underemployment in the car-guarding, waste-picking and day-labouring informal sub-sectors of South Africa’s informal ... -
Tourists’ taxonomy as a management tool for destination competitiveness
(North-West University, 2018)The increasing competition for tourist markets among nations calls for destination managers to adopt customer-centric approaches to gain sustainable competitive advantages. In the case of Zimbabwe, (the setting of this ... -
Extensions and applications of Merton’s model of capital structure
(North-West University, 2017)Merton’s structural model offers a powerful and intuitively appealing approach to the evaluation of a firm’s capital structure choices and market behaviour across a firm’s issued debt and equity securities. Historical ... -
Audit methodologies: developing an integrated planning model incorporating audit materiality, risk and sampling
(North-West University, 2018)Planning of the audit directs the auditor throughout the audit process and the objective of an auditor is to execute the audit in such a manner that the audit risk is reduced to an acceptable low level. Appling the appropriate ... -
Fan engagement, meaning and life satisfaction among South African football fans: the role of social interactive motive
(North-West University, 2018)The exponential growth of the global sport industry has led to extensive research concerning the role of sport fan engagement regarding the commercial development. Sport fan engagement drives commercial development, due ... -
Facilitating an improved Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) model in Madibeng Local Municipality
(North-West University, 2018)Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) has become a universal paradigm of enhancing and promoting sustainable and equal water resources management and use. However, integrating water functions is a very complex task ... -
Developing of a framework to evaluate the internal audit functions at municipalities in South Africa
(North-West University, 2018)This research examines internal audit functions (IAFs) in municipalities in South Africa. Municipalities are established to provide services to the people residing within them, and do so by providing various services such ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of performance measures on food security programs within the Emfuleni Local Municipality
(North-West University, 2018)This research study was aimed at assessing the effectiveness of the performance measures used to measure food security programs (FSPs) within the Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM). Food insecurity is a challenge, not only ... -
Authentic leadership and safety consciousness: the role of psychological empowerment and psychological ownership at a South African mine
(North-West University, 2018)The advent of globalisation has changed the world of business for ever, presenting numerous challenges which have in some instances resulted in both economic and ethical meltdowns. The mining industry is no exception; in ... -
An innovative social accountability model for effective service delivery in the city of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
(North-West University, 2018)The increased demand for quality service delivery has forced the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality to exercise social accountability to citizens in communities under its jurisdiction. Many social accountability ... -
Wealth tax: a systematic literature review
(North-West University, 2018)The aim of this study was to gain an understanding behind the reasons for the implementation and subsequent abolishment of net wealth tax among various countries; and to compare these reasons with the possible implementation ... -
The efficacy of prepaid water meters for potable water service provision in the Harare City Council, Zimbabwe
(North-West University, 2018)The 21st century has witnessed the downfall and failure to expand the potable water infrastructural system by the public service in developing nations. Budgetary limitations have also been pressuring the public sector in ... -
The impact of manufacturing and its sub-sectors on GDP and employment in South Africa: a time-series analysis
(North-West University, 2018)The manufacturing sector plays an integral part in driving industrialisation of a country and inducing economic progression by precipitating structural change, technological innovation, sustainable GDP growth and productive ... -
Analysis of freight movement activities in the Sedibeng region
(North-West University, 2018)There is a need for understanding the movement of freight and its characteristics, because of its importance in promoting efficiency and economic growth. Therefore, freight involves the movement of goods, across infrastructure ... -
Informal risk management practices within SMMEs in the Vaal region
(North-West University, 2018)Risk is an inherent characteristic of doing business. Whether that risk originates from the events and changes in the environment that the business functions in or from within the business itself, the business must always ... -
Determining factors affecting the financing decisions by Zimbabwe Banks
(North-West University, 2018)This study aimed to determine the factors affecting the financing decisions made by the banks listed on the Zimbabwe Shares Exchange. There are numerous studies on capital structure determinants of non-financial firms in ... -
Innovative performance management in the public sector in Botswana: towards a new model
(North-West University, 2018)The demand by citizens for quality service in the public sector has generally changed the way government departments provide services globally. The provision of quality service delivery is no longer a private sector issue ... -
A mediated model for positive word of mouth intention in the electronic banking environment
(North-West University, 2018)It is generally acknowledged that positive word of mouth concerns consumers’ communication of favourable information about an organisation’s products and services to others. Accordingly, positive word of mouth is highly ... -
Graduate entitlement management: exploring the graduate-employer disconnect in students’ anticipatory psychological contract
(North-West University, 2018)Since expectations have always been regarded as an interrelated part of the psychological contract, it can be assumed that the antecedent thereof, namely entitlement beliefs, is a component of the anticipatory psychological ...
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