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Building resilience to climate risk in the agricultural sector through adaptation education using a climate-smart approach : the case of the Mooifontein region, North-West province
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
Climate change has been identified as a high profile, environmental concern that threatens to cause extensive loss and hardship. There are two distinct responses to climate change, namely mitigation and adaptation. Much ...
Flourishing of teachers in secondary schools
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2016)
Quality education plays a pivotal role in developing the South African economy. This requires a motivated, healthy, committed, competent, and well-functioning teacher corps. Unfortunately, relatively little is known about ...
Performance management systems in Rustenburg mines, North West, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), Mafikeng Campus, 2015)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a performance management system in enhancing organisational performance in the Rustenburg mines. This is because it is currently not known whether or not ...
Measuring the influence of brand loyalty on cosmetics purchase intentions of South African female consumers
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
The general objective of this research was to examine the determinants of brand loyalty in the cosmetic industry in South Africa by measuring the influence of brand loyalty on cosmetics purchase intentions of the South ...
A service quality framework for the Botswana hospitality sector
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
The aim of this study is to propose a service quality framework for the Botswana hospitality sector. This study was driven by a need to address the challenge of poor service quality currently being faced by the hospitality ...
Investigating an entry mode for South African agribusinesses into sub-Saharan Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
Few regions in the world equal the potential for agricultural development that sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) possesses. Sub-Saharan African countries are becoming politically more stable and competitive and as a result international ...
An analysis of the co-movement between South African and global mining indices
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
After the 2008 global financial crisis the need to understand the level of financial market integration has risen dramatically. Consideration has especially been given to investigating the link between commodities and ...
Measuring and mitigating capital procyclicality in South African banks
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
The regulatory market risk metric – Value at Risk (VaR) – has remained virtually unchanged
since its introduction by JP Morgan in 1996. Many prominent examples of market risk
underestimation have undermined the credibility ...
The influence of fundamental beliefs on a community's understanding and experience of climate change adaptation
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
This study argues that religious beliefs significantly influence a community’s understanding and experience of climate change adaptation, indicating the need for an inclusion of such information in endeavours promoting ...
An analysis of ring-fencing of tax losses from the perspective of farmers
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
Tax losses claimed from hobby-like or artificially labelled trades have become more problematic during 2002 after the court ruling in the Smith case. The legislator found that the tests laid down by the courts in the ...