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Investigating load shift and energy efficiency of new technology loco battery chargers
(North-West University, 2006)An investigation was conducted into the potential to do demand side management on the locomotive battery chargers on South African mines. The potential to do load shift and energy efficiency on new technology battery ... -
Investigating managerial and leadership skills on the proper functioning of public primary schools in Vereeniging
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)The research study investigated participants’ views to understand the perceptions of staff members employed at public primary schools. Public primary schools are organizations that provide teaching and learning. The school ... -
Investigating managerial control measures in monitoring the unlawful expenditure in the department of Agriculture - North West
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)Financial management in all three government spheres is regulated by Acts, and National and Provincial Governments are guided by the PFMA. In the local government sphere the MFMA helps managers to maintain a sustainable ... -
Investigating maternal effects on production traits in Duroc pigs using animal and sire models
(Wiley, 2014)Variance components for production traits were estimated using different models to evaluate maternal effects. Data analysed were records from the South African pig performance testing scheme on 22 224 pigs from 18 herds, ... -
Investigating methods of knowledge transfer in an electricity supplier
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)The aim of this study was to evaluate the optimum way of how to transfer skills and knowledge from senior to junior/trainee employees in the workplace. The study was conducted at two power utilities (Lethabo and Grootvlei) ... -
Investigating moral identity in child–headed households
(North-West University, 2012)The development of a moral identity has been closely linked with parental care. Within the HIV/Aids context, concern about the moral actions of South Africans inspired an investigation into the Gestalt field of Zulu ... -
Investigating morphological changes in fish tissue, due to the presence of persistent organic pollutants and metals
(North-West University, 2012)Levels of selected metals and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were investigated in sediment and fillet tissue of the sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus), from sites along the Orange-Vaal River system, South Africa. ... -
Investigating neutrino production in Swift J1644+57
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The recent detection of astrophysical very-high-energy neutrinos by IceCube has spurred an intensive search for their sources. As possible sources of VHE neutrinos, tidal disruption events (TDEs) have been suggested. Here ... -
Investigating non-compliance with corporate governance principles on material losses in selected business organizations
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)This research explores the principles of corporate governance and the material losses in business organisations. The concept of corporate governance continues to dominate the business world especially with major business ... -
Investigating online complaint intention and service recovery expectations of clothing retail customers
(2014)The retail industry is faced with increased customer service demands and a competitive market environment. For retailers to survive in a competitive marketplace, a customer orientation is vital in order to establish and ... -
Investigating overtime management practices at a selected gold mine in the Witwatersrand Basin
(North-West University, 2019)The use of overtime in organisations is common, albeit, systems and processes for its management are seldom geared for the realisation of the benefit from this practice. Various rationales for overtime exist which range ... -
Investigating perceived justice in South African health care
(Sabinet, 2013)The health care industry plays an important role in the life of consumers since it impacts their personal well-being and those close to them. This industry involves ample customer contact resulting in service encounters ... -
Investigating perceived stress, emotional intelligence and psychological well-being among first-year Nursing students
(North-West University, 2018)The constructs perceived stress, emotional intelligence and psychological well-being are well-described in literature. Research is available with regard to these constructs in the general sense of the healthcare industry ... -
Investigating perceptions of stakeholders' positions, activities and specialisations at a serious game interest area (NWU, Vaal)
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The following study profiles the stakeholders in the context of serious game (SG) design and development. This interpretivist research is done to contribute towards a contemporary, integrated, stakeholder-centred framework ... -
Investigating positive leadership, psychological empowerment, work engagement and satisfaction with life in a chemical industry
(OASIS, 2015)Orientation: The predominant theme of this research attends to the role of perceived positive leadership behaviour in relation to employee outcomes (psychological empowerment, work engagement, and satisfaction with ... -
Investigating positive leadership, psychological empowerment, work engagement and satisfaction with life in a chemical industry
(North-West University, 2013)The world of work has changed dramatically in the last decade and constant change has become the new normality. Employees are affected by possible re-organisation, retrenchments and downsizing which affects their behaviours ... -
Investigating positive leadership, psychological empowerment, work engagement and satisfaction with life in a chemical industry
(2015)Today s business world can be described as a VUCA world, characterised by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (Rodriguez & Rodriguez, 2015). Organisational leaders find today s business environment depressing ... -
Investigating reactive sputtered IrxNiyOz electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction
(North-West University (South Africa)North-West University, 2020)Alkaline water electrolysis (AWE) is a promising, simple and environmentally friendly technology, when coupled with renewable energy sources (e.g. wind and solar), to produce high purity hydrogen gas for clean energy ... -
Investigating religious discourses of homosexuality among young adults in Pentecostal churches in Potchefstroom
(2021)Pentecostal Christianity is a growing movement in South Africa and Africa, and it has had an influence on the discourse on sexuality (Van Klinken, & Obadare, 2018:559). Its perspective on homosexuality has been that ... -
Investigating reward and recognition preferences of employees in Eskom’s Project Management Office
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)The aim of the research was to investigate and explore the rewards and recognition preferences of employees in the Project Management Office (PMO) at a selected South African company. A company’s reward and recognition ...