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Perceptions of poverty and crime, its impact on the farming community and guidelines for and intervention programme
(Criminological Society of South Africa (CRIMSA), 2008)This article provides a profile on the poverty and crime that farm workers experience and have to deal with in their community. A multidisciplinary study was conducted by the Faculty of Health Sciences of the North-West ... -
Perceptions of service quality and satisfaction of High Performance Programmes (HPP): a case study of a comprehensive university in south africa
(The Social Sciences Research Society, 2016)Sport is a multi-billion dollar industry that has become an important marketing tool to attract a higher calibre of students to universities. Students do not only consider the educational value a university can offer but ... -
Performance management and development system in the South African public service: a critical review
(South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM), 2015)A well designed and properly implemented performance management and development system provides a firm foundation for effective service delivery. The morale among staff in an institution, where a performance management ... -
Performance management in the South African motor manufacturing industry: a framework
(Springer Netherlands, 2008)South African motor manufacturers should find ways to improve their performance management systems to ensure survival in the face of strong competition in the market. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the ... -
The performance of children prenatally exposed to HIV on the A-Not-B task in Kilifi, Kenya: a preliminary study
(MDPI, 2013)The aim of the study was to investigate early executive functioning in young children from 6–35 months of age. The study involved 319 randomly selected children from the community, 17 HIV exposed but uninfected children ... -
Performance of two zero-cost derivative strategies under different market conditions
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)Zero-cost collars are option-based strategies which—by matching prices received and paid for the component derivatives—provide costless protection for stock or index investments. The investors’ risk appetite determines ... -
Personal growth initiative among industrial psychology students in a higher education institution in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2016)Orientation: Personal growth initiative (PGI) is an important characteristic of workplace counsellors. Industrial and organisational (I-O) psychologists often assist employees with counselling for work-related and personal ... -
Personal values and crew compatibility: results from a 105 days simulated space mission
(Elsevier, 2011)On a mission to Mars the crew will experience high autonomy and inter-dependence. “Groupthink”, known as a tendency to strive for consensus at the cost of considering alternative courses of action, represents a potential ... -
Personal values and intended self-presentation during job interviews: a cross-cultural comparison
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011)This study examined the impact of personal values on intended selfpresentation during job interviews among German, Ghanaian, Norwegian, and Turkish students (total N = 1,474). We also sought to explain cultural differences ... -
Personality and well-being in Black and White South African emerging adults
(Termedia Publishing, 2017)Background: In the last ten years, the South African Personality Inventory (SAPI) has been developed as an indigenous measurement of personality for the multi-cultural environment of South Africa. The aim of the SAPI ... -
Perspectives on effective communication of corporate sustainability reporting
(Corporate Ownership & Control, 2015)In striving for sustainability, contemporary corporations are faced with a multitude of stakeholders, all vying for their piece of the corporate sustainability pie. In adhering to such diverse demands, the effective ... -
Perspectives on the regional economic value of a pilgrimage
(Wiley, 2014)Pilgrimages around the world attract large numbers of followers, often classified as religious tourists. More than a million people attend the annual Easter weekend meeting of The Zion Christian Church in the Limpopo ... -
Philosophical paradigms and other underpinnings of the qualitative and quantitative research methods: an accounting education perspective
(Kamla Raj Enterprises, 2015)The methods followed in educating society, together with the phenomena shaping them in the process, is a major area for research, specifically in the field of accounting education. The main purpose of this paper is to ... -
Physical activity and psychosomatic-related health problems as correlates of quality of life among university students
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)This study aimed to investigate the role of psychosomatic problems in the relationship between physical activity and healthrelated quality of life. Participants were a convenience sample of 703 students from a South African ... -
Phytodiversity Conservation through Evaluation of Nematicidal Properties of Latex Bearing Plants against Meloidogyne javanica
(Oriental Scientific Pub Co, 2014)The antagonistic effect of five organic additives (fresh chopped leaves) of various latex bearing plant species were applied against Meloidogyne javanica in bottlegourd. The two doses (50&100g) of organic additives were ... -
A pilot study to identify skills shortages that exist in first-year trainee accountants in South Africa
(IP Publishing Ltd, 2015)This study aims to determine the skills shortages in first-year trainee accountants entering practice in South Africa and to recommend ways to address and overcome those shortages. Questionnaires were administered to ... -
Political independence of the South African Reserve Bank: managing interest rates
(AOSIS, 2013)Purpose: The purpose of this article is to determine whether the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is politically independent and able to operate without undue external influence. Problem investigated: The SARB is under ... -
De politieke economie van het exportpromotiebeleid
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Positive acculturation conditions and well-being in a mine in the North-West Province
(AOSIS, 2012)Orientation: Multiculturalism seemed to have become the dominant strategy for dealing with pluralism in the South African public sphere. Research purpose: The authors addressed the relationship between conditions that are ... -
A positive experience of diversity management: the influence of leadership style
(Kamla-Raj, 2012)It has been generally recognised that the workforce in its diversity is changing and that these changes affect the leaders and managers and increase the levels of complexity and diversity in organisations. In order to ...