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Proposed changes to tax law in South Africa: interest-free loans as a tool in estate planning?
(The Social Sciences Research Society, 2016)Estate planning often involves the sale of an asset by an estate planner (the owner of the asset) to an inter vivos trust, as a related family trust. It also often happens that the buying trust does not have the necessary ... -
Proposed framework for innovative business intelligence for competitive advantage in small, medium and micro-organisations in the North West province South Africa
(AOSIS, 2022)Background: Innovative business intelligence enjoys popularity amongst mainly large organisations, particularly in the private sector. However, very limited studies have validated the impact of business intelligence in ... -
A proposed instrument to measure organisational-based factors affecting corporate entrepreneurship
(JCM Limited (Marthie Grobler), 2011)The objective of this study was to validate an instrument to measure the organisational-based factors affecting corporate entrepreneurship. Structured questionnaires were administered to managers and 561 fully completed ... -
A proposed leadership competency model for effective organizational change intervention
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2013)There are still several myths around leadership in spite of the fact that it is one of the most topical issues in modern organisations. The importance thereof and contributions of leadership in high performing organisations ... -
Proposing an activity-driven operational accounting framework at an agricultural chemical company
(LLC “Consulting Publishing Company “Business Perspectives”, 2014)An activity-based approach to operational management aims to address the shortcomings of traditional resource management methodologies and to provide enhanced management information. Since effective cost management is of ... -
Prospects for the shared services centers development in Poland in the context of human resources availability
(Copernicus, 2017)This article aims to explain the characteristics of shared services centers (SSC) as the employment chance for university graduates in Poland. Poland is the leader in SSC localization among Central and Eastern Europe ... -
Prostitute, Nun Or Man–Woman : Revisiting The Position Of The Old Babylonian Nadi?tu Priestesses
(University of Stellenbosch, 2015)Present–day scholars debate the status and role of the Old Babylonian nadi?tu, describing them as priestesses who served as sacred prostitutes (Astour 1966), and/or living as virgin–celibate devotees of god(s), comparable ... -
The psychological consequences of unemployment in South Africa
(University of Pretoria. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, 2012)The objective of this study was to investigate the affective experiences, attitudes to work, and job application behaviour of unemployed people. A survey design was used and samples (N = 381) were drawn from unemployed ... -
Psychological contract and perceived performance of a rugby team
(Stellenbosch University, 2013)Little research has connected the psychological contract and sport. Therefore, the content of the psychological contract of rugby team members was analysed and the correlation between the psychological contract and the ... -
Psychological contract breach in the anticipatory stage of change: employee responses and the moderating role of supervisory informational justice
(Sage, 2016)This study examined the impact of two types of psychological contract breach (organizational policies and social atmosphere breach) on resistance to change and engagement in the anticipatory phase of change and assessed ... -
Psychological ownership as a requisite for talent retention: the voice of highly skilled employees
(Inderscience, 2015)The aim of this paper is to identify and clarify the elements and possible role of psychological ownership in highly skilled employees' retention. The methodology encompasses a qualitative research design. Data were analysed ... -
Psychological strengths and subjective well-being in South African white students
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)This study investigated the role of individual resources, notably self-efficacy, gratitude, and hope, in subjective well-being of white dormitory students at a historically white institution of higher learning. Using a ... -
Psychological violence at a multi-campus further education and training college
(Higher Education South Africa (HESA), 2015)Research indicates that those employed in the education sector are especially susceptible to psychological violence. This study aimed to determine the nature, more specifically the prevalence, severity and perpetrators ... -
Psychometric evaluation of the Utrecth work engagement scale (UWES) and Oldenburg burnout inventory (OLBI) within a cement factory
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) and the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) within a cement factory. Respondents were 187 employees (males =168, females =19) from ... -
The psychometric properties of a translated version of the Survey Work-Home Interaction - Nijmegen (SWING) instrument
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)In this study we examined (1) the construct validity, construct equivalence, and reliability of two translations of the Survey Work-Home Interaction — Nijmegen (SWING); (2) the prevalence of work-home interaction; and (3) ... -
The psychometric properties of an emotional intelligence measure within non-professional counsellors in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)This study examined the psychometric properties of the Emotional Intelligence Scale (SEIS) (Schutte et al., 1998) in a sample of non-professional counsellors in South Africa. The counsellors (N = 172) were employed within ... -
The psychometric properties of the recovery experiences questionnaire of employees in a higher education institution
(Taylor and Francis, 2015)The objective of this study was to investigate the factorial validity and reliability of scores from the Recovery Experience Questionnaire (REQ) in a higher education institution. As part of the measure validation, the ... -
The psychometric properties of the Schutte emotional intelligence scale
(University of Johannesburg, Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, 2008)The objective of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale (SEIS). The psychometric soundness of the SEIS was tested. A cross-sectional survey design was used for ... -
The psychometrical properties of translated versions of the Maslach burnout Inventory - General Survey
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)ORIENTATION: The investigation of the psychometric properties of translated versions of a burnout measure. RESEARCH PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of translated versions of ... -
Public health policy in a time of change and disaster in South Africa: 1910-1920
(AOSIS, 2016)With the establishment of the Union of South Africa in 1910, the central focus of the newly appointed government was to alter and consolidate the policies of the pre-Union colonies that differed materially in many respects ...