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Evaluating the effect of life cycle cost forecasting accuracy on mining project valuations
(2013)The study was conducted to establish what effect life cycle cost forecasting accuracy has on project valuations with special reference to a global mining organisation’s coal business unit in South Africa. The research ... -
Evaluating the effect of the legislative and regulatory requirements in the financial services industry
(2014)South Africa has faced many changes in the last 20 years. There are some glaringly obvious ones such as democracy while others, such as the considerable increase of the legislative and regulatory requirements in the ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of a 360-degree performance appraisal and feedback in a selected steel organisation
(2014)Most companies are competing in the diverse global markets, and competitive advantage through human capital is becoming very important. Employee development for high productivity and the use of effective tools to measure ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of a newly developed simulation in improving the competence of audit students
(2015)Accounting education, and specifically audit education, has been calling for change in the teaching methodology applied by audit lecturers in higher education since the 1950s. This call for change is evident in current ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of Benford's law as an investigative tool for forensic accountants
(2014)“Some numbers really are more popular than others.” Mark J. Nigrini (1998a:15) The above idea appears to defy common sense. In a random sequence of numbers drawn from a company’s financial books, every digit from 1 to 9 ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of customer satisfaction management on automated deposit terminal services
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The technology evolution in the banking sector industry has brought about multiple self-service channels to customers. Most banking customers are using these channels to open, use and manage their accounts. The channels ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of strategic planning in the Department of Health, North West Province
(2015)Strategic planning is intended to help governments, communities and organisations deal with and adapt to their changing internal and external circumstances. It can help clarify and resolve the most important pressing issues. ... -
Evaluating the efficiency of management approaches for pompom weed control in the Free State
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)The focus of this study was to investigate the efficiency of Alien Invasive Species (AIS) management approaches, as employed by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) through their Invasive Species ... -
Evaluating the enterprise risk management (ERM) processes at Botho College
(North-West University (South Africa), 2013)The world over, the issue of handling risk using a holistic instead of a piece-meal approach has become so topical that most business corporations have started to invest a lot of time, money and other resources to ensure ... -
Evaluating the feasibility of a carbon reducing project : a case study in the mining industry
(2013)Today, global warming is commonly known due to the major impact on the earth’s weather conditions. The increase in the average temperature of the lower atmosphere is causing a drastic change in weather conditions. Human ... -
Evaluating the financial management practices in the sustainability of Pentecostal-Charismatic churches
(North-West University, 2019)Faith-based organisations have played a key role in South Africa in supporting education, health facilities, shelter homes and other amenities, and their sustainability is therefore significant. Pentecostal-charismatic ... -
Evaluating the fire protection systems' maintenance strategy of an air force base in the Limpopo Province
(North-West University, 2018)This study aimed to evaluate the maintenance strategy of a fire protection system in an Air Force Base (AFB) situated in the Limpopo Province. As a specialised engineering discipline in South Africa, fire engineering and ... -
Evaluating the impact of changes in accounting standards : the South African case
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)The journey towards uniformity in financial reporting is challenged by the many changes and amendments made to accounting standards. In its development, accounting has made a number of changes to prevent the gaps and ... -
Evaluating the impact of energy management on deep-level mines during medium-term production stoppages
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Deep-level mining is a significant contributor to the South African gross domestic product and employs about 450 000 people. South African mining companies face profitability challenges due to high operating costs. Electricity ... -
Evaluating the impact of management practices on employee turnover in the Gauteng Department of Education
(North-West University (South Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)Public and private entities, companies including government institution find themselves faced with enormous responsibilities of having to manage resources including human resources to maximise their growth and development ... -
Evaluating the impact of performance management system in the public service delivery of government ministries in Botswana : the service recepient perspective
(North-West University (South Africa), 2006)This paper addresses a number of issues concerning performance management systems as regards the government of Botswana. Particular reference is made especially to the view that the public has on the impact of the system ... -
Evaluating the impact of pre-diagnostics on an automotive workshop’s operational efficiency
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TDABC) is an addition to traditional Activity-Based Costing (ABC). The process of ABC highlights and allocates costs to products providing a more accurate view. However, TDABC focuses ... -
Evaluating the impact of skills training on productivity in a printing and packaging plant
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2014)It is a well-known fact that skills development is central to improving productivity and that significant improvements in productivity as well as competitiveness can be obtained by improving the skills levels of employees ... -
Evaluating the implementation of Employee Assistance Programmes amongst nurses in Mafikeng Provincial Hospital
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)The implementation of Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) needs assessment to know its impacts on employee productivity at the workplace. Various factors may threaten its relevance. This study perused the implementation ... -
Evaluating the implementation of the Hyogo framework for action in the Kabokweni location : views from the frontline perspective
(North-West University, 2010)Although disaster risk reduction is still not considered a priority by many countries and organisations, there is significant progress made towards the reduction of disaster risk. The experience of the International Decade ...