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Examining the organizational management failures resulting in irregular expenditure : a case of Tswaing Local Municipality
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)The financial reports presented by the Auditor General of the North West province have confirmed the existence of some irregular, unauthorized , wasteful, fruitless and under expenditures in many financial years. This ... -
Examining the use of communication activities within SMEs in the Vaal Triangle
(North-West University, 2019)Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have a very important role to play in the South African economy. Not only do they contribute to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), but they also create jobs to remedy the problem ... -
Examining the weak form of the efficient market hypothesis in certain commodity price movements
(North-West University, 2018)Investors continuously seek opportunities to obtain major returns when participating in the market. This is done by optimising trading strategies and effectively diversifying investment portfolios. Comprehensive market ... -
Exchange rate determination in selected African economies
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Exchange rates remain among the most important prices in Africa and the global economy. This is due to the influences the exchange rate has on the flow of goods, services and capital in a country. Moreover, it affects other ... -
Exchange rate determination in selected African economies
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Exchange rates remain among the most important prices in Africa and the global economy. This is due to the influences the exchange rate has on the flow of goods, services and capital in a country. Moreover, it affects other ... -
Exchange rate risks in trade and investment between South Africa and the developed countries
(North-West University, 2009)The current international monetary system is very different from that of a few decades ago. Many of the old restrictions that had been placed on currency and capital movements between countries have fallen away in favour ... -
Exchange rate volatility : an analytical risk model
(North-West University, 2004)Risk management is an amount topic in the financial sector, following major financial losses from the 1990s onwards. Financial markets are undergoing tremendous change driven by globalisation, advances in technology, mergers ... -
Exchange rate volatility in South Africa: a comparative analysis of the ARCH and GARCH models
(2014)In SA, the Rand has been particularly volatile over the course of the 1990s. For a count1y that depends largely on foreign trade like SA, during periods of excessive volatility in exchange rate, foreign trade and investments ... -
Expectations and obligations of the member-union relationship : a psychological contract perspective
(North-West University, 2008)This qualitative research paper employs psychological contract theory, in order to determine the existence of a psychological contract between trade unions and their members. This is accomplished through identifying the ... -
Expectations of and satisfaction with the South African Police Service in the Klerksdorp area
(North-West University, 2002)To effectively consult with the community, police managers should have a good understanding of what the public thinks that the police currently do and what they would prefer the police to do. Citizen satisfaction is ... -
Expectations of and satisfaction with the South African Police Service in the Potchefstroom area
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2003)One of the most dominant features of South Africa's transformation over the past years has been and continues to be crime and violence. The effects of violence on a large proportion of the population as well as on the ... -
The experience and handling of workplace bullying
(North-West University, 2011)Previous studies have established that for some people a typical day at work starts with immense feelings of distress, anxiety and irritability caused by workplace bullying. Not only does bullying behaviour in the workplace ... -
The experience of affirmative action in a public organisation
(North-West University, 2006)South Africa is experiencing a process of formidable and fundamental change. Public administrators as well as politicians are under tremendous pressure as heavy demands are being placed on them. These demands include ... -
The experience of career success : an exploratory study among South African executives
(North-West University, 2012)Career success has become one of the most central issues in the 21st century as the nature of careers has undergone major changes over the past two decades. The change in perception that has taken place in terms of the ... -
The experience of organisational commitment, work engagement and meaning of work of nursing staff in hospitals
(North-West University, 2011)Nursing as a profession presents an interesting context for studying meaning of work, as it centres on the care of patients; the motivation behind choosing such a profession. Furthermore, taking into consideration the ... -
The experience of people diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder in the workplace : perspectives of therapists
(North-West University, 2003)Awareness due to increase crime has highlighted the occurrence of immense personal and social problems. Problems resulting from disorders such as Schizophrenia, Alzheimer's and Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) are less ... -
The experience of psychological trauma and the management thereof in the mining industry
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Employees in the mining industry experience various forms of psychological trauma (PT) at their workplace. They are directly and indirectly exposed to PT such as accidents, retrenchments and strikes. These events sometimes ... -
The experience of the employee-organisation relationship by personnel in a South African mining organisation
(North-West University, 2004)To reach the aim of this article, a literature and empirical research are used. A survey questionnaire is used to measure the experience of the psychological contract, as to determine the correlation and difference in ... -
The experience of the manager as people developer in a petrochemical organisation
(2015)In the context of an ever-changing global environment, organisations must strive even harder than before to inspire employees to deliver outstanding results that will lead to a sustainable future. Engaged employees will ... -
Experience of work-life interaction in the mining industry : a phenomenological study
(North-West University, 2006)Hardly any research has been done on work-life interaction (WLI) in the mining industry in South Africa. Mining is a high-risk profession and the custom of reducing the occurrence of morbidity and inhumanity in these ...