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The experiences of affirmative action of a private hospital's staff members
(North-West University, 2004)Wolfaardt (1995) states that organizations in South Africa are experiencing immense pressure to implement affirmative action due to political, socio-economic and social factors. Many of these organizations however, are ... -
The experiences of designated employees in a predominantly white consulting business unit
(North-West University, 2008)In the past fourteen years, South African business has experienced a period of significant transformation. The absorption of previously disadvantaged employees into higher skilled jobs is being nudged by measures such as ... -
Experiences of diversity in the SAPS
(North-West University, 2007)Within a society characterised by globalisation, diversity is an indicative factor of organisational performance. The understanding and experience of diversity are influenced by contexts and perspectives. Therefore ... -
Experiences of employees in a non-profit organisation : the role of psychological capital
(2015)Research regarding employee well-being has generally been neglected in the non-profit organisation (NPO) sector. In many aspects NPOs function similar to for-profit organisations, but face challenges such as more financial ... -
Experiences of the psychological contract, work engagement and life satisfaction of learners in the chemical industry
(North-West University, 2013)The rapid change within the South African workplace and competitiveness of organisations required employed and unemployed individuals to be trained and retrained as a large number of the South African population is unskilled. ... -
Experiences of women in the platinum mining industry
(North-West University, 2004)The South African mining industry has been a male dominated environment for a very long time. With changes in government policy and legislation, discriminatory laws forbidding women to work underground have been repealed ... -
Experiences of work and life circumstances, burnout, work engagement and performance among military nursing students in Gauteng
(North-West University, 2005)The global shortage of registered nursing practitioners is widely reported in the literature. This shortage can be attributed to a decrease in enrollments for nursing studies, fewer students graduating from nursing education ... -
Experiences, coping and well-being of unemployed people in the North-West Province
(North-West University, 2009)Unemployment and the economic and psychological consequences thereof are important research topics. Although unemployment is a world-wide problem, it is particularly a problem in South Africa with its high unemployment ... -
Experiencing a sense of calling : the influence of meaningful work on teachers' work attitude
(North-West University, 2013)In the current South African context, negative work attitude of teachers has become a phenomenon to be reckoned with as it has a detrimental effect on the education system. Although research on this phenomenon is still ... -
An experimental analysis of handling missing data : multiple imputation and maximum likelihood approaches
(North-West University (South Africa), 2014)The study evaluated the performance of the noble missing data handling methods which are multiple imputation (MI) and maximum likelihood (ML). These methods are seldom compared to each other in literature but are instead ... -
An experimental analysis of the effect of sample size on the efficiency of Count Data Models
(North-West University (South Africa), 2017)Many multivariate analysts are of the view that bigger sample sizes yield very efficient models. However, this claim has not been verified for count data models. This study embarked on an experimental analysis of the effect ... -
An exploration of awareness and causes of financial distress of poultry farmers in the North West Province
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)The poultry industry in South Africa is still growing and has long been regarded as an industry that contributes largely to the country’s economic growth. The poultry industry is among the industries that provide food ... -
An exploration of emotion situations and management during the student first year experience
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Tertiary qualifications have become increasingly more popular over the years as matric certificates aren‘t sufficient in today‘s globally competitive labour market. Student tertiary graduation is therefore of great importance, ... -
An exploration of organisational culture : the perception of employment regulations in the workplace
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An exploration of psychological contract violation and calling experienced by religious ministers
(North-West University, 2018)Although individuals that experience vocational calling tends to be less receptive to psychological distress causing burnout, depression and turnover the prevalence of these cases are on the rise among religious ministers. ... -
An exploration of revitalization strategies for rural areas : the case of the Northern Free State
(North-West University, 2013)Rural areas, globally, are characterized as poor regions, with two-thirds of the world’s poor people residing in rural areas. In South Africa, 70 percent of the poor population or 3.6 million households, live in rural ... -
An exploration of social desirability within the white Afrikaans–speaking group
(2013)South Africa has gone through immense changes in the past two decades. The period around 1994 has been characterised by a comprehensive set of political, social and economic changes, which greatly influenced not only the ... -
The exploration of stereotypes among non-academic staff within a South African higher education institution
(North-West University, 2012)After the first democratic elections in 1994 in South Africa, various changes took place in terms of socio-economic, educational, and urbanisation status. South African organisation's had to replace discriminatory policies ... -
The exploration of stereotypes within selected South African organisations
(2014)After the first democratic election that took place in South Africa in 1994, numerous changes occurred within the labour force. The labour force has become increasingly diverse with individuals from different races, genders ... -
Exploration of the child support grant in a community of the North West Province
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)The child support grant (hereafter referred to as CSG) in South Africa was implement in 1998 to fight child poverty. The CSG came after the state maintenance grant (SMG) was repelled, because it (SMG) only benefited certain ...