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The safety and security of tourists with reference to the Sebideng District Municipality
(North-West University, 2008)The government of South Africa in the White Paper on Tourism recognises the importance of attracting foreign investment in order to achieve the growth and development objectives of the tourism sector. Foreign investment ... -
Safety perceptions on productivity in the petrochemical industry
(North-West University, 2018)The safety slogan for many Petro-Chemical organisation year in year out is “Zero is possible", and the commitment to drive towards high performance culture. The safety intervention that comes with the new way of looking ... -
Safety, health and environmental risk culture: a manufacturing case study
(2015)Introduction: This study considered the role that safety, health and environmental (SHE) risk culture should play in the improvement of SHE risk management. The study focused on the perception of SHE risk culture at ... -
Die samestelling van 'n toetsbattery vir die voorspelling van akademiese sukses van studente aan die Bestuurskool van die Witwatersrandse Technikon
(1987)AIM OF THE STUDY - The general aim of the study is to design a selection test battery that can be used to screen students for the diploma courses in Management practice and Personnel management before the enrollment at ... -
Scarce-skilled undergraduate students' perceptions of future employment and mobility within the South African context
(North-West University, 2018)This study focused on scarce-skilled undergraduate students’ perception of future employment and employment conditions within the labour market; and the push and pull factors that had a contributing influence on their ... -
Screening phase rejections of venture capital seekers in South Africa
(North-West University, 2004)A lack of capital is one of the factors that inhibit business development in the developing world, including South Africa. This is especially true for a prospective business where the owner does not have security to secure ... -
Selfmoord-denkbeeldvorming in die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens in die Noordwes-Provinsie
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2002)With increasing numbers of suicides among police officers in South Africa it is clear that drastic steps must be taken to evaluate the problem and determine the cause. Police officers work in extreme conditions with high ... -
Semi-supervised segmentation within a predictive modelling context
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Industry standards and best practices on robust model development have been refined over many years. Even though many software tools are available to simplify the process today, developing a practically implementable ... -
Sense of coherence and employees' experience of helping and restraining factors in the working environment
(North-West University, 2007)By developing strong, self-sustaining individuals in organisations, employees will need to withstand the forces of stressors and be able to cope with continuous changes within their working environment. To move the equilibrium ... -
Sense of coherence, coping and burnout in an electricity supply organisation
(North-West University, 2003)The relationships that people have with their work, and the difficulties that can arise when those relationships turn sour, have been long recognised as a significant phenomenon of the modem age. The use of the term ... -
Service delivery and service payment at Emfuleni local municipality
(North-West University, 2007)The apartheid legacy left most of the South African municipalities with lot of challenges to address. Among the challenges that were left over by the apartheid legacy in the South African municipalities was poor service ... -
Service delivery to governmental and commercial environments with specific reference to Gerotek as a public entity
(North-West University, 2005)Striving towards service excellence, a public entity can embark on various service and product delivery strategies as well as functional management strategies or management tools. The primary objective of this study is to ... -
A service quality framework for the Botswana hospitality sector
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)The aim of this study is to propose a service quality framework for the Botswana hospitality sector. This study was driven by a need to address the challenge of poor service quality currently being faced by the hospitality ... -
Service quality management in conference tourism : expectations versus delivery
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)The primary objective of this study was to determine service expectations of conference delegates in relation to the service delivered at Quest Conference Estate. This objective was achieved by firstly analysing service ... -
Setting a research agenda for job insecurity in South African organisations
(North-West University, 2007)In the current South African context, job insecurity has become a phenomenon to be reckoned with. Although research on this phenomenon is still scarce, a growing interest in the perceived experience of job insecurity and ... -
Sexual harassment of academic staff at higher education institutions in South Africa
(North-West University, 2009)The efforts to create an equal non-discriminatory South African society should also manifest in the workplace and, more specifically, in the academic arena. Academics are regarded as the leaders of society and the shapers ... -
Share price and intrinsic value : an investigation into this relationship for food stocks listed on the JSE
(North-West University, 2008)Internationally investors are looking at emerging economies such as South Africa, India, China and Mexico to earn high returns on investment. Investments in these markets are due to the possible high returns and the low ... -
A share selection framework for investors in the mining sector of JSE (Ltd)
(2011)Shareholder wealth creation is a topic taught in MBA programmes. This paper documents the development of a share selection framework in order to construct an alpha portfolio within the general mining sector of the JSE ... -
Shareholder value optimisation in the platinum industry during recessionary times
(North-West University, 2010)The recession of 2008/09 was the worst decline of global markets since the Great Depression in the 1930's. Some international markets lost 30 - 50% of its value in the period July to October 2008. The main reason for ... -
The significance of an operating model for SMME's requesting funding from the Gauteng Government
(North-West University, 2018)The South African economy is experiencing significant impact and contribution from the SMMEs sector with regards to economic activity stimulation and the creation of employment. The creation of employment and stimulation ...
