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Adaptive algorithm for parameterization of feature extraction techniques in remote sensing images
(North-West University (South Africa), 2015)Remote Sensing Images (RSI) involves identification of a Region of Interest (Roi) from a suitable Feature Extraction Algorithm (FEA) that best extract the identified Roi, a process known as Dimensionality Reduction. This ... -
Addressing challenges facing SARS relating to the application of transfer pricing in business restructurings
(North-West University, 2012)Multinational enterprises have been widely accused of using aggressive tax planning schemes to avoid paying tax all over the world. The purpose of this study is to analyse the methods used by multinational enterprises in ... -
The administration of old age grants : determining its influence on poverty alleviation in the Kgautswane rural community
(2015)Poverty and inequality remain high in South Africa. Social grants are a mechanism implemented by the government to eradicate poverty. Post-apartheid South Africa has achieved significant transformation to adjust the ills ... -
Adoption of e-commerce by organisations in Botswana
(2013)This research is an investigation of the adoption of e-commerce by organisations in Botswana. E-commerce has the potential to uplift organisations in developing countries in terms of higher profits, increased productivity ... -
Adoption of information communication technologies (ICTs) in Kenyan small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
(North-West University (South Africa), 2014)Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a significant role in both the developing and developed economies m job and wealth creation. However, SMEs face multiple challenges such as lack of infrastructure, market intelligence ... -
Adverse acculturation conditions and wellbeing in the workplace : the mediating role of separation
(North-West University, 2011)Objectives: To assess the mediating role of ethnic separation in the relationship between adverse acculturation conditions and wellbeing in the workplace. The analysis entails establishment of how acculturation conditions, ... -
Advertising to university students
(North-West University, 2008)In this day and age, with the very strong impact of globalisation, digitalisation and the Web 2.0, advertising as we know it is changing. Companies and advertising role players are forced to implement new consumer and ... -
Aflê en aflaaikoste van skeepsvaart in die Durbanse hawe
(North-West University (South Africa), 1981)Although the Bay of Natal had been sighted by Vasco da Gama in 1497 it was not until Lieutenant Farewell and Henry Francis Fynn obtained a document from Shaka giving them possession of the bay that the harbour was ... -
The African Union's peace mission initiative in Somalia: focus on the collaboration of the stakeholders
(2015)In 2007, the AU peace mission in Somalia was inaugurated after several years of non-deployment of any peace mission, serving as a neutral force to stabilise and improve the security situation in the country. African Union ... -
Ageing and its problems in the era of HIV/AIDS in the Mafikeng Local Municipality of the North West Province of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2011)The aim of this study was to examine the socio-economic and demographic problems affecting the elderly in the era of HIV/AIDS, with a specific focus on the Mafikeng Local Municipality of the North West Province of South ... -
Agricultural retail businesses in South Africa : the higher demand on competition
(North-West University, 2007)Since the establishment of agricultural co-operatives they have been in a privileged situation of having a captured market in the sense that farmers were shareholders in these stores which ensured some loyalty and commitment. ... -
Airline operating costs and passengers travel experience : e-commerce perspective
(2012)This study aims at establishing if the benefits of adopting e-Commerce can improve the airlines competitive advantage (by reducing its distribution costs) and improve the passenger travel experience. The researcher was ... -
Aligning the economic capital of model risk with the strategic objectives of an enterprise
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Enterprise risk management is a method for managing risks associated with strategic objectives of an organisation. Enterprise risk management is designed to identify potential risks affecting the organisation and to manage ... -
Alignment of organisational structure and business strategy to strategic informational systems at the national Department of Transport, South Africa
(2004)South African government has set out a policy and strategy for 'e-government'. This initiative is intended to position information and Communication Technologies (ICT) as a tool to facilitate innovative service delivery ... -
The alignment of performance indicators within the Overstrand Local Municipality : determining the role of management
(2014)This study investigates the role of managers, especially senior managers, with respect to the alignment of individual and institutional performance indicators in the Overstrand Local Municipality. Service delivery is an ... -
An alternative approach to the integration of the informal sector into the South African tax base
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Small businesses in the formal sector emerge from the informal sector. These small businesses play an important role in the economy. The informal sector creates job opportunities for the unemployed and for those who seek ... -
Alternatives for the treatment of secondary transfer pricing adjustments in South Africa
(2014)Deviations from arm’s length prices (prices charged between independent persons) charged between connected cross-border companies are corrected by primary transfer pricing adjustments, effected by the tax authorities of a ... -
Alternatives to the enforceability of VAT on imported digital purchases in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Since the introduction of the Internet and the platform it created for cross-border trade, the effective enforcement and administration of consumption taxes relating to imported digital services has been an international ... -
Ameliorating chartered accountants' training at a South African university : interventions for reform
(2014)The profession of chartered accountancy (CA) is critical to the economic, social and cultural development of South Africa. It has the potential to play a broader leadership role in the development of the financial skills ... -
Amplifying human capital investment planning at National Statistics Offices in SACU region during the 4th Industrial revolution
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)It is widely recognised that the 4th industrial revolution (4th IR) will have an impact on job profiles and will require new approaches on human resources management and planning. The main challenge in the 4th IR context ...
