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The descriptive properties of prescriptive theories: an application of systems thinking in data warehousing
(2012)Information systems and in particular data warehouses are very expensive systems to develop. It is therefore not advisable to experiment with ideas too different from current practices. This makes it difficult to apply ... -
Developing an Environmental Performance Index (EPI): a focus on impacts of information and communication technology use.
(North-West University, 2011)There is a growing need for environmental performance measures that can be used by all stakeholders like surrounding communities, customers, suppliers and shareholders to gauge the environmental performance of organizations. ... -
Developing the usage index for teaching with technology : A case study for Motheo district, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2020)Virtual reality has taken the world by storm over the past decade where learners are allowed to gain experiences that are not possible with ordinary teaching methods. The interactive technological devices such as GeoGebra ... -
The devil is in the detail – an analysis of the DBSA’s ‘Access to Sanitation’ indicator
(2009)When using indicator values to measure change over an interval of time, the general understanding of the factor being analysed may have been modified during the period under review. Altered definitions of ‘urban’, or ... -
Dialogue among pre- and post-genetic revolution civilisations
(2006)The genetic revolution will have a profound impact on human society and therefore on the public policy environment. This article aims to describe the public policy paradigms and paradigm shifts that will determine the ... -
Diaphragmatic-intercostal breathing and the occurrence of gastroesophageal reflux disease in singers
(2014)This article was inspired by our awareness of an increasing number of voice students and professional singers who specialize in Western art music and who present with symptoms relating to gastro-esophageal reflux disease ... -
Die Anglo-Boereoorlog (1899-1902) in die Afrikaanse letterkunde: ’n geheelperspektief.
(North-West University, 2011)This study reviews Afrikaans literary works (poems, plays, novels and short stories) dealing with the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). War poems written by wellknown Afrikaans poets such as Jan F.E. Celliers, Eugène Marais, ... -
Die benutting van direkte bemarking op ’n geïntegreerde promosiestrategie
(2006)Hedendaagse ondernemings bevind hulself in ’n hoogs kompeterende en dinamiese omgewing. Die onderneming wat egter bo die res gaan uitstyg, is die wat vir hul kliënte omgee en die waarde en voordele van hul produkte en ... -
Die nalatenskap van ‘n besondere driemanskap.
(North-West University, 2011)Marie Koopmans-de Wet, FS Malan en Frans Engelenburg het na 1895 ’n besondere driemanskap ontwikkel wat na Marie Koopmans-de Wet se dood op 2 Augustus 1906 tussen die ander twee bly voortbestaan het tot met Engelenburg se ... -
Die positiewe invloed van esteties bevredigende geboue en ʼn goed versorgde skoolterrein op die skep van skoolklimaat
(AOSIS, 2017)The positive influence of aesthetically pleasing buildings and well cared for school grounds on the creation of school climate. In this article the positive effect of beautiful school buildings and well-kept school grounds ... -
"Die siel van die mier": Reflections on the battle for 'scholarly' intelligence
(2015)This essay traces two research programmes in broad strokes. Both programmes start from the same observation — the behaviour of an ant (or termite) colony and the ability of the ant colony to act in a collective manner ... -
Die Stockholm konvensie: wisselwerking
(2005)The Stockholm Convention: Interaction between science and policy. The history of mankind shows an increasing trend towards organisation, partly due to the ever-increasing numbers of people on earth, and the reduced ... -
Digital media, the body and agency in a South African education institution from the perspective of narrative research
(AOSIS, 2020)In developing countries, digital media have created uneven nexuses of literacy, power and societal adjustment. Whilst literacy and power have been the subject of much research in South Africa, often supporting a conception ... -
Digital storytelling as a tool for teaching: perceptions of pre-service teachers
(2015)It has been shown that teachers are reluctant to use technology despite the South African (SA) government’s huge expenditure on technological equipment. This might be the result of teachers being unable to select appropriate ... -
Digital storytelling as a tool for teaching: Perceptions of pre-service teachers
(2015)It has been shown that teachers are reluctant to use technology despite the South African (SA) government’s huge expenditure on technological equipment. This might be the result of teachers being unable to select appropriate ... -
Digital transformation of small and medium enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa : a scoping review
(AOSIS, 2022)The economic activities of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) drive much of the region’s economic growth and development. Despite their importance, SMEs tend to fail in their first two ... -
Dignity and work: global market and self-sustenance
(2007)It is argued here that market fundamentalistic theories ignore the issue of human agency in work, and the different types of work, because – focussing on the market mechanism, supply, demand, and price - they have lost ... -
Dimensionality of interpersonal trust and its relationship to innovativeness
(NWU School of Basic Sciences, 2013)Companies striving for a competitive edge need to have insight into factors that best promote innovativeness. Our quantitative study explored the relationship between subdimensions of interpersonal trust and innovativeness ...