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Employee performance measurement and performance appraisal policy in an organisation
(MCSER PublishingDoi:10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n9p342, 2014-05)Performance appraisal policy has been viewed by organizations and human resources practitioners as an effective tool for human resources management. However, effective performance appraisal policy remains a practical ... -
Employee retention : a multiple case study of South African national government departments
(2011)The purpose of the research is to identify key factors influencing employee retention in the South African national government departments as a guide towards developing effective employee retention strategies. The research ... -
Enhancing an ethical culture through purpose-directed leadership for improved public service delivery: A case for South Africa
(Academic Journalshttp://www.academicjournals.org/article/article1380699357_Wu%20et%20al.pdf, 2010-01)The fundamental purpose of government departments is to provide services to satisfy public needs. Public leaders have to take on organisational roles to decide how to best achieve the organisation’s purpose of meeting human ... -
Enhancing the ecotourist experience at Shongweni Reserve through the use of appropriate interpretive strategies
(2011)The current biodiversity and extinction crisis has ignited global concern for human and planetary well-being, culminating in the declaration by the United Nations of 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity. Concomitant ... -
Ensuring the quality of pedagogy through games in dental technology at a selected University of Technology.
(2014-05-20)The need for alternative teaching practices in the face of poor retention and student throughput rates has changed the context of higher education in South Africa. This study interrogates one alternative teaching practice: ... -
Evaluating the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) as a performance management system for a selected KwaZulu-Natal municipality
(2011)Notwithstanding the unsurpassed planning efforts, municipalities nationally seem to be losing their battle in pursuit of sustainable development. South African municipalities find themselves confronted with a harsh reality ... -
An evaluation of customer service quality at a selected resin company
(2008)The conditions for doing business are changing rapidly. In the last decade, the resin market has witnessed a substantial growth and rapid changes globally as well as domestically. Customer satisfaction is a critical issue ... -
An evaluation of goal clarity, trust in management and perceptions of organisational readiness for change at Durban Institute of Technology
(2004)The research explored employees’ opinions on goal clarity, trust in management and perceptions of organisational readiness for change at Durban Institute of Technology (DIT). Where the organisation is going is critical in ... -
An evaluation of operational and administrative procedures for health care waste management in public district hospitals of South Africa
(2009)Although there is an abundance of health care waste information in South Africa, not enough studies have been done in public district hospitals particularly in rural areas. Hospitals find it difficult to comply with the ... -
An evaluation of the emerging teen market in Durban, South Africa : some marketing implications
(International foundation for research and developmenthttp://ifrnd.org/Research%20Papers/J4%286%298.pdf, 2012-06)Children between the ages of eight and twelve, known as teenagers or teens, have become a lucrative customer base. These teens are considered to be ‘in between’ the traditional child and teenager stages of development. ... -
An exploration of marketing tactics for turbulent environments
(Emerald Group Publishing Limitedhttp://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1775728, 2009)The purpose of this paper is to propose that the choice of marketing tactics is influenced by the company's external environment. It aims to illustrate the marketing tactics suggested for a complex, turbulent environment, ... -
Exploring excellence in leadership perceptions amongst South African managers
(Taylor and Francishttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/13678868.2013.856206, 2014)We apply the excellence in leadership (EIL) framework (Selvarajah, C. T., P. Duignan, C. Suppiah, T. Lane, and C. Nuttman 1995. “In Search of the ASEAN Leader: An Exploratory Study of the Dimensions that Relate to Excellence ... -
Exploring whistle blowing intentions in South Africa: A quantitative analysis
(Academic Journalshttp://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/218454, 2012-02-22)The purpose of this paper was to examine the influence of individual and situational level factors on internal whistle-blowing intentions, within a South African context. This is the first quantitative study of whistle-blowing ... -
The extent of entrepreneurship, business knowledge and skills within micro and small businesses on the mid-South Coast of KZN
(2007)Entrepreneurship, business knowledge and skills within micro and small businesses play an important part in the economies of countries across the globe by being the drivers of economic growth, as well as, creating employment. ... -
External whole school evaluation of underperforming secondary schools in Mpumalanga province
(2014-06-13)The study is based in the Mpumalanga Province and focused on a sample of 18 externally evaluated underperforming secondary schools across all four districts of the province. The schools obtained less than 30% average pass ... -
Factors impacting on the quality of work life : a case study of university "A"
(2014-07-23)Poor quality of work life is a challenge in higher education institutions (HEIs) and it impact negatively on performance, attraction and retention of quality staff. The purpose of the research was to report on the factors ... -
Factors influencing customer churn rate and retention in the mobile market
(2008)The aim of the study was to identify causes of churning, to find ways of managing it and to diagnose customers‟ communication needs. Furthermore the research tested the impact of messaging services on customer retention ... -
Factors influencing debt financing decisions of corporations – theoretical and empirical literature review
(Business Perspectives, 2014)Over the past half century, there has been an increasing interest on identifying the factors influencing debt financing within corporations. Based on available literature, both from developed and developing economies, this ... -
Factors influencing debt financing within State-owned corporations in Kenya
(International Foundation for Research & Developmenthttp://ifrnd.org/Research%20Papers/J6%2811%296.pdf, 2014-11)Debt financing is deemed crucial for economic development, as evidenced by the positive relationship between financial deepening and economic growth. Majority of studies on debt financing have been undertaken using data ... -
Factors influencing the construction project success rates of Reconstruction Development Programme (RDP) housing projects in the Eastern Cape : a quality perspective : a census study
(2012-11-19)There were several problems facing Reconstruction and Development Programmes (RDP) housing projects caused by contractors using unskilled labour, misuse of funds, fraudulent claims, contractors asking for additional money ...