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Proficiency enhancement in the workplace through informal learning
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
The study examines three emerging salient themes. Firstly, it highlights the current perception of informal learning in the workplace which has multiple definitions and descriptions. The second theme draws attention to the ...
The retention factors of call centre agents at a financial institution in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
The aim of the study was to identify the retention variables highlighted as most important by call centre agents at a financial institution in the Western Cape. In addition, to assess which of the independent variables ...
Assessing the impact of exports and imports on economic growth: a case study of Malawi from 1970 to 2010
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
In line with neoclassical economic growth propositions that outward-orientation fosters economic growth, since independence from Britain in 1964 the Government of Malawi has placed international trade at the centre of its ...
Knowledge-management in the public sector: Its role in facilitating the delivery of health infrastructure
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Knowledge is recognised as a crucial resource in the knowledge-based economy; and it is
believed to drive sustainable success in organizations. Knowledge management (KM) helps
organizations identify, create, organize, ...
Understanding the internal dynamics and organisation of Spaza shop operators
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
This thesis presents a study of spaza shop businesses in the Delft South township, Cape Town, South Africa. The major goal is to establish whether the advent of foreign run spaza businesses is due to a particular ...
The effectiveness of fiscal deficits in stimulating economic growth
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
This thesis applies a Structural Vector Auto Regression model to find the response of economic
growth to fiscal deficits in South Africa. The results of this study help to assess the effectiveness of
discretionary fiscal ...
Household food security and the anthropometric status of children under five: evidence from the Kenya integrated household budget survey (2005/2006)
(2013)
Kenya has continued to record decreasing child mortality rates in recent years, with
available data showing that the under-five mortality rate was 85 per 1000 live births in
2010, down from 117 in 1997 (World Bank, 2012). ...
Youth wage subsidy as a possible solution to youth unemployment in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
South Africa is characterised by its high and persistent level of unemployment, in particular
among the youth. The high youth unemployment is attributed to various reasons, ranging
from their lack of work experience, ...
A multilevel analysis of learner and school contextual factors associated with educational quality
(2013)
The South African schools act, (number 5, 1996), asserts that all learners have a
right to access both basic and quality education without discrimination of any sort.
Since the implementation of the Millennium Development ...