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Regional Security, Early Warning and Intelligence Cooperation in Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This dissertation explores the potential contributions of the mechanisms for early warning and intelligence sharing to regional security in Africa. The Continental Early Warning System (CEWS) and the Committee on Intelligence ...
Integrated performance management systems and motivation in the South African public sector
(2010)
Performance management processes in the South African public service are often perceived and implemented in isolation from other organisational and management policies, strategies, systems and processes. The central problem ...
"A molecular investigation of the prevalence of suspected periodontopathogens and their association with preterm birth"
(2010)
More than 20 million infants in the world (15.5 % of all births) are born with low birth weight. Ninety-five % of them are in developing countries. Oral colonization of Gramnegative anaerobes has been implicated as a risk ...
The relationship between career anchors and job satisfaction amongst employees within a leading Retail organisation in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
In the current recessionary cycle in which individuals finds themselves, it is interesting to see whether organisations and individuals have changed their strategies or whether they pursued their tried and tested inherent ...
Using storytelling to elicit tacit knowledge from subject matter experts in an organization
(2010)
Knowledge Management has been at the heart of mounting focus over the last
several years. Research and literature on the area under discussion has grown and
organizations have come to realize that success is often ...
Dual-career couples’ perceptions of career barriers
(2010)
Research indicates that approximately fifteen years ago there were over three (3) million dualcareer couples representing 20% of dual-worker couples. It is expected that the amount of dual-career couples will continue to ...
Fiscal decentralization in Kenya: a case of the Constituency Development Fund in Nambale Constituency - its effectiveness and sustainability on education projects
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This study aims to establish the effectiveness and sustainability of Kenya's Constituency Development Fund as a fiscal decentralized initiative aimed at poverty reduction. The study focuses on the contribution of CDF on ...
The use of computers among secondary school educators in the Western Cape Central Metropole
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The use of computers in the classroom could allow both educators and learners to achieve new capabilities. There are underlying factors, however, that are obstructing the adoption rate of computer use for instructional ...
Participatory development in social funds: a case study of the Peruvian Social Fund
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This research aims to assess the role of Social Funds' organizational and institutional characteristics for community participation processes in development projects. The research is based on a case study of the Peruvian ...
Smallholder farmers response to changes in the farming environment in Gokwe-Kabiyuni, Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Following Bryceson's article, 'De-agrarianisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Acknowledging the Inevitable', and other related writings in the volume Farewell to Farms, rural development has become a contested academic and ...