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Linking fiscal decentralization and local financial governance: a case of district level decentralization in the Amhara region, Ethiopia
(University of Western Cape, 2014)
The prime aim of this thesis is to examine the link between fiscal decentralization and local financial governance in fiscally empowered woreda administrations (districts) of the Amhara region in Ethiopia. Local financial ...
Race and employee engagement in a diversified South African retail group
(University of Western Cape, 2014)
Background: Many South African companies are faced with the challenge of integrating a
racially-diverse workforce into a white-dominated environment. This research sets out to assess the relationship between race and ...
(De)legitimizing rape as a weapon of war: patriarchy, narratives and the African Union
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The African continent has over the past 40 years witnessed a continued scourge of violent conflict and human rights abuses. These conflicts have significantly undermined the social, political, and economic prosperity of ...
The National Center for Health Leadership Competency Model: Its applicability to the South African context
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Equitable access to quality health care is an essential element and a fundamental right for human development in any country. The South African health system prior to 1994 can be construed as one characterised with inequality ...
The e ect of mobile BI on organisational managerial decision-making
(University of Western Cape, 2014)
Managerial decision-making has always involved the use of numerous distinct information resources. Modern managerial decision-making processes require a wealth of information that is enhanced and transformed into knowledge ...
The perception of women regarding career barriers within a municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal region
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The aim of this research study was to assess the existence and impact of career barriers on women in a municipal environment and to understand whether career salience explains some of the differences in the perception of ...
An investigation into the implementation of early childhood development policy in early childhood centres (A study of the Fisantekraal, northern district, Cape Town, South Africa)
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The White Paper on Education and training defines ECD as the process by which children 0 – 9 grow and thrive in all respects. The main focus of ECD’s is to ensure that children are thriving, by providing a solid foundation ...
The impact of educational attainment on household poverty in South Africa: A case study of Limpopo province
(University of Western Cape, 2014)
From 194 7-1994, South Africans were ruled under apartheid - a racially discriminatory
political and economic system. As the name itself implies, apartheid is an Afrikaans name
meaning "apartness". The provision of ...
Competencies for successful use of social online simulation games within organisational leadership development
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The humble Pong arcade game at the corner store ignited a fundamental culture shift in the 1970s and it is increasingly gaining momentum. A generation of gamers is already permeating organisations. The socio-cultural ...
Discretion among street level bureaucrats: A case study of nurses in a public hospital in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
There are often noted gaps and tensions arise between official government policies and
what is implemented on the ground. The two theories that consistently argue
antagonistically about the policy processes are the ...