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An assessment of the performance appraisal process in the public sector : a comparative study of local government in the City of Cape Town (South Africa) and Hangzou city (China)
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This study found that the performance appraisal process, in particular, is an instrument of the performance appraisal system that contributes tremendous value to planning and implementation. The research found that the ...
The relationship between stress levels and job satisfaction amongst high school educators in De Aar (Northern Cape)
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
A large number of studies show that educators are exposed to workloads that result particularly in stress. According to Olivier and Venter (2003), stress is considered to be the main factor contributing to job-related ...
The relationship between work engagement, self-efficacy and optimism among call centre agents
(2011)
The costs of occupational health and well-being are increasingly being considered as sound ‘investments’ as healthy and engaged employees yield direct economic benefits to the company.The concept of Work engagement plays ...
The role of council committees in promoting financial accountability: a case study of Stellenbosch municipality
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Municipal councils are vested with the legal authority to promote financial accountability in their respective municipalities. To accomplish this responsibility, municipal council establishes committees to enable a structured ...
Employees’ perceptions towards workplace diversity in a financial institution operating in the Western Cape
(uwc, 2013)
Although South Africa is 18 years into creating a unique diversity management strategy, individuals - directly affected by diversity in organisation will differ completely from those individuals that have not been affected ...
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 ...
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 ...
Pro-poor value chain governance in the mtateni irrigation scheme at Tugela ferry, Msinga, KwaZulu-Natal
(2013)
This study explored value-chain governance in the Tugela Ferry Irrigation Scheme in KwaZulu-Natal, and presents data on input markets, vegetable production and output markets. Rural poverty is a major problem in post-apartheid ...
The use of social media as a means of improving the quantity and quality of the pass rate in computer programming at FET colleges in the
(2013)
The aim of this research was to investigate the use of social media (SM) in improving the quantity and quality of passes in computer programming in South Africa’s Further Education and Training (FET) colleges. The study ...
"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 ...