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The role of policy management units with particular reference to the PMU in the South African Parliament
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This study seeks to understand and examine the role of public policy units with a specific focus on the South African National Parliament Policy Management Unit (PMU). The problem being investigated is that of a lack of ...
Emotional intelligence and work engagement of leaders in a financial services organisation undergoing change
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Research (Sartain et al., 2006) indicates that engagement demands a more thoughtful way to address the everyday realities of organisational life. The current research endeavours to elucidate the relationship between emotional ...
The application of usability principles to create web-based applications that achieve increased system usage
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This research work investigates and reports on the contribution of usability and perceptual frameworks towards understanding and ultimately increasing usage of a sales website and a corporate marketing website for a major ...
An assessment of social consequences of using water management devices on the poor households in Harare. The case of Sunningdale high density suburb prepaid water meter project in Harare.
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
A prepaid water metering project was implemented in various high density suburbs around the
city of Harare in 2015 with the intention of spreading the project throughout the whole country.
It was anticipated that the use ...
Social movements and planning institutions in urban transformation : housing in metropolitan Harare, Zimbabwe (2000-2015)
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
This thesis examines the interaction between social movements and planning institutions in the delivery of low-income housing in metropolitan Harare. Post-2000, the problem of housing in Zimbabwe has been characterised by ...
An instance of xenophobia: An investigation into the violence against somali traders in Khayelitsha
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
South Africa has been praised by many as having the most democratic constitution in the world
which safeguards the rights of all who live within the borders of the nation. Ironically this has
not been so with migrants, ...
An integrated model of the impact of individual cultural values and the mediating effect of job satisfaction, organisational commitment and perceived support on turnover intention
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Employee turnover presents a number of negative organisational outcomes, such as loss of
human capital, skills, organisational memory and investment on employee training and
development. Theory and empirical research have ...
An exploration into the understanding of Leadership Ethos and Critical Success Factors in public management: The case of the Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa and the Ministry of National Economy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
This dissertation assumes an explorative and descriptive approach rather than a
comparative approach. It aims at offering the concept of Leadership Ethos (LE) and its
inherent Critical Success Factors (CSFs) as a paradigm ...
The influence of perceived organisational support and organisational commitment on turnover intentions within selected Higher education and training institutions in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
High staff turnover has been a cause for concern for most organisations in South
Africa. Tertiary institutions have not been spared. Tertiary institutions that are
surviving are the ones that are offering some support to ...
The countercyclical nature of remittances: A case study of the 2009 global financial crisis in Cameroon, Cape Verde, Nigeria and Senegal
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Remittances inflows have gradually become one of the major sources of external financial
inflows to developing countries. As a result, research abounds on the developmental effects
of remittances in the home countries ...