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Application of cross-sector style analysis of South African equities in active portfolio management
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
A distinctive phenomenon on the JSE Securities Exchange (JSE) is the market
segmentation between the resource sector and the financial and industrial sectors.
Criticisms also arise from employing a capitalization-weighted ...
The nature and extent of participation by small scale farmers in the Development Aid from People to People Farmers' Club project in Mazowe District of Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The conventional top-down approach to development has been rendered unsustainable and is regarded as a poor strategy to achieving community empowerment and development. The past few decades have seen the promotion of ...
The impact of push factors on the intent to quit amongst private security officers
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The primary objective of the current study was to establish the impact that certain push factors (namely, job satisfaction and organizational commitment) have on the intent to quit amongst private security officers. ...
Generational diversity in a South African corporate: myth or reality? A study investigating the relationship between age and work values
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Diversity management in South Africa, post 1994, has increasingly become a focal area when considering strategic human resource issues in the corporate environment. To date "traditional" diversity topics have largely ...
The impact of job satisfaction and organisational commitment on intention to leave amongst non-academic staff at a tertiary institution in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
A critical feature of globalisation is to attract and retain intellectual capital to ensure that a cadre of highly skilled, independent, internationally marketable and mobile employees is achieved (Sutherland & Jordaan, ...
The impact of downsizing on surviving employees’ organizational commitment in a retail organization
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Organizations are operating within a difficult economic environment and in the face of fierce world competition (George & Jones, 1992 cited in Ndlovu & Brijball Parumasur, 2005). To remain competitive globally and for ...
The impact of organisational culture on organisational citizenship behaviour within the South African Police Service in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Research evidence suggests that strengthening the cultural roots of an organisation
(Organisational Culture) can lead to the observance of increased behaviours that goes beyond the call of duty (Organisational Citizenship ...
The impact of split share structure reform on corporate governance in China : an empirical analysis of ownership structure and firm performance of listed companies
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
China has embarked on a wide range of economic reforms in the past thirty years. One of the major reforms was to restructure state-owned enterprises (SOEs) into public listed companies (PLCs) to improve the performance and ...
Africa's contribution to the humanitarian approach of nuclear weapons disarmament : Pelindaba Treaty
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
This thesis attempts to assess the role Africa has played to further the humanitarian approach to nuclear weapons disarmament. Particular focus is on the Pelindaba Treaty and whether it has been able to strengthen the call ...
An examination of the e-Competence requirements of potential information systems graduate employers in the Western Cape and the information systems curriculum at University X
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Knowledge, skills and competences (KSC) are regarded as the new global currency of the 21st century, without which a country’s investments in other resources will collapse. These strategic skills and competences, which are ...