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Employee participation in workplace wellness programmes in the Namibian public service: Motivational factors and barriers
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)A typical workplace is likely to be non-existent in the absence of its human resources. Thus, human capital is generally an asset to most organisations. This is why it is important that employers play an active part in ... -
Employees perception of employment equity fairness within a mining organisation in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)After the 1994 elections South Africa had to undergo drastic changes for it to become a more just society to address past injustices experienced by various ethnic groups. Issues such as equality and social justice have ... -
Employees’ perception of the factors that prevent disclosure of disability status to the employer: case of a selected higher education institution
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)There is an increase in the number of people with disabilities entering, and in the workplace. Industrialised countries are encountering a workforce that is ageing, which makes the prevalence of disability, due to chronic ... -
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 ... -
Employer concerns with the quality of the skills and knowledge of recently employed graduates in South Africa: Description, analysis and implications for tertiary education, public policy and practice
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)This qualitative study examined the nature and significance of current employer concerns with the quality of the skills and knowledge of their recently employed graduates. Employers require graduates who are able to perform ... -
Employing developmental mentorship to enhance the livelihoods and entrepreneurial capabilities of waste pickers
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Waste pickers are individuals who collect waste from household and commercial bins as well as at landfills. The vast majority are unskilled with a low-level of education. Waste pickers find themselves in poverty for ... -
Employment growth intensity in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The following research paper is based on employment intensity, arguing the notion that an increase in economic growth alone does not necessary increase the rate of employment in South Africa. In fact, other additional ... -
Employment policies and practice in the public service: The case for affirmative action
(University of Western Cape, 1998)South Africa IS apartheid legacy of racial and class inequalities demands drastic and purposeful intervention. This is necessary because, blacks and women have, for decades, been discriminated against on the basis of ... -
Employment policies and practices in the ministry of home affairs in Namibia: an examination of the department of police
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)The study examines the employment policies and practices with specific references to the recruitment, selection and placement in the Namibian Police Department. Since the Public Service Charter of the Republic of Namibia ... -
Employment practices in the transition to lean production: worker perspectives in a South African auto components firm
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)Proponents of lean production (LP) argue that successful implementation is dependent on creating an organisational climate that complements the adoption and implementation of innovation. Transformation of the organisational ... -
Engaging in financial literacy education: Exploring debt with undergraduate students
(University of Western Cape, 2021)In this thesis I explored the teaching of debt literacy, a sub-topic of Financial Literacy Education. To do this, I used an arts-based framework to experiment with teaching debt literacy using poetry. Prior to the main ... -
Enhancing participatory democracy in municipal affairs through the ward committee system: a participatory monitoring and evaluation approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2018-06)Local government is a key point of service delivery and is the sphere where most people interface with government. A good relationship with communities at local government level is therefore critical. Ward committees were ... -
Enhancing participatory democracy: in municipal affairs through the ward committee system: A participatory monitoring and evaluation approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Local government is a key point of service delivery and is the sphere where most people interface with government. A good relationship with communities at local government level is therefore critical. Ward committees ... -
Enhancing service delivery at local government level: challenges and recommendations for the City of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)No abstract available. -
Enhancing the consumers' satisfaction using social media analytics within the financial industry of South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Due to the pressures of increased competition from different banks, both globally and internationally, financial institutions have made a strategic decision to incorporate Social Media (SM) and subsequently Social Media ... -
An enquiry into the factors impeding the career advancement of women academics at Peninsula Technikon
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)The aim of the study was to determine the factors that impede the career advancement of women academics at Peninsula Technikon, an academic institution in South Africa. There are many variables which need to be addressed ... -
An enquiry into the factors impeding the career advancement of women academics at Peninsula technikon
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)The aim of the study was to determine the factors that impede the career advancement of women academics at Peninsula Technikon, an academic institution in South Africa. There are many variables which need to be addressed ... -
An enquiry into the factors impeding the career advancement of women academics at Peninsula Technikon
(University of Western Cape, 1999)The aim of the study was to determine the factors that impede the career advancement of women academics at Peninsula Technikon, an academic institution in South Africa. There are many variables which need to be addressed ... -
Enterprise Architecture (EA) as a governance tool to reduce application duplication study of a duplication: a case South African Provincial Government
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)The aim of this study is to investigate why the implementation of Enterprise Architecture (EA)in the Provincial Government of the Western Cape (PGWC)adopted in 2006,failed to be ineffective to address application duplication. -
Entrepreneurial learning, experience, motivation and business innovation: Life stories of Western Cape SME owners
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The South African economy is in desperate need of entrepreneurs to create job opportunities and boost economic growth. This thesis seeks to develop a deeper understanding of the entrepreneurship process, to understand ...