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Investigating the impact of career/development and advancement on 'disabler employees in organisations in the Western Cape.
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)The study aims to ascertain the attitudinal disposition of disabled individuals towards their own career development and advancement. Results indicate a positive attitudinal disposition. One hundred and three physically ... -
Investigating the impact of service quality and customer satisfaction on customer loyalty in life insurance in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Service quality and satisfaction are very important concepts that companies must understand to remain competitive and grow (Angelova & Zekiri, 2011:232). Satisfied customers form the foundation of any successful business ... -
Investigating the intrinsic factors that explain variance in perceived employability amongst industrial psychology students at a selected university
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The economic future of South Africa is highly dependent on the prospective employability status of the current generation of students progressing through their studies and those entering the working world. -
Investigating the linkages between the formal and informal sector in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)There have been many studies focussing on informal sector in South Africa in the last 25 years. This paper adds to the wealth of research that has been conducted in this field. It examines the linkages between the formal ... -
Investigating the motivation of retail managers at a retail organisation in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)Motivation is considered to be the desired positive willingness that prompts a person to action. The factors that influence or lead to this positive willingness, are considered to be motivation factors, and include specific ... -
Investigating the perceptions of undergraduate students at a university in the Western Cape regarding critical competencies required for employability
(2019-11)The employability of graduates has been a global point of concern. Within a South African context, this issue is proliferated not only by a reported gap between employers’ expectations and those of students, but also by ... -
Investigating the push and pull factors of international migration in South Africa; the case of Cameroonian and Congolese migrants in cape town.
International migration is growing steadily and has become an inevitable phenomenon mostly peculiar to the African continent that is characterised by economic, social and political challenges. The study investigated the ... -
Investigating the Relationship between Financial Inclusion and Financial Health in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)South Africa is ranked, by any measure, among the most unequal countries in the world. Despite having a relatively well-developed financial system, historic patterns of economic concentration continue to feed into the ... -
Investigating the relationship between financial inclusion and poverty in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)The literature on financial inclusion and poverty connections has received considerable attention recently. There exist a scarcity of local studies examining the relationship between financial inclusion (FI) and poverty. ... -
Investigating the relationship between financial inclusion and poverty in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)The literature on financial inclusion and poverty connections has received considerable attention recently. There exist a scarcity of local studies examining the relationship between financial inclusion (FI) and poverty. ... -
Investigating the role of Meals on Wheels Community Services (MOWCS) on food security among older persons in Brooklyn
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Food insecurity remains a global challenge despite efforts to combat it in all its forms. Africa has the highest prevalence of food insecurity worsened by a deepened poverty affecting mostly children, women and the elderly. ... -
Investigating transitory and chronic poverty in South Africa, 2008-2015
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)In post-apartheid South Africa, the thrust of macroeconomic framework and corresponding policies inaugurated by the first democratically elected government have been geared towards, amongst others, poverty alleviation, ... -
Investigating underemployment in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Labour economists in South Africa have extensively researched on almost all aspects of the unemployment phenomenon, specifically, the levels and extent of unemployment as well as the causes of unemployment have received a ... -
An investigation into business continuity plan (BCP) failure during a disaster event
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This thesis examines what a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) should comprise off, as well as the difference between a BCP and a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) and the key elements of an effective BCP as well as the different ... -
An investigation into Business Continuity Plan (BCP) failure during a disaster event
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)This thesis examines what a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) should comprise off, as well as the difference between a BCP and a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) and the key elements of an effective BCP as well as the different ... -
An investigation into farming enterprises under the land redistribution program in the Southern Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2004)In 1994, the first democratically elected South African government promised to redistribute 30 % of white-owned farmland to the formerly disadvantaged people in order to rectify the racially-based unequal distribution of ... -
An investigation into how elderly persons perceive elder abuse.
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)The international concern about human rights, gender equality, domestic violence and the increase in the aging populations has brought elder abuse into the public focus. Elder abuse is a complex, multi-faceted health, ... -
An investigation into pre-university factors that could inhibit access to higher education for learners from low socio-economic backgrounds: the case of high school x in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study investigated the factors inhibiting learners from low socio- economic backgrounds from accessing higher education. The intention to investigate and identify these inhibiting factors was motivated by the growing ... -
An investigation into the attraction, retention, and engagement of women in higher educational institutions in selected universities in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)The primary aim of this study was to investigate the attraction retention and engagement of female lecturers in two selected Universities in South Africa UWC and UCT. A qualitative research design was applied in order to ... -
An investigation into the developmental model of social welfare service delivery: a Western Cape case study
(University of the Western Cape, 1998)This study explores the extent to which welfare policy in South Africa is suitable to the country's needs and is translated into practice. lt focuses on the White Paper for Social Welfare and looks specifically at the ...
