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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 ...
Transforming distance learning in South Africa with emerging technologies: the academic view
(2008)
Within a context of rapid technological change and shifting market conditions, the South African education system is challenged with providing increased education opportunities without increased budgets. Many educational ...
Financial reporting and the public finance management act (PFMA) in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
The study focused on financial reporting in the public sector with the view to understanding the impact of the present financial management system in South Africa is adding value to the measurable outcomes-based objective ...
Self-organisation in the governance of disaster risk management in Bangladesh
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
A disaster always means a huge death toll, displacement and inconceivable destruction for a poor country such as Bangladesh. Recently, Bangladesh has taken a holistic approach to prioritising interrelated activities and ...
Self-assessment of managerial competencies of nurse managers in South Africa - identifying the skills gaps
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
Broad access to healthcare services is a key factor of human development in any country. The current health care situation in South Africa can be diagnosed as critical. The hospitals are understaffed, over-occupied and the ...
A Study of the relationship between job satisfaction experienced by employees within a retail company and their organisational citizenship behaviour
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
The term organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) was first explored by Bateman and Organ (1983) to refer to particular behaviours that may benefit an organisation and gestures that cannot be enforced by means of formal ...
A Critical Assessment of Decentralization as a Tool for Development: A Case Study of Cheha District, Ethiopia
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
Ethiopia is exercising decentralisation of the health system and thus this study assesses lessons learned about the experiences of the decentralization of institutions in heoretical terms. The problem investigated in this ...
The Financial crisis at historically Black universities in South Africa: An analysis of the policy debates with specific reference to the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
The research is based on the Financial crisis of the Historically Black Universities as well as the access problems encountered by students from poor backgrounds. Furthermore the research highlights the problems encountered ...
The impact and the effectiveness of the child support grant in Gugulethu
(2008)
The findings in this study demonstrate that the Child Support Grant is only effective if it is incorporated into the household income, that recipients of the grant mainly spend it on food and in paying school fees for their ...
A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the department of economics, university of the Western Cape
(2008-12)
The income and employment multiplier effects of tourism- The case of
Rwanda. A. NTIBANYURWA PhD Thesis, Department of Economics, University of the Western Cape. The growing popularity of developing countries as tourist ...