Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences: Recent submissions
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An examination of the use of social media platforms in formal organisational communication at a selected university in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Within modern society, social media has become an important channel through which communication can be facilitated. Social networks can be maintained even in geographically dispersed contexts. The COVID-19 pandemic has ... -
Ward politics and angry communities in a Cape Town slum: The case of Imizamo Yethu, 2016 to 2019
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The democratic system of the South African Government motivates and engages the citizen to partake in governance at each level and especially at the ward level. Governance in a democratic country is complex because several ... -
Mobile technology adoption for improved maternal healthcare in Sudan
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Mobile health applications are becoming increasingly prominent worldwide as it is known for delivering effective interventions in healthcare. Moreover, mobile health technologies are vital in achieving SDG 3 (Good Health ... -
Factors affecting the adoption of blockchain in logistics in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This study aimed to explore the factors affecting the adoption of blockchain technology in logistics in South Africa. A quantitative research approach based on positivist philosophy was used to explore the phenomenon. An ... -
Factors influencing the adoption of big data analytics in supply chain risk management: A case in the manufacturing industry
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)In Africa, supply chain processes are under pressure from political, economic and security risks that disrupt the free flow of goods. In South Africa, the manufacturing industry has high growth potential, however, the ... -
Seeking a dignified life: An exploration of the aspirations and experiences of women refugees in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This study documented the experiences of a group of refugee women during the COVID-19 lockdown in Cape Town, South Africa. In late 2019, the women participated in a sit-in protest with a large group of refugees in the ... -
The effect of school feeding programmes among school-going children in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)School feeding programmes (SFPs) are known as a significant form of social protection that seeks to address food insecurity and educational improvement worldwide. This study seeks to evaluate the school feeding programmes ... -
A conceptual framework for the adoption of e-logistics technologies: Towards improved data analytics practice in the Western Cape fishing industry
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)E-logistics technologies to enhance supply chain efficiencies and improve data analytics across nations and industries continue to be developed. These provide the capacity and capability to enable timely, accurate and ... -
Examining the skills gap to effectively manage e-logistics in supply chain management
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The South African economy faces several obstacles, including political unpredictability that may deter investment, a high unemployment rate, inflation, crime, a trade imbalance, and a volatile exchange rate. However, one ... -
Exploring entrepreneurs’ responses to the Covid-19 crisis
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The study investigates the entrepreneurial responses of a wide range of entrepreneurs in Cape Town who faced economic adversity during the Covid-19 pandemic. There is limited research with a paucity in the knowledge on how ... -
Social media technology and the deepening of participatory democracy: A case study of Langa, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The study investigates whether residents in informal settlements in Cape Town use social media technology to deepen democracy. It explores the use social media platforms by both the residents of Langa and the City of ... -
Food Security: An evaluation of food choices, household food consumption patterns and health implications: A case study of Khayelitsha in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Many factors result in a shift in food consumption patterns. These include uncertain food production, unequal food distribution, changing food markets, food inflation and fast urbanization (Cockx et al., 2019). All of the ... -
Factors affecting adoption of IoT technology in the supply chain: A case of a clothing retailer in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The retail industry in South Africa (SA) is very competitive and the Western Cape is no exception. In such a competitive retail environment, innovation is often key to a competitive advantage and growth in the business. ... -
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. ... -
Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation in the provision of sanitation services in a South African Informal Settlement: A Case study of Isiqalo Area, in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The study investigates the efficacy of participatory monitoring and evaluation about sanitation service delivery rendered by the City of Cape Town in the Isiqalo informal settlement. The problem is that though the ... -
Child Protection Responses and Transformative Social Protection in Kenya and South Africa: Can social grants improve the wellbeing of children affected by violence and neglect?
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This research critically explores how children from low income neighbourhoods in Kenya and South Africa experience formal child protection interventions couched within a child rights framework in response to violence and ... -
Political affiliation, collective agency and structural opportunities for lumley market women in Sierra Leone
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This thesis examines the interaction between the political affiliations, collective agency and structural opportunities of market women in the Lumley Market, which is in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown (2019). Informal ... -
Indigeneity and political identity: A study of the contemporary legacy of the hamitic hypothesis in Mali
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The limited investment of the colonial authority into the development of the colony and its people are sometimes offered as explanation for why African states seem to fail at the democratic project. This together with ... -
School improvement in an era of change : attempting development planning at public local school level in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)The era of change in South Africa has created a new basis for state policy towards the provision of public schooling. Reform initiatives supported by the South African Schools Act (1996) emphasize the need for democratic ... -
Big data analytics capabilities and the organisational performance of South African retailers
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Big data analytics is becoming a real source of competitive advantage and growth as it helps organisations to have a better understanding of their insights. Recent studies have identified the resources needed to build a ...