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Online consumer behaviour within the broadband industry.
(2006)The internet has rapidly become a part of an every day experience for the consumer. The rapid expansion of information and communication technologies in daily business activities is the most important long-term trend in ... -
Open ownership of pharmacies reduces the quality of pharmaceutical care for the consumer.
(2003)South Africa is currently grappling with amendments to a number of laws relating to the supply of drugs. One of these amendments removes the requirement that only a pharmacist may own an interest in a retail pharmacy. ... -
Operational challenges faced by smallholder farmers : a case study of eThekwini District.
(2015)The aim of the study was to establish the impact of access to capital, access to markets, access to information and access to technology on viability of smallholder farming in eThekwini metropolitan on the market. An ... -
Opportunities presented by information and communication technologies for women led SMMEs in KwaZulu-Natal.
In South Africa, and especially in KwaZulu-Natal, small, medium, and microenterprises (SMMEs) contribute significantly to the economy. However, these businesses operate in a highly competitive environment and have to ... -
An optimisation model for the management of transformers in the Eskom East Grid Transmission System.
(2009)The successes or failures one experiences in life depend greatly on the decisions that one makes. This is not only true in one’s personal life but is also the case in the business environment. In this modern world, simple ... -
Optimism for property owners in the central business district of Durban.
(2003)The aim of this thesis is to identify and recommend strategies for the Teachers Centre and to enable it to "reinvent itself in a stagnant and declining market." The thesis commences with a discussion of the literature and ... -
Optimization of local content in the automotive component industry in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2012)The South African government has acknowledged the global competitiveness of the automotive industry and has identified it as a key economic growth sector, with the aim of increasing vehicle production to 1.2 million units ... -
Organisational climate and employee job satisfaction in a government department.
(2011)Organisations are constantly evolving and the importance of their human capital is regularly brought to the fore. More and more companies are investigating issues such as organisational climate and job satisfaction ... -
An overview of customer service at a semi private hospital in Durban.
Service delivery in general within South African has been a bone of contention for its citizens. The healthcare sector is no exception, with numerous government hospitals frequently making headlines for lack of consumables, ... -
Owners’ perceptions of factors that constrain the survival and growth of small, medium and micro chemical manufacturing businesses in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
(2019)The Small Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMME) sector in South Africa is viewed as critical in improving the current dire economic conditions the country is facing. This perception of an SMME sector that actively contributes ... -
The paradoxical effect of the National Credit Act on the residential property market in South Africa.
(2009)Property around the world is regarded as a pillar of wealth creation. South Africa is no exception, being a capitalist society with residential property by large forming a base of individual wealth, as an investment ... -
A partial servqual model analysis of a retail pharmacy.
(2003)With the several changes taking place in the retail, wholesale, manufacturing and academic sectors of pharmacy, the practice of pharmacy is becoming a challenging one in South Africa. As a result of this, it is important ... -
Participation of employees in decision-making in public enterprises : a case study of Rwandan communication enterprises.
(2004)This study aims to determine the state of employee participation in decision-making within the public enterprises of communication in Rwanda. More particularly, it is aimed at mapping out the extent of employee participation ... -
Perceived customer value in the internal delivery of capital projects at Transnet port terminals.
(2013)Transnet State Owned Company Limited is rolling out large infrastructure projects in line with the South African Government’s economic growth strategy. As such, Transnet Port Terminals’ infrastructure roll-out programme ... -
Perceived production planning and control problems at Cataler South Africa.
(2012)The business environment is dramatically changing. Companies today face the challenge of increasing competition, expanding markets, and rising customer expectations. This increases the pressure on companies to lower costs ... -
The perception of Islamic banking by FNB sales in the KwaZulu-Natal region.
(2015)Islamic Banking is growing faster than any other industry in the financial sector due to profitability, stability and resilience in the wake of the recent financial crisis. As such a large number of conventional banks have ... -
The perceptions of crime intelligence manager's on the organisational structure of the crime intelligence division of the South African Police Service.
(2006)The term' intelligence failure' has been coined in light of the so called '911' terrorist attack on the United States of America. The general view of security experts is that this catastrophe could have been prevented ... -
Perceptions of Durban University of Technology librarians on whether knowledge-management will improve their effectiveness.
(2013)Academic libraries are confronted by a number of complex challenges as a result of relentless change which comes at an accelerated rate. Academic libraries play an important role in the Universities of Technology (UoTs). ... -
The perceptions of emerging black entrepreneurs on their ability to access government tenders.
(2003)The purpose of the study was to investigate the perceptions of emerging black entrepreneurs on their ability to access government contract work with special reference to that outsourced by the Department of Economic ...