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A qualitative analysis of South African television food advertisements in light of childhood obesity concerns.
(2016)Childhood obesity rates have been increasing internationally. One of the contributing factors towards this increase is food advertisements that children are exposed to which persuades them to either buy or request the ... -
A qualitative investigation of perceptions of stress and coping strategies employed by caregivers of individuals with a traumatic brain injury in KwaZulu-Natal : a retrospective study.
(2017)Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are a major health and socio-economic concern which negatively impacts communities worldwide (Maas, Stocchetti & Bullock 2008; Udoh & Adeyemo, 2013). Although most traumatic brain injury ... -
Rationale for the participation of low level employees in industrial action in a public sector provincial department.
(2008)It has been observed within the provincial department under study, that officials occupying levels 1-4 constituted approximately 70% of the population that participated in the National Public Service Strike of 2007. Higher ... -
Re-branding fast moving consumer goods : the case of Nestlé South Africa.
(2013)Re-branding is an opportunity for marketers of fast moving consumer goods (FMCGs) to reposition the brand and differentiate it from competitor‘s products. However, in spite of the significant opportunities and benefits ... -
The readiness of Masters of Business Administration (MBA) graduates' in South Africa to manage organisations profitability during economic downturns.
(2015)“A manager needs to plan for a recession as they don’t just occur suddenly” (Respondent 22) The capabilities and readiness of MBA graduates were brought into question for the lack of management and responsiveness to the ... -
Real-time strategy games and task switching.
(2014)Numerous authors have examined the effects of video games on executive functions. This research focuses on the effects of video games on task switching, one aspect of executive functions. Switching between different tasks ... -
Reducing the brain drain: determining factors for turnover of medical practitioners at a specialized tertiary institution in South Africa.
(2017)Abstract Medical practitioners form backbone of the health care system in South Africa. The skill of trained medical specialists is imperative for service delivery and the ongoing teaching of registrars at government ... -
Reducing under-five mortality in Makonde district’s public healthcare institutions: an exploratory investigation into the potential role of emerging technologies.
(2022)Under-five mortality rate remains unacceptably high globally, with Sub-Saharan Africa being the region with the worst under-five mortality outcomes. The United Nations reported that an average of 15 000 under-fives died ... -
The relationship between consumer awareness, consumer protection, service quality, customer satisfaction and loyalty among long-term insurance consumers in Namibia.
(2019)Due to the absence of appropriate consumer protection legislation in Namibia, there seems to be a lack of consumer protection and this may result in the exploitation of consumers by the suppliers of goods and services. ... -
The relationship between market efficiency and performance : the Nigerian banking sector. Ubudlelwane phakathi kokuSebenza kahle kweziMakethe kanye neMiphumela yokusebenza: Umkhakha wezamaBhange waseNigeria.
(2022)The relationships between market efficiency and performance are of relevance in Nigeria, but they remain controversial. Hence, this study examined the relationships between banking market efficiency and bank performance ... -
The relationship between organisational culture and performance : a case of the banking sector in Nigeria.
(2014)The interplay between organisational culture and performance is an on-going area of research. Previous studies have not being able to provide constructive explanations of the link between organisational culture and ... -
The relationship between organizational commitment and turnover intentions.
(2014)The study investigated the relationship between organisational commitment and turnover intentions among civil engineers in the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Lesotho. The levels of commitment and turnover intentions ... -
Relationship between physical work environment and motivation of UKZN academic staff at Westville campus.
(2018)The role of the physical work environment in motivating Academic staff towards job satisfaction is often neglected across studies. Therefore, this study was conducted at the University of KwaZulu Natal Westville campus ... -
The relationship between user involvement in information system development and user acceptance of the information system : a case study at Sasol.
(2013)A critical component of software development is the process whereby the software requirements of users and stakeholders are established. This process is referred to as the Requirement Elicitation (RE) process of software ... -
The relationship between wellbeing and academic staff performance at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2020)This study intend to explore the correlation among wellbeing and academic staff performance in the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Universities are faced with the responsibility of formulating new knowledge or adding to the ... -
Relationships between work-life balance practices and retention of academics at a South African University.
(2017)The study examined the relationship between work-life balance (WLB) practices and the retention of academic staff at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg campus. WLB practices have the ability to improve employee ... -
Residential customer’s expectation and perception of services provided by eThekwini Municipality electricity call centre.
(2018)ABSTRACT Customer service and customer satisfaction play a vital role in any business. The success of any organisation is largely dependent on how they satisfy their customers by ensuring that quality customer service is ... -
Responsible and sustainable business practices: An empirical study of KwaZulu-Natal-based small and medium enterprises.
(2021)Historically, responsible and sustainable business practices have been mostly associated with large companies, not only in developing countries, but all around the world. However, since the joint sitting of the Rio de ... -
Retention of academics in Ugandan private universities: the role of human resource practices.
(2016)The study assesses the retention of academics in private Ugandan Universities and focuses on the role of human resource management practices in ensuring retention. There is rapid growth in the number of universities in ...