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Ubuntu management strategy in the informal sector: a case of Umlazi township.
(2017)In South Africa, many informal businesses have been responsible for providing consumers in the townships with products they demand. Often, it has been observed that these informal traders have been successful in their ... -
UKZN Westville students’ use of on-campus Wi-Fi and their perceptions of quality of service.
(2019)As Higher Learning Institutions set up Wi-Fi infrastructure in different locations on-campus, they need to provide high quality services to support students’ learning. However, there has been little effort to ascertain how ... -
Understanding individual workforce resilience of women in selected Durban organisational settings.
(2017)BACKGROUND: Over the past decades there has been an enormous increase in scientific research publications, targeting resilience of women within the workplace environment. Despite the potentially adverse effects that women ... -
Understanding the dynamics of food (in)security and vulnerability in the Amathole District of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
(2018)Food insecurity is a major development problem facing many third world countries. It is caused by a myriad of factors in the global, regional, national and local spheres of human life. Numerous efforts by different actors ... -
Understanding the factors influencing green purchase intention.
(2020)Rapid worldwide economic growth has given rise to increased consumption by consumers, raising concern about the ecological decline and overconsumption of natural resources. Environmental sustainability issues and problems ... -
Understanding the gender earnings gap in the post-apartheid South African labour market.
(2008)In this thesis, I analyse the gender earnings gap in South Africa using Labour Force Survey (LFS) data, for the period between 2001 and 2005. In addition to providing estimates of the gender earnings differential at the ... -
Understanding the relationship between work-life balance and stress amongst employees at a large motor vehicle manufacturing plant in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2017)This study aims to assess the possibility of reducing stress through work-life balance. It is anticipated that a greater degree of work-life balance will lead to reduced levels of stress. In this study work-life balance ... -
University of KwaZulu-Natal Learning Management System (LMS) Review
(2008-02)The current article looks at the implementation on Open Learning Systems, in particular the Learning Management System (LMS) adopted by UKZN. Currently UKZN uses Moodle which has been very popular. -
University of KwaZulu-Natal students’ perceptions of green branding at Woolworths.
(2018)Environmental concern emerges as the most significant predictor of green purchase intention (Yadav, 2014). The purpose of the study was to ascertain the extent to which university students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal ... -
Use of electronic supply chain management in overcoming uncertainty constraints: South African textile industry.
(2020)Background: The impact of the internet and other technological advancements of the 21st century have improved business capability through speeding up global supply chains, driving innovation and widening the geographic ... -
The use of information and communication technologies in South African hotels : a self-evaluation by hotel managers.
(2011)It is fair to assume that the level of participation in a world economy depends on the capacity of business organisations to use technology efficiently. Conducting business in the world today is driven by information ... -
The use of mobile technology for m-learning in improving economics students’ pass rate at the University of Kwazulu-Natal.
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The use of social media and internet by tertiary students at a university in South Africa.
(2018)ABSTRACT Currently, technology plays a critical role and people have become reliant on its use, even for the most mundane of activities. Previous studies have demonstrated the effect of technology on education, which is ... -
The use of soft systems thinking as a process of inquiry to identify a relevant system to facilitate the change process of tourism education and training a tertiary institution in KwaZulu-Natal.
(1999)Tourism is globally rated as the World's biggest industry by gross domestic product. In South Africa it is hoped that the tourism industry will show growth that will positively affect the economy of the country. In particular, ... -
Use of wellness programs at a university in South Africa.
(2017)Abstract Over the past decade Universities in South Africa have moved from a purely academic environment to provide a sustainable and healthy working environment taking into account work life balance and the well-being ... -
The use of world wide web technologies for course delivery at tertiary institutions in South Africa.
(1999)As the world perches on the dawn of a new millennium, the strides humankind has made in the advancement of information and communications technologies such as the World Wide Web (WWW) and Internet, have surpassed even the ... -
User acceptance of systems for archiving and securing degree certificates and related documents.
(2019)Changing economic circumstances have led to the investigation of alternative solutions to economic problems. This has had an impact on communities who see academic qualifications as a solution to securing employment. ... -
User interactive service provisioning framework for enhancing citizens’ adoption of mobile enabled government services in Tanzania.
(2020)Mobile enabled government (m-government) services are trending due to the envisaged efficiencies in time, access, and freedom of movement that mobile and wireless technology accords public administration and service ...