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Adoption of electronic banking distribution channels in South Africa: the Unified Theory of Acceptance and use of technology.
(2020)Globally, every industry is on the path of a technological revolution that is radically shaping how people and organisations relate to the world and to one another. The Fourth Industrial Revolution’s (4IR) digital ... -
Bibliometric and content analysis of the South African Journal of Human Resource Management and the South African Journal of Industrial Psychology from 2006 to 2016.
(2019)In South Africa there is limited research available on the patterns of knowledge production. Given the discriminatory past of South Africa, there is a special scarcity of research concerning the racial and gender profiles ... -
The influence of workplace diversity on employee performance: a case study of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Campus.
(2020)Leading institutions view diversity as an all-inclusive strategy to enhance employee performance and improve an institution’s reputation. This study allows institutions to see the influence that workplace diversity has ... -
Acceptance of LinkedIn for human resources management: a case study in the construction sector in Nigeria.
(2020)Many organisations have accepted social media as an important platform for keeping up with global technological developmental trends. LinkedIn emerged as a social media platform that is used by human resources (HR) ... -
Gender-based challenges faced by women in leadership: a case study of one government department in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2020)In post-apartheid South Africa, various legislation, policies and strategies have been introduced, including the new labour and employment legislation aimed at advancing equitable, fair and non- ... -
Leadership style and employee commitment: a case study of the KZN Office of the Premier.
(2020)The researcher examined the relationship between the three leadership styles, namely, the transformational, transactional and laissez-faire styles as well as employee commitment and the perceived ... -
The impact of job stress on employee performance: evidence from female academics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2020)Job stress is a regular occurrence in everyday work life situations and females in academia are not an exception to this fact. It has been suggested by numerous studies that job stress will continuously be on the rise ... -
Effective ways of measuring employee performance: a study of Msunduzi Local Municipality.
(2020)Many factors can contribute to poor performance in the workplace, and they have negative implications in the growth and development of the organization. The leading aim of organizations is to make profits. Hence, having ... -
The influence of managerial leadership styles on the sustainable growth of small and micro enterprises in South Africa.
(2020)Communities are concerned about the sustainability of businesses. The determining factors for sustainable growth of businesses include experience, relationship with employees, supply and demand, and whether or not the ... -
An examination of the barriers in the effective use of outsourcing in the public sector.
(2020)The government of South Africa has strived to centralize the procurement of goods and services, to address inefficiencies in the outsourcing of non-core activities in the public sector. This is deemed necessary to ... -
The perceptions of employees on the use of human resource information systems in recruitment and selection functions at the School of Management, IT and Governance.
(2020)There has always been a growing need for organizations to achieve organizational goals and functionality in the work environment. Studies conducted over a long time show that traditional ways of doing ... -
An assessment of culture shock experienced by international employees at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2020)The study was conducted to investigate the culture shock experienced by international employees when adjusting to the work environment of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The qualitative study ... -
Assessing water management practices within the KwaZulu-Natal region: a case study of eThekwini Municipality.
(2020)Our primary source of supply of water is through rainfall. It can be simply said that water is stored in dams, purified, and released at a cost to the public. Municipalities purchase water from their suppliers, and in the ... -
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 impact of mobile marketing on consumer decision-making, brand equity and customer relationships: a UKZN student perspective.
(2020)The rise of new technology continues to present marketers with new ways of marketing their brands to consumers and mobile marketing has become part of these new advertising mediums. A number of issues continue to rise ... -
Consumer-to-consumer influence on attitude towards, and intention to buy South Korean food: an Instagram study.
(2020)Background – With the emergence of the internet and the introduction of social networking services, opportunities for consumer-to-consumer (C2C) communication have expanded exponentially. Virtual communities enable ... -
The extent and nature of green advertising in magazines in South Africa: a content analysis.
(2020)This study provides a South African perspective that is increasingly important in a globalised economy. Research shows that South African consumers are becoming environmentally conscious. As consumers are increasingly ... -
Consumer understanding of green symbols on beverage packaging and its influence on green behaviour.
(2020)Climate change is no longer an idealistic but rather a critical reality faced by people worldwide with severe and urgent forecasts for the future. It is all very well for marketers to go green and implement green marketing ... -
The effect of family communication structure on children’s influence strategies and parental responses in a purchasing context.
(2020)Children are seen to have increasing power over family decision making and are regarded as being major participants in the consumer market and are an important target market. Not only do children have more power over ... -
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 ...
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