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Administration of municipal bus transport with specific reference to the Durban City Council.
(1991)No abstract available. -
Production/inventory management in a flow production environment.
(1991)A modular model named "Total Inventory Planning and Flow Control" is developed to better plan and control a manufacturing environment. The research into the philosophies, ideas and tools used by two apparently conceptually ... -
Grievance and disciplinary procedures at the local government level.
(1992)No abstract available. -
The employer's obligation of reasonableness in safety management : a study determining the relevant parameters and providing guidelines for their application.
(1993)The high rate of accidents recorded in South African industry and the human and economic consequences involved reflect inadequacies in existing safety management policies and practices. The universally accepted right of ... -
A study of the attitudinal and behavioural dimensions of Indian consumers to brand loyalty.
(1993)This study examines the attitudinal and behavioural dimensions of Indian consumers, in the Chatsworth area, to brand loyalty. A survey was undertaken in the designated area and data for the investigation was obtained from ... -
Intergovernmental fiscal relations in South Africa.
(1999)Objective of the study. This study is about the intergovernmental fiscal relations in South Africa. The primary objective is to review the international experience of fiscal decentralisation with the view to providing ... -
An investigation into the key growth factors for small Indian retailers in some of the previous group areas of Pietermaritzburg : the role of marketing.
(1999)The problem this study addresses is the key factors which have played an important role in the growth of small Indian retailers situated in some of the previous Group Areas of Pietermaritzburg. More particularly, the ... -
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, ... -
A history of the South African textile industry : the pioneering phase, 1820-1948.
(2000)The aim of this thesis is to bring together scattered information about the South African textile industry in an endeavour to give its growth some semblance of order up to 1948. The thesis commences by looking at the early ... -
Application of critical systems thinking within Telkom (SA) performance management systems.
(2000)This dissertation explores the applicability of the Critical System Thinking (CST) methodology known as Total Systems Intervention (TSI) version one to the complex problems related to the practice of the Performance ... -
Performance measurement in not-for-profit organisations : relative efficiency among South African public universities
(2000)This interdisciplinary thesis has two principal objectives: to measure the relative efficiency of South Africa's public universities between 1994-97 and to provide explanations for levels of efficiency observed. Two methods ... -
Printed newspapers and on-line news : a study of the factors influencing consumer acceptance of electronic news via the internet.
(2001)The aim of this study was to determine the factors influencing readership of electronic news via the Internet. The status of printed news in the changing news environment was also investigated in the light of increasing ... -
An investigation of inflationary expectations, money growth, and the vanishing liquidity effect of money on the interest rate in South Africa : analysis and policy implication.
(2001)This thesis measures the extent to which the interest rate falls after an increase in the money supply. Even though the South African Reserve Bank has as a commitment, a goal for the inflation rate to vary between a ... -
The application of Viable System Model(VSM) in the context of establishing, maintaining and restoring a Culture of Learning, Teaching and Service (COLTS) in a school : an organizational setting.
(2001)The establishment, restoration, enhancement and maintenance of the Culture of Learning, Teaching and Service (COLTS) in a school, remains a precondition for a successful Education System. Colts aims at restoring ... -
Expected rates of return to university study : a case study of the University of Natal, Durban, 2000.
(2001)For many years economists have shown interest in studying education as a form of investment in human capital. It is widely believed that if one attains higher levels of schooling, higher financial rewards will result. ... -
An investigation of the footwear cluster as a possible solution to the problems caused by globalization in the Pietermaritzburg-Msunduzi footwear industry.
(2001)The study explores the problems faced by the Pieterrnaritzburg-Msunduzi footwear industry as a consequence of globalization. International examples of policies regarded as possible solutions to the problems being experienced ... -
An estimation of the value of water in the commercial forestry : two case studies from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2002)The aim of this dissertation is to estimate the value of water in the commercial forestry in selected areas of Kwazulu-Natal. Furthermore, the essay focuses on two species:Eucalyptus grandis and Pinus patula. The estimation ... -
An impact assessment of a capacity development programme in a historically disadvantaged institution : a reflective study.
(2002)Against the backdrop of the challenges that confront our business organizations today, it seems that the concept of organizational learning has passed the sell-by date. Against the backdrop of entrenched underdevelopment ... -
A systems thinking assessment of project management.
(2002)Is it possible to improve project management practice by incorporating systems thinking techniques and tools in the process? This is the simple premise on which this study is based. It is a premise that is not particularly ...