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Experience of work-life interaction in the mining industry : a phenomenological study
(North-West University, 2006)
Hardly any research has been done on work-life interaction (WLI) in the mining industry in
South Africa. Mining is a high-risk profession and the custom of reducing the occurrence of morbidity and inhumanity in these ...
Exploring methods to improve the image of South African diamond mines
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
Companies invest time and money in the management of corporate reputation, exacerbated by interest groups who continuously challenge companies regarding their impact to society, the environment and employees. The research ...
Job demands, job resources and work-related flow of employees in the mining industry in South Africa
(North-West University, 2005)
The mining industry plays an important role in the economy of South Africa. This industry is an employer of thousands of people and the development of South Africa has depended on the development of the mining industry in ...
Job characteristics, wellness and work-home interaction in the mining industry
(North-West University, 2006)
The mining industry is driven by performance and intense working environments, accompanied by high demands, hazardous working conditions and socially undesirable working hours. These factors could impact on the interaction ...
Novel method of improving squirrel cage induction motor performance by using mixed conductivity fabricated rotors (MCFR)
(North-West University, 2006)
The ideal squirrel cage motor should have a varying rotor resistance; large at standstill, and decreasing as the speed rises. Overseas - designed high impedance rotors try to fulfil these conditions - mostly used are double ...
Emotion work and well-being of human resource personnel in a mining industry
(North-West University, 2009)
Human Resource personnel as part of their daily jobs provide a service to other employees within a mining industry. These service workers may experience dissonance between their actual feelings and the feelings they are ...
Unfair discrimination based on pregnancy within the mining industry
(North-West University, 2012)
This dissertation scrutinises the impact of pregnancy challenges on the mining industry, taking the right of equality and unfair discrimination into consideration.
Pre-employment pregnancy testing is an acceptable practice ...
Job demands, job resources, burnout and engagement of employees in the mining industry in South Africa
(North-West University, 2008)
The mining industry has been the bedrock of South African economy for more than a century, making an important contribution to employment opportunities, the gross domestic product and export earnings in the South African ...
Optimum water distribution between pumping stations of multiple mine shafts
(North-West University, 2012)
In 2011 the mining industry purchased 14.5% of the electrical energy generated by Eskom. During 2011 in South Africa, dewatering pump systems on gold mines were the fourth largest electrical energy consumer on South African ...
Women in mining : a conceptual framework for gender issues in the South African mining sector
(2013)
The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (28 of 2002) (MPRDA) and the accompanied Broad-based Socio-economic Empowerment Charter aimed to rectify previous inequalities and disadvantages in the mining sector and ...