Economic and Management Sciences
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Factors influencing career advancement of managers of ESKOM in the District of Ngaka Modiri Molema
(North-West University (South Africa), 2013)This study examined the " Factors influencing career advancement of employees at Eskom to managerial positions: case study: Ngaka Modiri Molema District. The fundamental goal of the research study was to establish which ... -
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) based Optimized Linear Predictive Coding (LPC) Feature Extraction Algorithm for Automatic Speech Recognition using Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA)
(North-West University (South Africa), 2014)Recent studies have shown a lot of interest in the field of Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), and its application. ASR is a technology/process of taking spoken words as input through a speech recognition system or ... -
An investigation on barriers affecting deployment of ICT in rural schools
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)Information and communication technology (ICT) development is continuously growing faster than before and ICT skills have become as essential in our lives as being able to read, write and compute. Learners are presented ... -
Investigating adoption and implementation of software defined network in Higher Education - Case of Northern Cape
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Software Defined Networking (SDN) has been proposed to provide solutions that could significantly help Higher Educational Institutions to reduce not only expenditure in networking, but also the overall energy consumption ... -
Exploring public-private-partnership practices of the North-West Nguni cattle project
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)The study aimed at exploring the management practices of a Public-Private Partnership, (which henceforth will be called PPP) with respect to the North-West Nguni Cattle Project, (which henceforth will be called NWNCP) in ... -
The application of marketing practices for competetiveness in public further education and training colleges in Gauteng
(North-West University (South Africa), 2012)It is the desire of every government to widen participation in education. Widening participation refers to increasing access to learning opportunities for success to a wider cross section of the population than presently ... -
Deploying and Sustaining Rural Telecommunication Broadband Network for Rural Economic Development in Botswana
(North-West University (South Africa), 2015)It is critical for developing countries to investigate why despite enormous investments in both capital and infrastructure efforts, broadband development remain a mammoth challenge to achieve. Thus, this study reviews ... -
An investigation into the realization of Performance Management Practices in Schools (a case of two secondary schools in Gaborone Botswana)
(North-West University (South Africa), 2012)In 1999 the Botswana government decided to implement a Performance Management System (PMS) across the entire public service sector, including in public schools. Teachers in Botswana had to be appraised using the Performance ... -
Strategic management of tourism stakeholder relations : Bakgatla-ba-Kgafela
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Strategically developed tourism will ultimately contribute towards the economic prosperity of not only regions or areas but also to the prosperity of a local populace, as well as to the attractiveness of a region or area ... -
Biometric-based Voters Identity Management to Combat Impersonation Vulnerability for A Credible E-Voting Process in Nigeria
(North-West University (South Africa), 2015)Today, democracy has become a de facto standard of every form of government in the world, nations and organizations. People are given the power to vote for candidates of their choice to represent them in offices. These ... -
Conduit of economic growth, development and South to South cooperation? An assessment of South Africa and Brazil's BRICS membership
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)The emerging economies known as Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have joined together in order to form an economic group that challenges the status quo of the global north. Secondly it is a group that is ... -
Management and non-management perception of risk culture in a South African retail bank
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Much has been written on risk culture within the financial sector, and the material includes requirements and guidelines set by regulatory bodies. However, there appears to be a scarcity of published literature specifically ... -
Comparing senior and middle manager perceptions of risk culture in a mining company
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Managers apply risk management when seeking balance between risk taking and reward. The existence of a mature risk culture, rather than the presence of risk management capability, confirms the value that risk management ... -
Cyber security risk culture: a telecommunications risk reporting study
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)In a digital world, telecommunications companies provide computer-based technology (referred to as cyber technology) that allows people and businesses to communicate and conduct business. To protect these users against the ... -
A framework for the organisational effectiveness of funding agencies in the science sector
(North-West University (South Africa), 2015)Research funding agencies are quasi-public organisations mandated by specific legislative acts or laws. Although they are independent entities, they are still dependent on government for financial resources. Through the ... -
An empirical investigation into ousourcing information technology (IT) services by the North-West Provincial Government
(North-West University (South Africa), 2014)The research conducted is aimed at an empirical investigation into outsourcing Information Technology (IT) services by the North-West Provincial Government (NWPG). The research seeks to identify the best outsourcing process ... -
A study of certain multi-dimensional partial differential equations using Lie symmetry analysis
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)In this thesis we study certain nonlinear multi-dimensional partial differential equations which are mathematical models of various physical phenomena of the real world. Closed-form solutions and conservation laws are ... -
An investigation into the extent to which motivation is being used as a retention strategy
(North-West University (South Africa), 2013)Retention of skilled and qualified employees has become critical issue to sustainable and effective service delivery among organisations in the ever changing world of work. The phenomenon of globalisation has led to mobility ... -
Electronic health records adoption in South African Healthcare Providers : a case of North West Province
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are a technology that is being implemented in healthcare institutions around the globe. This technology enables the healthcare sector to enjoy increased efficiency and throughput, whilst ... -
On the symmetry analysis of some wave-type nonlinear partial differential equations
(North-West University (South Africa), 2014)In this work, we study the applications of Lie symmetry analysis to certain nonlinear wave equations. Exact solutions and conservation laws are obtained for such equations. The equations which are considered in this thesis ...
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