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Salient store image attributes in consumer store selection decisions and the relationship with store satisfaction and loyalty
(Journal of contemporary management//Sabinet [minevent@global.co.za], 2010)The study examines salient image attributes in consumer store selection and subsequently tests the relationship with store satisfaction and store loyalty. A structured questionnaire containing 32 variables relating to store ... -
Self–reported constraints to physical activity participation among university students
(LAM PublicationsAJOLSabinet, 2011)Engagement in physical activity is recognised as an important factor contributing to positive health benefits. Despite the benefits associated with regular physical activity and its ability to improve health, there is ... -
Simulation experiments for maximising the availability of a commercial octene production facility
(Operations Research Society of South Africa (ORSSA), 2010)Overall availability of a chemical process is of critical importance in industry. In this paper we evaluate the process design factors that influence the availability of a new chemical production facility by performing ... -
Speaking truth to power: understanding education research and the educational turn in South Africa's new century
(Unisa, 2011)Knowledge generation over the decade 1995-2004 in South Africa, and its relationship to the changing nature of socio-economic landscapes, suggests an ever closer relationship between the research produced in higher education, ... -
Sport coaches' perception of job autonomy, perceived organisational support and perceived support by supervisor
(LAM Publications; AJOL; Sabinet, 2013)One of the most important human needs, which is often overlooked, is to develop autonomy. In the context of sport coaching, fulfilling this need requires sport coaches to have control over their jobs and determine their ... -
Strategies for university improvement: the research profile change at a South African non-research-intensive university
(Unisa, 2009)Universities worldwide experience continual change in order to achieve what is perceived as improvement. In these changes, there is usually an emphasis on the research function of a university, and the literature contains ... -
Students' access to digital literacy at a South African university: privilege and marginalisation
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)Lifelong learning has become associated with participation in the digital age, affecting everything from access to information technology, to its use in teaching and learning. It is therefore inevitable that educationists ... -
The total factor productivity of the four largest banks in South Africa: preliminary evidence from index numbers methodlogy
(Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj Napoca, 2012)The purpose of this paper is to estimate and compare the efficiency of the four largest banks in South Africa. The total factor productivity of the four largest banks was estimated and the multilateral total factor ... -
Toward an African definition of resilience: a rural South African cummunity’s view of resilient Basotho youth
(Sage Publications, 2013)Resilience, or adaptive behavior in the face of adversity, has recently come to be understood as a phenomenon that should not be uniformly conceptualized across contexts and cultures. This emerging understanding has urged ... -
Towards happiness: Experiences of work–role fit, meaningfulness and work engagement of industrial/organisational psychologists in South Africa
(OASIS, 2010)Orientation: The work of industrial/organisational (I/O) psychologists presents an interesting and relevant context for studying meaning and engagement as components of happiness. Research purpose: The aim of this study ... -
Training of sport coaches: examining the relationship between coach training and demographic variables
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Unpacking the predominance of case study methodology in South African postgraduate education research, 1995–2004
(Unisa, 2011)The Project Postgraduate Educational Research (PPER) data indicate that case study is the most popular methodology among South African education masters and doctorate students in the period 1995-2004. This article reflects ... -
A viewpoint of Tanzania e-commerce and implementation barriers
(2013)The growing rate of ICT utilization particularly the Internet and mobile phones has influenced at an exponential rate online interaction and communication among the generality of the populace. However, with the enormity ... -
Views on unlawful water abstractions along the Liebenbergsvlei River, South Africa
(2010)As a result of the growing demand for additional water supplies, officials at the National Department of Water Affairs (DWA) continually monitor consumption patterns. The unlawful abstraction of water for irrigation ... -
Violent societies: educating the upcoming generations about their social contract
(koers journal, 2014)The citizens of many countries in the world, particularly of South Africa, are experiencing the collapse of the social order in their country as a result of certain circumstances. This fact of social disintegration has led ... -
Women in educational leadership: the case of Hope High School in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
(Sage, 2014)The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 confers equality on all South African citizens regardless of race and gender. It has been reported that, under apartheid, gender inequality was a way of life and even ...
