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Why students drink : a study of South African university students’ drinking behaviour
(HESA, 2016)Little is known about the drinking behaviour of South African university students and education and prevention campaigns are not necessarily based on scientific research results. To change drinking behaviour, it is important ...
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Board member success: The development of a competency model
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : A need exists to understand and explain effective board functioning in a holistic sense with regard to corporate governance. Research has shown that meeting the formal, quantitative board outcomes (i.e. ...
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Modification, elaboration and empirical evaluation of the Beyers’ Emotional Intelligence and Transformational Leadership Model.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : This origin of this study lies in the importance of leadership in organisations. The behaviour of individuals in leadership positions affects the attitudes and performance of employees, and therefore, ...
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The development of a mentor competency questionnaire for a Rachel’s Angels youth mentor
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)
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Attitudes and personal behaviours of professional health care personnel towards fellow employees living with HIV/AIDS
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study was undertaken to establish professional health care personnel’s attitudes and personal behaviours towards their colleagues living with HIV and AIDS in a rural government hospital, Mokhotlong ...
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The development of a South African medical practitioners competency questionnaire
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)Medical practitioners are without a doubt one of the most fundamental role players in the functioning of hospitals and community health. The fraternity of industrial psychology can contribute to interventions ensuring ...
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The role of psychological capital in protecting the psychological well-being of individuals working in call centres
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)Call centres play an important role in the growth of the South African economy. While the use of call centres offer companies numerous benefits, indications are that its success comes at the cost of individual psychological ...
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Knowledge of occupational safety by hospital cleaners and hospital managers towards HIV and other blood borne pathogens transmission in Abakaliki region in Eastern Nigeria
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The research focused on the knowledge of occupational safety by hospital managers towards HIV and other blood borne pathogens transmission in Abakaliki region in eastern Nigeria. These pathogens are easily ...
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The effect of corruption on HIV/AIDS donor funds a case study of Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is qualitative research that aims to identify the effect of corruption on HIV/AIDS donor funds in Namibia in order to provide guidelines to policy makers in relations to the regulation of HIV/IDS ...
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The development of an ethical integrity test
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : This study investigated the growing phenomenon of counterproductive work behaviour, and how personality and integrity affects this. It was deemed important to establish what contributes to counterproductive ...
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Reasons of early sexual debut of “female” adolescents attending Town-Two Clinic in Khayelitsha, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction: There is an increase in the prevalence of HIV among young females compared to their male counterparts in South Africa (Shisana, 2012). Previous studies have shown early sexual debut is one ...
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How job demands and resources predict burnout, engagement and intention to quit in call centres
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The industrial psychology literature related to call centres highlights the negative aspects of call centre work environments and the resultant adverse impact on workers’ well-being. Call centres have ...
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Establishing the knowledge, perceptions and views of new entry level recruits in a South African military training setting on HIV/AIDS to promote HIV/AIDS awareness amongst young soldiers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The vulnerability and risky behaviours of young people is a growing concern in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The target group for this study were young people entering the armed force to commence with their ...
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HIV/AIDS in the workplace : views of senior management at a miliary base in the Western Cape in implementing policy.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study investigated implementation of HIV/AIDS policy by senior management in Youngsfield military base. Some of the aspects evaluated included training concerning HIV, campaigns, allocation of budget ...
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Employee perceptions towards outsourcing of HIV/AIDS services
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the employee perceptions towards outsourcing of HIV/AIDS services in a retail working environment. Thirty participants were included using a self-administered questionnaire. The ...
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Cultivating creativity: the relationship between inclusive leadership, psychological safety, vitality, openness to experience and creative work involvement
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Organisations are rapidly discovering the invaluable influence of creativity and innovation at work. An individual’s capacity to engage creatively with his or her work is becoming increasingly recognised ...
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Impact of antiretroviral therapy on risky sexual behaviour in people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in Lusaka District of Zambia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to investigate to what extent the availability of antiretroviral treatment has influenced sexual risk behavior practices in people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in order to ...
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The perceptions of community members regarding reasons why HIV prevalence rate is high in Zambezi Region than in the other thirteen regions of Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Republic of Namibia situated at the South West of Africa near Atlantic Ocean is a country in Sub-Saharan Africa region. It was divided into fourteen political administrative regions during the delimitation ...
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The influence of leader integrity on ethical leadership, interactional justice, leader trust and counterproductive work behaviour
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT :This study arose due to the costly and harmful effect that negative behaviours have on organisations and society alike. This study is therefore undertaken to understand the determinants of these negative ...
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Factors involved in combat readiness with hardiness as a mediator: an exploratory study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The continued and ever growing involvement of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to complex peacekeeping operations over the African continent has opened a platform in the academic field ...
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Factors influencing adoption of high risk sexual behaviour by undergraduate students at a private tertiary institution in Gauteng Province, South Africa, in the context of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: While there has been several studies that have been conducted targeting university students at state owned universities in South Africa, specifically on the impact of HIV/AIDS epidemic, no extensive ...
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The influence of ethical leadership on trust and work engagement : an exploratory study
(AOSIS Publishing, 2014-11-26)Orientation: Work engagement is increasingly becoming an important outcome for organisational success. A trusting and ethical relationship between leaders and followers is likely to positively contribute to the work ...
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The relationship between trainer locus of control and training style orientation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the current South African context the Government places a great deal of emphasis on the importance of adult training and development as a solution for addressing many social and economic problems. ...
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The relationship between leader emotional intelligence and psychological climate : an exploratory study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: An exploratory study, conducted in a clothing manufacturing plant, investigated the presence of a single psychological climate in an organisation, as well as the relationship between two increasingly ...
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Developing emotional intelligence as a key psychological resource reservoir for sustained student success
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015-07)Orientation: The dire educational situation in South Africa has urged researchers to investigate predictors of sustained student success. - Research purpose: To investigate to what extent an Emotional Intelligence (EI) ...
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The mature female clothing shopper : profiles and shopping behaviour
(AOSIS Publishing, 1996-06)This study was designed to profile the mature female clothing shopper. More specifically certain variables that could be attributed to differences in consumer behaviour were investigated. Mature female clothing shoppers ...
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A sample survey of computer-based training with reference to success criteria and remedial procedures
(AOSIS Publishing, 2000-06)The aim of the study is to conduct an investigation into the status-quo of computer-based training (CBT) at one of the leading Life Assurance companies in South Africa. The investigation comprises the development of a ...
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Apparel shopping orientation : two decades of research
(South African Association of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences (SAAFECS), 2001)Shopping orientation is a complex and multidimensional concept. Defining shopping orientation is extremely difficult, due to numerous interrelated variables. Although the concept shopping orientation is described by ...
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Apparel shopping behaviour. Part 2, Conceptual theoretical model, market segments, profiles and implications
(AOSIS Publishing, 2003-10)This article is based on the conceptual theoretical model developed in Part 1 of this series of articles. The objective of this research is to identify female apparel consumer market segments on the basis of differentiating ...
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Apparel shopping behaviour. Part 1, Towards the development of a conceptual theoretical model
(AOSIS Publishing, 2003-10)Apparel shopping behaviour in a multicultural society is a complex phenomenon. The objective of this paper is to analyse various theoretical models from two disciplines, namely Consumer Behaviour and Clothing, and to ...
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