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A qualitative investigation of primary school teachers and their experience of illegitimate tasks in selected schools in the Cape Town Metro Central Educational District
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The quality of basic education in South Africa is in need of interventions aimed at the improvement of the general standard of education offered in many public schools (Spaull, 2013). Research has shown ... -
Qualitative research : method in the madness?
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch Business School, 2005)This working paper is an attempt to provide a broad-strokes overview of qualitative research (QR): what it is, its purpose, the methods and techniques it uses, its units of analysis and the handling of data, how validity ... -
A qualitative study of key success factors for multinational corporations operating in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: “Africa’s not for sissies” is what one often hears when discussing business conditions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). For purposes of this study, the relatively well-developed country of South Africa has ... -
Quality Assurance - A Comparative Analysis of South Africa's Occupational Learning System (OLS)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The study was prompted by a quality assurance (QA) practice that is limited in terms of efficacy and efficiency within the culture of vocational institutions. This issue is widespread even with the presence ... -
Quality of service delivered by alcoholic beverage suppliers to customers in the South African hospitality industry
(AfricaJournals, 2019)Service quality can be described as the relative distance between a customer’s expectation of how they feel a service should be performed, and their perception of how that service was executed. Anecdotal evidence suggested ... -
Quality, value, satisfaction and loyalty amongst race groups : a study of customers in the South African fast food industry
(AOSIS, 2010)The retention of customers has become a key concern for many businesses. Various drivers of loyalty such as satisfaction, loyalty and commitment have, over time, been studied with the objective to improve customer retention. ... -
Quantification of estimation instability and its application to threshold selection in extremes
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Quantifying food plate waste : case study of a university dining facility
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The quest to tackle food insecurity has never been bigger. However, attaining food security is endangered by the megatrends of a burgeoning population, rapid urbanisation and rising affluence. Projections ... -
Quantifying freight transport volumes in developing regions : lessons learnt from South Africa's experience during the 20th century
(Taylor & Francis, 2012-12)A number of attempts were made during the 20th century to develop national freight flow information for South Africa. This paper discusses these contributions and attempts to identify the major reasons why the research did ... -
A quantitative analysis of investor over-reaction and under-reaction in the South African Equity Market : a mathematical statistical approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: One of the basic foundations of traditional finance is the theory underlying the efficient market hypothesis (EMH). The EMH states that stocks are fairly and accurately priced, making it impossible for ... -
A quasi-experimental evaluation of a skills capacity workshop in the South African public service
(AOSIS, 2020)Background: A paucity of evaluation studies could be identified that investigated the impact of training. The lacuna of research should be viewed in light of austerity measures as well as inability to measure return of ... -
The quest for material gain and engaging in risky sexual behaviour by young girls : a study in Sunnyside, Pretoria
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Understanding sexual behavour has become a major factor in addressing the spread of HIV. An emerging trend on the African Continent is the exchange material benefits for sexual favours from young women. ... -
Rail renaissance based on strategic market segmentation principles
(University of South Africa (Unisa), 2012)South Africa’s annual State of Logistics survey indicates that the majority of dense, long-distance surface freight is transported by road, placing severe constraints on the country’s freight logistics infrastructure ... -
Raising a crop of farmers
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch Business School, 2008-02)In the wake of the launch of Zimbabwe’s land-reform programmes and the subsequent deterioration of the formal farming industry, contract farming has emerged as a significant economic activity. It offers communal farmers ... -
Rationalizing a personalized conceptualization for the digital transition and sustainability of knowledge management using the SVIDT method
(MDPI, 2018)The objective of a current design science research (DSR) undertaking is responding to the call for a decentralizing Knowledge Management (KM) revolution by conceptualizing a Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) system. The ... -
Re-assessing the South African household inflation expectations survey through a sequential mixed methods approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Many central banks rely on survey-based measures of household inflation expectations as a gauge of policy credibility and an input for forecasting inflation. An accurate measure of the public’s inflation ... -
Real age-adjusted life expectancy
(University of JohannesburgAOSIS, 2013)This study summarises the development of a model to determine an individual’s adjusted life expectancy based on his Real Age. The model incorporates aspects such as gender, residing province, income, HIV status, ethnic ... -
A realised volatility measurement using quadratic variation and dealing with microstructure effects
(Operations Research Society of South Africa, 2006)ENGLISH SUMMARY : A volatility measurement that overcomes the respective problems encountered when implementing the realised and Discrete Sine Transform volatility measurements is defined and discussed in this paper. First ... -
Reaping the rewards of risk
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch Business School, 2008-02)South Africa needs more venture capitalists who brave risks by supporting new entrepreneurs with early-stage finance. In such uncharted territory failure is a possibility, but so are excellent returns -
Reasons contributing to low uptake of HIV testing and counselling services by health workers in Masvingo urban district
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: HIV and AIDS have not spurred the health professionals despite the fact that the society expects health workers to be role models and have adequate knowledge of HIV and AIDS. This study wanted to identify ...
