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Workplace internet leisure browsing, recovery experiences and occupational well-being
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Historically, major breakthroughs in technology have led to significant improvements in the productivity of organisations. These technological breakthroughs have also completely changed the way that ... -
Understanding postharvest losses of pomegranate fruit in South Africa : magnitude, causes and impacts
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Fruit and vegetables losses contribute to a substantial amount of food losses, and this has remained a significant problem in the food system despite the technological innovations to prolong shelf life. ... -
Understanding Cape Town’s food system through grassroots innovations and social-technical transitions theory
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The current food system has a negative impact on human wellbeing and on environmental boundaries. Within this context, it is understood that technological fixes will not be enough to address social and ... -
A system dynamics approach to understanding household energy-water urban nexus metabolism in Cape Town
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Energy and water are considered to be two of the most essential resources necessary to establish and maintain operations in urban cities. Patterns of energy and water consumption in urban metabolism studies ... -
South Africa's contested transition to energy democracy : lessons and struggles from the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : South Africa is uniquely positioned in the unfolding global energy transition and the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), launched in 2011, has made South Africa ... -
Scaling the value creation capacity of non-profit organisations through an evolving partnering portfolio : learning from a case in practice
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study is anchored in a theoretical domain that explores the potential of partnering as a strategy and process to improve the value creation capacity and sustainability of non-profit organisations. ... -
Safety behaviour in high risk industries
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study advocates for the importance of safety for organisations in high risk industries and the financial and person related impact that a lack of safety and in particular safety behaviour can have ... -
The role of non-cognitive skills in educational production in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The role of non-cognitive skills in educational production in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) has largely been overlooked in the international economics of education literature. This constitutes ... -
The relevance of traditional literary theory for brand storytelling in the South African context
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: In this thesis the scholarship and discourse about storytelling from the field of literary theory was consulted as point of departure for understanding what “good stories” entail. Since the time of ... -
Reflecting on the King IV director remuneration recommendations : a financial services perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Director remuneration is a contentious topic worldwide. South African companies increasingly receive immense stakeholder scrutiny due to perceivably excessive executive remuneration packages, insufficient ... -
Prevalence of workplace bullying of trainee doctors in the Western Cape, South Africa : an exploratory descriptive study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Doelwit : Die navorser se hoofdoelwit was om die voorkoms van afknouery in die werkplek van leerlingdokters in die Wes-Kaap te ondersoek. Die fokus van hierdie studie was op die subjektiewe perspektiewe ... -
Practice, practitioners, and praxis of audit committees in South African local government : a case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Local government in South Africa faces many challenges including negative audit outcomes, reported corruption, weak financial and performance management, and lack of legal compliance. Through research, ... -
Personality and workplace bullying : role of the big five personality traits in predicting workplace bullying perpetrators in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Workplace bullying as a psychosocial phenomenon has been an object of investigation on an international level for the past 20 years. Yet, limited research about this phenomenon exist in South Africa. ... -
Methodological advances for deepening the interrogation of data from education evaluations
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The ability to read is arguably the most important skill in most academic settings. All present and future learning is dependent fundamentally on the ability to appropriately interpret text and internalise ... -
Measurement invariance of the PCQ-24 over ethnic groups in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : In South Africa, psychological assessment is governed by strict legal parameters and practitioners are required to proactively show that their measures are valid, reliable, unbiased and can be fairly ... -
Manifestations of inequality in three developing countries : an investigation of differential education and labour market outcomes
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Economic inequality is a pervasive phenomenon that has long been a feature of both developed and developing countries. Such inequality is particularly problematic in developing countries because of its ... -
Levy processes and quantum mechanics : an investigation into the distribution of log returns
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : It is well known that log returns on stocks do not follow a normal distribution as is assumed under the Black-Scholes pricing formula. This study investigates alternatives to Brownian Motion which are ... -
Land use in Mumbwa Game Management Area : livelihood, migrations, and land cover change
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : As category VI IUCN Protected Areas where people can practice the sustainable use of natural resources, game management areas (GMAs) of Zambia employ a mixed land use approach. The Mumbwa GMA, adjacent ... -
Investigating the impact of activity behaviour on transport mode choice and use in Cape Town
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The paper covers the influence of activity behaviour on the mode choice, behaviour and transport use of individuals. A trip-based model was used to forecast passenger demand for new transport projects in ... -
The importance of input features on deep neural networks when predicting foreign exchange rates
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Data has become a form of currency that can govern both the success and failure of almost every business, individual or idea. Raw, unprocessed financial data form the basis for new discoveries in this ...
