This research was set out to investigate the role of knowledge management as a coping strategy for PHE institutions in Botswana, especially given that they operate in a highly regulated environment. One of the major drivers ...
Knowledge management (KM) has been cited as a strategic asset and a source of competitive advantage for organisations. While the issues of KM have been widely discussed by many researchers, there is a paucity of studies ...
The Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) is endowed with natural resources which are drivers for sustainable development at local, national and regional levels. However, these resources are adversely affected by dynamic social, ...
Renaud, Karen; Van Biljon, Judy(British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET), 2016-07-01)
There has been a worldwide increase in the number of postgraduate students over the last few years and therefore some examiners struggle to maintain high standards of consistency, accuracy and fairness. This is especially ...
Gender inequality appears to be a universal problem especially in African countries. This inequality between men and women was also identified in the Vhavenḓa nation. The study investigated the socio-cultural content ...
The current economic distress faced by many manufacturing companies in South Africa both large and small has forced the leadership to review business performance and implement measures to reduce costs across all levels. ...
This research focused on the role of leadership in improving secondary schools’ performance in the Bulawayo province of Zimbabwe. The research was qualitative and a case study was carried out in six secondary schools in ...
Orientation: The 21st century has presented challenges and opportunities to organisations. Although South Africa is the most competitive economy in sub-Saharan Africa, the country needs to focus on these opportunities to ...
The relationship between the role of leadership and agricultural cooperatives performance were examined in East, West and South Ethiopia. The hypotheses were tested in a survey of N=162 leaders, managers and directors of ...
Since 1994 the South African government has implemented principles of equity, redress and social empowerment in broader society and in education. Consequently, corporal punishment was banned in schools and new methods of ...
Mbajiorgu, Christian A.; Maake, M. S.; Kayoka, P. N.; Masafu, Mary Moise(2012-09)
A survey was conducted at Mandlethu FET School in Mpumalanga, South Africa, with the aim of assessing the role of learners’ and parental socio-economic conditions in teaching and learning of science subjects at Mandlethu ...
du Plessis, EC (Elize); Marais, P; Van Schalkwyk, A(Progressio, 2011-08-15)
Student teaching practice and the assessment of their learning during this time play a
significant role in preparing student teachers for the teaching profession. The study on which this article reports focussed on the ...
There is an ever-increasing reliance on the law as a route, or resource to implement
desired change.' The law in this context is a complex aggregation of principles,
norms, ideas, rules, practices and the activities of ...
The Department of Education is promoting HIV/AIDS education programmes in the public schools of South Africa, particularly through the subject Life Orientation. Therefore, this study investigates the role of Life Orientation ...
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of local economic development in urban poverty alleviation in Mbabane town in Eswatini. This was done by interviewing various stakeholders that are involved in LED processes ...
Malefane, S.R.(South African Association of Public Administration and Management, 2010)
The economic recession is, in public administration, recognised as an
environmental condition that emanates from the external economic
environment within which government institutions operate. Its impact is felt
by ...
This study was intended to explore the role male partners play in preventing adolescent pregnancy in the Letlhabile area, of Brits district, which is located in the North West Province. Adolescent males and females whose ...
Ndwiga, Nicholas M; van der Poll, Huibrecht Margaretha(Alternation, 2013)
The main purpose of this article is to provide insights into the role of management accounting in creating and sustaining a competitive advantage especially in the banking industry. The literature reviewed and the results ...
Current management accounting techniques have not been widely accepted as
a means to develop a competitive advantage. The information obtained from the
literature reviewed and the results from an empirical study that ...