College of Economic and Management Sciences
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/25
2024-03-29T14:09:43ZAn investigation of the impact of HIV/AIDS on small business in the Vaal region
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/30959
An investigation of the impact of HIV/AIDS on small business in the Vaal region
Mngomezulu, Thato David
One of the dangerous things about HIV/ AIDS is that people do not want to know
about it. It is a frightening disease for which there is no vaccine and no cure. It
is also sex-related and therefore treated with embarrassment by many people.
Many of us are scared by what is happening. Family members, relatives, friends
and work mates are falling ill and dying, often when they are quite young.
Husbands, wives and infants are being struck down. People do not like to talk
about the cause of death. It seems mysterious and shameful (Asma!, in Jewkes,
1999).
Today it is common to hear about employers who require job applicants to prove
that they are not HJV-positive before offering them work.
Some business privately acknowledged the likely long-tenn effects of HIV/AIDS
were one reason for the trend away from labour - intensive processes and
towards increased mechanisation and higher capital investment. Unfortunately
even production processes dominated by robotics can not entirely remove the
human factors. People are needed to maintain, repair and re-programme the
robots.
Many employers and employees have already been significantly influenced by
the impact of the HlV-positive condition of an employee or full-blown AIDS.
This is hardly surprising, given the ever-growing number of HIV-infection
(Healy, 1999).
The workplace is precisely an arena where education and awareness programmes
can be beneficial. Employers can contribute to employee education by providing
training and educational programmes, which focus on awareness and prevention.
The main objective of this research was to identify the business activities and
procedures used to deal with the impact of HIV/ AIDS on Small Business.
Previous studies has shown that the number of people in Small Businesses who
have AIDS or are infected with HIV, is increasing steadily (Myslik, 200 I).
HIV/ AIDS is seen by many businesses as such an overwhelming issue that they
take the easy way out by ignoring it, or giving it minimal attention.
The thesis is divided into three main sections. Firstly, a literature study of the
subject is undertaken. Secondly, an empirical study is conducted by means of
data collected from Small Businesses in the Vaal Region. The data is analysed
and reported on. Thirdly, a munber of conclusions are drawn from the analysis of
the data and a number of recommendations are made.
This thesis serves as an introduction on investigating the impact of HJV/AIDS on
Small Business in the Vaal Region and further research in this field, using this
study as a basis, is recommended.
2002-10-01T00:00:00ZThe effect of value-added tax on economic growth in South Africa
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/30951
The effect of value-added tax on economic growth in South Africa
Moletsane, Tebello Sylvia
The study investigated the effect of value-added tax on economic growth in South Africa using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds tests approach for cointegration for the period 1991 to 2020. The results of the study showed that there was a long-run relationship between the variables when investment was used as the dependent variable. The results of the ECM showed that GDP growth had a significant and positive effect on investment, while VAT had a positive but non-significant effect on investment. The causality test results showed that GDP Granger-cause investment, and that a bi-directional causal relationship existed between VAT and investment. These results therefore prove that growth could be achieved in South Africa when government allocates the revenue raised through a well-designed value-added tax to productive expenditure, such as human capital, research and development and investing in infrastructure. In other words, the findings of the study confirms that VAT has the potential to impact economic growth when the increased revenue is allocated towards well-targeted investment. To mitigate the adverse effect of a VAT increase on the disadvantaged, this could be addressed by diverting the revenue back to the poor through increased spending on housing and health to reduce poverty and inequality.; Patlisiso e batlisitse sephetho sa lekgetho la boleng bo ekeditsweng ho kgolo ya moruo Afrika Borwa ka ho sebedisa mokgwa wa diteko tsa mellwane tsa Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bakeng sa kopanyo bakeng sa nako ya 1991 ho isa ho 2020. Diphetho tsa phuputso di bontshitse hore ho bile le nako e telele kamano pakeng tsa mefuta-futa ha matsete a ne a sebediswa e le phapang e itshetlehileng ka yona. Diphetho tsa ECM di bontshitse hore kgolo ya GDP e bile le phello e kgolo le e ntle ho tsetelo, ha VAT e na le phello e ntle empa e se ya bohlokwa ho tsetelong. Diphetho tsa diteko tsa causality di bontshitse hore matsete a GDP Granger-cause, le hore kamano ya mabaka a mabedi e teng dipakeng tsa VAT le matsete. Ka hona, diphetho tsena di paka hore kgolo e ka fihlellwa ka hara Afrika Borwa ha mmuso o abela lekeno le bokelletsweng ka lekgetho le hlophisitsweng hantle la boleng ba ditjeho tse hlahisang tlhahiso, tse kang bokgoni ba batho, dipatlisiso le ntshetsopele le matsete ho meralo ya motheo. Ka mantswe a mang, diphuputso tsa phuputso di tiisa hore VAT e na le bokgoni ba ho ama kgolo ya moruo ha lekeno le eketsehileng le abelwa matsete a rerilweng hantle. Ho bebofatsa phello e mpe ya keketseho ya VAT ho ba hlokisitsweng, sena se ka rarollwa ka ho kgutlisetsa lekeno ho ba futsanehileng ka ho eketseha ha tshebediso ya chelete matlong le bophelo bo botle ho fokotsa bofuma le ho se lekane.; Die studie het die effek van belasting op toegevoegde waarde op ekonomiese groei in Suid-Afrika ondersoek deur gebruik te maak van die Outoregressiewe Verspreide Lag (ARDL) grenstoetsbenadering vir koïntegrasie vir die tydperk 1991 tot 2020. Die resultate van die studie het getoon dat daar 'n langtermyn was verband tussen die veranderlikes wanneer belegging as die afhanklike veranderlike gebruik is. Die resultate van die ECM het getoon dat ekonomiese groei 'n beduidende en positiewe uitwerking op investering gehad het, terwyl belasting op toegevoegde waarde 'n positiewe maar nie-beduidende uitwerking op investering gehad het. Die oorsaaklikheidstoetsresultate het getoon dat ekonomiese groei Granger investering veroorsaak, en dat 'n tweerigting-oorsaaklike verband tussen belasting op toegevoegde waarde en investering bestaan het. Hierdie resultate bewys dus dat groei in Suid-Afrika behaal kan word wanneer die regering die inkomste wat verkry word deur 'n goed ontwerpte belasting op toegevoegde waarde toewys aan produktiewe uitgawes, soos menslike kapitaal, navorsing en ontwikkeling en investering in infrastruktuur. Met ander woorde, die bevindinge van die studie bevestig dat belasting op toegevoegde waarde die potensiaal het om ekonomiese groei te beïnvloed wanneer die verhoogde inkomste aan goedgerigte belegging toegewys word. Om die nadelige uitwerking van 'n belasting op toegevoegde waarde verhoging op die benadeeldes te versag, kan dit aangespreek word deur die inkomste na die armes terug te lei deur verhoogde besteding aan behuising en gesondheid om armoede en ongelykheid te verminder.
Includes summaries in Sesotho and Afrikaans
2023-06-01T00:00:00ZA development model for middle-managers in the Sedibeng district council : a case study
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/30921
A development model for middle-managers in the Sedibeng district council : a case study
Moshebi, Oupa Mochongoane
This research shows that the current municipal management in South Africa does not provide for the future. An alternative is suggested that will provide a framework for the future of municipal management development model in South Africa. One of the major aspects of this work is that it is founded on the basic assumption of inherent change in South Africa. It is this change and the historical socio-political issues that refute the hypothesis that current management are providing for the future.
The literature study exposed the need for a new municipal management development approach in South African municipalities, the nature, scope, and major aspects of management development. Furthermore, management development approaches techniques and methods as well as guidelines for a new holistic approach are described. The investigation into the municipal management development practices for municipal managers exposed advanced levels in this regards in the UK and USA (Western countries) and South Africa is focusing on a holistic approach, with a significant step taken being, the establishment of the South African Local Government Association (SALGA).
The empirical study consisted ofa structured questionnaire (and interviews) distributed to a sample population of 284 municipalities and to municipal managers, 4 538 executive managers and IO 375 heads of departments (through SALGA) to investigate their management development needs, experiences and activities. Main findings revealed a lack of training for municipal management, uncoordinated management development programmes, with existing ones being reactions to crisis situations, and ill-defined management roles for municipal middle managers. Municipal managers seem solely responsible for municipal management, thus exposing a need for a municipal-based management development approach. The Management development model recognises the participatory management vision of the new municipal system, includes stakeholder involvement in municipal management development, and provides municipal managers with a model that employs South African Local Government Quality Assurance Framework,
This research is not definitive by any means, it merely shows that there are problems in the field of municipal management, and it provides an alternative management development paradigm for South African municipalities.
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2002-10-01T00:00:00ZImplementation of the performance management system in the Department of Employment and Labour, Limpopo Province
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/30874
Implementation of the performance management system in the Department of Employment and Labour, Limpopo Province
Nkadimeng, Mapula Magdeline
Institutions that employ an appropriate and good appraisal system are more likely to influence employee motivation, resulting in greater performance and attainment of organisational aims and purposes. This is one of the main findings in this study, consistent with prevailing literature on performance management. The purpose of this study was to investigate the implementation and effectiveness of the performance management system and how it affects the provision of service priorities in the Limpopo Department of Employment and Labour (DEL).
In order to achieve the objectives, the quantitative approach was used, where a questionnaire was administered to a random sample. Analysis of data collected took place in the form of descriptive statistics and a presentation of charts. Based on the investigation’s findings, there are obstacles related to the implementation of the performance management system in DEL, such as unfair performance ratings as a result of favouritism by supervisors and managers during PMS implementation. These findings also provided some invaluable insights, namely, enforcing PMS policy regularly in order to eliminate numerous grievance cases on PMS implementation, to deal with the issue of poor leadership by supervisors and managers, and so forth, that may improve its effective implementation and mitigating recommendations to the identified challenges.; Dihlongwa tšeo di šomišago tshepedišo ya maleba ya tekolo di na le kgonagalo ye kgolo ya go huetša tlhohleletšo ya bašomi, e lego seo se feleletšago ka phethagatšo ye kgolo le phihlelelo ya maikemišetšo le merero ya mokgatlo. Ye ke ye nngwe ya diphihlelelo tše kgolo ka dinyakišišong tše, tšeo di sepelelanago le dingwalo tša bjale tša taolo ya tiro. Maikemišetšo a dinyakišišo tše e be e le go nyakišiša ka ga tiragatšo le go šoma gabotse ga tshepedišo ya taolo ya mošomo le ka moo e amago ka gona kabo ya ditlapele tša ditirelo ka Kgorong ya Mešomo le Bašomi (DEL) ya Limpopo.
Go fihlelela maikemišetšo, go šomišitšwe mokgwa wa bontši, moo lenaneopotšišo le ilego la beakanywa go sampole ye e kgethilwego. Tshekatsheko ya datha yeo e kgobokeditšwego e dirilwe ka sebopego sa dipalopalo tša go hlaloša le tlhagišo ya ditšhate. Go ya ka diphihlelelo tša dinyakišišo, go na le mapheko ao a amanago le tiragatšo ya tshepedišo ya taolo ya mošomo ka go DEL, bjalo ka dikelo tša phethagatšo tše di sa lokago ka lebaka la tirosepitša ka baokamedi le balaodi nakong ya tiragatšo ya PMS. Diphihlelelo tše di file gape ditemogo tše dingwe tše bohlokwa kudu, e lego, go phethagatša pholisi ya PMS ka mehla go fediša melato ye mentši ya dingongorego ka ga tiragatšo ya PMS, go šogana le taba ya boetapele bjo bo fokolago ka baokamedi le balaodi, bjalobjalo, tšeo di ka kaonafatšago tiragatšo ya yona ye e šomago gabotse le go fokotša ditšhišinyo go ditlhohlo tše di laeditšwego.; Mihlangano leyi yi tirhisaka sisiteme yo hlahluva leyi faneleke na ku va ya kahle yi tala swinene ku hlohlotela nhlohlotelo wa vatirhi, leswi swi vangaka matirhelo ma kahle swinene na ku fikeleriwa swikongomelokulu na swivangelo. Lexi i xin'wana xa swikumiwakulu eka ndzavisiso lowu, leswi fambisanaka na matsalwa lama nga kona eka malawulelo ya matirhelo. Xivangelo xa ndzavisiso lowu a ku ri ku lavisisa matirhiselo na matirhelo ya sisiteme ya malawulelo ya matirhelo na hilaha yi khumbaka hakona ku nyikiwa ka swirhangana swa vukorhokeri eka Ndzawulo ya Mitirho na Vatirhi (DEL) ya Limpopo.
Ku fikelela swikongomelo leswi, endlelo ra risima ri tirhisiwile, laha khwexinere yi tirhisiweke ku hlawula nsampulo. Nxopaxopo wa switiviwa leswi hlengeletiweke wu vile kona hi xivumbeko tinhlayohlayo to hlamusela hi ku hlawulekisa na andlalo wa tichati. Hi ku ya hi swikumiwa swa vulavisisi, ku na swirhalanganyi leswi fambelanaka na matirhiselo ya sisiteme ya malawulelo ya matirhelo eka DEL, swo tanihi hi mipimo ya matirhelo leyi nga riki leyinene hikwalaho ka vurhandzwa hi valanguteri na vafambisi hi nkarhi wa matirhiselo ya PMS. Swikumiwa leswi swi tlhela swi nyikiwa ntwisiso wa nkoka swinene, ku nga, ku sindzisa pholisi ya PMS nkarhi na nkarhi ku herisa milandzu ya swivilelo yo tala hi mayelana na matirhiselo ya PMS , ku tirhana na xiphiqo xa vurhangeri bya xiyimo xa le hansi hi valanguteri na vafambisi, na swo kota sweswo, leswi swi nga ha antswisaka matirhelo ya hina lama vuyerisaka na ku hunguta swibumabumelo eka mitlhontlho leyi kumekeke
2023-11-01T00:00:00Z