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The research on which this article is based, sought a suitable computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) for use in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering laboratories and workshop at the University of South ...
Common grass-cutter machines are operated by fuel and electrical energy, which are expensive, and need high maintenance. To keep environment clean and reduce use of fuel a solar powered grass trimmer has been designed in ...
Fundamentally, it would be expected that men and women are treated equally, also where private matters such as the access to toilets is concerned. Previous research reports on how gender discrimination is embedded in the ...
Construction projects in all sectors have experienced cost overruns despite project management measures in place. Many studies have been conducted to determine the critical success factors for project execution in ...
The “Fourth Industrial Revolution” (4IR) is an expression, which is now used to frame and assess the impact of emergent technologies in the 21st century. The rapidity and quantity of changes that are occurring will result ...
Ethics is clearly an important component of sustainable business operations. In hospitality businesses practices, the operators of for example, hotels, are expected to uphold business practices that are both honest and ...
Employee wellbeing is regarded to be important, not only for the individual, but also to improve organisational performance. The question remains whether it is the sole responsibility of the organisation to ensure employee ...
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine whether companies recognised for the quality of their sustainability reporting are also adopting investor relations (IR) best practices for their IR webpages. Quality ...
Section 58(1) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 gives a shareholder the right to appoint a proxy "at any time" for the purpose of participating in, speaking and voting on behalf of that shareholder at a shareholders′ meeting, ...
A company is an artificial person and has no mind, will or hands of its own. It is, therefore, compelled to act through human agents. The board of directors is responsible for the management and direction of the business ...
The purpose of this article is to explore clawbacks as a means of addressing problematic executive remuneration through an examination of the approaches adopted by the US, Australia, and certain European Union (EU) member ...
The awarding of termination payments to departing company directors and senior executives has attracted a lot of controversy in many jurisdictions in light of the excessive nature and size of termination packages, as well ...
Dikgwatlhe, Pule(Society of Mining Professors (SOMP) in collaboration with the Mining Engineering Education South Africa (MEESA) and The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM), 2018-03-13)
The higher price of oil and gas has positioned coal as the premium source of energy. This is likely to remain so as electricity demand is steadily rising.
Listed as a strategic resource to the South African economy, coal ...
This article explores the notions of a good life as understood in religion and psychology. The markers of altruism and empathy are identified. The effect the use of social media has on brain chemistry is then explored and ...
In an ideal public service all South Africans would receive professional
and effi cient service. However, the reality reveals the contrary. This article
provides an overview of the critical role that the selection ...
Compared to other regions of the world, Africa is lagging in its drive toward knowledge-based
economies. This study systematically reviews the literature in order to highlight the policies and
strategies with which African ...
The study assesses how ICT modulates the effect of inequality on female economic participation in a panel of 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa over the period 2004-2014. Three inequality indicators are used, namely: the ...
Ghosh, Anirudha; Chen, K H; Qiu, X S; Hsieh, Henry; Shao, Yang(Springer, 2018-10)
This investigation reports on anisotropy in the magnetic interaction, lattice-orbital coupling and degree of phonon softening in single crystal Ni3TeO6 (NTO) using temperature- and polarization-dependent X-ray absorption ...
This article reports on the findings of a qualitative content analysis study that explored the generic competencies required of labour relations practitioners in the South African public service with a view to developing ...
The aim of this study was to propose and validate a model of organisational effectiveness which could be utilised by a metropolitan municipality to address problems and weaknesses in order to maintain its credibility in ...