Open Research Collection: Recent submissions

  • A conceptual framework for conveyancing processes 
    Amadi-Echendu, Anthea; Pellissier, Rene (SAIIE25 Proceedings, 2013-07-09)
    Land is an asset and still remains a valuable factor of production in the modern era of knowledge economy. In many parts of the world, land is a limited resource, hence in most countries, custodianship and ownership of ...
  • Advancing social justice: critical reflections on the hate crime and bias monitoring form 
    Nel, Juan A; Venter, Zindi; Stratford, Vanessa (Acta Criminologica, 2022-12-19)
    In 2010, the South African Hate Crimes Working Group initiated a project to monitor hate incidents. This longitudinal research project was completed in 2017. The project had brought together researchers, activists and ...
  • Technology systems for land administration: a case study of South Africa 
    Amadi-Echendu, Anthea (AOMC Proceedings, 2019-06-19)
    Both private and public sector businesses are aware of the need to deploy information and communications technologies to improve their internal processes as well as to optimise external linkages. For public sector ...
  • Implications of Cadastral Systems on Engineering Asset Management 
    Amadi-Echendu, Anthea; Amadi-Echendu, Joe (Springer, 2016-01-16)
    Fixed or immovable assets include engineered infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, electrical and water utilities, roads, railways, and manufacturing and processing plants. These assets are built on land that often ...
  • Contemporary Issues in Sustainable Operations Management 
    Amadi-Echendu, Anthea (Springer, 2021-10-31)
    Global atmospheric and ecological changes necessitate the implementation of environmental regulations to manage global warming contributors and other waste-related matters. Better management of scarce resources and the ...
  • Managing Assets to Facilitate Circularity and Sustainability of Food Systems 
    Amadi-Echendu, Anthea; Ntoyanto-Tyatyantsi, Nonceba; Amadi-Echendu, Joe (Springer, 2023-02-16)
    The United Nations Zero Hunger Challenge focuses on finding solutions to achieve the 2030 SDG 2 targets, albeit in a manner that is consistent with the precepts of circular economy. Sustainable solutions to food accessibility, ...
  • Legal Aspects of Engineering Asset Management 
    Amadi-Echendu, Joe; Amadi-Echendu, Anthea (Springer, 2014-11-30)
    Immovable assets include engineered infrastructure such as buildings, manufacturing plant, roads and railways. These assets are built on land. In most jurisdictions, proposals to acquire and/or establish immovable assets ...
  • Using enterprise resource planning systems to manage property processes 
    Amadi-Echendu, Anthea (South African Journal of Information Management, 2023-04-28)
    BACKGROUND: The various organisations that are involved in property transfer transactions tend to work as autonomous units within the end-to-end property supply chain. This compartmentalisation of activities and tasks ...
  • Using blockchain technology to facilitate property transactions 
    Amadi-Echendu, Anthea (South African Journal of Information Management, 2021-12-22)
    BACKGROUND: As a medium of exchange, money enables the transfer of economic value and forms the basis of financial transactions. The transition from the third to the fourth industrial revolution has brought about technologies ...
  • Revisiting Agricultural Technologies in the 4IR Era 
    Ntoyanto-Tyatyantsi, Nonceba; Amadi-Echendu, Anthea (Springer, 2022-03-22)
    Food security is becoming a growing problem worldwide. Much focus should therefore be placed on the agricultural sector with a view of equipping the sector for increased food production capabilities. The agricultural ...
  • Supply chain integration in the South African conveyancing environment 
    Kruger, Louis P; Amadi-Echendu, Anthea; Kruger, Louis P (Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2016-05-13)
    Background: Although conveyancing is a legal term, business management and specifically operations management principles also apply to the processes involved in conveyancing. From a business perspective, each organisation ...
  • An analysis of small business skills in the City of Tshwane, Gauteng province 
    Kudakwashe, Chudokufa; Visser, Thea; Amadi-Echendu, Anthea; Phillips, Magaret (African Journal of Business and Economic Research, 2016-01-01)
    Small businesses receive much attention in South Africa as vehicles that stimulate economic growth and development. Evidence shows that high levels of unemployment and poverty exist; small business owners and managers ...
  • Entrepreneurial Education in a Tertiary Context: A Perspective of the University of South Africa 
    Kudakwashe, Chudokufa; Amadi-Echendu, Anthea; Phillips, Magaret; Kudakwashe, Chudokufa; Visser, Thea (International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016-06-04)
    South Africa is characterised by high unemployment levels, a low Total Early Stage Entrepreneurial Activity rate, and a high small business failure rate. Entrepreneurship and small business development is seen as a ...
  • Small business constraints: The influence of time 
    Kudakwashe, Chudokufa; Visser, Thea; Amadi-Echendu, Anthea; Phillips, Magaret (Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal, 2019)
    The objective of this article was to determine whether the number of years in business influences the constraints experienced by small businesses in the City of Tshwane. A total of 270 questionnaires were distributed and ...
  • Seasonal effects of Rhus lancea and Celtis africana on intake preference and physiological responses in South African indigenous goats 
    Phiri, France; Kanengoni, A.T.; Hattas, D.; Mbatha, K.R.; Kanengoni, a. T. (South African Society for Animal Science, 2022-07-16)
    This study investigated the seasonal effects of Rhus lancea and Celtis africana leaves on preference, intake, weight, and serum metabolites in South African indigenous, mature, male goats. Twelve mature, male goats weighing ...
  • Investigating the classroom teaching practices of life sciences teachers in Gauteng 
    Broadhurst, Jodi-Leigh; Dhurumraj, Thasmai (INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, 2023-03)
    In the analysis of the South African NSC diagnostic reports, the Department of Education prepared areas of learners’ struggle have proved to repeat themselves from 2017 to 2020. The classroom practices of Life Sciences ...
  • Socioeconomic and psychosocial factors associated with solidarity and prosocial behavior during COVID-19 
    Taliep, Naiema; Ismail, Ghouwa; Swart, Lu-Anne; Van Niekerk, Ashley; Seedat, Mohammed (2023)
    The novel virus SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of the COVID-19 pandemic, has had a profound global impact on health, social wellbeing, and economies, with especially devastating effects on vulnerable populations. A ...
  • Social (in)justices during the educator developmental appraisal process: A post-apartheid South African case study 
    Naidoo, Parvathy; Perumalsamy, Venie; Perumal, Juliet; Taliep, Naiema (Sage, 2023)
    Globally, the appraisal of educators remains a contested issue as the process, which aims to provide support and development to educators, is generally considered a punitive measure for educators. Within the South African ...
  • An African perspective on the genetic diversity of Toxoplasma gondii: A systematic review 
    du Plooy, Ilze; Mlangeni, Malitaba; Christian, Riann; TSOTETSI-KHAMBULE, ANA MBOKELENG (Cambridge University Press, 2023-03-20)
    The study of Toxoplasma gondii genotypes is beneficial for detecting strains linked to increased disease severity and uncovering the processes involved in the transmission and distribution of this zoonotic parasite. A ...
  • Rethinking and reimagining corporate social responsibility as legislation in South Africa using a qualitative document analytics approach 
    Ngoepe-Ntsoane, Mokgadi (INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, 2023-01-20)
    South African legislation does not obligate companies to fulfill their corporate social responsibilities. Understanding the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on social inclusivity is crucial in ...

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