Author:Nembaware, Victoria PreciousDate:2012Widespread adoption of mobile phone-based innovative interventions hinge on clear guidelines and standards being established on how such programmes should be designed and implemented to promote high impact levels. This report is a formative ...Read more
Author:Velloo, IlhaamDate:2018Personal mobile devices (PMDs) such as tablets (also referred to as tablet computers or tablet pc) have become important educational technology components for university students. Although advances in wireless, mobile technology have resulted ...Read more
Author:Mukoza, Stella Maris KyobulaDate:2010This report presents the findings of the formative evaluation for The University of Cape Town's Emerging Student Leaders Programme (ESLP). The ESLP is a student leadership development programme aimed at equipping aspiring student leaders with ...Read more
Author:Kiley, JeromeDate: 2020Students at higher education institutions expect that their investment in education will be rewarded through positive employment outcomes. The dearth of research into graduates' personal circumstances which contribute to whether these ...Read more
Author:Lufuluabo, Rolly NganduDate:2014In 2011, the Western Cape Department of Health (WC DoH) adopted a health plan called Healthcare 2020. The framework of the plan emphasizes the necessity to de-hospitalize care in the province. The healthcare plan has brought about a shift in ...Read more
Author:Goodman, SukiDate:1999Due to significant shifts in the political, economic and demographic environment the imperatives for change within South African organisations are becoming increasingly more urgent. One strategy that organisations are adopting in the face of ...Read more
Author:Fakie, AyeshaDate:2004The study of organisational culture change is an important field of inquiry within the study of organisational behaviour and organisational culture. This study examined the effects of organisational culture change initiatives on employees, ...Read more
Author:Behrman, MelanieDate:2006Absenteeism in the nursing profession poses a serious threat to South African health care institutions (Samdi, 2000; McHugh, 2001). This research investigated the association between role stress, and the impact thereof on nurse absence ...Read more
Author:Leibowitz, PaulDate:2005This research project investigated the levels, determinants and outcomes ofthe Quality of Work Life (QWL) of teachers from disadvantaged schools in the Cape Town area (N=117). Statistical analysis of the results indicated that the teachers ...Read more
Author:Reynolds, MegannDate:2021In the South African context, a geographical region prone to the occurrence of frequent and intense periods of drought, the emergence of climate conditions reaching new extremes raises concerns of adaptability to sustain living and work ...Read more
Author:Rautenbach, CaseyDate: 2022Leader-member communications and employee engagement (EE) are critical for organisational success (Barhite, 2017; Kelly, 2021; Kohntopp & McCann, 2020). With a nearinstantaneous shift to remote work during the Covid-19 pandemic, the nature ...Read more
Author:Lemmon, Danielle KellyDate:2017Globally education policy, practice and research has emphasized the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) secondary schools in diminishing the skills-gap in STEM disciplines. This research presents an outcome ...Read more
Author:Rundare, AlfeousDate:2008This study presents an outcome evaluation of the maternal care manual of the Perinatal Education Programme (PEP) studies by 32 midwives at Mowbray Maternity Hospital, a training facility in Cape Town, South Africa. Pre-and-post course knowledge ...Read more
Author:Pulker, StephanieDate:2012This study investigates academic dishonesty among undergraduate commerce students using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). A total of 579 respondents from three tertiary institutions in the Western Cape in South Africa completed an online ...Read more
Author:Morar, VarshaDate:2004Retrenchments have become increasingly prevalent in South Africa affecting those that are retrenched and the survivors of such a process. Despite survivors being the linchpins of future profitability, research on their experiences is limited ...Read more
Author:Riordan, SarahDate:2001This research examines the relationship between the work expectations, and experiences, of graduate engineers during their early career period. The theories of organisational socialisation, reality shock and work adjustment define the context ...Read more
Author:Gross, Victoria LouiseDate:2013This study examined the relationship between work experience and the development of eight graduate attributes among postgraduate students in the faculties of Humanities and Commerce at the University of Cape Town (N = 167). A quantitative ...Read more
Author:Henriques, Jenine ElizabethDate:2015Orientation: Employee turnover (ET) has become one of the central challenges faced by organisations today. Managers of local organisations should be asking themselves the following pivotal question: Why are skilled and top-performing employees ...Read more