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Incorporating corporate social responsibility into graduate employability
(Wiley, 2022)To remain sustainably viable in today's business environment, employers require appropriate skills to support their commitment to social responsibility. When recruiting skills, employers recognize that graduate attributes ... -
Psychometric properties of a workplace spirituality measure
(AOSIS Publishing, 2022)Orientation: Scholars are encouraged to provide contextualised definitions of spirituality (e.g. workplace spirituality) and validate measures using non-academic samples and advanced statistics. Research purpose: This ... -
The alignment between corporate and business level strategies in South African public entities
(University of the Free State, 2018-10)The South African public entities play a significant role in the South African economy as they assist the government to achieve different service delivery mandates in key sectors of the economy. However, the public entities ... -
Awareness of living expenses after retirement for Lesotho public servants
(University of the Free State, 2015-10-13)The main objective of the study was to analyse the Lesotho public servants’ awareness of living expenses after retirement. The secondary objectives were to determine if Lesotho public servants engaged in financial planning, ... -
Employee burnout at Lesotho Highlands Development Authority
(University of the Free State, 2015-11-16)Purpose: The primary objective of the study was to determine the level of employee burnout at Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA). Methodology: The research approach was positivist and the research design ... -
Standards and best practices for member firms of Phatshoane Henney Group
(University of the Free State, 2015-11-16)In 2005 the Phatshoane Henney Group of Associated Law Firms (PHG) was established, which was a first for the South African legal fraternity. Today, it is the largest association of independent law firms in South Africa ... -
Effectiveness of performance management system at Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality
(University of the Free State, 2015-11)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Performance Management System (PMS) processes at Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality which will be benchmarked against the best practices of the South African ... -
Staff retention at World Vision International Lesotho
(University of the Free State, 2015-11-16)Staff retention at World Vision International Lesotho is affected by broad factors of the organisation; which are compensation and benefits, work/development environment, organisational environment, and work-life balance. ... -
Information technology-business alignment for business process efficiency at the Central Bank of Lesotho
(University of the Free State, 2015-11-16)The Central bank of Lesotho is faced with a problem of unclear IT-business alignment in its payment systems business area. The study is intended to help find the causes of this lack of alignment and to also recommend ... -
The impact of restructuring at Eskom Free State Operating Unit Distribution Division
(University of the Free State, 2015-11-16)The objective of the study was to explore the influence of restructuring at the Eskom Free State Operating Unit Distribution Division. This study explored the impact of restructuring within the Free State Operating Unit ... -
Accounting ethics in the accounting profession: a sample stakeholder survey in Bloemfontein
(University of the Free State, 2015-11)Recent years have witnessed an increase in the emphasis on accountability and transparency in both private and public sectors, largely because of a need to optimize efficiencies and productivity. Accompanying this trend ... -
The quality of service at Absa Wealth Bloemfontein
(University of the Free State, 2015-11)The banking industry in South Africa is credited to be one of the top banking sectors in the world, compliance with stiff regulations has meant that banks have had to constantly increase their competitiveness in order to ... -
Employee engagement at Eskom Distribution Free State Operating Unit Head Office
(University of the Free State, 2015-11-13)Employee engagement has the potential to influence employee performance and management, yet it is not well understood by a number or organisations. The current challenge facing most organisations, however, is that ... -
The impact of musculoskeletal disorders on absenteeism in hospital workers in the Mangaung Metropolitan District
(University of the Free State, 2014-11)The study was prompted by the high rate of absenteeism among the personnel at hospitals within the Mangaung Metropolitan District, which has a negative impact on services provided to the patients. The primary objective was ... -
Client segmentation in a South African financial services company
(University of the Free State, 2015-11)Purpose: The business landscape for financial services providers around the world and in South Africa has seen many changes in terms of the economic environment, regulation and consumer needs. Amidst these changes, financial ... -
Centralised versus decentralised administrative resource allocation in the Faculty of the Humanities at the University of the Free State
(University of the Free State, 2015-11)At present, universities find themselves in an environment of increasing competition for scarce resources in the public sector at large. Being in a competitive environment, universities might lean towards a centralised ... -
A competency model for data scientists in Grain SA
(University of the Free State, 2015-11)With the current global population growth and the consequential increasing demand for food, agricultural productivity needs to increase. Grain SA is a leading role player in the agricultural industry and needs to serve ... -
The relationship between absenteeism and physical workplace conditions at Tshepong mine
(University of the Free State, 2015-10)The purpose of this study was to determine whether a positive correlation exists between the physical workplace conditions underground and the rate of absenteeism underground at Tshepong Mine. The research was designed ... -
The viability of re-enlisting potato commodity derivatives on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
(University of the Free State, 2015-11)A possible technique for all participants within the potato value chain to minimise their exposure to price risk is to use future contracts. The potato contract was enlisted on the South African Futures Exchange (SAFEX) ... -
The role of government in developing sustainable SMEs in the construction sector in the Free State province
(University of the Free State, 2015-11-13)The objective of the study is to determine the role of government in developing sustainable SMEs in the construction sector in the Free State province. The owners and managers who are on Grading 2 to 7 as per Construction ...