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Quality assurance framework for small manufacturing companies in the clothing industry in the Cape Metropolitan area
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2007)An assessment undertaken by the Clothing and Textile Centre in the Western Cape (Clotex) during 2002 revealed that there was a great need for quality in the clothing sector. Furthermore, the research undertaken by the ... -
Quality assurance in low-cost housing construction projects in the metropole
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013)In 1994, the South African government introduced low-cost housing construction through Reconstruction and Development Programme. The programme was intended to improve the quality of lives of the country's citizens. Many ... -
Quality management challenges in iterative software product development of a selected software development organisation in Cape Town, South Africa
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018)Many software organisations using iterative software development approach use practices that relate to quality management. However, the quality management process has been inadequate. Despite many research studies conducted ... -
Quality service within the context of Mozambique’s developmental objectives and public service reform
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013)Investment Promotion Agencies act as economic development conduits which seek not only just to undertake promotion, but also to improve the wider environment for investors by liaising and initiating change. As a result, ... -
Re-branding Zimbabwe : a transformative and challenging process
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013)During the past few decades, nation branding has emerged as one of the key strategies for national economic development. Many nations across the world, both developed and developing, have embraced the concept as they ... -
Real-time decision support systems in a selected big data environment
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016)The emergence of big data (BD) has rendered existing conventional business intelligence (BI) tools inefficient and ineffective for real-time decision support systems (DSS). The inefficiency and ineffectiveness is perceived ... -
Realignment of public relations in the value chain for improved organisational ethics in South Africa
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2008)There is little doubt that public relations faces an identity crisis threatening to relegate this troubled organisational function permanently to the sidelines, unless it succeeds in reinventing itself. Such reinvention ... -
Redesign of core business processes of the national building regulations of South Africa
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016)This paper describes the redesigning processes of the National Building Regulations of South Africa. These processes are administered by the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) in terms of the National ... -
Reduction of the causes of stock-outs in ERP supply chain management by prioritization of the causes : a case study at the City of Cape Town
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018)Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have a good reputation for automation and strength in the integration of business processes (BPs), therefore more and more organisations are adopting ERP systems. The City of Cape ... -
Reengineering the residence application and admission business processes at a selected tertiary institution
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018)Institutions of higher learning are operating in an environment that is continuously informed by the markets and government regulations, hence the need for continuous improvement initiatives in order to remain relevant to ... -
Regional economic co-operation in Sub-Saharan Africa with special reference to the Southern African Development Communities
(Peninsula Technikon, 2002)South Africa has long been a part of the region although it may be a new comer to some institutions established. One of the reasons why SADC was established was to reduce economic dependence on South Africa. The latter has ... -
The relationship between change implementation, organisational citizenship behaviour and job satisfaction in the business process outsourcing industry in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016)Change management is inevitable in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry in South Africa, where organisations have to be constantly vigilant when tackling the interwoven relationship between change implementation, ... -
The relationship between fluctuating interest rates and the nature of credit card spending in a leading South African food retailer with specific reference to Cape Town consumers
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2012)This research study assesses the impact of fluctuating interest rates on the credit card spending habits within a leading South African food retailer by determining whether a relationship exists between interest rates and ... -
The relationship between job satisfaction and organisational citizenship behaviour in a Western Cape Government Office
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2014)Modern human resource management suggests that organisations that have succeeded in the business arena have done so through good people management practices and employees who display productive behaviour above and beyond ... -
The relationship between organisational commitment and intention to resign in a large employer in the telecommunications industry
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013)The researcher decided to replicate an existing study by Rahman, Naqvi and Ramay (2008) titled “Measuring Turnover Intention: A Study of IT Professionals in Pakistan”. The study was applied to new situations in order to ... -
The relationship(s) between the managerial conduct and the internal control activities of South African fast moving consumer goods SMMES
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016)Although South African Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) play an imperative role in the stimulation of the national economy, previous research studies show that these business entities have severe sustainability ... -
The relative importance of glaser, zamanou and hacker's six cultural dimensions in engendering employee identification : a survey of Chinese employees
(Peninsula Technikon, 2004)Organizational identification has been regarded as a new control strategy for modern organizations. High levels of organizational members' identification result in various benefits to organizational performance. Among ... -
The relevance of the National Certificate Vocational at Technical Vocational Education and Training colleges for the South African tourism industry
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017)The study was planned to investigate the relevance of the National Certificate Vocational tourism programme for the South African tourism industry in terms of the employability and skills required by tourism students to ... -
Resident African immigrants’ perceptions of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ and its associated African legacy: a case study of Cape Town
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011)South Africa goes down in the annals of African history as the first nation on the continent to host an edition of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup in 2010. The event has been well ... -
Residents' perceptions of the Berg River canoe marathon as a major sporting event in the Western Cape
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2006)This research examines the ways in which local residents living in close proximity to the event perceived the Berg River Canoe Marathon as a major event in the Western Cape. By identif'ying these different patterns ...
