Investment decision in backward areas

Small scale units of Varanasi

Financial planning in public utilities

Management of human resources in Indian army

Computer installations

Merchant banking in India

Absenteeism in Indian jute industry

A methodology is proposed for constructing a price index that reflects the change in the prices of the goods and services purchased by medical schemes in South Africa. The methodological choices were made taking cognisance of the unique characteristics of the South African medical scheme environment, both in terms of the factors influencing the mix of goods and services purchased by medical schemes, as well as the factors affecting price determination. An example of a pharmaceutical price index was constructed to illustrate the proposed methodology, the results of which are presented. Whilst the proposed methodology provides a base for creating a meaningful and useful medical scheme price index there is considerable further work that needs to be done to refine the methodology.

Return to work is a recurring reason for premature weaning of breastfeeding infants among low-income South African individuals. Yet, breastfeeding research has largely been examined from the health perspective, leaving a gap in the literature regarding research on breastfeeding as a workplace issue. Workplace support is needed to allow the combination of breastfeeding and work to become feasible for women returning to work. Informal support, particularly co-worker support, may be particularly important since formal workplace support are underutilised in low-income settings. This study seeks to provide insight into the factors which contribute to co-worker support for breastfeeding at work in a low-income factory setting, in Cape Town, South Africa. This study examined the relationships between coworkers' attitude towards support for breastfeeding at work and three possible predictors, (1) their perceptions of family supportive supervisor behaviours (FSSB) in the factory, (2) their personal breastfeeding experience and (3) their perceptions of fairness for breastfeeding at work. Furthermore, parental status was examined as a moderator on the relationship between co-workers' perceptions of fairness for breastfeeding at work and their attitude towards support for breastfeeding at work. Blue-collar workers in Cape Town clothing factories responded to the self-report questionnaire (N = 259). The study results revealed that FSSB, personal breastfeeding experience in the community (but not as a mother or in the factory), and perceptions of fairness for breastfeeding at work predicted positive attitude towards support for breastfeeding at work. Parental status did not moderate the relationship between perception of fairness for breastfeeding at work and co-worker attitude towards support for breastfeeding at work. Implications for practice and research are presented.

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 44-46).