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D.Com. (Transport Economics) / Countries throughout the world suffer from uneven regional economic growth which can be caused by social, political, economic or geographical problems. The promotion of economic growth on a broad national basis is the method adopted by most countries to lift the standard of living of their people and to eventually eliminate poverty ...

M.A. ( Information studies) / Information and knowledge are the new wealth of our time. Knowledge is a resource that is valuable to an organisation's ability to innovate and compete. As every business has to operate in an increasingly competitive and dynamic environment, business managers should base all decisions on their competitive standing in the world economy and the competitiveness of their knowledge competencies. The ability of a company to mobilise and exploit its intangible and invisible assets has become far more important than investing and managing physical, tangible assets ...

D.Litt.et Phil. (Social Work) / The need for this study arose from the researcher's work with regard to marriage and family life, as well as from her need to understand the specific problems that racially mixed couples have to cope with in the South African context, in this day and age. Further motivation for the researcher was the fact that she has a specific interest in the history of South Africa, especially political history. The two spheres of interest could be successfully combined in this study. In reading on the subject, it became clear to the researcher that this topic lends itself to qualitative methodology, which also appeals to the researcher's mode of thinking and working. The grounded theory approach was new and fresh in the context of Social Work and, as such a challenge to the researcher. In addition to contributing to the Social Work profession, this study could also contribute to the development of research methodology in the Social Work discipline. The goals for the study were as follows: The overall aim formulated was to determine the feelings, experiences and needs of racially mixed couples in the South African context, by utilizing the grounded theory approach.

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D.Com. (Business Management) / The aim of this thesis is to develop and apply a method to measure and evaluate the productivity performance of the branch offices of a financial institution. The thesis has two focal points. The first focal point is the development of a method for productivity measurement and the evaluation of productivity performance based on existing productivity measurement methods. The second focal point is the application of the method and thereafter the interpretation of the productivity measurement results. The unique characteristics of branch offices that had to be taken into consideration and provided for in productivity measurement y!ere highlighted. The requirements for sound productivity measurement, such as the validity and consistency of productivity measurement methods, techniques and models were pointed out. A wide range 0: existing productivity measurement methods and models were researched. The existing methods and models for productivity measurement were found to be lacking in respect of their inability to reflect the effect of free products and services or the effect of resource substitution in the case of multiple resources. The productivity measurement method proposed in this thesis is based on productivity accounting, standard costing and baseline rate analysis.

M.Com. (Industrial Relations) / Please refer to full text to view abstract