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This study is of the dual cattle economies in South Africa that are the legacy of apartheid. The two economies resemble developing and developed beef sectors elsewhere. The study aims to understand this situation and develop interventions that facilitate change in the South African beef...
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The incidence of self-service technology, where the consumer delivers the service themselves using technology, is increasing in the service encounter. One area that is under-explored is the potential impact of self-service technology on consumer satisfaction and affective commitment....
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This study applies the gravity trade model to assess South Africa-Angola trade potential in the agriculturalsector. A …
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increased demand for oilprovides the African oil industry with vast possibilities. Countries such as Angola,Cameroon and Nigeria … determine if Angola,as the world’s fastest growing oil-producer in terms of increased production ofbarrels per day, offers its … controversial role in Angola’sprosperity by providing finance and aid with less stringent conditions thanAngola’s traditional …
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of this study, Angola, is emerging from a history of slavery, colonialism and civil war. Although richly endowed with … natural resources and exemplifying one of the world’s fastest growing economies, Angola scores near the bottom of the Human … the sustainable development of Angola through their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities.An extensive review …
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This paper explores the general hypothesis that effectiveness of human resource (HR) practices will help to explain the well-documented association between human resource management and performance. This paper adopts a stakeholder perspective, hypothesising that the ratings of HR effectiveness...
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The rise of 'HR business partnering' over the last decade has led to an enormous growth in HR competency models. Competencies are believed to provide a mechanism for reinventing traditional HR roles and improving the effectiveness of HR professionals as business partners. But are they effective?...
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This article reports the findings of a study, conducted in a UK new media company, that investigated direct and interactive relationships between perceived organizational support (POS), leader—member exchange (LMX), gender, locus of control, and practice of career self-management behaviors....
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What gets measured in business is noticed and acted on. The importance of human resource management (HRM) to be noticed as a vital key to business success has been argued profusely by the HRM profession over the last three decades. While the importance of human resource (HR) measurement is not...
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In this study the effects of latent-informal processes operating in assessment centre consensus meetings is investigated with a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. Non-participative observation is carried out in several consensus meetings, and auditory recordings made in three...
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