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Trade and investment in fish and fish products between South Africa and the rest of SADC: Implications for food and nutrition security
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2017-10)
This paper looks at the dynamics of intra-regional trade and investment in fish and fish
products between South Africa and the rest of the Southern Africa Development Community
(SADC) region, and the implications of this ...
Community opportunities in commercial agriculture: Possibilities and challenges
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2017-11)
Aquaculture has potential to contribute towards food and nutrition security, job creation and
income for South African communities, provided that the challenges and limitations for their
participation in commercial ...
Are trade unions and NGOs leveraging social codes to improve working conditions? A study of two locally developed codes in the South African fruit and wine farming sectors
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2017-11)
The paper explores one aspect of the food security question, namely the livelihoods of
farmworkers, which ultimately speaks to the sustainability of farms and the provision of food. It
focuses on the emergence of locally ...
The measurement of values: A psychometric evaluation of the Schwartz Value Survey in the South African context
(Southern African Institute for Management Scientists (SAIMS), 2017)
Over the years a great deal of research has been devoted to the study of values in relation to work, since values are strongly associated with behaviour. Values are deeply held views that act as guiding principles for ...
Effect of ethical leadership and climate on effectiveness
(AOSIS, 2017)
ORIENTATION: The increasing prevalence of theft, sabotage and other deviant behaviours in the
workplace has disastrous effects for organisations, such as lowered effectiveness, escalated
costs and the organisation’s ...
Food trade and investment in South Africa: Improving coherence between economic policy, nutrition and food security
(Food trade and investment in South Africa: Improving coherence between economic policy, nutrition and food security, 2017-12)
South Africa must address a rising burden of diet-related chronic disease while also
continuing to combat persistent food insecurity and undernutrition (Muzigaba et al.
2016). The prevalence of stunting among children ...
General performance factors and group differences in assessment center ratings
(Emerald, 2017)
PURPOSE – The purpose of this paper is to establish the extent of general performance factors (GPF) in assessment center (AC) exercises and dimensions. The study further aims to determine if larger GPF contributes to larger ...
Understanding stakeholder expectations in higher education
(CONF-IRM, 2017)
Higher education invests heavily in information technology and information systems, with variable outcomes. Organisations in other sectors, such as engineering, the defence industry, public administration and business, ...
Integrity, ethical leadership, trust and work engagement
(Emerald, 2017)
PURPOSE– The purpose of this paper is to investigate how leader integrity and ethical leadership can influence trust in the leader and employee work engagement.
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH– Data were collected using an ...
Elite capture and state neglect: new evidence on South Africa’s land reform
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
The most recent incarnation of South Africa’s land reform is a model
of state purchase of farms to be provided on leasehold, rather than
transferring title. This briefing presents headline findings from our
field research ...