The health care sector, worldwide, is characterised by increasing patient loads, more complex procedures - and ever-increasing medical costs, with the cost of hospitalisation being the predominant cost factor absorbing ...

Every organisation must be sensitive to client perceptions about its service quality for its good. Given recent protests across the country about poor service quality, government departments in South Africa will do well ...

In spite of the numerous initiatives put in place by the South African government to equip its citizens with necessary entrepreneurial skills to create businesses for employment and economic development, the country still ...

Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) are critical for both economic and social development in developing countries. The SMME sector contributes significantly to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) through lowering ...

Sound corporate governance is indispensable for any organisation, mitigating the risk of financial scandals and maintaining the good reputation of organisations. Internal auditing has been found to be one of the fundamental ...

Tourism has the potential to have a positive impact on economic growth and development. Tourism should also benefit small towns and rural areas, hence the increased emphasis on the development of tourism routes. The ...

Literature suggests that just like the so called hard skills, soft skills competencies are essential for the sustainability of small businesses in the construction industry. The identification of the soft skill needs of ...

The primary aim of the proposed study is to investigate the technical problems affecting the efficiency and effectiveness of District Hospitals in the Free State Province. The proposed research therefore stands to contribute ...

Many scientists today view obesity not only as one of the major risks to health, but also ... as a complicated phenomenon. Many factors seem to playa role in the aetiology of obesity, such as socio-economic status, ...

Fast and secure public service delivery is not only a necessity, but a compulsory endeavour. However, it is close to impossible to achieve such objectives without the use of Information Technology (IT). It is correspondingly ...