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An Explorative Study to Describe the Hybrid Effect of Centralised and Decentralised Communication on The Overall Productivity of Organisations

Houston, Tara (The IIE, 2017)

Many organisations believe in the need to choose between having a centralised or decentralised communication System in order to communicate effectively with ones stakeholders and publics (Ven, 1986). Mr Price has managed ...
An Exploratory Study of Post-Graduate Students’ Perspectives of the Importance of Personal Branding in the Workplace

Robert, Simone (The IIE, 2017)

How one presents oneself online and offline can have repercussions. If young individuals were more aware of this, they would possibly be able to create and control their personal brand and, therefore, increase their chances ...
A South African exploration into the impact of non-first additional English language barriers in higher education

Cornelius, Shine (The IIE, 2017)

In South African higher education, the most common language used is English. This means that language barriers are present due to the diversity of South Africa. The following research study was a South African exploration ...
A comparative case study of the strategic internet communication of one local and one international contemporary organisation

Getkate, Grant (The IIE, 2017)

The following study was a comparative case study of the strategic internet communication of one local and one international contemporary organisation. The study was conducted in order to assess the strategic online ...
A Qualitative Study on the Psychological Impacts of Patient and Workplace Trauma on Emergency Nurses

Kriel, Kelly-Anne (The IIE, 2020)

Emergency nurses are subjected to numerous traumatic patient cases on the daily. Literature shows that the experiences of traumatic patient phenomena can have a significant impact on the psychological and emotional well-being ...
An exploration of the psychological factors which underpin women’s fear of crime in South Africa

Lailvaux, Amy (The IIE, 2020)

The fear of crime is widely recognised as a complex social phenomenon. Previous research has found that the fear of crime exists independently to the actual probability of becoming a victim to crime (Moller, 2005). This ...
The role Spiritual Psychology plays in Psychotherapy: An Explorative Study in Cape Town

De Meyer, Bianca (The IIE, 2020)

Background. Spirituality is a growing research field believed to have an essential contribution to human health and wellbeing. The role spiritual psychology represents in psychotherapy was investigated through a qualitative ...
Am I safe?: Homosexual perceptions of physical safety in Cape Town’s nightlife

Nattee, Luke Emilio (The IIE, 2020)

South African society, whilst progressive in terms of its constitutional view of homosexuality, is still instilled with homophobic discrimination and violence that detrimentally affects those on both group and individual ...
An investigation into the effects of psychopathological self-diagnosis on psychology students in South Africa

Burger, Jessica (The IIE, 2020)

South African psychology students undergo a module in psychopathology, which utilises the DSM-V as the nucleus of the subject, here students learn about mental disorders and the criteria that go along with it. The students ...
The nature of attachment between step-parents and adolescent step-children in the Western Cape: A step-parent's perspective

Mngcangceni, Asisipho (The IIE, 2020)

This study explored the nature of attachment between step-parents and adolescent step-children. This research was based on information gathered from the stepparent's perspective. Interpretivism paradigm and exploratory ...
The Implications of Child Maltreatment, a Subjective Maternal Perspective from Cape Town

Adams, Kirsten (The IIE, 2020)

This study aims to gain an understating about the maternal perspective of childhood maltreatment and the implications thereof in Cape Town. The African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and ...
What attitudes do young men in Cape Town hold towards gender-based violence movements?

Rumblelow, Rachael (The IIE, 2020)

This study aimed to identify and understand the attitudes young men in Cape Town have regarding GBV movements. Gender based violence (GBV) is an issue which 30% of all women over 15 years old have experienced. This rate ...
The Media`s Influence of Socially Constructed Masculinities on Young Men

Newman, Riley (The IIE, 2020)

Gender is no longer seen as being rigid or binary, but rather seen as fluid, existing on a spectrum. This qualitative research study has argued that although there are mainly ideal hegemonic masculinities that are portrayed ...
Qualitative study on the influence of motivation on unemployed youth in Cape Town

Linneman, Trudi-Ann (The IIE, 2020)

The research study was conducted in Cape Town, South Africa. The aim of the research study was to explore the individual experiences of youth unemployment and motivational factors that influenced their job seeking behaviour. ...
A study on the relationship between ADHD and binge eating disorder in unmedicated adults, as moderated by impulsivity and poor self-regulation

Frost, Thalia (The IIE, 2020)

The present study aimed to investigate the possible comorbid relationship between binge-eating disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder through the moderating variables of impulse control and self-regulation. ...
Ecopsychology: The Relationship Between Green Space and General Well-being

Cornick, Tristan (The IIE, 2020)

The use of green space has gained favourable attention within psychology academia for influencing general well-being in a positive manner. However, due to the rapid implementation of urbanisation across various sectors, ...
A qualitative study to determine the effects of academic stress on undergraduate university students in Cape Town

Colbeck, Megan (The IIE, 2020)

Academic stress is an aspect of university that every student experiences at some point during their degree. As a result, research on the effects that academic stress has on undergraduate university students is imperative. ...
“I just don’t feel …. Worthy”: A qualitative investigation of the relationship between social media and self-esteem in young adult South African women

Breedt, Catherine (The IIE, 2020)

From a South African perspective, there is a lack of knowledge involving the relationship between social media and self-esteem in young adult women. In an era where the use of social media influences many aspects of daily ...
A Qualitative Cross-sectional Study Exploring Why Young Adults Conform To A Social Media Identity In Durban, South Africa

Brijlal, Chivaan (The IIE, 2020)

Technological advancements are frequent and have brought the population around the world closer together. However, this has a drastic effect on how people interact with, and are influenced by each other. This conformation ...
A qualitative study of the motivation behind the prevalence of materialism in male millennials

Raeburn, Caitlin (The IIE, 2020)

In today’s consumer market, the dominance of the consumers has been gradually shifted to millennials. Therefore, understanding their attitudes toward materialism has become increasingly significant, as most of millennial ...

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