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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"South African mining sector"”.
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Gender equity and business leadership in the South African Mining sector
… remain under-represented in all aspects of the mining sector. Although scholarship has engaged with the challenges of women in the workplace across a wide range of contexts, it has not yet specifically addressed the challenges and possible opportunities in specific relation to women in business …
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Impact of strikes on investors' confidence in the South African mining sector
The impact of strikes in the South African mining industry has created a controversy, nationally and internationally by affecting investors' confidence. Shares in the platinum mines were sold and were disinvested from South African platinum mines to offshore countries. The situation has tarnished …
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The effects of corporate social responsibility on community dispute resolutions in the South African mining sector
… Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2017.
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Exploring the impact of trade union power struggles on the employment relationship in the South African mining sector
… research focused on the two key unions in the mining industry namely, The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU). The impact of power struggles has an influence on trust members has in their unions. The general objective of the study …
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The effect of the exchange rate on the trade balance : the case of the South African mining sector
… the study is based on the significance of the mining sector and the recent history of the Rand. During the 1990s and the early part of this century, the Rand has often been the subject of speculative attacks. Added to this is the long-term trend of depreciation against the US Dollar. In a world …
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The impact of board gender diversity on corporate governance and corporate social responsibility : a case of the South African mining sector
… members to 25 percent by 2015. Similarly, the Mining Charter calls on mining companies to increase the number of female board members and their participation in the mining sector by 10 percent within the next 5 years. Even though critics have argued that women should be appointed to boards of …
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Trade union participation in social and labour plan and corporate social responsibility planning and execution to placate community relations in the South African mining sector
Despite the vast amounts spent by the mining industry through corporate social responsibility (CSR) and Social and Labour Plan (SLP) initiatives (Davids, Guedes, & Kell, 2016), regular community protests continue to severely disrupt mining operations, leading to billions of rand in lost production …
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An investigation into transformation within the South African Mining Sector, with particular reference to the regulatory frameworks and mechanisms in which mining firms operate : a case study on Lonmin Plc
… of content. This research will focus on the mining sector, given the importance of the sector to the South African economy and the slow progress that the sector has made in advancing transformation. This dissertation sets out to better understand the term transformation through an extensive …
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Reframing the comparative discourse surrounding Malaysia's New Economic Policy and South Africa's black economic empowerment program through the lens of the political settlements framework
… Malaysia's New Economic Policy (NEP) and South Africa's Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policy has been receiving greater attention. While there certainly is a sound basis for direct comparison, much of the existing literature has viewed the comparison in a limited manner with the NEP …
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Enabling leadership of and innovation in South African mining companies : pursuing environmental, social, governance principles and the 2030 SDGs
… titled ‘Enabling leadership of and innovation in South African mining companies: pursuing environmental, social, governance principles and the 2030 SDGs’, the candidate explored how leadership practices and processes foster an environment conducive to innovation, aligning with the SDGs and ESG …
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Strengthening decision-making processes to promote water sustainability in the South African mining context: the role of good environmental governance and the law
… for the achievement of water sustainability in South Africa's mining sector. The thesis introduces water pollution as one sustainability challenge that South Africa is facing in its mining sector. The main question is how the legal framework should promote and guide water sustainability through …
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Exploring the low income rental housing market in the platinum mining sector for inclusive business opportunities
The South African mining sector faces growing expectations from the academic, political, and regulatory spheres to play a greater role in facilitating development in communities affected by mining operations. The facilitation of affordable decent housing for lower-income employees is one of these …
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Critical assessment of environmental sustainability reporting using the GRI G4 guidelines: A case study of the South African gold sector
… of sustainability reporting within the South African gold mining sector. Firstly, a framework for characterising and subsequently assessing the quality of sustainability reports was developed based on a review and analysis of the published literature. This framework was then applied in a …
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The relationship between job security, job embeddedness, work engagement and turnover intention within the mining sector
… is very limited and especially within the South African industry. The current study focussed on the South African mining sector testing the dynamics in the relationships of job security, job embeddedness, work engagement and turnover intention that employees experience. The mining industry …
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Characterising the acid mine drainage potential of fine coal wastes
… of the major environmental challenges facing the South African mining sector. Acid mine drainage has received significant public attention in recent years. South Africa's long mining history has led to a growing concern that coal-related AMD from these mines (both operational and defunct) will …