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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"research organisation"”.
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The influence of organisational control practices on knowledge production
… the relationship between knowledge creation and organisational and managerial control. I explore how organisational control impacts, influences, shapes, fashions and lay the foundation for the creation of the various types of knowledge within a research organisation. In particular, the aim of the …
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Protocol and beyond: experiment and care during a TB vaccine clinical trial in South Africa
… substantial increase in the amount of biomedical research being conducted in resource-poor regions of the world since the 1980s, particularly clinical trials involving human subjects. With a particular focus on public-sector clinical trials, a number of anthropologists have recently conducted …
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Project management application in academic and research institutions in Zambia
Research and development needs effective and efficient management as it is the vehicle by which organizations and economies create opportunity, innovation and secure a stream of future products and services. However, research projects face various challenges which may lead to unsatisfactory …
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Project management application in academic and research institutions in Zambia
Research and development needs effective and efficient management as it is the vehicle by which organizations and economies create opportunity, innovation and secure a stream of future products and services. However, research projects face various challenges which may lead to unsatisfactory …
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A study of the issues and effectiveness of sponsorship in sport
… equally remarkable. According to Sydney-based research organisation Sponsorship Market Group, total sponsorship was about $160 million in 1990. The figure for 1994 was expected to reach $510 million, with $650 million forecast for 1995. Broadcast sponsorship and back-up promotions will push the …
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Optical and Quasi-Optical Design and Analysis of Astronomical Instrumentation including a Prototype SAFARI Pixel
… main drivers behind this work were a Technology Research Programme of the European Space Agency, the optical payload design of the future proposed Space Infrared-Telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics mission and work on the Atacama Large Millimeter Array. Once the simulation tools were …
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Optical Characterisation of Astronomical Submillimetre Receivers including ALMA Bands 5 and 9
… part of our ongoing collaboration with the Space Research Organisation of the Netherlands (SRON) a series of theoretical and experimental analyses were performed with the aim of improving the cross polar efficiency of the ALMA Band 9 receiver. In addition to these investigations of long wavelength …
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Experience and Viewpoints in the Social Domain of Space Technology
… the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The project took place in Bengaluru, India where the spacecraft was built. Taking the ambivalence that surrounds the uses and purposes of space technologies as a starting point, a description of the spacecraft is …
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Bridging the values gap: how support for women's constitutional rights changed University of Cape Town in the two decades following South Africa's democratic transition
The objective of this research is to understand how levels of support for women's Constitutional rights changed in South Africa between 1996 and 2013. It further aims to advance an explanation for the findings, within the context of the applied theoretical framework. The timeframe over which these …
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The use of geographical information in local authority planning departments.
… is perceived to be a vital resource by most organisations. In the case of local authority planning departments the majority of the information utilised has a geographical component. Technological advances in the last ten years have made it practical for most planning authorities in Britain to …
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Interferences between non-proliferation and science: ‘exporting’ dual-use know-how and technology in conformity with security imperatives
… where the study evolves. What is the role of research and what is the mission of different types of research organisations in today’s environment? The chapter discusses also the definitions of related terms such as Research and Development as these are entrenched in texts with universal …
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Inter group relationships in organisational decision making - an ethnographical study.
… during the process of inter group activity? The research examines the issues surrounding the inter group relationship. How are relationships between the groups formed and maintained and how do they impact the efficacy of the inter group decision process? What makes the inter group relationship in …
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A lifeline for Small Business in South Africa: An evaluation of section 12J, Venture Capital Incentives
… SME sector. Based on the outcome of the primary research question the secondary question seeks to answer whether section 12J should be extended beyond 2021. In seeking to answer these questions the dissertation critically evaluates the section 12J legislation, researches the venture capital …
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Knowledge management in research organisations : a knowledge audit
… on a knowledge audit that was conducted in a research organisation (PLAAS) at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa. A knowledge and information audit provides a framework that examines the ways in which an organisation handles and leverages its knowledge and …
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Investigation of Horn Optimisation, Simulation and Measurement Techniques, with Application to Integrating Cavity Based Pixel Design
… pixels are currently being tested in the Space Research Organisation of the Netherlands (SRON), Groningen. Models already exist to attempt to describe such pixels, however in order to attempt to improve the agreement between the measured and simulated results it is necessary to refine the model. …