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The competitive environment and generic strategy of a family run auditing firm in Brazil : a case study
(North-West University, 2010)With the global financial crisis coming to a long awaited, though slow, end and the Fifa Soccer World Cup in 2014 and the Summer Olympic Games in 2016 having been awarded to Brazil in 2009, 2010 holds many challenges and ... -
The competitive environment in the assurance industry : a South African case study de Villiers R.H.
(North-West University, 2012)The assurance industry is fiercely competitive with intense rivalry among the Big Four assurance firms. Clients also exert extreme pricing pressure on audit fees to further strain profitability. Understanding and analysing ... -
The competitive environment in the information and communication technology industry : a case study
(North-West University, 2008)Globalisation and the increase of competitors have contributed to many new challenges in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector. Competitiveness and comparative advantage have become important for managers ... -
A competitive intelligence framework for the sustainability of metals manufacturers in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)South Africa is a country rich in mineral resources. It has more than 50 underground commodities with the world’s largest reserves of manganese, chrome, vanadium and platinum. It also holds major reserves of titanium, ... -
Competitive intelligence in a foreign environment: German and Canadian firms compared
(Physica-Verlag HD, 2005)The objective of this chapter was to examine the intelligence practices of German MNE's and contrast these to those found in Canadian and U.S. studies. Taking into consideration the caveats involved in the comparison of ... -
Competitive intelligence in emerging economies: A comparative study between Brazil and South Africa
(2015)Competitive intelligence (CI) has long been recognised as a strategic management tool that could enhance competitiveness. CI is expected to play an essential developmental role in emerging economies. The need to enhance ... -
Competitive intelligence in South Africa: 1999-2002 and beyond
(Africa Institute of South Africa, 2004)South African companies are not yet well equipped to conduct good intelligence practices - but they will have to build strong competitive intelligence practices and expertise to survive in the globalised and competitive world -
Competitive Intelligence practices of South African and Belgian exporters
(Emerald, 2005)Purpose – The objective of the study was to compare competitive intelligence (CI) practices of exporters in South Africa and Belgium. Design/methodology/approach – An e-mail and postal survey in a sample of 292 Belgian ... -
Competitive intelligence practices: a South African study
(AOSIS, 2002)Competitive Intelligence (CI) as a business discipline and as a business practice is still in its infancy in South Africa. Only a few higher education courses in CI exist in South Africa and only a few studies on CI practices ... -
The competitive intelligence process in sport: data collection properties of high-level cricket coaches
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)The aim of this study was to identify the data collection properties of cricket coaches, using the first stage of the 4Cs Competitive Intelligence (CI) process model of Weiss as framework. Semi-structured interviews were ... -
The competitive intelligence process in sport: data collection properties of high-level cricket coaches
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)The aim of this study was to identify the data collection properties of cricket coaches, using the first stage of the 4Cs Competitive Intelligence (CI) process model of Weiss as framework. Semi-structured interviews were ... -
Competitive intelligence: an instrument to enhance South Africa's competitiveness
(AOSIS, 2005)The case for Competitive Intelligence (CI) as an instrument that can enhance the competitiveness of South African companies and South Africa as a country is strong. Various global competitive rankings measurements have ... -
Competitive intelligence: construct exploration, validation and equivalence
(Emerald, 2008)Purpose Little empirical research has been conducted on competitive intelligence (CI). This paper aims to contribute to the quantitative strand of the CI literature by exploring and validating the theoretical constructs ... -
Competitive intelligence: construct exploration, validation and equivalence
(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, 2008)Purpose: – Little empirical research has been conducted on competitive intelligence (CI). This paper aims to contribute to the quantitative strand of the CI literature by exploring and validating the theoretical constructs ... -
Competitive Legal Professionals’ use of Technology in Legal Practice and Legal Research
(2008)Advances in the information and communication technologies have led to the availability of a range of primary and secondary legal research publications online via the Internet, rather than on other storing devices such as ... -
Competitive marketing strategies of selected hotels: an exploratory study
(College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa, 2008)Organisations continually seek new ways to acquire, retain and increase business, since the cost of losing customers is rising. Service organisations such as hotels need to put in place competitive marketing strategies to ... -
Competitive performance correlates of mental toughness in tennis: a preliminary analysis
(Sage, 2016)This study investigated relationships between mental toughness and measures of competitive performance in tennis. Forty-three male (N = 25) and female (N = 18) players (M age = 13.6 years, SD = 2.4) completed the mental ... -
The competitive platform for industrial development in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2003)This competitiveness platform of South African manufacturing industries is investigated in this study. The various aspects that determine international competitiveness are studied and the strengths and weaknesses are ... -
A competitive strategy for an automotive firm in preparation for Saudi Vision 2030
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)In recent years, many governments have announced transformation and reform plans, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Saudi Arabia announced its reform plan – Saudi Vision 2030 – during 2016. The strategic objective ... -
A competitiveness model for tourism products
(North-West University, 2009)Competitiveness is an important matter receiving increasing attention by the tourism industry. There is an intense focus on destination competitiveness and it became evident that smaller tourism products are mostly excluded. ...