Browsing by Subject "Agglomeration"
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Agglomeration and firm-level efficiency in South Africa
(Springer, 2012)Where firms cluster together, there are efficiency gains from outsourcing, labour pooling and knowledge spillovers. Earlier research into agglomeration in South Africa focussed on sub-national regions and found that capital ... -
Analysing the effect of agglomeration economies on the financial performance of South African automotive dealerships
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The occurrence of urbanisation around the world is an ongoing phenomenon with ever-increasing importance for businesses who look to keep-up and exploit external economies of scale which emerge as a result of the gradual ... -
An analysis of sub-national economic databases in South Africa
(North-West University, 2012)South Africa faces significant challenges such as a low economic growth rate, high unemployment rate, high poverty rate and substantial inequality. These problems and their possible solutions have a spatial dimension that ... -
An analysis of the economic geography of labour market outcomes in South Africa
(2015)This study examines the determinants of unemployment at the municipal level and as such aims to answer what the place-specific drivers of unemployment in South African cities and towns are. The purpose has been to test the ... -
Dissolution kinetics of silver nanoparticles : behaviour in simulated biological fluids and synthetic environmental media
(Elsevier, 2022)Silver nanoparticles offer a wide range of benefits including their application in several fields such as medical, food, health care, consumer, and industrial purposes. However, unlocking this potential requires a ... -
An exploration of the role of waterfront development in urban regeneration : Mossel Bay as case study
(North-West University, 2015)This study evaluated the role of waterfront development in urban regeneration, as waterfronts are used as the element that re-establishes the physical links between parts of the city. Consequently, waterfront development ... -
Factors determining industrial competitiveness and the role of spillovers
(Clute Institute, 2016)This article applied regressions and panel data analysis to determine how micro-economic spillovers enhance the competitiveness of firms and industries. What made this study unique was that it considered the interactions ... -
The geographical economy of South Africa
(North-West University, 2005)This study examines the determinants of economic growth at sub-national level in South Africa, and investigates cross-locality medium-term (five-year) growth rate differentials between 354 magisterial districts. The ... -
Identification of network cities in South Africa
(Springer, 2019)Settlements, cities and regions function as integrated systems. This resulted in the creation of functional connections and when linked, networks within which trade occurred. This played an important role in the creation ... -
Manufacturing and testing of briquettes from inertinite-rich low-grade coal fines using various binders
(SAIMM, 2018)Inertinite-rich, low-grade coal was used with 12 binders: clays (attapulgite and bentonite), biochar, cow dung, crystallized medium-tar pitch, coal tar sludge, flocculant, fly ash, lignosulphonates, polyester resin, and ...