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The bias ratio as a hedge fund fraud indicator: an empirical performance study under different economic conditions
(Clute Institute, 2014-07)The Sharpe ratio is widely used as a performance evaluation measure for traditional (i.e., long only) investment funds as well as less-conventional funds such as hedge funds. Based on mean-variance theory, the Sharpe ratio ... -
Black Generation Y gender differences in Premier Soccer League spectator motives : sport marketing
(AFAHPER-SDLAM PublicationsAJOLSabinet, 2014)The purpose of this study was to determine whether there are gender differences concerning Premier Soccer League (PSL) spectator motives amongst black Generation Y students in South Africa. In South Africa, the black ... -
Black Generation Y students attitudes towards the demarketing of tobacco and alcohol consumption
(LAM Publications; AJOL; Sabinet, 2013)This article reports on a study undertaken to determine Black Generation Y students' attitudes towards the demarketing of tobacco and consequent attitudes towards the demarketing of alcohol consumption in South Africa. As ... -
Black Generation Y Students’ attitudes towards web advertising value
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2013)The study reported on in this article sought to determine black Generation Y students’ attitudes towards Web advertising value. The black Generation Y cohort (individuals born between 1986 and 2005) represent 84 percent ... -
"Black Gold" Grade 12-learners: relationship between leisure/sport and satisfaction with life
(Stellenbosch University, 2016)There tends to be an increase in scholarly literature regarding the leisure and sport participation of high school learners. However, in the South African context there are many black high school learners within townships ... -
Black Jack: do company benefits and feelings have an impact on my happiness?
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)The aim of this study was to determine whether casino employees' benefits and their feelings about the company influence their experienced happiness. A total of 1 502 casino employees were surveyed (females = 57%; males = ... -
Box-Jenkins transfer function framework applied to saving-investment nexus in the South African context
(Virtus Interpress, 2015)This paper studied the relationship between investment and savings in South Africa for the period 1990 quarter 1 to 2014 quarter 3. The unit root test confirmed the non-stationarity of the series prior to first differencing. ... -
BREXIT - change is in the air
(2016)In our July article we shared some thoughts on implications for South Africa - and specifically agricultural exports, of the 'BREXIT' - the exit of Britain (or the United Kingdom) from the European Union (EU) membership ... -
Brics currency volatility: confusion or indecision?
(Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj Napoca, 2011)The year 2008 will be remembered when the world experienced the biggest financial crisis since the depression of the 1930’s. The years that followed 2008 will be remembered as the years of uncertainty about sustainable ... -
Budget deficits and economic growth: a vector error correction modelling of South Africa
(International Foundation for Research and Development (IFRD), 2017)The primary motivation behind this study was to explore the consequential effects of budget deficit on South Africa`s economic growth. Six variables were used, namely: real GDP, budget deficit, real interest rate, labour, ... -
Building customer relationships as retention strategy in the South African Domestic Passenger Airline Industry
(The Department of Business, University of Johannesburg, 2010)Organisations are increasingly focusing on building long-term relationships with customers, thereby increasing their probability for success by offering customers higher levels of satisfaction, increasing customer loyalty, ... -
The built environment and physical activity participation in a semi–urban area in Southern Gauteng
(LAM Publications; AJOL; Sabinet, 2012)Public health researchers over the years have drawn the attention to the effects of community environments on health conditions such as physical inactivity. Physical inactivity has been reported to be the second leading ... -
Burnout and engegement of Reformed church ministers
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2010)Orientation: The ministry is one occupation where burnout is increasingly considered to be a consequence of the problems with which ministers have to cope. However, few studies focused on the positive antipode of a minister’s ... -
Burnout and work engagement for different age groups: examining group-level differences and predictors
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)This study examined age-related differences of burnout and engagement levels among employees in the South African financial sector, including influences of perceived job characteristics and personal sense of coherence. ... -
Burnout and work engagement of academics in higher education institutions: effects of dispositional optimism
(Wiley, 2014)The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships among dispositional optimism, job demands and resources, burnout, work engagement, ill health and organizational commitment of South African academic staff in ... -
Burnout and work engagement of academics in higher education institutions: effects of dispositional optimism
(Wiley, 2014)The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships among dispositional optimism, job demands and resources, burnout, work engagement, ill health and organizational commitment of South African academic staff in ... -
Burnout and work engagement of South African blue-collar workers: the development of a new scale
(Unisa, 2012)Research in South Africa on work-related well-being (specifically burnout and work engagement) has focused mainly on white-collar workers. Although blue-collar workers form a major part of the South African work force, no ... -
Burnout and work engagement: a thorough investigation of the independency of both constructs
(American Psychological Association, 2010)This study among 528 South African employees working in the construction industry examined the dimensionality of burnout and work engagement, using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey, the Oldenburg Burnout ... -
Burnout of academic staff in South African higher education institutions
(Higher Education South Africa (HESA), 2008)The objectives of this study are to assess the psychometric properties of an adapted version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS) for academic staff in South African higher education institutions and ... -
Burnout, engagement, coping and general health of service employees in the hospitality industry
(Elsevier, 2008)The aim of this study was to determine the relationships between burnout, engagement, coping and general health of employees in the hospitality industry of a South African city. A purposive, convenience sample and a survey ...