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Comparing different methods to determine the relationship between environmental performance and economic performance: an empirical study of the South African mining industry

Oberholzer, Merwe; Prinsloo, Thomas Frederik (Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj Napoca, 2011)

The study investigated the South African mining industry and estimated the linear association between environmental performance and economic performance and developed a data envelopment analysis (DEA) model to estimate the ...
Competitive intelligence: construct exploration, validation and equivalence

Wilhelmina, Vivier; Saayman, Andrea; Pienaar, Jacobus; De Pelsmacker, Patrick; Cuyvers, Ludo; Muller, Marie-Luce; Jegers, Marc (Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, 2008)
Competitive marketing strategies of selected hotels: an exploratory study

Petzer, Daniel J; Mostert, Pieter (College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa, 2008)
Conflict between work and nonwork roles of employees in the mining industry: prevalence and differences between demographic groups

Koekemoer, Frieda Eileen; Steyl, Johanna Maria Elizabeth (AOSIS, 2011)

Orientation: International researchers have increasingly recognised the interaction between work and nonwork roles as an interesting and important topic. Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate ...
A consideration of IFRS education and acceptance from culturally diverse backgrounds: a South African perspective

Buys, Pieter Willem; Schutte, Daniel Petrus (Clute Institute for Academic Research, 2011)

Accountancy’s double-entry bookkeeping system has spread throughout the world over the past 5 centuries. Within each country, local accountants have adopted accountancy practices to suit their unique environment. In the ...
Coping and work engagement in selected South African organisations

Hill, Carin; Jorgensen, Lene Ilyna; Rothmann, Sebastiaan (AOSIS, 2011)

Orientation: The coping strategies of their employees are amongst the activities that organisations should address to improve their employees’ work engagement. Research purpose: The objective of this study was to ...
The cost of banking services and the technical efficiency of a South African bank

Van Heerden, Chris; Van der Westhuizen, G (North-West University (Vaal Triangle Campus), 2008)
Country-of-origin product image and willingness to purchase vitamin supplements

Mostert, Pieter Gerhardus; Petzer, Daniel Johannes (Sun Media Bloemfontein (SUNMeDIA), 2010)
A critical analysis of the contents of the IFRS for SMEs – a South African perspective

Buys, Pieter Willem; Schutte, Daniel Petrus (Sabinet, 2011)

The IFRS for SMEs was developed to address the reporting needs of SMEs worldwide. SMEs however do not necessarily have a global focus. Furthermore, SMEs from different parts of the world are exposed to different conditions ...
The cross-cultural application of the social axioms survey in the South African Police Service

Rothmann, Sebastiaan; Barnard, Adi; Meiring, Deon (OpenJournals Publishing, 2008)
Cultural considerations and the implementation of IFRS: a focus on small and medium entities

Buys, Pieter Willem; Schutte, Daniel Petrus (Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2011)

Research revealed that inconsistent accounting practices are often attributable to environmental factors of which cultural differences appear to be the most significant. Prior research considered cultural dimensions in ...
Customer retention practices of group, or branded hotels, as compared to private or owner-managed hotels: an exploratory study

Mostert, Pieter G; Petzer, D J; Steyn, T F J (University of Johannesburg, 2009)
The deductibility of value added tax on costs incurred to raise share capital: a critical analysis of the ITC 1744-case

Stiglingh, Madeleine; Van der Zwan, Pieter (University of Pretoria, 2011)

Companies incur significant amounts of share issue costs to raise finance for their operations. The South African Revenue Service (SARS) currently contends that value added tax (VAT) is not deductible on share issue costs. ...
Determinants of family employee work performance and compensation in family businesses

Van Der Merwe, Stephanus (Encyclopaedia Britinnica, 2009)

This study characterizes employee compensation in family owned and managed firms compared to that in non-family firms and professionally managed family firms. The general results show that employee compensation differs ...
Determinants of inbound tourism to South Africa

Saayman, Melville; Saayman, Andrea (IP Publishing Ltd, 2008)
The determinants of regional manufactured exports from a developing country

Wim Naudé; Marianne Matthee (Sage Publications, 2008)
Determinants of spending: an evaluation of three major sporting events

Saayman, Andrea; Saayman, Melville (2012)

South Africa plays host to a number of major sporting events that takes place annually such as the Two Oceans Marathon, the Argus Cycle Tour and the Midmar open water mile. This research aims to identify the socio-economic ...
The determinants of the readiness to let go among senior generation owner-managers of small and medium-sized family businesses

Van der Merwe, Stephanus Petrus (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, 2010)
Developing a national cadre of effective leadership towards sustainable quality service delivery in South Africa

Havenga, Werner; Mehana, V.; Visagie, Jan Christoffel (Academic journals, 2011)

The application of the three (3) dimensional leadership competency model has the likelihood of having a positive impact on a sustainable developmental local governance framework. The purpose of the study was to explore the ...
Developing corporate startegies to enable resilience in the South African information systems and technology industry

Buys, Pieter W. (Clute Institute, 2012)

Globalisation has contributed to many new challenges in the Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) industry, which placed increased pressure on organisational long-term sustainability. Just like their global counterparts, ...