Browsing Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences@PUK by Title
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Being human and trust
(Babes-Bolyai University, 2011)“Trust” has become the buzzword of our decade, amongst other things, as a reaction to what is perceived as a trust crisis. This perception has a lot to do with a perception of not-being-in-control and a culture of suspicion. ... -
Benchmarking of Johannesburg Stock Exchange CEO compensation
(Clute Institute, 2012)The purpose of the study is to empirically compare CEO compensation benchmarks set by the frequently used Linear Regression Analysis (LRA), which is based on “averages” and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), which is based ... -
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 ... -
Building customer relationships as retention strategy in the South African Domestic Passenger Airline Industry
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Burnout and engegement of Reformed church ministers
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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 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, ... -
Burnout and work engagement: A thorough investigation of the independency of both constructs
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Burnout of academic staff in South African higher education institutions
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Business networking relationships for business success
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Business socialising: women’s social networking perceptions
(Academic journals, 2012)The primary research objective of the study was to investigate the perceptions of the social networking practices of businesswomen. A non-probability purposive voluntary sample, followed by snowball sampling, was used to ... -
Calculating operational value-at-risk (OpVaR) in a retail bank
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Can a new export promotion strategy revitalise Zimbabwe's economy?
(Sabinet, 2013)After years of political and economic upheavals and disappointing trade performance, Zimbabwe sorely needs to revitalise its economy. An important step towards this outcome is to grow and strengthen the country's export ... -
The Cape Town international jazz festival: More than just jazz
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Capitalisation of borrowing costs: an investigation into technical uncertainties in IAS 23
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)Those who are not experts in the field of accounting will most probably be of the opinion that interest should be expensed and therefore reduce profits. However, for financial periods beginning on or after 1 January 2009, ... -
Carbon tax implications on corporate social investment in the South African motor vehicle manufacturing industry
(Clute Institute, 2013)Carbon excise tax was implemented on all passenger motor vehicles in South Africa as of 1 September 2010. Since its implementation, the impact of carbon tax on the corporate social investment (CSI) initiatives and expenditure ... -
Carbon tax pricing and the social cost of carbon: the case in the South African motor vehicle manufacturing industry
(Clute Institute, 2013)Since the implementation of carbon tax on motor vehicles in South Africa during 2010, the pricing of the tax has never been challenged or assessed. The purpose of this study is to gauge the reasonability of the carbon ... -
The case of accounting treatment of options in the South African agricultural sector
(Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj Napoca, 2011)The main objective of the study is to investigate the accounting treatment of commodity options in the South African agricultural sector. Option contracts fall within the definition of a derivative as defined by IAS 39. ... -
The causes of conflict in public and private sector organizations in South Africa
(University of Primorska Faculty of Management, 2008)
