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The economic impact of hunting: a regional approach
(University of Pretoria, 2014)The core of South Africa tourism industry is based on wildlife tourism. Private game reserves and game farms which forms part of wildlife tourism constitute most of the wildlife products in South Africa. On these private ... -
Economic impact of the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival: investigating the application of different models
(Sabinet, 2013)This article focuses on an economic assessment of the target obtained in South Africa regarding the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK) applying both SAM and CGE models. Since both models have advantages and ... -
Economic impact of visitor spending at the Cape Argus Pick 'n Pay Cycle Tour
(Africa Institute of South Africa, 2008)Sport events have become big business as countries as well as cities are competing fiercely to host major events. The purpose of this article is to determine the economic impact of visitor spending during the annual Cape ... -
The economic value of the 2010 soccer world cup.
(University of Johannesburg, Department of Business Management, 2008)Purpose: The purpose of this article is to estimate the potential economic value of the 2010 Soccer World Cup for South Africa. Problem investigated: The Soccer World Cup (SWC) is regarded as the largest sporting event to ... -
Education and poverty linkage in Malawi: A district level analysis
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2013)The need to reduce poverty in all its forms remains a priority around the world. The fact that countries with higher incidences of growth have an associated reduction in poverty levels is uncontested both in theory and in ... -
The effect of a total rewards strategy on school teachers, retention
(AOSIS, 2015)Orientation: South African schools are facing significant challenges to retain a talented pool of school teachers. A total rewards strategy could assist schools to reduce teacher turnover. Research purpose: The aim of ... -
The effect of academic development initiatives on student performance at a South African University: a case of finance modules
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2013)The retention and the success of undergraduate students is a concern in South African universities which have been faced with a major challenge of low graduation rates. To respond to this challenge, South African universities ... -
The effect of an emotional intelligence development programme on accountants
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)The objective of this research was to compile and evaluate a development programme aimed at emotional intelligence (EI) in the accounting profession. A two-group design (pre- and post-test) was used. An accidental sample ... -
Effect of Black Economic Empowerment on profit and competitiveness of firms in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2014)Orientation: The key obstacle hindering optimal profitability levels and competitiveness in firms in South Africa is the application of labour legislation policies and tools aimed at narrowing the income gap between ... -
The effect of casino employees demographic variables on quality of work-life domains
(AJHTL, 2015)With over 38 casinos in South Africa, to be the most sought after casino, quality service offered by casino employees will be the competitive advantage of attracting and retaining customers. The purpose of this article is ... -
The effect of higher wages on production cost and mechanization: a South African maize sector study
(Clute Institute, 2014)The South African labor market was recently characterized by violent and hostile labor strikes by workers demanding exorbitant wage increases. These demands and violent protests overflowed to the agricultural sector, ... -
Effect of political risk shocks on tourism revenue in South Africa: time series analysis
(The Social Sciences Research Society, 2016)Although political risk has an impact on all types of businesses, political risk affects tourism business performance in terms of tourist arrivals and tourism revenue because tourists are very sensitive to political risk ... -
The effect of presenteeism-related health conditions on employee work engagement levels: a comparison between groups
(AOSIS, 2014)Orientation: Awareness of presenteeism-related health conditions is important as the prevalence of these conditions unknowingly influences performance and productivity in organisations. Research purpose: The primary ... -
The effect of socio–demographic factors on risky–sexual behaviours of adolescents in the North West Province of South Africa
(African Population Studies, 2014)The present study sought to fill a research void on adolescent problem behaviours in South Africa by examining individual and contextual factors that affect sexual-risk taking behaviours amongst black African adolescents ... -
The effect of stressed economic conditions on credit risk in Basel II
(Sabomet, 2011)The robustness of the Basel II accord in protecting banks during volatile economic periods has been challenged during the ongoing credit crisis. In particular, advanced approaches to measuring and managing credit risk have ... -
The effect of stressed economic conditions on operational risk loss distributions
(Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, 2010)The depth and duration of the credit crisis has highlighted a number of problems in modern finance. Banks have been accused of excessive risk taking, rating agencies of severe conflicts of interest, central banks of ... -
The effect of stressed economic conditions on systemic risk within the South African banking sector
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011)The credit crisis resulted in increases in credit, market and operational risk, but it may also have precipitated a surge in systemic risk. Measuring systemic risk as the price of insurance against distressed losses in the ... -
The effect of the shift in the composition of bank income on bank efficiency.
(2010)Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is used to estimate and compare the performance of the four largest banks in South Africa over a period of ten years. Technical, allocative, cost and scale efficiency are estimated for each ... -
The effectiveness of dual branding in the agricultural sector
(University of Primorska, 2013)The study deals with the concept of a dual-branding strategy by investigating the market awareness of two brands: the Roundup herbicide, dekalb seed products and biotechnology traits and Montana sa. 281 respondents completed ... -
The effectiveness of South Africa's immigration policy for addressing skills shortages
(University of Primorska, 2012)South Africa is presently experiencing a serious shortage of skilled workers. This situation is negatively influencing the economic prospects and global participation of the country. The primary purpose of the study was ...