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Exploring the personality structure in the 11 languages of South Africa
(Wiley, 2012)The present study, part of the development of the South African Personality Inventory (SAPI), explores the implicit personality structure in the 11 official language groups of South Africa by employing a mixed-method ... -
Exploring the poverty reduction potential of social marketing in tourism development
(Society for South-East Asian Studies, 2016)Although social marketing has been demonstrated to be an effective tool of behavior change in a variety of contexts, its poverty reduction potential in tourism development has captured limited research attention. This paper ... -
Exploring the relationship intention concept in two South African service industries
(IBC Fifth International Business Conference, 2010)Identifying customers who have the intention to build long-term relationships is beneficial for banking and life insurance organisations as it will afford marketers the opportunity to segment customers according to their ... -
Exploring the role of motivational cultural intelligence in SIE women's adjustment
(Emerald, 2016)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore and discuss the role of motivational cultural intelligence and its related strategies in the experiential learning and cross-cultural adjustment of self-initiated expatriate ... -
Exploring the role of the industrial-organisational psychologist as counsellor
(AOSIS, 2014)Orientation: Industrial-organisational (I-O) psychologists are often confronted with counselling interventions in the workplace and thus it is vital that they are effectively prepared for their role as workplace ... -
Exploring the tourism potential of Mafikeng, South Africa
(AJHTL, 2015)The majority of tourism-related studies are done with the consumer, namely the tourist, in mind. This paper, however, aims to explore the way in which the impact and potential of tourism is perceived by the local population ... -
Export behaviour of S.A. enterprises: stages and attitudes towards exports
(AOSIS, 1996)This study aims to broaden existing knowledge with respect to the export behaviour of South African enterprises. After analysing questionnaires received from 163 enterprises, as well as South African export data, it was ... -
Export diversification and economic performance: evidence from Brazil, China, India and South Africa
(Springer Science & Business Media, 2011)In this paper we discuss relationship between export diversity and economic performance, focusing on Brazil, China, India and South Africa (BCIS). Using time data on exports over the period 1962–2000 and Applied General ... -
Export intensity and the competitive intelligence of exporting companies: evidence from South Africa
(University of Pretoria, 2008)The present paper investigates the relationship between Competitive Intelligence (CI) factors, characteristics, information sources, needs, requirements and the export intensity of exporting companies in South Africa. We ... -
Export market selection methods and the identification of realistic export opportunities for South Africa using a decision support model
(2009)Market selection methods, of which a vast number exist, are a critical tool in firms’ and government’s policy, planning and budgeting processes. To this end, the primary aim of this paper is to determine the international ... -
The export potential of South African edible nuts with specific reference to the export of macadamia nuts to Germany
(Routledge, 2010)The first aim of this article is to evaluate fifteen different South African nut products subsumed under the product category SITC 0577 in order to determine which has the highest export potential. This is achieved by ... -
Export promotion: a decision support model approach
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Export specialisation and local economic growth
(Blackwell, 2010)This paper aims to provide empirical evidence on whether export specialization or diversification is better for local economic growth. Using export data from 354 magisterial districts of South Africa for 1996 and 2001 we ... -
Export strategy risks and governance in the clothing industry
(Virtus interpress, 2016)This paper investigates the export strategy implementation risks in Zimbabwe's clothing sector with a view to build a framework for improving strategy implementation and governance. The government of Zimbabwe has formulated ... -
Exposing the major determinants of digital divide in Southern Africa
(Ponte Editore, 2017)In this paper a quantitative analysis of factors that affect broadband growth and penetration in southern African region is integrated with that of the qualitative factors to espouse the major determinants of a digital ... -
Factor identification in managerial ethics
(Academic journals, 2012)Business is expected to serve the common good of all stakeholders and have special legal interests with regard to upholding the values embedded in the constitution. Proper managerial ethics is becoming more of a concern ... -
Factors affecting low performance of junior learners in a developing country: Southern Region of Botswana
(The New Educational Review, 2017)The study was triggered as a result of declining performance of learners in Botswana and it was aimed at finding solutions that would enhance sound academic performance in junior secondary schools. A phenomenological design ... -
Factors contributing to a long term talent development focus for university athletes
(The Global Business and Technology Association, 2013)Talent development in sport is a complex process involving the interaction of multidisciplinary aspects that directly and/or indirectly affect athletic progression and performance. The purpose of this study was to identify ... -
Factors contributing to a memorable wine route experience
(LAM Publications, 2015)Wine tourism, especially wine festivals and routes, is becoming more popular in South Africa, primarily because it gives wine cellars and wine farms greater publicity and exposure leading to increase in wine sales. The ... -
Factors contributing to mathematics achievement differences of Turkish and Australian students in TIMMS 2007 and 2011
(Eurasia, 2016)Large-scale studies, such as the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), provide data to understand cross-national differences and similarities. In this study, we aimed to identify factors predicting ...