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‘Festivalscape’ factors influencing visitors’ loyalty to an agri-festival in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2015)Orientation: The NAMPO Harvest Day is the largest festival of its kind in the southern hemisphere. To sustain the festival’s success, it is important to assess which ‘festivalscape’ factors influence visitors’ ... -
Financial distress and happiness of employees in times of economic crisis
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2015)Using data for 28 European countries for the period 2008 to 2012, we examine whether employed individuals are affected by the economic crisis. We provide robust evidence that unfavourable macroeconomic conditions are ... -
Financial guarantees and public debt in South Africa
(Virtus Interpress, 2015)A few years since the worst of the Euro sovereign debt crisis, many nations, from Cyprus to Ireland, including South Africa are re-visiting their public debt management to avert or lessen the impact of similar such happenings ... -
Financial knowledge and subjective financial risk tolerance among students at a South African University
(Virtus Interpress, 2015)This study used a self–administered questionnaire to determine the effect of financial knowledge and other demographic variables on Financial Risk Tolerance (FRT) among South African University students. Descriptive ... -
Financial literacy amongst African Generation Y students: an empirical analysis of selected demographic factors
(Social Sciences Research Society, 2017)The entire spectrum of society, including Generation Y, face the challenge of managing their personal finances in uncertain economic, financial and political times. This challenge highlights the importance of being equipped ... -
Financial literacy needs of South African third-year university students
(Clute Institute, 2013)It is evident from the literature that financial education and financial training fail in South Africa, which results in tertiary institutions sending their students into the world with a lack of preparedness for the ... -
Finding the key to success: a visitors' perspective at a National Arts Festival
(AOSIS, 2012)Purpose and/or objectives: The purpose of this article was to segment festival visitors at the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK) based on their travel motives and their ratings of the Key Success Factors (KSFs) in ... -
First time versus repeat triathlon participants at Ironman South Africa
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)Triathlon organisers and marketers must attempt to achieve a balance between first-time and repeat participants, but should be aware of the attributes that differentiate these participants. This study was carried out to ... -
First-time versus repeat visitors at the Kruger National Park
(AOSIS, 2014)Purpose: The aim of this research is to segment visitors at the Kruger National Park based on the frequency of visitation in order to distinguish between first-time and repeat park visitors. Problem investigated: The ... -
First-time versus repeat visitors: the Volksblad Arts Festival
(Sun Media Bloemfontein (SUNMeDIA), 2010)This article focuses on the differences and/or similarities between first-time and repeat visitors at the Volksblad Arts Festival as an alternate approach to market segmentation. The research was conducted by means of a ... -
Fiscal policy and revenue management in resource-rich African countries: A comparative study of Norway and Nigeria
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)This study assesses ways in which oil-rich countries can escape the ‘resource curse’ through the implementation of effective fiscal and revenue management policies. A comparative study of the policies of Norway and Nigeria ... -
Flagging potential fraudulent investment activity
(Emerald, 2016)Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the use of the bias ratio as a possible early indicator of financial fraud - specifically in the reporting of hedge fund returns. In the wake of the 2008-2009 financial crisis, ... -
Flexicurity gemeten: een vragenlijst over flexibiliteit en zekerheid voor organisatie en werknemer
(Boom Lemma Uitgewers, 2011)Flexicurity, the balance between security and flexibility, is an important theme in Human Resource Management in Europe for employers as well as employees (Freese, Paauwe & Schalk, 2009). A questionnaire was developed to ... -
The fluctuating nature of risk management models
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2013)This study discusses the credibility of using a fragmented approach to constructing risk management models. Current risk management models are based on the fragmentation approach which views inputs into the deterministic ... -
Food Security of Social Grant Recipients in a Low Income Neighborhood in South Africa
(World Business Institute, 2013)The origins of social security in South Africa can be traced back to attempts by the previous apartheid government to create a welfare state for whites during the apartheid era. Since the first democratic election in South ... -
For the like of the game: assessing the role of social media engagement in football consumer outcomes
(AJHTL, 2016)The rise of social media use has altered the marketing context globally. In this regard, sport consumerism in particular has been influenced by the need of fans to communicate in real time and through remote means accessed ... -
Forecasting the South African business cycle using Fourier Analysis
(Clute Institute, 2016)A Fourier transform analysis is proposed to determine the duration of the South African business cycle, measured using log changes in nominal gross domestic product (GDP). The most prominent cycle (two smaller, but ... -
Forecasting tourist arrivals in South Africa
(2010)The aim of this paper is to model and forecast tourism to South Africa from the country's main intercontinental tourism markets. These include Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, the United States of America and France. -
Foreign direct investment to Africa: trends, dynamics and challenges
(University of Pretoria, 2012)The FDI debate is often characterised by generalities about the importance of these flows within the global context. This article aims to unpack the African-specific FDI issues in order to get a clearer and more substantiated ... -
Formulation and validation of an Enabling Developmental Environment Scale (EDES) for local economic development (LED)
(International Foundation for Research and Development (IFRD), 2017)Local government is one of the main role players in local economic development (LED) and need to assist in the creation of an enabling developmental environment for local businesses to prosper. Partnerships are required ...