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Are digital advances and inclusive growth compatible goals? Implications for trade policy in developing countries
(WTO, 2019)Can the digital economy help to alleviate the problem of inequality and forge more inclusive growth or will it exacerbate divisions as time goes by, to the detriment of those countries (including South Africa, India and ... -
Are efficient CEO's higher remunerated? A data envelopment analysis of selected Johannesburg security exchange companies.
(Virtus Interpress, 2014)The originality of the study is that performances of CEOs are estimated by determining how efficiently they convert their own remuneration and other key company input resources into a key performance output. Accounting-based ... -
Are you willing to pay more for the arts?
(University of Johannesburg, 2016)This study determines festival attendees' Willingness To Pay to support an increase, or prevent a decline, in arts performances and exhibitions. It uses the contingent valuation method to produce a profile of attendees, ... -
Artisanal fisheries in the Ndumo area of the Lower Phongolo River floodplain, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2015)The aim of this study was to investigate the status of artisanal fisheries in the lower Phongolo River floodplain in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. A cross-sectional quantitative survey design was used that included ... -
An Asean-Eu FTA, regional production sharing, and regional cohesion: focus on Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011)This article focuses on the potential effects of an Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)–European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) for Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar (C-L-M), the least developed economies of ... -
Assessing cultural intelligence, personality and identity amongst young white Afrikaans-speaking students: a preliminary study
(AOSIS, 2015)Orientation: Cultural intelligence (CQ) is a relatively new construct to academia that has recently gained increasing attention. Its relevance in a multicultural context like South Africa is apparent since cultural ... -
Assessing the Associated Challenges in the Use of Animal Manure in Plant Growth
(KAMLA-RAJ ENTERPRISES, 2014)The present paper explores the underpinnings that drive efficiency, efficacy and effectiveness in teaching and learning of tourism in some few township high schools. The variables scrutinized have been elicited through the ... -
Assessing the awareness of environmental management accounting in the mining industry in South Africa
(Business Perspectives Publishing Company, 2015)Mining activities normally have a huge impact on the environment. The whole lifecycle of a mining company with activities such as exploration, development, production and mine closure could result in high environmental ... -
Assessing the extent of the application of strategic thinking in a local sphere of government
(Medwell, 2017)This study assessed the extent of the application of strategic thinking in a Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa. It was aimed at initiating an inquiry into the relevance of strategic thinking to local governance: ... -
Assessing the organisational and individual strengths use and deficit improvement amongst sport coaches
(AOSIS, 2013)Orientation: The orientation of this study is towards strengths use and deficit improvement and the relationship with engagement. Research purpose: To (1) determine whether adapted versions of the Strengths Use and Deficit ... -
Assessment of performance management and development system in selected national government departments in South Africa
(Kamla-Raj, 2017)The Performance Management and Development System (PMDS) in the South African public service has become a thorny issue. Performance assessment in particular, is an area that attracts more grievances. Any institution, which ... -
An assessment of selected family business values in small and medium-sized family businesses
(APM, 2012)This study highlights the influence of selected business family values on the success of small and medium-sized family businesses. Success, for the purpose of this study, is measured using two variables, namely Harmonious ... -
An assessment of selected organisation–based factors on the perceived success of agribusinesses: a corporate entrepreneurship perspective
(Unisa Press, 2013)The objective of this study was to investigate the infl uence of selected organisational-based factors on the perceived success of agribusinesses in South Africa. Business success, for the purposes of this study, was ... -
An assessment of the determinants of successor development in family businesses
(The Department of Business, University of Johannesburg, 2010)Purpose: The primary objective of this study is twofold: Firstly, to assess some of the determinants of successor development in family businesses with the focus on the role of the senior generation family members, and ... -
The assessment of the family vision generation process in small and medium-sized family businesses
(University of South Africa, 2009)The objective of this study was to assess the family vision generation process in small and medium-sized family businesses. Data from 489 questionnaires administered to 79 family businesses were collected and analysed. An ... -
An assessment of the impact of entrepreneurial orientation on the success of selected public secondary schools
(The Southern African Institute for Management Scientists, 2013)There is a need for research on the influence of entrepreneurial orientation on the success of public schools. Through an investigation of the influence of an entrepreneurial orientation on the perceived success of secondary ... -
An assessment of the management skills required of ministers in the Reformed churches of South Africa
(AOSIS, 2008)A congregation is not a business, and to manage it as such would be inappropriated. Although the church is primarily invisible and spiritual by nature, in this world it is functioning as an institution which must be managed ... -
Asset correlations in single factor credit risk models: an empirical investigation
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)The internal ratings-based (IRB) approach (based on a single risk factor model) was designed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) to determine banks' regulatory credit risk capital. Key inputs of the model ... -
Assimilation of tourism satellite accounts and applied general equilibrium models to inform tourism policy analysis
(IP Publishing, 2011)Historically, tourism policy analysis in South Africa has posed challenges to accurate measurement. The primary reason for this is that tourism is not designated as an 'industry' in standard economic accounts. This paper ... -
Association between age, critical skills and work perspectives
(African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2014)The main aim of this study is to report on the associations between age, critical skills and work perspectives (job satisfaction, career/organizational commitment and job characteristics) as perceived by resort employees. ...