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A post-implementation analysis of the South African mineral royalty regime
(Clute Institute, 2013)The landscape of the South African mining industry has changed significantly over the past twenty years and has in recent times attracted attention by calls for nationalization of the industry. One of the proposed areas ... -
A post–implementation analysis of the South African Mineral Royalty Regime
(Clute Institute, 2013)The landscape of the South African mining industry has changed significantly over the past twenty years and has in recent times attracted attention by calls for nationalization of the industry. One of the proposed areas ... -
Poverty amongst households receiving the state’s old-age pension grant: the case of Kwakwatsi (Free State, South Africa)
(2011)The study reported in this article, investigated the level of poverty amongst households receiving the state’s old-age pension grant in Kwakwatsi. A questionnaire for measuring poverty was administered to households dependent ... -
Poverty in a South African township: the case of Kwakwatsi
(Academic Journals [© 2010 Academic Journals], 2012)South Africa’s world revered democratic transition lies more than a decade in the past, a period long enough to evaluate past achievements and challenges. The study reported here provides a snapshot like view of poverty ... -
A practical knowledge management framework within the pyrometallurgical industry
(SAIMM, 2012)In this article, a case is made for the importance of the transfer and management of tacit knowledge to ensure continued sustainable competitive advantage within the pyrometallurgical industry in South Africa. The state ... -
The prediction of disability by self-reported physical frailty components of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI)
(Elsevier, 2014)Disability is an important health outcome for older persons; it is associated with impaired quality of life, future hospitalization, and mortality. Disability also places a high burden on health care professionals and ... -
Predictors of poverty: a comparative analysis of low income communities in the northern Free State region, South Africa
(The Social Sciences Research Society, 2016)Poverty is a global phenomenon and has proven difficult to resolve. Strategies to address it need to be focused on factors associated with poverty through local research as problems differ from region to region. Poverty, ... -
Predictors of student burnout and engagement among university students
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)This study investigated influences of core self-evaluation traits, career decision-making difficulties and social support on student burnout and engagement. A cross-sectional design was used with a non-probability quota ... -
The prevalance of workplace bullying in a South African mining company
(UNISA School of Management Sciences, 2012)Previous studies have established that for some people a typical day at work starts with immense feelings of distress, anxiety and irritability caused by workplace bullying. Not only does bullying behaviour in the workplace ... -
Prevalence of household food poverty in a South African Township
(The Global Business and Technology Association, 2013)This study analyzed the prevalence of household food poverty in a township of Kwakwatsi, South Africa. A household was defined to be in food poverty when its monthly food spending is less than the cost of a basic food ... -
Prevalence of workplace bullying of South African employees
(AOSIS, 2012)Orientation: Workplace bullying has negative physical and psychological effects on employees and several negative effects on organisationsResearch purpose: The purpose of the research was to determine the prevalence of ... -
Pricing contingent convertible bonds in African banks
(AOSIS, 2016)In times of financial distress, banks struggle to source additional capital from reluctant private investors. Sovereign bailouts prevent disruptive insolvencies, but distort bank incentives. Contingent convertible capital ... -
Pricing guidelines for graded hotels and guesthouses in South Africa
(Cognizant Communication Corporation, 2013)Pricing accommodation is a complex process. This study attempted to provide guidelines for determining competitive prices for hotels and guesthouses in South Africa, the two types of accommodation that hold the largest ... -
Pricing weather derivatives for the chardonnay cultivar in Wellington using a credit default SWAP methodology
(Unisa/Taylor & Francis, 2011)Most South African farmers employ standard insurance to protect crops from natural disasters such as hail or strong winds, but no insurance contracts exist to compensate for rain damage (although floods are covered), or ... -
Primary factors identified in sport science students' coaching philosophies : sport education and community involvement
(AFAHPER-SDLAM PublicationsAJOLSabinet, 2014)Youth sport coaches have a great influence on the experiences and development of children who participate in organized sport. Given this influence of coaches on children and the huge participation numbers of children in ... -
A primer on counterparty valuation adjustments in South Africa
(University of Pretoria, 2014)Counterparty valuation adjustment (CVA) risk accounts for losses due to the deterioration in credit quality of derivative counterparties with large credit spreads. Of the losses attributed to counterparty credit risk ... -
Proactive behaviour towards strength use and deficit improvement, hope and efficacy as predictors of life satisfaction amongst first-year university students
(AOSIS, 2015)Orientation: The orientation of this study is towards proactive behaviour towards strength use (PBSU) and proactive behaviour towards deficit improvement (PBDI) and their relationship with hope, efficacy and life ... -
Productivity, technical progress and scale efficiency in Indian manufacturing: post-reform performance
(Sabinet, 2013)This article studies the effects of the economic reforms on the Indian manufacturing industries. Data Envelopment Analysis was used to estimate technical and scale efficiency changes after the 1991 reform initiatives. The ... -
Professional accountants perspective of skills required to progress to management positions
(The Social Sciences Research Society, 2016)In South Africa, not only is the shortage in skills a general predicament, but so also is the shortage of professional accountants. The markets and business environments are changing almost every day and so do the skills ... -
Profiling sectoral risks of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa for the first decade of the 21st century
(University of Johannesburg, 2016)Despite Africa's strong foreign direct investment (FDI) performance since 2000, the majority of FDI inflows have been directed to a few selected countries. As investors face many risks when investing in developing countries, ...