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Game ranching inter-sectoral linkages: a structural path analysis for South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)Unfamiliarity with the economic structure of the game ranching sector is regarded as one of the reasons why questions are raised with regard to the potential economic impact of continued growth in the sector. This study ... -
Gender differences amongst African generation Y students' Hedonic and Utilitarian shopping motivations
(Social Sciences Research Society, 2017)The South African retail industry is a major industry with high public spending. As such, there is a high level of competition among retailers, pressuring marketers and retailers to gain and maintain a competitive advantage. ... -
Gender differences amongst African Generation Y students' perceptions of fashion marketing activities
(The Social Sciences Research Society, 2016)The purpose of this study was to determine whether gender differences exist amongst African Generation Y students' perceptions concerning selected marketing activities of their preferred clothing brand. The African Generation ... -
Gender differences in brand loyalty towards fashion brands among generation Y students
(Social Sciences Research Society, 2017)The purpose of this study was to determine African Generation Y male and female students' brand loyalty towards their preferred fashion brands. In South Africa, the African Generation Y cohort (individuals born between ... -
Gender, Spirituality and Psychological Well-Being
(2009)The aim of this study was to determine whether gender moderates the relationship between spirituality and psychological well-being. A secondary data analysis based on a cross sectional survey was implemented. A convenience ... -
Gender-based discrimination during appointments, promotions and remuneration: views of South African managers
(UNISA, 2014)Managers are key in the appointment, promotion and remuneration of staff, and as such, they are actively involved when discrimination occurs in the workplace. This also applies to gender-based discrimination. The objective ... -
Gender-based discrimination in South Africa: a quantitative analysis of fairness of remuneration
(AOSIS, 2015)Equity is important to most individuals and its perceived absence may impact negatively on individual and organisational performance. The concept of equity presupposes fair treatment, while discrimination implies unfair ... -
Gender: Behavioural finance and satisfaction of life
(IFE Centre for Psychological Studies (ICPS), 2017)Behavioural finance is becoming more predominant in the financial and investment industry. The general concept of behavioural finance suggests that investors do not necessarily make rational investment decisions. It argues ... -
General employee perceptions of gender-based discrimination in a selection of South African organisations
(Prof. Ansie Lessing, 2015)Gender-based discrimination is prohibited in many countries, including South Africa. Despite this prohibition, employees continue to report discrimination. These perceptions affect individuals and organisations negatively. The ... -
A general response style factor: evidence from a multi–ethnic study in the Netherlands
(Elsevier, 2013)In a cross-cultural study we addressed commonalities and differences of acquiescence, extremity, midpoint responding, and socially desirable responding that can be taken to constitute a single underlying response style. ... -
Generation Y female students' motivation towards entrepreneurship
(The Social Sciences Research Society, 2016)Entrepreneurship is a vital driving force for stimulating economic growth and for creating employment opportunities. Consequently, the creation of new ventures and the growth of existing entrepreneurial businesses are vital ... -
Generation Y students’ attitudes towards facebook advertising: pilot study results
(The Global Business and Technology Association, 2013)The purpose of this paper is to report on the results of a pilot study conducted on the determinants and inhibitors of Generation Y students’ attitudes towards Facebook advertising. The findings suggest that Generation Y ... -
Genotypic characterization of ecoli O157:H7 isolates from different sources in the North–West Province, South Africa, using enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus PCR analysis
(MDPI, 2014)In many developing countries, proper hygiene is not strictly implemented when animals are slaughtered and meat products become contaminated. Contaminated meat may contain Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 that could cause ... -
Getting clever with competitive intelligence: knowing what your customers need is very crucial to business success - but you have to work at it
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Getting to know the Amakwerre-kwerre: the socioeconomic circumstances of Zimbabwean day labourers in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)Over the past decade, in the face of volatile economic conditions at home, there has been an influx of Zimbabweans into South Africa looking for work and a better life. Many of these jobseekers have moved into the day ... -
Ghost crab populations respond to changing morphodynamic and habitat properties on sandy beaches
(Elsevier, 2015)The morphodynamic state and habitat properties of microtidal sandy beaches largely account for variations in macrofauna structure. In ecological theory, the habitat harshness hypothesis and the habitat safety hypothesis ... -
Global value chains: a new era for South Africa's foreign trade
(Africagrowth Institute, 2015)Global value chains (GVCs) are giving rise to new trade patterns and are helping to improve many countries' growth prospects - particularly in the developing world. Yet South Africa is finding it difficult to participate ... -
Going beyond expectations: banks strategies attract and retain or deter tertiary students' clientele
(Business Perspectives, 2017)The study assesses whether the banks' strategies help to attract and retain or deter tertiary students from their businesses. It aims to highlight the banks' need to go beyond expectations in nurturing their students' ... -
Gold sales forecasting: the Box–Jenkins methodology
(Virtus, 2017)The study employs the Box-Jenkins Methodology to forecast South African gold sales. For a resource economy like South Africa where metals and minerals account for a high proportion of GDP and export earnings, the decline ... -
Government debt reduction in the USA and Greece: a comparative VECM analysis
(International Ataturk Alatoo University, 2016)The purpose of this paper is to estimate comparative debt reduction models for the USA and Greece using Vector Error Correction Model analysis and Granger causality test. The study provides an empirical framework that could ...