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Obstacles in attracting increased portfolio investment into southern Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2003)Measured in terms of foreign participation in its domestic financial markets, the major part of southern Africa has to date been largely isolated from international financial markets and the process of financial globalisation. ... -
Occupational stress of academic staff in South African higher education institutions
(PSYSSA:(Psychological Society of South Africa), 2008)The objectives in this study were to identify the indicators of occupational stress for academic staffin South African higher education institutions, to analyse the differences between the occupational stress of different ... -
Occupational stress, ill health and organisational commitment of members of the South African police service in the North West Province
(Criminological Society of South Africa (CRIMSA), 2008)The aims of this study were to analyse the occupational stress experienced by members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) stationed at the Local Criminal and Record Centre (LCRC), to assess the relationship between ... -
Ochberg v CIR: No “benefit” to the benefactor
(University of South Africa (UNISA), 2015)This article analyses the South African case of Ochberg v CIR, which dealt with the question whether shares issued by a company to Ochberg, who was, for all intents and purposes, the sole shareholder, in consideration for ... -
On the elusive nature of high Chinese achievement
(Elsevier, 2010)Comments on an article by Lazar Stankov (see record 2010-11850-001). It is argued that Stankov's proposal to view unforgivingness as underlying the combination of high educational achievement, anxiety, and self-doubt is ... -
On the need to broaden the concept of ethnic identity
(Elsevier, 2015)tWe argue that the traditional split between ethnic identity and mainstream identity ascore identities of immigrants can no longer describe the multiple allegiances of manyimmigrants. Ethnographic and survey methods should ... -
Onderwysersopleiding in Suid-Afrika : leersame aspekte van ander stelsels
(Buro vir Wetenskaplike Tydskrifte / Potchefstroom, 2009)Multigrade classrooms face a lot of challenges because of their unique circumstances where more than one grade is combined in one classroom with one teacher. One of the problems is the lack of suited teaching and learning ... -
One job, one deal...or not: do generations respond differently to psychological contract fulfillment?
(Taylor R Francis, 2016)This paper investigates generational differences in the relations between psychological contract fulfillment and work attitudes. Data were collected from a sample of 909 employees in the Dutch service sector. Structural ... -
Online complaint intention and service recovery expectations of clothing retail customers
(MC Cant, 2014)It is important for clothing retailers to be aware of customer complaint behaviour, and to take such complaints seriously when they occur, since service failures within the highly competitive clothing retail industry are ... -
Online service attidtudes, site attitudes and site involvement in the South African domestice airline industry: a gender perspective
(Prof. Ansie Lessing, 2015)The airline industry experienced rapid growth and airlines are competing for new customers. The industry is experiencing a change in customer behaviour as customers are becoming less loyal and harder to satisfy. The online ... -
Ontology and epistemology: a transcendental reflection on decision-usefulness as an accounting objectivecounting Objective
(Sabinet, 2011)As key global accounting regulators, the FASB and the IASB have accorded much importance to the concept of decision-usefulness, especially in the context of the capital providers as a specific user group. However, a vague ... -
Operating cost efficiency of different size sectional title development schemes
(Sabinet, 2012)The purpose of the study was to estimate the relative efficiency of different sizes of residential Sectional Title Development Schemes (STDSs) in order to minimise operating costs. Since area (m2) and the number of units ... -
Operating cost efficiency of different size sectional title development schemes
(University of Johannesburg /// Sabinet, 2012)The purpose of the study was to estimate the relative efficiency of different sizes of residential Sectional Title Development Schemes (STDSs) in order to minimise operating costs. Since area (m2) and the number of units ... -
Operational challenges faced by smallholder farmers: a case of Ethekwini Metropolitan in South Africa
(Business Perpsectives, 2016)The study is aimed at establishing the impact of access to capital, access to markets, access to information and access to technology on competitiveness of smallholder farmers on the market in Ethekwini Metropolitan in ... -
Operational framework for municipal infrastructure grant spending in the North-West
(South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM), 2016)In South Africa, local governments are allocated municipal infrastructure grants to redress infrastructural imbalances inherited from the past. However, these grants are not fully spent and are returned to the National ... -
The optimal distance to Port for Exporting Firms
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2009)Success in international trade depends, among other things, on distance from markets. Most new economic geography models focus on the distance between countries. In contrast, much less theorizing and empirical analysis ... -
An optimal generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity model for forecasting the South African inflation volatility
(International Foundation for Research & Development, 2015)In most cases, financial variables are explained by leptokurtic distribution and often fail the assumption of normal distribution. This paper sought to explore the robustness of GARCH–type models in forecasting inflation ... -
Optimizing the value chain in the automotive industry using B2B portals
(2010)Successfully implementing ICT projects is a significant challenge for ICT managers. This paper addresses this problem by adding insights regarding critical success factors of B2B portals in the automotive industry to the ... -
Organisational and individual strengths use as predictors of engagement and productivity
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)This study sought to determine whether Perceived Organisational Support for Strengths Use (POSSU) and Proactive Behaviour towards Strengths Use (PBSU) predict engagement and productivity in a sample of South African call ... -
Organisational-based factors influencing the non-financial goals of family businesses
(Southern African Institute for Management Scientists, 2011)Several commentators have pointed out that there is a need for research on the attainment of non-financial goals in family businesses and the factors that influence the achievement of these goals. By investigating the ...