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Risk–based capital measures for operational risk management / Snyman P.

Snyman, Philippus (2011)

Basel II provides banks with four options that may be used to calculate regulatory capital for operational risk. Each of these options (except the most basic approach) requires an underlying risk measurement and management ...
Risk factors for osteoporotic fractures in Black South African men : a case control study / Martha Ettrusia Leach

Leach, Martha Ettrusia (2003)

The main focus of bone loss and Osteoporosis (OP) research has been limited almost entirely to women, but OP has become increasingly common in older men and the impact of hip fracture on mortality may actually be greater ...
Risk management in hedge funds / Marius Botha

Botha, Marius (2005)

Investing in hedge funds has become very popular in recent years. Previously, their main focus was on the high net-worth investors. These individuals perform their own risk management and they are, according to law, ...
A risk management model for the tourism industry in South African / G.K. Shaw

Shaw, Gordon Kenneth (2010)

The primary objective of this research was to develop "A Risk Management Model for the Tourism Industry in South Africa", when viewed from a business perspective. To achieve this objective, a number of secondary objectives ...
Robust techniques for regression models with minimal assumptions / M.M. van der Westhuizen

Van der Westhuizen, Magdelena Marianna (2011)

Good quality management decisions often rely on the evaluation and interpretation of data. One of the most popular ways to investigate possible relationships in a given data set is to follow a process of fitting models to ...
Robustness estimation of self-sensing active magnetic bearings via system identification / P.A. van Vuuren

Van Vuuren, Pieter Andries (2009)

Due to their frictionless operation active magnetic bearings (AMBs) are essential components in high-speed rotating machinery. Active magnetic control of a high speed rotating rotor requires precise knowledge of its position. ...
Rol en funksie van die rekeningkundige beampte van 'n beslote korporasie / deur Johannes Phillipus Botha

Botha, Johannes Phillipus (2004)

The report of the accounting officer is of little or no value. There is uncertainty about the duties of the accounting officer where there are material omissions and mistakes in the accounting records and financial ...
Role–specific stress, physical and psychological health and social support in a mining training academy / van Wyk L.

Van Wyk, Lidia (2011)

The mining industry in South Africa plays a significant role in the economy of the country. South Africa is rated as one of the world’s largest producers of key reserves - gold, manganese ore and platinum– and the high ...
The role and the place of social impact assessment in the project life cycle / Ilse C. Aucamp

Aucamp, Ilse Carin (2003)

Social lmpact Assessment is a relatively new field of study in South Africa and abroad. It is dynamic and constantly changes as it develops. Current literature indicates that there is a need for SIA to be done through ...
Role conflict experienced by married black woman educators / by Mapula Gertrude Khumalo

Khumalo, Mapula Gertrude (2004)

The purpose of this study was to determine the nature of role conflict experienced by married black woman educators by means of a review of literature and an empirical investigation. The empirical study was also aimed at ...
The role of "self" in the context of the family : a pastoral-theological study / Ockert Schoeman

Schoeman, Ockert (2004)

This study deals with the role of 'self’ within the context of the family, from a pastoral point of view. A number of questions arise within the topic, including: • What is meant by 'self from psychology's point of view? ...
The role of access to finance in the growth of firms in South Africa / Ferreira M.

Ferreira, Marnel (2011)

SMEs can play a significant role in the economy as drivers of economic growth and job creation. Many SMEs are, however constrained by their limited access to finance. This study examines the source of finance of firms in ...
The role of acetyl-L-carnitine on the long chain fatty acid metabolism in MPTP-treated rats / Anél Pretorius

Pretorius, Anél (2006)

Very long-chain fatty acids, especially n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), play an integral role in several physiological processes and are essential components of phospholipids in membranes. Fatty acid elongation ...
The role of alpha-2A-adrenergic receptor antagonism in therapeutic efficacy and onset of action of antidepressant drugs in a rat model of depression / Nico Liebenberg

Liebenberg, Nico (2006)
The role of an external environmental analysis in the strategic management of teacher training colleges in South Africa / Jacoba Elizabeth Fourie

Fourie, Jacoba Elizabeth (1994)

The aims of this study are to determine the nature of strategic management, with specific reference to the external environmental analysis; to analyze emerging trends and challenges in the external environment of teacher ...
The role of attitude and barriers on the implementation of a nutrition intervention in primary school children / Michelle Harris

Harris, Michelle (2012)

Background: South Africa is a multicultural, multi-ethnic developing country currently experiencing a unique quadruple burden of disease, of which malnutrition (both over- and under nutrition) is one of them. The increase ...
The role of behavioural finance in successful financial services SMEs / Jacobus Emile Marais

Marais, Jacobus Emile (2007)

The purpose of this research is to discover some of the main findings the field of behavioural finance can provide for entrepreneurs in the financial services industry. Behavioural finance is a rapidly growing area that ...
The role of brain dominance in the maintenance of learner discipline / Raché M. Rutherford

Rutherford, Raché (2006)

The role of brain dominance in the maintenance of learner discipline Recent research in especially Education Law has shown that maintaining discipline in South African schools constitutes a problem for many educators. Research ...
The role of building regulations in sustainable local governance / van der Bank, M.

Van der Bank, Marjoné (2012)

This study highlights one way by means of which South Africa can become more sustainable namely by applying "green building" and "green design" in the local context. The study asks the question: What is the role of building ...
The role of business planning in small and medium-sized enterprises, within Absa Bank Limited / Lourens Johannes van Tonder

Van Tonder, Lourens Johannes (2007)

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report of 2006 revealed that since 2000 a total number of 24,920 business liquidations and 18,730 insolvencies amounted in South Africa. In a country where entrepreneurship holds the key ...