Economic and Management Sciences
Recent Submissions
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An investigation of the levels of financial literacy among school teachers in the Johannesburg Central District
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Socio-economic impact of herbal cosmetics used by women in Vhembe District Municipality, South Africa
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Towards a Model for Wetland Rehabilitation in South Eastern Zimbabwe
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)The rehabilitation of degraded wetlands is a very costly approach owing to the goals, options and funding as well as the involvement of different stakeholders and their different interests. This study investigated the ... -
A comparative business efficacy analysis between private and public-sector construction business operating units
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)The public-sector business strategies at DWS Construction are analysed with an intension to highlight mechanisms that can potentially improve the current business operating model of DWS Construction. The study determines ... -
An econometric analysis of the relationship between economic growth and employment in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)The main purpose of the study was to investigate whether or not there is a relationship between economic growth and employment in South Africa using quarterly data from 2008Q1 to 2016Q4. The high unemployment in South ... -
An integrated framework of employee satisfaction and service quality for public healthcare professionals in KwaZulu-Natal
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)Introduction: The antecedents and consequences of employee satisfaction and service quality have been researched widely and within multiple contexts. However, there still exists a gap in the body of knowledge on the ... -
Overtrading as a major determining factor in the decline of SME's in Mafikeng
(North-West University (South Africa), 2017)SMEs play a major role in South Africa 's economy as they decrease unemployment rate, which in turn promotes job creation and reduces poverty. Business owners need to address factors which cause their businesses to fail, ... -
On the double frobenius groups and their characters
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A consideration of the potential taxation of Cannabis in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Taxation is part of the daily lives of most persons in the world. A new product supplied into a market is likely to be subject to some form of taxation. Taxation of a new product for example cannabis requires rigorous ... -
A competitive strategy for an automotive firm in preparation for Saudi Vision 2030
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)In recent years, many governments have announced transformation and reform plans, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Saudi Arabia announced its reform plan – Saudi Vision 2030 – during 2016. The strategic objective ... -
Investigating how realising export potential can contribute to regional trade in the Tripartite Free Trade Area
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)One of the most compelling arguments for stronger regional trade and integration in Africa is that the African market is the most fragmented in the world. Comparatively little trade takes place among African countries, ... -
The impact of international investment agreements on foreign direct investment in Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Interest in foreign direct investment (FDI) stems from the fact that it has become one of the most important components of globalisation and a vital part of international economic and diplomatic relations. It rose to ... -
Efficiency of the structural equation model and related models in validating the theory of planned behaviour
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Conservation laws and solutions of the Drinfel'd-Sokolov-Wilson system, the Boussinesq system and the complex modified KdV equation
(North-West University (South Africa), 2013)In this dissertation the conservation laws for the Drinfel 'd-Sokolov-Wilson, modified Korteweg-de Vries and the Boussinesq system will be derived using the Noether approach. Noether approach requires the knowledge of a ... -
Software defined wireless sensors network fault tolerance framework
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is a new network paradigm that supports the decoupling of the control plane and the data plane where the controller is the central intelligence or the brain of the entire network. SDN has ... -
Private capital formation in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Countries : a non-reversibility analysis
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)This study examined the contribution of debt and public capital formation in the South African development community (SADC) countries using panel data analysis for the period 1980 to 2015 with the objective of establishing ... -
Developmental Requirements for SMMEs in the Mahikeng Area
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) are omnipresent and form an integral part of every economy. Therefore, a discussion about the economy of every country cannot be complete without taking into consideration SMMEs. ... -
Towards an adaptive socio-technical Broadband Growth and Penetration (BGP) framework : a case of SADC
(North-West University (South Africa), 2017)The transformative benefits of broadband on economic and social variables have led governments to set ambitious targets for its deployment. In making a case for public policy on broadband, many studies have sought to ... -
Implementing health governance structures using participatory action research in a decentralised system
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)This research was undertaken primarily to establish the challenges which impede the efficient and effective implementation of Health Governance Structures in South Africa. The study utilises Participatory Action Research ... -
Variational approach for a coupled Zakharov-Kuznetsov System and the (2+1)-dimensional breaking soliton equation
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)In this dissertation the generalized coupled Zakharov-Kuznetsov system and the (2+ 1 )-dimensional breaking soliton equation will be studied. Exact solutions for the coupled Zakharov-Kuznetsov equations are obtained using ...