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Exchange rate volatility : an analytical risk model / J. Scott

Scott, Jacoline (2004)

Risk management is an amount topic in the financial sector, following major financial losses from the 1990s onwards. Financial markets are undergoing tremendous change driven by globalisation, advances in technology, mergers ...
Investigating the effect of entrepreneurship in economic development in Ngwathe municipal region / M.P. Ndlebe

Ndlebe, Moratehi Petrus (2004)

Ngwathe Municipal cluster, is a rural area in the Northern Free State. The region comprises of five towns: Edenville, Heilbron, Koppies, Parys and Vredefort. The region has an unemployment rate of 47% and very low business ...
A theoretical study to determine the interrelationship between governance and leadership / by Hendrik Johannes Botha

Botha, Hendrik Johannes (2004)

In the recent past, authoritative sources have indicated that the concept "government" and "governance" cannot be separated from leadership and that the two concepts, leadership and governance, are both best understood as ...
An investigation of residential-based business as an alternative for small- and medium-sized enterprises / by Molebaleso Lydia Ntshingila

Ntshingila, Molebaleso Lydia (2004)

Home-based and residential-based businesses have become a visible feature on some main road arteries in and out of most suburbs and big cities in South Africa. Previous residential zoned properties are being used for ...
Micro-economic analysis of the informal sector in the Vaal Triangle area / by Harrison Ntshabela Kwadi

Kwadi, Harrison Ntshabela (2004)

During the last decades, concern over the mounting problems of employment opportunities to absorb the ever-increasing surplus labour, decreasing the inequalities in the distribution of income, and the reduction of poverty, ...
A critical analysis of community-driven development projects aimed at poverty alleviation in Evaton West / by Temeki Daniel Mokoena

Mokoena, Temeki Daniel (2004)

This thesis studies the effects of specific community- driven developer programmes run in Evaton West over the past three years (200011 to 200314) on poverty in the area. These programmes were targeted at poverty reduction ...
Investment potential assessment : an analysis model / by Judy Cilliers

Cilliers, Johanna Judith (2004)

Everyday the financial world is dominated by news from the international stock markets. A general market meltdown is viewed with alarm and dismay by all those investors who take a short-term view of investments or see their ...
The role of clothing manufacturing co-operatives in job creation and poverty alleviation in Sharpeville / Mmapula Brendah Sekatane

Sekatane, Mmapula Brendah (2004)

This dissertation studies the role of clothing manufacturing co-operatives in job creation and poverty alleviation in Sharpeville. Ttie study focuses on three areas, namely, the theories of unemployment, poverty and clothing ...
The impact of black empowerment on family businesses in the Vaal Triangle : an exploratory study / Z. Oosthuizen

Oosthuizen, Zelda (2004)

South Africa requires an economy that can meet the needs of all its citizens in a sustainable manner. This will only be possible if the economy builds on the potential of all persons and communities across the country. ...
Procurement profession : a tool for competitiveness and empowerment / by Elias Ramonoe Mahlasela

Mahlasela, Elias Ramonoe (2004)

The emerging manufacturing businesses in the Vaal Triangle Metropolitan Area operate along the fringes of the mainstream economy and for these businesses, breaking into major markets dominated by large players, is often ...
Measurement of service quality of small business in the Vaal area / by Joseph E. M. Sekolanyane

Sekolanyane, Joseph Edward Mothapedi (2004)

The importance of small business in creating employment is widely acknowledged internationally. South Africa is experiencing an unprecedented increase in urbanization, subsequently creating the need for the increased ...
Die Cruywagens van Suid-Afrika : 'n genealogiese en kultuurhistoriese ondersoek, 1690-1806 / Willem Adriaan Cruywagen

Cruywagen, Willem Adriaan (2004)

The research covers the time of Dutch East India Company rule at the Cape from 1690 to 1806, and focuses on a branch of an early Cape family, the Cruywagens, of which the writer is a lineal descendant. The Cmywagen ancestor, ...
The implementation of the outcomes-based curriculum 2005 in primary schools in the Reitz District / Shiya David Mofokeng

Mofokeng, Shiya David (2004)

This study investigated the implementation of the outcomes-based Curriculum 2005, in the primary schools of the Reitz region of the Northern Free State. A literature study was conducted to gather information about the ...
The employment and psychological contract in the Department of Justice in the Vaal Triangle / by D. Williams

Williams, Don (2004)
Sport participation, psychological well-being and psycho-social development in a group of young black adults / Andrew Malebo

Malebo, Motloi Andrew (2004)

The purpose of this study was to determine whether young black adults who participate in sport differ in psychological well-being and psychosocial development from those who do not participate actively in sport. An ...
Job insecurity and psychological well-being in a financial institution in Gauteng / by S. van Schalkwyk

Van Schalkwyk, Stephanie (2004)

Organisations world-wide, but most especially in South Africa, are exposed to radical change in the economic, political, social, demographical and technological arenas. They are also exposed to the effects of the world ...
The influence of optimism and pessimism on the psycho-physical wellness of learners in grades 8-12 / Radebe Sitimela Joseph

Radebe, Sitimela Joseph (2004)

The aim of this study was to assess secondary school learners' optimistic and pessimistic orientations and the influence they have on their physical and psychological wellness. In the empirical investigation, a survey was ...
Emotional intelligence, sense of coherence and coping behaviour / C.A. Law

Law, Colleen Ashleigh (2004)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence, sense of coherence and coping behaviour in a group of students at a South African university. An availability sample of 101 ...
Personal archetypes, aspects of personality and psychological well-being / Christoffel Johannes (Christo) Els

Els, Christoffel Johannes (2004)

The aim of this study has been to theoretically and empirically explore the nature of personal archetypes, aspects of personality and psychological well-being, as well as the relationship between archetypes and aspects of ...
An investigation of the support systems for small, medium and micro enterprises through local service centres in the Vaal Triangle region / by Philip Malan

Malan, Philip (2004)

The Vaal Triangle has a higher than average level of unemployment and poverty. This is mainly due to globalization on the one hand and the availability of land for housing on the other. The researcher has been prompted to ...