Browsing by Subject "Competition"
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An analysis of the perceived benefits of a case study-based competition in financial management
(2015)Students from 24 participating regions take part in teams of four in the CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) GBC (Global Business Challenge) annually. The GBC is in the form of a business competition which ... -
Assessing key reputation drivers among staff members of the North-West University
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)The higher education sector (HES) in South Africa has been faced with two-plus decades of transformation in an attempt to redress the social injustices of the country’s past (Webbstock & Fisher, 2016:18; Teferra & Altbach, ... -
Density-dependent spatial patterning of woody plants differs between a semi-arid and a mesic savanna in South Africa
(Elsevier, 2018)Savannas can be defined by the co-dominance of grasses and trees. Interactions between these two life forms are relatively well studied, whereas tree-tree interactions attracted increased attention only recently. However, ... -
Distribution of Galepsus spp. in Southern Africa and life history of Galepsus lenticularis (Mantodea: Tarachodidae)
(MDPI, 2020)Galepsus Stäl is a genus within the Mantodea and has hardly been studied in Africa. The distribution of the Galepsus genus in Southern Africa was established, based on insect collection records, and the biology of Galepsus ... -
Effect of award, incentives and competition on entrepreneurial development among female farmers in North-West Province, South Africa: a review
(Allied Business Academies, 2017)The terms "entrepreneur" and "entrepreneurship" are used by people interchangeably, hence the need to differentiate between an entrepreneur and an entrepreneurship. An entrepreneur is a person who starts and owns a business ... -
Estimating the impacts of climate change on interactions between different lepidopteran stemborer species
(North-West University, 2015)The production of cereals, especially maize, which is a staple food in sub-Saharan Africa, is challenged by pests and diseases. In addition, climate change will exacerbate the magnitude of these challenges and agriculture ... -
The impact of competition on the product-market strategies of entities in the pharmaceutical industry
(North-West University, 2004)There can be little doubt that competition in the pharmaceutical industry has increased considerably over the past few years. Growth in the pharmaceutical industry in South Africa has been affected adversely in recent ... -
Lethal and sublethal impacts of a micropredator on post-settlement Caribbean reef fishes
(Springer, 2019)The transition from a planktonic larval stage to a benthic or demersal juvenile stage, “recruitment”, is a crucial event in the life history of coral reef fishes, and has a strong influence on population size. Predation ... -
Writing and contextualising local history. A historical narrative of the Wellington Horticultural Society (Coloured).
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2014)The purpose of this study was to enhance local history as a focus area in a Higher Education (HE) teaching context. This article documented a case study of the practice of flower growing as a recreational-competitive ... -
Xenophobic violence and criminality in the KwaZulu-Natal townships
(AOSIS, 2019)This study’s focus on the xenophobic violence in South Africa is topical, mostly concentrating on the economic competition between foreign nationals and local people as a root cause. Whilst the South African government’s ...