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The relationship between the forward and realised spot exchange rate in South Africa
(Sabinet, 2012)It is well known that the forward exchange rate and the realised future spot exchange rate differ. This phenomenon is better known as the exchange rate puzzle. Two approaches were followed to ascertain whether this difference ... -
The relationship between tourism and trade in south africa
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)This article explores the relationship between tourist arrivals and trade in South Africa. Two analyses were conducted – a panel data analysis, which included tourism and trade data of 40 countries with South Africa, and ... -
Relationship between travel motives and key success factors of visitors at a jazz festival
(Stellenbosch University, 2013)This study set out to determine whether different target market segments have different needs as to which managerial aspects will keep them satisfied and returning to a festival. A survey was conducted at the Cape Town ... -
The relationship between value for money, motives and experience of tourists to the Kruger National Park
(Prof. Ansie Lessing, 2015)National parks play an important role in countries' quest to attract tourists to generate revenue, to uplift the community and to sustain a competitive advantage. Providing value for money for tourists could confirm this ... -
The relationship between visitor spending and repeat visits: an analysis of spectators at the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon
(AOSIS, 2012)PURPOSE: The purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between visitor spending patterns, and previous and planned return visits as well as demographic and trip characteristics of supporters to the Old ... -
Relationship intention amongst clothing retail customers: an exploratory study
(AOSIS, 2015)Orientation: Increasing competition has resulted in clothing retailers placing more emphasis on expensive relationship marketing tactics to retain customers. The retailers often use customers’ loyalty programme membership ... -
Relationship intention and satisfaction following service recovery: the mediating role of perceptions of service recovery in the cell phone industry
(AOSIS, 2015)In an industry characterised by fierce competition, cell phone network providers find it increasingly difficult to retain their customers after service failure. It is therefore essential for cell phone network providers ... -
Relationship intention as a predictor of clothing retail customers' satisfaction, trust, commitment and relationship quality
(Southern African Institute for Management Scientists (SAIMS), 2016)Increased competition has led retailers to implement relationship marketing strategies that will improve customer retention. Understanding relational development from the customers' perspective is important to the success ... -
Relationship marketing dimensions predicting customer loyalty towards independent financial advisers
(Prof. Ansie Lessing, 2015)Independent financial advisers are in a great position to provide customised financial training and planning to their clients and through their services can assist the National Treasury in creating a more financially ... -
Relationship satisfaction among Turkish and British adults
(Elsevier Science, 2011)We tested three theories (adult attachment, autonomy/relatedness, and gender roles) to understand relationship satisfaction among 150 British and 170 Turkish adults, all involved in romantic relationships. Avoidance, ... -
Relationship standards and satisfaction in Chinese, Western and intercultural Chinese-Western couples in Australia
(Sage Publications, 2015)This study compared the endorsement of Chinese and Western relationship standards by Chinese, Western, and intercultural Chinese–Western couples. All couples were living in Australia. Couples’ relationship standards ... -
Relationships between ethnocentrism and lifestyle dimensions among a targeted consumer segment in Sandton
(Sabinet, 2013)The new political dispensation in South Africa in 1994 created opportunities for Black consumer segments. Research indicates that the emerging black middle class segment perceives that their true identity is not understood, ... -
The relative efficiency of banks in lending and borrowing: evidence from data envelopment analysis
(Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj Napoca, 2011)DEA is used to estimate the relative technical, allocative, cost and scale efficiency of the four largest South African banks over a period of sixteen years. Two models are applied to determine whether there is a difference ... -
The relative importance of financial ratios in creating shareholders' wealth
(University of Pretoria. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, 2012)The purpose of the study is firstly to use Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to aggregate the overall performance (technical efficiency) of firms to convert scarce resources into outputs that create wealth for shareholders, ... -
Relevance of Biofertilizers to Agriculture
(Kamla-Raj, 2014)In the rhizosphere (the crop root or its close vicinity) microorganisms are abundantly present and they are in millions. The rhizobacteria do not only gain from the nutrients produced from the ... -
A renewed call for change in accounting education practices
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2013)Literature continuously indicates that learners going into the workplace do not have all the skills required by the profession and implies that this is due to current accounting teaching practices. The results of a survey ... -
Repetitive strain injury among South African employees: the relationship with burnout and work engagement
(Elsevier, 2012)The objective of this study was to analyse the incidence of symptoms probably related to Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) and to compare three groups of South African employees: employees highly engaged and not burned out ... -
Requisite leader behavioural competencies for sustainable organisational performance
(AOSIS, 2016)Orientation: Organisations constantly strive to understand the impact of leader behaviour on continued superior organisational performance. Research purpose: The purpose of the study was to establish a framework of requisite ... -
Residents' awareness and support of tourism in Mahikeng, South Africa
(AJHTL, 2016)Tourism is recognised as a means of boosting the national and regional economy and increasingly destinations, and specifically cities, are turning to tourism as an important element in their economic portfolio. The Provincial ... -
Resource utilisation efficiency: a South African provincial evaluation
(Wiley, 2014)The objective of this paper is to analyse the utilisation of production capacity and total under-utilisation in order to identify weak-performing industries across the nine South African provinces. Detecting inefficiencies ...