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Competitive intelligence: an instrument to enhance South Africa's competitiveness
(AOSIS, 2005)The case for Competitive Intelligence (CI) as an instrument that can enhance the competitiveness of South African companies and South Africa as a country is strong. Various global competitive rankings measurements have ... -
Enhancing a competitive Intelligence culture in South Africa
(Emerald, 2005)Purpose For competitive intelligence (CI) to evolve into a successful business discipline in a company, a culture of competitiveness should prevail. The extent to which CI is practiced in South Africa and the CI culture ... -
Die ontwikkeling van mededingende intelligensie in Suid-Afrika sedert 1994
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2005)Competitive Intelligence (CI) has long been recognised as a strategic management tool and is one of the fastest growing fields in the business world. CI is rapidly becoming a major factor in achieving competitive advantage. ... -
The measurement of export readiness of companies in South Africa
(UNISA Press, 2005)In order to stimulate economic growth and to increase employment and specialisation, governments all over the world attempt to grow their countries' exports. However, in South Africa many companies are experiencing ... -
Competitive Intelligence practices of South African and Belgian exporters
(Emerald, 2005)Purpose – The objective of the study was to compare competitive intelligence (CI) practices of exporters in South Africa and Belgium. Design/methodology/approach – An e-mail and postal survey in a sample of 292 Belgian ... -
Challenges for the floriculture industry in a developing country: a South African perspective
(Taylor & Francis, 2006)The increasing numbers of global floriculture producers, and changes in the basis of competition in this international industry, make it important to evaluate the South African floriculture industry's competitive position. ... -
Towards a research agenda for job insecurity in South Africa
(University of South Africa, 2008)The general objective of this research was to develop a research agenda for job insecurity in South African organisations, for which little published research exists. This agenda was developed by conceptualising and defining ... -
Exploring antecedents and consequences of burnout in a call centre
(University of Johannesburg, Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, 2008)The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between six characteristics of call centre work environments, burnout, affective commitment and turnover intentions. These characteristics were competing management ... -
In pursuit of a foundational accountancy philosophy
(Buro vir Wetenskaplike Tydskrifte, Potchefstroom, 2008)Recent accounting history is characterised by many developments, including several high-profile corporate failures, such as Enron, Parmalat and even Saambou, as well as major developments in financial reporting standards, ... -
Performance management in the South African motor manufacturing industry: a framework
(Springer Netherlands, 2008)South African motor manufacturers should find ways to improve their performance management systems to ensure survival in the face of strong competition in the market. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the ... -
The cost of banking services and the technical efficiency of a South African bank
(2008)Does the performance of one of the four largest banks in South Africa justify the customers’ complaints about the higher bank fees? Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was used to estimate the technical efficiency and returns ... -
Measuring the inward FDI potential of South African regions
(University of Johannesburg, Department of Business Management, 2008)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to construct an index that captures the factors expected to affect a local economy's attractiveness to foreign investors. Problem statement: Following South Africa's reintegration into ... -
Competitive intelligence: construct exploration, validation and equivalence
(Emerald, 2008)Purpose Little empirical research has been conducted on competitive intelligence (CI). This paper aims to contribute to the quantitative strand of the CI literature by exploring and validating the theoretical constructs ... -
Competitive marketing strategies of selected hotels: an exploratory study
(College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa, 2008)Organisations continually seek new ways to acquire, retain and increase business, since the cost of losing customers is rising. Service organisations such as hotels need to put in place competitive marketing strategies to ... -
An assessment of the management skills required of ministers in the Reformed churches of South Africa
(AOSIS, 2008)A congregation is not a business, and to manage it as such would be inappropriated. Although the church is primarily invisible and spiritual by nature, in this world it is functioning as an institution which must be managed ... -
Regional income evolution in South Africa after apartheid
(Blackwell Publishing Limited, 2008)South Africa is one of the wealthiest countries on the African continent. The high national level (and growth) of GDP per capita, however, masks significant differences in economic performance across South Africa's regions. ... -
Outcomes of occupational stress in a higher education institution
(College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa, 2008)The objectives of this study were to determine the occupational stressors for support staff at a higher education institution in the North West Province and to investigate the relationship between occupational stress, ill ... -
Model of work-related ill health of academic staff in a South African higher education institution
(UNISA Press, 2008)The objective of this study is to investigate the relationships between burnout, ill health, job demands and resources, and dispositional optimism in a higher education institution in South Africa. A survey design was used. ... -
Clarity and trust: the experience of workplace regulations by employees
(Unisa, 2008)Workplace regulations are important components of healthy labour relations in South Africa. In this article the dimensions of trust and clarity with regard to the way such employment regulations are experienced within the ... -
Time-based and strain-based work-family conflict in the South African police service: examining the relationship with work characteristics and exhaustion
(Criminological and Victimological Society of South Africa (CRIMSA), 2008)The objectives of this study were 1) to investigate the relationship between work characteristics, work-family conflict (WFC) and exhaustion, and 2) to determine whether time-based and strain-based WFC mediate the relationship ...
