Browsing Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences by Subject "South Africa"
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A 3E typology of visitors at an electronic dance music festival
(Emerald, 2016)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine the motives of visitors to an electronic dance music (EDM) festival in South Africa and clustered the participants according to these motives. Design/methodology/approach: ... -
A motivation-based typology of road cyclists in the Cape Town Cycle tour South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)This research identified cyclists' main motives for participating in the Cape Town Cycle Tour, and segmented them accordingly. Six distinct motives were identified (in order of importance): commitment and event affiliation, ... -
The abuse of the beneficial ownership of trusts to conceal assets in insolvency and divorce proceedings: A South African study.
(Emerald, 2024)Abstract Purpose – Previous research has indicated that trusts are used to commit various economic crimes, but limited studies examine the exact method of how trusts are abused. This paper aims to determine how trusts are ... -
African Generation Y students perceived personal financial management skills
(The Social Sciences Research Society, 2016)Effective personal financial management is of great importance, especially in a world where individuals are faced constantly with financial risks and uncertainties regarding their financial future. However, in order to ... -
Agglomeration and firm-level efficiency in South Africa
(Springer, 2012)Where firms cluster together, there are efficiency gains from outsourcing, labour pooling and knowledge spillovers. Earlier research into agglomeration in South Africa focussed on sub-national regions and found that capital ... -
An analysis of the reading prowess and its relationship to academic performance of executive MBA student in South Africa
(University of Zulia, 2016)This study evaluates the correlations between academic performance and the reading prowess of executive MBA students in South Africa. The analysis peruses reading ability and academic performance of the first-year students ... -
An analysis of the relationships between the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), economic growth and employment in the manufacturing sector in South Africa
(Social Sciences Research Society, 2017)Employment growth in the South African economy has been dismal, and unemployment has been gradually increasing since the 2000s. The high rate of unemployment at more than 27 percent, is mainly due to weak gross domestic ... -
An analysis of the short and long-run effects of economic growth on employment in South Africa
(Social Sciences Research Society, 2017)In any economy, employment growth at faster rates than economic growth is essential in reducing unemployment levels and facilitating economic development. Employment creation is one of the main cornerstones of any economy. ... -
An assessment of the relationship between foreign trade and economic performance: empirical evidence from South Africa
(Social Sciences Research Society, 2017)The driving objective of the study was to estimate the impact of foreign trade on economic performance using the economy of South Africa as a test site. The study contributes to the empirical literature by testing for a ... -
An evaluation of income tax incentives available to the South African oil and gas industry
(Clute Institute, 2016)The oil and gas sector is advantageous to South Africa. However, the country's oil and gas reserves are minimal in relation to many other countries, reducing attractiveness to prospective investors. In the aim of promoting ...
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