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Financial guarantees and public debt in South Africa
(Virtus Interpress, 2015)
A few years since the worst of the Euro sovereign debt crisis, many nations, from Cyprus to Ireland, including South Africa are re-visiting their public debt management to avert or lessen the impact of similar such happenings ...
Analyzing external environmental costs reporting in platinum mining companies
(Business Perspectives Publishing, 2015)
The purpose of the study is to determine the extent to which environmental costs are currently disclosed in the volunta-
ry corporate social responsibility reports and the compulsory financial statements of platinum mining ...
Denied investment: a case of community member’s attitudes towards volunteering in corporate social investment initiatives
(International Foundation For Research & Development IFRD), 2015)
Companies use corporate social responsible investment (CSI) initiatives to contribute to the wellbeing of the society they operate in. South African companies continue to increase their involvement in CSI initiatives in ...
Identifying the comparative advantage of products and industries of South Africa's Mpumalanga province
(University of South Africa (UNISA), 2015)
Knowledge of a region’s comparative advantage may dictate its industrial
development agenda and realistic export opportunities. Through the
effective targeting of specific sectors and industries within the South
African ...
Analysis of short- and long-run interactions between the stock market and prices of different sizes of properties in South Africa
(Business Perspectives Publishing Company, 2015)
Stock and property markets are regarded as investment alternatives and the interaction between these two markets has
been established. However, there is a debate on whether this interaction starts from the property market, ...
South African small independent retailers' knowledge of the Consumer Protection Act
(MC Cant, 2015)
Following the first democratic elections in 1994, the South African government has introduced several laws regulating the country's business environment for the purpose of protecting consumers from unethical business ...
A pilot study to identify skills shortages that exist in first-year trainee accountants in South Africa
(IP Publishing Ltd, 2015)
This study aims to determine the skills shortages in first-year
trainee accountants entering practice in South Africa and to recommend
ways to address and overcome those shortages. Questionnaires were
administered to ...
Regional economic impacts of events: a comparison of methods
(AOSIS, 2015)
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview and comparison of three related methods for modelling
the short-run economic impact of events, namely the partial Input-Output (I-O), Social Accounting Matrix
(SAM) and ...
Who are the big spenders at a motorcycle event?
(University of Johannesburg, 2015)
Africa Bike Week, considered South Africa’s premier biking event, attracts large numbers of bikers, especially Harley-Davidson bikers, and bike enthusiasts from across the country. This study investigated these visitors ...
Conflict management and job characteristics of nurses in South African public hospitals
(Taylor and Francis, 2015)
This study sought to determine whether job demands and job resources predicted conflict handling styles among nurses
within South African public hospitals. A convenience sample of 205 nurses were included (males = 10.7%; ...