Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
At the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences we are dedicated to creating a welcoming and supportive environment where our students can choose from numerous degree programmes designed to ensure their success both locally and internationally.
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Recent Submissions
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Addressing the challenge of strategic alignment faced by small and medium-sized entities during the selection of accounting software packages
(Clute Institute, 2016-12-27)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Alignment between an entity’s strategic business objectives and its information systems (ISs) has recently received research attention. Currently, small and medium-sized entities (SMEs) still face the ...
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Turi kumwe (we are together) : a transdisciplinary exploration of the Burundian specialty coffee sector and its sustainability challenges
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Coffee is considered as a pioneering example of sustainable production and trade amongst tropical commodities because of its rich history of alternative trading practices and movements. The most common ...
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The application and testing of smart beta strategies in the South African market
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Smart Beta portfolios have recently prompted great interest both from academic researchers and market practitioners. Investors are attracted by the performances produced by these portfolios compared to the ...
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The portfolio construction implications of using various smart beta fundamentals and the fundamental-classification persistence of stocks
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : South African investors have been slow to adopt the smart beta investment style as a new investment vehicle compared to their counterparts in the rest of the world. This predisposition towards smart beta ...
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Education for sustainable futures : an appropriate approach for early childhood development from birth to five years
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The 21st century is marked by numerous challenges ranging from environmental degradation, resource depletion, pollution, poverty and inequality to poor education outcomes especially in the global south. ...
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The role of personality, hardiness, resilience and grit in mediating subjective career success in commercial deep sea divers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Since the 16th century, man has been diving in the waters around the world. This phenomenon initially came about as a form of exploration, but eventually, commercial interests lead to the formation of ...
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An analysis of trust amongst customers of independent community pharmacies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : “Trust is the glue of life. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.” – Stephen Covey Healthcare involves an element of uncertainty and risk for the vulnerable individual who is ...
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An evaluation of demand and capacity planning processes – a qualitative case study on completely-knocked-down vehicles at Mercedes-Benz Cars
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Sales and operations planning (S&OP) describes an integrated business management process, enabling management to achieve cross-functional focus and alignment throughout an organisation. This process plays ...
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State building in the colonial era : public revenue, expenditure and borrowing patterns in the Cape Colony, 1820-1910
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : We now know that state formation experiences outside Europe were not merely attenuated or failed versions of the European experiences (Herbst, 2000; Hoffman, 2015; Johnson and Koyama, 2016). The diverse ...
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Development of the leadership behavioural scale
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : In South Africa, the concept of effective leadership is constantly highlighted. South African organisations depend on good leadership to ensure that the overall performance and outcomes lead to optimal ...
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Relationship between personality, integrity and counterproductive work behaviour : a Namibian study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Organisations in collaboration with academic institutions have over years been looking at ways to understand and find interventions to curb negative behaviours in the workplace. These behaviours have over ...
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Identifying temperature breaks in the export cold chain of navel oranges : a Western Cape case
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The South African citrus industry contributes significantly to the exportation of fresh fruit annually. South Africa is among the top-ten citrus producing countries in the world and it is the second largest ...
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The development of a partial South African medical practitioner competency model
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : South Africa’s healthcare sector is facing a crisis. In order to solve this crisis, the healthcare workforce is also considered to have a responsibility to solve these challenges. Challenges such as staff ...
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A coaching framework to facilitate transformative learning during senior leadership transitions
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: When corporate leaders are promoted into senior positions, they face significant challenges on intrapersonal, interpersonal and systemic levels. The complex landscape of contemporary organisational dynamics, ...
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Understanding the financial vulnerability and the financial decisions of non-governmental organisations: an empirical study of Ugandan NGOs
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are key providers of essential services in developing countries, where government capacity is often limited. Despite their important role in socio-economic development ...
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Financial institutions, markets and structure linkages with economic performance in selected African countries: Time series evidence
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: As traditional sources of financing such as bank lending have slowed down, the call to mobilise financial resources for the attainment of the SDGs and the Africa Agenda 2063 has grown louder. Consequently, ...
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An exploratory study of organisational factors associated with the effectiveness of companies in the Namibian tertiary industry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Understanding the operational and strategic organisational practices and activities associated with effective organisations, collectively referred to as organisational factors in the title of this study, ...
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Assessment of the willingness to pay and determinants influencing the large consumers’ perspectives regarding the supply of premium green electricity in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Numerous studies have been conducted assessing the determinants influencing consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for a wide variety of products and services. However, there is no known study to determine ...
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The development of an empirical enterprise risk management values scale accounting for the effect of culture in emerging market managers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The purpose of management is to support the organisation in achieving its objectives and increase value. Hereby taking risk represents the essence of business activity, the outcome of which is either value ...
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Essays on exchange rate behaviour in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The dissertation presents four essays on exchange rate behaviour in South Africa with a focus on misalignment and volatility of the real effective exchange rate (REER), and the concomitant influence of ...
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An explanatory study on the determinants of organisational commitment and the influence thereof on intention to quit among artisans and engineers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Artisans and engineers are considered the backbone of infrastructure development and economic growth in South Africa. Given the critical skill shortage in this area, the attraction and retention of artisans ...
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The influence of self-efficacy and perceived organisational support on idea implementation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The successful exploitation of new ideas is crucial to organisations. Through the ability to generate and implement useful new ideas, organisations can improve processes, bring new and improved products ...
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The effectiveness of the spatial playmaker method of creative problem-solving: a pilot evaluation study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Creativity is of paramount importance to organisations. It is the essential building block of not only the competitive advantage of organisations but of their continued survival. Organisations often opt ...
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The influence of musical congruity in advertising on atitude and intent
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of musical congruity and musical congruity elements (tempo, timbre, and pitch) on consumers’ cognitive and affective attitude towards a brand, ...
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Wine purchase behaviour : product attributes, product knowledge, perceived risk and involvement
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Historically, Old World wine countries such as Italy, France, Germany and Spain had a reputation of producing superior wine in terms of quality and taste. However, since the early 1990’s, New World wine ...
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The evolution of occupational structures in South Africa 1875-1911 : an analysis of the effects of the resource curse and blessing
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This dissertation investigates the evolution of the occupational structure of South Africa in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to improve our understanding of the impact of the mineral ...
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Perceived risk barriers to online shopping : experiences of technologically enabled generation y consumers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Online shopping is progressively becoming popular worldwide however, in South Africa it continues to experience slower growth rates. This is contrary to the expected uptake of online shopping by a generation ...
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The elaboration, modification and empirical testing of the Spies burnout structural model
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The service industry, specifically call centres are known to be one of the fastest growing industries globally. Organisations are constantly trying to gain from, or utilise these call centres, as it allows ...
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Economic history in the Netherlands between 1914 and 2014
(International Institute of Social History, 2014-06-15)A brief overview of the history of the Netherlands Economic History Archives (Nederlandsch EconomiscHistorisch Archief, or NEHA).
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Debates on industrialisation and economic growth in the Netherlands
(International Institute of Social History, 2014-06-15)With the renewed interest in macro-economic quantifi cation since the 1950s the study of long-term economic growth and development became also an important theme within the discipline of economic history. It developed ...
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