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The 1999 public service wage dispute and strike

Orlandi, Nelia (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This assignment explores the issues surrounding conflict resolution in the South African Public Service and the expression of organised conflict with reference to the 1999 Public service wage dispute ...
The AGOA : assessing the opportunities'

Toich, Peter (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The African Growth and Opportunity Act was signed into law in May 2000 to allow qualifying SSA countries to export eligible products duty free to the US. The act is a non-reciprocal "agreement" designed ...
Agricultural extension programmes : problem conceptualisation and guideliness for the SA pome fruit industry

Kruger, Albertus Lambertus (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: No effective programmed extension exists in the South African pome fruit industry. There is a lack of farmer response and involvement, a lack of coordinated dissemination of information and no systematic ...
Die allokasie van hulpbronkoste as deel van 'n begrotingstoedelingsmodel vir hoer onderwysinstellings

Joubert, Francois Jacobus (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-03)

Universities manage their administrative and financial operations traditionally by means of cost centres in the form of faculties, departments and divisions. In these cost centres financial performance is purely measured ...
Analysis of South African corporate bond market

Ndlovu, Josiel (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The bond market is an important economic element of both developed and developing economies. The after effects of the Asian crises have prompted arguments that the existence of well-functioning domestic ...
An analysis of the current nature, status and relevance of data mining tools to enable organizational learning

Hattingh, Martin (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The use of technological tools has developed rapidly over the past decade or two. As one of the areas of business technology, Data Mining has been receiving substantial attention, and thus the study ...
An analysis of the solar service provider industry in the Western Cape

Votteler, Roman Gunter (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Scientists agree that the rising electricity usage of the rapidly growing human race to improve its standard of living is negatively affecting the environment. To create a sustainable environment for ...
Application of commodity management principles in the restructuring of the procurement function at Iscor Steel

Joubert, Christo (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The traditional role of the procurement functions within large organizations has changed significantly over the last couple of years. Moving away from a function purely directed at rendering a supply ...
The application of fundamental indexing to the South African equity market for historical data dating back to 1996

Ferreira, Rickus (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)

Measuring the performance of any financial portfolio is only relevant if compared relative to another similar portfolio. Over the years the norm in the industry has been to use market capitalisation indices as benchmarks ...
The application of new product development principles in the pharmaceutical industry : a comparative study of marketing practitioners' perceptions

Venter, Gertruida Helena Christina (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: New products are indispensable to the growth of the modem business enterprise. Increased global and local competition, better informed consumers, rapidly changing technology and the short life span of ...
Assessing brand fit using conjoint analysis

Bucker, Silke (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, )

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Many studies have been conducted on the occurrence of brand image transfer, but very few of them have focused on one of the most important determinants of such transfer namely, brand fit. Brand image ...
Assessing brand image transfer in sponsorship

Morris, Andrea Leigh (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Marketing literature has revealed that sponsorship is a key marketing communication tool used to break through promotional clutter. Sponsorship is a means by which marketing managers are able to transfer ...
Assessment of how supporters become attached to a sports team

Pressinger, Gabbi Michelle (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In social psychology, social scientists have become interested in explaining social behaviour: how and why individuals become attached and why they pursue on-going close relationships. The investment ...
An assessment of the antecedents of church commitment

Van Tonder, Steven Paul (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The conception of relationship marketing has led to an increased interest in organisations developing long-term relationships with their members or clients. The emphasis has shifted from a transaction-based ...
The behaviour of financial ratios for capital intensive and labour intensive enterprises during an upswing and decline phase of the economic cycle

Bloom, Jonathan,1976- (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Financial performance ratios are generally based on a set of financial statements without taking cognisance of other factors that could affect the measurement of performance. The behaviour of financial ...
Die belangrikheid van die verskillende dimensies van verpakking vir generasie X en Y : 'n toepassing in die kosmetiese bedryf

Scholtz, John Joseph Hayward (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The usage of product packaging and generation specific marketing in order to influence and persuade consumers to buy specific products are being used more often resulting packaging in being more ...
Business excellence and manufacturing strategy : an exploratory study of the manufacturing industry in the Cape Metropolitan Area (CMA)

Maritz, J. L (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The manufacturing industry is an important contributor towards the economic well-being and competitiveness of any country. It is widely accepted that improvement in the standard of living is linked ...
Capital structure and financing of SMEs : empirical evidence from Ghana and South Africa

Abor, Joshua (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is made of stand-alone essays on the capital structure and financing of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana and South Africa. Chapter Two reviews issues on SME development in Ghana ...
Cellphone banking adoption and continuance of use in an internet banking context : a study of consumers'cross-channel cognitive evaluations

Nel, Jacques (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The convergence of the Internet, wireless technologies, and mobile devices has led to the development of a new paradigm of transacting, namely, mobile commerce. Because banking activities are easily ...
The challenge of reigning-in hedge funds through regulation and the need to improve disclosure requirements

Mutingwende, Russell R. (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)

This study aims to look at the definition of the group of alternative investments commonly known as ‘hedge funds’, in order to better understand why regulatory bodies the world over are vehemently working on introducing ...