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2D irregular strip packing at Kohler signs

Bossenger, Wayne (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Kohler Signs (PTY) Ltd is a sign production company located in Cape Town, South Africa. They manufacture and install signs for the City of Cape Town and private companies as well as manufacture advertisement ...
An approach to human development in rural Western Cape with specific reference to farm workers

Tregurtha, Norma (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Using the conceptual framework of the human development approach as proposed by Amartya Sen, this dissertation attempts to measure the absolute and relative development status of Western Cape farm ...
Artikel 9C van die inkomstebelastingwet met spesiale verwysing na aktiewe en passiewe inkomste

Wiese, Adelle (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1998-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the Fifth Interim Report of the Katz Commission recommendations were made on a number of fundamental tax issues, including the distinction between the source and residence principle. The Commission ...
Aspects of the economics of water management in urban settings in South Africa, with a focus on Cape Town

Jansen, Ada Isobel (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Concerns about the sufficiency of freshwater supplies and the impact of water shortages have placed sustainable water management on the global agenda. This is particularly relevant in South Africa, a ...
Belastingoorwegings om in gedagte te hou by samesmeltings en oornames van Suid-Afrikaanse maatskappye

De Bruin, Magdalena Maria (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: TAX CONSIDERATIONS OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS During the past few years the South African business environment experienced a considerable increase in corporate mergers and acquisitions. At a corporate ...
Cape Colony marriage in perspective

Cilliers, Jeanne (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Despite the importance of studying marriage patterns for a better understanding of colonial life, the subject has received little attention from a purely economic perspective. In his seminal work, European ...
The Cape Town International Convention Centre : a positive economic impact created through the legalisation of gambling

Voges, Pierre (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2004-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The legalisation of gambling in South Africa was perceived by many as an unnecessary vice that would bring social decay in a country that is already battling to cope with a wide array of social woes, ...
Communication as a strategic monetary policy tool : an evaluation of the effectiveness of the South African Reserve Bank's communication

Reid, Monique Brigitte (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The effectiveness of monetary policy depends importantly on the expectations of the private sector, as it is largely through this channel of the transmission mechanism that policy changes are transmitted ...
Conceptual and empirical advances in antitrust market definition with application to South African competition policy

Boshoff, Willem Hendrik (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Delineating the relevant product and geographic market is an important first step in competition inquiries, as it permits an assessment of market power and substitutability. Critics often argue that ...
The conceptualisation and application of service-learning in higher education : a case study

Daniels, Freda J. (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The central question that this research study addresses is whether higher education institutions in South Africa are sufficiently meeting the needs of their students, by contextualising and integrating ...
Corporate governance and performance in publicly listed, family-controlled firms : evidence from Taiwan

Filatotchev, Igor Lien, Yung-Chih Piesse, Jenifer (Springer Verlag, 2005-09)

Using a multi-industry dataset of 228 firms listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) this paper analyses the effects of ownership structure and board characteristics on performance in large, publicly traded firms that are ...
Credit demand and credit rationing in the informal financial sector in Uganda

Okurut, Francis Nathan (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-4)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study was motivated by the need to determine the key factors that influence credit demand and credit rationing in the informal financial markets so as to contribute to policy formulation to improve ...
The demand for labour in South Africa : a theoretical and empirical approach

Havemann, Roy Charles (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Nearly five million South Africans were unemployed in 2002 and creating employment opportunities is a difficult challenge. Before this issue can be tackled, however, it is critical to understand the ...
The development and evaluation of a second-order factor structure for the Leadership Behaviour Inventory (LBI)

Solomon, Nikki (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-12)

The aim of this study is to derive a theoretically justifiable hypothesis on the second-order factor structure of the Leadership Behaviour Inventory (LBI). The available empirical evidence on the validity of the measurement ...
Economic aspects of scientific research in South Africa

Van Wyk, Rias Johann (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1970-03)

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Economics at the carnival : from social entrepreneurship to social cohesion

Jafta, Rachel (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-02)

Rachel Jafta is Professor in Economics at Stellenbosch University, where she lectures International Trade, Trade and Industrial Policy, and the Economics of Technological Change. Her research and publications are in the ...
Education and country growth models

Gustafsson, Martin Anders (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The over-arching concern of the three parts of the dissertation is how economics can and should influence education policymaking, the emphasis on the economics side being models of country development ...
Educational performance in Mozambique : an economic perspective

Bilale, Fernando Jorge Castanheira (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-03)

The aim of this study was to analyse educational performance in Mozambique by 1) comparing the determinants of education in developing countries with the situation in country, 2) understanding the supply factors that ...
Employment, earnings and vulnerability in the South African labour market : an empirical investigation based on official survey data

Bhorat, Haroon (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The welfare challenge that faces South Africa in the post-apartheid period is, at its core, defined by the high levels of poverty and inequality in the society. The labour market, as a provider of wages ...
Equity & efficiency in South African primary schools : a preliminary analysis of SACMEQ III South Africa

Spaull, Nicholas (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The many and varied links between student socioeconomic status and educational outcomes have been well documented in the South African economics of education literature. The strong legacy of apartheid ...