Browsing Research Articles (University of Stellenbosch Business School) by Title
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2050 Scenarios for long-haul tourism in the evolving global climate change regime
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2012-12)Tourism and its “midwife”, aviation, are transnational sectors exposed to global uncertainties. This scenario-building exercise considers a specific subset of these uncertainties, namely the impact of the evolving global ... -
35 years of socially responsible investing (SRI) research : general trends over time
(AOSIS, 2012)This article describes 35 years of academic research into investment practices that in some way integrate a consideration of environmental, social and corporate governance issues. A review of 190 academic papers was ... -
Adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder : why should we pay attention
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)Background: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder, with a chronic, costly and debilitating course if untreated. Limited access to diagnosis and treatment for adults with ... -
Analysis of sources of return in South African private equity
(AOSIS, 2009)Private Equity is rapidly growing as an asset class for investors in South Africa. Local and international literature presents overwhelming evidence to suggest that Private Equity offers superior risk-adjusted returns and ... -
The analysis of the 2008 US financial crisis : an intervention approach
(International Foundation for Research and Development, 2018)The current study investigates the impact of the 2008 US financial crises on the real exchange rate in South Africa. The data used in this empirical analysis is for the period from January 2000 to June 2017. The Seasonal ... -
An analysis of the applicability of the OECD Model Tax Convention to non-OECD member countries : the South African case
(AOSIS, 2017)Most tax treaties (including South Africa's) are based on the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and Capital and the related Commentary (the 'OECD Model'). Notwithstanding the uncertainty surrounding its legal status, the ... -
Are some fund managers better than others? Manager characteristics and fund performance
(AOSIS, 2004)The research objective has been to find out whether fund manager characteristics help explain fund performance and propensity to risk taking. Eight independent variables; manager age, tenure of the manager with the fund, ... -
Assessing company strength in South Africa using value added : 1990-2000
(AOSIS, 2004)This article aims to determine if value added-based ratio analysis could be used to measure organisation strength and be useful as a tool in corporate strategy formulation. The areas of investigation included productivity ... -
Bank competition in sub-Saharan African countries : has anything changed in the light of 2007-2008 global financial crisis?
(University of Piraeus, 2018)This paper investigated the changes in competitive behaviour of banks in sub-Saharan Africa, following the 2007/2008 global financial crisis. Using 481 bank-year observations from an unbalanced panel of 83 banks from six ... -
Between a rock and a hard place : management and implementation teams’ expectations of project managers in an agile information systems delivery environment
(CONSAS, 2017)Background: To address the low success rate in information system (IS) projects, organisations in South Africa are adopting agile implementation methodologies. Agile delivery environments advocate an iterative approach ... -
Black economic empowerment in the South African mining industry : a case study of Exxaro Limited
(SABINET, 2008-12)This paper explores some of the key challenges and opportunities in the implementation of the broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) deal of Kumba Resources, which subsequently led to the formation of Exxaro Limited, ... -
Business strategy and marketing : the positioning versus resource-based dichotomy and the way forward
(AOSIS, 2002)This paper explores the relationship that exists between business strategy and marketing strategy and how the latter may contribute towards the development of an integrated and systemic approach to organisation-wide strategy ... -
Can we overcome the anthropocentrism bias in sustainability discourse?
(Medknow Publications, 2017)Based on a turn to the rational human subject in Descartes, Kant and Feuerbach, this paper critically examines four efforts at shaping sustainability discourse: the definition of sustainability in Our common future; ... -
The challenge of transformation : breaking the barriers
(AOSIS, 2003)One of the most commonly used concepts in post-apartheid South Africa is undoubtedly the concept ‘transformation’. In order to strip this concept of its ‘bewitchments’ (Nietzsche; Wittgenstein) a conceptual analysis is ... -
Coaching for change in organisational teams : reciprocal research and practice benefits
(Central University of Technology, 2017)Emerging disciplines often lack an evidence base and, consequently, sacrifice credibility in practice and impact in knowledge creation potential. Coaching is a relatively new discipline with scope and reach into business ... -
Communicating progress on meeting the United Nations Global Compact goals : an analysis of the South African experience
(Medknow Publications, 2017)The purpose of business has been a consistent focus area in the field of corporate responsibility (CR). This article examines public disclosures on CR made by South African signatories to the United Nations Global Compact, ... -
A comparative analysis of strategy disclosure reporting trends in South Africa in 2010
(University of South Africa, 2013)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In South Africa, the King II Report on Corporate Governance recommended that organisations should produce a sustainability report some time during the reporting cycle (IOD 2009: 13). The latest version, ... -
A comparative study of different segments in the South African lending industry
(AOSIS, 2003)The efficiency and availability of financial services for the poor is a global problem, and has only recently started to attract attention in South Africa. This paper aims to examine the South African microfinance industry ... -
Competition in the South African manufacturing sector : an empirical probe
(AOSIS, 2015-09-30)This paper empirically probes competition in the South African manufacturing sector using the latest published data on the industries of this sector released by the national statistical office. It is found that enterprise ... -
A comprehensive organisational model for the effective management of project management
(AOSIS, 2008)This paper is not primarily aimed at project leaders, but at the decision-makers on project management in organisations. The purpose is to expose the not-so-obvious organisational complications which confront project ...
