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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
Corporate health and wellness and the financial bottom line
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins for American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2016)Objective: The research objective was to test the hypothesis that corporate health and wellness contributed positively to South African companies’ financial results. Methods: The past share market performance of eligible ... -
Creation and appropriation of socio-environmental value in coopetition
(Elsevier, 2016)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Although much has been written about value in coopetition initiatives, the dynamics of value creation and appropriation remain poorly articulated. This paper explores the types of value and the dynamics ... -
Dealing with the challenge of generating employment in South Africa : does banking sector efficiency matter?
(The Clute Institute, 2013)In this paper, the authors seek to investigate the nexus between banking sector efficiency and labour employment in South Africa. The Hicks-Moorsteen aggregator functions were used to generate total factor productivity ... -
Design science research for personal knowledge management system development - revisited
(Informing Science Institute, 2016)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The article presents Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) as an overdue individualized as well as a collaborative approach for knowledge workers. Designing a PKM-supporting system, however, resembles a ... -
The determinants of global box office performance in the film industry revisited
(AOSIS, 2013)The film industry is a significant player in the global economy. It calls for significant up-front investments with the result that analysts, studios and investors alike are interested in predicting box office success as ... -
Determinants of savings in the SADC region : the role of foreign capital and financial development
(The Clute Institute, 2015-12)The study examines the determinants of savings in the SADC region, mainly focusing on the roles played by external financial flows and financial development in mobilising domestic savings utilising panel cointegration ... -
The development of a conceptual framework to guide sustainable organisational performance
(2007-04)The emergence of the networked economy implies that traditional management approaches no longer suffice in addressing the challenges of complexity. This is compounded by the existence of divergent approaches to determining ... -
Devising enabling spaces and affordances for personal knowledge management system design
(Informing Science Institute, 2017)Aim/Purpose: Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) has been envisaged as a crucial tool for the growing creative class of knowledge workers, but adequate technological solutions have not been forthcoming. Background: Based ... -
Does business education cultivate environmental citizenship?
(SUNMeDIA, 2014-04)Reductive management theories (based on the utility maximisation economic model) are increasingly being criticised as the cause of recent corporate scandals. Management education has neglected the interwovenness of humans ... -
Effective information access and automated traceability in fruit export chains in South Africa
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2006-12)The South African (SA) export fruit industry is vital to the SA economy, contributing about 20% (or 4 million tons) to agricultural production. As a one billion US dollar export industry in 2002, the country exports about ... -
Efficiency and profitability of Tanzanian saving and credit cooperatives : who is a star?
(International Foundation for Research & Development, 2014-08)The objective of this paper is to evaluate and benchmark the performance of Tanzanian Saving and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOs). Measuring the performance of these organizations is useful in helping them to monitor and control ... -
Exploring a conceptual measurement instrument to assess performance predictors of small tourism business in South Africa
(AOSIS Publishing, 2008-12)Purpose: The present study was set out to develop a model of entrepreneurial leadership that can recognize success factors of the owners of small and micro tourism enterprises within the South African context. The study ... -
Global trends 2025
(Strategy Insights: Corporate Environment, 2009-03)The National Intelligence Council's (NIC) 2025 Global Trends report deals with how key global trends might develop over the next 15 years to influence world events. It contains a range of possibilities and potential ... -
Globalisation and its influence on ethical decision-making in business : China and intellectual property
(SUNMeDIA, 2014-04)Ethical decision-making in business is influenced by various factors, including the external environment, organisational factors, and society. Business ethics in China have changed in the last few decades, predominantly ...
