Doctoral Degrees (Business Management)
Recent Submissions
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Total effects of bank credit on economic growth in Mauritius : a time-varying coefficient estimation of the quantity theory of disaggregated credit
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The empirical literature has found mixed evidence of the effects of finance on growth. A comprehensive review by Levine (2005) found that more finance is good for the economy, and countries which have a ... -
An assessment of urban land administration in Ethiopia : evidence from Mekelle City
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY: There has been a growing scholarly interest within the land administration community to realize fit-for-purpose land administration that meets people's needs across society. While global research into ... -
Land use in Mumbwa Game Management Area : livelihood, migrations, and land cover change
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : As category VI IUCN Protected Areas where people can practice the sustainable use of natural resources, game management areas (GMAs) of Zambia employ a mixed land use approach. The Mumbwa GMA, adjacent ... -
Annuity decision-making
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : As a standard practice, retirement capital is converted into a subsequent income stream. There are two main annuity income products to choose from, namely: (i) a guaranteed/life annuity (or annuitisation); ... -
Connecting capital : the factors influencing the decision-making process of institutional investors towards responsible investing
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Institutional investors, as agents of other people’s money, have come to dominate investment holdings globally. Through the concentration of ownership of the assets they are mandated to manage, institutional ... -
Foreign investment and South African real estate investment trusts (REITs)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Real estate investment trusts (REIT) were introduced in South Africa in 2013 and follow the global REIT standard that originated in the US during the 1960s. The previously existing South African property ... -
The influence of cause-related marketing campaign structural elements on consumer intention, attitude and perception.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Cause-related marketing is a transaction-based approach characterised by an offer from a firm to make a contribution to a donation recipient when consumers purchase a particular cause-linked product. It ... -
Corporate governance, institutional investors and firm performance: A comparative study of South Africa and China
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : As growing role players in corporate governance, institutional investors are regulated and guided by a series of rules, according to which they are required to address their fiduciary duty by protecting ... -
A motivational perspective on the user acceptance of social media
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The use of social media as a unique marketing communication tool to engage with a new age of consumers has become an essential element of any organisation's strategic planning. On social media sites, ... -
The impact of equity analyst recommendations on market attention, price-consensus and the behaviour of other analysts
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Analysts are valuation specialists who advise both institutional clients and non-professional investors on the choice and timing of security purchases and sales. The analysts’ advice may have hugely ... -
Corporate governance and the financial performance of selected Johannesburg Stock Exchange industries
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Mainstream investors are mostly interested in how they can benefit financially from a specific investment. Although this is the case, an increasing number of so-called responsible investors are also ... -
Cellphone banking adoption and continuance of use in an internet banking context : a study of consumers'cross-channel cognitive evaluations
(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 ... -
Donor decision making in a non-profit religious organisation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The non-profit sector has grown and changed substantially since its origins more than 2 000 years ago. At present there is an increase in organised voluntary activity around the globe, which reflects a ... -
'n Studie van aspekte wat 'n rol speel in die formulering van 'n bemarkingsbeleid en -strategie vir die Kleurlingmark in die Kaapse Skiereiland
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Vakbondontwikkeling en -beleid in Suid-Afrika
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1971)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die Suid-Afrikaanse vakbondtoneel is, geoordeel aan die algemene siening, betreklik stil. Selfd sodanig dat daar by baie die idee bestaan dat daar in Suid-Afrika nie een so iets soos 'n vakbondbeweging ... -
The attitudes and expectations of managers and trade unions regarding the social responsibility activities of firms
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Development of a synergy audit model for sustainability of horizontal airline alliances
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: For more than a decade there has been an economic need to mitigate the negative effects of the air transport industry's innate sensitivity to cyclical developments as well as the effects of its inherent ... -
Key factor intrapreneurship : the development of a systems model to facilitate the perpetuation of entrepreneurship in the larger South African organisation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study focuses on corporate entrepreneurship or intrapreneurship. Current research on the subject focuses on traditional theory of intrapreneurship in which the creation, structure and focus of ... -
The impact of labour-related risks on financial investment decision-making regarding long-term insurance assets
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Notwithstanding the importance of institutional financial investments and labour to the South African economy, relatively little attention has been paid by researchers to the interdependence of these ... -
The behaviour of financial ratios for capital intensive and labour intensive enterprises during an upswing and decline phase of the economic cycle
(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 ...
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