Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Business Management) by Title
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Determining a method to measure the capital intensity for enterprises listed in the industrial sector of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange for the period 1989 to 1996
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A definite need exists for a measure which can be used to determine the degree of capital intensity of an enterprise. One of the main reasons why it is important to determine if an enterprise is capital ... -
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 ... -
The development of an instructional design model as a strategic enabler for sustainable competitive advantage
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)Organisations increasingly operate in an environment of continuous change and turbulence which places new demands on the choice of business and supportive strategies relevant not only to the sustainable competitive advantage ... -
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 ... -
Emerging leadership : a study of leadership thinking and its implications for business leadership and practice in the 21st century
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study seeks to demonstrate the impact of late 20th century leadership literature, which is taken as the accepted embodiment of leadership thinking. Leadership thinking influences both the academic ... -
Entrepreneurial intensity: the influence of antecedents to corporate entrepreneurship in firms operating in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-12)The turbulent, rapidly changing knowledge economy has forced enterprises to become more entrepreneurial in order to capitalise on new opportunities and to create value. Previous research has shown the financial and ... -
Evaluating value based financial performance measures
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008-03)The primary financial objective of a firm is the maximisation of its shareholders’ value. A problem faced by the shareholders of a firm is that it is difficult to determine the effect of management decisions on the future ... -
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 ... -
Fund and manager characteristics : determinants of investment performance
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)The objective of this study is to provide a new approach to assessing fund management and to establish whether there is empirical support for this approach. The new approach will improve investors’ decision making with ... -
Die gebruik van kontantvloei- en winsgegewens by die beoordeling van genoteerde industriele RSA-maatskappye se finansiele stabiliteit
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Several mixed industry prediction models about failure have been reasonably successful in differentiating between successful companies and those that have failed. The challenge, however, is to venture ... -
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 ... -
The impact of fear appeal advertising on disposition formation in HIV/Aids related communication
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)Research to guide marketing practitioners in social issue-related communication remains underexplored. The increases in various social problems have caused practitioners to return to fear appeals as motivation to influence ... -
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 impact of strategic leadership on the operational strategy and performance of business organisations in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The turbulent and rapidly changing world, including South Africa, has created a society craving for speed and action. Future leaders, therefore, face incredible pressures to deliver immediate results, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Kreatiwiteit in Suid-Afrikaanse klein- en mediumgroot ondernemings
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 1996-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The development of small to medium enterprises (SME's) has various advantages for a country's economy, inter alia the creation of job opportunities. South African SME's are expected to realise these ... -
Links between stock market development and key economic growth variables : the case of selected African countries
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is a collection of eight essays on links between stock market development and economic growth in selected African countries. In the first essay an overall index of stock market development ... -
The management of long-term marketing relationships in business-to-business financial services
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)Since relationship marketing re-emerged as an approach to marketing, the concept was met with a great deal of interest. This interest resulted in relationship marketing being researched extensively, whilst businesses ... -
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, ...
