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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 ...
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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 ...
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Willingness to pay for green electricity : a review of the contingent valuation literature and its sources of error
(Elsevier, 2016)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Contingent valuation is widely used due to its flexibility in valuing a wide variety of nonmarket goods. Although this method has important benefits, its validity and reliability are often criticised. ...
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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 ...
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Changing the culture of travel : understanding the motivations of future middle-class domestic travellers to visit local attractions in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Aim: The objective of this research was to understand the internal drivers, or motivations, of the South African middle-class domestic traveller to visit local attractions in 2030. Methodology: A scenario ...
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Access to finance for smallholder farmers : the case of Mbare Musika in Zimbabwe
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study investigated access to finance for smallholder farmers in the case of Mbare Musika market in Harare, Zimbabwe. A descriptive survey research design was employed, which comprises both qualitative ...
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Stock market development and economic growth in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The link between stock market development and economic growth in countries has been quite topical over the years from both academic and policymaking realms. The primary objective of this study is to examine ...
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Zimbabwe’s evolving farming systems: contract-farming and alternatives
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The focus of this paper is the analysis of the evolving farming systems in the Zimbabwean farming sub-sector, following the fast-track land reform with its attendant challenges such as paucity of agricultural ...
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Measuring job creation impact by development finance institutions: the case of the IDC’s automotive unit in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The current research measured the impact of the Industrial Development Corporation on job creation in South Africa’s automotive sector and established the extent to which the Industrial Development ...
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A comparison of the costs and benefits of a kerbside recyclable collection scheme with landfill disposal for the Stellenbosch Municipality
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The Stellenbosch Municipality is facing a looming household waste disposal crisis as a result of the projected closure, in 2019, of its centrally located Devon Valley Landfill Site. There are no plans to ...
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Exports and export diversification policy in Zambia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Zambia’s dependence on copper for its export revenue is a theme that is well documented and copper mining has been the bedrock of the country’s economic fortunes since the year it gained independence in ...
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The impact of the South African carbon tax policy on the performance of top players on the JSE
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study was conceived out of the need to assess the effects the South African carbon tax policy will have on the performance of top ranked companies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange just prior to ...
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Nigerian deficit financing and bond market development
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study investigated the impact of deficit financing on bond market development and its impact on the growth of the Nigerian economy for the periods 1986 to 2014. Total bond capitalization, the dependent ...
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Exploring the role of coaching in academic leadership development at Stellenbosch University (SU)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Academic leadership has been the topic of investigation for many years with focus mainly on defining the role and identifying competencies associated with the role. Such research also revealed many ...
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Exploration of the effect of acquiring neuroscience knowledge in, and integrating such knowledge into, leadership coaching
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study was motivated by the researcher’s curiosity around coaching and how it can assist leaders in the workplace to transcend their roles as technical experts and become agents of transformation. The ...
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The gap year student’s coaching experience and the value it has for their future career decisions
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Places of higher learning, parents, society, governments, and students themselves are becoming more anxious that the pressures on today’s fast tracked students seem far more intense than the pressures ...
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The role of coaching in developing character strengths in leaders
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Literature in the field of leadership development shows that leaders are sometimes not aware of their character strengths and thus do not use them to their advantage. Even a small coaching intervention ...
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Exploring the potential of after-school programmes in addressing the youth crisis in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study explores whether after school programmes have a role to play in addressing the youth crisis in the Western Cape within the next 14 years. Using an environmental scan and scenario exercise, this ...
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Economic participation of the older cohorts of a young population: a South African futures perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study was undertaken to explore the current status and plausible future development paths of economic participation among the older cohorts of the South African population. Statistical analysis of ...
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Evaluating the impact of a change in the status of the US dollar as reserve currency
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The status of reserve currencies are seldom overtly debated. Where such debate occurs it is frequently undertaken by political economists, and a futures perspective is seldom included. The study argued ...
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From ownership to access : the economic impacts for business
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study explores the developing trend whereby more and more people prefer to have access to products in stead of owning them, and specifically how it impacts on businesses and the economy. The trend ...
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The contribution of mobility to the future of transport and logistics in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Smart cities, continuous digital disruptions, “always on” information and communications technology, increased volatility and new competitors entering the sector from across many different industries ...
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How can business in Africa harness the potential opportunities of the fourth industrial revolution by 2025
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Our world is changing faster than we can anticipate risk, or exploit opportunities. The scope, speed and impact of digital technology convergence is ushering in a completely new world and phenomenon that ...
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Ecommerce in the retail sector of South Africa: a futures study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The impact of digitisation on the retail economy has caused disruption in almost every developed country around the globe. While ecommerce is in its infancy in South Africa, most retailers acknowledge ...
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Possible relationships between the changing world of work and inequality in South Africa by 2030: a scenario driven approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study set out to investigate possible relationships between the changing world of work and inequality in South Africa by 2030. To accomplish this objective a research methodology was carefully designed ...
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The relationship between external financial flows and economic growth in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) : the role of institutions
(International Foundation for Research and Development, 2016-02)The study examined the relationship between external financial flows, domestic savings and economic growth in the SADC region for the period from 1980 to 2009 specifically looking at the role played by institutions. The ...
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Contribution of coaching to the adjustment of black African professionals to living and working in Cape Town
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The aim of this research assignment was to explore how coaching contributes to the adjustment of black African professionals to working and living in Cape Town. In a world where there is mobility and ...
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Perceptions of leadership: effects of existential coaching conversations in a professional partnership in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The aim of the research was to explore how existential coaching conversations which focus on perceptions and choice might facilitate leader awareness. The question was asked: How do existential coaching ...
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Coaches’ experiences of the physical and psychological setting of the coaching conversation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The effect of the physical environment on human occupants has been researched throughout the field of environmental psychology. The environment consists not only of physical, three-dimensional environmental ...
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Exploring the internal coaching practices within South African organisations that support the overall coaching strategy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Many organisations are implementing or planning to implement internal coaching as they can see the many benefits of such a programme. These organisations want their programmes to be successful and, in ...
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