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Calculation aspects of the European Rebalanced Basket Option using Monte Carlo methods
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Life insurance and pension funds offer a wide range of products that are invested in a mix of assets. These portfolios (II), underlying the products, are rebalanced back to predetermined fixed proportions ... -
Calculation aspects of the European rebalanced basket option using Monte Carlo methods : valuation
(Operations Research Society of South Africa, 2012)Extra premiums can be charged to a client to guarantee a minimum payout of a contract on a portfolio that gets rebalanced on a regular basis back to fixed proportions. The valuation of this premium can be changed to that ... -
Calculation of freight externality costs for South Africa
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012-11)The purpose of this study is to quantify the marginal external costs associated with freight transport in South Africa. Six cost elements are included as externality cost items, namely, costs related to accidents, ... -
Can service firms overdo service recovery? An assessment of non-linearity in service recovery satisfaction
(AOSIS, 2012)Owing to the human nature of service delivery service failures occasionally occur. Persistently poor service delivery will, however, have a harmful impact on the survival and growth prospects of service firms. Service ... -
Can sugar provide a spark? : wanted! greener energy : is South Africa doing everything in its power to come clean?
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch Business School, 2007-08)The province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa has two strong bioindustries, namely sugar and forestry, which produce considerable volumes of residue. What is the potential of these two waste resources to deliver co ... -
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; ... -
Cape Colony marriage in perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Despite the importance of studying marriage patterns for a better understanding of colonial life, the subject has received little attention from a purely economic perspective. In his seminal work, European ... -
The Cape Town International Convention Centre : a positive economic impact created through the legalisation of gambling
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2004-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The legalisation of gambling in South Africa was perceived by many as an unnecessary vice that would bring social decay in a country that is already battling to cope with a wide array of social woes, ... -
Capital structure and financing of SMEs : empirical evidence from Ghana and South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is made of stand-alone essays on the capital structure and financing of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana and South Africa. Chapter Two reviews issues on SME development in Ghana ... -
Captive insurance companies : a theoretical and empirical study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Much research has been done on risk coverage within the field of the traditional insurance market, but the concept of alternative risk transfer is fairly new to the world of risk management. The need ... -
Carbon finance and reforestation : a survey of African cases
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis addresses the topic of carbon finance in the context of reforestation and avoided deforestation. The research is based on the Nhambita Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation ... -
Care, support and treatment of HIV-positive orphans in selected residential institutions for HIV-positive children in Nairobi, Kenia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As the AIDS epidemic has continued to spread among the world population it has had a double effect on children through infection and/or being rendered orphans through the death of their parents. With the ... -
The career maturity of high school pupils in the Stellenbosch area
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The aim of the present study was to assess the career maturity of Coloured matriculants in three schools in the Stellenbosch area. The study secondly aimed at determining the influence of socio-economic ... -
Career opportunities in sustainability-related fields
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The impact of the econom ic turndown in 2008, brought sustainability issues to the forefront of public debate as the realities of climate change, and society’s response to it, gain higher visibility. ... -
Carton and volume forecasting from picking lines
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Supply chains consist of many stages and all these stages need to be managed. Being able to predict stock flow at any stage can be cost effective for the whole supply chain. In this thesis data from the ... -
The case for business rescue
(Accountancy SA, 2010-6)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The penalty for declaring bankruptcy in ancient Rome was slavery or being cut to pieces. The choice was left to the creditor. By the Middle Ages, the treatment of insolvent debtors had softened considerably. ... -
The case for transition to a sustainable transport system in Stellenbosch
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Human existence in its current form is unsustainable. Urban transport systems are one of the chief contributors to this problem due to the dominant role of the car. Car dominated transport systems have ... -
A case study analysing the dropout rate of children who are heads of households at Mandela Village in Tshwane Municipality, Gauteng Province
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)The study was about assessing the dropout rate of children who are heads of households at Mandela Village in Tshwane Municipality, Gauteng Province. Given the number of orphans who are escalating in each year as a result ... -
A case study analysis of human resource management systems in selected higher education institutions in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Human Resource Management (HRM) systems are a critical component of every organisation and encompass models, practices, orientations and other key elements, which impact on the efficiency and relevance ... -
A case study from a gold mining company : a call for leadership towards more sustainable futures
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Gold mining in South Africa is an industry that is more than a century old. The impact of gold mines on communities and the environment are enormous. This thesis is a case study based in one of the major ...
