Browsing Doctoral Degrees (University of Stellenbosch Business School) by Title
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An impact assessment of the regulation of microfinance institutions in Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study aimed at contributing to the current debate on the regulation of microfinance institutions (MFIs), through providing important inputs for evidence-based policy dialogue and decision making, ... -
The impact of leadership and relational quality on product innovation performance in the grocery retail environment
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This research study investigated leadership, relationships and product innovation performance in a South African grocery retail milieu. The leadership aspect explored the degree to which leaders are ... -
The impact of microinsurance on household welfare in Ghana
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Microinsurance services have been operating in Ghana for the last decade, but the question whether they have enhanced the welfare of low-income households, mostly in the informal sector, is largely ... -
Implication of financial crises, financial regulation and business cycle for bank lending in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: This thesis examines the link between financial crisis, financial regulation and credit crunch in South Africa. This was done by assessing how periods of credit growth or crunch are associated with recession ... -
The influence of self-efficacy and perceived organisational support on idea implementation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The successful exploitation of new ideas is crucial to organisations. Through the ability to generate and implement useful new ideas, organisations can improve processes, bring new and improved products ... -
Information warfare as future South African national security threat
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The objective of this study was to use the emerging discipline of futures studies through the application of social science methodologies to generate foresight about the plausible manifestation of information ... -
Innovation and access to finance in African enterprises
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Innovation enhances enterprise productivity, and contributes to economic growth (Radas and Bozic, 2009: 438). African firms are lagging behind the rest of the world in terms of innovation (Global Innovation ... -
An integrated strategy and risk management approach for public universities in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : All organisations must face the uncertainty of both internal and external future factors. These uncertain future challenges are dealt with by formulating and applying a sound business strategy towards ... -
Internet investor relations, information asymmetry and the cost of capital: evidence from JSE listed companies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : In South Africa, King III compliance is a JSE listing requirement. Chapter 8 of the King III code states that transparent and effective communication with stakeholders is essential for building and ... -
Investigating the costs and value to smallholder farmers participating in the deciduous fruit value chains in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Integration and development of smallholder farmers into the deciduous fruit value chains continues to be a challenge and smallholder farmers are struggling to compete with large commercial producers. As ... -
An investigation into aspects of transformational leadership in South African small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: To the world community at large globalisation has been a gradual process, whereas its impact in South Africa was more intensive and concentrated over a shorter period of time - in particular since South ... -
An investigation into environmental coopetition in the South African wine industry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Environmental problems can often not be solved in isolation and need to be solved in a cooperative manner, sometimes even by collaborating with competitors. The coopetition body of literature would be ... -
An investigation into global distribution systems in the crop protection industry and the development of distribution system managment model for particular application in South Africa and Australia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The traditional ways in which manufacturers of crop protection products exercised control over distribution systems have diminished in their impact. Control was based on quality products, the power of ... -
An investigation into the co-producers of preferred strategic behaviour in small, micro and medium tourism enterprises in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African tourism industry has undergone transformation with numerous “windows of opportunity” having been opened for tourism entrepreneurs. The South African small, micro and medium tourism ... -
An investigation of the potential interrelationships between the coping-values of entrepreneurs and the developmental stages of their businesses
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Many authors advocate the benefits of deepened insight to be gained from contextualisation. Some of them highlight the need for multi-level research as a method to identify interrelationships across ... -
Knowledge-centric capabilities : a configurational approach
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: During the past 15 years knowledge management has emerged as a key new organisational practice with numerous organisations implementing processes aimed at facilitating knowledge creation, integration ... -
Lending booms and bank fragility : the South African experience
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This thesis empirically examined the link between credit booms and bank fragility in South Africa. Fundamentally, the thesis looked at how the current developments in the domestic credit market affect the ... -
Managing portfolio managers : the impacts of market concentration, cross-sectional return dispersion and restrictions on short sales
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)The impacts on the active management of investment portfolios of a) market concentration, b) cross-sectional return dispersion and c) restrictions on short sales are explored in this thesis. The context is the fund sponsor’s ... -
Measuring the barriers to investment in emerging economies : the case of some African countries
(2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation is made up of stand-alone essays on the determinants of the investment climate in emerging market economies. Chapter One presents the purpose of this study, the significance of the ... -
Methods of financing universities with special reference to formula finding in South Africa
(1982-12)The subject discussed in this dissertation is that of how universities should best be financed. This appears, prima facie, to be a readily solvable question, but is in fact one that contains innumerable disguised difficulties. ...
