Browsing Doctoral Degrees (University of Stellenbosch Business School) by Title
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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. ... -
Modelling the determinants of the business performance of small and micro accommodation enterprises in the formal sector in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study investigated the nature and the extent of the inter-relationships between the Kirznerian and Schumpeterian entrepreneur types and decision styles, decision context prioritisations, strategic ... -
Modelling the effect of disruption to electricity supply on economic growth in Benin
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Infrastructure is an important factor that contributes to economic growth. Energy, telecommunications, roads, rails, sea ports, airports, and drinkable water are important elements which determine the ... -
New service development strategy and process: considering concepts from financial sector in an analysis of the hospitality sector in Kenya
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The purpose of the study was to build rather than test the underlying theory of new service development (NSD). The literature study was expanded by an empirical research on NSD strategy and process in the ... -
Pension fund reform towards development of national economy : a South African case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : South African pension assets have grown astronomically over the past few decades. The implications of this phenomenon on savings, capital markets and growth in the economy are investigated in this study. ... -
Performance & financing of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMES) in Nigeria : implication of transaction costs and collateral
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This thesis examines the performance of MSMEs in the Nigerian economy and how transaction costs and collateral constitute constraints to accessing finance for a better MSMEs performance. This thesis looks ... -
Performance evaluation of agricultural coperatives in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The role of cooperatives and agricultural cooperatives in an economy is widely recognised as being a catalyst for inclusive growth and development. Despite the role played by cooperatives, their performance ... -
The power of responsibility : integrative social contracts theory and the United Nations Global Compact
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this sequential mixed methods study is to examine the application of Integrative Social Contracts Theory (ISCT) to the principles of the United Nations (UN) Global Compact, with specific ... -
The productive use of free time : the utilisation of deterministic maintenance opportunity windows due to excess capacity in large coupled production lines with finite buffers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch UniversityStellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Engineering design rules for large serial coupled production processes result in excess capacity and redundancy being built into production lines. The V-profile engineering design rule is applied to protect ... -
Public policy and entrepreneurship performance : the divide and nexus in West Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study examined the effect of selected public policies on entrepreneurship activities in the anglophone and francophone divides of West Africa in order to determine the nexus of performance, using ... -
The relationship between project complexity and project success and the moderating effect of project leadership styles and roles in the construction industry of an emerging economy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Construction projects in most emerging economies provide infrastructural growth that facilitates economic and social development. However, most construction projects fail to meet expected outcomes owing ... -
The relationship between share repurchases and share-based remuneration of executive directors of South African listed companies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Increasingly, researchers are associating the exponential growth in worldwide share repurchases with a desire by executives to increase the share price (and possibly the earnings per share figure). ... -
Relationships between training and firm performance for early industrializing economy : case of Tanzanian firms
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Industrialization is among the recent key economic moves for most African countries to maximize productivity and create sustainable jobs. With respect to that, countries design policies to strategically ... -
Scaling the value creation capacity of non-profit organisations through an evolving partnering portfolio : learning from a case in practice
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study is anchored in a theoretical domain that explores the potential of partnering as a strategy and process to improve the value creation capacity and sustainability of non-profit organisations. ... -
Single manager hedge funds - aspects of classification and diversification
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)A persistent problem for hedge fund researchers presents itself in the form of inconsistent and diverse style classifications within and across database providers. For this paper, single-manager hedge funds from the Hedge ... -
Small enterprise development in South Africa : an exploration of the constraints and job creation potential
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis, presented in six thematic chapters, investigates an approach for promoting the growth of small businesses in South Africa. Chapter 1 motivates the thesis by discussing the contested role of ... -
The strategic value of authentic narrative in branded entertainment
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study explored the strategic value of authentic narrative in branded entertainment. Authentic narrative gives form to narrative that is original, communicates the brand’s identity and purpose, and ... -
A study for an expanded conceptual scanning framework and the impact on current business environment scanning : a systems thinking approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study addresses the question of whether there is a need for an expanded conceptual scanning framework that could benefit present-day business organisations. It addresses this question through the ...
