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Will mandatory audit firm rotation reduce audit market concentration in South Africa?
(AOSIS (Pty) Ltd., 2021-07-23)Purpose: Deconcentrating the audit market was one of the stated objectives of the proposed mandatory audit firm rotation (MAFR) ruling in South Africa. With MAFR being a contentious topic, this study aimed to explore the ... -
Trends in foreign agricultural trade and its impact on households in South Africa
(2020-08-19)This study examines the trends in foreign trade in agriculture focusing on imports and exports for different sub-sectors and the identity of agricultural trade flows with specific regions and countries. Secondly, to ... -
Understanding the nexus between savings and economic growth: A South African context
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-05-28)The study examines the relationship between savings and economic growth in South Africa for the period 1986–2018. The Johansen cointegration technique and the Vector Error Correction Model were employed as methods of ... -
Towards a definition for branded entertainment: An exploratory study
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-07-22)Branded entertainment seemingly holds varied meanings. This is of concern as the discipline is growing in importance as a means to disrupt conventional brand communication practice. One can compare this problem to an ... -
Financial development and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa: A sectoral perspective
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-06-07)Research on the impact of financial development on economic growth remains inconclusive. Previous empirical examination of the link is based on aggregate GDP on the presumption that each economic sector responds ... -
Reframing a novel decentralized knowledge management concept as a desirable vision: As we may realize the Memex
(MDPI, 2021-04-05)Proposing a major (though envisaged synergetic) shift in the knowledge management (KM) paradigm needs to convince a skeptical audience. This article attempts such a feat and motivates its conceptual considerations by fusing ... -
The contribution of coaching and mentoring to the development of participants in entrepreneurial development programmes
(Oxford Brookes University, 2020-08)A significant need among small and medium enterprises is the transfer of skills, specifically business acumen, through mentorship and coaching. Despite the similarities between coaching and mentoring, it is important to ... -
A design framework to create Artificial Intelligence Coaches
(Oxford Brookes University, 2020-08)There is on going debate about the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on humanity. The application of AI in the helping professions is an active research area, but not in organisational coaching. Guidelines ... -
Over-indebtedness of microfinance borrowers in South Africa
(2019-12)Abstract Access to financial services has grown rapidly in South Africa, especially in the low-income population segment. At the same time, however, the level of over-indebtedness has increased, making poor households ... -
Towards understanding the initial adoption of online retail stores in a low internet penetration context : an exploratory work in Ghana
(MDPI, 2020-01-23)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Online shopping has become increasingly popular in the past two decades. Yet, despite its popularity, the use of online stores on the African continent pales in comparison to other parts of the world. ... -
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in retail : the AI-enabled value chain
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The competitive landscape is shifting for retailers, and many are scrambling to stay ahead of the competition by investing in new technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation, robotics and ... -
The relationship between project complexity and project success and the moderating 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 ... -
Foreign capital inflows, financial development and sectoral growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Growth in sub-Saharan Africa has not risen to the level required to match developmental needs. The situation has been deteriorated by the current Covid-19 pandemic, where it is estimated that over 2.82% ... -
The dynamics and implications of market power, bank efficiency and bank risk-taking behaviour in the East African community
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The thesis sought to investigate the implications of increased market power and its effect on bank efficiency, bank risk-taking behaviour and overall financial stability. In Africa, banks are characterized ... -
A quasi-experimental evaluation of a skills capacity workshop in the South African public service
(AOSIS, 2020)Background: A paucity of evaluation studies could be identified that investigated the impact of training. The lacuna of research should be viewed in light of austerity measures as well as inability to measure return of ... -
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 ... -
Drivers of entrepreneurial orientation and innovation capabilities in African Internet start-ups
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Tech startups worldwide begin their operations and strategic business initiatives with high expectations of success, but 90% of these startups collapse within their first year of operation. In most ... -
The effect of investor-level tax reform on payout policies : evidence from companies listed in selected sectors on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Tax reform in a country offers an opportunity to investigate the effect of taxes on payout policies in support of the tax and tax clienteles theory as an explanation for paying dividends. Tax reform in ... -
Synthesizing design and informing science rationales for driving a decentralized generative knowledge management agenda
(Informing Science Institute, 2019)Aim/Purpose: In a world of rapidly expanding complexity and exponentially increasing data availability, IT-based knowledge management tools will be needed to manage and curate available information. This paper looks at a ... -
Quality of service delivered by alcoholic beverage suppliers to customers in the South African hospitality industry
(AfricaJournals, 2019)Service quality can be described as the relative distance between a customer’s expectation of how they feel a service should be performed, and their perception of how that service was executed. Anecdotal evidence suggested ...
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