The aim of the research was to discover the determinants of Procurement
Service Provider (PSP) design and utilisation within a South African
context. The first stage was to identify these constructs from both the
literature ...
There are many studies that highlight the significant benefits of building long-term relationships with customers (Reichheld & Sasser, 1990; Dick & Basu, 1994 and Clayton-Smith, 1996). Hence, understanding the reasons why ...
During the decade 1984-1994, Swaziland recorded impressive economic growth
rates. This has been attributed to the economic sanctions imposed on South
Africa during that period as well as the civil war in Mozambique. ...
Human Resources (HR) practioners embark on numerous initiatives in order to make the workplace more effective and to help employees become more productive and satisfied. However there is some doubt as to whether these ...
This thesis reports findings of a study into factors influencing adoption of PBMR PHP technology by industry in South Africa. The study investigated industrial customers‟ perception of PBMR PHP, their own organizations and ...
This paper explores the determinants of success for medium sized family-run
businesses in South Africa. Succession Planning, Strategic Planning, Corporate
Governance and Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment were tested ...
Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) has been hailed as a necessity and as absolutely critical to the country’s development but it has also been scorned upon as apartheid in reverse. The complex socio-economic issues surrounding ...
Corporate turnaround and recovery management in South Africa has received much
attention from both the Government and the private sector in recent years. The
failure of a significant number of firms has resulted in the ...
Globalisation is of great concern for manufacturing industries in developing
countries. The need to gain and keep a competitive advantage in local markets
is becoming a key issue experienced by most manufacturers in South ...
The South African Quick Service Restaurant Industry is a multi million Rand industry. Fast-food chains spend millions on branding, advertising, site location and other factors to obtain a competitive advantage and improve ...
The purpose of the current study was to identify the main determinants of store image
in the lower end of the supermarket environment in South Africa. The research
investigated whether a significant difference exists ...
The study aimed to assess the current status of the South African medical tourism industry
in relation to international standards and to evaluate the factors required for South Africa to
be competitive in the global ...
The production of electricity is not always aligned with the future demands of society and, unfortunately, it comes with drawbacks, especially in developing countries. Based on a review of the relevant literature, a ...
The research seeks to address the decades old debate of why companies should
continue investments into marketing and what returns these investments have
achieved. Globally the role of marketing has been accepted to be ...
This research focuses on the development of an effective risk management
framework for an insurance company. The emerging regulations namely
Solvency II in Europe and Solvency Assessment and Management (SAM) in
South ...
Marketing functions are under constant pressure to justify their contribution to the organisation. An inability in the past to account for their performance and contribution has resulted in marketing’s standing within the ...
Costing legislation basically means the process of determining the financial
implications of developing and implementing legislation. There is widespread
recognition of costing legislation as a budgeting and implementation ...
This study analyses the concept of mentoring as used in the South African Judiciary. Mentoring has been adopted by the South African judiciary in order to enhance the potential of acting Regional Magistrates to address ...
Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) are established to promote and support national economic development. In so doing, they have to align themselves to the national policies such as the National Growth Path and ...
The research report aims to develop and illustrate the validation of a diagnostic tool that
will enable a manufacturing organisation to identify what new product introduction model
they are using when introducing products ...