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 ...
While there is appreciation for the need to manage and improve reputations among
businesses in South Africa, the public sector has been left behind in terms of how to manage
their reputations. In fact, globally, very ...
South Africa has experienced changing times. It is a country that has undergone many political changes that involved various ethnic groups. Managing diversity brings benefits but requires skills and training. Organisations ...
This research report seeks to provide some quantifiable evidence on the effects
of share trades by directors of companies listed on the JSE Securities
Exchange’s J257 industrial index. The event study methodology was ...
The way banks recover distressed debt has become an important subject locally as
well as on international level. Dedicated conferences are held annually on the
benefit derived by using methods other than liquidation to ...
This research report investigates the Property Unit Trust (PUT) sector to assess if there are risk-sharing benefits to be obtained in building up a property portfolio. The report demonstrates that property trusts with ...
Research indicates that international portfolio diversification results in risk reduction
and/or improved rates of return across both developed and emerging markets.
However, these diversification benefits with developed ...
Today's complex global workplace comprises people of diverse race, culture and ethnicity. Diversity within heterogeneous groups can evolve into stereotypical perceptions about the abilities, behaviours and attitudes of ...
Companies in South Africa are continually confronted with vacancies which need to be filled. A number of methods of attraction, for example, word of mouth, recruitment agencies or internet recruitment, could be utilised ...
Competitive strategy remains crucial for businesses, as it determines success in
the market. However, exactly what strategy to employ in a company within a
specific industry is a difficult task for practitioners. In the ...
The purpose of the research was to gain meaningful insights on the dominant
themes of stories as told by entrepreneurs in the course of running their
businesses. This research focussed on entrepreneurs of small and ...