The Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) sector has remained predominantly male-dominated, yet women’s representation still remains quite low. In this knowledge-based economy both women’s and men’s skills are required ...
An important criterion in investment appraisal is the quality of the business plan
submitted when finance is sought. This study explores investors’ expectations of
process and content aspects of planning among ...
The ability to successfully exploit the presence of investor overreaction has been identified in a number of stock exchanges, yet numerous examples exist where little or un-exploitable investor overreaction is found.
This ...
In South Africa, there has been a lack of a proper tool to evaluate the performance of
educators attached to public schools and this has compromised the provision of quality
public education to all citizens of the country. ...
The Municipal Systems Act (32/2000) establishes the integrated development plan (IDP) as the delivery mechanism for local authorities to fulfil their developmental mandate. The National Land Transport Transition Act (22/2000) ...
The world of work has changed significantly in the last couple of decades. There has been a clear shift from an industrial economy to an economy that is driven by knowledge. It has become increasingly important for companies ...
Determined to reduce unemployment and poverty, and to stimulate economic growth, workplace productivity and social development, the South African government introduced a wide range of socio-economic reforms after 1994. Of ...
This research report contains a critical examination of Johannesburg‘s water tariff structure. The examination employs normative criteria formulated through reviews of tariffs in theory and in practice, and of the political ...
This paper reflects on two instances of contested openness occuring in the course of the recent saga involving Hlophe JP and the judges of the Constitutional Court.
Corporate banks in South Africa are undergoing a process of change in terms of
how they manage their customer base. This is being driven by increasing
competition, consolidation in the industry, increasingly onerous ...
Marketing managers require a set of identifiable competencies in order to effectively perform their roles. The link between competence and organisational competitiveness is established in the strategic marketing literature. ...
The purpose of this study was to investigate project management success in the
minerals industry. This was conducted through an analysis of project management in
the De Beers Consolidated Mines operations via an interviewing ...
This purpose of this study was to explore collaborative technologies and working methods which might improve and change the way organisations operate. In addition, the research set out to determine the key drivers and ...
Strategic customer relationships and customer life time value are assets
contributing to the creation of shareholder value, a central role of marketing.
The delivery of superior customer value requires an understanding ...
Highly competitive and with a rapidly evolving customer base, the South African fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry is facing new challenges. Composed of two distinct players, the FMCG manufacturer and the retailer, ...
The South African Fast Moving Consumable Goods market is under pressure from
a variety of global and local pressures that include social pressures, economic
pressures and legislative pressures. The South African beer ...