A challenge faced by most heads of academic departments around the world is to manage the adoption and use of appropriate learning technologies in order to support the department’s learning offerings to students. Earlier ...

In South Africa the SME sector has been placed on the governments priority list for economic assistance and job creation. The government expects 500 000 jobs to be created every year for the next 10 years - the bulk which ...

This paper investigates the household expenditure patterns and shopping preferences of consumers residing in underdeveloped blackurban areas in the Tshwane area. Black households are already by far the largest group in the ...

Retailers know the cherry picking consumer as a shopper who goes from store-to-store, buying only items that are specially priced. This perception raises various questions for a retailer: who are cherry pickers; how do ...

Cant and Ligthelm (2003) estimate that 70-80 percent of SMEs fail. A number of elements and challenges have been identified as contributing factors to the high failure rate of SMEs in South Africa. The research investigates ...

With the remarkable growth and economic contributions of the services industry, companies are finding that they need to focus on service to keep up with rising customer expectations and to compete effectively. Thus excellent ...

African countries are prone to major ethical problems which have led to poor economic growth; this can be seen in the Nigerian business environment and economy. Small business enterprises (SME's) are essential for the ...