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Attracting foreign investment to Africa: the South African case.

Marx, Johan; Hough, J. (African Journals Online (AJOL), 1996)

The authors of Unisa's Department Business Management surveyed a number of foreign missions to find out whether they consider South Africa to be an attractive investment prospect. Their responses are analysed in this article.
Exploring aspects of the water history of the Potchefstroom region and the local management of it

Annandale, Elrista; Nealer, Eric (2001-11)

It is by now common knowledge that South Africa is a water scarce country and that the correct public management of its potable water sources such as the transportation of it as well as the purification of the used water ...
Purchasing power parity and the real rand-dollar exchange rate

Akinboade O.A.; Makina, Daniel (2006-11)

This paper tests for evidence in support of the purchasing power parity (PPP) in the bilateral real exchange rate series of the South African rand against the US dollar. The importance of considering structural breaks in ...
Towards a unit standard for finance for non-financial managers

Marx, Johan (2007)

This paper addresses the issue of whether the University of South Africa (Unisa) could offer a course in Finance for Non-financial Managers by distance education only, or whether such a course would have to use a blended ...
The challenges facing banks in emerging countries to be Basel compliant for operational risk

Young, Jacobus (Virtus Interpress, 2008)

The New Basel Accord identified various requirements for an effective operational risk management framework. Most central banks and regulators adopted these requirements for their own banking environments. However, there ...
Roles and Responsibility for Managing Operational Risk and a Banking Environment

Young, Jacobus (2008)
Bank lending and business cycles : South African evidence

Oludele Akinloye, Akinboade; Makina, Daniel (2009)

The paper provides empirical analysis on the linkage between the behavior of bank lending and business cycles in South Africa. Consistent with theory, overall evidence suggesting pro-cyclicality of bank lending is uncovered ...
Banking lending business cycles : South African evidence

Akinboade, Oludele Akinloye; Makina, Daniel (2009)

The paper provides empirical analysis on the linkage between the behavior of bank lending and business cycles in South Africa. Consistent with theory, overall evidence suggesting pro-cyclicality of bank lending is uncovered ...
The effect of procurement strategies of milling companies on the price of maize

Young, Jacobus; Rossouw, M.W. (Virtus Interpress, 2009)

Since ultra-poor South Africans spend up to a fifth of their income on maize alone, the demand for this commodity is price-inelastic, i.e. consumers have no choice but to absorb price increases. As such the success of ...
Risk Management for a Typical Petroleum, Oil & Gas Company in South Africa

Young, Jacobus (Virtus Interpress, 2009)

Risk management is becoming an important management discipline for most organisations including petroleum, oil and gas companies. However, before risks can actually be managed, it is imperative to ensure that a risk ...
Working capital management and corporate profitibility of listed companies in South Africa

Ngwenya, Sam (2010)

Working capital management plays a significant role in creating value for shareholders. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between working capital management and profitability of companies ...
The capital structure practices of listed firms in South Africa.

Kasozi, Jason; Ngwenya, Sam (Virtus Interpress, 2010)

This study investigates whether financial theory is aligned with financial practice by testing two conventionally recognised theories of capital structure choice, the trade-off theory and the pecking-order theory against ...
Price Behaviour Of New Share Listings In Nigeria.

Otaniyi, Olatunde; Makina, Daniel (Clute Institute, 2010)

The paper investigates whether new listings on the Nigerian Stock Exchange are under-priced or not. On aggregate, we find that investors are able to make abnormal gains from new listings on the first tier (main) market of ...
Towards developing guiding principles for managing operational risk appetite

Young, Jacobus (Virtus Interpress, 2010)

This study investigates the effect of two-tier board characteristics, audit committee, and external auditors on earnings management in China. This study contributes to the empirical literature of corporate governance in ...
Corporate governance and risk management: a South African perspective

Young, Jacobus (Virtus Interpress, 2010)

A code of governance is crucial for any emerging country as it endeavours to provide a sound management framework and principles. Corporate governance and risk management are fairly new management concepts, but are becoming ...
A proposed checklist for assessing Master’s and Doctoral research proposals

Marx, Johan (2011)

The study confirmed that most chairs of departments (CODs) in the College of Economic and Management Sciences (CEMS) regard Master’s and doctoral (M and D) throughput rates as poor. A proposed checklist for assessing M ...
Financial regulation and supervision: Theory and practice in South Africa.

Botha, Erika; Makina, Daniel (Clute Institute, 2011)

This paper discusses the theory of financial regulation and practices in countries and South Africa in particular. One of the causes of the global financial crisis (2007-2009) often cited is inadequate or improper regulation ...
Infrastructure Quality, Firm Characteristics And Foreign Ownership In Africa: Evidence From Firm Level Manufacturing Data

Makoni, Patricia Lindelwa (Virtus Interpress, 2011)

The primary objective of this study was to examine the role played by the quality of infrastructure and firm heterogeneity on the amount and probability of being foreign invested using maximum likelihood techniques like ...
Preparedness of Banks to be compliant with the criteria for the Advanced Measurement Approach: A South African perspective

Young, Jacobus (Virtus Interpress, 2011)

The New Basel Accord proposed qualitative and quantitative criteria for banks to use the Advanced Measurement Approach to calculate a capital charge for operational risk. The question now is how prepared are banks in South ...
Assessing the financial viability of metropolitan municipalities in Gauteng

Ngwenya, Sam; Majam, T (2011)

Metropolitan municipalities in Gauteng have been plagued by poor service delivery in recent years. This has been the root of violent protests in most of the communities in this province. This article intends to explore ...

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