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A structured approach to energy risk management for the South African financial services sector

Botha, Erika (2017-07)

Energy conservation, efficiency and renewable energy have become a vital part of everyday life and business. The increase in energy cost and the consequences of greenhouse gas emissions necessitates energy management and ...
Neethling's thinking style preferences instrument to enhance team performance in an organisation in South Africa

Swart, Christine (2017-06)

Teams play a key role in organisational success and it is imperative to proactively manage team performance needs in order to influence team effectiveness. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of a group ...
Corporate governance, antecedents and performance implications in the Ethiopian non-financial share companies : a contingency perspective

Anteneh Eshetu Tizazu (2017-08)

Corporate governance has been a hot bed for scholars from diverse disciplines. Managers whose interests are not congruent with that of shareholders‟ do not have the incentive to maximize shareholder value. Agency theory ...
The relationship of wellness constructs in employees coping in a petrochemical organisation in South Africa

Lubbe, Heilda Helena (2017-11)

The primary objectives of this study were to determine the relationship between the wellness constructs coping and SoC as well as the relationship between the wellness constructs LoC and SoC in the petrochemical industry ...
Small and medium enterprise financing and credit rationing : the role of banks in South Africa

Mutezo, Ashley Teedzwi (2015-06)

The potential of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in promoting economic growth in both developed and developing countries is widely accepted and documented by both scholars and policy makers. Particularly lacking are ...
Determinants of capital structure : an empirical study of South African financial firms

Sibindi, Athenia B. (2017-06)

The main objective of the thesis was to investigate the factors that determine capital structures of financial firms using two separate samples of banks and insurance companies. In the first instance, the results of the ...
Developing an integrated assessment framework for mergers and acquisitions : a case of the South African banking industry

Vilakazi, Dennis Thulani (2016-10)

This study investigated the critical success factors that affect the effectiveness and efficiency of mergers and acquisitions, by soliciting responses from bank Chief Executives and case evidence from the South African ...
The awareness and perception of cloud computing technology by accounting firms in Cape Town

Van den Bergh, Jacobus (2016-11)

Cloud accounting software (CAS) emerged as part of the overall development of cloud computing. The cloud, as it is referred to, has heralded a new age in information technology and offers new and unique opportunities and ...
Foreign direct investment and institutional adequacy: New granger causality evidence from African countries.

Aregbeshola, R.A. (South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2014)

The strategic importance of foreign direct investment in the contemporary economies has been tremendous.While various countries (developed and developing economies) have benefitted from the direct and spillovereffects of ...
The impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on commercial bank performance.

Binuyo, A.O.; Aregbeshola, R.A.; Binuyo, A.O.; Aregbeshola, R.A. (2014)

This paper contribute to the on – going debate regarding the contribution of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to firms performance. The study assessed the impact of ICT on the performance of South African ...
Aspects influencing decision-making regarding responsible business practices in SMME's in the Tshwane district

Cronje, Lynette (2016-11)

While the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is widely used, it is not seen as the most appropriate to describe responsible business activities in Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs). The concept ...
Bank capital and profitability : an empirical study of South African commercial banks

Nyoka, Charles Jabulani (2017-03)

Bank capital has a critical role in banking business the world over. Capital is a principal aspect of regulation and will determine how long a bank remains in business from a regulatory point of view. Its cost and the ...
Role of knowledge management enablers in facilitating knowledge management practices in selected private higher education institutions in Botswana

Makambe, Ushe (2017-02)

This research was set out to investigate the role of knowledge management as a coping strategy for PHE institutions in Botswana, especially given that they operate in a highly regulated environment. One of the major drivers ...
Strategising practices of sustainability champions : a case study at a state-owned enterprise

Thakhathi, Andani (2016-11-04)

The purpose of this study was to explore the strategising practices of sustainability champions at Transnet, a South African state-owned enterprise (SOE). The study set out to discover what these micro-strategising practices ...
Evidence that weak-form capital market efficiency does not hold

Maasdorp, Denys Baillie (2015-02)

It is generally accepted in academic circles that the developed country capital markets with their advanced infra-structure, depth and liquidity are at a minimum Weak-Form efficient. Since the Weak-Form EMH proposes that ...
Challenges of recruitment and retention of skilled employees in a Namibian bank

Kaizemi, Sencia (2017-02)

The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the challenges that a Namibian bank faced in recruiting and retaining skilled employees. The study adopted a qualitative research approach and the data were collected ...
The link between financial literacy and level of debt : a study of junior performance bank employees

Malaza, Jabulile Eugenia (2017-02)

This study assessed the link between financial literacy and levels of debt among junior permanent bank employees. Based on the mixed purposive and simple random sampling approach, a structured questionnaire was used to ...
The relationship between CEO remuneration and company performance in South African state-owned entities

Bezuidenhout, Magdalena Louise (2016-11)

Orientation: Over the years, the increase in executive remuneration in both the private sector and state-owned entities (SOEs) has been the subject of intense discussions. The poor performance of some SOEs with highly ...
The development of leadership competencies index: the Economic Value Added (EVA) approach

Nthoesane, Meiya Gert (2016-12)

Researchers posit that the primary objective of a business enterprise is to create shareholder value, and Economic Value Added (EVA) has been found to be the best available financial metric for measuring value. It is argued ...
The retention of women from a leadership perspective in a higher education institution

Moosa, Maryam (2016-11)

Women form a critical component of the workforce of South Africa. Therefore the issue of retaining women should be a strategic priority for organisations. This study focused on identifying general retention factors for ...

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