This paper sought to investigate the alignment between supply chain strategies and practices of local manufacturers of locally made light vehicles in South Africa. The research design employed was a combination of exploratory ...

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 ...

Many different factors are effecting or influencing service quality. We all know what bad service entails and how it makes a customer feel and can imagine the consequences that it can have on the business when, for example, ...

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 ...

Corporate rebranding is a strategic decision undertaken for various reasons, and some of the corporates rebrand several times. In an attempt to keep abreast of customer demands, service providers rethink their ...

A challenge faced by the Chair of the Department of Marketing and Retail Management, an academic department within the University of South Africa, is to adopt and manage appropriate learning technologies to support the ...

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 ...