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An exploratory investigation towards a visitor motivational profile at a provincial nature reserve in Gauteng
This study strives to address the needs of a Gauteng provincial nature reserve in order to develop a greater understanding …
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Assessing high performance: A South African case study
The dual challenge of globalisation of competition and global economic slowdown has increasingly forced businesses to do introspection not only …
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Organisational wellness: Human reaction to change
Organisational change has become inevitable. Although modernity is characterised by change, humans struggle with change as the future becomes increasingly …
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Lean and agile in small- and medium-sized enterprises: Complementary or incompatible?
Background: This study explores the relationship between the implementation of lean supply chain management and the agility of manufacturing small- …
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Towards a new model of grit within a cognitive-affective framework of self-regulation
Grit – passion and perseverance for long-term goals – has been empirically shown to be a positive predictor of success …
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Developing leaders by supporting their transitions into senior positions
The need for social transformation in South Africa is intrinsically linked to the transformation of corporate South Africa. Strong senior …
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Contemporary insights from Social Sciences Theory: Implications for Management
Management theory has a long history of drawing from social science theory to provide useful theoretical frameworks for managers. In …
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Market reaction to tender and private offers on the JSE
Investors can benefit when incorporating the information-signalling effect of share repurchases in their investment strategies. Previous South African studies on …
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Personality and content preferences on social network sites in South Africa
Worldwide, visual content, such as photos and videos, have increased dramatically on social network sites (SNS), with South Africa being …
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Changes in stakeholder dynamics and salience during a mining disaster
The objective of the study was to illustrate the consequences of management oversight, as an element of poor corporate governance, …
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Psychological well-being and perceived financial performance: An SME perspective
Psychological well-being is influenced by the “surrounding contexts of people’s lives” and has consistently been found to be associated with …
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Investigating the effect of location, specifically shopping centres, on franchisees’ entrepreneurial orientation: A cluster analysis
Franchisees play an important role in franchise systems, as they are responsible for managing their business and ensuring its overall …
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Do not feed the predators
This study investigates the prevalence and characteristics of papers published in popular predatory journals by South African academics in economic …
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Consequence of loan loss provisions on earnings management behaviour: A study on the best African commercial banks
This study aimed at analysing the relationship between loan loss provision (LLP) and earnings management in the African commercial banks. …
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The impact of IT adoption in SMEs supply chains: A case of Gauteng and Free State provinces of South Africa
This study probed the influence of information technology adoption by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Gauteng and Free State …
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Factors influencing business intelligence and analytics usage extent in South African organisations
Through extensive use of business intelligence and analytics, organisations are better positioned to support fact-based decision making, ultimately leading to …
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Perfect foresight portfolios on the Johannesburg stock exchange
The main aim of this study was to determine the effect of unanticipated information, or noise, on the returns of …
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Rhetoric and realities of regional integration: Botswana SME perspectives on Southern African trade
Despite political pronouncements about facilitating development through economic integration of geographic regions in Africa, intra-regional trade remains limited and unbalanced. …
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Are consumers’ quality perceptions influenced by brand familiarity, brand exposure and brand knowledge? Results from a wine tasting experiment
Theory posits that, over time, placebo-type brand-equity effects may develop through the process of wine purchase and consumption. This being …
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Does investing in sound corporate governance pay? A South African study
Despite increased recognition of the importance of sound corporate governance practices in emerging markets, previous researchers reported inconclusive evidence on …