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Exploring fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) small, medium and micro enterprises (SMME) manufacturers need for innovation to achieve growth in KwaZulu-Natal
(2016)This study explores South African Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) SMME manufacturers’ need for innovation to achieve growth in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). South Africa suffers from a high rate of unemployment, with an official ... -
Exploring whistle blowing intentions in South Africa: A quantitative analysis
(Academic Journalshttp://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/218454, 2012-02-22)The purpose of this paper was to examine the influence of individual and situational level factors on internal whistle-blowing intentions, within a South African context. This is the first quantitative study of whistle-blowing ... -
The extent of entrepreneurship, business knowledge and skills within micro and small businesses on the mid-South Coast of KZN
(2007)Entrepreneurship, business knowledge and skills within micro and small businesses play an important part in the economies of countries across the globe by being the drivers of economic growth, as well as, creating employment. ... -
External whole school evaluation of underperforming secondary schools in Mpumalanga province
(2014-06-13)The study is based in the Mpumalanga Province and focused on a sample of 18 externally evaluated underperforming secondary schools across all four districts of the province. The schools obtained less than 30% average pass ... -
Factors affecting job satisfaction of academic employees : a case study of the National University of Lesotho
(2015)While research has been conducted, with regard to job satisfaction all over the world, no research has been done on the various factors affecting job satisfaction of academic employees, with specific reference to the ... -
Factors impacting on the quality of work life : a case study of university "A"
(2014-07-23)Poor quality of work life is a challenge in higher education institutions (HEIs) and it impact negatively on performance, attraction and retention of quality staff. The purpose of the research was to report on the factors ... -
Factors in postgraduate supervision that impact on the quality of research at a selected department at a university of technology
(2014)Similar to a production line, the development of a dissertation is a process within a research dyad that is affected by many factors. On completion, the customer / student is either satisfied or dissatisfied with the outcome ... -
Factors influencing community protests in the Mbizana Municipality
(2016)Protests are an integral part of many social, political and economic activities in societies all over the world, and the concept of protest is an on-going subject of scholarly endeavour. The occurrence of protests in South ... -
Factors influencing customer churn rate and retention in the mobile market
(2008)The aim of the study was to identify causes of churning, to find ways of managing it and to diagnose customers‟ communication needs. Furthermore the research tested the impact of messaging services on customer retention ... -
Factors influencing debt financing and its effects on financial performance of state corporations in Kenya
(2014)Identifying the best level of debt financing within corporations and its determinants is one of the main issues in financial management theory, as the use of debt is believed to have an important influence on the performance ... -
Factors influencing debt financing decisions of corporations – theoretical and empirical literature review
(Business Perspectives, 2014)Over the past half century, there has been an increasing interest on identifying the factors influencing debt financing within corporations. Based on available literature, both from developed and developing economies, this ... -
Factors influencing debt financing within State-owned corporations in Kenya
(International Foundation for Research & Developmenthttp://ifrnd.org/Research%20Papers/J6%2811%296.pdf, 2014-11)Debt financing is deemed crucial for economic development, as evidenced by the positive relationship between financial deepening and economic growth. Majority of studies on debt financing have been undertaken using data ... -
Factors influencing the career progression of women in higher education : the case of the Durban University of Technology
(2015)This study aimed to investigate the factors influencing the career progression of women in higher education in general and South Africa in particular, using the case study of the Durban University of Technology. Recent ... -
Factors influencing the construction project success rates of Reconstruction Development Programme (RDP) housing projects in the Eastern Cape : a quality perspective : a census study
(2012-11-19)There were several problems facing Reconstruction and Development Programmes (RDP) housing projects caused by contractors using unskilled labour, misuse of funds, fraudulent claims, contractors asking for additional money ... -
Factors that influence the adoption of internet banking by South Africans in the eThekweni metropolitan region
(2005)Information technology is fundamentally changing the banking industry worldwide. The advent of internet banking offers banking firms a new frontier of opportunities and challenges. An understanding of how demographic ... -
The factors that influence the marketing of professional services : a case study
(2014-02-18)Indications from the initial phase of this study suggest that key marketing fundamentals apparent in this business sector differ significantly from those generally recognisable in commodity, consumer product and industrial ... -
Factors that limit the long-term survival and development of micro and survivalist enterprises of a selected informal sector in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)
(2014-02-18)This study explores the factors that limit the long-term survival and development of micro and survivalist enterprises of a selected informal sector in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Micro and survivalist enterprises play ... -
Finance function : leveraging a source of competitive advantage for selected South African companies in KwaZulu-Natal
(2011)As a result of current business trends, South African companies are being forced to examine changes in the finance function. The purpose of this research is to establish and examine the paradigm shift in the finance ... -
Firearms in South Africa
(2008)The purpose of this research is to compare the firearm legislation between South Africa and selected countries and to determine if multiple firearm owners and firearm dealers are affected in terms of economics, and changes ... -
From self interest to public interest: Promoting higher levels of business ethics
(Academic Journalshttp://www.academicjournals.org/article/article1380699514_Dorasamy.pdf, 2010-01)While there has been widescale acknowledgement of the importance of business ethics, it is evident that many businesses still conduct themselves unethically. This paper adapts Lawrence Kohlberg’s study on moral development ...