Browsing Masters Degrees (Management) by Title
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Can "podcasts" significantly improve first time, first year economics students' results?
(2010)Abstract available from the print copy or the electronic version of the thesis. -
Can credit derivative instruments be utilised by South African banks to effectively hedge the credit risk they face in lending to the small, medium and micro enterprise market?
(2002)The objective of this research proposal is to explore the extent to which credit derivatives can be used effectively by domestic financial institutions, in particular, Commercial Banks to hedge the credit risk associated ... -
A case study of the capital structure decisions in practice in the real estates sector of the J.S.E.
(2003)An ongoing debate in the corporate finance world concerns the question of a firm's optimal capital structure. More specifically, is there a way of dividing a firm's capital into debt and equity so as to maximize the value ... -
The challenges faced by African women in management : a case of the National Research Foundation.
(2017)At the dawn of the new South Africa (SA), the introduction of many policies and strategies that included new employment and labour laws aimed at transforming the country resulted in an increased number of African women ... -
The challenges faced by CMT employers in the clothing industry in the greater Durban area.
(2008)This research study examines the challenges facing CMTs in the Durban area. The researcher conducted a literature review on the evolution of the clothing industry, internationally and locally, the emergence of the CMT ... -
Challenges faced by small medium enterprises (SMEs) in terms of growth and development: a study of Mnquma Municipality, Eastern Cape.
(2019)South Africa continues to face challenges related to poverty, inequality, unemployment and low economic growth. One such province is the Eastern Cape Province, which ranks high in structural unemployment and low economic ... -
Challenges facing the development of small businesses in the rural areas of the Free State Province.
(2013)Small businesses play a significant role in economic development of the country. However, their growth seems to be constrained by various challenges. Therefore, this study sought to establish the specific factors that ... -
Challenges facing women entrepreneurs in the Mini-bus Industry: the case of eThekwini Municipality.
(2019)Women globally are seen to be advancing and succeeding in male dominate industries, as independent leaders in top compansies and entreprineural leaders in many business sectors. In the past women are known to be in the ... -
Challenges in implementing an e-Government website in Guinea-Bissau.
(2011)This research assesses the challenges involved in the implementation of an e-Government website in Guinea-Bissau. Special attention is given to Government ministries and their role in implementing the e-Government website. ... -
Challenges of a performance management development system in a learning organisation : a case study of the Department of Transport, Pietermartizburg.
(2010)This study investigates the challenges of implementing a performance management development system (PMDS) in the Department of Transport as a learning organisation. The objectives were: * To evaluate the PMDS that is ... -
The challenges of lecturers in a private tertiary education: dynamics of happiness vs work engagement in workplace.
(2018)Private education promises to deliver quality specialised education to students who opt to either take the private approach to education, or who are given a second chance to study towards a tertiary education after being ... -
Challenges of management performance in managing a professional team: a case of AmaZulu Football Club.
(2018)The face value of owning a professional football club in South Africa reflects a lucrative business. The compounding claim is that the majority of football club owners are either former footballers themselves or philanthropists ... -
The challenges of operating entrepreneurial businesses in restituted land: the case of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2018)In KwaZulu-Natal, public and private sectors need to increase support for sustainability of Small Medium and Micro Enterprises and or Entrepreneurial businesses. Many SMMEs struggle to overcome failure due to lack of ... -
Challenges of transporting retail goods into a landlocked country : the case of importing into Zimbabwe.
(2015)Landlocked countries over the world are presented with vast challenges in the import market. Importing goods, especially business-to-consumer goods come with a list of matters such as, transport costs, fluctuating exchange ... -
Change management challenges facing Transnet National Ports Authority in implementing the New Engineering Contract (NEC) form.
(2013)The South African democratic order has been characterized by a number of legislative changes, which are aimed at transforming organisations. Among the laws that have been enacted is the Construction Industry Development ... -
Change management in a public sector organisation : a case study of the South African Revenue Services (SARS)
(2002)This study was an evaluation of the approach to change that is used in the public sector. The approach that is chosen ultimately has a bearing on the management of change in an organisation. The study used a case study ... -
Cognition of advertisements, peer endorsement and tweens' propensity to consume.
(2013)Tweens are a new cohort of children who are not considered children, but have not developed into fully autonomous teenagers (Hulan, 2007: 31). Tweens are regarded as the “richest generation of children” (Lindstrom, 2004: ... -
The communication efforts of cellular companies to improve relationship marketing.
(2006)The development of relationship marketing, which is oriented towards developing lasting relationships with clients, emerged in the 1990's. The concept suggests that by better understanding customers on an individual level ... -
Community management of rural water supplies in South Africa : Alfred Nzo district municipality case study.
(2006)South African legislation, as summarised in The Strategic Framework for Water Services (Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, 2003), makes local authorities responsible for all water services to individual consumers. ... -
Community participation in local governance : a systemic analysis of Ethekwini Municipality's design for effectiveness.
(2005)The study did a systemic analysis of eThekwini Municipality's design for effectiveness looking at community participation in local governance. The study was conducted by using Participatory Action Research methodology. ...