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The impact of digitalisation of clearing and forwarding processes on the workforce.
(2023)ABSTRACT Globalisation has brought about many changes. There has been substantial innovation in the value creation approach to the supply chain and the application of digital enabling technologies. This has been necessary ... -
Energy consumption and economic growth: evidence from African oil exporting countries.
(2022)This thesis examines the relationship between energy consumption and economic growth in a sample of African oil-exporting countries (AOECs). The group comprises Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Gabon, Nigeria and the Republic of ... -
Financial accounting as a powerful tool to enhance NGOs' performance case study: Zoë-Life South Africa.
(2018)Many non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in South Africa and elsewhere do not follow the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for Small and Medium-sized Entities (SMEs). There is thus no standardised ... -
Forensic auditing as a powerful tool to enhance non-government organisations’ fraud risk management: a study of selected NGOs in eThekwini region, South Africa.
(2022)Financial statement fraud is of serious concern to professional auditors, funders, and regulators. Although responsibility for fraud prevention and detection falls on management and those in charge of governing entities, ... -
Liquidity management practices of banks in emerging market economies under Basel III liquidity regulations.
(2017)During the 2007 to 2009 global financial crisis, several banks experienced liquidity problems, largely as a result of liquidity management practices they pursued prior to the crisis. In an effort to strengthen banks’ ... -
Determining factors affecting English literacy levels at Ntuthuko Primary School.
(2018)ABSTRACT Learners in South Africa are performing poorly in the area reading and writing English. The South African Department of Education conducted a systemic evaluation of language competence of intermediate phase ... -
Dynamics of capacity constraints in managing throughput quality at honours level: University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2015)ABSTRACT The throughput quality of Honours degree students seems to be hampered by a number of factors arising from institutional capacity constraints, whose dynamics have had an impact on the throughput quality of Honours ... -
Monetary policy shocks and industrial production in BRICS countries.
(2017)This study investigates monetary policy shocks and industrial production in BRICS countries. The study is presented in four separate but related essays. The first (chapter three) employs a Panel Structural Vector ... -
A skills audit of selected Pietermaritzburg Small Medium Enterprise (SME) owner-managers: a critical assessment.
(2016)ABSTRACT Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are important contributors to the South African economy and are drivers for reducing unemployment, especially when the formal sector continues to shed jobs. However, for SMEs to ... -
Exploring the implementation of knowledge management at a contact centre in Durban.
(2016)ABSTRACT The knowledge management concept was introduced to the Contact Centre approximately eight years ago, therefore the study focused on the implementation of the knowledge management concept at SARS in Durban. The ... -
Factors affecting the roll-out of penetrative broadband delivery in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2016)Abstract The roll-out of broadband infrastructure in countries across the globe is crucial to their economic, scientific goals, and social requirements. It has the ability to uplift lives by providing Information Communication ... -
Exploring the role of emotional Intelligence in the customer service industry.
(2016)ABSTRACT The customer service industry is a dynamic environment and serves as the face of an organisation. The purpose of this study was to explore the role of emotional intelligence in a revenue services office within ... -
Firm investment behavior: the role of leverage, liquidity and cash flow volatility: African evidence.
(2017)The main corporate financial strategic pillars that drive a firm’s value are mainly financing and investment. Conventional finance theories hold that leverage is power that amplifies investment. Cash flows and liquidity ... -
The relationship between the psychological contract and retention of staff in the banking sector in South Africa.
(2012)ABSTRACT South African organisations are under a great deal of pressure to retain their available talent. Many industries have put in place talent management strategies to develop and retain staff, some of which remains ... -
Dividend policy, agency cost and bank performance in sub-Saharan Africa.
(2018)This study explored the relationship between dividend policy, agency costs and bank performance among sub-Saharan African (SSA) commercial banks. More specifically, it examined the factors that determine the dividend payout ... -
Implementing the principles of responsible management education within the curriculum of the Graduate School of Business and Leadership (GSB&L).
(2017)ABSTRACT There is an urgency for educational institutions to contribute to solving the world’s social, economic and environmental problems. Solutions to these global problems are not directed at multinational corporations ... -
Monetary policy shocks and economic growth in economic community of west African states.
(2022)An effective economic management is contingent upon the knowledge of how shocks emanate from monetary policy and other sources that affect the economy. This study examines the monetary policy shocks and economic growth ... -
The national health insurance scheme in South Africa: a pre-implementation evaluation of systemic threats, financial affordability and stakeholders’ sentiments.
(2022)The impending national health insurance scheme is intended to provide all South Africans with access to high-quality, affordable services, regardless of socioeconomic status. However, there are concerns that the scheme ... -
An analysis of information technology risks and governance disclosure: evidence from the top 40 JSE listed companies.
(2022)The study analysed the extent to which information technology risks and governance is disclosed by top 40 JSE-listed companies in their 2021 integrated reports as part of the risk governance practices. It also conducted ... -
Tone management examination in the CEO statements of the top 40 JSE Listed companies.
(2022)The business sector has recently been rocked by several accounting scandals. Unfortunately, South Africa has not been immune to this trend of fraudulent financial reporting, and investors have suffered financial losses ...