Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
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The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences has a strong focus in applied research and has a number of specialised research units including the Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), the Entrepreneurship Development Unit (EDU), the Institute for Social Development (ISD), the African Centre for Citizenship and Democracy (ACCEDE) and the EMS Student Support and Research Unit (ESSRU).
Electronic theses and dissertations are available in the Electronic Theses and Dissertations Repository .
Sub-communities within this community
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Economics [20]
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Information Systems [10]
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Political Studies [41]
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School of Government [12]
Recent Submissions
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The market reactions to share repurchase announcements on the JSE: an event study
(Consulting Publishing Company, 2016)This study examines the market reactions to share repurchase announcements made by companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange from the years 2003 to 2012. The authors use an event study methodology and the Capital ... -
Determinants of Share Prices: the Case of Listed Firms on Johannesburg Stock Exchange
(Danubius Journals Platform, 2016)Equity investments offer considerable returns to investors and is considered to be a major source of capital for most large firms. However, these returns are subject to movement in share prices. This study investigate the ... -
The effect of working capital management on profitability: The case of Small Medium and Micro Enterprises in South Africa
(Danubius Journals Platform, 2014)Working capital is vital in any business, especially in SMMEs, given that most of their assets are in the form of current assets. Management of working capital is vital in order to improve profitability of the business. ... -
The use of financial management practices by small, medium and micro enterprises: a perspective from South Africa
(SAGE Publications, 2014)This paper reports on an investigation of financial management practices used by small, medium-sized and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa. It was found that more than half the SMMEs examined use external accounting ... -
Accessing bank finance in relation to human capital, gender and race among SMMEs in a developing economy
(IEEE, 2015)Small, Micro and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMMEs) contribute to the national economy significantly. However, many SMMEs have difficulties in accessing bank finance due to the lower level of their human capital and scarce ... -
The impact of Information Systems usage on productivity: A retrospective analysis and an empirical study in Cape Town tourism of South Africa
(AfricaJournals, 2014)In this article, the researchers examine the direct impact of Information Systems Usage to Productivity at Cape Town Tourism. Data for the full sample of individuals who use information systems was analysed. The results ... -
Politics and the practice of planning: the case of Zimbabwean cities
(Elsevier, 2016)Planning is intrinsically a political process. This paper explores how the practice and profession of planning has been affected by politics. Available evidence in Zimbabwe shows that planning is problematized by unsettled ... -
Multi-donor trust funds and fragile states: assessing the aid effectiveness of the Zimbabwe multi-donor trust fund
(Wiley, 2016)It is widely acknowledged that multi-donor trust funds (MDTFs) contribute to aid effectiveness. This paper challenges this assertion through assessing the aid effectiveness of the Zimbabwe Multi-Donor Trust Fund. The paper ... -
A slipping hold? Farm dweller precarity in South Africa’s changing agrarian economy and climate
(MDPI, 2018)The paper investigates whether farm dwellers in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province of South Africa are subject to a “double exposure”: vulnerable both to the impacts of post-apartheid agrarian dynamics and to the risks of ... -
From the RDP to the NDP: A critical appraisal of the developmental state, land reform, and rural development in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)After decades of neoliberal rule in which market forces held pre-eminence in shaping development, there has in recent years been a resurgence of an activist developmental state in promoting economic development and tackling ... -
A dying ideal: Non-racialism and political parties in post-apartheid South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Non-racialism as a concept has a rich and contentious history in South African politics. For many it was a core feature of the struggle against apartheid, uniting a range of forces fighting for a society free from racial ... -
A framework for combating insider trading on developing stock exchanges: Evidence from the Zimbabwean stock exchange
(Academic Journals, 2013)Stock exchanges play a vital role in any capitalist economy as they provide a secondary market where investors can buy and sell shares under orderly conditions at fair and competitive prices. This role requires stock ... -
The relationship between levels of education of entrepreneurs and their business success: A study of the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(SAGE Publications, 2011)The small, medium and micro enterprise (SMME) sector has been widely recognized as an engine of economic growth in South Africa. The implementation of the National Small Business Strategy (NSBS) in 1995 established important ... -
Understanding retail strategy and shopping behaviour: Perspectives from a developing country
(Academic Journals, 2012)This research indicates that in order for retailers to achieve their primary objective of increasing the amount of customer traffic into their stores, some powerful, highly effective and strategic tools that retailers ... -
The use of capital budgeting techniques in businesses: a perspective from the Western Cape
(Western Academic Publishers, 2009)Capital budgeting is one of the most important areas of financial management. There are several techniques commonly used to evaluate capital budgeting projects namely the payback period, accounting rate of return, present ... -
The market reactions to share repurchase announcements on the JSE: an event study. Investment Management and Financial Innovations
(LLC Consulting Publishing Company, 2016)This study examines the market reactions to share repurchase announcements made by companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange from the years 2003 to 2012. The authors use an event study methodology and the ... -
Entrepreneurial knowledge and aspirations of dentistry students in South Africa: The influences of gender and race
(SAGE Publications, 2013)An investigation of the intentions and knowledge of entrepreneurship of final-year university dentistry students is reported, with particular regard to the factors of gender and race. A questionnaire survey was used with ... -
Education and SMME business growth: a gender perspective from South Africa
(Clute Institute, 2013)Entrepreneurship is becoming an increasingly important source of employment for women in many countries. Policymakers and other stakeholders typically fail to differentiate between the needs of different SMME sectors when ... -
Entrepreneurship education and training at the Further Education and Training (FET) level in South Africa
(Education Association of South Africa, 2007)We assessed the levels of entrepreneurship education and training at the Further Education and Training (FET) level in a South African context. We are of the opinion that entrepreneurship education and training (of ... -
The state of entrepreneurship education at tertiary institutions in the Western Cape
(Clute Institute, 2008)This paper summarizes, analyses the offerings and gaps on entrepreneurship education at four tertiary institutions in the Western Cape. Most of the offerings were knowledge based. Some of the participants on the programmes ...
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