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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 ... -
Entrepreneurial perceptions and knowledge: A survey of final year university students
(Academic Journals, 2011)This paper investigated the perceptions and knowledge of final year university students towards entrepreneurship gaining insights regarding a gender, race and faculty perspectives. Students across all faculties believed ... -
“Entrepreneurs are superheroes of societies”: Insights on how launching and operating a preschool during the Covid-19 pandemic snatched all my superpowers
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The founding father of entrepreneurship, Schumpeter, described entrepreneurs as true heroes of society, primarily due to their contribution to value creation and their ability to create something new, thereby driving ... -
Entrepreneurship and management of small enterprises: An overview of agricultural activities in the Mopani district municipality
(University of Western Cape, 2021)This study analysed entrepreneurial dynamics, activities and challenges confronting small agricultural businesses in the Mopani District Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. Mopani is a rural district municipality and ... -
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 ... -
Entrepreneurship gaps framework model: An early-stage business diagnostic tool
(AOSIS OpenJournals Publishing, 2020)Background: In South Africa, entrepreneurship literature demonstrates that three out of four businesses collapse within 3 years of their inception. A plethora of research effort identifies factors such as the lack of finance ... -
An evaluation of the present status of the certificate in, school business management
(Academic Journals, 2011)By almost any measure, most South African public schools, and especially schools in the Western Cape, have under-performed academically. For a number of years, there has existed a wide degree of consensus among education ... -
Exploring agency in marginalised occupations: School administrative clerks’ deployment of “participatory capital” in establishing practice-based agency
(University of Free state, 2020)Popular conceptions of school administrative clerks and school secretaries imply that they have little agency because they are deemed as subordinate support staff. However, the literature across a range of fields suggests ... -
Factors affecting consumers’ intention towards purchasing halal food in South Africa: a structural equation modelling
(Routledge, 2018)This research study highlighted the factors that influence the intention of consumers to buy halal food products. In this study, the researchers have chosen to address the gap in the literature pertaining to non-South ... -
A Foucauldian analysis of the ca profession in South Africa: Implications for society
(Stellenbosch University, 2020)Chartered accountants are often business leaders who frequently need to make decisions. Consequently, it is of importance for the fractured democratic South Africa that citizens (especially business leaders, such as ... -
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 ... -
Human resource information systems as strategic tool for the sustainability of the public health sector
(IGI Global, 2023)Information and communication technologies (ICT) dominate almost all professional domains, including the field of human resources management. Human resources information system (HRIS) is one such technology that can transform ... -
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 ... -
The impact of microfinance on the sustainability of ‘poor’ clients: a conceptual review
(Researchgate, 2020-05-27)Debates on the impact of microfinance on alleviation of poverty have revolved around two contrasting approaches that advocate sustainable lending and subsidised lending, respectively. This conceptual paper presents ... -
The importance of environmental posture: a cross-case analysis of Sustainable Service Supply Chain Practices of remedial Education Service Providers in the Western Cape.
(Researchgate, 2019-11)Sustainable Service Supply Chain Management is a concept that is rarely discussed in Sustainable Supply Chain Management literature. Thus, this report explores Service Supply chains and the practices that Education Service ... -
Internationalization as a "work-around" strategy: How going abroad can help smes overcome local constraints
(World Scientific Publishing, 2015)Although risk has always been at the center of entrepreneurship, research on risk recognition in new ventures is limited. Applying cognitive information-processing theory, we develop a theoretical framework that explores ... -
The inventory management practices amongst manufacturing SMEs in the Cape Metropole, province of the Western Cape, South Africa
(Danubius University, 2016)Financial management is one of the seven important managerial functions and is responsible for ensuring that institutions have adequate or access to financial resources to meet short-term and long-term resources to meet ... -
Investment Management and Financial Innovations
(LLC CPC Business Perspectives, 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 ... -
Key changes in profile and characteristics of individual investors on the Johannesburg securities exchange (JSE) over the past two decades
(Academic Journals, 2007)Factors influencing investment behavior in South Africa are a matter of considerable interest among stockbrokers, business strategists, public officials and ordinary people. This paper attempts to characterize and profile ... -
Lived experiences of women entrepreneurs in Masvingo city: Successes, failures and survival strategies
(University of Western Cape, 2021)There has been a significant increase in the number of women entrepreneurs in various sectors of the economy throughout the world. Some women entrepreneurs registered some success stories, while others dismally failed and ...