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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 ... -
Determinants of share prices: the case of listed firms on Johannesburg Stock Exchange
(Danubius University, 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 development of entrepreneurs at university in an emerging economy: A conceptual framework
(University of the Western Cape, 2020-06-18)A conceptual framework is developed to postulate the process of developing entrepreneurs at a university level as a panacea for mitigating high levels of graduate unemployment in South Africa. The challenges are compounded ... -
Dirty money as legal fees in Namibia and Zimbabwe: are lawyers laundering proceeds of crime?
(Emerald group holding, 2022)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the contentious issue whether lawyers become launderers when they accept dirty money as legal fees. Lawyers represent criminal defendants who may wish to pay for their legal ... -
Dynamic managerial capabilities as antecedent of corporate entrepreneurship: A conceptual model
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Current studies on Corporate Entrepreneurship (CE) present organisational boundaries, discretionary time, rewards/reinforcements, work discretion and management support as antecedents of CE. This ... -
The economic impact of renewable and non-renewable energy technologies on small businesses: A case of small businesses near the Wallacedene taxi rank
(IEEE, 2018)The South African National Development Plan contemplates that by 2030 South Africa will have an energy sector that promotes economic growth and development, social equity and environmental sustainability. This article ... -
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 ... -
Education and SMME Business Growth: A Gender Perspective from South Africa
(The 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 ... -
Effect of mind-power ability among achieving entrepreneurs in south Africa: Identifying accustomed internal drivers
(Emerald, 2020)This paper aims to identify how mind-power ability and its underlying elements, acting as drivers, impact managerial, and individual performance levels among achieving entrepreneurs in South Africa.– The study adopted a ... -
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. ... -
Egotism and female managerial performance in South Africa: Evidence from SMEs in the agricultural sector
(Taylor and Francis, 2021)This study sets out to address the perceived pitfalls of egotism among female entrepreneurs in South Africa. This study further ascertains a unique strategy and group of accustomed performance factors that are believed ... -
Eliciting student feedback for course development: the application of a qualitative course evaluation tool among business research students
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)Student evaluations of teaching and learning are playing an increasingly important role in the delivery of high-quality, student-centred education. Insights into student perceptions of their learning experience provide ... -
Entrepreneurial knowledge and aspirations of dentistry students in South Africa
(IP Publishing Ltd, 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 ... -
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 ...