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Chartered accountancy and resistance in South Africa
(Stellenbosch University, 2021)In recent times, the chartered accountant profession was regularly in the news for reasons pertaining to the unethical and unprofessional behaviour of members. The profession has an important role to play in the 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 ... -
Sports effects on ethical judgement skills of successful entrepreneurs: Adaptation of interpretative phenomenological analysis
(Emerald, 2021)This paper aims to identify how entrepreneurs’ active involvement in sports/athletic training affects and adds to their overall ethical judgement skills within and outside the workplace.This study adopted a qualitative ... -
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 value chain and activities of polyethylene terephthalate plastics in the South African waste economy
(SAGE, 2020)Value chains in their entirety, within the South African context, have not been the focus of much research thus far. A plethora of research has been done on the various actors within the value chain, but the rest of the ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Relationship between in-store promotions and consumer behaviour in shopping malls in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Promotions of products and services close to the point of purchase is a reality to many companies. These promotions include the demonstration of products, price discounts and free samples. This paper sets out to determine ... -
Customer satisfaction at an online store in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Online shopping has become a common way in which retail businesses are conducted across most parts of the world. South African (SA) retailers such as Takealot, Makro, and Spree added this function to their existing operations. ... -
Challenges in developing and supporting entrepreneurship education: A case study of the University of Zululand
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Entrepreneurship education is broadly considered an important factor in promoting an entrepreneurial culture among higher education students. Considering the importance of entrepreneurship with regard to economic growth, ... -
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 ... -
Voices of entrepreneurs: A review of entrepreneurs’ perceptions of sme Covid-19 support measures in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)This article sheds the spotlight on support mechanisms for small businesses that are struggling as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The data was collated during a two-part webinar series on lockdown stories of small ... -
Covid-19 and South Africa’s small, medium and micro enterprises: Challenges and recommendations
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) have a major role to play in sustainable development. SMMEs create incomes through employment and help to reduce poverty and income inequality, and to spur economic growth. ... -
“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 ... -
Covid-19 and entrepreneurship at Vickispan: Challenges and responses to the lockdown.
(University of Western Cape, 2021)This article is centred on an entrepreneurial small farm-based enterprise in rural Riebeecksrivier in the Western Cape. It focuses on the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on the business, its employees and the community ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
Between Power and Perception: Understanding youth perspectives in participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E) in Ghana
(pubmed, 2019-07)Participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E) approaches have been touted as an important concept for local participation in social interventions programmes. Utilizing a process analysis approaches, the PM&E data gathered ...
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