PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: Firms rely on information systems (IS) to improve information sharing and visibility, cut
costs, and boost productivity. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are being used as important ...
Ngwenya, Lulama; Van Vuuren, Jurie Jansen; Davies, Clint E.(JCMAN, 2024-07)
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY : Since few studies had been conducted in the South African context on whether franchisees progress through an entrepreneurial process this study sought to fill the gap by assessing South African ...
PURPOSE : This study interrogates the interfering role of absorptive capacity in the relationship between the
effectual actions of small businesses and their performance.
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH : Structured ...
ORIENTATION : South African state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are overburdened by excessive
top-level management, straining human capital budgets. Reducing this may increase the span
of control, affecting the relationship ...
Since South Africa’s first democratic election in 1994,
the student leadership profile has changed dramatically
at historically white universities (HWUs). Given
the postapartheid South African context where this
study ...
PURPOSE : The purpose of this article was to review the existing literature on youth entrepreneurship (YE), focusing on the context, methodological and theoretical approaches employed, alongside any emerging themes on the ...
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a surge in interest among scholars and public health professionals in identifying the predictors of health shocks and their transmission in the population. With
temperature increases becoming ...
BACKGROUND : Supply chain disruptions have always existed, but have become more intense
during the last decade or so. Factors in the macro environment have also contributed and none
more so than during the coronavirus ...
BACKGROUND : Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) supply chains have become increasingly
exposed to disruptions during and after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
The industry is vulnerable to supply chain ...
PURPOSE – Several disciplines and thousands of studies have used, developed and supported technology
adoption theories to guide industry and support innovation. However, within the past decade, a paradigm
shift referred ...
PURPOSE – The study measures business leaders’ perceptions of the likelihood of recovery, the competency of
business rescue practitioners and the level of support they are expected to provide to businesses in rescue. ...
Kansheba, Jonathan Mukiza; Fubah, Clavis Nwehfor; Acikdilli, Gaye(Wiley, 2025-01)
The circular economy (CE) has gained the focus of scholars and policymakers as it is
related to achieving sustainable development. Multinational corporations (MNCs) are
adopting and implementing CE models, especially ...
BACKGROUND : South Africa faces significant socio-economic challenges, with unemployment
rate. This highlights the need for economic strategies to generate employment, and start-ups
are crucial in this context, as they ...
ORIENTATION: Once appointed, business rescue practitioners and turnaround professionals are
faced with critical decision making of whether a distressed venture contains an opportunity as
judged by reasonable prospect.
RESEARCH ...
Van der Merwe, Antoinette; Senyolo, Catherine; Van Niekerk, Attie(Elsevier, 2024-12)
Parental involvement in a child's school is crucial during early childhood, a critical period for skill-forming and neurodevelopment. However, the impact of early childhood programs on parents is understudied. This study ...
Ravhudzulo, Hangwani Raymond; Eresia-Eke, Chukuakadibia E.(Taylor and Francis, 2024-11-01)
The COVID-19 pandemic catalysed a monumental shift in the traditional workplace,
compelling organisations worldwide to rapidly embrace telecommuting. This unplanned
experiment has challenged assumptions about productivity ...
Kansheba, Jonathan Mukiza; Fubah, Clavis Nwehfor; Wald, Andreas(Emerald, 2024-06)
PURPOSE :
New ventures often encounter legitimation challenges due to their liability of newness and foreignness. This particularly applies to the legitimacy beyond the local entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE). The present ...
PURPOSE :
This study aims to explore network typology and the role of networks in immigrant entrepreneurs’ (IEs) business operations in South Africa (SA).
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH :
In-depth interviews were carried ...
BACKGROUND: Business incubators (BIs) are considered enablers of the entrepreneurial
ecosystem, however there remains a lack of consensus as to whether incubators are effective or
even as to how incubator efficacy should ...
Snyman, Aletta Elizabeth; Van Vuuren, Jurie Jansen(AOSIS, 2024-02)
BACKGROUND: This study will elaborate on previous research investigating the relationship
between project success (PS) (customer perception [CP], project characteristics [PC], project
performance [PP], project team [PT]) ...