• n-Values of commercial YBCO tapes before and after irradiation by fast neutrons 

  Chudy, Michal; Zhong, Z.; Eisterer, M.; Coombs, Tim (IOP Publishing Limited, 2015-01)

  The n-value is an important superconducting parameter, which represents the homogeneity of characterized superconductor as well as thermally activated depinning. In addition n-values are important for the evaluation of ...
• Effect of platinum group metal addition on microstructure and corrosion behaviour of Ti-47.5 at-%Al 

  Mwamba, I.A.; Cornish, L.A.; Van der Lingen, Elma (Maney, 2014-05)

  Plain and alloyed titanium aluminides of composition Ti–47?5 at-%Al were prepared with the addition of 1?0 at-% platinum group metals (PGMs). The as cast alloys were subjected to potentiodynamic scans in 5, 15 and 25 ...
• A proposed model for measurement of capital generation by small business as a contribution to economic development 

  Olivier, Johan-Paul (University of Pretoria, 2006-12-15)

  Economic development is a relatively new field of economics that started only thirty years ago. Many of the measurements applied in measuring the effectiveness of small businesses in South Africa are based on measuring ...
• The critical success factors in township establishment through the process of the Provincial Land Use Ordinance 15 of 1986 

  Henderson, Morné (University of Pretoria, 2011-11-28)

  A study, as part fulfilment of the MBA requirements, was undertaken to establish the critical success factors within the township establishment process through the Townplanning and Township Ordinance 15 of 1986. The study ...
• Effective supply chain management in the furniture retail industry 

  Pretorius, S J J (University of Pretoria, 2004-02-12)

  The thesis "Supply Chain Management in Furniture Retail Industry" tries to determine the current status of an integrated supply chain management in the furniture industry. The importance of the supply chain in the modern ...
• Risk management in the application of the systems development life cycle 

  Cronje, Danie (University of Pretoria, 2011-09-28)

  The purpose of this report is to make a contribution to the South African Post Office Technology division. This is achieved by starting with a number of fundamental theoretical principles in related disciplines. Risk ...
• A TOC based manufacturing system for Robor Tube 

  Grobler, Johannes Gerhardus (University of Pretoria, 2010-08-04)

  No abstract available.
• An analytical accident investigation model for the South African mining industry 

  Marx, Carl (University of Pretoria, 2007-06-25)

  Plese read the abstract in the section 00front of tis document
• Liquidity premium and investment horizon : a research report on the influence of liquidity on the return and holding period of securities on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange 

  Vorster, Barend Christiaan (University of Pretoria, 2008-10-02)

  Liquidity is a measure of the ease with which an asset can be converted into cash. In a perfectly liquid market, conversion is instantaneous and does not incur costs. Amihud and Mendelson (1986:224) proposed that illiquidity ...
• The Strategic Migration of Telephony into an Internet Protocol World : a South African Perspective 

  Adams, Pieter (University of Pretoria, 2006-09-13)

  Internet Protocol Telephony (IPT), also known as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), has evolved from a niche technology to one that is adopted fairly well in developed countries. The aim of this research report was to ...
• Advances in behavioural finance 

  Du Plessis, Jaco J (University of Pretoria, 2012-04-24)

  A key question in behavioural finance is why prices in financial markets change. The field of behavioural finance evolved in an attempt to understand better and explain how cognitive errors and emotions influence investors' ...
• An Alignment Strategy for SANDF Engineering Programmes 

  Blyth, David Holborn (University of Pretoria, 2003-06-19)

  The key mission of a defence force is the ability to execute successful operations. If it is unable to do this, it is only a liability to the nation, and its right to exist ceases. The White Paper on defence requires the ...
• Financial management education : is there a gap between academics and practitioners? 

  Wolmarans, H.P. (Hendrik Petrus) (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, 1999-09)

  From previous studies it seems that Financial Management may be regarded an important managerial skill. This study investigates the importance of different topics in Finance. The ranking of these topics according to their ...
• Seasonal timing using put option portfolio protection on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange 

  Muller, C.; Ward, Michael (Investment Analysts Society of Southern Africa, 2006)

  No abstract available
• Management and leadership : buccaneering or science? 

  Nienaber, Hester; Roodt, Gert (Emerald, 2008)

  PURPOSE: This paper aims to determine the views of a select group of manager-students on general management and leadership and whether or not their views correspond to classical management theory. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: ...
• The persistence of unit trust performance for the period July 1985-June 1995 

  Meyer, Margaret C. (Association for Professional Managers in South Africa, 1998-09)

  The purpose of this study was to determine whether any persistence of performance existed in the unit trust industry in South Africa over the ten-year period from July 1985 to June 1995. Calculations were done over different ...
• Towards an MBA selection model : a South African case study 

  Adendorff, S.A. (Susan Aletta), 1961-; North, Christa (Richard Havenga & Associates, 2004-09)

  Describes the approach developed by the University of Pretoria's Graduate School of Management for the selection of suitable candidates for the MBA programme.
• Management : making a difference to our competitive challenge 

  Nienaber, Hester (Richard Havenga & Associates, 2004-08)

  Focuses on the significance of management in modern day organizations with specific focus on South Africa's unique competitive challenges.
• Managing for performance 

  Nienaber, Hester (Richard Havenga & Associates, 2004-09)

  Human performance improvement as methodology can assist managers in fulfilling its ultimate responsibility, i.e. the firm’s performance. Performance improvement requires attention to the total performance system, ...
• Advanced engineering, technology and project management education 

  Benade, S.J. (Siebert) (Richard Havenga & Associates, 2004-10)

  Describes how the University of Pretoria addresses the need for new leaders in industry by offering postgraduate management programmes focused specifically on the technology based enterprise.

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