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(University of Pretoria, 2010-07-02)The phenomenal growth of residential property prices when compared to other asset classes has resulted in property prices being the subject of significant debate in South Africa in the recent past. The reasons for the price ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-07-02)Since the early 1990’s IT has particularly become popular with most central banks, largely due to a failure of both monetary aggregate and exchange rate policies in bringing about price stability ( Angeris and Arestiz, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-04-17)The ability to integrate and coordinate new capabilities is considered a source of an organisation’s competitive advantage. This ability enables firms and industries to innovate and disrupt to generate value for appropriation. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-09-19)Saving is critical for the economic development of a country and can insulate it from unwanted inflation and financial instability as a result of international exposure. South Africa is currently experiencing low savings ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Development finance institutions have dual mandates, where they must contribute to development in the economy in which they serve, and simultaneously must maintain financial sustainability. The research explores the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)In Sub-Saharan Africa, the rapid increase in the prevalence of diabetes has resulted in significant public health and socioeconomic liability in the face of scarce resources. Faced with a growing pandemic of non-communicable ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)This comparative study evaluates the quality of management practices in manufacturing firms in South Africa. It uses methodologies developed by the World Management Survey (WMS) as a basis for comparative analysis. The ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-04-17)The 21st-century digital skills (21st-CDSs) have emerged as the cornerstone of success and competitiveness for knowledge workers, playing a pivotal role in the growth and sustainability of organisations. Understanding the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)The changing role of emergency departments (ED) as providers of non-urgent care has been labelled inappropriate and a burden to healthcare systems. This has resulted in the development of intervention strategies aimed ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008)Commodity prices have recently seen record grain prices with most growers generally improving their profitability. In 2007 the USA crop protection value experienced its biggest annual increase since 1984 with a US$30.5 ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-07-02)The government identified the small business sector as an important variable in sustainable economic growth and employment creation. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of minimum wage regulation and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-06-07)Capital controls relaxation is one critical macroeconomic policy component that constitutes the broader framework of economic reform policies. Research work has been done, especially on developed countries, to establish ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-04-21)The impact on demand resulting from an electricity price increase is unknown, Dekenah, Heunis, Gaunt and Cheek (2003). This study focused on large Eskom customers (industry and mining) and the impact of increased electricity ...
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The impact of transaction costs in incomplete contracts on prices submitted in the tendering process (University of Pretoria, 2014-06-08)All contracts are inherently incomplete because although principals and agents agree ex ante to abide by the terms of the contract, their respective investments differ. In anticipation of performance, both recognise ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012)The thesis is an ex-post assessment of two horizontal mergers motivated by the dearth in post-merger analyses in the South African context. The objective is to examine whether market dynamics have changed as stated by the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017-11-05)Contracts capture an agreement between two parties to exchange a resource in the future (ex-ante), however the future is not certain. Only after the event has happened, might the two parties compare the resources they have ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-09-27)This paper investigates how individuals in emerging markets, specifically South Africa, approach their savings decision. The researcher attempts to identify those attributes most desirable to emerging market consumers, in ...
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Information asymmetry as an impediment to market liquidity in township residential property markets (University of Pretoria, 2010-06-29)Housing is currently a topical issue in South Africa which has a housing backlog estimated to exceed 2,5 million households. Banks are a critical component of the housing value chain. They have been struggling to facilitate ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)The South African mining sector, once the bedrock of the economy, has been in decline this century while other countries have experienced growth in this sector. The mining sector in South Africa makes a significant contr ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)With massive trends affecting the manner in which legal services are delivered and will frame the way In-house legal departments consider the make-or-buy decision. This study explored the make-or-buy decision considering ...
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