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  • Factors motivating consumers to engage in direct purchasing 
    Jordaan, Yolanda (Psychological Society of South Africa, 2005-06)
    Direct marketing is seen as a growing industry in South Africa. In recent years, socio-economic trends, such as changing social patterns and technological advances, have favoured the development of direct marketing. Marketers ...
  • Factors of workforce diversity that influence individual and organizational performance 
    Feldman, Joseph Allan (University of Pretoria, 2001)
    Affirmative action to redress past discriminatory practices is being implemented on a growing scale in the world, and is creating more diversity in the workforce of organizations. With the implementation of affirmative ...
  • Factors relating to entrepreneurial career choice of secondary school students 
    Bignotti, Alex (University of Pretoria, 2013)
    Young people face escalating unemployment rates and insufficient or unsatisfactory job opportunities. Despite this, most of them prefer a career in a formal organisation to a career in entrepreneurship. To more effectively ...
  • Factors that could influence the ethical behaviour of tax professionals 
    Nienaber, Sarel Gerhardus (School of Accounting Sciences, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    In an attempt to enhance the core professional values of tax practitioners in South Africa, the South African Revenue Service has proposed the regulation of tax practitioners’ services. It is arguable whether or not this ...
  • Factors that determine the corporate image of South African banking institutions : an exploratory investigation 
    Van Heerden, Neels, 1957-; Van Heerden, Cornelius Hendrik, 1957-; Puth, Gustav (Emerald, 1995)
    The view that a visually appealing corporate identity is the most important contributor to a good corporate image is a myth. The process of corporate image formation is regulated by the corporate personality which consists ...
  • Factors that determine the corporate image of South African fast food restaurants 
    Van Heerden, Neels, 1957-; Van Heerden, Cornelius Hendrik, 1957-; Schreuder, A.N.; Gouverneur, M. (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, 2000-03)
    Current operating practices of small businesses indicate that more time is devoted to the cosmetic side of corporate identity than managing service delivery. The main argument pursued in this paper is based on the view ...
  • Factors that influence first-year students’ academic performance in introductory accounting : a systematic literature review and avenues for future research 
    Joynt, Corlia Maria (International Network for Higher Education in Africa, University of Kwazulu-Natal, 2023-10)
    This study involved a systematic review of academic research conducted between 1968 and 2022 on the factors that predict academic performance in introductory accounting. Several significant predictors including prior ...
  • Factors that predict attitudinal grouping towards SMS advertising 
    Humbani, Michael; Jordaan, Yolanda (International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies, 2018)
    This study focuses on factors that predict consumer attitudes towards short message service (SMS) advertising. The purpose of the study is to build a predictive framework that can be employed to identify which factors ...
  • Factors threatening the survival of independent financial advisers in their organisational life cycle : an exploratory study 
    Van Tonder, Estelle; Ehlers, Lene (Creative Commons license, 2011)
    This study investigates various threats to the survival of independent financial advisers in their organisational life cycle. Telephone interviews were conducted to gain more insight into the demographic data of the ...
  • Factual evaluation of rescue feasibility : a reasonable prospect approach 
    Janse van Rensburg, Andria Cornelia (University of Pretoria, 2016)
    Orientation: As required by various sections in The Companies Act 71 of 2008, the appointed practitioner in a rescue must place before the court facts proving reasonable prospect; this is mainly determined through the ...
  • Failing the public through public policy : a review of the local government experience in South Africa 
    Govender, Jayanathan; Reddy, P.S. (African Consortium of Public Administration, 2012)
    South Africa’s public policy approach since 1994 has been robust and forwardlooking. The policy process has been stretched over all areas of governance. Many policies have been translated into law, regulations and ...
  • Fair value intensity an analyst forecasts 
    Badenhorst, Wessel M. (AOSIS, 2018-02)
    Analysts’ earnings and book value forecasts play an important role in price discovery in equity markets. As the role of fair value measurements in accounting increases, the impact on analysts’ ability to accurately ...
  • Fair value measurements of control premiums 
    Badenhorst, Wessel M. (Canadian Academic Accounting Association, 2014-09)
    As the overview of the current state of research within this paper shows, the debate around fair value measurements is far from over. This paper analyses fair value measurement requirements in a controversial scenario, ...
  • Fair value measurements of exchange-traded funds 
    Badenhorst, Wessel M. (Emerald, 2015)
    PURPOSE : To investigate the extent to which different prices within the bid-ask spread are used for fair value measurements and evaluate the potential consequences thereof. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH : The paper ...
  • The fairness of affirmative action: an organisational justice perspective 
    Coetzee, Mariette (University of Pretoria, 2006-04-26)
    The purpose of this study was to identify the major components of affirmative action (AA) fairness and to develop a valid and reliable measuring instrument, which could be used to measure the perceptions of employees on ...
  • Family-work conflict, job satisfaction and burnout of working women with children 
    De Sousa, Vanessa Alexandre Guerra Ferreira (University of Pretoria, 2013-05-20)
    Work and family embody two of the most fundamental areas of adult life. The increased participation in the labour force of working women with children has had a major impact on the work and family interface. Theories of ...
  • Fat tax and food consumption 
    Storom, Dominic Lebohang (University of Pretoria, 2013)
    The concept of a fat tax is a heavily debated topic around the world (given increasing levels of obesity and overweight) as a measure to be used by legislators to control the consumption of food items that are seen to ...
  • Fat Tax as an alternative Tax in South Africa 
    Talbot, Lizelle; Pienaar, S.J. (Sarah Johanna) (Clute Institute for Academic Research, 2012-12)
    South Africa, like many other countries, is struggling with raising levels of obesity and the resultant health problems. Furthermore, as elsewhere in the world, this country is experiencing an ever-increasing need for ...
  • Fat tax as an alternative tax in South Africa 
    Talbot, Lizelle (University of Pretoria, 2012-06-07)
    The so-called ‘fat tax’ has become a controversial topic debated in recent years not only as a means of curbing behaviour that leads to obesity but also because of its potential for revenue creation especially in view ...
  • The feasibility of the introduction of additional wealth taxes in South Africa : an African perspective 
    Papp, L. (Linda) (University of Pretoria, 2012)
    From all over the globe the inequality between the rich and the poor is a topic that is debated politically and socially. Wealth tax is often mentioned as an easy solution to reduce this inequality effectively. Even in ...