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  • 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 ...
  • The Feldstein–Horioka puzzle in South Africa : a fractional cointegration approach 
    Gil-Alana, Luis A.; André, Christophe; Gupta, Rangan; Chang, Tsangyao; Ranjbar, Omid (Routledge, 2016-03)
    The Feldstein–Horioka (FH) puzzle, that is the strong correlation between saving and investment in a world where obstacles to capital mobility are limited, has been studied extensively since it was exposed in 1980. Even ...
  • Female employees' perceptions of male leaders' Botho and authentic leadership styles in Botswana 
    Peba, Tjedza Mantsadi Lesedi (University of Pretoria, 2017)
    Very little research focuses on a follower's perception of leadership. Furthermore, black African female employees' perception of a male leader's botho and authentic leadership style in Botswana parastatals has never been ...
  • Female role portrayal in South African magazine advertisements 
    Lauer, Juanne De Wet (University of Pretoria, 2011)
    Advertisements reflect the reality in society. Or so they should. As a minimum, advertisements should resonate with the intended target audience. Advertisements targeting female consumers have been accused of continually ...
  • Female role portrayal in South African magazine advertisements 
    Lauer, Juanne De Wet (Southern African Communication Association, 2013-07)
    Even though women actually fulfil many roles in real life, advertisements targeting female consumers are often accused of depicting women in traditionally stereotypical roles. The purpose of this article is to analyse the ...
  • Fertility subsidies can have ambiguous effects on birth timing 
    Naidoo, Jesse (Elsevier, 2023-08)
    Pronatalist subsidies often vary with birth order (parity). I study the effect of such subsidies on birth timing in a life-cycle model of fertility choice. In the model, births permanently reduce the rate of human capital ...
  • A few South African cents' worth on Bitcoin 
    Nieman, Annamart (North West University, Faculty of Law, 2015)
    This article sets out to introduce the reader to VCs in general and decentralised convertible VCs ("DCVCs") in particular. Bitcoin is considered the leading type of DCVC in terms of value and volume. Since Bitcoin is ...
  • Fictional spokes-characters in brand advertisements and communication : a consumer's perspective 
    Mashwama, Vuyelwa Constance; Chuchu, Tinashe; Maziriri, Eugine Tafadzwa (University of the Free State, 2020)
    Fictional spokes-characters in promotion and marketing communication are becoming more popular with brands. This study examined the impact spokes-characters have on the brands they endorse. Celebrities have been used ...
  • Fides in parenthesis : a spirituality of leadership for a (post-)secular(ising) world 
    Steenkamp, Yolande (AOSIS Open Journals, 2020-06-17)
    From the viral social media feeds showing Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng in fervent prayer for the nation, to professed Christian Thuli Madonsela’s careful expression of the separation between religion and state, faith ...
  • Filling the fiscal basket : quantifying tax revenues from customer loyalty programmes 
    Croucamp, Ilanri Francie; Craigen, Jade Shirley; Pidduck, Teresa Michelle; Swanepoel, Sumarie; Coetzee, Elizabeth Susanna Maria (NISC Pty (Ltd) and Informa Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2024)
    The South African government is experiencing a significant shortfall in tax revenue, and recent research has identified customer loyalty programmes (CLPs) as a potential revenue stream. Despite the popularity of these ...
  • Filmmaker's relief : a comparative study 
    Van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Hendrik (2011)
    The South African film industry is the second oldest film industry in the world. Sadly though, the industry did not develop in the previous century to the same extent film industries developed in specifically North America ...