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  • Rationalisation of municipalities : a panacea for improved municipal governance in South Africa? 
    Koma, Samuel Bogalebjapoo (African Consortium of Public Administration, 2016-06)
    This article examines the functioning and rationalisation of municipalities within the context of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 and applicable legislation. The role of the Municipal Demarcation ...
  • Rationalism and the problematique in policy making and analysis : the case of public policy targeting in Africa 
    Umar, K.; Kuye, Jerry O. (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2006-12)
    As developing nations continue to grapple with the daunting challenge of making the public sector efficient and effective, the academic discourse has positioned sound public policy as a prerequisite for good governance and ...
  • The rationality of retirement preservation decisions : a conceptual model 
    Reyers, Michelle; Van Schalkwyk, Cornelis Hendrik; Gouws, Daan G. (International Foundation for Research and Development (IFRD), 2014-05)
    Low retirement savings rates, coupled with a lack of preservation of retirement funds when individuals move jobs, could have adverse repercussions on a person’s ability to retire with sufficient funds. The traditional ...
  • The rationality of retirement preservation decisions : towards a scientific model 
    Reyers, Michelle; D14/4/519/tm (University of Pretoria, 2013)
    There is worldwide concern that individuals are not saving sufficiently for retirement. Low savings rates, coupled with a lack of preservation of retirement funds when individuals move jobs, could have adverse repercussions ...
  • Rationality, disjointed incrementalism and mix scanning theories for decision-making on globalisation 
    Ijeoma, Edwin Okey (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2007-12)
    Since the early 90’s, globalisation has become a universal slogan in almost all aspects of human endeavours ranging from politics, commerce, economy and public governance. Globalisation has given countries and regions of ...
  • Rationalization of government structures concerned with foreign direct investment policy in South Africa 
    Moeti, Kabelo Boikhutso (University of Pretoria, 2006-05-10)
    This thesis sought to focus attention on the fact that currently in the Republic of South Africa (RSA) there is no specific governmental body that is charged with complete responsibility for policy-making and regulation ...
  • Re-branding of Zimbabwe to enhance sustainable tourism development : panacea or villain 
    Ndlovu, Joram; Heath, Ernest Thomas (Academic Journals, 2013-03)
    The main purpose of this study was to explore the concept of “re-branding a destination” as a key element to enhance sustainable tourism development. The study sought to measure the destination’s attributes that determine ...
  • A re-evaluation of the term spread as a leading indicator 
    Plakandaras, Vasilios; Gogas, Periklis; Papadimitriou, Theophilos; Gupta, Rangan (Elsevier, 2019-11)
    Forecasting the evolution path of macroeconomic variables has always been of keen interest to policy makers and market participants. A common tool used in the relevant forecasting literature is the term spread of Treasury ...
  • Re-thinking Pan-African public sector reforms : a case of the NEPAD capacity development strategy 
    Ijeoma, Edwin Okey; International Conference (2007 : Windhoek, Namibia) (2007-05)
    Paper presented at the International Conference, Polytechnic of Namibia, Windhoek, 30 May- 1 June 2007. The history of Pan-Africanism is a subject that has attracted considerable interest among scholars and practitioners ...
  • The reaction to globalisation - a case of the "true believer"? 
    Scholtz, F.J. (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, 2001-09)
    When the editorship started planning this special issue some 18 months ago, there were in excess of 700 titles on the topic of globalisation available on the website of Amazon.com. The decision to devote an entire issue ...
  • The readability and narrative tone of risk and risk management disclosures for South African listed companies 
    Enslin, Zack; Du Toit, Elda; Puane, Mangwakong Faith (Emerald, 2024)
    PURPOSE : Risk information provides information to enable stakeholders to make informed decisions about a company. Corporate communications should be readable and unbiased so as not to hamper disclosure usefulness. This ...
  • The readability of integrated reports 
    Du Toit, Elda (Emerald, 2017)
    PURPOSE : This is an exploratory study to investigate the readability of integrated reports. The aim of this paper is to assess whether integrated reports are accessible to their readership and add value to stakeholders. ...
  • Readability of sustainability reports : evidence from Indonesia 
    Adhariani, Desi; Du Toit, Elda (Emerald, 2020-10)
    PURPOSE : This study aimed at investigating the readability of sustainability reports in Indonesia. The Indonesian government, through the Financial Services Authority of Indonesia (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan [OJK]), has issued ...
  • Real estate investment trusts : the current state of tax research 
    Strauss, Willem Johannes Paulus (University of Pretoria, 2018)
    Background: Worldwide the Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) market has grown significantly over the past few years and is playing an increasingly significant role in the property sector. The existence of the REIT ...
  • Real estate returns predictability revisited : novel evidence from the US REITs market 
    Akinsomi, Kola; Aye, Goodness Chioma; Babalos, Vassilios; Economou, Fotini; Gupta, Rangan (Springer, 2016-11)
    In this paper we examine the real estate returns predictability employing US Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and a set of possible predictors for the period January 1991 to December 2014. To this end we employ several ...
  • A real estate sale : a construction contract or a sales contract? 
    Coetzee, Stephen; Schmulian, Astrid (South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, 2008-01)
    When considering the sale of property (real estate), two points of time become relevant, the date the sales contract is signed or alternatively the date that the contract is completed and the legal title passes to the ...
  • Real exchange rate misalignment and economic performance in Namibia 
    Eita, Joel Hinaunye; Jordaan, Andre Cillie (Virtus Interpress, 2013)
    This paper estimates the real exchange rate misalignment and investigates its impact on economic performance and competitiveness of Namibia for the period 1970 to 2011 using cointegrated vector autoregression methods. ...
  • Real interest rate persistence in South Africa : evidence and implications 
    Das, Sonali; Gupta, Rangan; Kanda, Patrick T.; Reid, Monique; Tipoy, Christian Kakese; Zerihun, Mulatu F. (Springer, 2014-01)
    The real interest rate is a very important variable in the transmission of monetary policy. It features in vast majority of financial and macroeconomic models. Though the theoretical importance of the real interest rate ...
  • Real property assessment and taxation in the Republic of Moldova 
    Buzu, Olga; McCluskey, William J.; Franzsen, R.C.D. (Riel) (International Association of Assessing Officers and the International Property Tax Institute, 2012)
    Many of the countries in Central and South East Europe that were part of the former Soviet Bloc still retain area-based property tax systems. This article describes the successful property tax reform implemented in ...
  • Real-time forecast of DSGE models with time-varying volatility in GARCH form 
    Çekin, Semih Emre; Ivashchenko, Sergey; Gupta, Rangan; Lee, Chien-Chiang (Elsevier, 2024-05)
    Recent research shows that time-varying volatility plays a crucial role in non-linear modeling. Contributing to this literature, we suggest an approach that allows for straightforward computation of DSGE models with ...