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Browsing Economic and Management Sciences by UP Author "Pretorius, Marius"
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Dzansi, Dennis Yao; Pretorius, Marius (Emerald, 2009)PURPOSE: The aim of this paper is to provide a systematic and sound framework for addressing and measuring business social responsibility (BSR) in small and micro enterprises with specific focus on the African context. ...
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Pretorius, Marius (Southern African Institute for Management Scientists, 2014-09)Abstract is in the article.
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Pretorius, Marius (Department of Business Management, University of Pretoria & Academic Entrepreneurship Society of South Africa (AcES), 2008)Many institutions embark on entrepreneurship education, as ultimately start-ups benefit economic growth; but institutions unfortunately lack tools and benchmarks for assessing the quality of their programmes. The uniqueness ...
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Fairhurst, Keith James; Pretorius, Marius (AOSIS Open Journals, 2019-02-21)BACKGROUND : Delay in cognition by management is likely to see a firm’s distress worsening and the turnaround potential of a firm eroded. This inertia and resistance to change are further likely to result in antecedents ...
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Pretorius, Marius; Shaw, Gordon (Juta, 2004-06)This article focuses on the position that South African commercial banks adopt when evaluating an application for finance of new business ventures. The role and importance of the business plan in the decision-making process ...
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Pretorius, Marius; Holtzhauzen, G.T.D. (Gerhardus Theodoris Daniel) (Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, 2013)ORIENTATION : Business rescue has become a critical part of business strategy decision making, especially during economic downturns and recessions. Past legislation has generally supported creditor-friendly regimes, and ...
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Pretorius, Marius (University of Pretoria, Department of Economics, 2018-04-11)BACKGROUND : Sensemaking of the extreme vagaries and external considerations that influence decision-making and judgement during business rescue events (BREs) are currently sparse but details about evaluation criteria are ...
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Pretorius, Marius (University of Johannesburg, Department of Business Management, 2014-08-18)ORIENTATION: Business Rescue Practitioner (BRP) tasks are complex and involve a wide range of knowledge, tacit skills and experience not accessible to novices. RESEARCH PURPOSE: Competencies required by business rescue ...
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Le Roux, Catherine; Pretorius, Marius (MDPI Publishing, 2016-04-13)There can be little doubt that sustainability has become one of the most important issues in business in recent years. In spite of sustainability’s importance, there is agreement amongst leaders and practitioners that ...
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Pretorius, Marius; Du Preez, Wanya (Department of Business Management, University of Pretoria & Academic Entrepreneurship Society of South Africa (AcES), 2013)Since its introduction, business rescue has become a critical consideration in business strategy decision making. One of the critical components of business rescue, which appears largely unsuccessful to date, involves ...
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Pretorius, Marius; Van Vuuren, Jurie Jansen (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, 2003-09)This paper discussed the role of an entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and start-up culture to enhance economic development. It investigates the proposition that the South African culture is conducive to EO. Secondly, this ...
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Pretorius, Marius; Millard, Sollie M.; Kruger, Maria Elizabeth (Association for Professional Managers in South Africa, 2005-02)SMME (small, medium and micro-enterprise) development has been identified by the South African government as a priority in creating jobs. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor reports low entrepreneurial activity and suggests ...
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Govender, Neelambal Manival; Pretorius, Marius (University of Johannesburg, 2015-05-05)PURPOSE : The ubiquitous pace of innovation is spawning a multitude of information and communications technology (ICT) products that are both redefining the manner in which organisations operate and have the potential ...
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Pretorius, Marius; Nieman, Gideon; Van Vuuren, Jurie Jansen (Emerald, 2005)PURPOSE : This paper focuses on the comparison of two models for entrepreneurial education with the aim of potential integration. At this juncture when entrepreneurial development is seen as the core contributor to enhance ...
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Pretorius, Marius (Juta, 2008-12)Failure is a phenomenon that ventures face during all stages of the life cycle and requires insight into its causes before it can be reversed. The scientific literature on failure is, however, spread over multiple disciplines. ...
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Pretorius, Marius; Holtzhauzen, G.T.D. (Gerhardus Theodoris Daniel); Southern Africa Institute for Management Scientists Annual Conference (19th : 2007: Johannesburg, South Africa); SAIMS Annual Conference (19th : 2007 : Johannesburg, South Africa) (University of Johannesburg, 2007)Paper presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the Southern Africa Institute for Management Scientists, 19-21 September 2007, Johannesburg, South Africa. Potential failure is a threat that businesses face during any ...
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Pretorius, Marius; Holtzhauzen, G.T.D. (Gerhardus Theodoris Daniel) (College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa, 2008)Potential failure is a threat that businesses face during any stage of their life cycle, while turnaround from decline is essential to protect them from failure. The scientific literature on turnaround focuses on both ...
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Pretorius, Marius (Emerald, 2016)An ancient Chinese proverb states that: "If you stand straight, you don't have to fear a crooked shadow". In the world of business strategy this might translate into: "if you have a strategy, beware of its crooked ...
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Pretorius, Marius (University of Pretoria, Department of Economics, 2016)Tension often arises when Chapter 6 business rescue practitioners (BRPs) are appointed by directors to rescue their distressed businesses. Regulating by means of standard agency contracting becomes irrelevant in the ...
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Pretorius, Marius (Department of Business Management, University of Pretoria & Academic Entrepreneurship Society of South Africa (AcES), 2009)In the past, researchers have often defined failure to suit their data. This has led to a lack of comparability in research outputs. The overriding objective of this paper is to propose a universal definition for the ...
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