PURPOSE – Several disciplines and thousands of studies have used, developed and supported technology
adoption theories to guide industry and support innovation. However, within the past decade, a paradigm
shift referred ...
PURPOSE – The study measures business leaders’ perceptions of the likelihood of recovery, the competency of
business rescue practitioners and the level of support they are expected to provide to businesses in rescue. ...
Kansheba, Jonathan Mukiza; Fubah, Clavis Nwehfor; Acikdilli, Gaye(Wiley, 2024)
The circular economy (CE) has gained the focus of scholars and policymakers as it is
related to achieving sustainable development. Multinational corporations (MNCs) are
adopting and implementing CE models, especially ...
BACKGROUND : South Africa faces significant socio-economic challenges, with unemployment
rate. This highlights the need for economic strategies to generate employment, and start-ups
are crucial in this context, as they ...
ORIENTATION: Once appointed, business rescue practitioners and turnaround professionals are
faced with critical decision making of whether a distressed venture contains an opportunity as
judged by reasonable prospect.
RESEARCH ...
Van der Merwe, Antoinette; Senyolo, Catherine; Van Niekerk, Attie(Elsevier, 2024-12)
Parental involvement in a child's school is crucial during early childhood, a critical period for skill-forming and neurodevelopment. However, the impact of early childhood programs on parents is understudied. This study ...
Ravhudzulo, Hangwani Raymond; Eresia-Eke, Chukuakadibia E.(Taylor and Francis, 2024-11-01)
The COVID-19 pandemic catalysed a monumental shift in the traditional workplace,
compelling organisations worldwide to rapidly embrace telecommuting. This unplanned
experiment has challenged assumptions about productivity ...
Kansheba, Jonathan Mukiza; Fubah, Clavis Nwehfor; Wald, Andreas(Emerald, 2024-06)
PURPOSE :
New ventures often encounter legitimation challenges due to their liability of newness and foreignness. This particularly applies to the legitimacy beyond the local entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE). The present ...
PURPOSE :
This study aims to explore network typology and the role of networks in immigrant entrepreneurs’ (IEs) business operations in South Africa (SA).
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH :
In-depth interviews were carried ...
BACKGROUND: Business incubators (BIs) are considered enablers of the entrepreneurial
ecosystem, however there remains a lack of consensus as to whether incubators are effective or
even as to how incubator efficacy should ...
Snyman, Aletta Elizabeth; Van Vuuren, Jurie Jansen(AOSIS, 2024-02)
BACKGROUND: This study will elaborate on previous research investigating the relationship
between project success (PS) (customer perception [CP], project characteristics [PC], project
performance [PP], project team [PT]) ...
Shackleton, Ryan Liam; Das, Sonali; Gupta, Rangan(Wiley, 2024-07)
In this article, we aim to provide a detailed econometric analysis of the realized volatility in international stock markets of Brazil, China, Europe, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States, which represent a mix ...
BACKGROUND : Omni-channel retailing is blurring the lines between online and physical stores
for consumers as it provides consumers with more choices, convenience and a seamless
shopping experience. An integral aspect ...
PURPOSE :
Entrepreneurial trait and behaviour approaches are used to identify differing entrepreneurial profiles. Specifically, this study aims to determine which entrepreneurial competencies (ECs) can predict entrepreneurial ...
McLachlan, Philip P.(University of Pretoria, 2019)
Strategy consultants act as catalysts of contemporary social change. They shape the global economy through strategies of some of the world’s largest organisations, yet little is known about their strategising practices, ...
De Wet, Robert John; Eresia-Eke, Chukuakadibia E.(Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 2023-05)
Hospices operating in the non-profit sector are experiencing organisational
sustainability pressures, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Notably,
while the population of patients who are terminally ill ...
ORIENTATION : The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic accelerated the adoption of telecommuting (TC), but its effect on the relationship between employee engagement (EE), its dimensions and employee performance ...
English: The study "Strategic issues in purchasing management for manufacturing
enterprise" considers the premise that manufacturing enterprises are facing
increased competition and are operating in a dynamic environment. ...