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Browsing Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) by Type "Mini Dissertation"
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Innovation implies change which causes disruption. Ambidexterity is required to balance disruption and change with the additional prerequisite of stability to enhance efficiency, and it remains a challenge. However, each ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Entrepreneurial skills development is a topic that has enjoyed much attention by many a researcher, and some scholars propose that entrepreneurship may be a panacea for poverty alleviation. Many businesses in South Africa ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The increased focus on short-termism was brought to the fore after the global financial crisis wherein agents of financial intermediation and policy makers alike sought to devote their time and resources towards the silent ...
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A multinational perspective: corporate governance, weak state transparency and financial performance (University of Pretoria, 2017)The rise of international trade, and the concurrent drive for ethical business practices worldwide, have placed a spot light on the interaction of multinational companies and their operating environments. Resultantly, ...
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A paradigm-shift in mitigating health public-private partnership risk: A systems thinking approach. (University of Pretoria, 2018)This study sought to explore whether a paradigm shift is needed to implement a Systems Thinking approach in risk mitigation strategies on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects. Underpinned in Principal Agent Theory ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)This study is positioned to propose the enabling factors leading to the practice of formulating an effective data-led strategy (EDLS). Through the theoretical lenses of the resource-based view, absorptive capacity and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Technological advances in tourism have led to the introduction of virtual tourism which experienced a global surge during the Covid-19 pandemic. The exploratory study, which is informed by both the business and theoretical ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)This study attempts to understand why the South African owners of township spaza shops do not form coopetitive relationships as a means of becoming more competitive. Coopetition (simultaneous cooperation and competition ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Orientation: Climbing and by extension, climbing gyms are growing in South Africa, and with this growth comes the need for strategic management to that creates competitive advantages for the organisation. A need exists for ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)A method of organisational growth is expansion through business acquisition. This method of expansion is considered a faster mode as compared to organic growth. According to research studies that have been completed, a ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify prevalent savings group approaches and to determine their subsequent thematic and theoretical underpinnings by reviewing a cross-section of interdisciplinary literature. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Employee job satisfaction is understood to be a major factor in organisational performance while gender pay gaps are a relevant issue that persists in the South African labour market. This study sought to understand what ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)The ability to accurately estimate systematic risk (or beta) in the presence of reference-day risk is an ineluctable requirement for all applications of the capital asset pricing model (CAPM). This research documents ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)While alpha is one of the most common indicators by which the performance of investment portfolios are measured little has been studied on its properties in relation to individual shares. Using the ‘style engine’ the study ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)This research reports on the role of linguistic capital in the evaluation of strategic opportunities for an organisation. Linguistic capital can function as a signal of human and social capital. Using Experimental Vignette ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The war against poverty, inequality and unemployment is one of South Africa s greatest imperatives. The unemployment rate is one of the highest in the world and GDP is on a steady decline. It is widely accepted that ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-04-17)The COVID-19 pandemic posed unprecedented challenges for talent acquisition, management, and retention within organisations, shedding light on the vulnerabilities of traditional office-based onboarding strategies. This ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)A key challenge that local companies face is how they should position their local brands to successfully compete with global brands, particularly in a foreign brand category such as the Luxury Skincare category. Following ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Leadership practice in extreme contexts requires adaptation. There is a paucity of literature on leadership in prolonged extreme contexts such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This study intended to contribute to the understanding ...
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