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Kasase, William K. "Business incubators in Zambia: A study of the impact on small business enterprises." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25098.

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This study tested the impact of Business Incubators (BI) in stimulating the growth of small to medium businesses in a Southern African country, Zambia. The study explores the existence, awareness, beliefs and experience in a sub Saharan context, identifying the key impact factors. The study was aimed at understanding whether the operation of business incubators would result in stimulating small to medium business enterprises the same way it does in the west. To achieve this, the study reviewed the existing literature on the subject matter and analysed the collected data using a questionnaire w

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Musara, Mazanai. "The role played by business development services providers (BDSs) in improving access to finance by start-up SMEs in the Buffalo City Municipality." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/359.

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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are very important to employment creation, poverty alleviation and the sustainable economic development of a nation. Encouraging SMEs, especially start-ups is crucial for sustainable economic growth. However, the failure rate of start-up SMEs in South Africa is one of the highest in the world. In reviewing the literature of the causes of the failure of start-up SMEs, access to finance emerged as a prime challenge. Start-up SMEs find it very difficult to obtain external finance from commercial banks and venture capitalists. The national and provincial governm

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Porter, Tony (Anthony) Carleton University Dissertation Political Science. "Inter-state and private regimes in global finance." Ottawa, 1992.

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Kemp, John Morne. "The development of best practice guidelines that will assist small businesses planning." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1016153.

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The research problem addressed in this study was to provide a planning guideline for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME’s) to assist them to plan more effectively and be sustainable in their businesses. A guideline for planning is needed, as planning is one of the most difficult activities a business owner needs to undertake. Yet it is essential to do because, before taking action, you must know where you are going and how to get there. Well-developed plans can assist the business owner to interest banks and/or investors to invest in the business, guide the owner in operating the busine

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Derrocks, Velda Charmaine. "Credit risk management in development finance institutions and SMME sustainability." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/14862.

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Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) make a significant contribution to the South African Economy. Regardless of size, these businesses have the ability to create employment, make a generous contribution to tax collections, uplift communities and serve as a beacon of hope for those trapped in the cycle of poverty and unemployment. However, SMMEs lack access to much-needed financial resources that are critical for their growth. Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) aim to bridge the gap between the SMME’s financial needs and the development of the respective SMME businesses, by providi

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Babalola, Oluwanifesimi Omolade. "Development finance in small and medium enterprises in Matjhabeng Municipality." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020215.

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It has been generally accepted within the developed and developing countries of the world that SMES contributes significantly to employment creation as the world population increases and that it also contributes to the economic growth of the areas they are situated in. Finance is the blood (life) of any business, for a business to be successful it needs steady successful access to funds and post financial support which leads to actualization of ideas, leads to investment and expansion, improves access to market amongst others. This is why the impact of development finance can never be over emp

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Kroukamp, Thelma. "Facilitating banking finance access for BBBEE firms in the Southern Cape area." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/996.

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Studies have shown that BBBEE parties are unsuccessful in raising banking finance due to a number of reasons. The objective of the enactment of the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Act is primarily to promote the participation of black people in the economy. The measurement of BBBEE is determined by the codes of good practice for Qualifying Small Enterprises (QSE), which consists of seven elements namely: ownership, management control, employment equity, skills development, preferential procurement, enterprise development and socio-economic development. Enterprises with annual tu

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Mbundwini, Gracious Nomfuneko. "Complexities of accessing finance from government institutions and its agencies." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/11772.

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Purpose: with the recent establishment of Small Business Development department, the ministry is tasked and will be responsible for ensuring that the business environment is enabling for new Small to Medium businesses. The real issue and the point of interest in researching this particular dissertation is the available literature around the issue of the SME sector which indicates that new SMEs in South Africa do not move from the first stage (existence) to other stages such as survival, success, take off and resource maturity. The study seeks to inaugurate two specific challenges (difficulties

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Ramirez, Teodocio. "Acquiring an existing business." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2614.

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The goal of this project is to review the literature on how to buy an existing business and to synthesize the material into a written instructional manual that a regular individual or aspiring entrepreneur can use in understanding the process necessary to buy an existing small business.

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Carlson, Murray. "An empirical analysis of the corporate call decision." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ34536.pdf.

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Li, Dongya, and 李冬娅. "External finance and firm performance: evidence from China." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45699653.

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Alhabashi, Khaled. "Financing for small and medium enterprises : the role of Islamic financial institutions in Kuwait." Thesis, University of Gloucestershire, 2015. http://eprints.glos.ac.uk/3428/.

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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in the growth of the economy and have become a major concern for government and policy makers in developed, as well as in developing countries. Given the stated importance of SMEs in generating economic growth in Kuwait, it is essential that SMEs have access to sources of finance. However, access to finance is one of the major constraints to SME development, and is frequently mentioned in the entrepreneurship literature. This study aims to evaluate how Islamic financial institutions can support SMEs in Kuwait. The study adopts a qualitative

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Essono, Fabrice Assoumou. "Using real option analysis to value financial strategies." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50540.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2005.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study project focuses on the use of real options valuation in a tactical financing setting. The objective is to identify real option values in financial restructuring situations. These options are generated by the use of hybrid financial instruments such as warrants, preferred stocks and convertibles. In the analysis, it will be demonstrated that the binomial approach, a method commonly used in real options analysis, can be applied to draw a monetary value from specific financial transactions (e.g., leverage buyouts)

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Feakins, Melanie. "Access to capital for small and medium-sized enterprises in Poland : banks, decision and economic development in post-socialism." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.273159.

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Mans, Nadia. "The effect of the changing economical environment on the capital structure of South African listed industrial firms." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/4266.

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Thesis (MComm (Business Management))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The determinants of capital structure form an important part of the finance profession. Contemporary capital structure theory began in 1958 when Modigliani and Miller indicated that in a perfect capital market, the value of a firm is not influenced by its capital structure. However, when considering, inter alia, the effect of taxes, bankruptcy costs and asymmetric information, the value of a firm could be affected by its leverage. Capital structure theory offers two contrasting capital structure

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Sonjica, Siphokazi Nondumiso. "The evolution of the function and role of finance within the current South African business envionment." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1021144.

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The objective of this study was to determine the extent to which the finance function has evolved from being mere transactional – into one being more value-adding and business-partnering. The main focus of this study is on the role of finance as a business partner. Its main function is to add value to the business and the operations, and to offer the required support, in order for management to be able to make the right decisions. In this role, finance is regarded as part of the management team – and not just an external support function providing number ‘crunching’ – but a member that provide

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Masekoameng, Ramadimetja Catherine. "Evaluating the effectiveness of financial management in state owned enterprises:a case of Limpopo Economic Development Agency." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1964.

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Ekwem, Ijeoma. "Small and medium scale enterprises development in Nigeria : constraints and policy options." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/21647.

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Thesis (MDF)--Stellenbosch University, 2011.<br>This study was undertaken to find out how the SME sector in Nigeria has developed over time and to what extent it has performed its critical role of driving the country’s industrial transformation and development as it has done in other developed countries. This study has explained in detail, the development of SMEs in Nigeria and identified the economic potential of SMEs, their major problems, challenges and constraints, which have hindered them from playing the vital role in the Nigerian economic growth and development as well as made appropri

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Nilsson, Andreas. "Financing of Nonprofits and Social Enterprises." Doctoral thesis, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, Institutionen för Finansiell ekonomi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hhs:diva-2165.

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This doctoral thesis contains three research papers in social finance, a field concerned with the financing issues of organizations aiming to solve social problems. Intertemporal Preferences of Nonprofit Organizations This paper studies the intertemporal preferences that govern the spending decision of nonprofit organizations. I estimate the subjective discount rate and the elasticity of intertemporal substitution based on an extension of the consumption Euler model that allows for heterogeneous parameter estimates with regards to donation dependency and size. Biting the Hand That Feeds You: E

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Amupolo, Hellen. "Investigating the challenges of financing small and medium enterprises in construction: with specific reference to the Development Bank of Namibia." Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/95651.

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Thesis (MDF)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) within the construction industry are presenting challenges to both industry and financial institutions in Namibia. The Development Bank of Namibia’s (DBN) investments in the construction industry yield mixed results, which have become worrisome. The percentage of non-performing loans within the construction portfolio continues to rise, hence a suitable contractor-financing model is required in order to advance financial resources and capacitate the contractor for their own development. The challenges of SME

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Ngatia, Ndiritu. "The influence of Micro-Finance Institutions (MFIs) on Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in Kenya." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009436.

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In Kenya, like in many developing countries, Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) have become the main focus for achieving the much-needed social and economic development and alleviating poverty. However, their development has been hampered by lack of access to appropriate financial and related services. Micro financing has been seen as a viable alternative to providing financial services to entrepreneurs in the MSE sector. The focus of this study was to explore the role of MFIs in the development of MSEs and to see if there are ways in which this role can be enhanced to better support the growt

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Chiang, Ka U. "Barriers to business-to-business electronic commerce adoption in small and medium-sized enterprises in China." Thesis, University of Macau, 2003. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1636413.

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Watse, Dije Umaru. "Sources of Financing for Small and Medium Enterprises in Nigeria." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4690.

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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which account for 96% of businesses in Nigeria are often forced to close because they lack access to funds. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the sources of funds available for the development and growth of SMEs in Nigeria. The conceptual framework guiding this study was the pecking order theory. Data were gathered from company documents and through semistructured interviews of a target population of 3 leaders of 3 SMEs from the oil and gas industry in Abuja, Kano, and Lagos in Nigeria, with a capitalization of between N5 million to N50

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Mavasa, Tamari Tlangelani. "Appraisal of enterprise development finance programmes of the National Youth Development Agency." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96172.

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Thesis (MDF)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African population involves huge numbers of young people. The majority of these young people are unemployed and unable to make a living as a result of the inability of the economy to absorb them into the labour market. Other young people attempt to make a living through entrepreneurship. However, the participation of young people in entrepreneurship is very low. Young people face many challenges associated with lack of funding and business development support services, technical skills and development. The problems fa

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Tabot, Enow Samuel. "The working-capital management practices of small medium and micro enterprises in the Cape Metropole." Thesis, Cape Peninisula University of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2064.

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Thesis (MTech (Cost and Management Accounting))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015.<br>The broad aim of this research was to investigate the working-capital management practices of Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) in the Cape Metropole. The study was motivated by a lack of research on the workingcapital management practices of SMMEs. Data was collected by means of a questionnaire that comprised closed-ended questions. The findings of the study indicate that most SMMEs manage their cash effectively; however only a minority hold cash for speculative purpose, invest their

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Feng, Jia. "The reform of state-owned enterprises in China." Thesis, University of Macau, 1999. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1636222.

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Tomusange, Robert Lumbuye. "Factoring as a Financing Alternative for African Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1578.

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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the main drivers of economic growth and employment. African SMEs are constrained by a lack of access to finance. In line with the pecking order theory, capital-constrained SMEs are expected to seek external finance. However, due to credit rationing, African SMEs have limited success raising finance. Factoring could enable African SMEs to gain access to finance, as underwriters mainly place the risk on the receivables as opposed to the firm itself. Despite its benefits, factoring has not taken root in sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this phenomen

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Hammady, Brho Mazen. "Supply Chain Finance: Developing a Weighted Cash Conversion Cycle to Proxy Corporate Financial Performance." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2018. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248432/.

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The objective of this three-essay dissertation are to develop a weighted cash conversion cycle (CCC_EVA) and empirically investigate its commensurability of corporate financial performance. Essay 1, titled "Supply Chain Finance: Developing a Weighted Cash Conversion Cycle to Proxy Operations Liquidity", presents the development and supporting empirical evidence of CCC_EVA measurability of operations liquidity. This essay shows the processes of scaling capital intensity and financing cost into time intervals captured by the traditional metric. Specifically, this essay investigates how accuratel

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Mcleod, Michelle. "Does environmental performance predict financial performance? A South African perspective." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80774.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2011.<br>Corporate environmental responsibility has engaged the attention of academics, practitioners and environmentalists for some time, creating pressure for companies to conduct business in an environmentally greener manner. To find economic support for such conduct by South African companies, this study aims to investigate whether superior environmental performance by South African listed companies leads to superior financial performance. A review of related literature identified significant diversity in research approach and methodology as wel

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Kobo, Kgabo Lynn. "An evaluation of the relationship between corporate social investment and financial performance." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2524.

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Thesis (MBA.) -- Unversity of Limpopo, 2016<br>The researcher using Quantitative process is aimed to appraise Corporate Social Investment (CSI) in relation to Corporate Financial Performance (CFP). This research addressed theoretical paradigms of CSI, leadership strategies applied to implement CSI and stakeholder theory is presented. The study area was Johannesburg Stock Exchange FTSE/JSE Responsible Investment Index. The top 35 recorded companies were chosen, and then from top 35, only 5 companies were used (25 observations). Data from 2011 to 2015 were obtained from audited integrated financ

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Bamber, Sarah. "Tourism-focused micro-enterprises in the Eastern Cape : problems and progress in an African perspective." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20748.

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Thesis (MDF)--Stellenbosch University, 2006.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this research project has been to investigate support provision for tourism-focused micro-enterprise development in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, and to evaluate the effectiveness of available support in assisting emerging micro-entrepreneurs to break into the tourism industry. General trends in the tourism sector are discussed, in relation to the province as a whole and more specifically concerning the areas in which research was undertaken, highlighting prospects for potential growth of the sec

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King, Roger. "Two essays on corporate finance : the impact of independent non-executive directors and the longevity of family control /." View abstract or full-text, 2006. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?FINA%202006%20KING.

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Lin, Yong Jia. "Does privatization in China work? Evidence from Chinese listed enterprises." Thesis, University of Macau, 2008. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1872935.

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Lynch, Courtney R. "Financial issues of small, U.S. based enterprises, aspiring to expand globally." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2009. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/1289.

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This item is only available in print in the UCF Libraries. If this is your Honors Thesis, you can help us make it available online for use by researchers around the world by following the instructions on the distribution consent form at http://library.ucf.edu/Systems/DigitalInitiatives/DigitalCollections/InternetDistributionConsentAgreementForm.pdf You may also contact the project coordinator, Kerri Bottorff, at kerri.bottorff@ucf.edu for more information.<br>Bachelors<br>Business Administration<br>Finance

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Lee, Dong Wook. "Two essays in corporate finance." Connect to this title online, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1060687110.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2003.<br>Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains x, 104 p.; also includes graphics (some col.). Includes bibliographical references. Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center.

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Msimanga, Dumisile. "The challenges of banks in financing SMEs in Harare, Zimbabwe." Thesis, Nelson Mandela University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/14058.

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This research is a diagnosis of the supply side of SME (small and medium enterprises) credit. Its objectives are to determine the current level of bank lending to SMEs to validate the financing gap, to explore the strategies and mechanisms employed by banks to provide tailor-made lending for SMEs and finally to conclude by identifying some of the key challenges the banks face in their quest to lend to SMEs. This, then, culminated in some recommendations for increasing bank funding to SMEs. This study employed a deductive qualitative research.. The research used a non-probability, purposive/jud

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Guerra, Archimedes David. "Confucian values and family businesses: effects on firm performance and capital structure." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2014. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_oa/73.

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Despite important advances in family business research over the past decade, the effects of family ownership and control on firm performance and strategy remain equivocal. First, is family involvement beneficial or costly to the firm? Leading management and family business research theories proffer compelling arguments, but none have been able to present unassailable theoretical support for any one particular side. Second, how do family firms make capital structure decisions? Although there are widely-accepted theories of capital structure policy in the corporate finance literature, they have

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Dlova, Mzwanele Roadwell. "An investigation into constraints impacting on small micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs) access to finance in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003904.

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Internationally, in both developed and developing countries, it has been accepted that SMMEs are the backbone and the driving force of economic growth and job creation. In South Africa, SMMEs account for approximately 60 per cent of all employment in the economy and more than 35 per cent of South Africa's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (Ntsika, 1999:38; Gumede, 2000:67 and Berry et ai, 2002 in Kongolo, 2010:235). SMMEs are often the vehicle by which the lowest income people in our society gain access to economic opportunities. The sector represents 97.5 per cent of the total number of business f

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Ching, Chi Heng. "The impact of the new accounting standards for business enterprises (ASBE) on financial results of Mainland Chinese listed companies." Thesis, University of Macau, 2009. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1950287.

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Yalezo, Bhasela. "Evaluating the effectiveness of the business funding model in developing small, micro and medium sized enterprises (SMMEs) with particular reference to OR Tambo District Municipality." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1008480.

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A great deal of taxpayers’ money has gone to a lot of SMME development initiatives. Despite this effort over the past 17 years, South Africa (SA) lags behind other developing countries, in promoting the growth and sustainability of SMMEs. The impact and achievements of government initiatives have fallen disappointingly short of aspiration (Business Development in South Africa. 2009. Occasional paper). Aims and Objectives: •To evaluate and reflect on the OR Tambo District Municipality SMME funding model and establish whether it has made the desired impact. •Determine if funds that have been cha

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McLaren, Joseph Ignatius. "The interface between financial management and marketing management in South African businesses." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1021111.

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This study investigates the interface between financial and marketing management in South African businesses by investigating the financial and marketing-management processes. This process orientation highlighted important interactions between the two functions. A critical analysis of secondary resources produced a clear theoretical foundation on which the development of the proposed interface framework was based. The critical literature analysis indicates four steps in the financial management process, namely, financial analysis, financial decision-making, financial planning and financial con

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Mwanza, Phales Mbewe. "Utilisation of budgets by small and medium enterprises in the manufacturing industry in the Cape Metropole." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2684.

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Thesis (MTech (Cost and Management Accounting))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017.<br>Background: Research has shown that a high percentage of SMMEs in South Africa are not sustainable, most of them failing in their infancy stage. In order to make sound decisions and achieve desirable results, owners/managers need to make use of budgets in managing their businesses. Utilisation of budgets is the core of financial planning and decision-making in manufacturing enterprises. Lack of utilisation of budgets in managing businesses can lead to business failure. There is need to conduct a

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Gerber, Guillaume. "An investigation of the effect of risk management on the economic value of JSE listed companies." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97324.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2015.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: When it comes to risk management, academic opinion is divided into two camps. There are those who argue that risk management is a waste of resources and time, and that in spite of all the effort invested, it does not add any economic value to an organisation. On the other hand, there are those who believe that risk management not only safeguards, but also actively contributes to the value of an organisation. This study was an attempt to obtain empirical evidence from the South African sector to support one of the two above

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Thomson, Sarah Jane. "The role of leasing in UK corporate financing decisions, accounting treatment and market impact." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2401.

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Leasing provides a significant source of finance across UK firms. Historically, its use has been attributed to favourable tax treatment and 'off-balance sheet' accounting, both of which have been eroded over time. The present day determinants of leasing have received limited investigation, and prior research has focused on the use of finance leases in isolation from overall corporate financing decisions. This seems inappropriate given the predominant and prolific use of operating leases (Beattie, Edwards and Goodacre, 1998), and evidence to suggest that lease and debt finance appear to be at l

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Marembo, Mathew. "Financial management practices employed by small and medium enterprises (SMES) in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1013583.

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This study examined how financial management decisions are made by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Buffalo City Metropolitan in Eastern Cape, South Africa. The study aimed at discovering SME awareness on financial management practices. The financial management practices address issues on capital budgeting, working capital management, capital structure, financial reporting and analysis. The study, therefore, hypothesised that SMEs were not aware of the sound financial management practices. It was also intended in this study to examine the relationship between employment of sound fina

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Shen, Liang. "Corporate financial management in the internationalization of China's state-owned enterprises : the case of CNOOC." Thesis, University of Macau, 2005. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1636251.

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Noholoza, Alex. "An investigation on the role of Development Finance Institutions (DFI) in building small emerging enterprises for property development initiatives in South Africa." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020646.

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Purpose of this treatise: The aim of this treatise is to identify the challenges facing emerging entrepreneurs in accessing funding for property development initiatives which results in high levels of declined loans thereby limiting participation in the property market as well as the interventions necessary to improve access to finance. Design / methodology / approach: The questionnaires were emailed to funding institutions and emerging property developers. The questionnaire investigates the respondents‟ perception of importance and evidence of questions on property development, finance and ma

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Bloom, Jonathan 1976. "The behaviour of financial ratios for capital intensive and labour intensive enterprises during an upswing and decline phase of the economic cycle." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52488.

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Dissertation (PhD)--University of Stellenbosch, 2001.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Financial performance ratios are generally based on a set of financial statements without taking cognisance of other factors that could affect the measurement of performance. The behaviour of financial performance indicators during an upswing and decline phase of the economic cycle, together with the nature and scope of an enterprise's activities may have an effect on the manner in which financial performance indicators are used by an enterprise. The question may arise whether or not a ratio's behaviour for capita

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Cox, Marcus Z. "When and Where Does It Pay to Be Green: Intra- and Inter-organizational Factors Influencing the Environmental/Financial Performance Link." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2014. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500091/.

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Managers are coming under increasing pressure from a wide array of stakeholders to improve the environmental performance of their firms while still achieving financial performance objectives. One of the most researched questions in the business and the natural environment (B&NE) literature is whether it pays to be green. Despite more than three decades of research, scholars have been unable to clearly answer this question. The purpose of this dissertation was to attempt to identify the antecedents that lead to increased, firm-level environmental performance and the conditions in which firms a

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Schreuder, Johannes Wahl. "Die gebruik van die kontantvloeistaat as hulpmiddel in die voorspelling van finansiele mislukking." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/55469.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 1997.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study project comprises an analysis of the Cash Flow Statements of a number of delisted companies for the years in which the companies were listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The trends in the cash flow infonnation for the years prior to delisting is summarised in order to detennine whether the Cash Flow Statement can be utilised as an aid in the prediction of financial failure. The validity of the foUowing hypothesis is tested against the results of the study: If the cash flow from operations of a company is

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