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C. Cant, Michael, Johannes A. Wiid, and Adri Meyer. "SMEs: do they follow a shotgun or rifle approach when it comes to target marketing?" Problems and Perspectives in Management 14, no. 3 (2016): 504–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.14(3-2).2016.06.

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As SMEs are the drivers of employment and GDP in many cases, SMEs are also critical to the development of any economy and their survival and success are, thus, important. With the high levels of failure of SMEs, it has become imperative that there is a drive to ensure the survival of SMEs. A way in which SMEs, can enhance their potential success rate and business performance is by means of proper target market selection in order for the business to focus their marketing efforts. This will allow the business to timeously identify opportunities and threats in the market and to react to these sit

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Ijabadeniyi, Abosede, Jeevarathnam Parthasarathy Govender, and Dayaneethie Veerasamy. "The Influence Of Cultural Diversity On Marketing Communication: A Case Of Africans And Indians In Durban, South Africa." International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER) 14, no. 6 (2015): 869. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/iber.v14i6.9570.

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This paper investigates the cultural diversity between Africans and Indians in Durban, South Africa, based on marketing communication. While cross-cultural marketing research has been concentrated on Western and Eastern societies, there is a lack of such research in Africa. The study examines the cultural values of Africans and Indians based on the individualism-collectivism cultural dimension, adapted to account for marketing communication-specific cultural values (MCSCV). The study was a quantitative study which used judgmental sampling technique to recruit subjects and analysed data using t

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Jooma, Mohammed Yaaseen Hajee, and Tendai Gwatidzo. "Partial adjustment toward target capital structure: Evidence from selected African countries." Corporate Ownership and Control 10, no. 3 (2013): 474–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv10i3c4art6.

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This paper investigates the firm-specific determinants of target capital structure and the speed of adjustment towards this target for industrial firms in four African countries. In addition to using a two-stage, dynamic partial adjustment model which sheds light on the dynamic nature of the adjustment process, various definitions of leverage are also used to check for robustness. The findings of the paper indicate that African firms adjust faster to short-term debt targets than they do to longterm debt targets. Furthermore, firms in Nigeria and South Africa adjust relatively faster to their t

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Affleck-Graves, J. F., G. H. Burt, and S. J. M. Cleasby. "The premium on acquisition in South African mergers: An empirical evaluation." South African Journal of Business Management 19, no. 4 (1988): 155–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v19i4.986.

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In this paper both the premium paid on acquisition during a merger as well as the method by which the target companies stockholders are paid for their holding are examined. The results indicate that in the South African (S.A.) context the average premium paid on acquisition is of the order of 30-40% which is approximately the same as that paid on other major exchanges. Efforts to determine those accounting and market-related variables which were highly correlated with the premium on acquisition were relatively unsuccessful with only the price/ earnings ratio (and, to a lesser extent relative s

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Correia, C., and P. Cramer. "An analysis of cost of capital, capital structure and capital budgeting practices: a survey of South African listed companies." Meditari Accountancy Research 16, no. 2 (2008): 31–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/10222529200800011.

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This study employs a sample survey to determine and analyse the corporate finance practices of South African listed companies in relation to cost of capital, capital structure and capital budgeting decisions.The results of the survey are mostly in line with financial theory and are generally consistent with a number of other studies. This study finds that companies always or almost always employ DCF methods such as NPV and IRR to evaluate projects. Companies almost always use CAPM to determine the cost of equity and most companies employ either a strict or flexible target debt‐equity ratio. Fu

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Kruger, M., and M. Saayman. "The dining and tipping behaviour of Black South Africans: a segmentation approach." Southern African Business Review 20, no. 1 (2019): 336–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.25159/1998-8125/6055.

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The literature on dining and tipping behaviour has focused mostly on the United States of America (USA), while minimal research has been conducted in African countries. While there is a negative and grounded perception surrounding black diners being poor tippers in the USA, hardly any research has focused on the dining or tipping behaviour of this dining market from a developing country perspective. The intention of this exploratory research was to fill the current knowledge gap by segmenting black South Africans on the basis of their motives for dining out and to determine the differences in

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Moyo, Talent, Simeon E. H. Davies, and E. Joubert. "Corporate social responsibility and organisational performance of a professional football club in South Africa." Corporate Ownership and Control 13, no. 1 (2015): 605–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv13i1c5p8.

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This research investigated the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and organisational performance at Ajax Cape Town FC a professional football club in the South African Premier Soccer League (PSL). The data collected suggested that Ajax Cape Town FC employed CSR initiatives and consequently enjoyed various benefits from these activities. The CSR activities facilitated access to the club’s target market, developed and improved mutually beneficial relations with the community and consequently Ajax Cape Town FC experienced increased trust, a positive brand image and stronge

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Mentz, Hennie, JW Strydom, and Sharon Rudansky-kloppers. "Vodacom and MTN’s brand positioning based on the perceptions of a group of LSM seven to ten respondents." South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences 16, no. 1 (2013): 26–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v16i1.239.

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This article investigates Vodacom and MTN’s brand positioning based on the perceptions of a group of LSM seven to ten respondents who are principal estate agents in Gauteng. An empirical study was conducted. The profile of the sample in terms of access to telecommunication-related services confirmed that of individuals in the LSM seven to ten groups with a skew towards LSM ten. As a minimum requirement for the target market brands in the category should be strongly associated with the statements market leader, local brand, technologically sophisticated brand, trusted brand, South African brand

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Kulik, Yulia, and Svetlana Makarova. "Capital Structure Management by Share Repurchase for Companies in Emerging Markets." Journal of Corporate Finance Research / Корпоративные Финансы | ISSN: 2073-0438 12, no. 3 (2018): 39–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.17323/j.jcfr.2073-0438.12.3.2018.39-59.

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According to foreign research into developed markets, share repurchasing influences the speed of adjustment of companies’ capital structure to the target level. It is worth noting that the number of such research studies for emerging markets is rather small. On the basis of an empirical study of a selection of 275 companies from BRICS countries involved in share repurchase for the period of 2005 to 2015 we prove here that share repurchase is an efficient method of correcting an existing capital structure, aligning it to approximate a target level in all BRICS countries. It should be note

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Moyo, Vusani, Hendrik Wolmarans, and Leon Brummer. "Trade-Off Or Pecking Order: Evidence From South African Manufacturing, Mining, And Retail Firms." International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER) 12, no. 8 (2013): 927. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/iber.v12i8.7989.

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This study tests the trade-off and pecking order hypotheses of corporate financing decisions and estimates the speed of adjustment toward target leverage using a cross-section of 42 manufacturing, 24 mining and 21 retail firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) for the period 2000-2010. It uses the generalised least squares (GLS) random effects, maximum likelihood (ML) random effects, fixed effects, time series regression, Arellano and Bond (1991), Blundell and Bond (1998) and random effects Tobit estimators to fit the two versions of the partial adjustment models. The study finds

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Makhitha, KM. "Marketing Strategies Of Small Craft Producers In South Africa: Practices And Challenges." Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR) 32, no. 3 (2016): 663–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/jabr.v32i3.9649.

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The purpose of this research paper was to investigate the practices and challenges of marketing strategies of craft producers in Gauteng, South Africa (SA). As craft producers lack access to market they are unable to market their products successfully and face major challenges in marketing their products. A survey was conducted among 244 craft producers in Gauteng, South Africa (SA) to determine the marketing strategy practices and the challenges they face when marketing their products. The findings have shown that craft producers introduce new products from time to time and constantly improve

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Khuzwayo, Bhekinkosi, and Eben Mare. "Aspects of volatility targeting for South African equity investors." South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences 17, no. 5 (2014): 691–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v17i5.662.

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We consider so-called volatility targeting strategies in the South African equity market. These strategies are aimed at keeping the volatility of a portfolio consisting of a risky asset, typically an equity index, and cash fixed. This is done by changing the allocation of the assets based on an indicator of the future volatility of the risky asset. We use the three month rolling implied volatility as an indicator of future volatility to influence our asset allocation. We compare investments based on different volatility targets to the performance of bonds, equities, property as well as the Abs

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Mpolokeng Sephapo, Catherine. "Sponsorship investments: do they deliver brand awareness for all sponsors?" Management & Marketing 12, no. 1 (2017): 103–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mmcks-2017-0007.

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Abstract Sponsorship as a marketing communications tool is well adopted in South Africa across various areas such as sports and entertainment. Although world markets have experienced economic turmoil in the last few years, the sponsorship market may be considered to be thriving as companies use this marketing communication tool as a vehicle to create and maintain relationships. The purpose of this study was to explore which sponsors of the South African National Rugby team are sports consumers aware of as a result of the sponsorship. Literature states that awareness also influences the judgmen

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John Mabeba, Selaelo. "The impact of social media platforms on book marketing and advertising : a case of selected South African authors." Journal of African Films & Diaspora Studies 3, no. 2 (2020): 43–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.31920/2516-2713/2020/3n2a3.

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Authors use social media platforms to reach out to potential readers. Social media play an important role in book marketing and advertising and is convenient for meeting authors' goals of finding a wide target market in a short space of time. In light of this, this paper assessed the impact of social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and WhatsApp) on marketing and advertising books: poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. The paper emanates from an empirical study undertaken to establish whether such platforms do guarantee optimum sales for authors. The paper is grounded on the Uses and

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Human, Christopher James, and Geoff Bick. "BOS Brands: challenges of internationalisation." Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies 6, no. 4 (2016): 1–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eemcs-05-2016-0061.

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Subject area This teaching case focuses on the field of marketing, particularly, the situation of building a global brand as small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) internationalizing from an emerging market. Study level/applicability It is recommended for postgraduate and post-experience students, for example, in MBA programmes and executive education courses. Case overview This teaching case focuses on the field of marketing, particularly, the situation of building a global brand as SME internationalizing from an emerging market. It is recommended for postgraduate and post-experience studen

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Ikegami, Koichi. "LAND REFORM AND THE MEANING OF THE FAIR TRADE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA." Journal of Asian Rural Studies 1, no. 1 (2017): 28. http://dx.doi.org/10.20956/jars.v1i1.722.

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Fair Trade is drastically expanding to mainstream in the 2000s. Even in the Republic of South Africa (South Africa) has the Fair Trade Movement appeared in agricultural and food sectors. Management companies and white farms are not marginalized people, who are major target of Fair Trade movement in general. This paper intended to answer the questions why management companies and white farms are involved in Fair Trade movement. The paper argued that major players of Fair Trade in South Africa is a large commercial farm owned by white South Africans who are very sensitive to political pressure.

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Khoza-Shangase, Katijah. "Pharmaco-Audiology Vigilance in the Treatment of Adult Patients with HIV/Aids: Ototoxicity Monitoring Protocol Recommendation." Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets 20, no. 1 (2020): 33–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871526518666181016102102.

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:South Africa is considered the epicenter of HIV/AIDS with a high rate of TB infection as well. Links have been established between treatments of these conditions to ototoxicity. However, no standardized and systematic ototoxicity monitoring exists within the clinical sites where these conditions are treated, with very minimal and adhoc involvement of audiologists as part of the treatment team. With 3.4 million HIV-infected South Africans being reported to have been on antiretroviral drugs by the end of March 2016; with universal coverage being the target, it is important that ototoxicity moni

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Onyiriuba, Leonard, E. U. Okoro Okoro, and Godwin Imo Ibe. "Strategic government policies on agricultural financing in African emerging markets." Agricultural Finance Review 80, no. 4 (2020): 563–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/afr-01-2020-0013.

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to identify and review strategic government policies on agricultural financing in Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa. Four factors dictated the choice of these countries. In the first place, the study is set in African emerging markets – and the four countries are the widely acknowledged emerging markets in Africa (Onyiriuba, 2015). Secondly, the spread of the countries, to a large extent, mirrors Africa in general – Egypt and Morocco are in North Africa; Nigeria is a West African country; and, of course, South Africa. Thirdly, other countries in Afric

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Makhitha, K. M. "Do small craft businesses need strategic marketing to survive?" Investment Management and Financial Innovations 13, no. 2 (2016): 399–404. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/imfi.13(2-2).2016.15.

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The purpose of this paper was to determine if small craft producer businesses need strategic marketing to survive. Existing literature on strategic marketing and the craft industry in South Africa (SA) was used to answer the following question: do small craft businesses need strategic marketing to survive? Since craft producers lack access to the market, they face major challenges in marketing their products successfully. Secondary research was used to determine the need of strategic marketing by craft producers in SA. Strategic marketing is crucial since craft producers must research changes

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Moolman, E., and CB Du Toit. "Modelling price determination in South Africa." South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences 7, no. 1 (2004): 151–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v7i1.1434.

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South Africa has been faced with high inflation rates since the early 1970s. Despite continued monetary discipline the inflation target has not yet been met, highlighting South Africa’s price-vulnerability as a small open emerging economy and raising questions about the efficiency of monetary policy. The objectives of this paper are: (i) to analyse the influence of monetary policy on inflation in the small open emerging economy of South Africa, (ii) to highlight the channels other than monetary policy through which inflation can be influenced (iii) to analyse the influence of international pri

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Giamporcaro, Stephanie, and Matthew Marrian. "African Bank Investment Ltd (ABIL): a South African corporate governance failure." Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies 8, no. 2 (2018): 1–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eemcs-05-2017-0094.

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Subject area The case on ABIL deals with the important issue of corporate governance, and particularly the crucial role that the board of directors plays. It highlights the complex issue institutional investors face when trying to assess the strength of a board and the quality of information and disclosure. The case is set in South Africa which is an emerging market. Study level/applicability The case targets MBA students and can be taught as part of a corporate governance or sustainable and responsible investment module or course. The case is aimed at both local and international students as

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Beukes, Jacques, Hein Prinsloo, and Theuns G. Pelser. "Customer Service Expectations from South African Alcoholic Beverage Suppliers in Urban and Rural Areas." Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 9, no. 3(J) (2017): 28–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v9i3(j).1744.

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South African alcoholic beverage suppliers (SAABS) have to focus their efforts on quality customer service as a means of differentiation. Quality of service is a competitive advantage and serves as a marketing tool for many companies; it also contributes to customer loyalty and retention. Offering quality service is considered an essential strategy for success and survival in todayâ€™s competitive business market. A commitment to quality must start from the top of any organisation, be it a service delivery company or a manufacturing or merchandising business, and spiral down to the bottom. SAA

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Beukes, Jacques, Hein Prinsloo, and Theuns G. Pelser. "Customer Service Expectations from South African Alcoholic Beverage Suppliers in Urban and Rural Areas." Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 9, no. 3 (2017): 28. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v9i3.1744.

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South African alcoholic beverage suppliers (SAABS) have to focus their efforts on quality customer service as a means of differentiation. Quality of service is a competitive advantage and serves as a marketing tool for many companies; it also contributes to customer loyalty and retention. Offering quality service is considered an essential strategy for success and survival in today’s competitive business market. A commitment to quality must start from the top of any organisation, be it a service delivery company or a manufacturing or merchandising business, and spiral down to the bottom. SAABS

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Mans-Kemp, Nadia, and Suzette Viviers. "The role of nomination committees in diversifying boards in an emerging market context." Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society 19, no. 4 (2019): 648–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/cg-07-2018-0254.

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Purpose Several mechanisms exist to address the low levels of gender and race diversity in boardrooms, including mandatory quotas, voluntary targets and investor activism. Based on the similarity-attraction theory, the authors investigated whether nomination committees of companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) could serve as an internal change mechanism to promote board gender and race diversity. Design/methodology/approach Panel data on the gender and race diversity of the nomination committees and boards of the 40 largest listed companies (the JSE Top 40) were analysed ove

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Havenga, Jan Hendrik, and Wessel Pienaar. "Framework for rail freight transport revival in South Africa." Corporate Ownership and Control 8, no. 4 (2011): 451–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv8i4c4art7.

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Most long-distance land freight in South Africa is transported by road, which (i) places harsh constraints on the country’s transport infrastructure; and (ii) gives rise to excessive external costs. This is ascribable to the high demand for road freight transport, which is dependent on imported fuel at unstable prices and which is damaging to the environment. The critical requirement is to determine how much freight, and specifically which freight, can switch to rail transport. In order to identify the freight flows that can exploit the economic principles of rail transport, a market segmentat

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Kruger, L., and P. G. Mostert. "Young adults’ relationship intentions towards their cell phone network operators." South African Journal of Business Management 43, no. 2 (2012): 41–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v43i2.182.

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Marketers use relationship marketing to establish mutually beneficial long-term relationships with their customers as a means to retain them in the competitive market environment. Relationship marketing should not be used to target every customer as not all customers want to build long-term relationships with organisations. In order to identify the most profitable customers for relationship marketing, organisations should consider their customers’ relationship intentions to form long-term relationships with them. The primary objective of this study was to determine young adults’ (aged 18 to 25

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Teimourpour, Bahar, and Kambiz Heidarzadeh Hanzaee. "An analysis of Muslims’ luxury market in Iran." Journal of Islamic Marketing 5, no. 2 (2014): 198–209. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jima-01-2013-0002.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the challenges and opportunities of the luxury market in Iran as an Islamic country. The focus is on religion as a factor that can make some challenges for luxury products, and then to find opportunities or similarities in Muslim markets due to the luxury consumption. Design/methodology/approach – As it is a literature review article, the authors used past research works and compared different perspectives that exist about the topic. Findings – It was concluded that although implementing a market-oriented culture is central to the marketers’ su

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Moyo, Vusani. "Navigating The Debt-Equity Decisions Of Financial Services Firms: Some Evidence From South Africa." Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR) 32, no. 2 (2016): 417. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/jabr.v32i2.9586.

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Empirical studies on the impact of regulation on the financial policies of banks have documented that unconstrained forward-looking banks with sufficient franchise value build and actively maintain capital buffers. This financing behaviour thus relegates the regulatory intervention to non-binding and of secondary importance. This study used a sample of 29 financial services firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) during the period 2003 to 2012 to test for the validity of the market timing, pecking order and the dynamic trade-off theories in explaining the financing behaviour of f

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Bick, Geoff, and Jeanné Odendaal. "UCOOK: growth challenges faced by a small- to medium-sized South African venture." Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies 9, no. 3 (2019): 1–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eemcs-02-2019-0042.

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Learning outcomes The learning outcomes are as follows: to understand how technology can be used to create innovative entrepreneurial opportunities; to develop analytical and critical thinking skills to understand organisations, industries and their dynamics; to analyse strategic options for an entrepreneurial organisations and motivate a proposed strategic direction; and to assess the inter-functional requirements for an entrepreneurship to successfully implement a strategy. Case overview/synopsis UCOOK, a successful emerging economy SME, is confronted with the threat of retail giants (e.g. C

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Stiehler, Beate E., Albert Caruana, and Joseph Vella. "Using an aesthetics and ontology framework to investigate consumers’ attitudes toward luxury wine brands as a product category." International Journal of Wine Business Research 28, no. 2 (2016): 154–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijwbr-10-2015-0047.

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Purpose This paper aims to classify and investigate customer attitudes toward luxury wine brands in the USA (a developed market) and South Africa (a developing market) by using an aesthetic and ontological framework. Design/methodology/approach Using recognized scales, consumers’ ontological and aesthetic orientation and attitudes toward luxury wine brands as part of a product category are measured. Data for the USA sample were collected using Amazon’s Mechanical Turk platform, whereas the South African sample data were collected from a sample of Generation Y consumers. Using the two orientati

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Mahadea, D. "The fiscal system and objectives of GEAR in South Africa: Consistent or conflicting?" South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences 1, no. 3 (1998): 446–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v1i3.2556.

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This paper critically examines the attainability of the targets set out in the South African Growth, Employment and Redistribution strategy (GEAR). The GEAR document envisaged an economic growth rate of 4.2% per annum, on average, with a rapid expansion of employment over the five-year period ending in 2000. However, actual performance thus far falls short of GEAR projections, except for definite progress towards a reduction of the budget deficit. The current macroeconomic conditions, an over-regulated labour market, prohibitive taxation, low savings and high crime rates make it difficult to s

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Raubenheimer, H. "Varying cross-sectional volatility in the South African equity market and the implications for the management of fund managers." South African Journal of Business Management 42, no. 2 (2011): 15–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v42i2.491.

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Modern portfolio theory is founded on an understanding of longitudinal volatility but it is the cross-sectional dispersion among investment returns that provide active portfolio managers with their competitive investment opportunities. The varying cross-sectional volatility in the South African equity market provides varying opportunity sets for active managers: the higher the cross-sectional volatility, the greater the opportunity for active risk taking, all other things being equal. This article argues that cross-sectional volatility must be considered hand-in-hand with risk limits and activ

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Dubihlela, Job, and Manilall Roy Dhurup. "Determinants Of, And Barriers To, Market Orientation And The Relationship With Business Performance Among SMES." Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR) 31, no. 5 (2015): 1667. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/jabr.v31i5.9381.

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Expansion, diversification, greater choice, market share, profits and increased competition are the overarching forces that drive organisations to embrace marketing concepts such as market orientation. Various researchers assert that market orientation is a vital marketing concept for the performance of businesses and for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) there are no exceptions. The study examines the relationship of the determinants and barriers to market orientation and the influence of market orientation on business performance among SMEs in a developing country. This cross-sectional stu

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Ezeoha, Abel, and Ferdi Botha. "Firm age, collateral value, and access to debt financing in an emerging economy: evidence from South Africa." South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences 15, no. 1 (2012): 72–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v15i1.138.

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This paper applies the Blundell and Bond system generalised method of moments (GMM) two-step estimator to examine the impact of age and collateral value on debt financing, using a panel of 177 non-financial companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the period 1999 to 2009. The results show that South African firms have target leverage ratios and adjust their capital structures from time to time to achieve their respective targets, that the relationship between firm age and debt financing is non-monotonic, and that firms with higher collateral value are likely to face fewer const

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Pretorius, Ilze Pretorius, Stuart Piketh, Roelof Burger, and Hein Neomagus. "A perspective on South African coal fired power station emissions." Journal of Energy in Southern Africa 26, no. 3 (2015): 27–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3051/2015/v26i3a2127.

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This paper investigates trends of historical and projected future South African coal-fired power station criteria (total primary Particulate Matter (PM), Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) and Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)) and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions. It was found that an energy restricted environment has an increasing effect on emissions, as emissions per energy unit increased from the onset of the South African energy crisis. PM emissions particularly, increased during the energy crisis period, due to increased pressure on PM abatement and lowered maintenance opportunity. Projections of future coal-fired

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Ikechukwu, Acha, Ikoh Itoro, and Nsien Christiana. "The Efficacy of Nigeria Monetary Policy: A Comparative Analysis." Scholedge International Journal of Business Policy & Governance ISSN 2394-3351 3, no. 4 (2016): 51. http://dx.doi.org/10.19085/journal.sijbpg030401.

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<em>This study assesses the efficacy of the Nigeria’s monetary policy against the backdrop of single digit inflation monetary policy target of the regulatory authorities. Two related questions were constructed to guide the study. Relying on both the Keynesian and Structuralist analyses, data were harvested on inflationary performance for 24 years on Nigeria economy from the World Bank data base and assessed it against achievement of the targeted single digit inflation. Thereafter Nigeria inflationary performance was compared with that of South Africa another leading African economy. It w

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Jagernath, Krishan, and Visvanathan Naicker. "Trends R egarding WiFi in Gauteng South Africa." Journal of Business and Economics 9, no. 6 (2018): 507–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.15341/jbe(2155-7950)/06.09.2018/005.

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The demand for data usage in South Africa is growing and this growth is creating a heavy demand on the network of telecommunication providers. The challenge facing South Africa is a lack of spectrum especially for high-speed access of Long Term Evolution networks, which creates a set of challenges in providing services to their customers for these telecommunication providers. The paper presents a narrative to ascertain where consumers in Gauteng access WiFi on a regular basis, how often they access these WiFi hot spots, reasons for their access. The findings would reflect the consumers’ buying

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Goedhals-Gerber, Leila L. "The market for ship repair facilities in the port of Cape town." Corporate Ownership and Control 12, no. 1 (2014): 406–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv12i1c4p4.

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The market for shiprepair worldwide is segmented according to the purpose for which ships are used, the types and sizes of ships and geographic areas or the routes plied. Shiprepairers tend to focus on the segments in which they have advantages of comparative cost and/or infrastructure and equipment. Generally, Cape size bulk carriers and Post-Panamax container ships are serviced in docks in Asia and tankers above the Afromax size in the Middle East, while the European shiprepairers provide specialised repair services for smaller ships in niche markets. Shiprepairers elsewhere compete in segme

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Güler, Aslı. "Does Monetary Policy Credibility Help in Anchoring Inflation Expectations? Evidence from Six Inflation Targeting Emerging Economies." Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice 10, no. 1 (2021): 93–111. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jcbtp-2021-0005.

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Abstract Most emerging market central banks have adopted inflation targeting as their monetary policy system. The heart of inflation targeting system is inflation expectations. The success of a central bank in achieving targets depends on to the extent to which inflation expectations are formed by the announced targets. As the credibility of the central bank increases, its ability to affect the public expectation also increases. The public adjusts its inflation expectations based on announced inflation target only in case of that they believe that the central bank has the sufficiency to reach

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Duffett, Rodney, Dana-Mihaela Petroșanu, Iliuta-Costel Negricea, and Tudor Edu. "Effect of YouTube Marketing Communication on Converting Brand Liking into Preference among Millennials Regarding Brands in General and Sustainable Offers in Particular. Evidence from South Africa and Romania." Sustainability 11, no. 3 (2019): 604. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11030604.

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The omnipresent role of online information and communication technology (ICT) channels in the lives of Millennial consumers is universally recognised in industry and academia. The persistent usage of ICT platforms such as social media, especially digital video sharing conduits (e.g., YouTube), among the Millennial cohort has become an important marketing communication platform for organisations to reach this evasive target market. The extensive use of YouTube has generated billions of dollars in marketing communication income, but there is limited academic inquiry in terms of in developing eco

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Ott, Cindy. "Making Sense of Urban Gardens." Gastronomica 15, no. 3 (2015): 18–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/gfc.2015.15.3.18.

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The basic question guiding this article is what do people living in an underserved neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri, think about the urban gardens that have sprouted up around them during the last ten years. The question arose because of the mixed success of a produce market that was meant to target the nutritional needs of this African American community. Based on interviews conducted at two garden sites created by the nonprofit HopeBUILD, the author found that the community members valued the gardens less for the nutrition they offered than for the values and sense of heritage they convey

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Mugova, Shame. "Financial sector development & firm growth in BRICS countries." Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets and Institutions 7, no. 4-1 (2017): 126–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/rgc7i4c1art4.

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The development of an economy’s financial sector facilitates improved access to capital. This study focuses on firm growth in terms of how much assets it controls and BRICS is chosen as the empirical medium of investigation. The impact financial sector development on firm growth amongst 3353 listed firms in BRICS countries is investigated using a GMM estimation technique. Firm’s investment in assets increases the organizational resources and productive capacity needed to achieve growth in the market. Financial sector development improves access to capital and firms with higher access to extern

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Musundire, L., J. Derera, S. Dari, A. Lagat, and P. Tongoona. "Stability Assessment of Single-Cross Maize Hybrids Using GGE-Biplot Analysis." Journal of Agricultural Science 13, no. 2 (2021): 78. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jas.v13n2p78.

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Grain yield potential of new maize hybrid varieties across target environments contributes to the uptake of these varieties by farmers. Evaluation of single-cross hybrids developed from test crossing introgressed inbred lines bred for three distinct environments to elite tropical inbred line testers was carried out. The study&rsquo;s objective was to assess grain yield stability and genotype adaptability of the single-cross hybrids across South African environments relative to adapted commercial hybrid checks. One hundred and twenty-two introgressed inbred lines developed using the pedigre

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Habiyaremye, Alexis, and Evans Mupela. "How effective is local beneficiation policy in enhancing rural income and employment? The case of agro-processing beneficiation in Tzaneen, South Africa." Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit 34, no. 4 (2019): 329–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269094219857037.

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Confronted with a sluggish growth and very high rates of rural unemployment, South Africa has put local beneficiation at the core of its strategy for employment-intensive re-industrialisation. Its industrial policy action plan identified agro-processing as one of the priority areas for this strategy because of its potential employment multiplier in rural areas. Despite the appeal of its industrialisation potential, beneficiation strategy is often contested and its effectiveness as a viable engine of industrialisation in African countries is recurrently questioned. This paper presents an empiri

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Manley, Leanne. "The use of traditional versus e-marketing in SMEs in a developing country: A comparative analysis." Journal of Governance and Regulation 4, no. 4 (2015): 202–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/jgr_v4_i4_c1_p7.

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The revolution of the internet has changed the way many organisations conduct business in today’s market environment, and has specifically changed in the way companies market products to consumers. E-marketing allows a marketer to not only reach a broader target market than traditional methods, but substantially reduces marketing costs as well, which can mean the difference between success or failure in small medium enterprises (SMEs). Multiple studies have investigated traditional and e-marketing practices, however, few studies have focused on SME marketing practices and their use of e-market

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Du Plessis, P. J., and Truida Prekel. "Communicating with illiterate consumers." South African Journal of Business Management 17, no. 4 (1986): 175–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v17i4.1053.

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Communicating effectively with consumers is a major problem facing marketers world-wide. In South Africa a substantial proportion of adult consumers are illiterate. Considerable potential could be unlocked if marketers were to differentiate or expand their communication strategy to specifically address illiterate consumers. It is estimated that between 40% and 50% of adult blacks in South Africa are illiterate. Exploratory research was undertaken to establish how a sample of illiterate and semi-literate blacks perceived, recognized and understood a selection of printed advertisements of consum

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Beneke, Justin, Ozayr Mathews, Travys Munthree, and Kavesan Pillay. "The role of package colour in influencing purchase intent of bottled water." Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship 17, no. 2 (2015): 165–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jrme-05-2015-0030.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper, conducted within an emerging market context, was to investigate the influence of colour in packaging on the purchase intent of consumers for bottled water. Colour, whether in branding or packaging, has always been an important attribute in attracting the attention of consumers. For years, bottled water packaging has largely centred on the colours blue and white. The study looked into the effect of cold colours, warm colours and neutral colours on the purchase intent for bottled water. It also analysed the influence of the demographic variables of age group,

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Makhitha, K. M. "Understanding The Organisational Buyer Behaviour Of Craft Retailers In South Africa." Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR) 31, no. 2 (2015): 501. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/jabr.v31i2.9149.

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<p>The purpose of the study was to investigate the buyer behaviour of craft retailers in South Africa (SA). Specifically, the study investigated the stages in the buying process craft retailers go through when buying crafts from the craft producers. Craft retailers play a dominant role in the craft industry value chain yet craft producers face difficulties selling to this market. Instead, they resort to selling directly to end consumers and not through craft retailers. An understanding of craft retailer and buyer behaviour is a necessity for craft producers who want to sell their product

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Potts, S., and D. R. Walwyn. "An exploratory study of the South African concentrated solar power sector using the technological innovation systems framework." Journal of Energy in Southern Africa 31, no. 2 (2020): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3051/2020/v31i2a7725.

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Wide-scale deployment of variable renewable energy (wind and solar photovoltaic) is constrained by its associated requirements for energy storage, the technologies for which are currently too expensive to be routinely used. Concentrated solar power (CSP), with its inherent storage capacity, offers semi-dispatchable electricity at large scale. However, its deployment to date has been restricted by high capital costs and the limited geographical locations with optimal solar radiation to attain required efficiencies. South Africa, with its abundant solar resources, has the potential to develop an

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Jobodwana, Z. Ntozintle. "POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN THE SADC: REFORMING THE ENERGY SECTOR REGULATORY SYSTEM." Journal of Law, Society and Development 1, no. 1 (2014): 7–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.25159/2520-9515/872.

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The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU) and other African regional economic communities (RECs) have as their ultimate objective the political and economic integration of the African continent. The SADC is home to a number of countries, all of them striving to improve their investment climate to attract foreign investors by reducing the costs of doing business in the region. One way of achieving this is by setting targets for and speeding up political and economic integration, improving interconnectivity and thereby enlarging the market size and enhancing its at

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