The role of brand has evolved to take on a broader application as a post-modern management concept and has attracted increasing attention in the 21st century as a key component for the development of competitive advantage. ...
This study determined whether local manufacturers of light vehicles in South Africa employ supply chain best practices and strategies. The research design employed was a combination of exploratory and descriptive research ...
The smallholder livestock farmer in South Africa is in a difficult position, not only grappling with a changing global environment, but at the local front, without access to domestic markets. This is due to very limited ...
Characteristics such as speed of reaction, order accuracy, operational flexibility and sustained
quality have become fundamental in successful business today. The success of aligning a
supply chain to attain these ...
Fair value accounting of biological assets in the public sector was introduced with the adoption of the public sector specific accounting standard, Generally Recognised Accounting Practice (GRAP) 101. The public sector ...
In the light of the global competitive markets, firms are motivated to reduce costs and increase benefits derived from collaboration. As a result of this, customers reduce the number of suppliers and rather focus on ...
The underground hard rock mining industry in South Africa is faced with the challenge of simultaneously delivering both safety and productivity excellence. Frontline supervisors need to manage the inherent trade-off between ...
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and the role that they play in the economy have
been widely studied. SMEs are of particular interest because they are seen as greatly
contributing to innovation, economic competitiveness, ...
Retailers are turning to loyalty marketing to attempt to sustain profitability by
encouraging consumer loyalty. This study aimed to explore the factors that influence
consumer loyalty towards Edgars, the largest clothing ...
While it is acknowledged that CI is important to SMEs, it is not being practiced optimally in SMEs. The study of CI in SMEs has not been as well documented as it has been in larger enterprises. Moreover, there is no evidence ...
This study focused on the possible determinants of operational efficiency at the University of Venda, which was premised on the extent to which stakeholders are involved in the strategic planning of the institution. The ...
Owing to the fact that entrepreneurship is widely considered to be a mechanism for reducing unemployment, the purpose of the study was to assess whether final-year Commerce students in the predominantly rural provinces, ...
The purpose of this study was to determine the profile of parents with children in Early
Childhood Development (ECD) centres using Over the Counter (OTC) homeopathic remedies,
specific to the Pretoria East region. Secondary ...
Corn production is scattered geographically over various continents, but most of it is grown
in the United States. As such, the world price of corn futures contracts is largely dominated
by North American corn prices as ...
Change is invariable and continuous, and has become inevitable in almost every sphere of business. The FNB Namibia operates in a highly vibrant competitive environment that is influenced by external and internal change ...
During the past few decades, the sport industry has experienced immense pressure to commercialise its operations and conform to traditional business practices (Chadwick 2009:191). With this evolution from a pure leisure ...
This thesis aims at developing a conceptual model for supply networks optimization in the floriculture industry in Kenya. In the literature review a detailed account of the evolution of supply chain management, the concept ...
Considering the condition of the Gauteng provincial road network, it has become critical that all the road maintenance and construction programmes be enhanced. However, the need to have an efficient and effective provincial ...
This study examined how online social networking (OSN) leads to increased communication and collaboration across inter-firm boundaries. This online social networking behaviour represents significant opportunities to firms ...
The purpose of the current research was to determine whether goal-setting as motivational work theory
influences productivity and the productivity measurement and enhancement system (ProMES) as a
human resource intervention ...