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Employment growth constraints of informal enterprises in Diepsloot, Johannesburg
Orientation: Informal enterprises in South Africa’s townships play an important role in employment creation and social protection. While some informal …
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Investigating the subjective well-being of the informally employed: A case study of day labourers in Windhoek and Pretoria
Orientation: Day labouring is becoming more frequent in developing countries. Long spells of unemployment and the uncertainty of informal wage …
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Investigating the impact of antecedents of internal audit function effectiveness at a private university in Ghana
Orientation: The need for sound corporate governance has directed attention to internal auditing as a corporate governance tool and mechanism …
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The strategising roles of public sector middle managers
Orientation: Whilst research on middle managers has increased considerably, research on the role of middle managers in the public sector …
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Stemming the sportswear counterfeit tide: Emerging market evidence of rational and normative drivers
Orientation: Increasingly, there is an urgent need to curb the scourge of counterfeiting, which is fast becoming a global economic …
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The influence of inventory sequencing for the improvement of inventory control: Evidence from a South African automotive assembly organisation
Orientation: Control of inventory is a central issue in operations management and has received a considerable amount of attention in …
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An exploration into the role of personality on the experiences of work–family conflict among the mining industry personnel in South Africa
Orientation: Workers within the mining industry are often exposed to hazardous and strenuous working conditions that arise from the nature …
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Innovation in small accommodation businesses: A comparative study of Zimbabwe and South Africa
Orientation: The accommodation sector has been identified as the most competitive and innovative segment of the tourism offer. However, the …
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The relationship of self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intentions on the commitment of the next generation in family-owned agribusinesses
Orientation: Poor intergenerational survival rate of family-owned agribusinesses is a matter of serious concern in family business literature. Ageing population …
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Variable executive remuneration and company performance: Insights from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, South Africa
Orientation: Agency theory predicts that agency relationships are subject to the principal-agent problem. Other theories also suggest that executives may …
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Dynamics informing xenophobia and leadership response in South Africa
Orientation: The research addressed the issue of leadership response to xenophobia in South Africa that has a unique characteristic of …
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Corrigendum: Analysing the future of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment through the lens of small and medium enterprises
Acta Commercii is a journal that seeks to promote research within the ambit of management and related disciplines. As such, …
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The application of DICTION to analyse qualitative data: A luxury brand perspective
Orientation: The evolution of technology has given rise to numerous computer-aided programs for analysing textual data, shaping the advancement of …
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Taxonomies of trust in supply chain risk management in the South African third party logistics industry
Orientation: Many organisations find it difficult to implement supply chain risk management (SCRM) processes successfully without the existence of trust …
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The effect of share repurchases on corporate investment policies: The South African experience
Orientation: The study analysed the investment behaviour of companies that enter into share repurchases. Research purpose: The study examined the …
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The quadruple helix model of innovation for Industry 4.0
Orientation: The identity of the emerging next industrial revolution is clarified by means of a quadruple helix model. It is …
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Local and international celebrity endorsers’ credibility and consumer purchase intentions
Orientation: Marketers are under increasing pressure to improve their brand equity, product sales and market share. Celebrity endorsement has been …
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Perspectives on protective promotion as a remedy to unfair labour practices
Orientation: The article focuses on the appropriateness of protective promotion as a remedy to unfair labour practices in relation to …
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Assessing the resilience of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa economies following the global financial crisis
Orientation: Productivity is known as a good predictor of living standards, able to indicate well-being of the population and efficiency …
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Reconceptualising undergraduate entrepreneurship education at traditional South African universities
Orientation: The relatively high number of unemployed graduates in South Africa is a major cause for concern. Entrepreneurial start-ups have …