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Exploring contingent convertible bond alternatives for African banks
(AOSIS, 2018)Background: A variant of the contingent convertible bond, first proposed in 2011, is investigated: the Call Option Enhanced Reverse Convertible (COERC). Although issued as a bond, it converts to new shareholder’s equity ... -
Performance of two zero-cost derivative strategies under different market conditions
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)Zero-cost collars are option-based strategies which—by matching prices received and paid for the component derivatives—provide costless protection for stock or index investments. The investors’ risk appetite determines ... -
An explorative study into the effectiveness of a customs operation and its impact on trade
(CCES, 2018)There is a lack of overall efficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa’s logistics systems, with a large contributor to this problem being inefficient customs processes and unnecessary customs delays. Many comparisons have been ... -
Confirmatory factor analysis of the Maslach Burnout Inventory: a Bayesian structural equation modeling approach
(Hogrefe, 2017)In the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), burnout is conceptualized as a combination of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. However, the factorial structure for the MBI remains controversial. ... -
Cyber bullying of female students : an exploration of literature study
(IFE Centre for Psychological Studies (ICPS), 2017)Over the past decades, cyber bullying has become the order of the day in the universities (schools), workplace and elsewhere. This growth involves inter-gender, and age demographics. The aim of this study is to explore and ... -
The impact of social media on social lifestyle: a case study of University female students
(IFE Centre for Psychological Studies (ICPS), 2017)The impact of social media (SM) or new media (NM) in our education institutions and society today are undoubtedly overwhelming. Students in the developed and developing countries are becoming more addicted to social media ... -
Gold sales forecasting: the Box–Jenkins methodology
(Virtus, 2017)The study employs the Box-Jenkins Methodology to forecast South African gold sales. For a resource economy like South Africa where metals and minerals account for a high proportion of GDP and export earnings, the decline ... -
The causal and cointegration relationship between government revenue and government expenditure
(Business Perspectives, 2017)This study determines the causal relationship that exists between government revenue and government expenditure in South Africa. The study employed annual time series data from the year 1980 to 2015 taken from the South ... -
Cooperatives in South Africa: a review
(Indian Society for Education and Environment, 2017)Objectives: The main objective of this paper is to explore the contribution of cooperatives in economic development of South Africa in post-independence period. It examines how the cooperatives help the members to attain ... -
Teachers and their educational leadership in organizational change and development: an Eritrean case study
(Indian Society for Education and Environment, 2017)The purpose of the study is to explore whether teachers involve in school leadership. Teachers as leaders of their schools have a diverse set of leadership functions that would help schools to reform, transform or even ... -
The impact of the presence on global markets of calcium carbide originating from China on other industry role players: the case of SA Calcium carbide (Pty) Ltd
(Virtus, 2017)This research assesses how the presence of calcium carbide originating from China has impacted on the operations of other role players in the industry. SA Calcium Carbide (Pty) Ltd. located in Newcastle, South Africa, was ... -
Assessing the extent of the application of strategic thinking in a local sphere of government
(Medwell, 2017)This study assessed the extent of the application of strategic thinking in a Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa. It was aimed at initiating an inquiry into the relevance of strategic thinking to local governance: ... -
Challenges associated with infrastructure delivery
(Business Perspectives, 2017)The main purpose of this paper is to document some challenges faced by Independent Development Trust (IDT) in infrastructure delivery of the provincial government of KwaZulu-Natal. Infrastructure delivery has a significant ... -
Challenges faced by small businesses in registering companies in rural Kwazulu–Natal
(Medwell, 2017)The research investigated challenges faced by small businesses in registering companies in rural KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. uMzinyathi District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal was used as a case study, representing ... -
The impact of maintenance fees on students' willingness to maintain bank accounts and establish credit profile
(Business Perspectives, 2017)The purpose of this article is two-fold: to investigate how recurring maintenance fees levied on students' accounts impact on university students' willingness to maintain bank accounts and therefore begin creating the ... -
Going beyond expectations: banks strategies attract and retain or deter tertiary students' clientele
(Business Perspectives, 2017)The study assesses whether the banks' strategies help to attract and retain or deter tertiary students from their businesses. It aims to highlight the banks' need to go beyond expectations in nurturing their students' ... -
Empirical test of the Ricardian equivalence in the Kingdom of Lesotho
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)The objective of this paper is to test the existence of Ricardian Equivalence in Lesotho using annual data for two sample periods, 1980-2014 and 1988-2014. This proposition is important and has crucial implications for tax ... -
Government expenditure and economic growth in South Africa: a vector error correction modeling and Granger Causality Test
(International Foundation for Research and Development (IFRD), 2017)Previous studies generally find mixed empirical evidence on the relationship between government spending and economic growth. This study re-examine the relationship between government expenditure and economic growth in ... -
The effect of sample size on the efficiency of count data models: applications to Marriage Data
(International Foundation for Research and Development (IFRD), 2017)Abstract: Sample size requirements are common in many multivariate analysis techniques as one of the measures taken to ensure the robustness of such techniques, such requirements have not been of interest in the area of ... -
A student perspective into information quality of web sites
(Kennesaw State University, 2017)As organisations have become aware of the strategic importance of web sites, the trend to use web sites for various purposes has increased in domains such as education, health, government and business. However, organisations ...
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