Browsing Economic and Management Sciences by Subject "Competitive advantage"
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An analysis of a selected aviation company's competitive environment in South Africa
(2014)Competitiveness and gaining a sustainable competitive advantage are very important factors when analysing the success of companies involved in the aviation industry in South Africa. The success of these companies will ... -
An analysis of rightsourcing in the electricity supply industry
(North-West University, 2011)The country is currently experiencing a tight electricity schedule. The demand for greater capacity than the country can supply is a reality. Raising unemployment and poverty levels are a situation we contend with daily. The ... -
Assessing competitive advantage brought by Blockchain technology in supply chain systems : Vanderbijlpark retail business perspective
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)The aim of this study was to gather and understand how supply chain issues related to food safety, counterfeiting of goods and traceability affects retail businesses. Furthermore, the study assessed the perspective of ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of information systems for SMEs growth and failure prevention in Lesotho
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)The majority of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) fail to reach at least five years of operation. Their failure may be attributed to lack of accountability and technological advancement. The study, therefore, aimed ... -
The competitive advantage of velvet beans as an economic agricultural commodity
(2015)The competitive advantage of velvet beans as an economic agricultural commodity. In the past 40 years, although food insecurity, poverty and environmental degradation persist, worldwide farmers have made considerable ... -
A conceptual framework towards conference tourism competitiveness
(North-West University (South Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2019)The conference industry is showing significant growth and has become an integral part of global tourism. The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) has ranked South Africa as one of the top 15 long-haul ... -
Determining the impact of organisational culture on a water utility supplier's strategy
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Background: The water sector in South Africa has been facing several challenges which necessitated that government reacts swiftly and appropriately to these challenges. This, in turn, has placed a severe burden on the ... -
Developing a channel strategy for a diesel engine supplier in Mozambique
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)With the current global economic growth slowdown more and more companies are looking towards Africa for its future sales growth. Due to it being consistently one of the best performing economies in the world, Mozambique ... -
Developing a competitiveness model for South African National Parks
(2015)The tourism industry is an extremely competitive industry which is mainly caused by the ever changing needs of tourists. However, despite the constant change in tourist behaviour, violent terrorist attacks on countries ... -
Developing a framework for future business models in the South African banking industry
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The South African banking industry has not fundamentally changed over many years and has been dominated by five traditional incumbent brick and mortar banks. In recent years Capitec has however been able to cause some ...