Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether an association exists between a firm's black economic empowerment (BEE) score and its share returns. Design/methodology/approach – The study uses linear regression that controls for the factors explaining share returns identified...

This study investigates the extent to which South African listed corporations voluntarily disclose information on black economic empowerment (BEE) in their annual and sustainability reports using a sample of 75 listed corporations from 2003 to 2009. BEE is a form of socio-economic affirmative...

The purpose of this paper is to reflect on an innovative initiative taken spontaneously by producers in the supply chain of the table grapes and wine industry to empower employees. Empowerment is a fundamental force for change in doing business in South Africa and its societies, especially in...

Entrepreneurship is sometimes seen as a process of few peoples. Although some persons have innate abilities as entrepreneurs, many can also develop this capacity in their life through a learning process. At the heart of entrepreneurship is the creation and/or recognition of opportunities....