In South Africa, SME development has been identified by government as a priority increating jobs to solve high unemployment.SMEs also often battle to survive in a tough and ever changing business world. There isa high failure rate among many SMEs. Some of the reasons for the high rate of...

This study was initiated to determine whether cost estimation is a necessary skill for an Information Technology (IT) consultant. The historic poor record in the software industry for delivering software projects within budget has highlighted a need for IT students to receive adequate...

Seeking to identify and further understand the variables considered when ranking specialty programs in colleges of education, this research study surveyed all deans, and associate deans responsible for graduate education, at United States institutions that offer the terminal degree in at least...

Institutes of Higher Learning such as universities and Institutes of Technical and Further Education (TAFE) have traditionally provided the skilled workforce which finds employment in industry. In this respect, industry may be viewed as the core market for which learning and training...

Financial planning in its broadest terms is now in the spotlight as it draws interest from a wide range of groups including consumers, regulators, government, the financial services industry, accountants and most importantly educators. This paper presents a descriptive analysis which provides a...

Today's global economy and increased internationalization of business activity are forcing business schools to internationalize their business curriculum, including the accounting curriculum, in order to educate and prepare students to practice globally. However, universities must possess or...

The success of industry-based projects (capstone projects) used in computing course depends on a number of factors. These are: i) characteristics of the information system and the client perception, ii) individual student and group characteristics, iii) development methodology used, and iv) the...

This paper reports on a study into student perceptions of a Socratic approach to teaching business ethics. The paper lays out a criticalist proposition that there is a discourse of ?ethics-in-business? in which ethics are, pragmatically, subsumed by a more strategic economics focus to business...

The current study investigated the efficacy of performance feedback with or without consequences on the reduction of overtime used by house managers to staff residential programs at a local human services agency. The intervention involved the use of a novel report, the Financial Report, which...

This research is supported by the Multicultural Affairs Queensland (MAQ) as part of the Queensland Government's Muslim Community Engagement Strategy to promote positive community relations with the Muslim Community. The present study investigates the employment status of Muslims in Queensland....