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Mit der Arbeit wird der Versuch unternommen, den Zusammenhängen von Biographie- und individuellen Lernprozessen nachzugehen. Dies erfolgt am Beispiel von acht ostdeutschen ExistenzgründerInnen, die sich nach der Wende in den neuen Bundesländern im Lebensmitteleinzelhandel selbständig gemacht...

Elektronische Marktplätze verändern seit den letzten Jahren immer häufiger bestehende Wertschöpfungsketten. Neben konventionellen Märkten entstehen globale Märkte, auf denen ortsunabhängig eine große Zahl von Anbietern und Kunden Handelstransaktionen abwickeln kann. Die große Zahl von...

A concordant ordering of brands, generated with a computer assisted linear format, an alphabetical listing of brands, and a discordant summary rating of brands were compared on decision quality, user evaluations, and decision time. The decision task was difficult as the decision set contained a...

Purpose – The last ten years have seen a gradual withdrawal of retail facilities frommany local areas and the consequent growth of ‘shopping deserts’, resulting in socialand health disbenefits. This paper examines the potential for e-shopping to fill thevacuum and to assist disadvantaged...

Purpose – This paper examines the purchase intentions of online retail consumers,segmented by their purchase orientation.Design/methodology/approach – An e-mail/web survey was addressed to a consumer panelconcerning their online shopping experiences and motivations, n = 396.Findings – It...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The retail environment in South Africa is dynamic and complex. The apparel retailing industryfunctions within an emergent economic milieu, and the consumers it targets are exposed to variousfactors that influence their shopping behaviour. Some of these factors are shopping...

This thesis explores the barriers/constraints that the SMME may experience whilst attempting to recover their skills levies from the wholesale and retail SETA (W&RSETA).Skills development legislation was introduced in South Africa to address the previous disparities in education and training....