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Purpose – Activities in the manufacturing sector are often considered the bedrock of an economy and a key driver of growth and development. Within the South African manufacturing sector, operations skills are reported to be deficient and are often cited as a main cause of failure in small,...
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Purpose – Capital budgeting is a key issue in corporate finance and over time major theoretical developments have been incorporated into the appraisal processes of capital intensive companies. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the capital budgeting practices of a sample of motor...
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Purpose – This paper seeks to investigate the nature and extent of value management (VM) practice in the South African manufacturing industry. It aims to explore engineers' and designers' awareness and understanding of VM and the nature and extent of the use of VM techniques within their...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to document the transformation of developing Asia's manufacturing sector during … main findings. Findings – It is found that: the share of developing Asia in world manufacturing output has increased …
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, cannot be paid without considering the productivity levels of the workers concerned. There should certainly not be any “free … lunch” – especially not in a low‐productivity economy such as South Africa.  …
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countries innovate and employ innovations in a sustainable manner. This paper presents a case study of an innovation business in …
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and driving industry consolidation; and re‐locating innovation activities into in Asia. Although the mix of these … Asia and the strategies required to win in the future. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is draws on detailed … fieldwork and consulting assignments with Asian companies, backed by the author's 20 years of experience working in Asia to …
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entrepreneurship training programs in several countries in Asia. Current literature is reviewed to make a case for the applicability of …
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Addresses issues of innovation in the global marketing of leisure industry software products. A strong marketing base … structures, particularly those taking place in Asia. Explores ways of establishing and devising strategies to become a global …
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