ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Several studies have shown that abnormal returns can be generated simply by buying past winning stocks and selling past losing stocks. Being able to predict future price behaviour by past price movements represents a direct challenge to the Efficient Market Hypothesis, a...

ENGLISH SUMMARY: The research documents the development of a conceptual framework, the improbable circumstances strategic (ICS) framework, which guides organisations in the preparation for improbable circumstances.Four fields include: strategic management, innovation, systems thinking and...

This study intends to develop a decision support tool for new business developmentunits in South African consultancies. These consultancies endeavour to out‐license theirtechnology assets.The enterprise engineering model is examined and the rules and boundaries of theCartesian space is used to...