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 thesis reports on a research project conducted at Stellenbosch University, focusing on the field ofinformation management, and contributing to the development of an approach for structuring information insuch a manner that context becomes apparent, which on its part assists persons (and...