Commercial listed property is a complex, yet potentially lucrative asset class to invest in. South Africas property index delivered average returns of 34% for 2006/7 and was rated best performer internationally. While many of the funds in the sector as still forecasting excellent yields, some...

Human assets are a source of competitive advantage to the firm. Studies havefound that to attract and retain talented employees, firms need to offer morethan just money they need to offer challenging roles and developmentopportunities. However, the more organisations invest in an employees...

The role of culture in consumer behaviour and the importance of service quality delivery as a differential factor among businesses have received much interest in recent times, especially within the retail environment. With similar products being offered, service quality is seen as a critical...

As western markets stagnate, companies are looking to the emerging world forgrowth, and have begun to experiment with offerings that target the four billion microconsumersat the base of the pyramid. To successfully engage these emergingconsumers, firms must innovate around their product...

This report details a study of capital structure for JSE listed companies. Thestudy considered historical financial information for JSE listed companies overthe period 1987 to 2009 and asked two central questions, with the benefit ofhindsight. Firstly, could JSE listed companies have used more...

Global consumer spending trends indicated a growth in the popularity andsupport of green-marketing in many retailers within the formal sector with theexception of South Africa (SA). The research contained in this study thereforesets out to gain understanding of whether retailers within the...

Black Economic Empowerment is a strategy aimed at substantially increasingmeaningful Black participation at all levels in the South African economy. South Africais characterised by remarkably low levels of entrepreneurship. As entrepreneurship isassociated with wealth generation and job...

Purpose - This study investigates the nature of Corporate Entrepreneurship(CE) in the Liquor industry in South Africa. This industry finds itself in turbulenttrading conditions and all liquor segments compete for the same share of throatwith a situation where competitiveness is increasing within...

The role of banks in sustainable development has been growing with prominenceinternationally. Therefore, research was undertaken to ascertain the approach ofSouth African banking sector in respect of corporate sustainability or sustainablebanking. The purpose of this research was to further...