ENGLISH ABSTRACT: RHI Refractories believe that the process of outsourcing certain activities of a companies’ value chain goes hand in hand with a complete new way of how management think and do things. The process of outsource the refractory activity of a company’s value chain is not just a...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Business persons engaging in BEE deals, pertaining to ownership, encounter many obstacles and challenges relating to the formulation of appropriate structures and solutions during the deal process. The SMME market is arguably one of the most critical contributors towards the SA...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to determine approaches to CRM within the luxury hotel sector in Cape Town in order to add value not only to guests, but to all stakeholders of the hotel. This was done by conducting a literature review, supported by a sound base of primary research....

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Successful merger and acquisitions (M & A) from a financial perspective increases shareholder value. This paper examines the effect of corporate mergers and acquisitions (M & A) on shareholder value. A discussion on shareholder value follows with reasons why companies choose M...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa is on the verge of major changes in the private medical sector. The government’s planned National Health Insurance has far reaching implications for all role players in the industry, as well as for the general public. This paper looks at the changes that have...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Red Bull is probably one of the most interesting brands ever created. Since its launch in Austria in 1986 and the launch in South Africa in November 1997, Red Bull has caused a stir. Dietrich Mateschitz created Red Bull after visiting Thailand and seeing the taxi drivers...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an illustrious initiative that most companies takeadvantage of in order to position themselves for competitive advantage in the businessworld. Other companies view it as an opportunity to contribute towards the development ofthe society...

The government has stated its intentions to increase the usage of solar water heating (SWH) through its National Solar Water Heater Programme (NSWHP). As described in the report, increased adoption of SWH would have a number of benefits for South Africa. Firstly, replacement of electric geysers...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The increasing global demand for and dependency on oil provides tremendousopportunities for oil-producing countries. Supported by the unprecedentedeconomic growth in developing countries such as China and India, the globaldemand for oil is estimated to increase by 50% from the...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study looks at South Africa and Brazil in a comparative sense to determine how infrastructure development and investment since 1970 to 2002 impacted not only onaggregate GDP but also on social indicators such as gross national income (GNI), infantmortality and literacy...