Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences
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The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences has a strong focus in applied research and has a number of specialised research units including the Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), the Entrepreneurship Development Unit (EDU), the Institute for Social Development (ISD), the African Centre for Citizenship and Democracy (ACCEDE) and the EMS Student Support and Research Unit (ESSRU).
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Recent Submissions
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A comparison analysis of CEO compensation related to shareholders value: South Africa versus China holding banks
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)CEO’s compensation, as a global management problem, has been a matter of continuing argument in Western economies, over the last two decades. However, the relationship between CEO compensation and firm performance is still ... -
An interrogation of the adequacy of New Public Management in effective social service delivery Case of Mutare City Council, Zimbabwe
(University of Western Cape, 2020)Local authorities, if well managed, are a key public sector institution indispensable for effective and efficient service delivery which in turn is critical towards meeting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at local ... -
In the best interest of the child: Food choices and body mass index of adult and children living in urban peripheral townships in Cape Town
(University of Western Cape, 2020)The increase in overweight and obesity worldwide is described as a global health epidemic. A great proportion of this epidemic is now found in low- and middle-income countries with higher levels of prevalence, particularly ... -
Assessing participation of small fishing companies in the Transport Education Training Authority (TETA): identifying fault lines and potential responses to increase participation
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The study focusses on the transport sector, where company participation level is measured at approximately 20% of levy paying enterprises, and this level is mostly based on relatively high levels of participation from ... -
Obesity in Children: Environmental and Parental Influences. The Case Study of Khayelitsha in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Overweight and Obesity are conditions of excessive fat accumulation in the body of an individual. Due to the growing prevalence of the obesity epidemic, obesity has become a global public health concern. Overweight among ... -
Employees’ perception of the factors that prevent disclosure of disability status to the employer: case of a selected higher education institution
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)There is an increase in the number of people with disabilities entering, and in the workplace. Industrialised countries are encountering a workforce that is ageing, which makes the prevalence of disability, due to chronic ... -
The impact of an organisational capacity assessment on non-profit organisations in South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)The research study investigated the potential impact that organisational capacity assessments can have on the long-term sustainability of non-profit organisations (NPOs). The researcher employed longitudinal research design ... -
Development impact of agricultural projects on smallholder farmers: A case study from the Fadama iii project in Ebonyi state, Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Nigeria has over 100 million people living below the US$1.90 poverty line. Most of these poor people are rural smallholder farmers. Agricultural interventions are ongoing to alleviate poverty and food insecurity amongst ... -
Assessment of the quality of HIV data in an electronic system in a health sub-district in the Eastern Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2020)In South Africa, public health facilities provide free antiretroviral treatment (ART) mainly via primary healthcare (PHC) nurses. To streamline data collection an electronic HIV information system (TIER.Net), was introduced ... -
ETHICAL PRACTICES OF THE MIDDLE MANAGERS IN A SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITY
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Middle managers play an important role in contemporary organisations, particularly in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Research on middle managers in a HEI environment suggests that their roles, work practice and ... -
The right to adequate housing in Zimbabwe: A contextual and jurisprudential anatomy of public housing policy implementation; Harare (2000-2018)
(University of Western Cape, 2020)Amid notable and ongoing research about housing, structural hurdles crippling state efforts to guarantee the right to adequate housing have been extensively analysed and widely recognised. Albeit study after study demonstrates ... -
Ethical practices of the middle managers in a South African university
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Middle managers play an important role in contemporary organisations, particularly in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Research on middle managers in a HEI environment suggests that their roles, work practice and ... -
Essays on savings in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Savings is essential for boosting economic growth. Low savings in a country will have negative consequences for both investment and economic growth. South Africa has continued to expe rience declining saving rates and ... -
Townships to CBD: The project of ten informal traders in the formal economy of Cape Town, Western Cape.
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)The Quarterly Labour Force survey by Statistics South Africa (2019) portrays a very bleak future for the South African economy and labour force. The unemployment rate is 27.6% and youth unemployment stands at 55.2%. The ... -
Using Efficient Market Theory and Behavioral Finance Theory to Investigate the Impact of Investor Confidence: Lessons from Global Financial Crises
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The drastic decline in stock prices on the 24th October 1929 sent a frantic wave of panic across the US. Merely a century later, on the 29th September 2008 another financial crisis hit the globe - this time leaving most ... -
Ethical practices of the middle managers in a South African University
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Middle managers play an important role in contemporary organisations, particularly in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Research on middle managers in a HEI environment suggests that their roles, work practice and ... -
The synergy between gender relations, child labour and disability in the post-war Acholi sub-region of Northern Uganda
(University of Western Cape, 2020)After a war of nearly two decades in the Acholi sub-region of northern Uganda many families and communities were physically, socially, economically and psychologically devastated. A myriad of other concomitant effects ... -
‘n Doelwitbestuursmodel vir werkverrigtingbevordering op plaaslike owerheidsvlak
(University of Western Cape, 2000)Plaaslike owerheidsaangeleenthede in Suid-Afrika het in die algemeen deurlopend heelwat aandag vanaf owerheidsweë geniet (cf. die talle verslae en bevindings van komitees van ondersoek na aangeleenthede rakende plaaslike ... -
A cost-analysis study of primary diabetes treatment at day-hospitals and a provincial hospital in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 1996)The provision of health care in South Africa is undergoing major restructuring. The aim is to achieve substantial, visible and sustainable improvements to the efficiency and accessibility of primary healthcare (PHC) services ... -
"A survey of the critical factors affecting CAPITAL ACCOUNT LIBERALISATION."
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The increase in trade, the increasing internationalisation of production and the improvements in communications, coupled with legalisation of foreign currency instruments have led to a liberalisation of the capital ...