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Kritiese beskouing van die uitwerking van wetsvoorskriftelikheid as 'n omgewingsfaktor op finansiële verslagdoening

Bronkhorst, Sybrand (1992-11)

Hierdie studie is onderneem om aan te dui of wetsvoorskriftelikheid as 'n omgewingsfaktor van finansiele verslagdoening in staat is om te verseker dat f inansiele inligting sinvol vir beleggingsbeslui tneming aan ...
The effect of the application of "E"-communication on commercial banking in Zimbabwe

Kashora, Trust (2009-08-25)

This study investigates to what extent "e"-communication is used successfully by Zimbabwean commercial banks. The study was done using the literature survey method and the questionnaire. The closed and open-ended questionnaires ...
Financial reporting and its interpretation for management purposes in the agricultural environment

Shuttleworth, Christina Cornelia (2009-08-25)

This study examines whether financial reporting, in its present state, complies with the modern farmer's need for efficient financial management. Although decision making is the ultimate outcome, the emphasis in this ...
The perception of the skills required and displayed by management accountants to meet future challenges

Botes, Vida Lucia (2009-08-25)

In the 21st century change is inevitable and management accounting has not been immune to the changing business environment. The morphogenic change, has been brought about because of three distinctly identifiable drivers ...
Quantifying synergy value in mergers and acquisitions

De Graaf, Albert (2010-06)

Mergers and acquisitions have been demonstrated to create synergies, but not in all cases. Current research reveals that where synergies exist, these seem to accrue to the shareholders of the selling companies. Given the ...
Management accounting as an instrument for corporate governance in Botswana

Mayanja, Mohammed Kwanya (2010-10)

Problem statement: Management accounting is not given enough emphasis, at the board level, as a provider of timely and relevant information to facilitate the execution of good corporate governance. Without management ...
Financial planning and control systems : essential tools to increase the survival rate of micro and small manufacturing enterprises in the Tshwane metropolitan area

Berry, Pamela Ruth (2011-02)

The use of financial planning and control systems is one of the factors that influence the survival of small businesses. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the use of financial planning and control systems ...
The gap in management accounting skills required by venture capital providers and those possessed by small and medium enterprises in the craft industry

Shaku, Mmudi David (2011-02)

SMEs are considered as the best possible vehicle to reduce the unemployment rate and increase economic participation in the country, specifically for historically disadvantaged people. Due to, among other things, the ...
The role of management accounting in creating and sustaining competitive advantage : a case study of Equity Bank, Kenya

Ndwiga, Nicholas Murithi (2011-06)

Current management accounting techniques have not been widely accepted as a means to develop a competitive advantage. The information obtained from the literature reviewed and the results from an empirical study that ...
The balanced scorecard as a performance measurement tool for the South Africa government's upgrading of informal settlements programme

Julyan, Leoni (2011-06)

The perceived lack of progress by the Department of Human Settlements (“Department”) in meeting the increased demand for subsidised housing post-1994 is a ticking time bomb, given the repeated promises without any prospect ...
An assessment of the impact of climate change on the risks, returns and opportunities of selected South African companies

Moyo, Mandlenkosi (2013-02)

The risk of climate change has gained prominence globally and also in South Africa. Companies operating in developing countries such as South Africa are perceived to be particularly vulnerable to climate change. There have ...
An adjusted material flow cost accounting framework for process waste-reduction decisions in the South African Brewery industry

Fakoya, Michael Bamidele (2014-03)

While contemporary environmental problems arise partly from increased industrial activities resulting in waste creation, the continued extraction and depletion of earth’s natural resources by organisations to meet consumers’ ...
Factors influencing the success of activity-based costing in the Nelson Mandela Bay metropole manufacturing industry

Reynolds, Arthur (2014-05-08)

Past research on activity-based costing (ABC) success factors has predominantly focused on establishing relationships between known success factors and ABC implementation success. According to the researcher, there is a ...
Human capital disclosure in corporate annual reports

Adelowotan, Michael Olajide (2014-05-19)

It is generally acknowledged that human capital intangibles are major value drivers in the new economy characterised by information and technology. The main purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which companies ...
Analysing the predictors of financial vulnerability of the consumer market microstructure in SouthAfrica

De Clercq, Bernadene (2014-06-11)

This study aimed to develop a causal chain that illustrates the path through which a variety of factors influence consumer financial vulnerability. In order to achieve the stated aim, it was necessary to firstly identify ...
Management accounting tools providing sustainability information for decision-making and its influence on financial performance

Matambele, Khathutshelo (2014-11)

Many organisations today are still not making use of Management Accounting tools to assist in providing sustainability information for decision-making and the influence this can have on the financial performance of an ...
The decision-usefulness of corporate environmental reports in South Africa

Kamala, Peter Nasiema (2014-11)

The broad aim of this research was to assess the decision-usefulness of environmental reports produced by South African companies that are listed on the Johanessburg Securities Exchange (JSE) to users of the reports. The ...
Exploring the correlation between selected performance measurement tools for individual investors in South Africa

Totowa, Jacques (2015-02)

It is generally acknowledged that the share price of listed companies is not usually a true reflection of the value imbedded in the said companies. The main purpose of this study is to explore the correlation between ...
A costing system for the construction industry in Southern Africa

Mushonga, Evans (2015-03)

This research is based on the problem of allocating indirect overheads to construction projects in order to establish the performance of each project. Traditional costing (TC) systems and Activity-Based Costing (ABC) systems ...
Didactic conversation and transactional distance : a case study of retention and throughput of accounting students

Van Rooyen, Annelien Adriana (2015-07)

The study was necessitated by the fact that the throughput rates of accounting students studying at distance learning institutions in South Africa are disturbingly low when compared to students studying at residential ...

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