The study investigated the effects of civil unrest on tourism business in Vuwani area in the Vhembe region. A quantitative research approach was used in the study. The descriptive research design was adopted in conducting ...
Despite the tremendous global development within the electronic-commerce (e-commerce) industry, marketers in emerging economies are still lagging in understanding the dynamic consumers’ online purchasing behaviour. ...
The informal sector plays a pivotal role in developing countries. Its presence in the economy contributes greatly in two ways: firstly, informal entrepreneurs drive job formation through small-business creation. Secondly, ...
Tourism demand is mainly measured in terms of tourism arrivals and departures together with tourist expenditure and receipts. Further variables commonly cited in the literature are travel exports and/or imports, tourist ...
Government regulations are needed to achieve a range of economic and social objectives which are beneficial to the nation as a whole. However, many countries experience problems with their regulatory systems as they ...
The value of small businesses is known globally for its contribution towards economic growth, job creation and social progression. A plethora of entrepreneurial problems (for example, mismanagement of finance and lack of ...
Countries across the globe are relying on tourism growth and development for creation of employment and contribution to the country’s GDP. Societies have always been subject to change. Modern society has been increasingly ...
Entrepreneurship has become the backbone of every economy in the modern era; essential for employment creation, revamping national economic performance and generating wealth. Despite it being taught in tertiary institutions ...
In South Africa, empirical evidence discloses a situation that is crippling to early-stage entrepreneurs since three in every four emerging businesses are collapsing. A substantial body of research has documented the lack ...
Microfranchising’ is one of the new innovative entrepreneurial concepts that has gained traction in the past few years and potentially can provide a livelihood to the three billion people that live at the Bottom of the ...
Despite the fast pace of development within the mobile commerce industry globally, marketers in developing countries are still lagging in understanding why and how consumers participate in mobile marketing transactions. ...
Contemporary cloud-based computing is crucial for the efficient delivery of ICT systems to users, as well as for versatile disaster recovery and business continuity management (BCM) platforms. Based on the need for efficient ...
The questions of what constitutes entrepreneurship and, in turn, who an entrepreneur is, have
dominated entrepreneurship discourse in recent times. Over the years, a multiplicity of
definitions of entrepreneurship has ...
Africans are, by nature, collectivist people. This is especially true for countries such as South Africa, where people live their lives as a community – they celebrate life’s achievements together and mourn life’s tragic ...
The spaza-shop sector is an integral part of the Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) in the South African economy. The industry is made up of more than 100 000 enterprises with a collective annual turnover of R7 ...
South African economic policies (for example, the National Development Plan [NDP] and Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act [BBBEE]) place high emphasis on promoting entrepreneurial activities. In particular, these ...
Increasingly, third-world countries are relying on ecotourism to boost their economies. Similar to other forms of tourism, ecotourism as a business initiative is perceived to contribute positively to economic development. ...
Increasingly, third-world countries are relying on ecotourism to boost their economies. Similar to other forms of tourism, ecotourism as a business initiative is perceived to contribute positively to economic development. ...