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Well-being of remote workers: Work characteristics and challenges

SA Journal of Human Resource Management
Orientation: Remote working has allowed employees greater flexibility in fulfilling their tasks; but with the recent rapid shift to working from home for a significant proportion of the workforce, the common notions about remote work should be revisited,
Natasha Winkler-Titus, Charlene Gerber, Vera Ngalo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is there evidence of disintermediation in the South African banking sector? [PDF]

, 2014
Thesis (M.Com. (Economics))--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, School of Economic and Business Sciences, 2013.This paper assesses the level of financial intermediation in the South African financial industry and ...
Abreu, Michelle Pingo-de
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Farmers' Participation in Messenger‐Based Social Groups And Its Effects on Performance in Irrigated Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov, Abdusame Tadjiev, Nodir Djanibekov, Ajit Govind, Akmal Akramkhanov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Machine learning and company failure prediction: Evidence from South Africa

Acta Commercii
Orientation: Machine learning has advanced substantially over the past two decades and exhibits the potential to overcome the limitations of traditional statistical methods for predicting company failure.
Nicolene Wesson, Dewald Mienie, Anthea Myatt   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mathematics at the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business

Economía y Negocios, 2009
El rol que cumplen las matemáticas en el estudio de las ciencias económicas es un tema que se ha discutido ampliamente, por la relación que esta puede tener tanto en el ejercicio de la docencia como en el desarrollo de la economía desde lo social. Es claro, sin embargo, que la Teoría Económica no puede estar separada de la matemática pues tanto el ...
openaire   +1 more source

Expanding the Frontiers of Agricultural Economics to Meet the Future Challenges of Agricultural Development [PDF]

In this paper I challenge the theoretical building blocks of agricultural economics and then provide some indication of how the discipline has rectified some of its shortcomings. The introduction of the New Institutional Economics into our discipline has
Kirsten, Johann F.
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A Skills Gap Analysis of Farmer Directors of US Farmer Cooperatives

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Boards of directors are vital to firm performance and are an integral part of the decision‐making process of any business. Several studies have been conducted that observe corporate or nonprofit board characteristics, skills, and the board's connection to firm performance.
Jody S. Herchenbach, Brian C. Briggeman, Jason S. Bergtold, Aleksan Shanoyan, Sarah A. Low, Brandi Miller   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The value of synergised structures in merchandising services for selected South African retail channels

South African Journal of Business Management
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the value of synergised structures in South African retail merchandising services. Specifically, it explored how senior managers in reputable retail organisations that sell fast-moving goods perceived the
Wayne E. Macpherson, Louise De Koker, Rodin Inglis, Sasha Boucher   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fiscal Storms: Public Spending and Revenues in the Aftermath of Natural Disasters [PDF]

Recent research in both the social and natural sciences has been devoted to increasing our ability to predict disasters, prepare for them and mitigate their costs. Curiously, we appear to know very little about the fiscal consequences of disasters.
Aekkanush Nualsri, Ilan Noy
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Resilience of Small Beef Packers and the USDA Meat Supply Chain Initiative

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We focus on the plant‐size resilience relationship among small beef packers during COVID‐19. Defining resilience as the ability to maintain or increase slaughter and non‐resilience as otherwise, we use survey and secondary data to estimate a logit model where resilience is a function of a plant's capacity and age in addition to labor condition
Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, Azzeddine Azzam, Binod Khanal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source