Faculty of Commerce
Research Report 2006
Department of Accounting
Research Report 2006
Head of Department: Associate Professor Michael Wormald
Departmental Profile
Research in the Department of Accounting is carried out in five broad areas, namely
auditing, financial accounting, financial management, management accounting and
taxation. The research effort is conducted on three general levels: directly usable
research, the results of which are translatable into professional practice; applied
research of a more general nature; and pure research on the broader frontiers of the
discipline. In addition, research is carried out on the educational aspects of
accountancy. The research is carried out by the staff members and post-graduate
students.
Departmental Statistics
Permanent and Long-term Contract Staff
Professors
Associate Professors
Senior Lecturers
Lecturers
Administrative and Clerical Staff
Total
2
8
12
8
8
38
Students
Doctoral
Masters
Honours
Postgraduate Diplomas
Undergraduate
Total
5
44
79
247
2486
2861
Research Fields and Staff
Permanent Staff
Mr C Abdulla
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Accounting education; financial ratio analysis
Associate Professor Peter Bourne
Expert systems in auditing
Ms Carol Cairney
Activity based costing/management
Dr Eddie Chamisa
International accounting standards in developing countries
Associate Professor
Supply chain management and strategic cost management
Mr AJ Cilliers
Value based management; strategic management accounting including the balance
scorecard
Mr Rod Clayton
Audit committees
Associate Professor Carlos Correia
Capital budgeting; cost of capital
Professor Geoff Everingham
Employee reporting; financial reporting; generally accepted accounting practice
Associate Professor Mark Graham
Value/growth stocks; financial analysis; corporate reporting
Ms Jacqui Kew
Accounting education; financial literacy and enterpreneurship
Mr John Macey
Accounting ethics; intellectual capital; analysis and interpretation of financial analysis
Mrs Julia Milligan
Sustainability reporting
Associate Professor Tessa Minter
Information risk management
Mr Goolam Modack
Accounting education and generally accepted accounting practice
Associate Professor Jennifer Roeleveld
Capital gains tax; trusts and estates
Miss Joanne Shev
Capital gains tax
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Mr Colin Smith
Educational and behavioural issues in management accounting; cash flow analysis;
value relevance
Professor Enrico Uliana
Management accounting practices; strategic cost analysis; use of accounting in
aligning performance with strategy; intellectual capital
Associate Professor Alex Watson
Generally accepted accounting practice
Mr Craig West
Capital gains tax; trusts and anti-avoidance
Mr James Winfield
Accounting education; business and professional ethics; foundation of accounting
Associate Professor Michael Wormald
Value creation; unit trust performance
Contact Details
Postal Address: Department of Accounting, University of Cape Town, Private Bag
X3, Rondebosch, 7701
Telephone: +27 21 650 2269/2257
Fax: +27 21 689 7582
E-mail: michael.wormald@uct.ac.za
Web: http://www.commerce.uct.ac.za/accounting
Research Output
ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
Cramer, P.J. 2006. Operating leases: Straight-line, crooked ratios? Accountancy SA,
March(2006): 10-13.
Lubbe, I. and Milligan, J.E. 2006. Measurement of revenue - what value?
Accountancy S.A., August(2006): 12-16.
Roeleveld, J.J. 2006. South African withholding tax: Adverse consequences for nonresidents. British Tax Review, 4: 385-484.
Watson, A. 2006. BEE transactions - what are the accounting implications?
Accountancy S.A., October 2006: 10-14.
BOOKS
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Blackman, M.S., Jooste, R.D., Larkin, M., Everingham, G.K., Rademeyer, C.H. and
Yeats, J. 2006. Commentary on the Companies Act: Revision Service 3, 1-628.
Wynberg: Juta & Company.
Bourne, P.J.M., Clayton, R.D., Jooste, R.D., Minter, M.T., Puttick, G.A. and Shev, J.
2006. Graded tutorials on auditing: 1-719. Cape Town: Juta and Company Ltd.
Everingham, G.K. and Watson, A. 2006. Generally Accepted Accounting Practice: A
South African viewpoint, Revision Service 39: 1-350. Cape Town: Juta & Co
Limited.
Huxham, K.T. and Haupt, P.K. 2006. Notes on South African Income Tax: 761. Cape
Town: H & H Publications.
Huxham, K.T., Roeleveld, J.J., Warneke, D.A. and West, C. 2006. Questions on SA
tax: 1-390. Cape Town: HRWW Publications.
Kew, J., Mettler, C., Walker, T.J. and Watson, A. 2006. Accounting an introduction: 1
- 753. Cape Town: Oxford University Pess Southern Africa.
Lubbe, I., Watson, A., Walker, T.J. and Chamisa, E. 2006. Accounting: GAAP
Principles: 1 - 539. Cape Town: Oxford University Press Southern Africa.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLISHED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
West, C. and Roeleveld, J.J. 2006. The tax impliations of alienation either directly or
indirectly by a non-resident of South African real estate. Proceedings of the 6th
Annual Hawaii International Conference on Business, 25-28 May 2006, Honolulu,
Hawaii, 16. ISSN 1539-722X.
PUBLISHED CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS
Chamisa, E. 2006. The use and perceived usefulness of IAS 29 restated financial
statements by Zimbabwean investment analysts. Proceedings of European Accounting
Association Conference in Dublin, Ireland from 22nd to 25th March 2006, Dublin,
Ireland, 34.
Chivaka, R. 2006. Cost management using target costing methodology across the
supply chain: A transaction cost economics perspective. Proceedings of European
Accounting Association Conference in Dublin, Ireland from 22nd to 25th March
2006, Dublin, Ireland, 30.
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THESES AND DISSERTATIONS PASSED FOR HIGHER DEGREES
Jin, Y. 2006. An Examination of Share Price and Operating Performance by
Companies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange following Rights Issues: 91. MCom
by dissertation, University of Cape Town.
Kornik, S. 2006. Machine learning for corporate failure prediction - An empirical
study of South African Companies: 1-262. MCom by dissertation, University of Cape
Town.
Mbuyi, E. 2006. An Investigation into the Harmony of Accounting Practices by Listed
Companies on Leading Stock Market Countries: 1-116. MCom by dissertation,
University of Cape Town.
Mc Cready, S.A. 2006. The Taxation of Investment Returns Arising in Collective
Investment Schemes as Compared to Hedge Funds : 1-112. MCom in Taxation,
University of Cape Town.
Mohamood, N. 2006. Control Rights and Contractual Mechanisms to Reduce Risk in
the SA Venture Capital and Private Equity Industry: 1-60. Masters in Business
Administration, University of Cape Town.
Mu, L. 2006. Stock Price Reactions to Dividend Changes: Evidence from the
Johannesburg Stock Exchange: 1-96. MCom in Financial Management, University of
Cape Town.
Owei, N. 2006. Comparative Analysis of Valuation Processes used by: 1-59. Masters
in Business Administration, University of Cape Town.
Ruddy, T.A. 2006. The Manipulation of Headline Earnings by Companies Listed on
the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa: 1-88. MCom, University of Cape Town.
Sapula, Z. 2006. The Affect of Transfer Pricing on Management Decisions in
Vertically Integrated Organisations: 1-58. Masters in Business Administration,
University of Cape Town.
Siddle, A.G. 2006. Share Repurchases in South Africa: Reasons and Returns: 1-97.
MCom in Financial Management, University of Cape Town.
Von Hase, N. 2006. A study of the disclosure policy effect on information asymmetry
and analyst behaviour in South Africa: 1-96. MCom by dissertation, University of
Cape Town.
UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS AND WORKS OF A POPULAR NATURE
Milligan, J.E. 2006. Do you want the credit? The dangers of short term credit. Excel
2005 (3rd quarter publication): 10-11.
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CONSULTANCY AND OTHER ACTIVITIES BASED ON EXPERTISE
DEVELOPED IN RESEARCH
Everingham, G.K. 2006. Member of the Editorial Board of the South African Journal
of Accounting Research, for which he is also a referee. Member of the GAAP
Monitoring Panel of the JSE Securities Exchange and the SA Institute of Chartered
Accountants. He is also a referee for Meditari.
Modack, G.M. 2006. Member of the adjudicating panel for the Ernst and Young
Excellence in Corporating Reporting Survey. Academic evaluator SAICA.
Roeleveld, J.J. 2006. On the board of The National Tax Committee 2006 for the South
African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). On the editorial board panel of
Integritax - a panel, which selects topical tax information for the South African
Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).
Uliana, E. 2006. He is the editor of SA Journal of Accounting Research. He is a
referee for Meditari Accountancy Research and SA Journal of Economic and
Management Sciences. He is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Accounting &
Organizational Change (Australia).
Watson, A. 2006. Chairman of the Accounting Practices Committee, the technical
committee of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants. Member of Cape
Town branch of audit committee working group - a body of experienced audit
committee members with the responsibility for drafting position papers on issues
facing audit committees (KPMG and Institute of Directors Initiative.).
Wormald, M.P. 2006. Acts as a referee for the South African Journal of Accounting
Research, Meditari Accounting Research and the South African Journal of Business
Management. Chair of the Association of Heads of Accounting. Member of the South
African Institute of Accountants (SAICA) Board. Member of the SAICA Education
Committee. Member of the SAICA Transformation Committee. Member of the
SAICA BEE Negotiating Forum.
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School of Economics
Research Report 2006
(including the Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU) and the Southern Africa
Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU)).
Acting Directors: Prof Melvin Ayogu, Prof Nicoli Nattrass and Prof Johann
Fedderke
Departmental Profile
The School of Economics is located in two faculties, namely, the Faculty of
Commerce (which is also its administrative home) and the Faculty of Humanities.
Current research activity, with an emphasis on policy related research, is spread
across a number of fields, including: agricultural economics; development economics;
international economics; international finance; financial theory; growth theory and
empirics; monetary economics; labour economics; health economics; education;
public economics; fiscal policy; political economy and regional economics.
The School of Economics contains a number of research units. These are the
Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU) and the Southern Africa Labour and
Development Research Unit (SALDRU).
Development Policy Research Unit
The DPRU specialises in socio-economic research with a focus on labour markets,
poverty and inequality. Through the application of economic and statistical
techniques, the aim of the Unit is to produce academically rigorous policy analysis.
The three core objectives of the Unit are:
 Fostering high quality, policy relevant research within the DPRU
 Training a new generation of research economists within the DPRU
 Disseminating knowledge to decision makers in government, the private sector
and civil society
The Unit:
 Undertakes high quality policy-relevant research
 Maintains and develops effective networks with government, civil society and
the research community in Southern Africa
 Engages in training and teaching activities
 Participates directly in the process of formulating, implementing and
evaluating policy.
The DPRU publishes a successful Working Paper series and has launched a new
Policy Brief series, aimed at bringing some of the relevant issues raised by various
working papers to a broader, less technical audience. DPRU staff members undertake
limited teaching and graduate supervision. The Unit has, since 2001, hosted an
Annual Conference, aimed at bringing together the country's leading researchers and
policy-makers. Since 2003, the DPRU has hosted its conferences jointly with Trade
and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS), broadening the scope of research presented
and benefiting the traditional audiences of both institutions’ conferences. In October
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2006, the DPRU and TIPS co-hosted a highly successful fourth joint conference.
The DPRU has been able to develop a strong partnership with senior academics and
researchers at Cornell University through ongoing collaborative projects such as the
Technical Workshops on Analysis and Measurement of Poverty and Inequality. This
collaborative effort was cemented, in the first instance, through this highly successful
training programme that the Unit offered to staff from historically disadvantaged
institutions. The link with Cornell University is likely to expand into related activities
over the next few years.
Support for the DPRU includes USAID, IDRC, ILO, and a range of South African
government departments. USAID has supported workshops which were held in 2002
and 2004. These two day Extension Courses in Labour Economics and Labour Market
Policy were designed for policymakers, implementers of policy and other industrial
relations practitioners. They provided a comprehensive snapshot of the most critical
issues confronting the labour market in South Africa.
A relatively new area for the Unit lies within the domain of project management, and
within this sphere the Unit is currently managing the Trade and Poverty Programme
for the government of Lesotho. Intellectually, the trade-poverty nexus remains critical
and this project is the potential to make a valuable contribution to this area of
research. The Unit has also been awarded a very significant project by DFID - the
Employment Promotion Programme: Making Labour Markets Work for the Poor which spans the period 2005 through 2007. This project aims to help reduce
joblessness in South Africa, through the promotion of an enabling environment for
employment creation.
South Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU)
SALDRU conducts research directed at improving the well-being of South Africa's
poor. It was established in 1975. Over the next two decades the unit's research played
a central role in documenting the human costs of apartheid. Key projects from this
period included the Farm Labour Conference (1976), the Economics of Health Care
Conference (1978), and the Second Carnegie Enquiry into Poverty and Development
in South Africa (1983-1986). Over the 1992-1994 period SALDRU and the World
Bank conducted South Africa's first national living standards sample survey. This
project provided baseline data for the implementation of post-apartheid socioeconomic policies.
In the post-apartheid period, SALDRU has continued to gather data and conduct
research directed at informing and assessing anti-poverty policy. Key survey projects
include the Langeberg Integrated Family Survey (1999), the Khayelitsha/Mitchell's
Plain Survey (2000), the ongoing Cape Area Panel Study (2001-), the Financial
Diaries Project and the Public Work Research Project. In late 2006 the Presidency
awarded SALDRU the tender to conduct a South Africa's first national panel study of
well-being, the National Income Dynamics study.
SALDRU's research team include a Director, two Deputy-Directors, 9 research
associates from Economics, research associates from Management Studies, Sociology
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and Statistical Sciences and a number of international research collaborators,
especially from the University of Michigan.
Current research work falls into the following research themes:
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Post-apartheid poverty, employment and migration dynamics
Family support structures in an era of rapid social change
The financial strategies of the poor
Public works and social protection
Common property resources and the poor
Trade and Poverty
Other SALDRU projects include a programme to facilitate teaching and research in
Demography at the University of Cape Town as well as a programme to stimulate and
fund research by historically disadvantaged researchers and research institutions in the
area of Poverty and Inequality Dynamics.
Departmental Statistics
PERMANENT AND LONG TERM CONTRACT STAFF
Professors
Associate Professors
Senior Lecturers
Lecturers
Research Staff
Administrative staff
Total
9
5
9
5
7
12
47
STUDENTS
Doctoral
Masters
Honours
Undergraduate
Total
32
52
129
7564
7777
*Number of students enrolled for economics courses. Students can take a number of
courses in one year.
Research Fields and Staff
PERMANENT STAFF
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Professor Haim Abraham
Finance; futures and derivatives; monetary economics in a general equilibrium
context
Professor Melvin Ayogu
Corporate governance and incentives in government; political economy of
infrastructure; money and finance; international finance; industrial organisation
Professor Haroon Bhorat
Director of the DPRU; labour markets and labour market policy; poverty and income
distribution
Professor Johann Fedderke
Director of ERSA; growth theory and empirics, applications of time series
econometrics and panel data estimation techniques, macroeconomics and
macroeconometrics
Professor David Kaplan
Technology development; technology policy; industrial policy; telecommunications
industry; migration of skilled persons
Professor Murray Leibbrandt
Director of SALDRU; income distribution and poverty; survey econometrics; labour
Professor Nicoli Nattrass
Director of ASRU; labour; unemployment; distribution; the socio-economic impact
of providing antiretroviral treatment to people living with AIDS; welfare reform and
the basic income grant.
Professor Don Ross
Game theory; philosophy of economics (methodology); philosophy of science;
political economy; evolutionary theory
Professor Francis Wilson
Director of Data First Resource Unit; poverty and development; unemployment;
household survey data collection; water policy
Associate Professor Anthony Black
Development economics, trade and industrial policy; automotive industry, garment
industry, foreign direct investment, regional integration
Associate Professor Lawrence Edwards
International trade and competitiveness; trade, employment and poverty
Associate Professor Emanuele Giovannetti
Competition policy; network industries; industrial organization
Associate Professor Anthony Leiman
Environmental and resource economics; cost-benefit analysis; informal sector
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Associate Professor Martin Wittenberg
Labour economics; economics of the household; analysis of time-use data; economics
of predatory behaviour (e.g. crime, corruption); measurement of poverty;
microeconometrics; spatial economics and intergovernmental fiscal relations.
Dr Justine Burns
Microeconomics; labour; poverty and income distribution; rural development;
institutional economics
Dr Beatrice Conradie
Farm labour markets; women in agriculture; wine industry mech; irrigation farming
Dr Jessica Heynis
Institutional economics; economic analysis of the law; family economics
Dr Malcolm Keswell
Programme evaluation; economics of education; social network theory; experimental
economics; computational economics
Dr Edwin Muchapondwa
Community based natural resource management; nature-based tourism and
ecosystems; valuation of non-market environmental amenities; applied environmental
economics and sustainable development
Dr Cedric Nathan
Macroeconomics; money and banking public choice; constitutional economics;
property rights
Dr Corné van Walbeek
The economics of tobacco control and agricultural deregulation; evaluating economic
forecasts; economics education.
Dr Alexander Zimper
Decision theory and game theory
Mr Reza C Daniels
Econometric analysis with missing data; analyses of surveys undertaken at UCT;
applied development and labour microeconomics; public policy and benefit incidence
analyses; geography and uneven development
Mr Shakill Hassan
Financial markets; applied mathematical finance; applied economic theory
Mr Dudley Horner
Labour markets and development economics
Mr Cecil Mlatsheni
Youth and the labour market; participation, search and unemployment; fertility and
labour market participation; the brain drain and skills migration.
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Mr Sam Muradzikwa
Infrastructure; development economics; trade
Ms Martine Visser
Behavioural and experimental economics applications to natural resource utilization;
environmental and natural resource economics; poverty, inequality and sustainability;
social institutions and networks; applied game theory and microeconometrics;
valuation techniques
Mr Jeremy Wakeford
Energy economics, sustainable development, economics education; labour economics.
Ms Alexandra Wollnik
Economic growth; development economics
CONTRACT APPOINTMENTS
Mr Evan Blecher
The economics of tobacco control; monetary policy and international finance
Ms Amanda Fitschen
Macroeconomic theory and policy; public sector economics and fiscal policy
Mr Simon Halliday
Ms Leigh Lakay
Labour economics; environmental economics
Mr Volker Schoer
Supply chain management; industrial restructuring; trade; labour market economics,
specifically economic social networks and job search
Mr Nick Samouilhan
Financial volatility, especially ARCH-type modelling; the evaluation and construction
of macroeconomic forecasts; financial contagion and transmission
Ms Krista Tuomi
Subsidies and other examples of government-induced distortions; industry analysis;
environmental economics; film and media
CONTRACT RESEARCH STAFF
DPRU
Ms Sumayya Goga
Labour markets; poverty and inequality
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Ms Liberty Ncube
Labour economics; poverty and inequality; applied macroeconomics
Mr Morné Oosthuizen
Labour markets; prices; poverty and inequality
Mr Kalie Pauw
Poverty and inequality; CGE and micro-simulation modelling
Ms Laura Poswell
Labour economics
SALDRU
Ms Anna McCord
Social protection; public works programmes; labour economics
RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
Professor Sean Archer
Economics of human rights; economics of education training, and economics and
ecology of arid zones
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
Professor Paul Cichello
Loyola College, Maryland, USA
Professor Paul Dunne
University of the West of England, Bristol
Professor David Lam
Director, Center for Population Studies, University of Michigan
Professor James Levinsohn
Economics Department, University of Michigan
Professor Mike Morris
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Professor Franklin Shupp
University of Illinois
Professor Asmerane Kidari
On sabbatical from the University of Eriteria
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Contact Details
Postal address: School of Economics, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3,
Rondebosch, 7701
Telephone: +27 21 650 2723
Fax: +27 21 650 2854
Email: economic@commerce.uct.ac.za
Web: http://www.commerce.uct.ac.za/economics/
DEVELOPMENT POLICY RESEARCH UNIT
Postal address: DPRU, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701
Telephone: +27 21 650 5705
Fax: +27 21 650 5710
Email: wlessing@commerce.uct.ac.za
Web: http://www.uct.ac.za/depts/dpru
SOUTHERN AFRICA LABOUR AND DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH UNIT
Postal address: SALDRU, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch,
7701
Telephone: +27 21 650 5696
Fax: +27 21 650 6597
Email: badams@commerce.uct.ac.za
Web: http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/saldru/
Research Output
ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
Ardington, C.S., Lam, D., Leibbrandt, M.V. and Welch, M.J. 2006. The sensitivity to
key data imputations of recent estimates of income poverty and inequality in South
Africa. Economic Modelling, 23: 822-835.
Ayogu, M.D. 2006. Inside Boardrooms: Restoring corporate governance. Corporate
Board: Role, Duties and Composition, 2(2): 7-13.
Bhorat, H.I. 2006. An income grant to all South Africans? Poverty in Focus, June: 910.
Blecher, E.H. 2006. The effects of the tobacco products control amendment act of
1999 on restaurant revenues in South Africa: a panel data approach. South African
Journal of Economics, 74(1): 123-130.
Bogetí, Ž. and Fedderke, J. 2006. International benchmarking of South Africa's
infrastructure performance. Journal of Development Perspectives, 2(1): 7-31.
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Edwards, L.J. and Alves, P.S. 2006. South Africa's export performance: determinants
of export supply. South African Journal of Economics, 74(3): 473-500.
Edwards, L.J. and Behar, A. 2006. Trade liberalisation and labour demand within
South African manufacturing firms. Journal for Studies in Economics and
Econometrics, 30(2): 127-146.
Edwards, L.J. and Pauw, K.W. 2006. Evaluating the general equilibrium effects of a
wage subsidy scheme for South Africa. South African Journal of Economics, 73(3):
442-462.
Fedderke, J. and Bogetí, Ž. 2006. Forecasting investment needs in South Africa's
electricity and telecom sectors. South African Journal of Economics, 74(3): 557-574.
Fedderke, J. and Klitgaard, R. 2006. Economic growth and social indicators: an
exploratory analysis. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice,
8(3): 283-303.
Fedderke, J. and Romm, A. 2006. Growth impact and determinants of foreign direct
investment into South Africa, 1956-2003. Economic Modelling, 23: 738-760.
Fedderke, J., Kularatne, C. and Mariotti, M. 2006. Mark-up pricing in South African
industry. Journal of African Economies, 16(1): 28-69.
Fedderke, J., Perkins, P. and Luiz, J. 2006. Infrastructural investment in long-run
economic growth: South Africa 1875-2001. World Development, 34(6): 1037-1059.
Giovannetti, E. 2006. Antitrust analysis for the internet upstream market: a border
gateway protocol approach. Journal of Competition Law and Economics, 1: 1-27.
Giovannetti, E. and D'ignazio, A. 2006. From exogenous to endogenous economic
networks: Internet applications. Journal of Economic Surveys, 20(5): 757-796.
Hassan, S.J. 2006. Optimal timing of defections from price-setting cartels in volatile
markets. Economic Modelling, 23: 792-804.
Morris, M.L., Bessant, J. and Barnes, J. 2006. Using learning networks to enable
industrial development: Case studies from South Africa. International Journal of
Operations and Production Management, 26(5): 532-557.
Nattrass, N.J. 2005. Aids, unemployment and disability in South Africa: the case for
welfare reform. Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, September 2005(20): 3032.
Nattrass, N.J. 2005. Ambiguities of 'culture' and the antiretroviral rollout in South
Africa. Social Dynamics, 31(2): 285-303.
Nattrass, N.J. 2005. Cross-country access to antiretroviral treatment. AIDS Bulletin,
14(3): 20-22.
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Nattrass, N.J. 2005. The quest for healing in South Africa's age of AIDS. Social
Dynamics, 31(2): 1-23.
Nattrass, N.J. 2005. Trading off income and health? AIDS and the disability grant in
South Africa. Journal of Social Policy, 35(1): 3-19.
Nattrass, N.J. 2005. Who consults Sangomas in Khayelitsha? An exploratory
quantitative analysis. Social Dynamics, 31(2): 161-182.
Nattrass, N.J. 2006. Antiretroviral treatment and the problem of political will in South
Africa. Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, June 2006(23): 29-31.
Nattrass, N.J. 2006. Exploring attrition bias: The case of the Khayelitsha Panel Study
(2000-2004). South African Journal of Economics, 74(4): 769-781.
Nattrass, N.J. 2006. South Africa's "rollout" of highly active antiretroviral therapy. A
critical assessment. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human
Retrovirology, 43(5): 618-623.
Nattrass, N.J. 2006. What determines cross-country access to antiretroviral treatment?
Development Policy Review, 24(3): 321-338.
Nattrass, N.J. 2006. When HIV clinicians prevent social scientists from accessing
'their' patients: Some ethical concerns. Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine,
March 2006(22): 16-18.
Nattrass, N.J. and Walker, R.A. 2005. Unemployment and reservation wages in
working-class Cape Town. South African Journal of Economics, 73(3): 498-509.
Ross, D.A. 2005. Game theory in studies of evolution and development: Prospects for
deeper use. Biological Theory, 1(1): 31-32.
Ross, D.A. 2006. Evolutionary game theory and the normative theory of institutional
design: Binmore and behavioral economics. Politics, Philosophy and Economics,
5(1): 51-79.
Ross, D.A. 2006. Evolutionary psychology and functionally empty metaphors.
Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 29(2): 192-193.
Ross, D.A. 2006. Group doxastic rationality need not supervene on individual
rationality. Southern Journal of Philosophy, XLIV: 1-12.
Ross, D.A. 2006. The economic and evolutionary basis of selves. Cognitive Systems
Research, 7: 246-258.
Samouilhan, N. 2006. The relationship between international equity market behaviour
and the JSE. South African Journal of Economics, 74(2): 248-260.
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Samouilhan, N., Van Walbeek, C.P. and Smit, E.v.d.M. 2006. Convergence,
rationality and accuracy in South African consensus economic forecasts. Journal for
Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 30(2): 1-20.
Van Walbeek, C.P. 2006. Official revisions to South African national accounts data:
Magnitudes and implications. South African Journal of Economics, 74(4): 745-765.
Wittenberg, M. 2006. Errors in the October household survey 1994 available from the
South African Data Archive. South African Journal of Economics, 74(4): 766-768.
Wittenberg, M. and Lubotsky, D. 2006. Interpretation of regressions with mutiple
proxies. Review of Economics and Statistics, 88(3): 549-562.
Wood, E.A.S. and Kaplan, D.E. 2005. Innovation and performance improvement in
the South African wine industry. International Journal Technology and Globalisation,
1(3/4): 381-399.
Zimper, A. 2006. Assessing the likelihood of panic-based bank runs. Contributions to
Theoretical Economics, 6(1): 1-19.
Zimper, A. 2006. Investment behavior under ambiguity: The case of pessimistic
decision makers. Mathematical Social Sciences, 52: 111-130.
Zimper, A. 2006. Uniqueness conditions for strongly point-rationalizable solutions to
games with metrizable strategy sets. Journal of Mathematical Economics, 42: 729751.
Zimper, A. and Ludwig, A. 2006. Rational expectations and ambiguity: A comment
on Abel. Economics Bulletin, 4(2): 1-15.
BOOKS
Bhorat, H.I. and Kanbur, R. (eds) 2006. Poverty and policy in post-apartheid South
Africa: 512. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
Ayogu, M.D. 2006. Can Africa absorb more aid? Aid, Debt Relief and Development
in Africa. African Development Report 2006: 25-40. New York: Oxford University
Press.
Bhorat, H.I. 2006. Labour supply and demand constraints on employment creation: A
microeconomic analysis. In V. Padayachee (ed.), The development decade? Economic
and social change in South Africa, 1994-2004: 273-323. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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Bellamy, W. 2006. The macroeconomic effects of the crude oil price on the South
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Brick, K. 2006. Examining the degree of duration dependence n the Western Cape
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MCom.
Golda, A. 2006. The impacts of new and old economy stock market valuations on
private investment in South Africa: 1-52. MCom.
Leaver, R.L. 2006. Gender and multiple choice questions: an analysis of an
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Lekena, M. 2006. Youth employment in the Cape Town area: 1-49. MCom.
Manyande, C.N. 2006. Encouraging self-employment amongst the youth in South
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Mendecka, M.B. 2006. The asset allocation problem with special reference to the
asset allocations of the financial advisors in South Africa: 1-66. MCom.
Murray, J. 2006. Impact of the sectorial determination for farm workers on the South
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Graduate School of Business (GSB)
Research Report 2006
Director: Professor Frank M. Horwitz
School Profile
Research at the Graduate School of Business (GSB) is recognised internationally for
its focus on emerging markets and transion economies. The contextual focus creates
opportunities for an eclectic blend of research that often crosses functional
disciplines. The GSB has four NRF rated researchers. GSB researchers work
independently, in local and international collaborations and in research centres to
explore important managerial issues in human resource management and labour
relations, market orientation and strategy, security returns, portfolio and strategies,
knowledge management, export marketing and management, utility regulation and
infrastructure management, labour market dynamics, consumer behaviour, leadership
competencies, organisational and national culture, manufacturing strategy, supply
chain management, participative organisation structures, social identity, and service
quality. Research is also active in the pricing of contingent claims and financial
derivatives, advertising and media research, innovation, information technology,
business strategy, learning theory and performance, social marketing and market
segmentation.
The research requires diverse methodological approaches that may include quantitative
techniques for inference and assessment (e.g. regression, structural equation modelling,
Bayesian analysis) and qualitative methods of discovery and exploration (e.g. action
learning, case studies, projective techniques, depth interviews).
In 2006, the UCT Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the GSB reached a
milestone in publishing its fifth Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). Published
annually simultaneously in South Africa and 42 other countries around the world as
part of a project headquartered at the London Business School, GEM is South Africa's
most authoritative report on entrepreneurship and is sponsored by Liberty Life, South
African Breweries, The National research Foundation and The Standard Bank. In
2005, the UCT Centre for Leadership and Public Values at the GSB published its first
study, which is among the first to explore indigenous forms of community giving, self
help and mutual assistance. The Centre continues to receive Ford Foundation support
for the research programme.
School Statistics
Permanent and long-term contract staff
Professors
Associate Professors
Senior Lecturers
Research Staff
Technical and Support Staff
9
3
8
1
32
23
Administrative and Clerical Staff
Total
46
99
Students
Doctoral (PhD)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Executive MBA
Associate in Management (AIM)
Post Graduate Diploma in Management Practice (PGDMP)
Part-time
Total
14
113
43
67
54
291
Research Fields and Staff
Professor Kurt A. April
Knowledge management (technological and human approaches), leadership, change
management, information technology strategy, e-business strategy
Mr Angus Bowmaker-Falconer
Black economic empowerment, employment equity; human capital metrics, human
resource development; human resource information and organisational effectiveness
Professor Steven Burgess
International and domestic marketing strategy in emergent and low-income economy
contexts, consumer personality, values and attitudes, salesperson performance,
strategic orientation, organisational structure and business performance
Professor Anton Eberhard
Strategic management, restructuring and regulation of infrastructure industries,
including the electricity, gas, telecommunication and water sectors
Ms Janine Everson
Strategy, strategic topology and the links to market orientation, executive coaching
Professor Norman Faull
Operations management; manufacturing strategy; operations strategy implementation
or execution; partnering in supply chain management
Professor Colin Firer
Market timing; history of SA capital markets; cost of capital
Mr Jonathan Foster-Pedley
Strategy; strategic discourse; strategic creativity educational design
Dr Evan Gilbert
Capital budgeting behaviour, risk and uncertainty; real options decision-making under
conditions of uncertainty
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Professor Frank Horwitz
High performance work practices and workplace flexibility, organisational
restructuring and downsizing, knowledge worker management, cross-cultural human
resource management, cultural and human resource integration in mergers and
acquisitions, employment discrimination and diversity and strategic human resource
management
Professor David Kaplan
(Joint appointment with the GSB (60%) and Economics (40%))
Technology development; technology policy; industrial policy; telecommunications
industry; migration of skilled persons
Professor Thomas A. Koelble
Political studies; theory and practice of democracy; political economy; international
political economy; comparative politics
Associate Professor Tom Ryan
Systems thinking and organisational development; management development and
learning; management research methodology
Dr Hamieda Parker
Innovation; operations strategy; new product development; supply chain management;
strategic alliances and networks
Mr Barry Standish
General microeconomic modelling; socio-economic impact of toll roads in South
Africa; economics of gambling; economics of labour based construction and civil
engineering; economic impact studies
Mr Lance Stringer
IT strategy and management; new firm financing, venture capital, business angel
financing, corporate entrepreneurship
Dr Ailsa Stewart-Smith
Communication; group process; language; leadership, learning strategies
Dr Mills Soko
International trade; international business; emerging markets; globalisation; regional
economic integration, with a specific focus on Southern Africa; foreign direct
investment; and government-industry relations in South Africa
Professor Paul Sulcas
Information systems, information technology (including world-wide-web
developments and e-commerce), business strategy (organisational settings,
prescriptive vs. emergent approaches, analysis, formulation, implementation, change
management), applied business strategy (practical fieldwork regarding organisationfocused strategies)
Associate Professor Eric Wood
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Entrepreneurship, innovation, internationalisation
Contact Details
Postal address: Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, Breakwater
Campus, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701
Telephone: +27 21 406 1922
Fax: +27 21 421 5510
E-mail: sburgess@gsb.uct.ac.za
Research Output
ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
April, K. and Bessa, J. 2006. A critique of the strategic competitive intelligence
process within a global energy multinational. Problems and Perspectives in
Management, 4(2): 86-99.
Burgess, S. and Steenkamp, J.E.M. 2006. Marketing renaissance: How research in
emerging markets advances marketing science and practice. International Journal of
Research in Marketing, 23: 337-356.
Cubbin, E., Eidne, M., Firer, C. and Gilbert, E.S. 2006. Mean reversion on the JSE.
Investment Analysts, 63: 39-47.
Digby, C.W., Firer, C. and Gilbert, E.S. 2006. The South African risk premium.
Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 30(3): 1-17.
Foster-Pedley, J. and Hertzog, H. 2006. Financing strategies for growth in the
renewable energy industry in South Africa. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa,
17(4): 57-64.
Gratwick, K., Ghanadan, R. and Eberhard, A.A. 2006. Generating power and
controversy: Understanding Tanzania's independent power projects. Journal of Energy
in Southern Africa, 17(4): 39-56.
Hall, M. 2005. Have South African universities lost their autonomy in the first decade
of democracy? A response to Jonathan Jansen. Journal of Higher Education in Africa
3(2): 165-170.
Hall, M. 2006. Academic freedom and the university: Fifty years of debate. South
African Journal of Higher Education, 20(3): 8-16.
Hall, M. and Symes, A. 2005. South African Higher Education in the first decade of
democracy: From co-operative governance to conditional autonomy. Studies in
Higher Education, 30(2): 199-212.
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Horwitz, F.M., Bravington, D.J. and Silvis, U.R. 2006. The promise of virtual teams:
Identifying key factors in effectiveness and failure. Journal of European Industrial
Training, 30(6): 472-494.
Horwitz, F.M., Chan, T.H., Quazi, H.A., Nonkwelo, C.B., Roditi, D.O. and Van eck,
P.R. 2006. Human resource strategies for managing knowledge workers: An AfroAsian comparative analysis. International Journal of Human Resource Management,
17(5): 775-811.
Ipser, J.C., Carey, P., Dhansay, Y., Fakier, N., Seedat, S. and Stein, D.J. 2006.
Pharmacotherapy augmentation strategies in treatment - resistant anxiety disorders.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 4: CD005473.
Koelble, T.A. and Lipuma, E. 2006. The effects of circulatory capitalism on
democratization: Observations from South Africa and Brazil. Democratization, 13(4):
605-631.
Lipuma, E. and Koelble, T.A. 2006. Economic policy diffusion and the international
financial system: The case for an international Keynesian coalition. Politikon, 33(1):
17-29.
Potgieter, A.E.G., April, K. and Lockett, M. 2006. Adaptive Bayesian agents:
Enabling distributed social networks. South African Journal of Business Management,
37(1): 41-55.
Soko, M. 2006. International capital movements: State responses to financial
globalisation. South African Journal of Social and Economic Policy, 24: 78-81.
Standish, J.B. and Boting, A. 2006. Troubling long term trends in the South African
retirement fund system. Investment Analysts, 63: 49-56.
Wood, E.A.S. and Kaplan, D.E. 2005. Innovation and performance improvement in
the South African wine industry. International Journal Technology and Globalisation,
1(3/4): 381-399.
BOOKS
April, K. and Shockley, M. 2006. Diversity in Africa: The coming of age of a
continent: 1-316. Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan.
April, K. and Shockley, M. 2006. Diversity: New realities in a changing world: 1-380.
Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan.
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
Burgess, S. 2006. Marketing in Africa. In J. Luiz (ed.), Managing business in Africa:
257-294. Cape Town: Oxford University Press Southern Africa.
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Burgess, S. and Nyajeka, P. 2006. Market orientation and performance at the "Base of
the Pyramid": The Case of Zimbabwean Retailers. In S. Keane (ed.), MSI Reports:
89-115. Cambridge: Marketing Science Institute.
Eberhard, A.A. 2006. The political-economy of power sector reform in developing
countries. In D. Victor and T. Heller (eds), The political-economy of power sector
reform in South Africa: 215-253. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
Faull, N.H.B. 2006. Operations and logistics management. In J. Luiz (ed.), Managing
business in Africa: Practical management theory for an emerging market: 313-344.
Cape Town: Oxford University Press.
Horwitz, F.M. 2006. Human resource management in Africa. In J. Luiz (ed.),
Managing business in Africa: Practical management theory for an emerging market :
131-149. Cape Town: Oxford University Press.
Horwitz, F.M. 2006. Industrial relations in Africa. In M.J. Morley, P. Gunnigle and
D.G. Collings (eds), Global industrial relations: 178-198. United Kingdom:
Routledge.
NON PEER-REVIEWED PUBLISHED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Eberhard, A.A. 2006. A re-assessment of independent regulation of infrastructure in
developing countries: Improving performance through hybrid and transitional models.
Proceedings of Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics, Tokyo, Japan,
29-30 May. 1-31.
Eberhard, A.A. 2006. Infrastructure regulation in developing countries: An
exploration of hybrid and transitional models. Proceedings of 3rd Annual Conference,
Africa Forum of Utility Regulators, Windhoek, Namibia, 15-16 March. 1-39.
PUBLISHED CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS
Burgess, S., Koen, S. and Venter, E. 2006. The mediator-moderator model of
salesperson performance. Marketing Science Conference: 66.
THESES AND DISSERTATIONS PASSED FOR HIGHER DEGREES
Alexander, M. 2006. Congruence of Values in the Workplace: A Qualitative and
Quantitative Study on Women: 1-96. Masters in Business Administration.
Allison, C. 2006. An Empirical Investigation into the Dimensions of Stewardship : 1137. Masters in Business Administration.
Anand, S.A. 2006. The role of market and technology orientation in an ECM NPO
technology startup: The Cell-Life Story: 1-132. Masters in Business Administration.
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Angus, A. 2006. The Role of formal Financial Analysis in making Captial Investment
decisions within the South African Beverage Industry : 1-36. Masters in Business
Administration.
Bailey, G. 2006. Liquidity and Mean Reversion on the JSE : 1-43. Masters in
Business Administration.
Bisset, T. 2006. The Role of Innovation in promoting entrepreneurship in South
Africa: 1-37. Masters in Business Administration.
Black, J. 2006. An evaluation of the impact of management practice on variations: 190. Masters In Business Administration.
Booysen, T. 2006. Lean in Healthcare: Applying Value Stream Mapping and Lean in
the Accident & Emergency Unit at G.F. Jooste Hospital : 1-66. Masters in Business
Administration.
Bosman, H. 2006. SMEs and its limited access to funding : 1-77. Masters in Business
Administration.
Bradley, D. 2006. The propeties of successful shopping centres: A study of two top
performing shopping centres : 1-72. Masters in Business Administration.
Brown, G. 2006. The Cape Grace Hotel: An Investigation to identify factors relating
to the Labour turnover situation : 1-44. Masters in Business Administration.
Burri, S. 2006. Sustainability of Call Centre Investment: 1-190. Masters in Business
Administration.
Cele, M. 2006. Property Investments in underdeveloped urban regions in South
Africa: Investor and Non-Investor Perspectives: 1-43. Masters in Business
Administration.
Cele, T. 2006. Kaross - Entrepreneurship meets social development: 1-53. Masters in
Business Administration.
Chemhuru, K. 2006. Factors Important in the Retention of Female Executives : 1-66.
Masters in Business Administration.
Chidester, C. 2006. Projects as Living Systems: Mitigating Project Risk Through
Viable Work Systems: 1-190. Masters in Business Administration.
Chipidza, C. 2006. How leadership style and decision-making impacts on organisation
performance at the different stages of the corporate lifecycle: A study of South
African organisations : 1-160. Masters in Business Administration.
Clulow, C. 2006. Ernst & Young, Western Cape: Addressing the Challenges of BEE,
Transformation & Diversity : 1-46. Masters in Business Administration.
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Cochrane, S. 2006. Analysis of the strategic objectives and portfolio management
within the Biovac organisation: 1-82. Masters in Business Administration.
Coutinho, D. 2006. Fit for Purpose: 1-242. Masters in Business Administration.
Crewe-Brown, S. 2006. Evaluating Capital Project Risk: 1-72. Masters in Business
Administration.
Davies, H. 2006. Lean and its Future at Threads : 1-110. Masters in Business
Administration.
De Haan, J. 2006. Rethinking Capital Structure:Unlocking Investment Capital
Through the Appropriate Use of Derivatives : 1-36. Masters in Business
Administration.
Delport, L. 2006. The determinants of Industrial Property rentals in the Western cape:
1-101. Masters in Business Administration.
Desai, F. 2006. Financing of Low-Cost Housing: A Risky Affair : 1-53. Masters in
Business Administration.
Dick, J.W. 2006. Learning from Eskom's New Capacity Expansion: Reflections on
Human-Process Integration: 1-46. Master in Business Administration.
Drake, J. 2006. How to win an Academy Award : 1-99. Masters in Business
Administration.
Dreyer, O. 2006. The South African Future Markets: An Analysis of the White Maize
Derivatives Markets in Relation to the Spot Market: 1-73. Masters in Business
Administration.
Dreyer, S. 2006. Empowerment: Is it a Woman's World? : 1-538. Masters in Business
Administration.
Esemuze, T. 2006. How are oil and gas companies in South Africa managing their
supply chain processes with regard to BEE procurement requirements?: 1-95. Masters
in Business Administration.
Farr, M. 2006. The Impact of Coaching on Organisational Change : 1-80. Masters in
Business Administration.
Fiszka-Borzyszkowski, P. 2006. Theory versus practice for entrepreneurs: starting a
small jewellery business: 1-54. Masters in Business Administration.
Freeman, I. 2006. Hot Stuff: Case Study of the role social entrepreneurs can play in
helping to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals: 1-40. Masters
in Business Administration.
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Gamede, C. 2006. How to Adapt and Implement Six-Sigma Successfully in Order to
Improve Quality and Reduce Waste: An African Explosives Limited Experience: 1250. Masters in Business Administration.
Garibaldi, C. 2006. Corporate Art Collections in South Africa: An investigation into
purpose and function : 1-68. Masters in Business Administration.
George, L. 2006. Retention of Knowledge Workers at Koeberg Power Station : 1-88.
Masters in Business Administration.
Goebel, K. 2006. Creating Leadership: Experiential Learning in Computer Games : 195. Masters in Business Administration.
Govender, M. 2006. Dimensions of Discretionary Effort: 1-71. Masters in Business
Administration.
Heijnis, C. 2006. Student perceptions of leadership development on the GSB EMBA:
1-86. Masters in Business Administration.
Hendricks, N. 2006. Is South Africans more tax compliant than a decade ago : 1-57.
Masters in Business Administration.
Higham, J. 2006. Real Options Analysis as a Strategic Tool: An Empirical
Application to a South African Gold Mine : 1-59. Masters in Business Administration.
Hugo, M. 2006. A review of private Management Contracts for Power Sector Reform
in Africa: 1-56. Masters in Business Administration.
Huntingford, M. 2006. Eco-tourism as a source of sustainable competitive advantage:
The Londolozi Experience : 1-80. Masters in Business Administration.
Hurribunce, A. 2006. Clinical Imaging Services at 1 Military Hospital Moving from
Crisis to Sustainability: 1-129. Masters in Business Administration.
Hutchinson, A. 2006. Semi-variance and portfolio formation: 1-81. Masters in
Business Administration.
Jacobs, A. 2006. The relationship between job satisfaction and productivity: 1-49.
Masters in Business Administration.
Jambo, R. 2006. Intellectual Property Rights in South Africa: An analysis of IP
Protection for Business Methods in the Financial Services Sector : 1-48. Masters in
Business Administration.
Jankowitz, A. 2006. Adapting to a Changing Environment An Intervention Strategy
for Travel Agents: 1-294. Masters in Business Administration.
Jikelo, A. 2006. Investing in the South African upstream petroleum industry : 1-60.
Masters in Business Administration.
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Kamanga, F. 2006. Passenger-car demand elasticities on South African Toll Roads: 163. Masters in Business Administration.
Kaminski, R. 2006. Ethical Labour Practices in the Primary Wine Producing Areas of
The Western Cape : 1-85. Masters in Business Administration.
Kearney, J. 2006. An analysis of in trade promotional effectiveness : 1-61. Masters in
Business Administration.
Kennedy, R. 2006. Township Patterns: A business model for Enterprise Development
in Emerging Economies: 1-70. Masters in Business Administration.
Knight, R. 2006. The displacement effects of gambling in South Africa: 1-81. Masters
in Business Administration.
Koch, K. 2006. Research Report Innovation in Berlin's Concert Organisations: 1-115.
Masters in Business Administration.
Kunene, S. 2006. An investigation into the knowledge and skills levels of South
African entrepreneurs : 1-55. Masters in Business Administration.
Lazenby, K. 2006. Value Innovation at the University of Pretoria: A Case Study of
the Client Service Centre: 1-164. Masters in Business Administration.
Lloyd, A. 2006. Walking a Dinosaur up the Road Less Travelled: Developing a
Toolbox for Exploration Teams to Create Shareholder Value in High-Risk
Exploration Environments: 1-177. Masters in Business Administration.
Mabula, M. 2006. Reasons Behind Poor Implementation: Precursor to Success of
Performance Improvement Programmes: 1-162. Masters in Business Administration.
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periurban townships around Cape Town : 1-52. Masters in Business Administration.
Malemia, L. 2006. Factors influencing the adoption of Internet Banking by Customers
of National Bank of Malawi: A Comparative Study : 1-51. Masters in Business
Administration.
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Administration.
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third world markets: 1-164. Masters in Business Administration.
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Business Administration.
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the Durban Container Terminal and its management structure and institutional
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Business Administration.
Mistry, J. 2006. Corporate Support for HIV/AIDS in a selected number of companies
in Cape Town : 1-50. Masters in Business Administration.
Mlangeni, J. 2006. A review of the impact of Preferential Procurement Policy at
Xstrata Alloys: Successes and Challenges: 1-54. Masters in Business Administration.
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ecotourism and conservation in Africa and the world? : 1-41. Masters in Business
Administration.
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Administration.
Monchusi, A. 2006. Creating Business Viability and Competitiveness in an
Engineering Consultancy Practice:1-172. Masters in Business Administration.
Mramba, K. 2006. Constraints on Economic Development in Tanzania: 1-40. Masters
in Business Administration.
Mueller, T. 2006. Interfunctional conflict in situations of change : 1-76. Masters in
Business Administration.
Mwase, J. 2006. Can Insurance firms provide effective solutions for burial societies in
South Africa: 1-61. Masters in Business Administration.
Naidoo, V. 2006. The Value of the Principles of Black Consciousness : 1-246.
Masters in Business Administration.
Nangolo, J. 2006. An investigation into the use of Hybrids/Alternative methods for
Commercial Property Development Financing in South Africa: 1-120. Masters in
Business Administration.
Nkosi, M.S. 2006. Cases of currency crises in South Africa: An empirical analysis: 160. Masters in Business Administration.
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Nkumbula, L. 2006. Attitudes towards the use of automated teller machine: A South
African and Zambian perspective: 1-99. Masters in Business Administration.
Owei, Z. 2006. Comparative Analysis of Valuation Processes used by: 1-59. Masters
in Business Administration.
Persotam, H. 2006. AngloGold Ashanti: Profiling Philanthropy and Social Investment
to create jobs through Enterprise Development in the Community: 1-92. Masters in
Business Administration.
Poots, B. 2006. The X Factor: The Catalyst for Success : 1-140. Masters in Business
Administration.
Popken, M. 2006. Understanding sustainability of family businesses: 1-156. Masters
in Business Administration.
Pundit, P. 2006. Work satisfaction of nurses in SA : 1-110. Masters in Business
Administration.
Rametsi, B. 2006. Moderating and Mediating effects on strategic alliance orientation
and business performance within the Life Insurance Industry in South Africa: 1-80.
Masters in Business Administration.
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1-52. Masters in Business Administration.
Robinson, D. 2006. A study of factors that affect turnover on the South African bond
market: 1-38. Masters in Business Administration.
Robinson, J. 2006. Empowerment of employees: A proven strategy for building more
viable organisations: 1-173. Masters in Business Administration.
Romano, A. 2006. Ensuring the viability of a South African corporate identity sign
company: improving the value it creates for its key stakeholders using systems
thinking methodologies: 1-160. Masters in Business Administration.
Roodt, E. 2006. Sport stadiums and property prices: A case study: 1-63. Masters in
Business Administration.
Rosholt, M. 2006. Here Be Dragons: A case study of HBD Venture Capitalhighlighting the develping model of venture capital investing in South Africa : 1-62.
Masters in Business Administration.
Ryan, A. 2006. The business case benefits of water and energy efficiency for the
South African platinum industry: 1-123. Masters in Business Administration.
Sellmeyer, B. 2006. Cape Town CBD : 1-63. Masters in Business Administration.
Shrand, B. 2006. Motivation and Retention of Knowledge Workers in a TechnologyDriven Start-up Firm : 1-77. Masters in Business Administration.
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Sidery, K. 2006. Beyerskloof: Marketing a small high growth South African Winery:
1-54. Masters in Business Administration.
Smith, D. 2006. A portfolio diversification index as a fund management instrument:
1-64. Masters in Business Administration.
Smithson, K. 2006. Price Performance of newly listed mining stocks on the London
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Tait, D. 2006. Economic participation of communities from luxury based ecotourism:
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Tudhope, M. 2006. A learning organisation approach to managing intellectual capital:
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Vallabhjee, K. 2006. Organisational Intelligence How can it improve responsiveness?
1-235. Masters in Business Administration.
Van der Wath, K. 2006. A holistic environmental approach to emissions management:
1-167. Masters in Business Administration.
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South Africa : 1-66. Masters in Business Administration.
Viljoen, D. 2006. Learning to Lead: A case study: 1-97. Masters in Business
Administration.
Vorster, J. 2006. Application of constant proportion portfolio insurance techniques in
South Africa: 1-42. Masters in Business Administration.
Wardman, C. 2006. Kumala: A South African brand success story: 1-85. Masters in
Business Administration.
Whitfield, L. 2006. Corporate Savings in South Africa : 1-48. Masters in Business
Administration.
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Williams, L. 2006. An Empirical evaluation of the factors that influence real exchange
rates: 1-50. Masters in Business Administration.
Wuite, R. 2006. Real effective exchange rate equilibrium and misalignment in South
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UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS AND WORKS OF A POPULAR NATURE
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Burgess, S.M. 2006. Companies Can Prepare for the Unexpected. Marketing Mix,
33.
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Sulcas, P. 2005. Corporate Crime - Commonalities and National Responses.
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Sulcas, P. 2006. Anyone for a round of TBL. Accountacy SA (July): 16
Sulcas, P. 2006. Family Business: Some important insights. Accounting SA (April):
20-23
Sulcas, P. 2006. From MD to Chairman. Boardroom (1): 13-14
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NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
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Eberhard, A.A. 2006. Eskom's broken contract in Cape. Business Day 28/02/2006: 21
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models. ESI Africa , Issue 3: 68
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Eberhard, A.A. 2006. The essentials of Energy security. UCT Monday Paper
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Eberhard, A.A. 2006. The Western Cape power crises: Moving beyond the blame
game. Energize: Power Journal of South African Institute of Electrical Engineers
01/03/2006: 3
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30/06/2006: 13
Gilbert, E.S. 2006. Sharing wealth creation. Opportunity 01/11/2006: 81-82
Herrington, M.D. 2006. Angels in Heaven: Financing your business. Business Day,
Real Business 23/10/2006: 4
Herrington, M.D. 2006. Gain stability before looking for liquidity. Business Day,
Real Business 21/08/2006: 6
Herrington, M.D. 2006. Pulling a business up by the bootstraps. Business Day, Real
Business 18/09/2006: 4
Herrington, M.D. 2006. Think cash last before looking for success. Business Day,
Real Business 17/07/2006: 6
Horwitz, F.M. 2006. Human Resources vital for strategic success. Business Report
National 11/04/2006: 2
Horwitz, F.M. 2006. Knowledge and People are key to HR Strategy for business
success. Cape Argus 03/07/2006: 14
ONLINE WORKS
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Tanzania. http://gsbnet.uct.ac.za/mir/admin/documents/Tanzan.
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Eberhard, A.A. 2006. Fuelling Power Generation: Eygptian IPP Case Study.
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Independent Power Projects. http://gsbnet.uct.ac.za/MIR/admin/documents/Tanzan.
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Eberhard, A.A. 2006. The experience of IPPs across Africa.
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Department of Information Systems
Research Report 2006
Head of Department: Kevin Johnston
Department Profile
This year 7 new PhD students registered and IS has a total of 20 registered Ph.D
students. Nine new Masters students registered, and IS had a total of 17 of which 4
graduated in 2006.
The department is particular proud of its first NRF rated researcher, Associate
Professor Irwin Brown. Two academics were promoted this year effective from 1
January 2007: Associate Professor Hart has been promoted to full Professor and Dr.
Chigona has been promoted to Senior Lecturer.
Student research is both very prolific and of a consistently high standard, and students
have been invited to several national and 5 international conferences.
Staff research continues to grow, with a steady increase in the number of peerreviewed conference papers and journal articles. Research in the Department is
conducted on a wide variety of topics in Information Systems (IS) within commerce,
industry and society generally. Our main research thrusts can be classified under these
broad themes: IS/IT for national development; eCommerce; knowledge management;
IS/IT management, planning and strategy; IS education and skills; and workgroups,
teams and projects.
Staff investigate both technical and managerial aspects of IS and are especially
concerned with topics of relevance to business and national goals. Much of the
research is cross-disciplinary, involving elements of social science, computer science,
management and commerce. There is a strong interest in our publications and research
reports from both the academic and professional communities.
Departmental Statistics
Permanent Staff
Professors
Associate Professors
Senior Lecturers
Lecturers
Administrative and Clerical Staff
Total
2
3
8
0
5
18
Honorary Staff
Visiting Professors
1
39
Contract Staff
Senior Lecturer
Teaching Assistant
Total
1
1
2
Students
Doctoral
Masters
Honours
Undergraduate
Postgraduate Diploma
Total
20
17
67
2535
30
2669
Research Fields and Staff
Permanent Staff
Associate Professor Irwin Brown
Strategic IS planning; IS theory development; systems thinking in IS; IS
effectiveness; end user technology adoption; global IT (cultural issues, national
development, digital divide)
Dr Wallace Chigona
Community informatics; use of ICT as a tool for national development; and
information accessibility for illiterate adults
Dr Eric Cloete
Computer architectures and software; information systems management; image
processing; electronic commerce
Mr Mike Eccles
Teaching educationally disadvantaged students; object-oriented analysis and design;
information systems controls and security; e-learning; education and IS
Professor Mike Hart
Strategic use of IS; key management issues in IS; perceptions of IS and the digital
divide; data mining; knowledge management ; customer relationship management;
contact centres
Mr Kevin Johnston
ICT strategy and alignment; use of ICT in business; ICT management issues; OSS
Associate Professor Michael Kyobe
Strategic IT planning; IT alignment; computer security and utilisation of IT to
leverage knowledge management
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Ms Elsje Scott
Object-orientated programming and methodologies; efficient teaching methods for
programming concepts; IS project management; with the specific focus on student
group projects
Mr Kosheek Kewchurran
Problem structuring and sense making devices to support IS provision; strategic
planning for IS technology implementations; IS project and program management;
information and knowledge architectures.
Dr Lisa Seymour
Enterprise IS; education and IS
Professor Derek Smith
Information systems personnel management; project portfolio management; project
teams
Mr Adrie Stander
Data communications; database design; human-computer interaction; culture and
information systems
Associate Professor Jean-Paul van Belle
Adoption of information technologies; appropriate ICTs; e-commerce and mcommerce; conceptual foundations of IS; enterprise IS architectures; conceptual
modeling
Contact Details
Postal Address: Department of Information Systems, University of Cape Town,
Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701
Telephone: +27 21 650 4028
Fax: +27 21 650 2280
E-mail: apatel@commerce.uct.ac.za
Web : http://www.commerce.uct.ac.za/InformationSystems/
Research Output
ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
Hart, M.L. 2006. Customer relationship management: Are software applications
aligned with business objectives? South African Journal of Business Management,
37(2): 17-32.
Hart, M.L. 2006. Progress of organisational data mining in South Africa. South
African Computer Journal, 36: 4 -15.
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Hart, M.L. 2006. The information technology model curriculum: Introduction to the
special series. Journal of Information Technology Education (JITE), 5: 337 - 342.
Hart, M.L., Pook, L.P., Jenei, G. and Jennings, M. 2006. The importance of global
business information: Perceptions of students in Hungary, Romania, South Africa and
the United States. South African Journal of Information Management, 8(3): 1-14.
Johnston, K. and Ng'ambi, D. 2006. An ICT-mediated constructivist approach for
increasing academic support and teaching critical thinking skills. Educational
Technology and Society, 9(2): 244-253.
Scott, E.C. 2006. Systems development group project: A real-world experience.
Information Systems Education Journal, 4(23): 3-10.
Scott, E.C. and Pollock, M.A. 2006. Effectiveness of self-selected teams: A systems
development project experience. Journal of Issues in Informing Science and
Information Technology, 3: 601-618.
Seymour, L., Scott, E.C., Meyerowitz, J., Malamoglou, S. and Morar, A. 2006. Skills
learnt during a systems development course: Graduate perceptions of skills transfer
and industry alignment. Information Systems Education Journal, 4(23): 1-13.
Smith, D., Eastcroft, M.F., Mahmood, N. and Rode, H. 2006. Risk factors affecting
software projects in South Africa. South African Journal of Business Management,
37(2): 55-65.
Van Belle, J.W.G.D. 2006. A framework for the evaluation of business models and its
empirical validation. Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evaluation, 9(1): 3143.
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
Chigona, W.M.G., Van Belle, J.W.G.D., Arellano, N. and Moore, J. 2006. ICT-based
community development initiatives in South Africa. In S. Marshall, W. Taylor and X.
Yu (eds), Encyclopaedia of developing regional communities: 399-404. Hershley:
Idea Group Reference.
Van Belle, J.W.G.D. and Trusler, J. 2006. A rural multi-purpose community centre in
South Africa. In S. Marshall, W. Taylor and X. Yu (eds) Encyclopaedia of developing
regional communities: 618-623. Heshley: Idea Group Reference.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLISHED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Banderker, N. and Van Belle, J.P. 2006. Mobile technology adoption by doctors in
public healthcare in South Africa. Proceedings of 2006 ECIS Goteborg – 14th
European Conference in Information Systems, 12-14 June 2006, Gothenburg,
Sweden, 1-13, ISBN 91-631-9894-0. [CD-ROM].
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Brown, I.T.J. and Njenga, K.N. 2006. Conceptualising the influence of tacit
knowledge in security risk management sctivities. Proceedings of the Information
Security South Africa (ISSA) 2006 Conference, 5-7 July 2006, Sandton, South Africa,
27-36. ISBN 1-877314-60-9.
Brown, I.T.J. and Njenga, K.N. 2006. The soft approach to managing security risk. In
B. Cusack (ed.), Proceedings of the 2006 IT Governance International Conference,
13-15 November 2006, Auckland, New Zealand, 27-36. ISBN 1-877314-60-9.
Brown, I.T.J., Field, A.L., Wessels, G.A. and Hill, B.W. 2006. Role of uncertainty
avoidance and trust in online shopping adoption. In P.A. van Brakel (ed.),
Proceedings of the 8th Annual Conference on World Wide Web Applications, 6-8
September 2006, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 3-14. ISBN 0-620-37309-1. [Online].
Available: http://www.zaw3.co.za.
Brown, I.T.J., Njenga, K.N. and Letsoalo, K. 2006. An investigation of enablers and
inhibitors of IT governance implementation. In B. Cusack (ed.), Proceedings of the
2006 IT Governance International Conference, 13-15 November 2006, Auckland,
New Zealand, 97-106. ISBN 1-877314-60-9.
Brown, I.T.J., Van Belle, J.P., Twum-Ampofo, Y.O., Patel, K. and De Rijk, K.A.
2006. T-Commerce: An investigation of non-adoption in South Africa. Proceedings of
CISTM 2006, 4th Conference of Information Science Technology and Management,
16-18 July 2006, Chandigarh, India. ISBN 0-9772107-4-X. [CD-ROM].
Chigona, W.M.G. 2006. Using diffusion of innovations framework to explain the
communal computing facilities adoption among the urban poor. In A. Bytheway and
C. Strumpfer (eds), Proceedings of CIDC 2006 Community Informatics for
Developing Countries, 31 August – 2 September 2006, Cape Town, South Africa,
137-144. ISBN 0-620-37058-0.
Chigona, W.M.G. and Msiska, K. 2006. Investing the implementation and challenges
of an ICT youth advocacy in a developing country. In A. Bytheway and C. Strumpfer
(eds), Proceedings of CIDC 2006 Community Informatics for Developing Countries,
31 August – 2 September 2006, Cape Town, South Africa, 70-78. ISBN 0-620-370580.
Chigona, W.M.G. and Samaai, E. 2006. An assessment of factors influencing the rural
e-adoption: Case of South Africa. In P. Cunningham and M. Cunningham (eds),
Proceedings of Information Society Technologies in Africa (IST-Africa), 3-5 May
2006, Pretoria, South Africa. ISBN 1-905824-01-7.
Chigona, W.M.G., Mponang, P., Rwomire, S. and Nhlapo, K.L. 2006. Who is eadopting communal computing facilities: Case of disadvantaged Cape Town
aommunities. Proceedings of the 7th Annual Global Information Technology
Management (GITM) World Conference, 11-13 June 2006, Orlando, Florida, USA,
137-140. ISSN 1557-6574.
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Cloete, E. 2006. E-Marketplaces in South Africa: Usage and adoption. Proceedings of
the 13th European Conference on Information Technology Evaluation (ECITE 2006),
28-29 September 2006, Genoa, Italy, 149-155. ISBN 978-1-905305-34-6.
Cloete, E. and Ramburn, H. 2006. Determinants of Internet banking: Consumers’
versus banks perspective. In P.A. van Brakel (ed.), Proceedings of the 8th Annual
Conference on World Wide Web Applications, 6-8 September 2006, Bloemfontein,
South Africa. ISBN 0-620-37309-1. [Online]. Available: http://www.zaw3.co.za.
Eccles, M.G., Lambarey, Z., Rubin, S.N., Arnold, J.S.C. and Van Belle, J.W.G.D.
2006. Technological and societal factors influencing plagiarism among Information
Systems students. Proceedings of the International Science and Technology
Conference (ISTC) 2006, 28-30 November 2006, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa, 125140. ISBN 1-77012-013-0.
Hart, M.L. 2006. Using event study methodology to assess financial impact of media
announcements on companies. Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on
Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies, 17-18 July 2006,
Dublin, Ireland, 161-169. ISBN 1-905305-26-5.
Hart, M.L. and Henriques, V. 2006. On the influence of facilitating conditions on DSS
usage. In J.W.G.D. van Belle and I. Brown (eds), Proceedings of the 36th Annual
Conference of the Southern African Computer Lecturers Association, 25-27 June
2006, Somerset West, South Africa, 135-146. ISBN 0-620-36150-6.
Johnston, K. 2005. Developing an ICT strategic plan for an African utility
corporation. Proceedings of the International Business Information Management
Conference (5th IBIMA), 13-15 December 2005, Cairo, Egypt, 1-5. ISBN 0-97533934-6.
Johnston, K., Mosoval, F., Hart, B.A., Kadungure, T. and Gough, L. 2006. Open
Source Software use in South African organisations: An empirical research report.
Proceedings of the 7th International Business Information Management Association
Conference (IBIMA), 14-16 December 2006, Brescia, Italy, 1-9. ISBN 0-9753393-62.
Johnston, K., Mosoval, F., Healey, A., Prestedge, A.K. and Gardiner, J.-J. 2006. The
state of Open Source Software (OSS) in South Africa. Proceedings of the Pacific Asia
Conference on Information Systems, 6-9 July 2006, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, 14041419. ISBN 981-05-5964-X.
Johnston, K., Muganda, N.O. and Theys, K. 2006. Key issues for chief information
officers in South Africa. Proceedings of the 12th Annual Americas Conference on
Information Systems AMCIS 2006, 4-6 August 2006, Guerrero, Mexico, 3530-3537.
ISBN 970-31-0740-0.
Johnston, K., Turner, N.J., Goosen, M.K. and Salie, M.R. 2006. An investigation into
what IS Students want from lectures? Proceedings of the Conference on Information
Technology in Tertiary Education (CITTE), 18-20 September 2006, Pretoria, South
Africa, 1-7. ISBN 0-620-36564-1.
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Johnston, K., Van Belle, J.W.G.D. and Rose, M.A. 2006. Barriers and enablers of
OSS-on-the-desktop adoption. Proceedings of CISTM 2006, 4th Conference of
Information Science Technology and Management, 16-18 July 2006, Chandigarh,
India, 1-14. ISBN 0-9772107-4-X.
Kyobe, M. 2006. The effect of mediating mechanisms on IS planning. Proceedings of
the EIASM Conference on Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 22-24
November 2006, Brussels, Belgium, 1-20. ISBN 90-5095-632-7.
Mlitwa, N. 2006. Technology for teaching and learning in higher education contexts:
AT and ANT analytical perspectives. In B. Nhlanhla and B. Mlitwa (eds),
Proceedings of the e/merge Online Conference: Learning Landscapes in Southern
Africa, 10-21 July. [Online]. Available: http://emerge2006.net. ISBN 0-620-36467-X.
Nash, J.M. 2006. Relating IS student throughput to English proficiency. In J.W.G.D.
van Belle and I. Brown (eds), Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the
Southern African Computer Lecturers Association, 25-27 June 2006, Somerset West,
South Africa, 21-31. ISBN 0-620-36150-6.
Scott, E.C. and Johnston, K. 2006. Estimating effort required to deliver objectoriented software development PROJECTS: A USE-Case point’s account.
Proceedings of the PMSA Conference 2006 – Growth and Collaboration for a Project
Management Profession, 30 May – 1 June 2006, Midrand, South Africa, 279-297.
ISBN 1-920-01708-9.
Scott, E.C. and Van der Merwe, N. 2006. Reflecting the body of knowledge in both
curriculum and assessment: A case of IS student group projects. Proceedings of the
13th European Conference on Information Technology Evaluation (ECITE 2006), 2829 September 2006, Genoa, Italy, 433-443. ISBN 978-1-905305-34-6.
Seymour, L., Bishop, J., Jaffe, A. and Carter, B. 2006. Communication media choice
of senior Information System students. Proceedings of the Conference on Information
Technology in Tertiary Education (CITTE2006), 18-20 September 2006, Pretoria,
South Africa, 1-11. ISBN 0-620-36564-1.
Seymour, L., Muneeb, D.M., Mokobori, L.A. and Mandengu, T.T. 2006. The
contribution towards student competencies: An analysis of an Information Systems
business process and ERP course. In J.W.G.D. van Belle and I. Brown (eds),
Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Southern African Computer
Lecturers Association, 25-27 June 2006, Somerset West, South Africa, 43-58. ISBN
0-620-36150-6.
Seymour, L., Van Belle, J.W.G.D. and Prokopiev, A. 2006. An empirical
investigation of factors affecting ERP impact. Proceedings of Managing Information
in the Digital Economy: Issues and Solutions (6th International Business Information
Management Conference – IBIMA), 19-21 June 2006, Bonn, Germany, 415-423.
ISBN 0-9753393-5-4.
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Smith, D. 2006. Antecents of turnover intention and actual turnover among
Information Systems personnel in South Africa. Proceedings of the 2006 ACM
SIGMIS CPR Conference, 13-15 April 2006, California, USA, 123-129. ISBN 159593-349-2.
Smith, D. and Cowie, T.M. 2006. IT project managers' perceptions of benefits
realisation management. Proceedings of the IRNOP VII Project Research Conference,
11-13 October 2006, Beijing, China, 82-87. ISBN 7-121-03252-X.
Smith, D., Brokenshire, R., Maphai, K. and Maine, R.J. 2006. Using storytelling to
assess the competencies of a master project manager. Proceedings of the PMSA
Conference 2006 – Growth and Collaboration for a Project Management Profession,
30 May – 1 June 2006, Midrand, South Africa, 42-50. ISBN 1-920-01708-9.
Stander, A. and Mosoval, F. 2006. Meeting the online challenge: The South African
travel industry. Proceedings of the 7th International Business Information
Management Association Conference (IBIMA), 14-16 December 2006, Brescia, Italy,
256-264. ISBN 0-9753393-6-2.
Van Belle, J.W.G.D. and Richards, F. 2006. Determinants of 3G mobile video
adoption by the South African mobile consumer. Proceedings of the 2006 Information
Resources Management Association International Conference, 21-24 May 2006,
Washington, DC, USA, Vol. 2: 772-775. ISBN 159904019-0.
Van Belle, J.W.G.D., Brink, D., Weller, J.R. and Roos, L.P. 2006. Migrating to OSSon-the-Desktop: Lessons learnt and a proposed model. In J.W.G.D. van Belle and I.
Brown (eds), Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Southern African
Computer Lecturers Association, 25-27 June 2006, Somerset West, South Africa,
120-134. ISBN 0-620-36150-6.
Van Belle, J.W.G.D., Brink, D., Weller, J.R. and Roos, L.P. 2006. Critical success
factors for migrating to OSS-on-the-Desktop: Common themes across three South
African case studies. Proceedings of the 2nd International OSS Conference, 8-10 June
2006, Como, Italy, 287-293. ISBN 0-387-34225-7.
Van Belle, J.W.G.D., Chigona, W.M.G., Naidoo, M. and Miller, L. 2006. Schoollevel ICT Adoption factors in the western Cape schools. Proceedings of the 4th IEEE
International Workshop on Technology for Education in Developing Countries, 10-12
July 2006, Iringa, Tanzania, 57-61. ISBN 0-7695-2633-0.
Van Belle, J.W.G.D., Miller, L. and Naidoo, M. 2006. Critical success factors for ICT
interventions in Western Cape schools. In J.W.G.D. van Belle and I. Brown (eds),
Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Southern African Computer
Lecturers Association, 25-27 June 2006, Somerset West, South Africa, 94-107. ISBN
0-620-36150-6.
Van Belle, J.W.G.D., Ramburn, H. and Scott, E.C. 2006. A suggested framework for
the evaluation of meta search engines for Information Systems research. Proceedings
of the 13th European Conference on Information Technology Evaluation (ECITE
2006), 28-29 September 2006, Genoa, Italy, 493-504. ISBN 978-1-905305-34-6.
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NON PEER-REVIEWED PUBLISHED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Sewchurran, K. 2006. Soft Systems Methodology and Uml Business Process
Modelling Framework For Complex Environments. Proceedings of Fifth Annual
Symposium on Research in System Analysis and Design SIG Sand, Vancouver,
Canada, 2-96.
Smith, D. and Bailey, S. 2006. The Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Style of IS
Project Managers. Proceedings of the 20th IPMA World Congress on Project
Management, Shanghai, China, 15-17 October 2006, 405-408. ISBN 7-111-04703-6.
Smith, D. 2006. The latest studies, developments and surveys conducted by UCT on
the retention of skilled workers. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Skills Africa Summit
2006, Midrand, Johannesburg, 22 - 25 May 2006.
PUBLISHED CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS
Brown, I.T.J., Stothers, R.J., Thorp, S.R. and Ingram, L.T. 2006. The Role of
Learning Styles in the Acceptance of Web-based Learning Tools. 36th Annual
Conference of the Southern African Computer Lecturers Association SACLA2006,
1(1): 189-200.
Johnston, K. 2006. Who wanted to be Sherlock Holmes? 36th Annual Conference of
the Southern African Computer Lecturers Association SACLA2006, 1(1): 189-200.
Sewchurran, K., Eccles, M.G. and Scott, E.C. 2006. 36th Annual Conference of the
Southern African Computer Lecturers Association SACLA 2006. Teaching Software
Development to Information Systems Majors Using an Action Research Process, 1(1):
189-200.
Smith, D. 2006. Educating the Millennial Student: Some Challenges for Academics.
SACLA 2006, 1(1): 189-200.
Stander, A. 2006. The Need and Contents of a Course in Forensic Information
Systems and Computer Science at the University of Cape Town. 36th Annual
Conference of the Southern African Computer Lecturers Association SACLA2006,
1(1): 189-200.
THESES AND DISSERTATIONS PASSED FOR HIGHER DEGREES
Derakhshani, S. 2006. The Attractiveness of the Western Cape for Offshore
Outsourcing Contact Centres: 1-221. MCom (I.S.).
Joubert, J. 2006. Building Trust in Mobile Commerce: 1-183. MCom.
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Mutshewa, A. 2006. A theory of the use of information for environmental planning:
The case of Botswana: 1-322. PhD.
Nyirenda, V. 2006. Social interaction in an online cross-disciplinary research
conference: 1-101. MCom (I.S.).
Van Gysen, M. 2006. The Value of Transformational IT Investments in South Africa:
An Event Study Analysis: 1-149. MCom (I.S.).
Williams, G. 2006. Towards a Model for IS Research Methodology Selection: The
Effect of Epistemology Choice on a Consolidated Research Evaluation Tool: 1-112.
MCom (I.S.).
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School of Management Studies
Research Report 2006
(Including Actuarial Science)
Head of School: Professor John Simpson
School Profile
The Business Science Section and Post Graduate Diplomas in Management in the
School of Management Studies provide undergraduate introductory and advanced
courses to honours level in management to students registered for the Business
Science degree, and other degrees and postgraduate diplomas. Housed in the School
are the Actuarial Science, Business Finance, Marketing and Organisational
Psychology streams. Postgraduate diplomas in management are also offered by the
School, in Marketing, Enterprise, Sport and Tourism Management. The School also
offers management courses in general management, finance, human resource
management, marketing, and industrial/organisational psychology to students from
faculties outside the Commerce Faculty. Research is supervised at the honours,
masters and doctoral levels in Management.
The Finance Section provides undergraduate courses in corporate finance,
investments and international finance. Students receive training which allows them to
enter either the financial services industry or the field of corporate financial
management. Research at the postgraduate level is strongly encouraged.
The Organisational Psychology Section provides undergraduate courses in
organisational psychology. At the postgraduate level it provides a Masters degree in
Industrial Psychology, which could lead to professional registration. The Section has
embarked on a PhD programme and aims to increase its current number (4) of PhD
students. Research in the Section has been reorganised in the following ways:
 Honours students do research within the confines of a signature theme selected
by staff. Currently 9 groups of students are researching what motivates
students and first-time employees in Finance, Information Systems,
Accounting and Law.
 A process of structured supervision and throughput has been implemented for
Masters students in order to reduce throughput for a dissertation from 3.5
years to 1 year.
The Marketing Section provides undergraduate courses in marketing management,
as well as more advanced courses in consumer behaviour, industrial, services and
international marketing, marketing research, information technology & marketing and
leisure & tourism marketing. Research is encouraged at the honours, masters and
doctoral level. The UCT Unilever Institute of Strategic Marketing is housed in the
Marketing Section. Its main purpose is to develop advanced and relevant marketing
theory and information for the uniquely South African market place.
School Statistics
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Permanent and Long Term Contract Staff
Professors
Associate Professors
Senior Lecturers
Lecturers
Research Staff
Administrative and Clerical Staff
Total
4
4
7
13
6
7
42
Students
Doctoral
Masters
Honours
Postgraduate Diploma
Undergraduate
Total
5
19
430
215
1988
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Research Fields and Staff
Permanent Staff
Professor John Simpson
Consumer behaviour; retailing; strategic marketing; management in sport; teaching
methodology
Professor Paul van Rensburg
Explaining the cross section of equity returns in local and international markets
Professor Joha Louw-Potgieter
Organisational change; e-learning; employment equity; human resource information
systems
Associate Professor Jeffrey Bagraim
Theory and management of workplace attitudes; organisation commitment;
commitment to change; work-family conflict; organisational culture
Associate Professor David Flynn
Capital markets and determinants of cost of capital for South African listed companies
Dr Richard George
The relationship between tourism and crime: strategies and preventative measures in
Cape Town
Mr Gert Human
International marketing; strategic marketing; corporate entrepreneurship
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Ms Suki Goodman
Workforce diversity; organisational development in the context of a changing South
Africa; industrial relations in the current economic, political and social climate;
employee relations management; teaching, learning and assessment in commerce
education
Ms Terri-Lynn Grant
Business Communications in the global economy; non verbal communication;
graphics; commerce education and earning theories.
Mr David Priilaid
Wine pricing and brand analysis
Mr Lance Witten
Employee relations; labour relations; organisational restructuring; employment equity
Mr Jacques Rousseau
Theory, epistemology, teaching thinking and teaching
Contact Details
Postal address: School of Management Studies, University of Cape Town, Private Bag
X3, Rondebosch, 7701, South Africa
Telephone: +27 21 650 2466
Fax: +27 21 689 7570
E-mail: bking@commerce.uct.ac.za
Research Output
ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
Anyster, W.A., Goodman, S.L. and Wallis, T.S. 2006. The formation of self-efficacy
beliefs of skilled professional employees in a South African fruit export organisation.
South African Journal of Business Management, 37(4): 19-28.
Grant, T.-L. 2006. Problems of Communicative competence in multi-cultural medical
encounters in South African health services. Curationis: Research Journal of the
Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa, 24(4): 54-60.
Louw-Potgieter, J. 2006. Communicative dynamics of police-civilian encounters:
African and American interethnic data. Journal of Intercultural Communication
Research, 35(3): 161-182.
Priilaid, D.A. 2006. Wine's placebo effect - How the extrinsic cues of visual
assessments mask the intrinsic quality of South African red wine. The International
Journal of Wine Marketing, 18(1): 17-32.
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Priilaid, D.A. and Van Rensburg, P. 2006. Non-linearity in the hedonic pricing of
South African red wines. The International Journal of Wine Marketing, 18(3): 166182.
Schlechter, A.F. and Engelbrecht, A.S. 2006. The relationship between
transformational leadership, meaning and organisational citizenship behaviour.
Management Dynamics: Contemporary Research Journal of the Southern Africa
Institute for Management Scientist, 15(4): 1-15.
Van Lill, B. and Denton, J.M. 2006. Managerial derailment. Vilakshan XIMB Journal
of Management, III(2): 231 - 250.
Van Rensburg, P. and Prayag, A. 2006. The value of analyst’s consensus
recommendations. Investment Analysts Journal, 63: 5-17.
BOOKS
Crafford, A., Moerdyk, A., Nel, N., O'Niel, C. and Schlechter, A.F. 2006. Industrial
psychology: Fresh perspectives: 1-386. Cape Town: Pearson: Prentice Hall.
PUBLISHED CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS
Schlechter, A.F. and Engelbrecht, A.S. 2006. The influence of transformational
leadership on meaning and organisational citizenship behaviour. The 9th Annual
Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference.
THESES AND DISSERTATIONS PASSED FOR HIGHER DEGREES
Appavou, A.I. 2006. Effectiveness of selection committees in making employment
equity appointments at the Health Sciences Faculty: 80. MCom.
Benjamin, J. 2006. Professional work and actual work: The case of industrial
psychologists in South Africa: 80. MCom.
De Gersigny, S. 2006. Determining the effectiveness of the HERS-SA Academy using
the Kirkpatrick Framework of Training Evaluation: 1-80. MCom.
Kornick, J. 2006. Predicting Extreme Performers on the JSE Securities Exchange.
MBusSci.
Matsinhe, T.R. 2006. Connecting with the black middle class: exploring the power of
social networks and the impact of word of mouth as a way of designing marketing
strategies for financial products/services for the south african emerging market : 1-88.
Masters in Business Administration.
Milenkovic, N. 2006. Interrelationships among trade union commitment,
organisational commitment, job satisfaction and trade union participation: 80. MCom.
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Valaers, J. 2006. Firm-Specific Attributes and the Cross-Section of Tokyo Stock
Exchange Returns. MBusSci.
Williams, R. and Leibowitz, P.A. 2006. Diversity Awareness Training: A Quasiexperimental Evaluation of Changes in Trainees’ Attitudes, Knowledge and Skills: 185. MCom.
Actuarial Science Section & Centre for Actuarial Research
Research Report 2006
Head of Section: Dr S. Kendal
Director of the Centre for Actuarial Research: Professor R.E. Dorrington
School Profile
The section produces about 20% of all South African actuaries. Approximately 60%
of our graduates go on to complete the professional examinations to qualify as
actuaries, which is one of the highest qualification rates of any university in South
Africa. In 2001 we became the second university in the world to have postgraduate
courses recognised for exemption from the professional examinations, and currently
have more courses recognised for exemption purposes than any other university.
The Centre for Actuarial Research was established in 2001. It brings together multidisciplinary teams to build capacity, improve techniques and produce independent
research in the following areas:

Demography

Healthcare Financing

Social Security

HIV/AIDS Modelling
The Centre actively promotes the collaboration of people with research interests in
demography, actuarial science, social security, economics, finance and public sector
policy. In addition, the Centre has been home to the programme in demography with
both masters and PhD students. The Centre for Actuarial Research at the University of
Cape Town is the only unit of its kind at an African university.
School Statistics
Permanent and long-term contract staff
Professors
Associate Professors
Senior Lecturers
Lecturers
Researchers
1
1
3
2
1.4
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Administrative and Clerical
Staff
Total
1
9.4
Students
PhD
Masters
Honours
Post-graduate diplomas
Undergraduate
Total
3
10
65
10
300
388
Research Fields and Staff
Professor R.E. Dorrington
Demography; mortality; fertility; HIV/AIDS modelling; population estimation and
projection
Dr S. Kendal
The impact of HIV/AIDS on retirement funds and employee benefits; measuring and
managing retirement product risk; taxation of retirement funds
Associate Professor I.L. MacDonald
Applied probability; new time series models; mathematical finance
Dr T.A. Moultrie
Fertility; statistical analysis of census and survey data; modelling of birth intervals;
contraception use and adoption; HIV/AIDS
Ms S. Ramjee
Health care product design and financing; medical price indices
Mr M. Ncube
Living annuities, dynamic financial analysis of insurance companies
Mr L. Johnson
HIV/AIDS modelling; epidemiology of STDs
Ms D. Budlender
Gender budgeting; costing social security benefits; labour/employment; poverty
Contact Details
Actuarial Science
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Postal Address: Actuarial Science, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3,
Rondebosch, 7701
Telephone: +27 21 650 2475
Fax: +27 21 689 7580
E-mail: Shieyaam.Jacobs@uct.ac.za
Web: http://www.commerce.uct.ac.za/actuarialscience/
Centre for Actuarial Research
Postal Address: Actuarial Science, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3,
Rondebosch, 7701
Telephone: +27 21 650 2475
Fax: +27 21 689 7580
E-mail: care@commerce@uct.ac.za
Web: http://www.commerce.uct.ac.za/Demography/ and
http://www.commerce.uct.ac.za/care/
Research Output
ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
Johnson, L.F. and Dorrington, R.E. 2006. Modelling the demographic impact of
HIV/AIDS in South Africa and the likely impact of interventions. Demographic
Research, 14(22): 541-574.
Moultrie, T. 2006. The Demography of South Africa [Review]. Population Studies,
60(2): 233-242.
PUBLISHED CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS
Hallett, T.B., Aberle-Grasse, J., Dorrington, R.E., Bello, G. and Boulos, L.M. 2006.
Declines in HIV prevelance can be associated with changing sexual behavious in
Uganda, urban Kenya, Zimbabwe, and urban Haiti. 82: i1-i8.
EXTENSION AND DEVELOPMENT WORK
Dorrington, R.E. Johnson, L., Bradshaw, D. and Daniel, T.-J. 2006. The
Demographic Impact of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. National and Provisional
Indicators for 2006. Published jointly by the Centre for Actuarial Research, UCT, the
Medical Research Council, and the Actuarial Society of South Africa, Cape Town.
ISBN 0-7992 2322-0.
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Department of Statistical Sciences
Please refer to the Faculty of Science report
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