Previous research implementing stratification on the propensity score has generally relied on using five strata, based on prior theoretical groundwork and minimal empirical evidence as to the suitability of quintiles to adequately reduce bias in all cases and across all sample sizes. This study...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study explores how the prevalence of HIV/AIDS relates to unemployment that leads to poverty. Unemployment and poverty can be caused by factors such as level of education, technological changes, and fewer large industries committing to corporate social investing. The most...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A number of firms fail in their endeavours to run successful HIV/AIDS workplaceprogrammes and as a result they incur not only an unmitigated risk but also the costs andopportunity costs of the projects. The purpose of this study is to explore senior managers’knowledge of,...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Profitable organisations depend, not only on a healthy workforce, but also on an environmentconducive to creating wealth and long-term economic growth. The private sector plays a key rolein fighting the negative economic impact of HIV and AIDS. Companies in South Africa...

For the last 40 years, academics advocated the use of the traditional Discounted CashFlow (DCF) techniques but these suggestions were ignored by practitioners for a longtime. The Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Present ValuePayback Period (PVPP) are now some of the...

The impact of HIV/AIDS on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is little known in South Africa. SMEs are arguably the largest employer, nationally, particularly in the Western Cape. Unfortunately, SMEs fall within the profile of businesses that have neither measured the prevalence and impact of...