Magister Economicae - MEcon / The research study investigated the potential impact that organisational capacity assessments can have on the long-term sustainability of non-profit organisations (NPOs). The researcher employed longitudinal research design as the main instrument in the collection of data. Data was collected from four local non-profit organisations in the Cullinan and Bronkhorstspruit areas of South Africa. These organisations were evaluated by means of a questionnaire, which was developed by the researcher. NPOs can only play a pivotal role in community and social services if management, leadership, governance and other elements of organisational capacity are well developed and continuously strengthened. This is critical for attracting local and international donors who provide crucial running costs and relieve national, provincial and local government departments of the financial burden. Currently, the South African government supports NPOs in South Africa. The legislative and registration aspects of NPOs are regulated by the NPO Act (Act 71 of 1997) and the Income Tax Act (Act 58 of 1962). The State of South African Registered NPOs Report 2010/2011 indicated a growth of the number of registrations to have increased by 8.3%. However, in the same financial year a total number of 468 NPOs were deregistered; 98% of these lost their registration due to non-compliance of regulatory requirements. According to the State of South African Registered NPOs Report (2016) the total number of applications received for the financial year was 16 726 (53.7%), however 4 421 (46%) did not meet the requirements of sections 12-13 of the NPO Act, an issue that would definitely affect the existence of non-compliant institutions.

This work explores issues of innovation and innovative entrepreneurship. Doctoral thesis focuses on the characteristics of product and process innovation in the construction company. The aim of doctoral thesis is to analyze the situation in terms of innovation, funding sources and measure the effectiveness of innovation processes in general and in the context of construction enterprises using a questionnaire survey. The main objective is to define a systematic procedure for rehabilitation of the building company in crisis, using process innovation and its verification on case study in the construction company.

The Master’s thesis is focused on purchase of a horizontal boring machine for a company, which operates in the engineering industry. It informs about the financial situation of the company, compares offers of individual banks and leasing companies as well as methods of evaluation of the investment project. The essential part of the work comprises an evaluation of a specific investment project, including formulation of recommendations for its implementation.

Bibliography: leaves 116-138 / Bibliography: leaves 116-138 / The purpose of this research study was to examine the impact of institutional constraints, management competencies, strategic and structural constraints on the performance of black-owned small, medium and micro-sized enterprises (SMMEs) in City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (CTMM). A quantitative survey was conducted using the probability sampling (N=353) of the black-owned SMMEs in CTMM. The Pearson’s correlational analysis was used to determine the relationship between institutional constraints, management competencies (as composite sets of human resources, financial resources and information resources), strategic and structural constraints, and the performance of the business (as composite sets of financial growth and organizational growth). The results indicated a negative relationship between the dependent variables and independent variables. The item analysis, dimensionality analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling were performed to determine the factor structure of all the independent and dependent variables, the results yielded a good fit of all the measurement models. These findings may provide new practical knowledge for the financial and non-financial institutions to consider the position of black-owned SMMEs when they design policies, which add to the theoretical knowledge in the SMMEs sector. / Business Management / M. Comm. (Business Management (Finance))

The Master’s thesis is focused on purchase of a horizontal boring machine for a company, which operates in the engineering industry. It informs about the financial situation of the company, compares offers of individual banks and leasing companies as well as methods of evaluation of the investment project. The essential part of the work comprises an evaluation of a specific investment project, including formulation of recommendations for its implementation.

The aim of the thesis is using methods intended to detect and analyse the economic efficiency of investment which the company plans to implement. In the practical part I will introduce selected company where I will focus more to the evaluation of the past and present. I will formulate the financial and strategic analysis, analysis of the external environment SLEPTE and the five forces analysis by Porter. All these analysis will provide data for SWOT analysis completion. In proposals, I will mention the investment plan of the company, describe in detail the characteristics and reasons for the company's decision to implement it. I will calculate the net present value using the discounted capital expenditure and receipts, then further profitability index, payback period and internal rate of return will be calculated.

The aim of the thesis is using methods intended to detect and analyse the economic efficiency of investment which the company plans to implement. In the practical part I will introduce selected company where I will focus more to the evaluation of the past and present. I will formulate the financial and strategic analysis, analysis of the external environment SLEPTE and the five forces analysis by Porter. All these analysis will provide data for SWOT analysis completion. In proposals, I will mention the investment plan of the company, describe in detail the characteristics and reasons for the company's decision to implement it. I will calculate the net present value using the discounted capital expenditure and receipts, then further profitability index, payback period and internal rate of return will be calculated.

The subject of this thesis is to evaluate the economic efficiency and financing of the investment project. The theoretical part of the thesis is focused on the basic theoretical knowledge in the field of investment decisions and the description of the main methods of assessing the effectiveness of investments. Another part explains the theoretical knowledge of financial and strategic analysis that affect investment decisions. The practical part of the work captures analysis of current state of the selected company. This analysis is the basis for drafting of the third part, which contains the proposals and recommendations of the investment project.

The master´s thesis deals with the business plan to the industrial area, which serves as a business center for the provision of services in the form of rents. The work focuses on the individual parts of the business plan, focusing mainly on the planning of individual financial flows that will be in conjunction with the operation of the complex formed. The thesis also includes the calculation of basic economic indicators through which investment can be objectively assess and evaluate it is advantages. At the conclusion of the sensitivity analysis, where the individual will be listed risks that may arise in the future. Their influence will be expressed numerically percentage change in the net present value and internal rate of return.

This thesis aims to create a tool for evaluation of suitability to invest into a preparation of a specific area for family houses construction. This investment includes costs for land buy-outs as well as costs for public and technical infrastructures. The theoretical part of this thesis begins with types and properties of investment projects, lify cycle of a project and its financial sources. Following chapter concentrates on description of multicriteria analysis that is used for decision making process of an investing company. Its advantage is that it includes into its computation also non-economic parameters. Based on this multicriteria analysis a case study for chosen areas suitable for houses was conducted. The case study shows economic efficiency evaluation of an investment into chosen areas suitable for houses and includes suggestions of other parameters that could be added into the analysis.