published_or_final_version / abstract / toc / Business / Master / Master of Philosophy

This case study deals with the identification and description of exchanges that occur in a not for profit organization, in our case is the Green Volunteers, and how these exchanges are essential for the achievement of their objectives. This thesis provides a basic framework for understanding and analyzing existing exchanges for future researchers.

A research report submitted to the SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING Faculty of commerce, law and management University of the Witwatersrand In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Commerce / This study assesses the ability of Jansen, Ramnath & Yohn (2012) diagnostic, which is based on the relationship between the change in the asset turnover ratio and profit margin ratio, to distinguish between those firms suspected of manipulating reported financial figures by means of earnings management (EM) and firms that have not attempted earnings management. The study aims to determine whether, as suggested by Jansen et al (2012), the change in the asset turnover ratio and profit margin ratio as well as the direction of the change, can potentially indicate EM. In addition, the study aims to determine whether this new, simplistic diagnostic is incrementally useful to discretionary accruals in identifying EM. The sample of suspected EM firms was obtained from a study conducted by Rabin & Negash (2012), using kernel density estimation (Lahr, 2014). The results of this research suggest that Jansen et al.’s (2012) diagnostic is a useful indicator for identifying firms that might have manipulated reported financial figures through the use of earnings management. The study however shows that, due to weaknesses in either the diagnostic, in that it is limited in its ability to identify EM through sales, or in the method used to obtain the sample, this diagnostic is not incrementally useful to discretionary accruals models in identifying EM. Instead it should be used in conjunction with other models. / MT2017

published_or_final_version / Business / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

<p>In today’s competitive business world, marketing is no longer considered a radical approach for the needs of public and non-profit organizations. The change in organizational need has led to rapidly broadened and deepened applications and marketing is nowadays seen as a management tool forsuccess. The biggest problems non-profits faces today are resource limitations, management and organisation problems.</p><p>The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in France is a non-profit association in change. With the application of the commercial division and through the opening of the Business Centre in Paris the CCSF have engaged itself to be more business-oriented. A marketing project was implemented with the objective of promoting, informing and establishing a new network in Sweden.</p><p>Having the responsibility of the management of this project my research question is: How is a marketing project of an organization with limited resources such as the CCSF to be conducted to promote a new commercial activity in a non-profit association context? The purpose of this study is to investigate how to conduct a marketing project in order to guide non-profit organizations with limited resources that want to commercialize their services, with the particular case of the CCSF.</p><p>The theories used to fulfill the purpose in this study are mainly as a support in the construction of aproject process. The framework involves project  anagement theories, the strategic planning and the marketing theories. A qualitative approach was used opting for a deductive method since the outcomes of my study where going to be supported in my theoretical frame. Furthermore project management methodology was described for the practical work. The empirical chapter described the case of the project, the different actors involved and the results form the communication phase. The projects targeted groups were eight Swedish regional Chambers of offices two French institutions in Sweden; Invest in France and Maison de la France and twenty travel agencies in Sweden having France and business events in their offer. The project was concentrated in two principal areas: the relationship building and creating value to the service offer.</p><p>The result of my study discusses the key steps to the construction of the project process in a nonprofit association context and recommends how to overcome constraints of limited resources, in order to help non-profit organization allocate their resources and become more competitive.</p>

In today’s competitive business world, marketing is no longer considered a radical approach for the needs of public and non-profit organizations. The change in organizational need has led to rapidly broadened and deepened applications and marketing is nowadays seen as a management tool forsuccess. The biggest problems non-profits faces today are resource limitations, management and organisation problems. The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in France is a non-profit association in change. With the application of the commercial division and through the opening of the Business Centre in Paris the CCSF have engaged itself to be more business-oriented. A marketing project was implemented with the objective of promoting, informing and establishing a new network in Sweden. Having the responsibility of the management of this project my research question is: How is a marketing project of an organization with limited resources such as the CCSF to be conducted to promote a new commercial activity in a non-profit association context? The purpose of this study is to investigate how to conduct a marketing project in order to guide non-profit organizations with limited resources that want to commercialize their services, with the particular case of the CCSF. The theories used to fulfill the purpose in this study are mainly as a support in the construction of aproject process. The framework involves project  anagement theories, the strategic planning and the marketing theories. A qualitative approach was used opting for a deductive method since the outcomes of my study where going to be supported in my theoretical frame. Furthermore project management methodology was described for the practical work. The empirical chapter described the case of the project, the different actors involved and the results form the communication phase. The projects targeted groups were eight Swedish regional Chambers of offices two French institutions in Sweden; Invest in France and Maison de la France and twenty travel agencies in Sweden having France and business events in their offer. The project was concentrated in two principal areas: the relationship building and creating value to the service offer. The result of my study discusses the key steps to the construction of the project process in a nonprofit association context and recommends how to overcome constraints of limited resources, in order to help non-profit organization allocate their resources and become more competitive.

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Auburn University, 2009. / Abstract. Includes bibliographic references (p.64-92).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, December 2000. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Texas at Dallas, 2007. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 93-100)

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 99-105). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.