M.A. / The competitive landscape in the retail sector in South Africa is changing, and new models of competitiveness are needed to deal with the challenges ahead. The responses that usually occur in relation to the above statement reveal a new competitive reality, demanding that the organisation’s capabilities will enable the retail company in South Africa to better serve their customers and to differentiate them from competitors. This dissertation is about determining the status of the measurement and interpretation of intangible assets within a retail company in South Africa, and more specifically the JD Group as a furniture retailer. There are focused on the importance of the different aspects of intellectual capital i.e. human capital, structural capital and customer capital and the value that could be derived to aid the company in the retail industry. It is also intended to establish whether value can be added to investors, customers, line management, employees and the community, if the appropriate intellectual capital management tool is identified and implemented. It is viewed, both globally and in South Africa, as a core contributory factor in achieving business strategy. It was established that knowledge processes and tools could be implemented and utilized to discover intellectual capital management as a valuable resource for the retail company. The spectrum of intellectual capital management tools is investigated and four methods of measuring intellectual capital are identified in the current literature: The Market capitalization method, the return on assets method, the direct intellectual capital method and the scorecard method. The scorecard models are identified as the most appropriate method to use in a retail company in South Africa based on the following characteristics: Monitoring of performance, reporting to stakeholders and uncovering of hidden value. The retail industry in South Africa is very volatile and organizations should be geared to adapt to changes at a rapid pace. In order to achieve world-class status, it is important to understand that management and employees, together, need to champion the competitive organisation of the future. The future organisation will no longer be in business just for the sake of business, but with a clear intent to protect its most valuable asset, the future. 21st Century businesses will be in the business of the creation of future, sustainable businesses. This dissertation explores the views as to the extent to which intangible assets contribute value, how this contribution can be measured through the use of intellectual capital management tools and what the status is of such measurement in the current retail company trading in South Africa. Once the need for intellectual capital management in the retail company in South Africa is established, focus is also given to the resultant changes required in respect of specific practices and the introduction of an array of strategy focused interventions, all within the intangible assets arena. The selection of these interventions is very JD Group specific and focuses on those areas that will contribute to the strategic alignment of leadership, culture and technology within the Group’s strategy, which is quite simply but also articulately captured in the Group’s vision statement, i.e. “To become global leaders in our fields of expertise.”

MA, Faculty of Humanities, Univesrity of the Witwatersrand, 2001

PhD, Faculty of Humanities, 1988

Trading processes are occurring every day in all industries, and people within these processes are constantly faced with inequalities due to different power structures and opportunities. In particularly, the coffee industry is one industry that is affected by these trading differences. The purpose of this thesis is to examine two different trading concepts within the coffee industry; blockchain and direct trade, and how these are affecting the livelihood of the coffee farmers. This thesis was analysed from consumer’s and supplier’s perspective, which correspond to blockchain and direct trade respectively. Further, through a deductive qualitative research we gathered empirical findings which prove that farmers of developing countries such as Ethiopia and Guatemala can better off through a transparent and essential relationship, which either concept provides. Particularly, while blockchain encourages ethical customer to channel its purchasing power to the farmer, in order to improve their livelihood, a direct trade relationship between farmer and the buyer provides a personal connection in a vision to thrive together.

Thesis advisor: Richard McGowan / Subsidies have played a significant role in the production of agriculture during the 20 century. While the western world gradually phased out protectionist policies for industrialized sectors of the economy following World War II, agriculture continued to receive significant support from the state until efforts were made to establish more laissez-faire markets in the 1990’s by the World Trade Organization. This paper aims to judge the effectiveness of these policies on one program in particular: export credit guarantees. By examining the effects of credit guarantees on US wheat exports through panel data regressions, this paper hopes to provide evidence of the effectiveness of recent policy in creating egalitarian and free markets for agricultural commodities. / Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2011. / Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Economics Honors Program. / Discipline: Economics.

蔡志祥. / 第 2, 3 複本為手稿複印本. / 論文(歷史學部碩士)--香港中文大學硏究院, 1981. / 參考文獻 (leaves 291-312) / Cai Zhixiang. / Chapter 〈一〉 --- 前言 --- p.1 / Chapter 〈二〉 --- 近代湖南農業發展 --- p.33 / Chapter 〈三〉 --- 稻米市場的形成與食糧問題 --- p.55 / Chapter 〈四〉 --- 二十世紀初米糧貿易對農村經濟之影響初探´ؤ´ؤ湖南省個案研究 --- p.70 / Chapter <I> --- 地區性生產與市場供需關係 --- p.72 / Chapter <II> --- 省內市場 --- p.88 / Chapter <III> --- 省外市場 --- p.116 / Chapter <IV> --- 米禁´ؤ´ؤ封關與阻禁：1912´ؤ1927 --- p.147 / Chapter <V> --- 租佃制度 --- p.165 / Chapter 〈五〉 --- 結論 --- p.187 / Chapter 附錄一 --- 1746̐ưخ1954年湖南人口數量報導。 --- p.195 / Chapter 二 --- 湖南省稻榖輸出輸入狀況表（1912̐ưخ1949） --- p.196 / Chapter 三 --- 二十世紀上半葉湖南省各縣市集狀況 --- p.206 / Chapter 四 --- 1917̐ưخ1926年湖南長沙每月物價行情 --- p.221 / Chapter 五 --- 1906̐ưخ1927年湖南地方米價情況表 --- p.224 / Chapter 六 --- 湖南省輪作制度 --- p.229 / 附註 --- p.231 / 參考書目 --- p.291

關怡淸. / Thesis (M.A.)--香港中文大學硏究院歷史學部. / Reprint of manuscript. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 341-499). / Zhou Yiqing. / Thesis (M.A.)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue yan jiu yuan li shi xue bu. / Chapter 第一章 --- 緒言 --- p.1 / Chapter 第二章 --- 東周兩漢鐵器出土遺址與冶鐵遺址之地理分佈 --- p.7 / Chapter 一 --- 東周兩漢鐵器出土遺址之地理分佈 --- p.7 / Chapter 二 --- 戰國兩漢冶鐵遺址之地理分佈 --- p.13 / Chapter 第三章 --- 東周兩漢鐵器應用之演變 --- p.33 / Chapter 一 --- 東周兩漢鐵器種類與形制之演變 --- p.34 / Chapter (一) --- 農具 --- p.37 / Chapter (二) --- 其他工具 --- p.67 / Chapter (三) --- 武器 --- p.92 / Chapter (四) --- 生活用器 --- p.132 / Chapter (五) --- 車馬器 --- p.157 / Chapter (六) --- 機械構件 --- p.161 / Chapter (七) --- 刑具 --- p.164 / Chapter (八) --- 雜具 --- p.167 / Chapter 二 --- 東周兩漢銅鐵器消長之概況 --- p.184 / Chapter (一) --- 東周 --- p.185 / Chapter (二) --- 兩漢 --- p.194 / Chapter 三 --- 小結 --- p.209 / Chapter 第四章 --- 東周兩漢鋼鐵冶煉技術之發展 --- p.224 / Chapter 一 --- 冶鐵遺址、遺物所見東周兩漢冶鐵技術水平 --- p.233 / Chapter 二 --- 東周兩漢鐵器之科學考查 --- p.272 / Chapter 三 --- 東周兩漢鋼鐵冶煉技術綜論 --- p.283 / Chapter (一) --- 中國古代鍛鐵、鑄鐵技術出現先後之探討 --- p.283 / Chapter (二) --- 鑄鐵技術之發展 --- p.289 / Chapter (三) --- 鍛鐵技術之發展 --- p.308 / Chapter (四) --- 鋼鐵熱處理工藝之發展 --- p.311 / Chapter 四 --- 小結 --- p.320 / Chapter 第五章 --- 結語 --- p.327 / 引徵及參考書目 --- p.341 / 地圖一至五 / 圖1至160 / 表一至九 / (以上見附錄)

by Leung Kin-chung Jonathan, Yau Cheong-yin Albert. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1990. / Bibliography: leaf 81. / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --- p.vii / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Problem Identification --- p.1 / Company Background of Mobil --- p.1 / SWOT Analysis of Mobil in the China Market --- p.3 / Chapter II. --- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY --- p.8 / The Research Scope --- p.8 / Methodology --- p.9 / Secondary Data --- p.10 / Primary Data --- p.10 / Questionnaire --- p.10 / Limitations --- p.13 / Chapter III. --- FINDINGS - THE INDUSTRY --- p.14 / The Local Economy and Market --- p.14 / Shenzhen --- p.14 / Pearl River Delta Area except Shenzhen --- p.17 / Competitive Situations --- p.19 / Product Markets and Mobil's Corresponding Positions --- p.22 / Chapter IV. --- FINDINGS - CUSTOMERS --- p.33 / Mail Questionnaire Findings --- p.33 / Personal In-depth Interview Findings --- p.42 / Chapter V. --- RECOMMENDATIONS - MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR MOBIL --- p.55 / Overall Positions of Mobil's Product Portfolio in the BCG Matrix --- p.55 / Marketing Plans of Individual Product Lines --- p.57 / Action Plan --- p.66 / APPENDICES --- p.67 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.81

by Chan Lok Kin. / Thesis (M.Comm.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong.

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