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Published Research 2012

Peer-reviewed Journals (DoE Accredited)

April, K., Ephraim, N. and Peters, K.  2012.  Diversity management in South Africa: Inclusion, identity, intention, power and expectations.  African Journal of Business Management, 6(4): 1749-1759.

Eberhard, A. and Shkaratan, M.  2012.  Powering Africa: Meeting the financing and reform challenges.  Energy Policy, 42: 9-18.

Giamporcaro, S. and Pretorius, L.  2012.  Sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) in South Africa: A limited adoption of environmental criteria.  Investment Analysts Journal, 75: 1-19.

Gossel, S.J. and Biekpe, N. 2012. The effects of capital inflows on South Africa’s economy.  Applied Financial Economics, 22: 923-938.

Peer-reviewed Journals (Not DoE Accredited)

April, K., Dharani, B. And Peters, K. 2012.  Impact of Locus of Control Expectancy on Level of Well-Being.  Review of European Studies, 4(2): 124-137.

April, K., Lifson, D. and Noakes, T.  2012.  Emotional intelligence of elite sports leaders and elite business leaders.  International Journal of Business and Commerce, 1(5): 82-115.

April, K., Loubser, J. and Peters, K.  2012.  Intergroup Behavior: South African Gen Y.  Effective Executive, 15(2): 8-40.

Gossel, S.J. and Biekpe, N.  2012.  The Nominal Rand / Dollar Exchange Rate: Before and After 1995.  Studies in Economics and Finance, 29(2): 1-13.

Hamann, R. 2012. The Business of Development: Revisiting Strategies for a Sustainable Future.  Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, 54(2): 18-29.

LiPuma, E. and Koelble, T.A.  2011.  Rituals of Solidarity in the New South Africa.  Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, 11(1): 1-24.

Lombard, L., April, K. and Peters, K. 2012.  Sustainability and Authentic Leadership: Stumbling Blocks and Enablers.  Crown Research in Education, 2(2): 74-84.

Lynton, N, & April, K.  2012.  Connected But Not Alike: Cross-Cultural Comparison of Generation Y in China and South Africa.  Academy of Taiwan Business Management Review, 8(1): 67-80.

Mazaza, S.  2012.  Consciousness and medicine from the point of view of a family physician.  Journal of Alternative Medicine Research, 4(1): 1-6.

Stocks, A., April, K.A. and Lynton, N.  2012.  Locus of control and subjective well-being -  a cross-cultural study.  Problems and Perspectives in Management, 10(1): 17-25.

Working Papers

Worch, Hagen, Bernhard Truffer, Mundia Kabinga, Jochen Markard, and Anton Eberhard. “Tackling the Capability Gap in Utility Firms: Applying Management Research to Infrastructure Sectors.” CID Research Fellow and Graduate Student Working Paper No. 55. Center for International Development at Harvard University, January 2012.

Published Research 2011

Authored books (1)

Eberhard, A., Rosnes, O., & Shkaratan, M.  2011.  Africa’s Power Infrastructure: Investment, Integration, Efficiency.  The World Bank: Washington, DC.  ISBN 978-0-8213-8455-8.

Chapters in books (3)

April, K.A., & Peters, K. 2011. Communal versus individual modalities of work: A South African investigation. In R.F. Littrell, & P.S. Nel (Eds.), Leadership & Management Studies in Sub-Sahara Africa Volumes II and III, pp. 51-99, San Diego, CA: University Readers. ISBN 978-1-60927-546-4.

Hamann, R., Kapelus, P., & O’Keefe, E.  2011.  Mining Companies and Governance in Africa.  In Julia Sagebien and Nicole Marie Lindsay (Eds), Governance Ecosystems: CSR in the Latin American Mining Sector. pp. 260-276.  Palgrave MacMillan: UK.  ISBN 978-0-230-27764-9.

Luiz, J.M.  2011.  State models, capacity and economic policy in modern South Africa.  In Daniel Plaatjies (Ed), Future Inheritance: Building State Capacity in Democratic South Africa, pp. 131-148.  Jacana Media: South Africa.  ISBN 978-1-4314-0101-7.

Peer-reviewed Journals (DoE Accredited) (18)

Baets, W. 2011.  A complexity perspective on collaborative decision making in organizations: The ecology of group-performance.  Information & Management, 48: 157 - 165.

Beeson, M., Soko, M. & Yong, W.  2011.  The new resource politics: can Australia and South Africa accommodate China?  International Affairs, 87 (6): 1365 - 1384.

Biekpe, N.  2011.  The Competitiveness of Commercial Banks in Ghana.  African Development Review, 23(1): 75-87.

Burgess, S.M.  2011.  Social axioms: A new culture measure for South African business research.  South African Journal of Business Management, 42(3): 1-22.

Chibba, M., & Luiz, J.  2011. Poverty, Inequality and Unemployment in South Africa: Context, Issues and the Way Forward.  Economic Papers, 30(3): 307-315.
Eberhard, A. & Gratwick, K.  2011.  IPPs in Sub-Saharan Africa: Determinants of success.  Energy Policy, 39: 5541-5549.
Hamann, R., Giamporcaro, S., Johnston, D., & Yachkaschi, S.  2011.  The role of business and cross-sector collaboration in addressing the "wicked problem" of food insecurity.  Development Southern Africa, 28(4): 579-594.
Jere, M., & Davis, S.V.  2011.  An application of uses and gratifications theory to compare consumer motivations for magazine and Internet usage among South African women's magazine readers.  Southern African Business Review, 15(1): 1-27.
Maas, G.J.P., & Herrington, M.  2011.  The role of HEIs in an entrepreneurial renaissance in South Africa.  Industry and Higher Education, 25(4): 225-232.

Malgas, I. & Eberhard, A.  2011.  Hybrid power markets in Africa: Generation planning, procurement and contracting challenges.  Energy Policy, 39: 3191 - 3198.

Lambert, A. & Luiz, J. M. 2011.  Passenger service quality expectations as perceived by long haul airline managers in South Africa.  African Journal of Business Management, 5 (29): 11662-11675.
Lewis, D, Bell, S.D., Fay, J., Bothi, K.L., Gatere, L., Kabila, M., Mukamba, M., Matokwani, E., Mushimbaluma, M., Moraru, C.I., Lehmann, J., Lassoie, J., Wolfe, D.R.L., Buck, L, & Travis, A.J.  2011.  Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO) links biodiversity conservation with sustainable improvements in livelihoods and food production.  PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108 (34): 13957-13962.
Luiz, J.M., & Fadal, R.  An economic analysis of sports performance in Africa.  International Journal of Social Economics, 38(10): 869-883.
Koelble, T.A.  2011.  Ecology, Economy and Empowerment: Eco-Tourism and the Game Lodge Industry in South Africa, Business and Politics, 13(1).
Koelble, T.A. & LiPuma, E.  2011.  Traditional Leaders and the Culture of Governance in South Africa.  Governance: An International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions, 24 (1): 5 - 29.

Soko, M., & Lehmann, J-P.  2011.  The state of development in Africa: concepts, challenges and opportunities.  Journal of International Relations and Development, 14: 97-108.

Stodel, J. M. & Stewart-Smith, A. 2011.  The influence of burnout on skills retention of junior doctors at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital: A case study.  South African Medical Journal, 101: 115 - 118.

Wood, E., Khavul, S., Perez-Nordtvedt, L., Prakhya, S., Dabrowski, R., & Congcong, Z.  2011.  Strategic Commitment and Timing of Internationalization from Emerging Markets: Evidence from China, India, Mexico, and South Africa.  Journal of Small Business Management, 49(2): 252-282.

Conference Proceedings (4)

Calandro, E. 2011.  Refarming Frequencies in Rural Areas: A Regulatory Perspective.  Proceedings of the 5th ACORN-REDECOM Conference, Lima, Peru, 19-20 May.  67-80.

Probyn, M. & Jere, M. 2011.  Perceptions of the success factors for social media implementation in a South African life insurance company.  Proceedings of the 12th Annual International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) Conference: Challenges in the Era of Globalization, Edmonton, Canada, 17-20 May.  596-603.
Schultz, C. & Burgess, S.  2011.  The Marketing, Money, Power, Policy, Intrigue, Hysteria and Impact of the FIFA World Cup.  Proceedings of the 36th Annual Macromarketing Conference: The New World: Macromarketing Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Virginia, USA, 6-8 June.  5-7.

Reddy, C., Urban, S. & Hamann, R.  2011.  Entrepreneurship, Institutions and Economic Development: A Configuration Approach.  Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Scotland, 15-16 September.  742-752.