A cultural intelligence (CQ) workshop was organised to enhance participants’ understanding of the role of cross-cultural competency in international trade. The workshop looked at how culture influences the entire spectrum of trade, from…
Day 1: Research Designs and Research Methodology
• Qualitative research: design, methodology
• Qualitative research designs: case, action, narrative, ethnography
• Research methodology: sampling, data collection, data analysis, rigour and quality
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Prof Lucas Ferraz, from the Fundação Getulio Vargas and the São Paulo School of Economics in Brazil, visited the NWU from 5-9 September. Among his various engagements that week, he conducted a two-day introductory training workshop for School of…
This study provides a comparative analysis of the selection of seaports for containerised cargo in Southern Africa, with a special focus on South Africa. Ever since Jan van Riebeeck set foot on South African soil in the 17th century and a port was…
Since the formation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995, multilateralism has been the dominant approach to liberalising trade. However, today there is a growing tendency towards bilateralism. This may be partly attributable to frustrations…
The study investigates the behaviour of South African exporting firms (and workers) and their response to trade over time, which can inform policymakers on how to optimise export-led strategies which in turn can stimulate economic growth and job…
SADC is currently the most expensive region to trade from/within Africa. This problem is symptomatic of a general African malaise, namely a lack of competitiveness. Slow borders keep the African market fragmented and the movement of goods across the…
One of the most compelling arguments for regional trade and integration in Africa rests on the fact that Africa is the most fragmented market in the world, with only 10‒13 per cent of the continent’s trade being with other African nations. However,…
The informal economy in South Africa offers an alternative and often long-term means of survival to thousands of people who cannot find formal employment. However, it is small relative to that in other developing countries and under-researched. The…
South African work on firm-level data has been limited by a lack of access to large datasets that track firms over time. This paper overcomes this constraint by analysing a new dataset of the population of manufacturing firms that are matched to…