African Evaluation Database

9120 records found

Source	Electronic ID	Title	Authors	Publication Year	Source Title	Volume	Issue▲	DOI	Affiliations	Authors with Affiliations	Abstract	Author Keywords	Index Keywords	Funding Details
Scopus	2-s2.0-81855212815	Value based financial performance measures: An evaluation of relative and incremental information...	Erasmus P.	2008	Corporate Ownership and Control	6	0.041666666667	None	Department of Business Management, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, S...	Erasmus, P., Department of Business Management, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matie...	Value-based (VB) financial performance measures are often advanced as improvements over tradition...	Accounting information; Cost of capital; Financial performance	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84867263314	The effect of the South African market concentration on portfolio performance	Van Heerden J.D., Saunderson S.	2008	Corporate Ownership and Control	6	0.041666666667	None	Department of Business Management, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, S...	Van Heerden, J.D., Department of Business Management, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1,...	Portfolio risk is mainly a function of portfolio concentration and covariance between the assets ...	Performance measures; South Africa; Stock market	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84883422763	CEO compensation and performance of state owned enterprises in South Africa	Ngwenya S., Khumalo M.	2012	Corporate Ownership and Control	10	0.041666666667	None	Department of Finance, Risk Management and Banking, University of South Africa, UNISA, 0003, Sout...	Ngwenya, S., Department of Finance, Risk Management and Banking, University of South Africa, UNIS...	The study investigates the relationship between CEO compensation and performance of State Owned E...	CEO compensation; Corporate governance; SOE performance; South Africa	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84894071742	Exemplification and perceived job insecurity: Associations with self-rated performance and emotio...	De Cuyper N., Schreurs B., Elst T.V., Baillien E., De Witte H.	2014	Journal of Personnel Psychology	13	0.041666666667	10.1027/1866-5888/a000099	Research Group Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology, KU Leuven, Belgium; Maastricht Univ...	De Cuyper, N., Research Group Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology, KU Leuven, Belgium; ...	Impression management is typically seen as a means to achieve success. Little is known about pote...	Emotional exhaustion; Impression management; Job insecurity; Performance; Well-being	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-67649119135	Do boards and CEOs matter for bank performance? A comparative analysis of banks in Ghana	Kyereboah-Coleman A., Biekpe N.	2006	Corporate Ownership and Control	4	0.041666666667	None	University of Stellenbosch, Graduate School of Business, South Africa; Centre for Investment Anal...	Kyereboah-Coleman, A., University of Stellenbosch, Graduate School of Business, South Africa; Bie...	In this study, we examine whether Board characteristics have impact on bank performance by compar...	Bank-performance; Corporate governance; Ghana	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84874227877	The relationship between board size, board composition, CEO duality and firm performance: Experie...	Kyereboah-Coleman A., Biekpe N.	2006	Corporate Ownership and Control	4	0.083333333333	None	University of Stellenbosch, Graduate School of Business, South Africa; Africa Centre for Investme...	Kyereboah-Coleman, A., University of Stellenbosch, Graduate School of Business, South Africa; Bie...	The paper examined board characteristics and its impact on the performance of non-financial liste...	Corporate governance; Firm-performance; Ghana; Tobin's Q	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84880451968	Legitimacy or good governance: What drives carbon performance in Australia	Qian W.	2013	Corporate Ownership and Control	10	0.125	None	Governance and Sustainability, School of Commerce, University of South Australia, SA5001, South A...	Qian, W., Governance and Sustainability, School of Commerce, University of South Australia, SA500...	Previous studies present diverse views on carbon performance. The legitimacy perspective posits t...	Carbon disclosure; Carbon performance; Corporate governance; Environmental sensitivity; Legitimacy	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84897139760	From philanthropy to impact investing: Shifting mindsets in South Africa	Viviers S., Ractliffe T., Hand D.	2011	Corporate Ownership and Control	8	0.16666666667	None	Department of Business Management, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, Stellen...	Viviers, S., Department of Business Management, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matie...	This paper contributes to the body of knowledge on impact investing in South Africa by defining t...	Impact investing; Philanthropy; Responsible investing; South Africa	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84904965593	Impact of carbon emissions on total assets and operating costs: An analysis of the jse100 companies	Bimha A.	2014	Corporate Ownership and Control	11	0.16666666667	None	Department of Finance, Banking and Risk Management, University of South Africa, P O Box 392, UNIS...	Bimha, A., Department of Finance, Banking and Risk Management, University of South Africa, P O Bo...	There is a definite concern in the rise of carbon emissions globally from traditional methods of ...	Carbon emissions; JSE100; Panel data analysis; South africa	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84904970991	The performance of socially responsible investment funds and exchange-traded funds: Evidence from...	Marozva G.	2014	Corporate Ownership and Control	11	0.16666666667	None	Department of Finance, Risk Management and Banking, University of South Africa, P.O.Box 392, UNIS...	Marozva, G., Department of Finance, Risk Management and Banking, University of South Africa, P.O....	The research reported in this article explored how the JSE SRI Index performed relative to exchan...	Capital asset pricing model; Exchange-traded funds; M-squared ratio; Performance; Sharpe ratio; S...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84867099092	Modeling the impacts of reforestation on future climate in West Africa	Abiodun B.J., Adeyewa Z.D., Oguntunde P.G., Salami A.T., Ajayi V.O.	2012	Theoretical and Applied Climatology	110	02-Jan	10.1007/s00704-012-0614-1	Climate System Analysis Group, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, University o...	Abiodun, B.J., Climate System Analysis Group, Department of Environmental and Geographical Scienc...	This study investigates the potential impacts of reforestation in West Africa on the projected re...	None	air temperature; atmospheric circulation; climate change; climate modeling; greenhouse gas; monso...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-35448962527	Sink competition and desuckering effects on field performance of triploid and tetraploid plantain...	Tenkouano A., Vuylsteke D., Swennen R.	2007	Journal of Crop Improvement	20	02-Jan	10.1300/J411v20n01_02	Crop Improvement Division, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P.M.B. 5320, Oyo Road...	Tenkouano, A., Crop Improvement Division, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P.M.B....	Reproductive growth in polyarchic Musa spp. varieties occurs by the simultaneous growth of severa...	Apical dominance; Bunch weight; Crop management; Desuckering; Genetic improvement; Musa spp.; Suc...	Musa	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79958730136	Modern mill technology and centralised processing system, an alternative for improving performanc...	Owolarafe O.K., Oni O.A.	2011	Technology in Society	33	02-Jan	10.1016/j.techsoc.2011.03.002	Department of Agricultural Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; New Nigeria...	Owolarafe, O.K., Department of Agricultural Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nig...	An assessment of palm fruit processing technologies in Abia State palm oil industry was carried o...	Extraction efficiency; Maintenance; Mill technology; Oil palm; Oil yield; Quality	Catchment area; Cost of productions; Extraction efficiencies; Extraction rate; Fruit processing; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-48849086369	Impact of corrosion inhibitors on the environment	Amadi S.A., Ukpaka C.P.	2007	Modelling, Measurement and Control C	68	02-Jan	None	Department of Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering, Rivers State University of Science and Technolo...	Amadi, S.A., Department of Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering, Rivers State University of Science...	This paper entailed the analysis of three commercial corrosion inhibitors to know the concentrati...	Corrosion inhibitors; Environment; Impact; T-test comparative effect	Atmospherics; Concentration (process); Corrosion; Corrosion prevention; Corrosion resistance; Cor...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34548837460	Evaluation of three serological tests for brucellosis in naturally infected cattle using latent c...	Muma J.B., Toft N., Oloya J., Lund A., Nielsen K., Samui K., Skjerve E.	2007	Veterinary Microbiology	125	02-Jan	10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.05.012	Department of Disease Control, University of Zambia, School of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 3237...	Muma, J.B., Department of Disease Control, University of Zambia, School of Veterinary Medicine, P...	Serological methods are traditionally used in diagnosis of brucellosis. However, the comparative ...	Brucellosis; c-ELISA; FPA; RBT; Sensitivity; Specificity	rose bengal; article; brucellosis; cattle disease; enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; fluorescenc...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84866512350	The performance of DGT versus conventional soil phosphorus tests in tropical soils - An isotope d...	Six L., Pypers P., Degryse F., Smolders E., Merckx R.	2012	Plant and Soil	359	02-Jan	10.1007/s11104-012-1192-9	Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Division of Soil and Water Management, K.U.Leuven...	Six, L., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Division of Soil and Water Management, K...	Background and aims: A soil test that samples nutrients only from fractions that are accessible t...	Isotopically exchangeable phosphate; Phosphorus deficiency; Soil fertility	chloride; dilution; fractionation; growth rate; ion exchange; isotopic analysis; maize; oxalate; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79960359875	Managerial roles and choice of performance measures in the kenyan five-star hotels using a cross-...	Wadongo B.I., Edwin O., Oscar K.O.	2010	Managing Leisure	15	02-Jan	10.1080/13606710903447980	Department of Ecotourism, Hotel and Institution Management, Maseno University, Private Bag, Masen...	Wadongo, B.I., Department of Ecotourism, Hotel and Institution Management, Maseno University, Pri...	Performance management was traditionally defined as the process of financial control, in which th...	Cross-sectional survey; Hotel industry; Kenya; managerial roles; Performance measures	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34347381921	Identity and memory in Omobóyòdé Àrowá's Oríkì performance in (Yoruba) Ekiti dialect	Dasylva A.O.	2007	African and Asian Studies	6	02-Jan	10.1163/156921007X180631	Department of English, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria	Dasylva, A.O., Department of English, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria	Oríkì is a significant panegyric poetry in indigenous Yoruba communities of South-Western Nigeria...	Àrowá'ş oríkì; Eketi; Identity; Memory; Ogun; Omoboyode; oriki	anthropology; cultural history; cultural identity; indigenous population; language; memory; Afric...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-49449092769	Impact of rainfall distribution on the parameterisation of a soil-moisture balance model of groun...	Mileham L., Taylor R., Thompson J., Todd M., Tindimugaya C.	2008	Journal of Hydrology	359	02-Jan	10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.06.007	Department of Geography, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdo...	Mileham, L., Department of Geography, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, ...	Robust calibration of hydrological models, driven by gridded precipitation data derived from eith...	Africa; Distribution; Groundwater; Precipitation; Recharge	Calibration; Catchments; Climate change; Earth sciences; Groundwater; Hydraulic models; Hydrogeol...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-54449098133	The use of an indirect impact quick-stop mechanism during the turning of α-titanium BT5 alloy	Dahunsi O.A., Awopetu O.O.	2008	International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials	3	02-Jan	10.1504/IJMMM.2008.017626	Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 704, Akure, Ondo S...	Dahunsi, O.A., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 704...	This paper studies the use of an indirect impact quick stop mechanism whose design, construction ...	BUE; Built-Up-Edge; Chip root analysis; Metallographic analysis; Segmented chip; Semi-finish; Tit...	Cutting; Metallography; Turning; Chip root analysis; Segmented chip; Withdrawal speed; Titanium a...	None	View

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