Department of Business Management

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    An Investigation Into The Impact of Debt Financing on the Value of Small Manufacturing Firms (SMFs) in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
    (University of Fort Hare, 2007-11) Matarirano, Obert
    The study focused on the impact of debt on the value of small manufacturing firms. The study based its arguments on Modigliani and Miller's theory of capital structure, postulated in 1958 and corrected in 1963. The primary aim of the study was to determine if there was any benefit gained by small manufacturing firms (SMFs) as a result of using debt as a source of funding. It also aimed at determining if size of the firm and the products it manufactured had a negative effect on the accessibility of debt to small firms. The study hypothesised that there was a negative relationship between debt and profitability. A negative relationship was also hypothesised between firm size, product manufactured and accessibility of debt.
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    Drivers and barriers to immigrant Entrepreneurship in South Africa
    (University of Fort Hare, 2012) Patswawariri, Tilton Jamera
    The presence of immigrants in South Africa is surrounded with a great aura of controversy. Despite of huge unemployment and other development issues, there is the perception by South Africans that foreigners are competing for jobs, and other social facilities thus leading to xenophobia. Most South African citizens are puzzled by the increasingly great numbers of immigrants flocking to South Africa annually. However, most immigrants find it difficult to get paid employment. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the drivers of immigrant entrepreneurship. In addition, the_ study investigated the barriers to the performance of immigrant entrepreneurs in South Africa. A self-administered questionnaire was employed in the collection of primary data from African-immigrant entrepreneurs operating in selected cities (Alice, East London, Fort Beaufort, Grahamstown, King Williams Town and Port Elizabeth) of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. The respondents were selected using simple random sampling method.