School of Accountancy: CIMA Hons 2024

An analysis of the business and hedging strategy of RDE Mining

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• RDE mining AND (“business strategy” OR “investment strategy” OR hedging)
• mining south africa AND (“business strategy” OR “investment strategy” OR hedging)
• “business strategy” AND (mining equipment OR “mining equipment”)
• “investment strategy” AND (mining equipment OR “mining equipment”)
• hedging AND (mining equipment OR “mining equipment”)

Exploring strategic considerations for the geographical change in operations of a citrus export logistics business

Suggested Search Strategies (keywords and techniques):

• (citrus OR oranges OR lemons OR limes OR grapefruit) AND (logistics OR transport)
• (citrus OR oranges OR lemons OR limes OR grapefruit) AND (logistics OR transport) AND export
• (“geographical change” OR “location change” OR relocation OR move) AND (logistics OR transport)
• (“geographical change” OR “location change” OR relocation OR move) AND (logistics OR transport) AND export

Analysing the Impact of Trade Agreements on Fruit Exporter, Company X - Using Porter's Diamond Model

Suggested Search Strategies (keywords and techniques):

• (trade AND agreements) AND (truit AND exports) (Porter AND "Diamond Model") AND "south africa"
• (fruit or agriculture) export AND (Porter diamond model OR national advantage OR competitive edge) AND "South Africa"
• (trade agreements OR global trade OR international competition OR international markets OR “African Growth and Opportunity Act” OR AGOA OR “African Continental Free Trade Area” OR AfCFTA) AND (fruit OR agriculture) 
• (trade agreements OR global trade OR international competition OR international markets OR “African Growth and Opportunity Act” OR AGOA OR “African Continental Free Trade Area” OR AfCFTA) AND (fruit OR agriculture) AND "south africa"

Investigating the effect of artificial intelligence and machine learning technology on the retail industry with application to Checkers

Suggested Search Strategies (keywords and techniques):

• (“artificial intelligence” OR “machine learning”) AND retail AND “south Africa”
• (“artificial intelligence” OR AI OR “machine learning technology” OR “machine learning”) AND (retail OR “grocery store” OR “fast-moving consumer goods” OR FMCG) AND “south africa”
• (“artificial intelligence” OR AI OR “machine learning technology” OR “machine learning”) AND (retail OR “grocery store” OR “fast-moving consumer goods” OR FMCG)

A cost classification analysis of Klipdale Farming Proprietary Limited’s operating costs

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• “cost classification” AND farming AND “operating costs” 
• “cost classification” AND farming 
• farming AND "operational costs" 
• (“cost classification” OR “product costs” OR “period costs” OR “cost behavior” OR  “cost element” OR “cost nature” OR “cost controllability” OR “cost function” OR “cost control” OR “cost normality” OR “fixed costs”) AND (farming OR farm) 

Investigating the effectiveness of inventory management of an automotive components' retailer in South Africa

Suggested Search Strategies (keywords and techniques):

• (inventory OR stock OR supply) AND (management OR control) AND (automotive OR car or vehicle OR motor) AND (retailer OR wholesaler OR trader OR reseller)
• (inventory OR stock OR supply) AND (management OR control) AND (automotive OR car or vehicle OR motor) AND (retailer OR wholesaler OR trader OR reseller) AND “south Africa”

Analyse the impact of export transactions denominated in a foreign currency on South African fruit exporters and concluding on recognised methods to mitigate this impact

Suggested Search Strategies (keywords and techniques):

• transactions AND (foreign currency OR exchange rate) AND fruit AND export AND south africa
• (finance OR financial AND transactions) AND ("foreign currency" OR "exchange rate") AND fruit AND export OR trade AND "south africa"

Investigating the importance of inventory management in a South African car dealership

Suggested Search Strategies (keywords and techniques):

• inventory OR stock OR supply AND management OR control AND car OR motor OR vehicle AND dealership OR retailer OR shop AND south Africa 
• (inventory OR stock OR supply) AND (management OR control) AND (car OR motor OR vehicle) AND (dealership OR retailer OR shop) AND “south africa” 

The Fintech Frontier: Investigating the potential of Financial Technology (Fintech) to address Small, Medium and Micro enterprises’ (SMME) financial service needs

Suggested Search Strings (keywords and techniques)

• fintech AND Small Medium and Micro enterprises AND financial service 
• (fintech OR “financial technology”) AND (small medium micro enterprises OR SMME OR small business) AND “financial service*” 

The impact on Mediclinic revenue from a potential reduction in medical specialists when the National Health Insurance (NHI) is implemented

Suggested Search Strategy (keywords and techniques):

• (private (healthcare OR hospital OR clinic)) AND (revenue OR income OR earnings) AND specialists AND (National Health Insurance OR NHI)
• (National Health Insurance” OR NHI) AND (private (healthcare OR hospital OR clinic)) AND specialists AND (revenue OR income OR earnings)

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Fitch Connect (company financials and industry research reports)
IRESS (For Company Financials, reports, market reports, company documents etc.)
SAGE Research Methods Online (for specific research methods and more information such as Literature Reviews, Academic Writing etc.)

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Economist ( Weekly newsmagazine: world politics and current affairs, business, finance and science)

Harvard Business Review   ( Journal: Presents analysis of management problems and helpful commentary on advanced thinking and practice in all fields of management and administration)

Newspapers eg Business Day  (Newspaper )

MIT Sloan  Management Review  (Journal: Refereed articles, commentary and reviews by management academics, consultants and practitioners on what's most useful in current management theory and practice and cross-functional perspectives on management issues written for professional managers)

Long Range Planning  (Journal: Original articles in the field of strategic planning, which aims to focus the attention of senior managers, administrators and academics on the concepts and techniques involved in the development and implementation of strategy and plans)

New Palgrave dictionary of Economics (Scholarly Reference work :classic and foundational articles of enduring importance ,includes entries on topical issues including gender and economics, recent economic crises in the European Union and beyond, health economics and the economics of the Internet)

Referencing:
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• Know the Referencing Style that you are using.
• Make sure what you are referencing, different material types are displayed differently in the bibliography
• Makes sure that your in-text citations match your bibliography
• Most important, be CONSISTENT

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Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is the act of taking others' work and presenting it as your own. It can be deliberate or unintentional. To avoid plagiarism, it is important to reference the sources that you are using for your assignments. Read more on Plagiarism.