Table of Contents :

Exchange-Rate Volatility and the Contagion and Spillover Effect from South African to other SADC Currency Markets, 2007-2015
Thobekile Qabhobho, Charles Wait and Pierre le Roux 7

The Dynamics of Fiscal Deficits in Kenya: A Review of Reforms, Trends, and Determinants
Joseph Mawejje and Nicholas M. Odhiambo 25


Possible mediating roles of conflict of interests and compromised principals' interests between the ideology of agents and the outcomes to their principals: an empirical study
Freddy Marilahimbilu Mgiba 37


Financial Information and Stock Price Changes: A Case of Systematically Important Banks (SIBs) in Nigeria
Festus Oladipupo Olaoye and Adebola Daniel Kolawole 41


Re-thinking the Role(s) of Labour Union in Addressing Workforce Casualisation in the Manufacturing Industry of Lagos, Nigeria
Samson Adeoluwa Adewumi 55


The Influence of Employer branding and Employees' personal branding on Corporate Branding and Corporate Reputation
Adele Potgieter and Marianne Doubell 67


Barriers to Start-Up and Sustainable Growth of SMMEs: A Comparative Study between South Africa and Lesotho
Refiloe Gladys Khoase, Evelyn Derera, Brian McArthur and Patrick Ndayizigamiye 79


The contribution of key economic sectors on poverty alleviation in the Capricorn District Municipality: A panel ARDL Model
Rufaro Garidzirai and Daniel Meyer91


Unspoken common knowledge in surviving cashless entrepreneurship in Mvuma Town, Zimbabwe
Mfazo Cliford Madondo Madondo and Maxwell A. Phiri 103


Derivatives Usage and Firm Value: Evidence from South African Listed Firms
Edson Vengesai and Farai Kwenda 113


Critical Success Factors for Achieving Patient Order Fulfilment in Kenyan Public Hospital Pharmacies
G.M. Kamau, E.H.B. van Biljon and C.A. Arnolds 137

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