School of Management, IT and Governance
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Good food security governance extension workers in KZN : a public administration perspective.
(2014)This study responds to the question, “To what extent are the aims of the food security amongst Extension Workers within KwaZulu Natal being achieved within a good governance agenda?”. The main objective has been to firstly, ... -
Management of the Expanded Public Works Programme in the Department of Public Works : KwaZulu-Natal Province.
(2014)No abstract available. -
The relationship between organisational culture and performance : a case of the banking sector in Nigeria.
(2014)The interplay between organisational culture and performance is an on-going area of research. Previous studies have not being able to provide constructive explanations of the link between organisational culture and ... -
Perceptions and experiences of organisational misfit : a grounded theory study of South African employees.
(2013)Research into person-environment fit has focused on fit and the many positive benefits that have been associated with achieving high fit. Misfit on the other hand, has been given scant attention. To date, not much is ... -
Expatriate academics and expatriate management in a South African higher education institution.
(2014)The main aim of the study is to examine the staffing trends of academics in SA higher education in order to compare South African academics to expatriate academics. A secondary aim of the study is to examine the international ... -
The role of project management methodology in municipal service delivery, with a particular reference to Metropolitan Municipalities in South Africa.
(2014)The aim of this research was to investigate the impact of project management methodology to service delivery at Metropolitan Municipalities in the Republic of South Africa. The study was conducted across all six metropolitan ... -
Investigating service quality perceptions in tertiary institutions : the case of University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2012)The study aimed to gain insight into staff and student perceptions of service quality at tertiary institutions. As noted in the literature review, service marketing has evolved over time, as more research has been conducted ... -
Sustainable development in South Africa through research in the National System of Innovation.
(2014)This research examined the role of research commercialisation for Sustainable Development (SD) in South African National System of Innovation (NSI) within the context of public administration. The introduction has provided ... -
The strategic role of knowledge management in African universities.
(2014)This thesis articulates an empirical research study that examines the role of Knowledge Management, inclusive of Business Intelligence in an African Higher Education setting. There are an abundance of studies that show how ... -
Public procurement : panacea or fallacy - a case of public service delivery in Zimbabwe.
(2015)The public sector plays an important role in the economy in delivering public services and infrastructure development. Public procurement is an essential element in the delivery of these services, through the acquisition ... -
Targeted sanctions as a new political discourse in Zimbabwe : a transition or obstacle to democracy from 2000-2013.
(2016)The main aim of the research was to critically analyse the potential impact of targeted sanctions in promoting or impeding democracy in Zimbabwe. The research was centred around the conflicting views on the use of targeted ... -
Social media and its contribution to brand building with special reference to Generation Y.
(2014)This study investigated the contribution of Social media to brand building, with special reference to a sample of Generation Y consumers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The study is based on four research objectives. ... -
Women's economic empowerment and entrepreneurship in agriculture : a case of Mashonaland West Province in Zimbabwe.
(2015)Gender equality and women’s empowerment has been widely acknowledged as an important goal for international development, especially within the agricultural sector. The agricultural sector is a critical sector for many ... -
Consumer-based brand equity of luxury car brands in Pietermaritzburg : a gender perspective.
(2015)South African education has undergone major restructuring since 1994 with the aim of improving the lives of the learners, their parents and educators. The restructuring and re-orientation has fortuitously caused casualties ... -
The effectiveness of the fibre processing and manufacturing Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) in addressing skills shortages.
(2015)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Successfully integrating and managing millennials in the 21st century workplace.
(2015)The study aims to examine the three generations (Generation Y, Generation X and Baby Boomers) that constitute the present day labour force and the differences between these three groups. The millennial generation brings ... -
Integrated marketing communication in Chinese business-to-business markets : a case study.
(2015)Human relations exist purely based on our ability to communicate, and more importantly successful relationships develop based on our ability to communicate effectively. Communication affects every facet of our lives and ... -
Supply chain management best practices during natural disaster operations in Southern Africa : a case study of the United Nations World Food Programme.
(2015)The research study was aimed at giving an insight into the supply chain management best practices that are employed by the United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) during its humanitarian natural disaster operations in ... -
Testing of a framework for product placement in South Africa for the Hip Hop industry.
(2015)Product placement is a marketing tool on which billions of dollars are being spent (Plambeck, 2010, par. 4). This is when a brand name, packaging, logo or trademark intentionally appears in a form of media (Homer, 2009, ... -
Challenges of transporting retail goods into a landlocked country : the case of importing into Zimbabwe.
(2015)Landlocked countries over the world are presented with vast challenges in the import market. Importing goods, especially business-to-consumer goods come with a list of matters such as, transport costs, fluctuating exchange ...
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