Browsing by Author "Ngcobo, Angeline Sibongile."

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Exploring strategic management paradoxes related to intended and emergent strategies: a case study at Human Sciences Research Council (South Africa).
(2018) Ngcobo, Angeline Sibongile.; Mtembu, Vuyokazi Ntombikayise.; Ntombela, Lungile Londiwe.
As organisational environments become more global, they have changed drastically due to environmental needs and demands resulting to strategic paradoxes. This ultimately encouraged researchers to respond by using different models, asking particular questions like what a strategic paradox is and under what conditions they occur. While this research focused on the intended and emergent strategies, it is diffused across different areas of strategic management including; strategy, paradoxes, strategic paradoxes, as well as intended and emergent strategies. A continuum of different approaches in strategic making is crystallised from the literature. The study suggests that the fast pace of environmental change provide managers unpredictable results for their strategic commitment. The collision of strategic commitment and strategic uncertainty is causing what Raynor (2007) calls the strategy paradox. This study thus endeavoured to unite various views regarding strategic paradoxes, while also sharpening its focus on intended and emergent strategies. This research utilised a qualitative research method by exploring the research questions. The insights from the in-depth interviews formed the basis of the data that was analysed to produce research findings. Results suggested that strategic paradoxes are difficult to avoid even though they can be reduced if the strategy is aligned with the environmental change. The study aimed to make a positive contribution to the body of knowledge on strategy paradoxes by qualitatively exploring strategic paradoxes and hoping to provide answers, to what context do intended and emergent strategies impact the decision making and effectiveness of the Human Sciences Research Council (SA).
Exploring the implementation and impact of developmental local government projects on socio-economic well-being of Sweetwaters Community uMsunduzi Local Municipality.
(2024) Ngubane, Londeka Siphesihle.; Ngcobo, Angeline Sibongile.
In South Africa, since 1994, when the democratic government came into power, the development issue has been raised as one of the government's priorities. The government promised to transform the citizens' livelihoods through development and provide quality, effective and efficient services. Rural development was identified as one of the government's priorities to ensure community well-being. As a result, local governments were mandated to ensure rural development and provide quality service delivery to improve communities' living conditions and inclusion. However, rural communities still face challenges of exclusion and non-implementation of development programmes in South Africa. Therefore, this study explored the impact of local government developmental programmes or initiatives on the socio-economic and well-being of the Sweetwaters community in the uMsunduzi local municipality. The research methodology adopted in this study was a qualitative approach. Therefore, fifteen (N=15) participants, including community leaders and senior community members, participated using in-depth semi-structured interviews. In addition, NVIVO computer software was used for data analyses. The study's findings revealed a high level of exclusion when developmental projects are implemented. Further, the issue of corruption from the community leaders also came up. The result also suggested that the local government does not contact communities to understand which project should be prioritized. Further, local governments implement what they feel is right and exclude the community in decision-making, resulting in no improvement or resentment from the community.