Managing policy on broad-based black economic empowerment in the provincial government of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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2013
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This thesis examines the management of Broad-Based Black Economic
Empowerment (B-BBEE) policy by the provincial government of KwaZulu-Natal,
South Africa. Several authors have analyzed the policy on B-BBEE in South
Africa, mainly focusing on the impact of the policy on the ‘actors’, and the
ethical implications of the policy, but no research has been done on its policy
implementation and management, particularly in the public service in South
Africa.
The central aim of this thesis is to investigate the organizational complexities
surrounding how the policy on B-BBEE is managed by the provincial
government of KwaZulu-Natal. The study focuses on the three KwaZulu-Natal
technical clusters: the economic sectors and infrastructure development,
governance and administration, and the social protection, community &
human development cluster. The thesis identifies various government
departments in each cluster to examine how the policy on B-BBEE is managed.
The investigation revealed that government has been successful in
implementing some aspects of B-BBEE policy as the majority of blacks were
holding key strategic positions within the provincial government. However, the
provincial government was grappling with serious management challenges.
This thesis explores instruments for policy management, that is, policy coordination,
organizational transformation, organizational hierarchy, and policy
communication. The results showed that much as the provincial government
has been able to open up opportunities for black people there is still a long
way to go in terms of transforming policy management structures, functions,
processes, norms, values, procedures, organizational culture, and
organizational decision-making in improving policy management. The study
revealed that various government structures, functions, processes, procedures,
norms, values and organizational culture are incompatible with B-BBEE policy
objectives. Government decision-making is hierarchical which obstructs the
management of B-BBEE policy implementation. Furthermore, B-BBEE policy is
still yet to be institutionalized by most government organizations in the
province.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2013.
Keywords
Public works--KwaZulu-Natal--Employees., Blacks--KwaZulu-Natal--Economic conditions., Blacks--Employment--KwaZulu-Natal., Theses--International and public affairs.