Doctoral Degrees (Graduate School of Business and Leadership)
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A leadership skills development model for the Kwaden Group: a case study of an African FMCG business-network.
(2020)Organisations competing in Africa face numerous challenges. These include its size and complexity, transformational population growth, abundance of talent but a lack of skills, a scarcity of large companies, the relatively ... -
Analysis of open innovation strategy and challenges faced by automotive component manufacturers in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, and Eastern Cape in South Africa.
(2021)The automotive components manufacturing sector is an essential complementary strategic player in the automotive industry in South Africa. Without this sector's vibrancy, the automotive industry cannot forge ahead as a ... -
Intuitive competitive intelligence: the entrepreneurial path to success for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the tourism sector in the Eastern Cape Province.
(2020)The aim of this study was to examine whether small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the tourism sector in Eastern Cape Province (ECP) employed intuitive competitive intelligence (ICI) to succeed in the business world. ... -
The role of mergers and acquisitions on the performance of companies within the chemical sector in South Africa.
(2020)Mergers and acquisitions are a strategic tool that is used by companies to grow their performances and portfolio inorganically. Mergers and acquisitions are done to increase improve shareholders’ wealth through synergy ... -
Reconceptualising coaching and mentoring framework to improve operational efficiencies: case study of AMCOR South Africa.
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Analysing the eThekwini green economy according to its dynamic and complex components for identifying leverage points.
(2018)It is widely accepted that climate change is taking place as a result of anthropogenic activities. The rapid rate of the current bout of climate change being experienced is unprecedented. Climate change results in disastrous ... -
Industrial Clustering as a tool to enhance competitiveness of the economy of the KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.
(2019)The South African government has in the past 20 years developed various industrial policies that were geared towards industrialisation and making meaningful contributions towards the creation of jobs, dealing with the ... -
Nation branding strategy: a case study of brand Zimbabwe.
(2019)This study focused on nation branding strategy for Zimbabwe. The main objective of the study was to develop strategic insights and knowledge for the development of an effective and sustainable nation brand for Zimbabwe. ... -
Exploring the challenges encountered in managing diversity and inclusion in the telecommunications industry by selected multinationals in Ghana.
(2019)This study investigated the challenges encountered as well as examined the elements influencing the management of diversity and inclusion by multinationals in the telecommunications industry in Ghana. Diversity and inclusion ... -
Human resource transformation as a strategy for addressing talent management challenges at ESwatini electricity company.
(2019)Faced with looming talent challenges, uncertain business environments and changing demographics, organizations find themselves forced to adapt or perish. These changes not only suppress an organizations’ competitive edge ... -
A model for measuring e-learning systems success in South African universities: a case study a study of the university of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN).
(2018)The fourth industrial revolution is upon us and one of the questions that higher education institutions (HEIs) should be asking is: Is the current education system preparing us for the fourth industrial revolution? The ... -
An analysis of the effectiveness of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) procurement process for tourism projects.
(2018)Although the South African government has implemented a range of infrastructure delivery programs that have significantly increased access to services, large backlogs remain. Within the same context, National Treasury ... -
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) growth taxonomy in eThekwini Municipality - (in South Africa).
(2019)Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are considered to be the engine of growth for many economies. Their contribution to GDP and employment creation is significant in both developed and developing countries.The study sought ... -
A systems thinking approach to a sustainable management model for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Social Development’s Youth Academies.
(2018)In South Africa, like in most developing countries, the provision of integrated youth development programmes is vitally important to provide the future workforce with the crucial and relevant skills for the modern economy. ... -
A leadership framework for organisational sustainability in the banking sector.
(2017)This study was undertaken to examine the key challenges to, and gaps in, achieving an integrated sustainability approach within banks by utilising theoretical underpinnings from both commercial and social entrepreneurship ... -
A comparative analysis of business strategies for professional cricket and rugby in South Africa since 1994.
(2019)This study is focused on professional sport in South Africa, in particular the three most popular sporting codes in South Africa: football (soccer), rugby and cricket. Its aim is to develop a business model which will ... -
A conceptual leadership model: challenges in the Eastern Cape’s public sector.
(2018)Despite large studies conducted on public sector leadership challenges, there remains no standardised approaches applicable universally in addressing leadership challenges in public sectors. This study was conducted in the ... -
Developing a conceptual model to improve patient experience as a strategy to engage public health sector reform in South Africa.
(2018)Patient Experience is well recognized in health quality improvement initiatives within developed countries due to the reforms that result thereof. Developing a conceptual model to improve patient experience in South Africa ... -
Enhancing the export performance of manufacturing small and medium enterprises in Zimbabwe.
(2018)The increase in globalisation requires small and medium-sized enterprises to also adopt market-driven strategies as they are perceived to enhance the export performance of these enterprises. While much of the studies on ... -
Leadership competencies within the context of nursing management, in private healthcare organisations in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2018)Background: Leadership forms a critical part of the healthcare management process and works synergistically with the other functions of planning, organising and controlling. Nurse managers do not display all the competencies ...
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