Doctoral Degrees (Graduate School of Business and Leadership)

From a manual to a system-guided process: implementing change in a fast-moving consumer goods company in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Chinniah, Neville. (2021)

The purpose of this study was to develop a change management framework in transitioning from a manual process to an automated system-guided process using digital technology for managing short-dated inventory in the ...

Developing a leadership model to integrate Millennials and the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the eThekwini Municipality.

Nxumalo, Carol Dainne Pearl. (2022)

As the generation of the fourth industrial revolution, millennials have been described as the sophisticated generation that relies on the internet for information and finding solutions to resolve workplace problems. While ...

A critical analysis of the rationale by select trade unions to change their collective bargaining strategy.

Magojo, Xolani. (2022)

The aim of this study was to investigate the movement of collective bargaining negotiation between employers and employees or trade unions from traditional distributive to integrative. In the current predominant distributive ...

School leadership in South Africa: towards embedding presence for Principals for the creation of societal value.

Mthembu, Mlamuli Delani Kuthula. (2022)

The study examined school leadership in terms of ‘presence,’ sensing, and societal values in schools in Ekurhuleni South District, in Gauteng, South Africa. The value contribution of society to build cohesion with school ...

Effects of entrepreneurial marketing on the survival of manufacturing small and medium enterprises in South-East Nigeria.

Nwankwo, Cosmas Anayochukwu. (2019)

Many manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria cease to exist before their fifth birthday. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of entrepreneurial marketing on the survival of manufacturing ...

Influence of biopsychosocial factors on entrepreneurial education and students' entrepreneurial inclination in selected Nigerian universities.

Odewale, Gbemisola Titilayo. (2021)

Entrepreneurial education has attracted a great deal of attention worldwide because of the idea that it is one of the panaceas for today's societal unemployment problems among university graduates. The aim of this ...

Sustainable job creation through public procurement: a case study of the KwaZulu-Natal construction industry SMEs.

Nyathikazi, Vusumuzi Alpheus. (2020)

This is a case study seeking to determine why South African Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the construction industry fail to create sustainable jobs in spite of their participation in the Preferential Procurement ...

Examining causes for cost overruns in projects at Transnet Port Terminals.

Mavuso, Sifiso Sibusiso. (2019)

Cost overruns in projects is a problem worldwide. Many State Owned Enterprises fail to complete projects within the allocated time and budget. Cost overruns have severe consequences for organisations, tax payers and the ...

Developing an investor aftercare model for promotion of the agro-processing sector: the case of Limpopo Province.

Matlala, Sepele Johannes. (2022)

Investor aftercare is a more often ignored part of investment promotion. This study investigated investor aftercare practices in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The aim was to establish Limpopo's current investor ...

Articulating South Africa’s port doctrine for a democratic developmental state.

Meyiwa, Ayanda. (2019)

South Africa lacks a concise paradigm for port governance. This results in a number of challenges including lack of cost-based pricing for port services, retrogressive cross-subsidization, inequitable cost allocation to ...

Leadership of state-owned enterprises in a volatile environment: a case study of Eskom.

Pramjeeth, Shamola. (2021)

To lead a complex SoE like Eskom with its myriad of challenges during a volatile environment, like the Covid-19 pandemic, calls for a very different leadership approach. Research focusing on leading in volatile environments ...

Leader development approaches that engender leadership effectiveness among natural scientists in Uganda: a comparative study.

Lukwago, Julius. (2021)

Most natural scientists are promoted into leadership positions based on technical competence, yet technical capabilities become less vital as leadership responsibility increases. While scientists need to adopt leader ...

Enhancing productivity in a container terminal through a systems approach: a case study of the Port of Durban.

Mazibuko, Dineo Faith. (2020)

Ports and container terminal processes are vital constituents contributing to the economy of a country. The management of these facilities, including operational productivity advancement strategies, are critical for a ...

A system dynamics approach to health system transformation: a case study of tertiary services provision in the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health.

Pillay, Manimegalai. (2020)

When staff attrition intensifies in a flagship hospital, which has been internationally benchmarked for its best practices, then health care provision is in crisis. Hospital managers are inundated by resource constraints ...

Investigating the progression of South Africa’s developmental state through the Black Industrialist Programme.

Vilakazi, Blessing Fika Mlondi. (2021)

South Africa has made considerable progress in terms of economic development since the dawn of democracy in 1994. However, the pace and distribution of that progress have not been equitably reflected across all demographics, ...

Re-thinking government policy framework towards resource adequacy for small and medium enterprise performance in Zimbabwe.

Musabayana, Tambudzayi Godfrey. (2021)

The government’s commitment to support the policy it has developed is key to the transformation of the policy framework from planning to the implementation process. An effective SME strategic framework is designed to assist ...