Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Graduate School of Business and Leadership) by Title
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Action strategies for enhancing the implementation of performance improvement initiatives within the health sector in Botswana.
(2015-01-12)This study investigates the extent to which performance improvement initiatives are efficiently and effectively implemented in the Botswana health sector. The study is prompted by numerous public complaints through various ... -
Analysis of global competitiveness in the light motor vehicle component industry of South Africa.
(2014)The automotive industry’s global competitiveness has been acknowledged by the South African government and therefore the sector has been identified as a key economic growth sector. The success of the domestic automotive ... -
An assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of the strategic and operational management of the Makana Municipality, Grahamstown : a total quality management and business excellence approach.
(2006)In South Africa, companies and organisations are now operating within the global marketplace. Various authors writing on organisational effectiveness state that, in the last decade, many organizations have come to ... -
The challenges and implications of corporate re-branding : a case study of amalgamated beverage industries (ABI).
(2006)This thesis aims to address the issues of corporate re-branding in the context of marketing strategy and general strategic management. The research for the thesis was conducted in Pietermaritzburg and the surrounding areas ... -
A comparison of management style before and after retrenchment.
(2015-01-08)While there is an abundance of literature on models of coping with the loss of employment, the present study adopts the more particular focus of a study by Ribton-Turner and De Bruin who investigate stressors and support ... -
Critical analysis of corporate governance implementation and control systems within the municipal sector in Gauteng province in South Africa.
(2016)By utilising the King III Report as a conceptual framework, this study sought to critically analyse corporate governance implementation and control systems within the municipal sector in the Gauteng province, South Africa. ... -
"A critical assessment of the impact of interventions to stimulate the establishment and growth rates of SMEs in the formal sector in KwaZulu-Natal,
(2008)South Africa is a country in a state of flux. It has many problems -
A critical evaluation of environmental management accounting (EMA) tools used by 3-5 star hotels in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2016)The use of environmental management accounting (EMA) remains debated in South Africa and the literature reveals that EMA is still at an infancy stage in the emerging economies, including South Africa. Currently, there is ... -
Developing a mentorship tool to improve work performance.
(2002)The purpose of the study was to find out if there is a mentorship tool available to guide mentorship after merger; determine effective mentoring techniques for improving work performance; and develop an appropriate ... -
Developing a research policy model for the South African local government health sector : a case study at the Ethekwini Municipality.
(2006)In South Africa there is an abundance of research studies available for policy development but few of the results have contributed to policy development, despite a seemingly-receptive new political environment. This ... -
The effect of organisational differences in ownership, control and structure on employee perceptions of participation and empowerment : an analysis of these phenomena in relation to the operational costs of two labour intensive South African companies.
(2007)This study investigates the relationships between ownership, control, organisational structure and company operational costs. The workers’ perceptions of participation (financial and decision-making) and empowerment are ... -
The effective management of social change in the South African pharmaceutical industry.
(2007)The purpose of the study was to find causality for poor social change in the pharmaceutical industry in South Africa. Top, middle, and lower-level management respondents, including the CEOs, were studied in 11 pharmaceutical ... -
Employee performance management and development within the regional hospitals in the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health.
The research was conducted within the Regional hospitals of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health. The study was motivated by the fact that regional hospitals provide specialised public health services yet are perceived ... -
Evaluating service quality in the South African public road transportation industry : a case study of Johannesburg.
(2013)The study of public road transport in Johannesburg is important because public transport provides the benefits of personal mobility and access to economic prosperity to a large number of people who rely, and are, dependent ... -
Exploring the intellectual capital contribution to company performance in South Africa.
(2003)Since returning from virtual obscurity following the demise of apartheid in 1994, South Africa has endured eight years of aggressive transition across nearly all aspects of its social, political and economic infrastructure. ... -
Exploring the role of an integrated servant leadership and emotional intelligence skills programme in enhancing leadership performance in Zimbabwe's commercial banking sector.
(2015)The pursuit for continuous organisational performance improvement is an endless objective which requires managers at the helm of this pursuit to constantly renew and reinforce leadership skills and competencies in order ... -
Export promotion for small and medium sized enterprises in Eritrea with focus on information provision, financing and network of main factors.
(2005)The aim of this study was to evaluate the export promotion services of Eritrea according to the theories presented in chapter two and come up with recommendation suitable to the Eritrean case. It was found that national ... -
Guidelines for the development of comprehensive marketing policies for municipal electricity undertakings, with particular emphasis on load management.
(1986)It is expected that South Africa will have to construct as much generating capacity in the next five years as has been constructed over the past 50 years. Industrialization and urbanization dictates that the larger ... -
Impact of skills development training on employee motivation, perceptions of organizational climate and individual performance.
(2009)There is a huge skills shortage in South Africa which impacts negatively on its worldwide competitiveness. Since the advent of democracy, the South African government has been faced with the challenge of addressing one ... -
Institutional and learning impact on student entrepreneurial inclination at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN).
(2015)This study investigated the institutional environment and learning impact on student entrepreneurial intention at the University of KwaZulu Natal; one of the notable universities in South Africa ranking in the top 3% of ...