Doctoral Degrees (Management)
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The causes and management of school-based violence in high schools in Umgungundlovu District of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2016)A great deal of research has been conducted globally on the phenomenon of school- based violence and the devastating effect it has on teaching and learning. School-based violence is a multifaceted phenomenon and no single ... -
An agile based integrated framework for software development.
(2018)Software development practice has been guided by practitioners and academics along an evolutionary path that extends from a Waterfall approach, characterised as highly prescriptive, to an approach that is agile, embracing ... -
Bottom of the pyramid : opportunity and feasibility analysis and strategy formulation.
(2015)The year 2000 commemorated the inauguration of a millennium declaration in which 192 member countries of the United Nations pledged to achieve eight United Nations Millennium Development Goals, the first of which is the ... -
Towards a total disaster risk management framework for implementation of disaster risk reduction programmes : the case of Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality.
(2016)Man-kind for a long time continues to be exposed to many risks and disasters that cause destruction of property, loss of livelihood and lives. South Africa‘s commitment in Disaster Management (DM) gained momentum immediately ... -
The connection between work-life balance (WLB) and a sense of coherence (SOC) at a municipality in the South African public sector.
(2015)The main objective of this study was to explore the connection between work-life balance (WLB) and sense of coherence (SOC) among professional level employees at a municipality in the South African public sector. These ... -
Challenges to management practices in public technical and vocational education and training colleges in the KwaZulu-Natal Province.
(2016)This study investigated Challenges to Management Practices in the public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges in the KwaZulu-Natal Province. A mixed methods approach was used to conduct the study ... -
Business to business dimensions of relationship marketing in the South African cement manufacturing industry.
(2015)The focus of this study was relationship marketing (RM) in the business-to-business (B2B) context in the cement manufacturing industry in South Africa. Literature reveals published research for the cement industry is ... -
Peacebuilding among Shona communities in transition in Zimbabwe: a participatory action research.
(2015)This study is a participatory action research (PAR) intervention that examined the contributions of informal peace committees to peacebuilding in Zimbabwe. The emergence of informal peace committees as a diverse segment ... -
Retention of academics in Ugandan private universities : the role of human resource practices.
(2016)The study assesses the retention of academics in private Ugandan Universities and focuses on the role of human resource management practices in ensuring retention. There is rapid growth in the number of universities in ... -
An analysis of systemic thinking in decision-making processes in the municipalities within the province of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2015)The purpose of this study was to investigate the understanding, application and effectiveness of systemic thinking in decision-making processes in the municipalities within the province of KwaZulu-Natal. This study was ... -
Marketing mix's influence on mobile banking adoption by the rural unbanked consumers in Masvingo Province.
(2016)Despite the growing concern in mobile banking adoption research in the developing world, studies focusing on mobile banking adoption by the rural unbanked consumers are significantly missing in Zimbabwe. The major purpose ... -
Corporate social responsibility practices in small to medium enterprises in Zimbabwe.
(2016)The corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement has become a strategic issue in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Zimbabwe. However CSR practices by SMEs in Zimbabwe are currently unknown. It is against this ... -
The influence of public and private supporting institutions on small, medium and micro enterprise development : a comparative study between Lesotho and South Africa.
(2015)Due to high rates of poverty and unemployment, economies are taking both immediate and longterm measures to tackle the issue. Amongst the measures economies have taken, are the development of SMMEs, especially in developing ... -
The relationship between organisational culture and performance : a case of the banking sector in Nigeria.
(2014)The interplay between organisational culture and performance is an on-going area of research. Previous studies have not being able to provide constructive explanations of the link between organisational culture and ... -
Perceptions and experiences of organisational misfit : a grounded theory study of South African employees.
(2013)Research into person-environment fit has focused on fit and the many positive benefits that have been associated with achieving high fit. Misfit on the other hand, has been given scant attention. To date, not much is ... -
Expatriate academics and expatriate management in a South African higher education institution.
(2014)The main aim of the study is to examine the staffing trends of academics in SA higher education in order to compare South African academics to expatriate academics. A secondary aim of the study is to examine the international ... -
Investigating service quality perceptions in tertiary institutions : the case of University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2012)The study aimed to gain insight into staff and student perceptions of service quality at tertiary institutions. As noted in the literature review, service marketing has evolved over time, as more research has been conducted ... -
The strategic role of knowledge management in African universities.
(2014)This thesis articulates an empirical research study that examines the role of Knowledge Management, inclusive of Business Intelligence in an African Higher Education setting. There are an abundance of studies that show how ... -
Public procurement : panacea or fallacy - a case of public service delivery in Zimbabwe.
(2015)The public sector plays an important role in the economy in delivering public services and infrastructure development. Public procurement is an essential element in the delivery of these services, through the acquisition ... -
Women's economic empowerment and entrepreneurship in agriculture : a case of Mashonaland West Province in Zimbabwe.
(2015)Gender equality and women’s empowerment has been widely acknowledged as an important goal for international development, especially within the agricultural sector. The agricultural sector is a critical sector for many ...
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