Doctoral Degrees (Management)
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The influence of supply chain management on service delivery in KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport.
(2017)Supply chain management is the tool that was introduced by government to ensure that services are delivered effectively and efficiently through citizens of the country. Goods and services are provided to serve the ... -
The perceived impact of management styles on employee job satisfaction and organisational commitment: a case study of Hulamin, Pietermaritzburg.
(2022)This study, which drew on the view that the management style that a manager uses to direct their employees plays a vital role in ensuring employee satisfaction with their jobs and decisions to commit or not to their ... -
Brand naming for black owned fast moving consumer goods-small medium and micro enterprises in the KZN province: grounded theory approach.
(2022)Brand names influence consumers’ purchase decisions and the success of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) depends on strong brand names. Black-owned Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa in the FMCG ... -
A framework for the adoption of digital terrestrial television - the case of Ethekwini municipality.
(2022)Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) brings many benefits to viewers compared to regular analogue televisions. Although many countries around the world introduced DTT with such benefits in mind, the rates of DTT adoption ... -
The relationship between market efficiency and performance : the Nigerian banking sector.
(2022)The relationships between market efficiency and performance are of relevance in Nigeria, but they remain controversial. Hence, this study examined the relationships between banking market efficiency and bank performance ... -
Implementation of health management systems in Department of Health primary health care facilities in uMkhanyakude District, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2022)South Africa, as in many other countries, has had challenges attaining health outcomes, and has attributed this to weak health systems. Management strengthening has been prioritised as a critical entry point and core ... -
Investigating predictors for the successful implementation of open innovation: A case of small and medium enterprises in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2022)Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a major role in South Africa’s economic growth. These entities are faced with managerial issues that pose dangers to their survival. Open innovation (OI) emerged as a critical ... -
Impact of workplace discipline on organisational performance at a selected chemical organisation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2022)In today’s competitive environment, workplace discipline has been considered an important strategy that influences positively organisational performance. Although workplace discipline has received scholarly interest from ... -
Exploring workplace environmental factors affecting female academics' psychological resilience: a mixed methods sequential explanatory study.
(2022)A review of the relevant extant literature suggested that Higher Education Institutions [HEIs] are heavily dependent on the psychological resilience [PR] of academic staff members to achieve excellence in teaching and ... -
Information security standards and policies compliance by Nigerian banks.
(2019)The modern banking sector is highly dependent on customer information to carry out its daily business. Such information is thus an asset which must be protected from threats; hence banks have adopted policies and standards ... -
The influence of transformational leadership on employee engagement in the South African Revenue Service, Kwazulu-Natal Region.
(2020)The current turbulent economic era coupled with the fourth industrial revolution disruption considers leadership to be the most vital and effective machinery of an organisation for overcoming the current changing business ... -
Optimising socio-economic benefits through competitive logistics systems, infrastructure and novel concepts for the Durban Aerotropolis.
(2020)This case-based research study contributes to the description and understanding of the Durban Aerotropolis strategy and intends to establish how it can be successfully applied, given the logistics and mobility dynamics in ... -
Knowledge transfer in institutionalised supplier development and organisational performance: evidence from the construction industry in Zambia.
(2021)Globally, the economic rationale for supporting SMEs using public procurement policy is well acknowledged and justified. Public procurement policy can be implemented directly through institutionalised supplier development ... -
The place of human resource in developing workplace green behaviour model for eThekwini Municipality Durban, South Africa.
(2020)Green human resources management practice is a pro-environmental behavioural strategy that can be employed by HRM departments or HR managers to make their organization adopt a green workplace culture or behaviour. Municipal ... -
Experiences and identity constructions of sexual and gender “non-normative”employees in corporate workplaces in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2020)This thesis explores the workplace experiences of sexual and gender “non-normative” employees in post-apartheid South Africa. Work is an important facet of one’s life. Not only is it necessary for economic reasons, the ... -
Examining the impact of employment equity amendments on the business performance of small and medium companies in Durban.
(2020)The universal concern about tenacious stagnation and amplified dramatic economic downfall associated with acute poverty and unemployment levels has prompted a look for the root cause of the dilemma and search for mechanisms ... -
Developing entrepreneurial self-efficacy and individual entrepreneurial orientation: an action oriented approach.
(2021)This study was conducted to determine how entrepreneurship self-efficacy (ESE) can be developed to activate individual entrepreneurial orientation (IEO) in the South African students who participated in a systemic action ... -
Adoption of electronic banking distribution channels in South Africa: the Unified Theory of Acceptance and use of technology.
(2020)Globally, every industry is on the path of a technological revolution that is radically shaping how people and organisations relate to the world and to one another. The Fourth Industrial Revolution’s (4IR) digital ... -
Strategies for re-engineering the growth and sustainability of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in the agrarian sector in the Eastern Highlands, Zimbabwe.
(2019)Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the agrarian sector play a considerable role in poverty reduction and economic growth. Governments across the globe have emphasized SME re-engineering as a policy thrust for economic ... -
Developing a strategic management model for a multi-currency system in Zimbabwe.
(2019)Strategy-making has traditionally utilised strategic management, underpinned by rational strategic planning, to craft and implement strategic moves. However, rapidly changing environmental dynamics have created a business ...
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