Browsing Masters Degrees (Management) by Title
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The barriers and gateways to performance management effectiveness in a large contact centre environment in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2018)Human resources are the most important asset in any organisation. Human resource management not only entails transactional activities but also essential and strategic functions like effectively managing performance in line ... -
Barriers to effective workplace skills development in the electrical sector.
(2012)Electrical contractors are evolving though a challenging phase in the maturing democratic South Africa. Government has allocated funding and has mandated skills development to the Sector Educational and Training Authorities ... -
Barriers to organic food purchases in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
(2017)Concern about food quality has been increasing. The change from conventional to organic foods has been found to have benefits for the environment and for consumers Although a market for organic fresh produce has been found ... -
Barriers to the implementation of ISO 14001 (with special reference to the Durban Automotive Cluster).
(2004)The re-emergence of South Africa into the global automotive market has had a significant impact on domestically based Original Equipment Manufactures (OEMs) and their component suppliers. While South Africa's exposure to ... -
Benefits and challenges of providing sustainable logistics : a case at a South African logistics company.
(2019)The logistics industry particularly in South Africa is growing rapidly offering various new opportunities. However, with that growth, there is an increase in carbon emissions which cause environmental concerns in the ... -
Bibliometric and content analysis of the South African Journal of Human Resource Management and the South African Journal of Industrial Psychology from 2006 to 2016.
(2019)In South Africa there is limited research available on the patterns of knowledge production. Given the discriminatory past of South Africa, there is a special scarcity of research concerning the racial and gender profiles ... -
Brand naming strategies by small medium and micro enterprises in the eThekwini Municipal area.
(2014)Branding is a concept in Marketing that has become synonymous with success and defines the profitability possibilities and capabilities for organisations. Due to this, corporate organisations have been known to value the ... -
Building dynamic capability through insourcing : a case of the University of KwaZulul-Natal (UKZN)
(2017)Dynamic capabilities are distinctive unique processes and activities that enable an organisation to produce an outcome. These practices are unique to each company/organisation and rooted in its history. These capabilities ... -
Building hisense brand equity through selected marketing programmes : a study on the relationship among brand equity, marketig mix elements and consumer response.
(2006)The structural research framework of the effects of marketing mix elements on brand equity and customer response is defined with the existing theoretical findings. Research hypotheses are defined according to the identified ... -
Business-to-business e-commerce in the South African feed industry.
(2002)S.A. Bioproducts, a biotechnology company that started in the 1993 manufactures and markets a product called Lysine, which is an animal feed additive. It operates in both the international and local animal feed markets, ... -
Can "podcasts" significantly improve first time, first year economics students' results?
(2010)Abstract available from the print copy or the electronic version of the thesis. -
Can credit derivative instruments be utilised by South African banks to effectively hedge the credit risk they face in lending to the small, medium and micro enterprise market?
(2002)The objective of this research proposal is to explore the extent to which credit derivatives can be used effectively by domestic financial institutions, in particular, Commercial Banks to hedge the credit risk associated ... -
A case study of the capital structure decisions in practice in the real estates sector of the J.S.E.
(2003)An ongoing debate in the corporate finance world concerns the question of a firm's optimal capital structure. More specifically, is there a way of dividing a firm's capital into debt and equity so as to maximize the value ... -
Challenges experienced when outsourcing logistics in South Africa: a case of Lolli Supermarkets.
(2019)The effective and efficient operation of distribution centres is a goal for all retailers using the distribution centre strategy. It therefore becomes imperative to strategically position all available resources in order ... -
The challenges faced by African women in management : a case of the National Research Foundation.
(2017)At the dawn of the new South Africa (SA), the introduction of many policies and strategies that included new employment and labour laws aimed at transforming the country resulted in an increased number of African women ... -
The challenges faced by CMT employers in the clothing industry in the greater Durban area.
(2008)This research study examines the challenges facing CMTs in the Durban area. The researcher conducted a literature review on the evolution of the clothing industry, internationally and locally, the emergence of the CMT ... -
Challenges faced by small medium enterprises (SMEs) in terms of growth and development: a study of Mnquma Municipality, Eastern Cape.
(2019)South Africa continues to face challenges related to poverty, inequality, unemployment and low economic growth. One such province is the Eastern Cape Province, which ranks high in structural unemployment and low economic ... -
Challenges facing the development of small businesses in the rural areas of the Free State Province.
(2013)Small businesses play a significant role in economic development of the country. However, their growth seems to be constrained by various challenges. Therefore, this study sought to establish the specific factors that ... -
Challenges facing women entrepreneurs in the Mini-bus Industry: the case of eThekwini Municipality.
(2019)Women globally are seen to be advancing and succeeding in male dominate industries, as independent leaders in top compansies and entreprineural leaders in many business sectors. In the past women are known to be in the ... -
Challenges in implementing an e-Government website in Guinea-Bissau.
(2011)This research assesses the challenges involved in the implementation of an e-Government website in Guinea-Bissau. Special attention is given to Government ministries and their role in implementing the e-Government website. ...