Doctoral Degrees (Public Governance)
Recent Submissions
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The association of political will with performance of selected municipalities in South Africa.
(2015)The study aimed to establish the association of political will with performance: a study of selected Municipalities in South Africa in the wake of continued service delivery lapses. The review of literature revealed that ... -
Employee fraud and prevention strategies at universities in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2015)The results of continuing global research, including this study, have found that employee fraud is ubiquitous. An analysis of the crime statistics relating to fraud in South Africa reflects a similar picture. This study ... -
Learner support in open distance learning at Unisa, KwaZulu-Natal : a developmental state perspective.
(2015)When the African National Congress (ANC) came into power in 1994, it was important to relook at the operations of the Public Administration and governance domain in South Africa. Many sectors in all spheres of government ... -
Integrated development planning as a means to facilitate public participation in George Municipality.
(2016)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Women's representation and participation in the era of decentralisation.
(2015)The issue of women has been very complex when it comes to representation and decentralisation of power by governments in democratically organised societies. Decentralisation has been associated with good governance, as it ... -
A phenomenological study of the employment experiences of persons affected by acquired brain injuries (ABI) in South Africa.
(2015)The rationale for conducting this study is, firstly, to encourage people with Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI) to become aware of employment prospects and, secondly, to provide organisations with recommendations on how they ... -
Challenges of government-to-government e-government: a case study of KwaZulu-Natal department of transport.
(2015)e-Government (e-Gov) is the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to enhance government service delivery to citizens. Government-to-Government (G2G) is a type of e-Gov concerned with the use of ICT within ... -
Social media as a communication tool during crises and disasters: a South African governance perspective.
(2016)Good governance is often a prevalent theme within the public administration sphere; being politically, socially and economically inclined. The focus of good governance is based on the responsibility of governments and ... -
Good food security governance extension workers in KZN : a public administration perspective.
(2014)This study responds to the question, “To what extent are the aims of the food security amongst Extension Workers within KwaZulu Natal being achieved within a good governance agenda?”. The main objective has been to firstly, ... -
Management of the Expanded Public Works Programme in the Department of Public Works : KwaZulu-Natal Province.
(2014)No abstract available. -
The role of project management methodology in municipal service delivery, with a particular reference to Metropolitan Municipalities in South Africa.
(2014)The aim of this research was to investigate the impact of project management methodology to service delivery at Metropolitan Municipalities in the Republic of South Africa. The study was conducted across all six metropolitan ... -
Sustainable development in South Africa through research in the National System of Innovation.
(2014)This research examined the role of research commercialisation for Sustainable Development (SD) in South African National System of Innovation (NSI) within the context of public administration. The introduction has provided ... -
Impact of strategic communication policy on service delivery and good governance within KwaZulu-Natal Department of Sport and Recreation.
(2014)Strategic communication within the public sector is a direct determinant of the quality of service delivery provided to the constituency of the current regime. As a critical tool of good governance, the effectiveness of ... -
Inter-organizational relations for effective policy implementation : a case study of the KwaZulu-Natal tourism implementation structure, between years 2000-2010.
(2014)In this study I explore how effective the KwaZulu-Natal tourism implementation structure has been in the management of inter-organizational relations for tourism policy implementation using an interpretive social science ... -
An evaluation of water and sanitation provision by Uthukela Water in selected districts of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2011)This research study is about the evaluation of UThukela Water on the provision of water and sanitation services in Amajuba District and UMzinyathi District municipalities, which form part of uThukela catchment basin in ... -
Managing diversity in the transformation of pubic further education and training colleges in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2011)The restructuring of the technical colleges brought with it some challenges which the college managers, supervisors and administrators have to address on their day-to-day administration of these institutions. The merging ... -
Monitoring and evaluation systems enhancing corporate governance in local government : a case study of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2011)The study focuses on the effects of Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E) on corporate governance in municipalities in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. It considers the strategic and tactical perspectives of M & E systems in ... -
Promoting intergovernmental relations through KwaNaloga games : a case study of selected municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2011)Worldwide all multi-level governance systems face the challenges of co-ordination and the alignment of scarce resources for the common good while maintaining their distinctiveness and independence. South Africa is no ... -
A model to manage staff turnover : a case study of the distribution division at Eskom.
(2013)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Student governance in higher education institutions in the Western Cape, South Africa [electronic resource] : a case study.
(2014-08-04)The aim of this study was to explore the role and contributions of elected student leaders in student governance positions, at the four higher education institutions in the Western Cape. The literature study revealed that ...
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