Barnes, Justin Raymond.Earle, Elizabeth Nicola.2011-11-102011-11-1020022002http://hdl.handle.net/10413/4316Thesis (M.Dev.Studies)-University of Natal, Durban, 2002.No abstract available.enLabour productivity--South Africa.Organizational commitment.Benchmarking (Management)Manufacturing industries--South Africa.Automobile industry and trade--South Africa.Automobile industry workers--South Africa.Personnel management--South Africa.Theses--Development studies.Is there a dependent relationship between firms' value chain positions and their commitment to human resource and skill upgrading? : a case study of automotive components manufacturing firms in the KZN, Eastern Cape and Gauteng Benchmarking Clubs of South Africa.Thesis