Doctoral Degrees (Management)

Information security standards and policies compliance by Nigerian banks.

Williams, Adedayo Solomon. (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.

Mdletshe, Nondumiso Prudence. (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.

Ngwenya, Ngonidzahe Kenneth. (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.

Sikombe, Shem. (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.

Ajadi, Taiwo Hassan. (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.

Ntombela, Lungile Londiwe. (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.

Utete, Reward. (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.

Awotunde, Matthew Olusegun. (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.

Nzama, Mbuso Emmanuel. (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.

Munyawarara, Ngoni. (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.

Nyashadzashe, Chiwawa. (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 ...

The effect of personality type and team roles on social innovation model at Zimbabwean nongovernmental organisations.

Mhizha, Clarence. (2020)

The research involved Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) with a Social Innovation agenda in Zimbabwe. All NGO participants were affiliates of the National Association of Non- Governmental Organisations. The study was ...

Predictors for the successful initiation of Lean in South African public hospitals: the Genesis of the ‘LEAN SPRInT’

Naidoo, Logandran. (2019)

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Strategy formulation and financial performance in selected small and medium enterprises in Zimbabwe.

Mashingaidze, Mugove. (2020)

Despite the growing concern for the development and growth of the SME sector in Zimbabwe, it continues to face challenges that negatively affect its performance, in particular financial performance. Strategy formulation ...

The antecedents and outcomes of supply chain collaboration: a study of Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector.

Acquah, Innocent Senyo Kwasi. (2020)

Organisations are becoming increasingly conscious of the fact that optimising the performance of the whole supply chain, instead of the individual organisations that constitute a supply chain, is the way to go. At the same ...

The relationship between consumer awareness, consumer protection, service quality, customer satisfaction and loyalty among long-term insurance consumers in Namibia.

Tjizumaue, Magreth Bianca Tareekouje. (2019)

Due to the absence of appropriate consumer protection legislation in Namibia, there seems to be a lack of consumer protection and this may result in the exploitation of consumers by the suppliers of goods and services. ...