Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Management) by Issue Date
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The employer's obligation of reasonableness in safety management : a study determining the relevant parameters and providing guidelines for their application.
(1993)The high rate of accidents recorded in South African industry and the human and economic consequences involved reflect inadequacies in existing safety management policies and practices. The universally accepted right of ... -
Performance measurement in not-for-profit organisations : relative efficiency among South African public universities
(2000)This interdisciplinary thesis has two principal objectives: to measure the relative efficiency of South Africa's public universities between 1994-97 and to provide explanations for levels of efficiency observed. Two methods ... -
The economic impact of HIV/AIDS on urban households.
(2004)The overall objectives of the study are to analyse the economic impact of HIV/AIDS on income-earning urban households and in so doing to develop a methodology for HIV/AIDS household surveys. The study started with ... -
An investigation into the impact of human capital on the performance of small and micro manufacturing ventures (SMMVs) in Tanzania : 1997- 2001.
(2005)Small, Micro, and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) and their related entrepreneurship are the focus of considerable policy and research interest as they contribute to mobilization of resources, job creation , and poverty alleviation ... -
Marketing strategies of South African manufacturing firms in international markets.
(2006)International marketing has become important to firms of all sizes due to factors such as the continued lowering and elimination of trade barriers, increasing regional integration, improvements in communication and ... -
The importance of branding fast moving consumer goods in retail chain stores : consumers and marketers perceptions in South Africa.
(2007)This investigation probes the perceptions of consumers as well as marketers with regard to the branding of fast moving consumer goods in South African retail chain stores. While much research has been conducted on branding, ... -
Social responsibility among small and medium enterprises in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2008)Globally, the social responsibility of business has become an important issue in recent years. In South Africa, it has assumed even greater significance given the enormity of the socio-economic problems besetting the ... -
Managerial competencies required by library managers to effectively manage change in South African university libraries.
(2009)This study has been undertaken to determine and examine the managerial competencies required by library managers at different managerial levels in effectively managing change in university libraries in South Africa. South ... -
Strategic enactment : an interpretive approach to organisational strategy.
(2009)The purpose of this thesis is to explore the field of strategy by way of its historical trajectory and to consider the major branches that constitute this broad, but fragmented discipline. It is an interdisciplinary endeavour ... -
Integrated employee participation schemes in the South African gold-mining industry : a study of their effects and dynamics.
(2010)This research study is concerned with the effects and dynamics of 'integrated' schemes of employee participation, where workers are involved in both work-related decision-making, and also share in the profits of their ... -
Assessing emotional intelligence as a critical factor in organizational performance in the Zambian parastatal sector.
(2010)This study is focused on assessing emotional intelligence as a critical factor for people in organizational leadership and in the workforce to achieve the desired performance levels within an organisation. The study ... -
Knowledge management as a strategic tool for human resource management : a study of selected higher educational institutions.
(2010)Although higher educational institutions the world over are beginning to recognize the importance of knowledge management, such institutions are still on the “very first steps of the long ladder” in addressing, evaluating ... -
Assessment of causes of the failure of Gikongoro Agricultural Development Project.
(2011)The Gikongoro Agricultural Development Project (GADP) was implemented in Gikongoro in 1990 and terminated in 2001. It covered 83,508 ha with 250,000 habitants and had a target group of 42,000 farm families, with an ... -
Investigating service quality perceptions in tertiary institutions : the case of University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2012)The study aimed to gain insight into staff and student perceptions of service quality at tertiary institutions. As noted in the literature review, service marketing has evolved over time, as more research has been conducted ... -
A constructivist approach to Theory U as a transformation model in academic development within South African higher education.
(2012)Rampant industrialization, rapidly shifting geo-political dynamics and an increasingly complex global social context, which is punctuated by bewildering, unpredictable and unprecedented transformation, is having a profoundly ... -
Perceptions and experiences of organisational misfit : a grounded theory study of South African employees.
(2013)Research into person-environment fit has focused on fit and the many positive benefits that have been associated with achieving high fit. Misfit on the other hand, has been given scant attention. To date, not much is ... -
Training, development and performance in a public corporation : case study of the Nigerian railway corporation.
(2013)Rail transport in Nigeria confronts the challenge of providing more efficient services to serve the needs of the economy. Past neglect of the corporation has led to poor performance, contributing less than .5% to GDP. A ... -
An assessment of compensation management and motivation on organisational performance in the insurance industry in Nigeria.
(2014)Compensation management is used by human resource practitioners and is a human resource functions that determines the decision of both job applicants, current employees’ and the management of any firm. This study ... -
The relationship between organisational culture and performance : a case of the banking sector in Nigeria.
(2014)The interplay between organisational culture and performance is an on-going area of research. Previous studies have not being able to provide constructive explanations of the link between organisational culture and ... -
Expatriate academics and expatriate management in a South African higher education institution.
(2014)The main aim of the study is to examine the staffing trends of academics in SA higher education in order to compare South African academics to expatriate academics. A secondary aim of the study is to examine the international ...