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Achieving and maintaining an improved safety performance in a petrochemical laboratory

Darling, Adrian Peter (2012-09-04)

The question of how an improved safety performance was achieved and what needs to be done to maintain such a performance is investigated. The is done using the example of a laboratory that turned from a bad and worsening ...
The alignment between the perceived quality of strategic management of senior management and employees in a Canola Oil manufacturing company

van der Merwe, Susanna Aletta (2021)

In 2016, SOILL, a canola oil manufacturing company, aligned its strategy in the business through extensive communication and engagement. Due to the COVID19 pandemic, the organisation’s market has shifted from the hospitality ...
The applicability of public private partnerships as alternative funding models within the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport

Chigurah, Ernest Tawanda (2012-09-04)

Considering the condition of the Gauteng provincial road network, it has become critical that all the road maintenance and construction programmes be enhanced. However, the need to have an efficient and effective provincial ...
Application of risk management processes in small and micro retail enterprises within the city of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng: a case study

Mashilo, Amos Nkwana (2017-11)

Small and micro retail enterprises share a competitive space with large retailers that are well resourced, have established brands and view risk management as a vital tool for business sustainability. The failure rate ...
Assessing Talent Management as a tool for enhancing Organisational Performance at a Pension Fund in Namibia

Gases, Imilda Ella (2021)

The aim of this research was to find out whether talent management practices can be used as a tool to enhance organisational performance at a Pension Fund in Namibia. The study also investigated factors that hampered the ...
An Assessment of Customer Service Quality in Food Franchise Restaurants of Mthatha

Thiyane, Lundi (2022)

The aim of this study was to explore the perceptions of customers on service quality rendered by food franchise restaurants in the area of Mthatha, OR Tambo District Municipality, Eastern Cape. The study used a qualitative ...
Change management problems in multi-organizations merger

Lebudi, T. J. (2010-05-02)

The National Health Laboratory Service is a single national entity to provide laboratory services to the public sector in SA. The NHLS came into being by amalgamating five large independent pathology service providers. The ...
The changing environment of a strategic alliance and its impact on employee motivation and job satisfaction

Chetty, Pamela (2011-05-09)

The purpose of the research is to investigate the impact of constant change on the motivation and satisfaction of employees involved in a strategic alliance environment. The conclusions highlighted that employees wholly ...
Collaborative and partnership opportunities in the area of research and development for paediatric antiretroviral drugs for low income countries

Martin, Gregory (2011-05)

This research was motivated by the urgent need for global health institutions like the World Health Organization and UNITAID to adopt an informed, market based approach to engaging with the research and development pipeline ...
Community engagement and the digital economy: Impact on township economic development in the Emfuleni Local Municipality

SOMO, GODFREY MALOSE ONNY (2021)

This study aims to understand the research problem of whether socio-economic conditions in Emfuleni Local Municipality’s townships, where unemployment rates are as high as at 60%, double the national average, can be ...
Competitive advantage through relationships in ABSA Private Bank

Browne, Richard (2011-05-01)

This study investigates the dynamic and challenging affluent market of the South African banking sector. An evolution in client demands has created a need for a more exclusive banking solution known as private banking. The ...
A critical evaluation of job satisfaction levels during the transitional period of a merger : the case of Walter Sisulu University

Mbundu, Irene Ntombentsha (2011-08)

The restructuring of the South African higher education system ranges widely across mergers and incorporations, the creation of new institutional forms, regional-level programme collaboration and rationalisation. The Council ...
Developing a framework to address the challenges faced by small-scale farmers in South Africa.

Thornhill, Alexander Wallace (2022)

Food security is a threat globally and small-scale farmers, who include poor and marginalised individuals, struggle to realise profitable yields. The challenges faced by small-scale farmers hinder agricultural development, ...
e-Research: an implementation framework for South African organisations

Fernihough, Shelly (2011-05)

e-Research is a new way of doing research, collaborating globally and nationally while making use of ICT infrastructure to do research. This research project set out to understand the dynamics involved in e-Research, and ...
The effect of compliance behaviour on the innovative environment of HR practitioners at a tertiary institution

Moodley, Rajendran (2010-04)

The dynamic nature of the university environment is described from a strategic and operational perspective. Council, Senate and Executive Management had a direct role in maintaining corporate governance while the HR ...
The effect of frequent operational changes in energy and electricity division due to management decisions

Manganye, Matshwenyego Frans (2012-08-24)

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of frequent operational changes on the repairs and maintenance of public lighting in the Energy and Electricity Division of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality ...
The effect of good working capital policy on exploiting the fiscal capacity of municipalities in KZN

Maharaj, Jithendra Rajkumar (2012-05-14)

With the advent of the Municipal Management Finance Management Act, (Act 56 of 2003), working capital issues have been legislatively forced onto managers’ daily agenda. Municipal finance officials have been given a ...
The effect of operational effectiveness on global competitiveness of the Richards Bay Dry Bulk Terminal

Mapoma, U. (2011-06-29)

This study is an exposition of research into the effect of operational efficiency to global competitiveness, with the Richards Bay Dry Bulk Terminal (DBT) being the case study. The Richards Bay DBT is the main dry bulk ...
The effect of Virtuous Leadership on Organisational Culture and the Ethical Behaviour of Employees

Matokwe, Poelo (2021)

Leaders are regarded as custodians of organisational ethics and are deemed to inspire an ethical culture and to instil values entrenched with integrity in the organisation. The rampant corruption and ethics failures as ...
Effective Change Management, Spiritual Leadership and Work Self-Efficacy during COVID-19 in the South African Private Sector.

Hanafey, Shan Pamela (2021)

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a disruption within the workplace leading to increased levels of uncertainty among the workforce. The success to overcoming immediate threats to organisational performance ...

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