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Green supply chain management and enterprise performance in the South African mining industry

Ngcobo, Abednigo Mkhetheni (2019-11-30)

In the past decade, sustainability issues have emerged as an important area of consideration in business. The mining industry in South Africa has not been spared from this debate since it is one of the major contributors ...

Perceptions of the effectiveness of internet marketing strategies for first-time students in an ODL institution

Modise, Mpho-Entle Puleng (2014-03-20)

Technology has the ability to open up completely new markets and to radically shake up existing ones. The major breakthroughs in technology have altered the relationships between marketers and consumers, and did so on a ...

Factors playing a role in the failure of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in Tshwane

Mamabolo, Mohure Ephraim Joseph (2017-11-30)

This study identifies the factors playing a role in the failure of Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) in Tshwane region. The high failure rate can be partially caused by the fact that SMMEs believe that they do ...

Funding advertising self-regulation in South Africa : an industry - ethical imperative or a “grudge - purchase” calculation?

Grobler, Leon Jacobus (2019)

The study explored the general level of awareness of the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (the ASASA) as a personification of advertising ethics within the South African Landscape. It questioned whether the ...

Measuring the effectiveness of the code of conduct for SCM Practitioners within the Western Cape Government

Sidinana, Mzonyana Enoch (2014-03-19)

Unethical behaviour is now recognised as one of the South African (SA) government’s greatest challenges in the public sector. The Public Service Commission (PSC) has stated that the five most common manifestations of the ...

Survey on preferred supplier base mechanism for smallholder farmers/cooperatives to derive better access to government market

Morakile, Gontse (2018-03)

In this dissertation, a review of smallholder farmers’ patterns of engagement was undertaken to enable them to benefit from government’s procurement system. The South African Government’s drive to empower smallholder farmers ...

Assessment of customers’ knowledge and attitudes towards e-commerce in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Ningiza, Mawanda (2016-11-30)

In numerous developed markets, E-commerce is generally utilised and considered an effective method of reaching global players, gaining market share and building extended relationships between customers and businesses and ...

Follower attribution analysis in an Air Traffic Control environment: an unconventional leadership challenge

Coetzee, Lonell (2016-11-24)

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to ascertain the relationship between the difference in the way leaders think they are being perceived by their followers and how they are actually being perceived, and the level ...

The impact of leadership styles on organisational commitment

Khumalo, Lebogang (2015-11-30)

This study examined leadership styles in an organisation in the gas industry and how the different leadership styles impact on employees‘ commitment to the organisation. Specifically, the study sought to determine the ...

Analysing strategies for successful Implementation of the Supply Chain Management Policy Framework : A case study of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) in South Africa

Ngxesha, Ntomboxolo Cynthia (2015-11)

After South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994, the need to revisit the socio-economic and political order of South Africa was identified. The new government was confronted by significant public sector challenges, ...

Development aid technical assistance knowledge utilization in the Ethiopian public organizations

Aychew Adane Sendek (2017-03-21)

Knowledge management and knowledge utilization is becoming one of the competencies of strategic management and strategic leadership. For this reason, there should be well conceptual understanding. Strategic leaders need ...

Team based leadership as a productive organizational behavior that contributes to social innovation

Jonase, Mzomtsha (University of South Africa, 2016-11)

This study explores team-based leadership as a productive organizational behavior that contributes to social innovation. This study foregrounds innovation and leadership on the basis that when leadership and innovation ...

An Investigation into productivity of manufacturing SMEs in the Gauteng Region

Mbonyane, Boysana Lephoi (2014-02)

Government, labour and business have mandated Productivity SA, as an institution, to enable manufacturing industries to improve in their productivity and in turn to grow their country's economy, but still low productivity ...

An investigation into the effectiveness of low and medium scale municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal

Mahabir, Ameer (2010)

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of financial management, governance and service delivery levels on the effectiveness of municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) for the financial Year, July 2008 to ...

The effect of oil price and currency volatility on the stock price of oil and gas companies in South Africa

Aphane, Abraham Kalaudia (2011-11-22)

Oil Price volatility is a measure of the variation in the oil price over a given period of time. This measure gives an indication of the risk associated with the asset. In this study, oil price volatility and the rand ...

The role of online social networks in inter-firm collaborative innovation and problem solving

Duncan, Robert David (2011-11)

This study examined how online social networking (OSN) leads to increased communication and collaboration across inter-firm boundaries. This online social networking behaviour represents significant opportunities to firms ...

Challenges of supply chain management and their relationship with the competitive position of cement industries in Ethiopia

Belay Mengistu Demisse (2012-08-20)

Cement Industry in Ethiopia is an emerging industry where only few pioneers were regulating the market. The complacent conditions have led them to be driven by transactional suppliers relationships, not that much customer ...

Is South Africa ready for a national Electronic Health Record (EHR)?

Kleynhans, Adele-Mari (2012-08-20)

eHealth Strategies in countries have shown a trend that countries are moving to Electronic Health Records(EHR). EHR implementation is expected to produce benefits for patients, professionals, organisations, and the population ...

Project management certification programmes: how appropriate are they?

Gareeb, Natisha (2012-08-20)

The competences of project managers are a vital role in projects success. An exten-sive literature survey was conducted to determine the constitution of an adequate knowledge base for would-be project managers. A ...

Successful criteria for implementing strategies within the banking industry

Toolsee, Avashna (2012-08-20)

The objectives of this study are to investigate the formulation and implementation of strategies within Retail Bank at corporate, business unit, functional and operational levels, focusing specifically on who is accountable ...

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