• The simultaneous impacts of gender, age, and culture: an intersectional perspective on Botswana stem leadership 

  Tshenyego, Sandra Bongani (2023-11)

  The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the intersection of gender, age, culture, and industry dynamics on the lived experiences of women in Botswana Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) ...
• Determinants of export performance: a framework and empirical investigation on Ethiopian manufacturing export firms 

  Chalachew, Adege Eshetu (2024-04)

  Exports can play an important role in contributing to the growth of a country's economy. Thus, investigating the key factors that influence export performance is a significant step in ensuring sustainable economic development ...
• Empirical modelling of corporate diversity, innovation and company performance in the automotive industry in South Africa 

  Qhogwana, Xola Bradley (2024)

  This research explores the relationship between corporate diversity, innovation and company performance in South Africa’s automotive industry. The study is motivated by unsatisfactory company performance in this industry, ...
• Towards a risk attitude mediated framework for corporate governance and firm performance: recognising the role of unbounded irrationality in decision-making 

  Katsande, Ivony Kudzayi (2023-11)

  Problem statement: Even with the institutionalisation of corporate governance, companies continue to collapse due to poor risk governance. Protecting shareholder value entails an in-depth understanding of the relationship ...
• An application of a service quality framework for agricultural services institutions that render service to small-scale poultry farmers in Botswana 

  Nduhle, Emmanuel (2002-11)

  This mixed-methods research adopts the realist and pragmatist problem-solving approach to establish an adapted SERVQUAL framework for ASIs in Botswana. The study aims to apply a modified SERVQUAL questionnaire in ...
• A positive leadership identity formation framework for women leaders towards overcoming barriers of intersectionality 

  Seopela, Boledi Louisa (2023-11)

  Intersectionality seems to be a barrier to the career progression of women leaders. Gender differences and work-life balance in leadership and career advancement remain more challenging for women compared to men. Despite ...
• A career framework for non-academic middle management women in higher education institution in South Africa 

  Lengane, Masentle Salome Mamokone (2023-11)

  In South Africa, higher education senior and executive leadership remains a domain dominated by the male gender despite policy assurances to alter this status quo. This study aimed to comprehend the narratives about the ...
• Impact of leadership styles on employee job performance mediated by job satisfaction: Amhara region public sectors, Ethiopia 

  Redie Bezabih Hailu (2024-01)

  In the public sector, leaders have an impact on employees' performance and job satisfaction. In order to address the issue of ineffective leadership styles used in the public sector, which subsequently affect the quality ...
• Moving towards ethical quality management 

  Ratsoeu, Ellen (2019-08)

  Organisations implement different quality programmes due to the wide range of benefits they bring to organisations (Sallis, 2002: 2; Oakland, 2014: 3). However, Talwar (2011) reports that the business landscape has changed ...
• A framework for the application of the national quality infrastructure by small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries - the case of South Africa 

  Thema, Samuel Molelekwa (2023-07)

  The primary purpose of this study was to develop a suitable framework for the application of Quality Infrastructure (QI) services by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa. The QI is a vital system that ...
• The role of strategic leadership in guiding performance of public vocational colleges in Kwazulu-Natal 

  Mazibuko, Sipho Patrick (2022-11-10)

  Globally, technical vocational education and training (TVET) is an essential sector in the economic development of any country as it provides skills required by the workplace. However, the sector, in many countries, ...
• Value realisation of data analytics to improve business intelligence in the manufacturing sector in the big data era 

  Gondo, Garikayi Emmanuel (2023-05-02)

  Currently, the fourth industrial revolution is driven by cyber-physical systems through interconnected emerging technologies that produce a lot of information, referred to as the big data environment. However, extracting ...
• Sustainable support services strategy framework for student affairs in South African universities: a resources and capabilities perspective 

  Dludla, Sifiso Vincent (2023-05)

  Over the past sixty years, organizational strategy evolved from mainly product-centric to service and solution-centric. Servitization as a strategy alternative, was a catalyst in the paradigm shift to organizational ...
• A framework to enhance integrated reporting through the quantification and valuation of non-financial capitals : a study of companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange 

  Chirairo, Felix (2022)

  The measurement of the impact of non-financial capitals on company value within the context of integrated reporting (IR) has remained an elusive empirical and practitioner question. The IR framework was designed to provide ...
• The conceptualisation, development and validation of a South African organisational leadership scale 

  Enslin, Ebenhaezer (2023-01-06)

  This study conceptualised and developed a South African leadership scale by exploring the nature of organisational leadership. Emic organisational leadership behaviours were identified and defined, theoretically and ...
• A framework for linking sustainability performance to sustainability reporting : using regulation as a compliance mechanism 

  Matakanye, Rendani Mavis (2022)

  The concept of sustainability in the mining sector is still debatable, considering the social and environmental impacts of the industry. Regrettably, South African mining companies reportedly omit the negative impacts of ...
• Determinants of commercial real estate performance : the case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 

  Thomas Immanuel (2023-02)

  Ethiopia is one of the world's fastest urbanising countries, with cities such as Addis Ababa constantly expanding. While urbanisation causes a variety of social and economic issues, housing shortages in developing ...
• The effectiveness of project portfolio management as a decision-making tool : a case of a project based state owned company in South Africa 

  Muthivha, Takalani (2022-11)

  Proponents of the concept of project portfolio management (PPM) suggest that, the best way to achieve long-term goals is to group and manage projects as a portfolio, as opposed to managing them as individual entities. In ...
• Development of a strategic leadership framework for improving corporate governance 

  Bila, Hlengani Phanuel (2022-10)

  The purpose of this study was to develop a strategic leadership framework for improving corporate governance in the public sector in South Africa. The study adopts a case study approach by focusing on the department of ...
• Towards a framework for a sustainable ecosystem for informal entrepreneurship in South Africa 

  Mathura, Reshma (2022)

  Low economic growth and high levels of unemployment and poverty have led many South Africans to engage in survivalist activities in the informal economy, including informal entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is viewed as ...

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