The tension uncovered during this study is between two worlds: the very pragmatic
and enormously challenging world of managing in a rapidly changing and highly
competitive global market, and the scientific world of ...
The research question and phenomenon that is addressed by this research study is:
“What is the perceived importance and level of acceptance of ERM in the South
African business environment, and what is the perceived value ...
The South African government has recognized tourism as a key development priority
and an important contributor to the South African economy. Numerous global lifestyle
and travel trends impact the nature of tourism, ...
One of Kumba Resources’ strategic objectives is to create a high performance culture amongst
its employees. The Hay-group identified through worldwide studies that leadership style has a
70% influence on organisational ...
The decision to enter a foreign market has long-term implications for the investing
firm, as has its choice of entry mode. The hierarchical model of market entry modes
proposes that entry modes can be categorised as ...
The literature reveals that, behavioural finance lends some support to the
methodologies of both fundamental and technical analysis. Behavioural Finance
supports the concept of investment behaviour being grounded in two ...
This research project evaluates the dynamics of stakeholder interaction, the
development and change of culture and its effects on strategic drift within Skynet, a
South African courier company under investigation. The ...
The South African Post Office is investing large amounts of money in IT.
Organisations were encouraged by the notion that investing in IT correlates with higher returns and the delivery of expected results by replacing ...
Purpose – The case study explores how leveraging on experience, risk and control can be used to enhance a late-entrant globalisation strategy.
Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative techniques were used to analyse the ...
There is a great need for qualified MBL and MBA graduates in South Africa to
support and maintain the current growth rate that the economy is experiencing.
Diligent effort is required to ensure that the locally acquired ...
Business in the twenty-first century has become global and being able to deal
effectively with others who are culturally different has become a business
necessity (Thomas & Inkson, 2004). Understanding and working with ...
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) is one of the National Science Councils of South Africa and is the
legal successor to the Geological Survey of South Africa. The total staff complements numbered 291 as
of March 2006, ...
Integrity within employees is on the forefront as a person with integrity is
one that is honest and trustworthy. In contrast is an employee with low
integrity that could be associated with acts of fraud, corruption and ...
The previous political dispensation limited black people’s participation in the South
African economy. Poor credit records, lack of training, resulting in skills and capacity
gaps further limited entry into the lending ...
Male stereotyping together with perception of women as inferior is hindering
recognition of women in senior managerial positions.
Through pervious studies regarding female leadership, conducted all over the world,
the ...
Notable in strategic management research is a paradigm shift from industry/market
factors as determinants of competitive strategy to a resource-based view. This study
focuses on the extent to which firms in the reinsurance ...
Despite the growing global awareness and importance of marketing performance
measurement, little research on the subject has been conducted from a South African
perspective. This study explores the status of marketing ...
The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of employee
orientat ion on the implementat ion of market ing st rategy in the banking
sector. To gain compet it ive advantage, a bank needs to be able to
measure an ...
Kruger, Rynhardt(University of South Africa, 2009-04-09)
Abstract
In today’s business world, the delivery of superior information technology services
has become an important deliverable for successful organisations. This study
focuses on the end user perception of information ...