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The impact of leadership practices on service quality in private higher education in South Africa

Dirkse van Schalkwyk, R; Davis, Annemarie; Pellissier, R (2013)

In recent years, higher education institutions in South Africa and, more specifically, private higher education institutions, have faced increasing pressures on many fronts. These pressures include increased competition, ...
Developing a relationship value model (RVM) for the South African B2B automotive supply chain

Tolmay, Aletta Sophia (2013-02-27)

In the light of the global competitive markets, firms are motivated to reduce costs and increase benefits derived from collaboration. As a result of this, customers reduce the number of suppliers and rather focus on ...
A conceptual framework for conveyancing processes

Amadi-Echendu, Anthea; Pellissier, Rene (SAIIE25 Proceedings, 2013-07-09)

Land is an asset and still remains a valuable factor of production in the modern era of knowledge economy. In many parts of the world, land is a limited resource, hence in most countries, custodianship and ownership of ...
An analysis of conveyancing business processes in South Africa

Amadi-Echendu, Anthea (2013-11)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the conveyancing process in South Africa with a view to identify how the process might be improved in terms of its efficiency and effectiveness. Land is an asset and still remains ...
Differentiating supply chain strategies: The case of light vehicle manufacturers in South Africa.

Ambe, IM (Problems and Perspectives in Management, 2014)

This article reports on an investigation of supply chain strategies that are employed by light vehicle manufacturers in South Africa. The research method used was an exploratory and descriptive study. A face-to-face, ...
Exploring factors contributing to the strategy-to-performance gap : the case of a South African electronics organisation

Van der Merwe, Margrietha Magdalena (2014-05-27)

"Can you define 'plan' as 'a loose sequence of manifestly inadequate observations and conjectures, held together by panic, indecision, and ignorance'? If so, it was a very good plan." Jonathan Stroud, The Ring of ...
Legal Aspects of Engineering Asset Management

Amadi-Echendu, Joe; Amadi-Echendu, Anthea (Springer, 2014-11-30)

Immovable assets include engineered infrastructure such as buildings, manufacturing plant, roads and railways. These assets are built on land. In most jurisdictions, proposals to acquire and/or establish immovable assets ...
Factors hindering strategy implementation as perceived by top, middle and frontline managers in a South African electronics organisation

Van der Merwe, M.M.; Nienaber, Hester (Journa of Global Business and Technology, 2015)

This paper contributes to the debate on strategy implementation failure. It reports on a qualitative case study that explored factors that hindered strategy implementation at a South African electronics organisation. A ...
Supply chain management as a contributing factor to local government service delivery in South Africa.

Bizana N; Naude MJ; Ambe, IM (Journal of Contemporary Management, 2015)

In the South African news media, there is daily evidence of the breakdown of service provision, particularly in local government, health and social services, policing and judicial support. Within this context, the purpose ...
Assessment of coordination frameworks application in the distribution of medical drugs in developing countries

Nagitta, O.P.; Mkansi, M (International Business Conference (IBC), 2015)

The coordination frameworks measure coordination as an index of six dimensions of top management commitment: mutuality, relationships and decision responsiveness. These six dimensions present mainly micro internal factors ...
The essence of the contemporary business organisation: a critical reflection

Goldman, G; Nienaber, Hester; Pretorius, M (Journa of Global Business and Technology, 2015)

From a critical perspective, a dialectical conversational approach is followed in this paper to revisit and challenge the ontological question of why a business exists in the first place, thus reopening the argument on the ...
The quality of teaching and learning of BCom honours degree students at an open distance learning university in South Africa

van Antwerpen, Sumei (Routledge, Francis and Taylor Group, 2015-03-02)

Student support at Unisa involves a range of stakeholders providing academic and administrative support. The study was conducted among Unisa BCom honours students. The main objective of the study was to determine the ...
Engagement and strategy

Nienaber, Hester (Knowres, 2016)
A reflection and integration of workforce conceptualisations and measurements for competititive advantage

Nienaber, Hester; Sewdass, Nisha (Journal of Intelligence Studies in Business, 2016)

Workforce management is important in organisational performance. However, executives lament that their workforce management efforts remain ineffective. This comes as no surprise, as workforce measurement poses a challenge ...
Factors affecting demand planning in the South African clothing industry.

Matsoma NJ; Ambe, IM (Journal of Economics and Behavioural Studies, 2016)

The decline in the number of clothing manufacturers and the effect of globalisation have contributed to complexities in estimations and the scheduling of demand, as well as lead time management in the South African clothing ...
Policies and regulations guiding procurement practices in the South African commuter bus sector

Ambe, IM; Ngcamphalala, TKT (Journal of Contemporary Management, 2016)

The South African government is faced with the challenge of balancing the allocation of limited funds; the appointment of contractors among former government beneficiaries and previously disadvantaged ...
An analysis of small business skills in the City of Tshwane, Gauteng province

Kudakwashe, Chudokufa; Visser, Thea; Amadi-Echendu, Anthea; Phillips, Magaret (African Journal of Business and Economic Research, 2016-01-01)

Small businesses receive much attention in South Africa as vehicles that stimulate economic growth and development. Evidence shows that high levels of unemployment and poverty exist; small business owners and managers ...
Implications of Cadastral Systems on Engineering Asset Management

Amadi-Echendu, Anthea; Amadi-Echendu, Joe (Springer, 2016-01-16)

Fixed or immovable assets include engineered infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, electrical and water utilities, roads, railways, and manufacturing and processing plants. These assets are built on land that often ...
Asset allocation in wealth management using stochastic models

Royden-Turner, Stuart Jack (2016-02)

Modern financial asset pricing theory is a broad, and at times, complex field. The literature review in this study covers many of the asset pricing techniques including factor models, random walk models, correlation models, ...
Supply chain integration in the South African conveyancing environment

Kruger, Louis P; Amadi-Echendu, Anthea; Kruger, Louis P (Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2016-05-13)

Background: Although conveyancing is a legal term, business management and specifically operations management principles also apply to the processes involved in conveyancing. From a business perspective, each organisation ...

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