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A Conceptualisation of the self-perceptions of black professionals in relation to business leadership in South Africa

Author: Myeza, Angel Date: 2021 The research aimed to gain an understanding of the self-perceptions of black South African professionals (and leaders) in relation to business leadership and how these self-perceptions influenced their behaviours, aspirations and self-perceived ... Read more
A framework for discretionary effort based on performance expectancies in integrated work environment

Author: Katoma, Victor Date: 2011 In an age of immense business competition, and far-reaching leadership requirements, Discretionary Effort is required as part of a value creation and enhanced performance strategy. Discretionary Effort is the unsolicited effort, which employees ... Read more
A model for the utilisation of networks and leveraging of the economic benefits of migration capital in emerging markets

Author: Chunnett, Wanda Ingrid Date: 2018 The research considers the question: What can emerging market economies do to leverage sustainable growth opportunities from resource constrained, involuntary migrant entrepreneurs? It explores the positive economic impact that involuntary ... Read more
A tale of two countries: adapting Chinese leadership styles to a South African context

Author: Zhou, Ying Date: 2020 The status of multinational organisations continues to expand, as global opportunities increase. In particular, Chinese manufacturing companies continue to grow and expand overseas. Given the fact that Chinese Paternalistic Leadership performed ... Read more
Academics’ Organisational Identification and Commitment: Influences of Perceptions of Organisational Support and Reputation

Author: Shrand, Beverly Celia Date: 2018 “Affective commitment” and “organisational identification” represent psychological relationships between employees and their organisations. These constructs are established predictors of turnover intentions, performance, and other desirable ... Read more
Accumulation model processes of human suborbital space transportation industry emergence

Author: Davidian, Kenneth John Date: 2018 To respond to the research question, “by what processes do new industries emerge?”, the author identified different models of innovation development and industry emergence. Relevant streams of literature included economics, innovation, ... Read more
Adoption of foreign institutional practices and industrial development: Understanding the cross-level interaction effects

Author: Matenge, Tendy Moffat Date: 2021 Foreign market knowledge has been at the epicentre of international business research for decades and differences in institutional practices across countries have been found to influence performance of internationalised firms. Dominant ... Read more
An exploration of strategies used by South African companies to expand into other African markets

Author: Mucheka, Rufaro Date: 2019 Overall purpose of the study While literature highlights the growing importance of, and opportunities in, emerging markets (Joosub & Coldwell, 2016; Boateng, Wang & Wang, 2017; Oguji & Owusu, 2017), there is also significant ... Read more
Authenticity framing and market creation for meta organisations: The case of the Swartland Independent Producers in the South African wine field

Author: Steyn, Jonathan Daniel Date: 2021 This PhD thesis studies the Swartland Independent Producers (SIP) meta-organisation, located in the Western Cape wine region of South Africa, and asks: how and why the collective rendering of authenticity creates markets? Seventy-one interviews ... Read more
Building a model to improve front end project conceptualisation: introducing the Project Conceptualisation Canvas

Author: Van Niekerk, Cordi Date: 2020 Project management has seen significant growth which has been beneficial to academics and practitioners in the field alike. However, the alarming trend of project underperformance continues. This points to an apparent relevance gap in Project ... Read more
Building and breaking identities: How adversity shapes entrepreneurial motivation

Author: Maharaj, Ishara Date: 2023 Entrepreneurship research has begun to recognise the role of people's lived experiences and significant life events prior to their venturing. Still, little is known about how adverse events shape founder identities and entrepreneurial motivation. ... Read more
Competitiveness and efficiency of commercial banks and economic growth in the frontier economies of Africa

Author: Banya, Rowland Mwesigwa Date: 2018 Various studies have examined the relationship between competition and efficiency in the banking sector, and others have looked at how this relates to broader economic growth. Goldsmith (1969) and King and Levine (1993), among others, ... Read more
Customer experience as an antecedent to market orientation: a mixed methods study of postgraduate students

Author: Raja, Shameema Ebrahim Date: 2023 Market Orientation and Customer Experience are both constructs that belong to the world of business. It has now become necessary for universities to also embrace these business concepts in order to remain relevant and competitive, given the ... Read more
Entrepreneurship education courses across multidisciplinary programmes at a South African university of technology: educator and student perspectives

Author: Price, Kariema Date: 2018 Research in the field of entrepreneurship education suggested the need for more studies that focus on the characteristics of the pathways to entrepreneurship education. Previous empirical work in this field has largely been driven by uncovering ... Read more
Executive wisdom: a study of phronesis in modern management practice

Author: Steyn, Francois Date: 2019 The prominence of executive management failures brings to the fore concerns with a perceived lack of management scholarship impact. Executive managers should be better prepared for a complex world of work and there is a growing scholarly ... Read more
Exploring emergence in corporate sustainability

Author: Maitland, Roger Date: 2019 As the impacts of climate change intensify, businesses are increasingly committing to ambitious sustainable development goals, yet an enduring disconnect remains between corporate sustainability activities and declining global environment and ... Read more
Exploring the disharmony between the temporary and permanent organising forms in a parastatal

Author: Botha, Cornelis Johannes Date: 2023 The primary focus of this research is to explore the disharmony between the temporary and permanent organisation forms where integration is required to further business objectives. Organisational dynamics and cultures are included as significant ... Read more
Financial integration, bank performance and economic growth in Africa

Author: Banyen, Kannyiri Thadious Date: 2019 The finance-growth literature identifies financial integration as a vital catalyst for driving the growth performance of both nascent and advanced economies. Financial integration is viewed as a process by which technology and capital is ... Read more
How do privileged insiders become change agents? A study of institutional volition

Author: Feront, Cecile Date: 2021 While we have a sense of why institutionally marginalized individuals or dominant actors become change agents, it is less clear what motivates privileged insiders - those who have reaped advantages from existing institutional arrangements ... Read more
Investigating business' contribution to climate change governance in areas of limited statehood: the case of South Africa and Kenya

Author: Kapfudzaruwa, Farai Date: 2014 Climate change and the related social and economic challenges present society with problems at multiple levels. There is a diverse range of actors who are contributing to climate change governance, including those who are going to be affected ... Read more

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