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Leadership lessons from the African tree

van der Colff, Linda - In: Management Decision 41 (2003) 3, pp. 257-261

This paper explores meaning of leadership and management in the context of South Africa. It does this by clarifying the …

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Managing international trade: an analysis of South African SMEs and regional exports

Soontiëns, W. - In: Management Decision 40 (2002) 7, pp. 710-719

Although South African small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) are supported by various initiatives from the government, only a limited number (3 per cent) of firms enter the international export arena. The paper briefly sketches the role of SMEs in South Africa and their involvement in...

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The influence of selected factors on perceptions of the general public regarding services provided by medical practitioners

Tait, M.; van Eeden, S.M.; Tait, M. - In: Management Decision 41 (2003) 3, pp. 262-266

The South African medical fraternity is existing within an increasingly turbulent environment, characterised by government interference, budget cuts, restrictive legislation, as well as diseases which threaten the very basis on which this fraternity exits. The medical profession exists within...

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A new paradigm for business education

van der Colff, Linda - In: Management Decision 42 (2004) 3/4, pp. 499-507

managers and leaders alike to become more flexible and progressive in their management style, including developing … impact on what is needed in management education. …

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The external environment's effect on management and strategy

Mason, Roger B. - In: Management Decision 45 (2007) 1, pp. 10-28

management activities, from a chaos and complexity perspective, since a business environment is a complex adaptive system. Design … was proposed that more successful companies in stable environments would use more traditional management and strategies … managers and strategists by emphasising a new way to consider the future management and strategies of their companies. Since …

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Networking in South African businesses

De Klerk, Saskia; Kroon, Jaipe - In: Management Decision 45 (2007) 1, pp. 89-103

alliances that are facilitated through the use of networks. Proactive management and added value in business processes should be …

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The South African poor White problem in the early twentieth century

Fourie, Johan - In: Management Decision 45 (2007) 8, pp. 1270-1296

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess whether any meaningful lessons can be learned from South Africa's early twentieth century experience of White poverty and to what extent such lessons can be applied in order to combat Black poverty today. Design/methodology/approach – This...

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Reflections on responsibility and justice

Muhr, Sara Louise - In: Management Decision 46 (2008) 8, pp. 1175-1186

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to question whether business is ethical as long as it follows rules, and on this view, to reflect over the relation between responsibility and justice. Design/methodology/approach – To exemplify this relation, the paper is based on in‐depth...

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Sportainment: changing the pace of limited‐overs cricket in South Africa

Goldman, Michael; Johns, Kate - In: Management Decision 47 (2009) 1, pp. 124-136

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to document and analyse Standard Bank of South Africa's sponsorship of Standard Bank Pro20 Cricket as a case study of effective cricket, stadium and broadcast sponsorship activation. Design/methodology/approach – An in‐depth case study methodology is...

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Value management in the South African manufacturing industry: exploratory findings

Bowen, Paul; Cattell, Keith; Jay, Ian; Edwards, Peter - In: Management Decision 49 (2011) 1, pp. 6-28

Purpose – This paper seeks to investigate the nature and extent of value management (VM) practice in the South African … employed to establish value management practice within the manufacturing sector. Descriptive statistics are used to analyse the …, quality and environmental management. Originality/value – Against a background of increasing globalization, the findings are …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014933110

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