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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 … way in which Ubuntu – traditional African leadership values – may impact an organisation. It explains how this tradition …‐based concept could be integrated into the organisation to enable the leadership to dismantle the past organisational culture …

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SMMEs’ challenges in reconstructing South Africa

Visagie, J.C. - In: Management Decision 35 (1997) 9, pp. 660-667

leadership. …

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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

As more and more organisations need not only be competitive in their internal markets, but need to be globally competitive, these economic changes impact on the content and context within which business education takes place. Company changes in the new millennium will impact on educational...

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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

Purpose – This paper seeks to investigate the influence of the external environment on the choice of strategic management activities, from a chaos and complexity perspective, since a business environment is a complex adaptive system. Design/methodology/approach – The study in this paper was...

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Networking in South African businesses

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

Purpose – The purpose and the goal of this paper were to investigate South African businesses and determine their utilisation of new technologies and business structures. The role and development of e‐commerce and networks in South African businesses can determine their competitive role in a...

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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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