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Contextual leadership development: a South African perspective

Magner, Colleen - In: European Business Review 20 (2008) 2, pp. 128-141

Purpose – This paper aims to highlight the importance and impact of leadership education which is contextually relevant …. Design/methodology/approach – Nexus has been operating as a leadership development programme for five years, and various …' perspectives have changed over time. Findings – The evaluations show that Nexus contributes to an individual's leadership …

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Reflections on labour market deregulation in South Africa

Tajgman, David - In: International Journal of Social Economics 23 (1996) 7, pp. 57-67

Discusses how, from 1919 the ILO (International Labour Organization) has been meeting the call for labour market deregulation with the plea that “labour is not a commodity” and that treating it as such can only result in ‐ and exacerbate ‐ social injustice. On its re‐entry into the...

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Alternative service delivery and public service transformation in South Africa

Russell, Edward W.; Bvuma, Dick G. - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 14 (2001) 3, pp. 241-265

The new South Africa came into being in 1994. The new government inherited the national public service and those of a variety of former provinces and homelands that had to be amalgamated to form a national unified public service. Although this task was accomplished rapidly, the resulting public...

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Corruption – the challenge to good governance: a South African perspective

Pillay, Soma - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 17 (2004) 7, pp. 586-605

The effect of corruption in South Africa has seriously constrained development of the national economy and has significantly inhibited good governance in the country. South Africa's complex political design is a contributing factor to the rise of corruption, which has adversely affected...

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Democratic decentralization and central/provincial/local relations in South Africa

Reddy, P.S.; Sabelo, T. - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 10 (1997) 7, pp. 572-588

Local government is the second or third tier of government deliberately created to bring government to the grassroots population, as well as give its members a sense of involvement in the political process that controls their daily lives. Decentralization is a natural indispensable counterpart...

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The contestation for, and management of, public places in Johannesburg, South Africa

Fraser, Neil - In: Journal of Place Management and Development 1 (2008) 2, pp. 177-198

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show the changes to date between the apartheid (ideological) and democratic use and management of public space. The abolition of apartheid laws in urban areas led to a great deal of contestation for space and also to new forms of management of public...

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Intellectual capital and traditional measures of corporate performance

Firer, Steven; Mitchell Williams, S. - In: Journal of Intellectual Capital 4 (2003) 3, pp. 348-360

The principal purpose of this study is to investigate the association between the efficiency of value added (VA) by the … associations between the efficiency of VA by a firm's major resource bases and profitability, productivity and market valuation are …

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Unions and cyber‐activism in South Africa

Lewis, Charley - In: Critical perspectives on international business 1 (2005) 2/3, pp. 194-208

Purpose – The paper aims to present a historical overview of the use of information communications technology (ICT) tools and platforms, particularly e‐mail and the internet, as tools of cyber‐activism by the labour movement in South Africa. The paper also aims to give some consideration...

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Minimizing the business impact on the natural environment

Dos Santos, Maria A.O. - In: European Business Review 23 (2011) 4, pp. 384-391

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the sustainable business practices of Woolworths, a major South African retail chain. Design/methodology/approach – A content analysis of Woolworths' comprehensive 2008 and 2009 annual reports and press releases was done in order to...

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Managerial challenges in South Africa

Mayer, Claude‐Hélene; Louw, Lynette - In: European Business Review 23 (2011) 6, pp. 572-591

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate insights into cross‐cultural conflict, identity and values amongst selected managers within a South African management context. It aims to increase the understanding of these complexities from an academic managerial perspective, thereby...

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