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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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Management accounting change in South Africa : Case studies from retail services

Maina Waweru, Nelson; Hoque, Zahirul; Uliana, Enrico - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 17 (2004) 5, pp. 675-704

Most research on management accounting change relates to practices in developed countries. This paper reports on a field study of management accounting change in the South African context. It uses a contingency theory framework within four retail companies to understand the processes of their...

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Africa-based scholars publishing : Citation analysis in four selected countries – Botswana, Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya

Paulos, Afeworki - In: The Bottom Line 29 (2016) 1, pp. 25-44

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss Africa-based scholars’ publication citation at the global level. The study selected four countries – Botswana, Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya. Design/methodology/approach The study analyzed citation data from Elsevier’s SciVal from 2010 to...

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Corporate branding in a banking environment

Daffey, Anne; Abratt, Russell - In: Corporate Communications: An International Journal 7 (2002) 2, pp. 87-91

This study explores the concept and management of a corporate branding strategy in a large South African bank. The authors review the process that Absa Bank took in developing a corporate brand after merging four banks in their group into one new large one. Models of corporate branding are...

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Communicating to a diverse workforce : Employees' perceptions of symbolic corporate identity elements

Holtzhausen, Lida; Fourie, Lynnette - In: Corporate Communications: An International Journal 13 (2008) 1, pp. 80-94

Purpose – This paper aims to determine whether language proficiency, race and education levels influence employees' perceptions of symbolic corporate identity elements of Lonmin Platinum, a mining company operating in the development context of South Africa. Design/methodology/approach – The...

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Implementation, monitoring and evaluation of sustainable business practices: framework and empirical illustration

A.O. Dos Santos, Maria; Svensson, Göran; Padin, Carmen - In: Corporate Governance 14 (2014) 4, pp. 515-530

Purpose – This study aims to illustrate what and how a South African retail chain implements, monitors and evaluates its sustainable business practices using economic, ecological and social areas of indices. Design/methodology/approach – The study is based on the content analysis of public...

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Nuclear electricity generation in South Africa: a study of strategic innovation for sustainability

Hipkin, Ian - In: Corporate Governance 13 (2013) 5, pp. 626-636

Purpose – The literature on sustainable business development in emerging economies deals predominantly with the entry modes of multinationals and how they adapt to local conditions. Little has been written on how organisations in developing countries innovate and employ innovations in a...

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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 : A case study of Woolworths South Africa

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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