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...

Purpose – This paper seeks to investigate the nature and extent of value management (VM) practice in the South African manufacturing industry. It aims to explore engineers' and designers' awareness and understanding of VM and the nature and extent of the use of VM techniques within their...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine how and to what extent corporate reputational elements are reflected in organizational storytelling in a telecommunications company. In addition, it seeks to establish the importance of employees as part of reputation building....

South Africa’s entry into the 1990s was dramatic. Change has become a reality and change always implies both opportunities and threats. The new government’s Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) being a statement of intent, outlines definite principles in promoting small, medium and...

This article discusses the nature of quality achievement in industry. The characteristics of the Japanese approach to quality and management are examined, and the importance of employee participation and involvement in contributing to quality achievement is noted. In this context the South...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the possible moderating role of organisational characteristics (organisational structure, management style and decision-making style) in the relationship between strategy and organisational performance among large construction organisations in...