Browsing Magister Commercii - Mcom (Management) by Author "Dept. of Management"
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The adoption of electronic data interchange among small to medium enterprise suppliers to a large distribution center in South Africa
Naicker, Visvanathan (University of the Western Cape, 2006)Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) plays an important role in improving organizational competitiveness. Information technology has been instrumental in integrating functional areas within and outside firms. This research ... -
An analysis of university policy responses in the Western Cape to government policy on the recognition of prior learning
Mobarak, Kaashiefa (University of the Western Cape, 2005)The South African government plays a direct and active role in facilitation the development of a skilled workforce. The effective mobilisation, development and utilisation of South Africa's human resource capacity are ... -
An assessment of management practices in Chinese family-owned SMEs in the Cape Metropolitan area
Ping, Yu (University of the Western Cape, 2004)China is a country built on traditions and one of its most respected traditions is a preference for the family unit. The closeness of the family unit is carried over into the economic life of the country. Family members ... -
Diversified mentoring relationships in the South African context: an exploratory framework
Smith, Yusuf (University of the Western Cape, 2006)The role that mentor and protégé play in transforming South African society in general and the business environment in particular, is important and lends new meaning to “leveling of the playing fields”. Fundamental to the ... -
Employment practices in the transition to lean production: worker perspectives in a South African auto components firm
Jordaan, Anita (University of the Western Cape, 2008)Proponents of lean production (LP) argue that successful implementation is dependent on creating an organisational climate that complements the adoption and implementation of innovation. Transformation of the organisational ... -
Entrepreneurship and the impact of entrepreneurial orientation training on SMMEs in the South African context: A longitudinal approach
Solomon, Goosain (University of the Western Cape, 2004)This thesis formed part of a existing longitudinal study. The overall study is an outcome of research done to understand success and failure issues in Africa, which is an attempt to understand the impact of a short ... -
Entrepreneurship education at tertiary institutions in Rwanda: a situation analysis
Niyonkuru, Richard (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study explored the provision of entrepreneurship education at higher education institutions in Rwanda with special reference to the levels of provision, support mechanisms, course objectives, contents, teaching and ... -
Evaluation of employment creation by African immigrant entrepreneurs for unemployed South Africans in Cape Town
Kalitanyi, Vivence (University of the Western Cape, 2007)There has been a lot of comment and reaction to the presence of immigrants in South Africa, and most of it has been very negative. In light of the negative reaction, one can ask whether immigrants do in fact add any value ... -
Interorganizational relationship management: managing across hierachies, markets and networks
Muleya, Cedrick (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study focused on understanding inter-organizational relationships (IOR) of a dynamic nature. A dynamic process that has repetitive sequences of negotiation, commitment, and execution stages is central to inter-organizational ... -
Perceptions of managers regarding the barriers to implementing the Employment Equity Plan of the City of Cape Town :an exploratory study
Prince, Freddy (University of the Western Cape, 2006)During the amalgamation of the seven substructures within the City of Cape Town specific problems arose around employment equity issues and consequently the City of Cape Town has introduced an Employment Equity Plan. This ...