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Regional integration in Southern Africa with a specific focus on the challenge of multiple membership, using SADC as a case study
(2009)
Regional integration dates back to the work of Jacob Viner who distinguished between the terms ‘trade creation’ versus ‘trade diversion’ in the context of the gains from customs unions. Since then regional trade agreements ...
Major issues arising out of industrial relations disputes in Ghana since independence: 1957 - 2004
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
This thesis analysed the significance of disputes or conflict in Ghana's industrial realtions since her independence in 1957. It further analysed the causes of industrial conflict and its management or resolution in Ghana ...
The adoption of electronic data interchange among small to medium enterprise suppliers to a large distribution center in South Africa
(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
(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 ...
Interorganizational relationship management: managing across hierachies, markets and networks
(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 ...
Employment practices in the transition to lean production: worker perspectives in a South African auto components firm
(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 ...
Evaluation of employment creation by African immigrant entrepreneurs for unemployed South Africans in Cape Town
(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 ...
Diversified mentoring relationships in the South African context: an exploratory framework
(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 ...
Entrepreneurship and the impact of entrepreneurial orientation training on SMMEs in the South African context: A longitudinal approach
(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 ...
Perceptions of managers regarding the barriers to implementing the Employment Equity Plan of the City of Cape Town :an exploratory study
(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 ...