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M-Commerce : Standard Bank's cellphone banking adoption by customers.
(2004)Mobile commerce is a product of the convergence of the two fastest growing technologies of the modern era: cellular phones and the Internet (Attwood and Duncan, 2000). It delivers electronic ... -
Management effectiveness in motivating employees at a Durban manufacturing plant.
(2012)The motivation of employees is a topic that has become popular in the business world and is a “centuries-old puzzle”. It is hard to argue with accepted wisdom (backed by empirical evidence), that a motivated workforce ... -
Management of culture in an international joint venture between a South African and Japanese company.
(2005)This dissertation focuses on the management of cultural diversity in a joint venture (JV), formed in 2002, between a South African company, Sasol Chemical Industries and a Japanese company, Mitsubishi Chemical Cooperation ... -
Management of non-financial issues of corporate governance at eNdondakusuka municipality.
(2005)This study investigates the implementation of non-financial corporate governance principles at the eNdondakusuka municipality. The study draws largely on the reports of the King Commission of 1994 and 2002 because there ... -
Management of sport towards satisfaction of student needs.
(2003)The broad objective of strategic management is to enable an organisation to assess its strategic position, so it is able to provide its customers with a product or service they will value. This study attempts to use this ... -
Management of transformational change at the National University of Lesotho.
(2003)Change is the single most important element of successful business management today. To remain competitive in increasingly aggressive, competitive and dynamic markets, organizations have to adopt a positive attitude to ... -
The management of working capital in non-profit organizations.
(2004)This report aims primarily at analyzing working capital management in non-profit organizations. Since most non-profit organizations experience financial difficulty in the short-term, an evaluation is conducted with regard ... -
Management of working capital in public health care.
(2003)Two cases from public health care levels were compared on practises used to manage working capital with two cases from the same levels of health care in private health sector. The objective was to establish whether the ... -
Management perceptions of employment equity at the automotive manufacturing plant.
(2012)The implementation of the Employment Equity Act (EEA) No. 55 of 1998 is a crucial factor in promoting equal employment opportunities and the fair treatment of people in the workplace. South Africa has an economically ... -
Management style and its influence on organisational climate : a case study.
(2002)This study explored the management style at Durban Mill and the corresponding climate it created. The first objective was to establish the current style of management using the Managerial Grid Theory developed by Robert ... -
Managerial competencies in the restaurant business : managers and employees perspectives.
(2008)A lack of managerial skills has been cited by many as the cause of small business failure in South Africa. Internal factors are said to be responsible for many of these small business failures. With human capital being ... -
Managerial response to ambitious employees.
(2009)This study aimed to explore the extent to which managers supported ambitious employees. The research endeavoured to establish relationships among key variables of gender, age, mentoring and ambition. This allowed for the ... -
Managing a business turnaround at a textile manufacturing company : a case study approach.
(2007)This study explores how a business turnaround was managed successfully at a firm within the textile manufacturing industry. The internal problems/ limitations and external challenges that the firm faced during its business ... -
Managing the talent pipeline in a retail bank contact center in KwaZulu-Natal : a case study.
(2012)Talent management is essentially all the activities in the Human Resource value chain that seeks to identify, develop and retain employees. The aim of this study is to understand the importance of talent management in the ... -
Manufacturing company failure and underperformance in the manufacturing sector a major concern threatening survival of industry.
(2006)Operations management is a broad subject that offers industry various planning and control philosophies and techniques on how best to manage all processes within an organisation. However, the macro environment in which ... -
Manufacturing solar water heaters in South Africa : the benefits and costs.
(2013)There is potential to use solar energy instead of electricity as an energy efficient method of heating water. This study investigated the costs and benefits of solar water heater manufacture in South Africa and aimed to ... -
Mapping strategies to overcome employment equity barriers at Durban University of Technology (DUT).
(2017)The Employment Equity (EE) Act seeks to achieve equity in the workplace by ensuring fair treatment and equal opportunities for all employees. This is to be achieved through eliminating unfair workplace discrimination ... -
The maritime industry in South Africa : an opportunity for logistics advancement in the bulk exports.
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Market segmentation and strategic implications in a deregulated banking services sector in Zimbabwe.
(2003)This report presents the summary of findings of African Banking Corporation Zimbabwe Market segment. The overall objective of using a market segmentation strategy IS to Improve your company's competitive position and better ... -
The marketing implications and youth perceptions on mobile phone adult content.
(2006)Mobile telephony has become one of the most commonly used communication tools in the telecommunications industry. The rapid growth of mobile telephony usage and all technology developments in handsets as well as the mobile ...