Browsing Graduate School of Business and Leadership by Issue Date
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Guidelines for the development of comprehensive marketing policies for municipal electricity undertakings, with particular emphasis on load management.
(1986)It is expected that South Africa will have to construct as much generating capacity in the next five years as has been constructed over the past 50 years. Industrialization and urbanization dictates that the larger ... -
The perceptions of management and workers on worker participation programmes.
(1995)The main objective of this study was to investigate different forms of worker participation programmes and their implementation in selected countries including South Africa. Another objective was to study perceptions ... -
Forecasting with time series analysis.
(1998)This thesis was undertaken with the intention of applying forecasting with time series analysis, in a manufacturing context. This involved two phases: the updating of existing forecasting techniques, and the application ... -
A systems approach to TQM for integrating quality and environmental management.
(1998)Total Quality Management (TQM) is both enthusiastically praised and severely criticised in the management literature. The current study discusses various problems related to TQM and suggests a model for TQM to attempt to ... -
An e-business strategy for the South African automotive industry.
(2000)Unlike any technology before it, the Internet has almost overnight achieved a broad level of global awareness, both for businesses and individuals. Global e-commerce will reach approximately $1.3 trillion by 2003. Current ... -
An exploratory study on post-merger performance and accrual of benefits in the Wayne Rubber merger.
(2000)No abstract available. -
An empirical study of capital asset pricing model anomalies on the JSE.
(2000)The introduction of the Capital Asset Pricing Model in 1964, and its subsequent study by hundreds of thousands if not millions of people at universities throughout the world, has had far reaching consequences in terms ... -
An evaluation of the capital budgeting process for a multinational firm.
(2001)For the purposes of this study I have adopted a case study approach, based on a Multinational company in the UK, with business units geographically spread throughout the world, including South Africa. I intend to provide ... -
An exploratory study of the career orientation profiles of first and second year MBA students at the University of Natal.
(2001)The main aim of the study was to investigate the Career Orientation profiles of first year and second year MBA students at the University of Natal in order to establish what particular profiles were prevalent amongst ... -
Evaluation of the change management strategy at FormChem chemicals (KZN)
(2001)This study was an evaluation of the change management strategy implemented at Formchem Chemicals (KZN). A triangulation method was used where an exploratory study was conducted initially by drawing up a case study and ... -
A case study analysis of UEC Technologies (PTY) Limited with a focus on the growth strategies adopted.
(2001)This dissertation is a focused qualitative case study analysis of UEC Technologies (Pty) Limited (UEC). UEC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the JSE listed telecommunications, multimedia and technology (TMT) group, ... -
The mean variance efficiency of the JSE all share index (ALSI) and it's implications for portfolio management.
(2001)The use of proxies in the CAPM model to determine assets expected return has implications for portfolio management. An inefficient proxy can result in the lowering of beta estimates due to a weak regression relationship ... -
Mergers and acquisitions : do they create shareholder value?
(2001)The topic of mergers and acquisitions, and their ability to create shareholder value, is one that continues to raise a fair amount of debate. Many studies have been carried out, both locally and abroad. They have attempted ... -
An exploratory study evaluating commitment and benefits of implementing ISO 9000 in engineering manufacturing organisations in Durban, South Africa.
(2001)The increase in trade between nations and relative decrease in international trade barriers has resulted in wider alternatives for customers all over the world. The resulting increase in global competition has caused ... -
An investigation into the use of generic medicines by family practioners.
(2001)Background. Good health care is becoming increasingly unaffordable. A wider use of generic medicines offers significant cost savings. As the family practitioner is the gatekeeper in prescribing medicines, his attitude ... -
A study on failure prediction models as enhancements to the credit evaluation procedure in a South African corporate bank.
(2001)Abstract not available. -
Are we losing leaders or managers ? an exploratory study of the propensity amongst MBA students of KwaZulu-Natal, as future skilled professionals, to emigrate and to ascertain the orientation - leadership or management - of the potential emigrant.
(2001)The brain-drain phenomenon was first reported in the 1960s in India, where skilled professionals were voluntarily leaving India to settle abroad in western countries. Thereafter, most developing countries have reported ... -
A study investigating M.L. Sultan Technikon's students awareness and rating of the Technikon's presence on the World Wide Web.
(2001)This paper serves to outline the advantages of a tertiary institution, in having a Web site as a form of advertising. It draws on theories of consumer behaviour and services marketing in order to establish the basis for ... -
The effects of globalisation on the empowerment of women in middle management.
(2001)This study investigated the effects of globalisation on the empowerment of women in middle management positions. The first aim of the study was to determine the effects of globalisation on the empowerment of women in ...