Masters Degrees (Graduate School of Business and Leadership)
Recent Submissions
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The impact of corporate entrepreneurship culture on the quality of interventions by market systems development organisations. a case of AgroBiz.
(2019)Corporate entrepreneurship is the process by which organisations create value through introduction of new products, services or processes to ensure competitive advantage. Whilst entrepreneurship is such an important ... -
The impact of motivation on job satisfaction amongst selected employees at eThekwini Electricity.
(2016)ABSTRACT Motivation and job satisfaction were the focus of this study that aims to assist the eThekwini Electricity Department in South Africa, with emphasis on engineers, technologists and technicians. The relationship ... -
Impact of Information Technology on innovation in determining firm performance.
(2017)The aim of this study was to investigate if IT Capability played a moderating role on the relationship between Innovation Capability and the Firm Performance. The study used resource-based theory to test if IT was a ... -
An evaluation of the impact of the Durban International Convention Centre on the economy.
(2018)Business tourism is key to encouraging, cultivating and constructing enabling environments for job creation and skills development ecosystem. The Durban International Convention Centre (Durban ICC) was built as a stimulus ... -
Assessing the capacity of Mbombela Local Municipality to drive local economic development initiatives.
(2017)The study focused on assessing the capacity of Mbombela Local Municipality to drive Local Economic Development (LED) initiatives. LED serves as an instrument with which local government or community-based organisations ... -
Performance management and appraisal systems: a strategic tool for improving service delivery in local government.
(2017)This study investigated the impact of performance management and appraisal system on the productivity of local government employees at eThekwini Municipality, using the case of the Water and Sanitation department. The main ... -
The impact of outsourcing on supply chain and operational effectiveness.
(2017)This study was aimed at finding solutions that ensure efficient and effective organisational structures that are agile to the changing market pressures. In order to understand the relationship between productivity and ... -
Investigating service quality perceptions of ChemSystems paper division customers.
(2017)The manufacturers of pulp, paper and tissue in South Africa are facing a difficult challenge to remain competitive and to continuously produce paper products that are economically viable. The steady increase in imported ... -
The impact that project cost and project time overrun has on the financial performance of the operating unit: a case study of the Eskom KwaZulu-Natal Operating Unit.
(2017)High costs and poor time management is a common challenge faced by many organisations when executing projects. This result in project cost and project time overrun and in the end the organisation suffers great financial ... -
Impact of stakeholders on the implementation of water infrastructure projects at Umgeni Water.
(2016)The engagement of stakeholders has become a key strategic area for Umgeni Water. Key statutory stakeholders, contracted or non-contracted, hold immense influence over, and have a great impact on, Umgeni Water’s policy ... -
The strategic alignment of integrated management systems and its impact on efficiencies and effectiveness at National Chemical Products (NCP) Alcohols.
(2017)Today’s competitive global business environment require organisations and individuals to be resilient and adapt to change quickly and effortlessly. It is crucial for organisations to have suitable systems to help them ... -
"An exploratory study of the relationship between government contracts and entrepreneurship in South Africa": a case study within eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.
(2017)Public procurement of goods, services, and infrastructure has the potential to create synergies between entrepreneurship and economic growth. The South African Supplier Diversity Council (SASDC) concurred with OECD findings ... -
Developing conflict management strategies for optimal organisational efficiency in Automouldam (Pty) Ltd.
(2016)The study investigates ways in which the managers develop conflict management strategies for optimal organisational efficiency at Automouldam (Pty) Ltd. Based on the objectives of the study, three research questions were ... -
Evaluating employee’ perceptions on the effectiveness of performance management system at Department of Health KZN- Head Office: Finance Unit.
(2017)Public service is the single largest employer in South Africa and constitutes a large portion of the economy. It is a rapidly changing environment in which technology–driven services are becoming the norm and new skills ... -
Investigating transformational leadership practices and the influence on employees' organisational commitment at Camden Power Station.
(2016)The study was aimed at investigating whether the leadership practices at Camden Power Station are transformational and employee organisational commitment centred. Organisations cannot perform successfully if leadership ... -
The impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies on legal practitioners in law firms and legal publishers.
(2017)Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions currently have the capabilities to perform tasks quicker, more accurately and consistently than legal professionals. This could result in inducing the opinion in employers at private ... -
Higher education and entrepreneurship: a comparison of basic and tertiary educated entrepreneurs in the eThekwini Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2017)Seven of the top 10 Billionaire entrepreneurs in South Africa all have something in common. They have dropped out of school, not attend college, or dropped out of college. This raises the question of next generation of ... -
Leadership approach to quantity surveying.
(2017)Professional Quantity Surveyors (QSs) play a leading role in the built environment by managing cost on projects such that the client achieves best value for money. The QS has had a long history where they emerged in ...
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