Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Management) by Title
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Public procurement : panacea or fallacy - a case of public service delivery in Zimbabwe.
(2015)The public sector plays an important role in the economy in delivering public services and infrastructure development. Public procurement is an essential element in the delivery of these services, through the acquisition ... -
Quality management performance modelling for the South African contact centre industry.
(2019)Against the background of an extreme youth unemployment problem, South Africa seeks to identify and support industries that may offer substantial solutions. The employment potential of the contact centre industry was ... -
The relationship between consumer awareness, consumer protection, service quality, customer satisfaction and loyalty among long-term insurance consumers in Namibia.
(2019)Due to the absence of appropriate consumer protection legislation in Namibia, there seems to be a lack of consumer protection and this may result in the exploitation of consumers by the suppliers of goods and services. ... -
The relationship between market efficiency and performance : the Nigerian banking sector.
(2022)The relationships between market efficiency and performance are of relevance in Nigeria, but they remain controversial. Hence, this study examined the relationships between banking market efficiency and bank performance ... -
The relationship between organisational culture and performance : a case of the banking sector in Nigeria.
(2014)The interplay between organisational culture and performance is an on-going area of research. Previous studies have not being able to provide constructive explanations of the link between organisational culture and ... -
Retention of academics in Ugandan private universities: the role of human resource practices.
(2016)The study assesses the retention of academics in private Ugandan Universities and focuses on the role of human resource management practices in ensuring retention. There is rapid growth in the number of universities in ... -
The role of information and communications technology in improving food security in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2015)This thesis explored the role of Information and Communications Technology in improving food security. The study was conducted in the South African context and is based on KwaZulu-Natal Province. It investigated the factors ... -
The role of stokvels in the economic transformation of Ethekwini municipality.
(2018)The study explores the role that the stokvel industry plays in the economic transformation of eThekwini Municipality and their marginalisation in the economic policy framework. Stokvels in South Africa have an estimated ... -
Service quality and customer satisfaction : the case of private universities in Kenya.
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Service quality satisfaction and brand equity : a case study of select South African universities.
(2015)Service quality, student satisfaction, and brand equity are key principles in marketing that are known to play an important role in marketing success. Changes to the South African higher education landscape and the subsequent ... -
Social responsibility among small and medium enterprises in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2008)Globally, the social responsibility of business has become an important issue in recent years. In South Africa, it has assumed even greater significance given the enormity of the socio-economic problems besetting the ... -
Strategic enactment : an interpretive approach to organisational strategy.
(2009)The purpose of this thesis is to explore the field of strategy by way of its historical trajectory and to consider the major branches that constitute this broad, but fragmented discipline. It is an interdisciplinary endeavour ... -
Strategic management in small and medium enterprises: a case study of Harare, Zimbabwe.
(2019)Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have become critical to the development of all economies in the world in the last few decades and Zimbabwe, which is a volatile low-income country is not an exception. However, in spite ... -
Strategic planning practices in manufacturing firms operating in Zimbabwe.
(2018)Contemporary organisations from both the developed and the developing markets are increasingly embracing the practice of Strategic Planning hoping to derive superior performance levels. The study was prompted by managerial ... -
The strategic role of knowledge management in African universities.
(2014)This thesis articulates an empirical research study that examines the role of Knowledge Management, inclusive of Business Intelligence in an African Higher Education setting. There are an abundance of studies that show how ... -
Strategies for re-engineering the growth and sustainability of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in the agrarian sector in the Eastern Highlands, Zimbabwe.
(2019)Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the agrarian sector play a considerable role in poverty reduction and economic growth. Governments across the globe have emphasized SME re-engineering as a policy thrust for economic ... -
Strategy formulation and financial performance in selected small and medium enterprises in Zimbabwe.
(2020)Despite the growing concern for the development and growth of the SME sector in Zimbabwe, it continues to face challenges that negatively affect its performance, in particular financial performance. Strategy formulation ... -
A study of land reform and its impact in the Greater Letaba Local Municipality of the Mopani District in the Limpopo Province.
(2013)Since the dawn of democracy in South Africa, numerous land reform projects have been approved by the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform. This dissertation focuses on the Greater Letaba Local Municipality in the ... -
Toilet-care product brand switching behaviour : a case study of consumers of Cosmo City, Gauteng Province, South Africa.
(2015)South African consumers face increasingly highly competitive brand offerings in the toilet-care product category due to the proliferation of multinational manufacturer and (private) retail store brand offerings. The economic ... -
Towards a total disaster risk management framework for implementation of disaster risk reduction programmes : the case of Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality.
(2016)Man-kind for a long time continues to be exposed to many risks and disasters that cause destruction of property, loss of livelihood and lives. South Africa‘s commitment in Disaster Management (DM) gained momentum immediately ...