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Om sin te maak. Pleidooi vir 'n gesprek tussen organisasiekunde en hermeneutiek
(LitNet, 2019)Die artikel vestig die aandag op ’n belangrike nuwe ondersoek in organisasiekunde, naamlik die doktorale navorsing van Christiaan Maasdorp soos onder meer vervat in sy proefskrif getitel “Narrativity and organisation: ... -
Institute vir gevorderde navorsing : elitistiese luuksheid of bakermat van die wetenskap?
(LitNet, 2019)Institute vir gevorderde navorsing (IGN’s) is lank reeds deel van die akademiese toneel. Tog is hierdie instellings betreklik onbekend en word hulle dikwels met agterdog bejeën en gesien as eksklusiewe klubs wat net vir ... -
IASAS Student Leader Global Summit 2019
(African Minds, 2019)Leadership and mental health came under the spotlight when more than 50 student leaders from all over the world met at Stellenbosch University (SU) from 23 to 26 June 2019 for the International Association of Student Affairs ... -
Exploring procedural decision support systems for wicked problem resolution
(South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists, 2017)Wicked problems are hyper-complex problems that are not solvable via traditional methods. Some common examples of these include issues such as poverty, climate change, business strategy, and general policy development, ... -
In-lecture media use and academic performance : investigating demographic and intentional moderators
(South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists, 2018)The growing prevalence of continuous media use among university students in lecture environments has potential for detrimental effects. In this study we investigate the relationships between in-lecture media use and academic ... -
Automation and labour demand : South African students’ awareness and beliefs
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The fourth industrial revolution is characterised by the integration of physical, digital, and biological technologies. We are in the beginning stages of this revolution where it is predicted that the ... -
Media multitasking and cognitive control : assessing the feasibility of an intervention requiring the self-regulation of smartphone use
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Increasingly our personal, work, and social contexts are characterised by engagements with communications media. Adapting to and coping in this hyper-connected world has cultivated high levels of media ... -
Narrativity and organisation : an investigation in sensemaking theory
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Please refer to full text for abstract. -
Bridging the personal information governance gap : a case study of a South African University
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Information is arguably the most valuable asset for a university. Yet, historically, South African higher education institutions did not have to formally and explicitly consider and report upon their ... -
Social network cognition : an empirical investigation of network accuracy and social position
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The navigation of social relations is a central part of human life. In 1998, Robin Dunbar proposed the social brain hypothesis: brain size, particularly the neocortex, is directly related to the size and ... -
Knowledge management practices in local government : the case of the City of Johannesburg
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The thesis investigates knowledge management (KM) practices in the South African local government on the assumption that good knowledge management leads to increased effectiveness and service delivery. ... -
A fit-gap analysis of the National Certificate (vocational) Information Technology and Computer Science curriculum against the needs of the South African ICT industry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) landscape is characterised by rapid innovation of digital technologies that are disrupting industries globally. These changes are so pervasive that it ... -
Personalization and codification at NASA : a case of an evolving knowledge management strategy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Ikujiro Nonaka proposed the distinction between tacit and explicit knowledge in his classic paper “The knowledge-creating company”. Nonaka’s archetypes proved foundational for the field of knowledge ... -
Making sense of disruptive innovation : exploring the innovator’s dilemma from a Weickean perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The thesis presents a theoretical analysis of the role that organisational sensemaking processes play in shaping how incumbents respond to disruptive innovations. Christensen’s theory of disruptive ... -
Cognitive structural accuracy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : An understanding of how individuals view their social network and the implications thereof is a prominent theme in social network analysis. An individual is considered to have an accurate cognition about ... -
Application of talent and knowledge management as tools to enhance business : a case of selected Zambian firms
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study is an investigation into the meaning and usefulness of the concepts of talent and talent management within the framework of knowledge management to enhance business. It comprises a conceptual ... -
The knowledge gap in private public partnerships – a sensemaking analysis in the case of Eskom
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This thesis contains the following chapters: Chapter 1 focuses on the research objective, the problem and also details the research approach. The fundamental problem that the thesis discusses, is defined ... -
Towards an artificial intelligence framework to actively defend cyberspace in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Cyberattacks pose a great threat to users, including private corporations, academia and government institutions, as they embrace and rely on technology for competence, service provision and other daily ... -
Adoption of SaaS-based ERP by SMEs in an emerging market economy : giving up control over mission critical business software
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are playing a key contribution to a healthy economic environment. Traditional Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are generally too expensive for SMEs. Fortunately ... -
Managing knowledge in mega-infrastructure projects
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The thesis focuses on the knowledge management issues that typically arise in large infrastructure projects. Mega-infrastructure projects are complex because they are largescale and very costly (typically ...
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