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Developing a strategy to distribute short shelf life products in the high crime township of KwaMashu in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: United National Breweries (SA) (PTY) Limited (UNB) has been manufacturing, marketing and
distributing sorghum beer for the last twenty years. Sorghum beer has a short shelf life of five
days and hence ...
Towards an operational definition of the knowledge economy
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This
thesis
seeks
to
contribute
towards
a
much-‐needed
operational
definition
of
the
knowledge
economy
–
a
term
which
is
as
widely
used
as
it
is
misunderstood.
Despite
two
d ...
Agile software development as managed sensemaking
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The environment in which all organisations currently operate is undoubtably dynamic.
Regardless of the nature, size or geographical location of business, companies are being
forced to cope with a rapidly ...
Knowledge transfer and retention : the case of a public water utility in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis focuses on the problem of knowledge retention and transfer in the face of the
imminent retirement of experts, who are hard to replace for demographic or skill shortage
reasons.
Distinctions ...
Facilitating a learning organization : the case of a small consulting firm
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The thesis offers an integration of theories of Organizational Learning and a specific
framework regarding the dimensions of Learning Organizations. In a case study the extent to
which a small consultancy ...
Analysing strategic decision-making in an environment with high rates of change : a model for leaders of organisations
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The thesis deals with the context, content (being concepts) and process of model
development. They are combined to propose a model for analysing strategic decision-making
in an environment characterised ...
The education management information system of the Free State Department of Education : a systems analysis
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Organizations depend on the availability of reliable and credible information to make
informed decisions and to plan effectively. The Education Management Information System
(EMIS) is used by all ...
Enterprise resource planning systems selection in the wine industry of the Western Cape : a qualitative case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The globalised business environment of the 21st century is a complex space for organisations
to navigate. As a means of dealing with the challenges and demands brought about
by increased interconnectedness ...