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Knowledge creation within geographically dispersed organisations : collocation from a sensemaking perspective

Anastasiadis, Philip Andrew (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis investigates the question of organisational knowledge creation in geographically dispersed settings. In Chapter 1, I describe Nonaka’s model of organisational knowledge creation and ...

The rhetoric and reality gap : a sensemaking perspective on corporate social responsibility

Greene, Laura Mary (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The thesis investigates the gap between rhetoric and reality in how organisations use Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for marketing and brand differentiation. The rhetoric reality gap is the gap ...

Between networks and communities : challenge for an optimal innovation structure

Koen, Lourens (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The world economy has over the last few decades rapidly moved from an industrial economy to a knowledge economy, creating a new business reality. Organisations have increasingly realised the importance ...

The loss of human capital due to poor retention strategies : a case study of a government department in the South African context

Blom, Izak Jacobus (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research reports on the phenomenon of preventable staff loss (human capital) in a South-African government department. The research covered an analysis of biographical, occupational types and duration ...

Knowledge management and risk : a case study in Sasol between 2005 and 2009

Mamabolo, Makgontshane Wilfred (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: SUMMARY This research studies the concept of Knowledge Management (KM) in organisations and also its integration with other structures. While KM is seen as being beneficial to organisations, it is of ...

Stakeholder involvement in strategic planning and management at the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Council

Mannya, Clement (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Local government in South Africa has gone through the transitional phase to become developmental with a number of challenges, one of the most prominent of which has been the lack of adequate financial ...

Factors affecting implementation of enterprise applications integration (EAI) with special reference to corruption and fraud in DOD

Phalama, Mmabore S. H. (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Corporate mergers and partnerships are common in today’s competitive environment and inevitably require organisations to integrate information and telecommunication systems when such unisons take place. ...

Belief-driven sensemaking : arguing as knowledge creation

Smit, Marietjie (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Organizational Knowledge Creation is a core activity of Knowledge Intensive Organizations. In the area of Knowledge Management, a number of theories have been developed about organizational knowledge and ...

Pursuing organisational excellence as a key driver in achieving organizational learning

Mphuthi, Teboho Salmon (2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Volatility, globalisation, turbulence and constant change are some of the challenges facing the business environment today. Companies have proposed and tested many strategies to cope with the unpredictable ...

A comparative analysis of the coverage of the South African electrical energy crisis during the period 2005-2010 by Cape Town newspapers

Holtzhausen, Jacobus Petrus (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Electrical energy has become an indispensable part of the modern world, supporting industries and economic systems. Any disruption of supply is felt immediately in all spheres of life. The operation of ...