Doctoral Degrees (School of Public Leadership)
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Essays on sectoral inflation persistence and threshold differentials in Ghana
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study empirically identifies various sector-specific threshold inflation levels in Ghana with annual and monthly data covering the period 1960 to 2017. The results of the assessment have been compiled ... -
Essays on foreign direct investment and firm economic activities in selected sub-Saharan African countries
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : In recent times, the attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) into economies has been a major task embarked upon by many nations. Though much have been documented on the impact of foreign direct ... -
Essays on finance, productivity, market participation and welfare : the case of smallholder agricultural farmers in Ghana
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Access to finance plays a significant role in transforming or modernising the agricultural sector from subsistence to commercial farming; however, access to finance remains a challenge to smallholder ... -
The effectiveness of small enterprise cost-sharing and cooperative grant incentive schemes in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Over the years, policymakers and governments in both developed and developing countries have initiated a variety of enterprise support and incentive funding programmes with the view of assisting small ... -
Essays on finance and international trade in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Access to finance has been noted as a vital ingredient in promoting international trade activities of firms. This thesis is a collection of three essays that investigate the effect of financial access on ... -
The Dutch disease effects of remittances in Nigeria
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Remittances have been a major source of economic support for dependants of migrant workers in their home countries. Nigeria receives the largest amount of remittances in Africa and the third among developing ... -
Learning for change : youth and niche environments in food system transitions
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The global food system exists in a state of increasing dysfunction for both people and planet. The need for a deep systemic transition of the food system is increasingly apparent, as is the need for ... -
Theory and practice of governance collaboration : institutional assessment in collaborative natural resource governance
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Complexities of the post-New Public Management (NPM) era have resulted in a new governance regime that hinges on ‘collaboration’, a network-based model that links various stakeholders (state and non-state ... -
A public sector model for governance, leadership and management development : the Namibian case
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The repositioning of public service training or management development institutes (MDIs) as they relate to governance and improved service delivery has been the focus of a number of studies largely conducted ... -
Turi kumwe (we are together) : a transdisciplinary exploration of the Burundian specialty coffee sector and its sustainability challenges
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Coffee is considered as a pioneering example of sustainable production and trade amongst tropical commodities because of its rich history of alternative trading practices and movements. The most common ... -
A framework for factoring citizen perceptions in local public service value systems to improve service quality
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Essential services are considered a fundamental human right, which determines the quality of life for citizens. A citizen’s ability to exercise this right should guide public service prioritisation ... -
An assessment of the relevance of environmental management accounting for sustainability in Zimbabwe’s extractive industries
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) has taken centre stage in companies with high environmental impacts, as literature reveals. The aim of this study was to assess current and potential relevance ... -
Collaborative governance: a holistic approach to managing the methamphetamine problem in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Public institutions in South Africa are increasingly required to respond effectively to serious societal problems. The year-on-year increase in the abuse of methamphetamine over the last decade in the ... -
The role of the developmental state in Northern Ethiopia’s Raya Valley Groundwater Irrigation Project: an institutional economics perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING : Ekonome, politici en burokrate aanvaar nie meer die konvensionele mening dat die vryemark (neoliberale) ontwikkelingsmodel die enigste model is wat minder ontwikkelde ekonomieë kan transformeer en ... -
The potential value of the Realist Evaluation Method in programme impact evaluations in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : In the context of the development of a coherent country-driven monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system in the South African public sector underpinned by the policy outlining the Government-Wide Monitoring ... -
Innovation capability and adoption of innovation in Namibia's road freight transport industry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Freight transport costs and prices in Namibia are among the highest in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. Yet, the country’s road transport development agenda is premised on ... -
An investigation of the effects of school leadership on learners’ achievements in the Oshikoto Region: Education Directorate
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: School principals play a proactive role in the performance of teachers and learners. The type of leadership a school principal is using is an important factor that determines the way in which the school ... -
Human resource development in local government: a management perspective.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Municipalities are the sphere of government that is the closest to communities. The rapid transformation of municipalities has placed renewed emphasis on the employees in municipalities to be capacitated ... -
Socio-economic dynamics of sanitation in the informal settlements of Kisumu City, Kenya
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Countries are experiencing a surge in the number of people living in urban areas. A majority of the poor in these urban areas live in informal settlements, which face challenges such as inadequate sanitation. ... -
An innovation systems approach to sustainability transitions: analysing socio-cognitive institutions in Austrian and South African cases
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Choosing new socio-economic pathways for sustainable development requires one direction of economic development to be selected above another. This dissertation discovers which factors within innovation ...
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