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An overview of salient factors, relationships and values to support integrated energy-economic system dynamics modelling
(Energy Research Centre, University of Cape Town, 2018)Integrated energy-economic modelling is needed to support the development of energy and climate policies. This study asserts that it is important to consider a system dynamics modelling approach that includes dynamics, ... -
Creating transformative spaces for dialogue and action : reflecting on the experience of the Southern Africa Food Lab
(Resilience Alliance, 2018)Addressing food insecurity in South Africa requires innovative responses that fundamentally reconsider its causes, particularly because challenges facing the food system cut across issues, sectors, and scales. We discuss ... -
A framework for conceptualizing and assessing the resilience of essential services produced by socio-technical systems
(Resilience Alliance, 2018)Essential services such as electricity are critical to human well-being and the functioning of modern society. These services are produced by complex adaptive socio-technical systems and emerge from the interplay of technical ... -
Using futures methods to create transformative spaces : visions of a good anthropocene in Southern Africa
(Resilience Alliance, 2018)The unique challenges posed by the Anthropocene require creative ways of engaging with the future and bringing about transformative change. Envisioning positive futures is a first step in creating a shared understanding ... -
Social-ecological systems as complex adaptive systems : organizing principles for advancing research methods and approaches
(Resilience Alliance, 2018)The study of social-ecological systems (SES) has been significantly shaped by insights from research on complex adaptive systems (CAS). We offer a brief overview of the conceptual integration of CAS research and its ... -
The Regime Shifts Database : a framework for analyzing regime shifts in social-ecological systems
(Resilience Alliance, 2018)Regime shifts, i.e., large, persistent, and usually unexpected changes in ecosystems and social-ecological systems, can have major impacts on ecosystem services, and consequently, on human well-being. However, the vulnerability ... -
The polemics of gender equality and cultural diversity in a multicultural setting : a South African case study
(African Consortium of Public Administration (ACPA), 2018-12)This article aims to unpack the polemics associated with advancing gender equality through law and policy, while simultaneously advancing cultural diversity in a country where there are not only variant cultures but where ... -
Towards an evidence-based corruption index in South Africa : the first step
(African Consortium of Public Administration (ACPA), 2018-12)The article is the first serious attempt in South Africa and Africa in general to produce an Evidence-based Corruption Index in the country and the Continent. It begins with a variety of internationally accepted definitions ... -
A public value approach to collaborative governance implementation in South African municipalities
(International Institute of Administrative Sciences, 2019-06)The form of governance which prevails in the bureaucratic-hierarchical apparatus of South African municipalities, is characterised by fragmented departmentalism (silos), an inflexible administration, fractured relationships ... -
A systemic and public value approach to integrated public sector reforms: a case for South African municipalities
(International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA), 2019-06)The bureaucratic-hierarchical apparatus in municipalities constrain systemic integration (systemic transformation), open dialogue with communities and stakeholders, bottom-up innovation and responsiveness to citizens’ ... -
Towards measuring the informal city : a societal metabolism approach
(Wiley, 2018)The rapid growth of urban informal settlements or slums, poses a particular challenge for balancing developmental and environmental goals. In South Africa, high levels of inequality, poverty and unemployment contribute to ... -
Understanding electricity legitimacy dynamics in an urban informal settlement in South Africa : a community based system dynamics approach
(Elsevier, 2019)The aim of providing affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all requires an in-depth understanding of the issues that affect energy access and energy fuel choice, particularly as related to urban informal ... -
Challenges facing South Africa’s electricity sector’s integrated resource plan : a qualitative system dynamics approach
(Association of Southern African Schools and Departments of Public Administration and Management, 2018)National electricity plans are policy approaches that provide opportunities for integrated, goal-oriented electricity transition management. This article provides a critical reflection of the challenges that face the ... -
Estimating current and future global urban domestic material consumption
(IOP Publishing, 2018)Urban material resource requirements are significant at the global level and these are expected to expand with future urban population growth. However, there are no global scale studies on the future material consumption ... -
The correlation between energy cost share, human, and economic development : using time series data from Australasia, Europe, North America, and the BRICS nations
(MDPI, 2018)This paper investigates how a change in a region’s energy cost share (ECS), a ratio of a region’s energy expenditure as a fraction of its gross domestic product (GDP), affects the region’s social and economic development. ... -
An analysis of the performance of state- owned enterprises in Namibia : case studies in the transport sector
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The classical view of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) has typically been framed around dimensions of efficiency, productivity and administrative bureaucracy (Cuervo-Cazurra, Inkpen & Musacchio, 2014). A ... -
Exploring factors that prevent non-compliance with Basic Conditions of Employment Act; Sectoral Determination 9 : the case of Sunflower retail store, Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996) promotes the right to sound labour practices in the workplace. Part of this includes improved wages and working conditions. In line with the notion ... -
The effects of total quality management on organizational performance in the South African Police Service's forensic science laboratory
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Total Quality Management (TQM) elements of Leadership, Employee Involvement and Customer Focus on Organisational Performance within the South African ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of service delivery : with special focus on Stellenbosch Municipality's water supply
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Local government, which is the closest sphere of government to the people, serves to deliver services to the citizens as stipulated in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996 and ... -
Exploring the effect of military leadership on the role of public sector trade unions : the South African Navy Fleet Command Headquarters case
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The advent of democracy brought about many unprecedented changes to the leadership of the South African Public Service, more specifically the South African Navy Fleet Command Headquarters. Simultaneously, ...
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