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    Challenges facing top management in restructuring and rationalising the department of the premier : the case of Mpumalanga province
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-11) Masilela, Solomon; Muller, J. J.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. School of Public Leadership.
    ENGLISH SUMMARY: The study project was undertaken in response to challenges facing Top Management in restructuring and rationalising the Department of the Premier: the case of Mpumalanga Province. Top Management was faced with four challenges: reorganising the structure, rationalisation, relocation of personnel and the implementation of affirmative action. The objectives of this study are to determine whether the process of restructuring the Degartment has been fair, inclusive and objective, to explore and describe reactions of officials on all three levels of management, to determine the impact of the process on officials and on the organisation structure of the Department, to analyse the research findings and to propose recommendations. The results of the research confirm the hypothesis that the process of restructuring and rationalising the Department of the Premier of the Mpumalanga Province was not productively conducted. The study was restricted to the Department and except for the relocation of personnel, eighty percent of respondents confirmed the aforementioned hypothesis. The results and findings thereof can be viewed as representative of all personnel in the Department. Recommendations are proposed with the aim of readjusting the restructured Department by building institutional mechanisms, by creating an environment of participative management, and by developing a business plan for the Department.