Browsing Doctoral Degrees (School of Public Leadership) by Title
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Advancing resilience assessments : the social dimensions of electricity supply in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Electricity supply serves as a lifeline, is foundational to the effective functioning of modern society, and powers multiple layers of other critical infrastructure systems. In South Africa, Eskom, the ... -
An analysis of the evolving military futures debate : explaining alternative military futures for the South African National Defence Force
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Twenty-first century armed forces increasingly have to operate amidst unprecedented uncertainty and complexity cascading onto the military domain. Not only are their roles and implicitly their whole ... -
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 ... -
Anti-corruption strategies in the South African public sector : perspectives on the contributions of complexity thinking and ICTs
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)Among the multitude of problems that contemporary South Africa is faced with, is corruption. Corruption in contemporary South Africa has spread to a systemic level, as evidenced through national and international ... -
Aspekte van organisasie-kultuur in die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The integration of the three former defence forces, four homeland forces and the one self-defence unit into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) drastically changed the race composition of ... -
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 ... -
Beleidstelselanalise van militêre opleiding in die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2003-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: POLICY SYSTEM ANALYSIS OF MILITARY TRAINING IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE Borders in a global economy market exist only to determine the sovereignty of nations. Modern military interventions ... -
Die bestuur van diversiteit in die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Organisation development is an emerging behavioural science discipline. Its goals are to make organisations more effective and to develop individual potential. For this reason organisation development ... -
Building corporate resilience : based on a case study of Spier Holding's search for a lower carbon future
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A study of the sustainability journey of Spier Holdings, a well known wine and leisure business in South Africa, offers a unique opportunity for interrogating corporate drivers for a lower carbon future. ... -
A case study analysis of human resource management systems in selected higher education institutions in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Human Resource Management (HRM) systems are a critical component of every organisation and encompass models, practices, orientations and other key elements, which impact on the efficiency and relevance ... -
Child poverty and the performance of the child support grant in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: One of the cruelest legacies of the apartheid era in South Africa was that it created a situation in which a very large proportion of children in the African and Coloured populations live in households ... -
Closing the strategy execution gap in the public sector : a conceptual model
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The importance of strategy execution to achieve organisational objectives is increasingly recognised. However, successful execution seems to remain problematic, not only in government, but also in the ... -
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 ... -
Complexity and leadership : conceptual and competency implications
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Globalisation, rapid changes in technology, and demographic trends are all important factors that contribute to conditions that require adaptive capacity in military organisations. The context of a ... -
Critical analysis of the post-apartheid South African Government's discourse on infromation and communication technologies (ICTs), poverty and development
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-12)This study comprises a discursive analysis of the underlying assumptions, rhetorical devices and the latent agendas masked within: (i) the burgeoning international ICT, poverty and development literature; (ii) the policy ... -
A critical assessment of institutions, roles and leverage in public policymaking : Ethiopia, 1974-2004
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-03)This dissertation critically assesses and analyzes the institutional and political settings of public policymaking in Ethiopia in a space of three decades, from circa 1974. Based on data and/or information generated ... -
Critical perspectives on post-apartheid housing praxis through the developmental statecraft looking glass
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The principal question this study aims to answer is why and how a left-of-centre government not hobbled by heavy external leverage, with developmental state precedents, potentially positive macroeconomic ... -
Critical success factors for public-private partnerships in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is a popular instrument for public service delivery. It is important that public managers will be able to recognize when a PPP would be an appropriate service delivery ... -
Developing a performance measurement system for policing : South African Police Service
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Although terms such as input, output, outcomes, productivity, quality, efficiency and effectiveness represent measures of performance, they also measure different aspects of performance. The question ... -
Development of military leadership : a proposed model for the South African National Defence Force
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The result of this research is an alternative model for leadership character development in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). The SANDF reflects the racial and cultural diversity of ...
