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An integrated public service system (IPSS) utilising complexity and network theory in the enhancement of public value (PV)
(Association of Southern African Schools and Departments of Public Administration and Management, 2016-03)An integrated public service system (IPSS) is highly feasible as a system geared to the production and measurement of public value (PV), utilising stakeholder engagement, relationship building and citizens’ participation. This ... -
Network theory : the bricks and mortar of integrated public service systems (IPSSs)
(Association of Southern African Schools and Departments of Public Administration and Management, 2017-06)This article explores the feasibility of employing network theory, complexity science and integration elements in building a case for the topology, operability and sustainability of an integrated public service system ... -
Public value generation : the outcome of an integrated public service system
(Association of Southern African Schools and Departments of Public Administration and Management, 2018-03)Public value (PV) refers to the tangible and non-tangible outputs and outcomes produced by an integrated public service system (IPSS), its purpose being the improvement of the quality of life of citizens. Generating PV ... -
The efficiency and sustainability of co-operative financial institutions in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Co-operative Financial Institutions (CFIs) are proving to be an effective tool for grass-root innovation to bring about local sustainable development. As a result, not only are financial co-operatives ... -
Assessing collaborative environmental governance : a case study of the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Under the current trajectory of declining biodiversity and environmental problems, several initiatives have emerged to promote sustainable development. One such initiative that provides the platform for ... -
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 ... -
An evaluation of BEE implementation in small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMES) of the tourism sector : Soweto in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The implementation of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) in the tourism sector is an opportunity to transform the local economies due to the political heritage prevailing in South African townships, ... -
Environment, ethics and religion : can religious philosophies enhance environmental ethics?
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The environment we live in is plagued with pollution, over-population and various other forms of degradation. The existing philosophies within environmental ethics have been found inadequate to deal with ... -
Towards improving the contribution of the EIA process to environmental governance : analysis of Namibian case studies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Over the past years sustainable development has received more attention in the development of international and national policies, making it the essential component in legal documents of business community, ... -
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 ... -
The role of the NGO in local government : the case of World Vision in Ubuhlebezwe Municipality
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Local government in South Africa is struggling and is marred by continued service delivery protests, corruption and fraud. Since the new dispensation in 1994, the developmental local government agenda was ... -
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the implementation of the staff performance management ystem in the Department of Social Development : a case study of Eerste River Office
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The performance management system presents one of the major issues concerning management of staff performance within government departments in South Africa. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ... -
Assessing public value from the Department of Small Business Development’s export promotion programme
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The South African Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) facilitates small and micro-enterprises’ (SME) participation in trade exhibitions abroad, using Trade and Investment South Africa (TISA) ... -
Towards an integrated reporting framework for South African national museums
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The King III Report on Governance for South Africa was introduced in 2009. It was preceded by the King I (1994) and King II (2002) reports. The King III Report was developed according to the ‘apply or ...
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