Abstract
In an attempt to remain financially viable, modern day organisations are forced to destabilise
traditional business methodologies and principles. The dynamic interplay between the efforts
of the conserving institutions, i.e. society at large and the disruptors, i.e. the organisations,
within the business environment may be defined in terms of the Schumpeterian notion of
‘creative-destructivism’. Within the context of the creative-destructive environment, it is
postulated that no individual or organisation will ever have complete information, knowledge
or fore-knowledge of how the environment will shape and change in the near future. The South
African economy is not exempt from the aforesaid notion.
The research will contextualise the current South African business environment, by means of a
Delphi study with the results offering insight into the management of the creative-destructive
environment.