- Title
- Leadership capabilities and opportunity realisation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
- Creator
- Venter, Johannes
- Subject
- Leadership, Technological innovations - Management, Industrial revolution, Artificial intelligence, Coal mines and mining - South Africa
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10210/446406
- Identifier
- uj:39090
- Description
- M.Com. (Business Management), Abstract: The study explored the leadership capabilities required to realise opportunities brought by the fourth industrial revolution in the South African coal mining sector. A qualitative research paradigm methodology was used. During the literature review references by other researchers were used to form a basic understanding of the origins of 4IR as well as how 4IR is used to modernise the mining sector, considering the current mining industry economic condition. The governments involvement as well as other industries like manufacturing in Industry 4.0 were also explored. Leadership evolution, risks and challenges through the industrial revolutions were furthermore researched and broaden the study’s knowledge base. A total of ten leadership professionals in the coal mining industry that has expert knowledge and experience with 4IR was interviewed and provided valuable input to the study. The research data transcripts were analysed for themes and subthemes that emerged repeatedly...
- Contributor
- Boikanyo, Dinko Herman, Dr.
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Johannesburg
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