A roadmap for smart city services to address challenges faced by small businesses in South Africa
- Du Plessis, Haydn, Marnewick, Annlize L.
- Authors: Du Plessis, Haydn , Marnewick, Annlize L.
- Date: 2017
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/243143 , uj:25098 , Citation: Du Plessis, H. & Marnewick, A.L. 2017. A roadmap for smart city services to address challenges faced by small businesses in South Africa. South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences 20(1):1-18. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v20i1.1631. , ISSN: 2222-3436 (Online) , ISSN: 1015-8812 (Online)
- Description: Abstract: Small businesses are an important part of the South African economy, yet they have high rates of failure. Several contributing factors have previously been identified through literature, including regulatory compliance, skills shortages and lack of government support. Globally, there has been an increased interest in smart cities and the variety of services they offer. These technologies were investigated to establish what role, if any, they could play in alleviating the challenges that small businesses face. Aim: Identify the relative impact of each of these challenges on the small-business and the relative value of each of the smart city services in order to determine which services would have the largest impact in addressing the challenges. Method: This research used these factors and identified which challenges had the largest time and financial impact on small businesses and investigated ways in which a variety of smart city services could be leveraged to address these challenges. Using a multi-criteria decision analysis technique, 44 small-business owners participated in the research. Weighted results for the impact of each of the challenges and the value of each of the services were obtained.
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- Authors: Du Plessis, Haydn , Marnewick, Annlize L.
- Date: 2017
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/243143 , uj:25098 , Citation: Du Plessis, H. & Marnewick, A.L. 2017. A roadmap for smart city services to address challenges faced by small businesses in South Africa. South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences 20(1):1-18. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v20i1.1631. , ISSN: 2222-3436 (Online) , ISSN: 1015-8812 (Online)
- Description: Abstract: Small businesses are an important part of the South African economy, yet they have high rates of failure. Several contributing factors have previously been identified through literature, including regulatory compliance, skills shortages and lack of government support. Globally, there has been an increased interest in smart cities and the variety of services they offer. These technologies were investigated to establish what role, if any, they could play in alleviating the challenges that small businesses face. Aim: Identify the relative impact of each of these challenges on the small-business and the relative value of each of the smart city services in order to determine which services would have the largest impact in addressing the challenges. Method: This research used these factors and identified which challenges had the largest time and financial impact on small businesses and investigated ways in which a variety of smart city services could be leveraged to address these challenges. Using a multi-criteria decision analysis technique, 44 small-business owners participated in the research. Weighted results for the impact of each of the challenges and the value of each of the services were obtained.
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The ability of project managers to implement industry 4.0-related projects
- Marnewick, Annlize L., Marnewick, Carl
- Authors: Marnewick, Annlize L. , Marnewick, Carl
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Agile software development , Industry 4.0 , Project management
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/412109 , uj:34663 , Citation: Marnewick, A.L. & Marnewick, C. 2020. The ability of project managers to implement industry 4.0-related projects. , DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2961678
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- Authors: Marnewick, Annlize L. , Marnewick, Carl
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Agile software development , Industry 4.0 , Project management
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/412109 , uj:34663 , Citation: Marnewick, A.L. & Marnewick, C. 2020. The ability of project managers to implement industry 4.0-related projects. , DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2961678
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