Entrepreneurship in the fashion retail industry : Sydney Press and the rise of Edgars 1929-1982
- Dos Santos, Johanna Cathrina
- Authors: Dos Santos, Johanna Cathrina
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Entrepreneurship , Fashion merchandising , New business enterprises - Planning , Retail trade , Edgars (Firm) , Press, Sydney
- Language: English
- Type: Doctoral (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/400156 , uj:33384
- Description: Abstract : The main focus of the study is Sydney Press and the contribution he made to the development of the Edgars Group and to the clothing and fashion retail sector through Edgars. His involvement spans from 1937 to 1982, after which the South African Breweries gained control of the Group. Although the first Edgars shop was established by Eli and Morris Ross, it was the very young Sydney Press who opened the second Edgars branch and commenced the development of this very prominent chain store Group in South Africa. Press’ entrepreneurial predisposition is evident from the beginning and the study is thus approached theoretically from an entrepreneurial perspective. To attain a better understanding of the development of the Edgars Group and the South African retail sector within a global context, an overview is given of the development of retail in the United States and Britain. The Edgars Group’s growth and performance is presented within its South African context by portraying the socio-economic environment, as well as the development of the retail sector and, specifically, fashion retail in South Africa. To this end, the development of Foschini, Truworths and Woolworths, as main competitors to the Edgars Group, is compared to assist the portrayal of Edgars’ progress and position in the retail sector. , D.Litt. et Phil. (Historical Studies)
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- Authors: Dos Santos, Johanna Cathrina
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Entrepreneurship , Fashion merchandising , New business enterprises - Planning , Retail trade , Edgars (Firm) , Press, Sydney
- Language: English
- Type: Doctoral (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/400156 , uj:33384
- Description: Abstract : The main focus of the study is Sydney Press and the contribution he made to the development of the Edgars Group and to the clothing and fashion retail sector through Edgars. His involvement spans from 1937 to 1982, after which the South African Breweries gained control of the Group. Although the first Edgars shop was established by Eli and Morris Ross, it was the very young Sydney Press who opened the second Edgars branch and commenced the development of this very prominent chain store Group in South Africa. Press’ entrepreneurial predisposition is evident from the beginning and the study is thus approached theoretically from an entrepreneurial perspective. To attain a better understanding of the development of the Edgars Group and the South African retail sector within a global context, an overview is given of the development of retail in the United States and Britain. The Edgars Group’s growth and performance is presented within its South African context by portraying the socio-economic environment, as well as the development of the retail sector and, specifically, fashion retail in South Africa. To this end, the development of Foschini, Truworths and Woolworths, as main competitors to the Edgars Group, is compared to assist the portrayal of Edgars’ progress and position in the retail sector. , D.Litt. et Phil. (Historical Studies)
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An exploratory study on factors associated with participation in income generating community projects
- Authors: Sithole, Thomson
- Date: 2013-04-10
- Subjects: Community development , Social participation , Sustainable development , Community organization , Fund raising , New business enterprises - Planning
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:7432 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8290
- Description: M.A. (Social Sciences) , The engagement of local people in development projects has become a common phenomenon that development theorists and practitioners have emphasised for the past few decades. The debate was sparked by the realisation of the failure of the top-down approach to development which had serious consequences in project sustainability. Therefore, the bottom-up approach of community participation in development projects has been viewed as a panacea for sustainable projects at the grass roots level. The study is based on the understanding that community participation is central in community development, in order to ensure sustainability. It has been observed and acknowledged from the empirical evidence that, despite the acceptance of participation as workable alternative and useful approach to community development, there are many collapsed projects and blame has been shifted to lack of funding and other factors such as economic meltdown as the major setbacks. Today, concerns are raised on the ineffectiveness of community participation, which may lead to project failures. In many instances, local people have become recipients of pre-designed projects by outsiders and often the objects of administrative manipulation. This implies that development agents were determined to impose their own thinking and understanding of community participation on the community. As a result, development projects that local people were expected to take over in the implementation phase collapsed and such communities did not take responsibility for their failures. The question to be answered is whether community participation is the hallmark of project sustainability or just one of the processes that is necessary in development articulation. It is against this background that the study explored factors associated with participation in income generating community projects in Botlokwa community in Molemole Local Municipality, Limpopo province. The qualitative method was employed in this study.
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- Authors: Sithole, Thomson
- Date: 2013-04-10
- Subjects: Community development , Social participation , Sustainable development , Community organization , Fund raising , New business enterprises - Planning
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:7432 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8290
- Description: M.A. (Social Sciences) , The engagement of local people in development projects has become a common phenomenon that development theorists and practitioners have emphasised for the past few decades. The debate was sparked by the realisation of the failure of the top-down approach to development which had serious consequences in project sustainability. Therefore, the bottom-up approach of community participation in development projects has been viewed as a panacea for sustainable projects at the grass roots level. The study is based on the understanding that community participation is central in community development, in order to ensure sustainability. It has been observed and acknowledged from the empirical evidence that, despite the acceptance of participation as workable alternative and useful approach to community development, there are many collapsed projects and blame has been shifted to lack of funding and other factors such as economic meltdown as the major setbacks. Today, concerns are raised on the ineffectiveness of community participation, which may lead to project failures. In many instances, local people have become recipients of pre-designed projects by outsiders and often the objects of administrative manipulation. This implies that development agents were determined to impose their own thinking and understanding of community participation on the community. As a result, development projects that local people were expected to take over in the implementation phase collapsed and such communities did not take responsibility for their failures. The question to be answered is whether community participation is the hallmark of project sustainability or just one of the processes that is necessary in development articulation. It is against this background that the study explored factors associated with participation in income generating community projects in Botlokwa community in Molemole Local Municipality, Limpopo province. The qualitative method was employed in this study.
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