Business management curriculum compatibility with requirements for success in the small business sector.
- Authors: Bounds, Maria M.
- Date: 2008-04-22T06:16:01Z
- Subjects: curriculum planning , business education curricula , small business , industrial management study and teaching
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:8395 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/255
- Description: Hoër onderwys het oor die laaste aantal jare meer en meer onder die soeklig gekom. Baie vraagtekens is dan ook geplaas oor die kurrikulum van Ondernemingsbestuur. Daar word gevra of die kurrikulum werklik nog die behoeftes van die praktyk, die student en die kleinsake-ondernemings aanspreek. Verder word daar vereis dat so ‘n kurrikulum aan die vereistes van die Suid-Afrikaanse Kwalifikasie Owerheid sowel as die beginsels van uitkoms-gebaseerde onderwys sal voldoen. Hierdie studie poog om ‘n kurrikulum voor te stel wat hierdie behoeftes sal aanspreek Hierdie studie voorsien ‘n ontleding van die noodsaaklike elemente vir die doeltreffende en effektiewe bestuur van die kurrikulum in Ondernemingsbestuur. Die persepsies en ondervinding van kleinsake-eienaars en kleinsake-bestuurders ten opsigte van die bestuur van ‘n winsgewende besigheid te ondersoek. Daar word geglo dat hierdie persespsie en ondervinding implikasies vir die aspirasies van studente in die module kleinsakebestuur inhou, met betrekking tot die implementering en sukses van die kurrikulum van Universiteit van Johannesburg (Vista Universiteit). Die doel van die studie is om die moontlikhede van ‘n nuwe kurrikulum binne die konteks van kleinsake-ondernemings te ondersoek. Daar word gepoog om vas te stel hoe prakties uitvoerbaar so ‘n kurrikulum module inhoud sou wees teenoor die huidige kurrikulum module inhoud vir kleinsake-ontwikkeling. Om die doel te verwesenlik, het die navorser ‘n intensiewe literatuurstudie onderneem. Dit is gevolg deur ‘n empiriese studie in die volgende sektore: • Vervaardiging • Konstruksie • Persoonlike diensverskaffers • Handelsdiens en Ambagdiens • Finansiering / versekeraars / eiendomsagente / makelaars • Kleinhandelaars Die uitslae van die empiriese studie het die uitgangspunte van die literatuurstudie bevestig en het ondere andere getoon dat ‘n kurrikulum gegrond op uitkomsgebaseerde onderwys en terugvoering van die kleinsake-onderneming ‘n bruikbare en toepaslike oplossing is vir die opvoeding, opleiding en ontwikkeling van studente en toekomstige eienaars van klein sake ondernemings, binne die konteks van die werkomgewing van Suid-Afrika. Die bydrae van die studie lê in die daarstelling van ‘n pro-aktiewe kurrikulum in die studie en bestuur van kleinsake-ondernemings vir studente binne Ondernemingsbestuur wat in ooreenstemming is met die breë beginsels van die Nasionale Kwalifikasie Raamwerk, asook gepaardgaande wetgewing. Die studie het ook aan die lig gebring dat sukses in die kleinsake-sektor behaal kan word deur die gaping tussen “onderwys en opleiding” en ook “teorie en praktyk” te oorbrug. , Dr. W. Mayhew
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- Authors: Bounds, Maria M.
- Date: 2008-04-22T06:16:01Z
- Subjects: curriculum planning , business education curricula , small business , industrial management study and teaching
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:8395 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/255
- Description: Hoër onderwys het oor die laaste aantal jare meer en meer onder die soeklig gekom. Baie vraagtekens is dan ook geplaas oor die kurrikulum van Ondernemingsbestuur. Daar word gevra of die kurrikulum werklik nog die behoeftes van die praktyk, die student en die kleinsake-ondernemings aanspreek. Verder word daar vereis dat so ‘n kurrikulum aan die vereistes van die Suid-Afrikaanse Kwalifikasie Owerheid sowel as die beginsels van uitkoms-gebaseerde onderwys sal voldoen. Hierdie studie poog om ‘n kurrikulum voor te stel wat hierdie behoeftes sal aanspreek Hierdie studie voorsien ‘n ontleding van die noodsaaklike elemente vir die doeltreffende en effektiewe bestuur van die kurrikulum in Ondernemingsbestuur. Die persepsies en ondervinding van kleinsake-eienaars en kleinsake-bestuurders ten opsigte van die bestuur van ‘n winsgewende besigheid te ondersoek. Daar word geglo dat hierdie persespsie en ondervinding implikasies vir die aspirasies van studente in die module kleinsakebestuur inhou, met betrekking tot die implementering en sukses van die kurrikulum van Universiteit van Johannesburg (Vista Universiteit). Die doel van die studie is om die moontlikhede van ‘n nuwe kurrikulum binne die konteks van kleinsake-ondernemings te ondersoek. Daar word gepoog om vas te stel hoe prakties uitvoerbaar so ‘n kurrikulum module inhoud sou wees teenoor die huidige kurrikulum module inhoud vir kleinsake-ontwikkeling. Om die doel te verwesenlik, het die navorser ‘n intensiewe literatuurstudie onderneem. Dit is gevolg deur ‘n empiriese studie in die volgende sektore: • Vervaardiging • Konstruksie • Persoonlike diensverskaffers • Handelsdiens en Ambagdiens • Finansiering / versekeraars / eiendomsagente / makelaars • Kleinhandelaars Die uitslae van die empiriese studie het die uitgangspunte van die literatuurstudie bevestig en het ondere andere getoon dat ‘n kurrikulum gegrond op uitkomsgebaseerde onderwys en terugvoering van die kleinsake-onderneming ‘n bruikbare en toepaslike oplossing is vir die opvoeding, opleiding en ontwikkeling van studente en toekomstige eienaars van klein sake ondernemings, binne die konteks van die werkomgewing van Suid-Afrika. Die bydrae van die studie lê in die daarstelling van ‘n pro-aktiewe kurrikulum in die studie en bestuur van kleinsake-ondernemings vir studente binne Ondernemingsbestuur wat in ooreenstemming is met die breë beginsels van die Nasionale Kwalifikasie Raamwerk, asook gepaardgaande wetgewing. Die studie het ook aan die lig gebring dat sukses in die kleinsake-sektor behaal kan word deur die gaping tussen “onderwys en opleiding” en ook “teorie en praktyk” te oorbrug. , Dr. W. Mayhew
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Growth strategies and implementation in a higher institution
- Mushore, Tungamirai.Z., Rossouw, Dirk, Bounds, Maria M.
- Authors: Mushore, Tungamirai.Z. , Rossouw, Dirk , Bounds, Maria M.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Growth , Strategy implementation, , Private higher institution
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/401786 , uj:33595 , Citation: Mushore, T.Z., Rossouw, D. & Bounds, M.M. 2019. Growth strategies and implementation in a higher institution.
- Description: Abstract: The role played by higher institutions goes beyond education and research, but also procreation of new business ventures and solving current socio-economic problems. These social obligations of tertiary education serve as the underpinning for its actuality and existence. Strategy implementation, particularly in higher institutions, is one of the current areas of research and the importance of dynamic capabilities as a catalyst of growth imperatives is important. The aim of this research was to investigate the process of implementing growth strategies and how higher institutions can overcome inertia by enhancing transformation capacities. This research drew on dynamic capabilities theory, for clues as to how institutions become dynamic through bolstering transformation capacities. The study followed a qualitative approach, with a single case as the research strategy. Furthermore, it preserved the originality of interviewees’ interpretation regarding the catalytic role of dynamic capabilities on strategy implementation. Content analysis was utilised to analyse the rich textual data generated from the semi-structured interviews conducted. The findings of this research seem to resonate with the general problems associated with implementation of growth strategies and it may be prudent for the institution to consider approaches that refine dynamic capabilities; particularly the transformation capacity. The conclusion reached in the study was that dynamic capabilities are catalytic in nature and therefore the implementation of strategy should balance the three capacities namely, sensing, seizing and transforming.
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- Authors: Mushore, Tungamirai.Z. , Rossouw, Dirk , Bounds, Maria M.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Growth , Strategy implementation, , Private higher institution
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/401786 , uj:33595 , Citation: Mushore, T.Z., Rossouw, D. & Bounds, M.M. 2019. Growth strategies and implementation in a higher institution.
- Description: Abstract: The role played by higher institutions goes beyond education and research, but also procreation of new business ventures and solving current socio-economic problems. These social obligations of tertiary education serve as the underpinning for its actuality and existence. Strategy implementation, particularly in higher institutions, is one of the current areas of research and the importance of dynamic capabilities as a catalyst of growth imperatives is important. The aim of this research was to investigate the process of implementing growth strategies and how higher institutions can overcome inertia by enhancing transformation capacities. This research drew on dynamic capabilities theory, for clues as to how institutions become dynamic through bolstering transformation capacities. The study followed a qualitative approach, with a single case as the research strategy. Furthermore, it preserved the originality of interviewees’ interpretation regarding the catalytic role of dynamic capabilities on strategy implementation. Content analysis was utilised to analyse the rich textual data generated from the semi-structured interviews conducted. The findings of this research seem to resonate with the general problems associated with implementation of growth strategies and it may be prudent for the institution to consider approaches that refine dynamic capabilities; particularly the transformation capacity. The conclusion reached in the study was that dynamic capabilities are catalytic in nature and therefore the implementation of strategy should balance the three capacities namely, sensing, seizing and transforming.
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Students’ perception of the position of ethics within an organisation
- Yassa, Christa C., Bounds, Maria M., Goldman, Geoff A., Mashele, Ntsako Iyton
- Authors: Yassa, Christa C. , Bounds, Maria M. , Goldman, Geoff A. , Mashele, Ntsako Iyton
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Business ethics , Value systems , Ethical leadership
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/250744 , uj:26137 , Citation: Yassa, C.C. et al. 2017. Students’ perception of the position of ethics within an organisation.
- Description: Abstract: This study examines the perceptions that senior business management students have towards the position of ethics within organisations in Johannesburg in relation to the availability of formal ethics programmes, ethical culture, ethical leadership and ethical value systems. Research Design & Methods: The study employed a quantitative survey design to collect data, using selfadministered questionnaires from the respondents. The data were then analysed using descriptive statistics. Reliability statistics were employed to test the reliability of each construct. Findings: The findings of this study showed that senior students have a positive perception of the ethical position of Conclusion: There is evidence of positive attitudes towards the ethical conduct of organisations. However, some evidence shows that some organisations consider results first and ethics later, despite the availability of ethical codes, value systems, and ethical leadership and culture.
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- Authors: Yassa, Christa C. , Bounds, Maria M. , Goldman, Geoff A. , Mashele, Ntsako Iyton
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Business ethics , Value systems , Ethical leadership
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/250744 , uj:26137 , Citation: Yassa, C.C. et al. 2017. Students’ perception of the position of ethics within an organisation.
- Description: Abstract: This study examines the perceptions that senior business management students have towards the position of ethics within organisations in Johannesburg in relation to the availability of formal ethics programmes, ethical culture, ethical leadership and ethical value systems. Research Design & Methods: The study employed a quantitative survey design to collect data, using selfadministered questionnaires from the respondents. The data were then analysed using descriptive statistics. Reliability statistics were employed to test the reliability of each construct. Findings: The findings of this study showed that senior students have a positive perception of the ethical position of Conclusion: There is evidence of positive attitudes towards the ethical conduct of organisations. However, some evidence shows that some organisations consider results first and ethics later, despite the availability of ethical codes, value systems, and ethical leadership and culture.
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The role of dynamic capabilities in strategy implementation at a private college
- Mushore, Tungamirai Z., Rossouw, Dirk, Bounds, Maria M.
- Authors: Mushore, Tungamirai Z. , Rossouw, Dirk , Bounds, Maria M.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Dynamic capabilities , Strategy implementation , Private college
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/403955 , uj:33868 , Citation: Mushore, T.Z., Rossouw, D. & Bounds, M.M. 2019. The role of dynamic capabilities in strategy implementation at a private college.
- Description: Abstract: There is a growing sense that tertiary institutions lack the necessary dynamism needed to align and realign assets continuously in order to achieve the necessary congruence with the environment. The aim of this study was to explore the role of dynamic capabilities on strategy implementation at a private college operating in South Africa to overcome capacity issues around strategic change. This study drew on dynamic capabilities theory, for clues as to how organisations become dynamic through bolstering sensing, seizing and transformation capacities. The study followed a qualitative approach, with a single case as the research strategy. An interpretivist role was assumed because it allowed understanding and exploration in a context-specific setting. Content analysis was utilised to analyse the data generated from the interviews conducted. The study revealed the presence of sensing and seizing capacities at the private college. It was established that there were inadequacies in the college’s ability to transform within the context of dynamic capabilities as provided in the framework. The conclusion was that dynamic capabilities were catalytic in nature and therefore the implementation of strategy should balance the three capacities namely, sensing, seizing and transforming. It was recommended that the private college should further investigate the possibilities of refining its transformational capacity to augment the level of dynamic capabilities it already enjoyed.
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- Authors: Mushore, Tungamirai Z. , Rossouw, Dirk , Bounds, Maria M.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Dynamic capabilities , Strategy implementation , Private college
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/403955 , uj:33868 , Citation: Mushore, T.Z., Rossouw, D. & Bounds, M.M. 2019. The role of dynamic capabilities in strategy implementation at a private college.
- Description: Abstract: There is a growing sense that tertiary institutions lack the necessary dynamism needed to align and realign assets continuously in order to achieve the necessary congruence with the environment. The aim of this study was to explore the role of dynamic capabilities on strategy implementation at a private college operating in South Africa to overcome capacity issues around strategic change. This study drew on dynamic capabilities theory, for clues as to how organisations become dynamic through bolstering sensing, seizing and transformation capacities. The study followed a qualitative approach, with a single case as the research strategy. An interpretivist role was assumed because it allowed understanding and exploration in a context-specific setting. Content analysis was utilised to analyse the data generated from the interviews conducted. The study revealed the presence of sensing and seizing capacities at the private college. It was established that there were inadequacies in the college’s ability to transform within the context of dynamic capabilities as provided in the framework. The conclusion was that dynamic capabilities were catalytic in nature and therefore the implementation of strategy should balance the three capacities namely, sensing, seizing and transforming. It was recommended that the private college should further investigate the possibilities of refining its transformational capacity to augment the level of dynamic capabilities it already enjoyed.
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