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Theses and Dissertations (Business Management): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-04)Entrepreneurship is regarded as one of the strategic pillars for revitalising South African township economies. This is especially important in the post COVID-19 pandemic era, whereby many businesses face immense hardship. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Within the South African economy, financial institutions have a particular responsibility to act ethically because of their responsibility to safeguard economic and financial stability. This study, using a strategy-as-practice ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2003-10)McDonald (1999:513) defines marketing planning as simply a logical sequence and a series of activities to the setting of marketing objectives and the formulation of plans. This management report proposed a strategic ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)This study aimed to investigate, from the perspective of consumers, the relationship between iconic branding (IB) and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) of an iconic food retail chain store in South Africa. The study adopted ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)ABSTRACT Background: Distressed decision-makers (business rescue practitioners or turnaround specialists) are confronted with various alternatives to make the appropriate decisions at various stages of a distressed business ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Interorganisational partnerships are organisational forms in which multiple stakeholders work as a collective towards common objectives, and yet little empirical evidence exists on how the leadership construct occurs in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)The proliferation of unethical behaviours and the various instances in which leaders have behaved unethically in the past decade have resulted in a series of negative impacts on their respective firms and organizations. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-01)The South African pay television broadcasting industry has been dominated by a single player for a long time, and this organisation enjoyed an uncontested monopoly status since its launch in 1995. However, the gradual ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Research indicates that networks play a critical role in business development. However, there is a paucity of research on networks, particularly from the perspectives of immigrant entrepreneurs in emerging markets. The ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-07)Business incubators (BIs) are considered enablers of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, encouraging knowledge flows between institutions and business, and promoting new venture creation. Although incubators continue to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-09)Most aspiring entrepreneurs desire to start their own businesses; however, their intentions do not always translate into action. The issue of low entrepreneurial action levels is a global phenomenon and South Africa is no ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Succeeding as a social enterprise is challenging because its performance, legitimacy, and autonomy emerge from the social-economic tensions inherent in its operation. Social enterprises tend to shield themselves from ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Change, innovation and entrepreneurial action form the ethos of a Fourth Industrial Revolution organisation, which requires a relevant and successful transformation of resources to ensure the organisation’s survival in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Decision makers within a business rescue event find themselves burdened with a high-stress environment riddled with tensions which add to the complexity of their decision-making. Even though business rescue, dictated by ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Although various studies have explored student leadership identity formation, no study to date has focused on the post-apartheid South African context and the potential impact of apartheid on their student leadership ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Social entrepreneurship in an institutionally void environment is ill-explored, and consequently western paradigms dominate interpretations of the phenomena. Applying institutional theory, this study explores characteristics ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)This study explores the implementation of Industry 4.0 in a large organisation, which operates manufacturing facilities in four distinct regional settings. To explore the implementation of Industry 4.0 from a communication ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)The business rescue occupation operates in a multi-professional body landscape and traces its origin to the Companies Act (Act No. 71 of 2008) promulgated in 2009. In this dissertation, Determination of a Business Rescue ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)How long is it going to last, and what is it going to cost? These are the two most basic questions asked during a turnaround. These questions are asked by all stakeholders who may be affected by the turnaround. The answers ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Purpose: Research reveals the disjointed nature of service innovation and an overall desertion in research studies towards cumulative knowledge development. In addition, studies show a lack of focus on customers and employees ...
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