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Research Articles (School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA))
The SPMA is well-placed within the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences to expose students to a multi-disciplinary education.This allows for cross fertilization between fields and the holistic development of our graduates. Domestic and global challenges require that professionals and experts be multi-disciplinary in approach and that they be multi-skilled. Students and scholars of this field of study are experiencing a greater understanding of how international public officials institutions function. Students are now exposed to the possibility of seeking employment opportunities in international organisations like the United Nations, Organisation of African Unity, Commonwealth Secretariat, the World Bank, etc. SPMA commits itself to providing students and its teaching staff the privilege to acquire the knowledge and expertise appropriate for international management and administration.
Recent Submissions
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2024-09)This paper investigates ethical leadership in promoting efficient service delivery in the eThekwini Municipality situated in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal, ...
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(Institute of Industry and Academic Research Incorporated, 2024-12)This paper examines the perspectives of the Department of Employment and Labour employees and jobseekers on the usage of the Employment Services South Africa (ESSA) system. The system's primary aim is to place unemployed ...
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(AOSIS, 2024-11)BACKGROUND: Internal controls in the supply chain management (SCM) are very important as they are the checks and balances that ensure compliance with rules and regulations. Internal controls further promote compliance, ...
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(Adonis and Abbey, 2024-12)This paper highlighted the importance of language in education and its role in development. It drew on data from the author's thesis to examine a South African higher education institution that integrated an African ...
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Revealing factors influencing digital transformation in South Africa's social security organisations (Wiley, 2025-02)The study analyses factors influencing digital transformation in South Africa's national social security organisations. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 20 purposefully selected respondents and ...
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(Association of Teachers in Public Administration, 2024-03)Public-private partnerships (PPPs) play a significant role of enabling governmental institutions to plan, finance and implement infrastructure programmes in an efficient and effective manner. PPPs that are successfully ...
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(Association of Teachers in Public Administration, 2024-12)This article explores the complexities of managing postgraduate funding in the context of the National Research Foundation and The World Academy of Sciences (NRF-TWAS) funded doctoral programme in South Africa. The programme ...
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(Association of Teachers in Public Administration, 2024-09)Against the backdrop of global labour trends and escalating rates of unemployment, public institutions in South Africa are increasingly pressured to develop innovative strategies for economic growth while prioritising job ...
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(Virtus Interpress, 2024)Tracer studies are research investigations that are designed to track the outcomes and experiences of participants in learning programs. In the case of work-integrated learning (WIL) programmes, tracer studies can be ...
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(AOSIS, 2024-04)BACKGROUND: The public housing delivery practices in South Africa are fragmented, resulting in various outcomes concerning housing delivery. There is a pressing need to overhaul public housing delivery that puts citizens ...
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(Discover, 2024)The pursuit of decolonial scholarship in academia can be impacted by the pressure to attain international recognition as a requirement for academic promotion. Academic promotion for scholars is often linked to publishing ...
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(Wiley, 2025)The advocacy coalition framework (ACF) has provided a sound theoretical lens to better understand dynamic and complex policy issues for over three decades. Yet, its application in non-Western contexts remains scant. This ...
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(Emerald, 2025-01)PURPOSE : This paper aims to explore the potential role of digitalization in reshaping Botswana's assets and liabilities declaration system. Digitalization presents opportunities to not only improve efficiencies in how ...
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(Springer, 2024-10)The financial situation of households is related to their access to healthcare and their level of deprivation. This study analysed the factors that influence access to healthcare among low-income households in Gauteng, ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2024-03)This article describes five weaknesses in the organisation of government that taken together are responsible for what it calls the crisis of government. It then discusses a package of legislative and policy reforms that ...
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(MDPI, 2024-02)Sustainable Development Goal 13 echoes the fact that all countries must make urgent and stringent efforts to mitigate against and adapt to climate change and its associated impacts. Climate financing is one of the key ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2023-12)This article describes five weaknesses in the organisation of government that taken together are responsible for what it calls the crisis of government. It then discusses a package of legislative and policy reforms that ...
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(Wiley, 2024)This research investigates the lived experiences of women in South Africa, focusing on the concept of hybrid governance and intersectional discrimination. Hybrid governance denotes a blend of modern and traditional governance ...
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(Taylor and Francis, 2024)Governments around the world implement tourism taxes as a means of generating revenue to promote their respective destinations. South Africa introduced a voluntary tourism tax to raise additional funds for destination ...
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(AOSIS, 2024-08)BACKGROUND : Coalition governments involve multiple political parties uniting to govern because of the absence of a majority party in the council following electoral outcomes. In South Africa, coalitions have become much ...