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Research Articles (School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA)): Recent submissions

  • The executive mayor/municipal manager interface 
    Thornhill, Christopher (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2008-12)
    The introduction of the current system of local government and administration has resulted in the transformation of the political and the administrative systems of municipalities. The transformation is most obvious in ...
  • Development initiatives and global governance : a continental perspective 
    Kuye, Jerry O.; Kakumba, Umar (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2008-12)
    This article makes a critical survey of the literature and provides an analysis on the emerging issues that underpin governance imperatives in Africa under the different administrative and paradigmatic settings. The ...
  • Utilising environmental management systems to address municipal sustainable development 
    Van Rooyen, Enslin; Naidoo, R.R. (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2008-12)
    The Constitution of Republic of South Africa, 1996 places an obligation on municipalities to satisfy basic needs and to promote the social and economic development of local communities. For this developmental role to ...
  • Audit committees and accountability in the South African public sector 
    Van der Nest, D.P.; Thornhill, Christopher; De Jager, J.J. (Johann) (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2008-12)
    It is argued in this article that audit committees are key contributors to improved corporate governance in the public sector. Management in the public sector is increasingly required to ensure that an effective system ...
  • The talent management approach to human resource management : attracting and retaining the right people 
    Van Dijk, Hilligje Gerritdina; South African Association of Public Administration and Management (9th : 2008 : Bloemfontein, South Africa); SAAPAM (9th : 2008 : Bloemfontein, South Africa) (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2008-10)
    Paper presented at the South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM) 9th Annual Conference, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, 30-31 October 2008. The Conference theme was "Consolidating ...
  • Integrated development planning and budgeting at local government 
    Valeta, L.; Walton, G.K.; South African Association of Public Administration and Management (9th : 2008 : Bloemfontein, South Africa); SAAPAM (9th : 2008 : Bloemfontein, South Africa) (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2008-10)
    Paper presented at the South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM) 9th Annual Conference, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, 30-31 October 2008. The Conference theme was "Consolidating ...
  • The leadership and ethics interface : strengthening human resources and organisational capacity for development 
    Van Rooyen, Enslin; South African Association of Public Administration and Management (9th : 2008 : Bloemfontein, South Africa); SAAPAM (9th : 2008 : Bloemfontein, South Africa) (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2008-10)
    Paper presented at the South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM) 9th Annual Conference, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, 30-31 October 2008. The Conference theme was "Consolidating ...
  • The ombudsman institutions in the procurement of legal responsibilities in the Commonwealth : an overview of Canada, South Africa and Uganda 
    Kuye, Jerry O.; Kakumba, Umar; South African Association of Public Administration and Management (9th : 2008 : Bloemfontein, South Africa); SAAPAM (9th : 2008 : Bloemfontein, South Africa) (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2008-10)
    Paper presented at the South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM) 9th Annual Conference, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, 30-31 October 2008. The Conference theme was "Consolidating ...
  • Capacitating the state through the promotion of sound ethics and professionalism within the teaching profession 
    Tau, M.; Mathebula, D.; South African Association of Public Administration and Management (9th : 2008 : Bloemfontein, South Africa); SAAPAM (9th : 2008 : Bloemfontein, South Africa) (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2008-10)
    Paper presented at the South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM) 9th Annual Conference, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, 30-31 October 2008. The Conference theme was "Consolidating ...
  • Globalisation and reflective policy-making in South Africa 
    Ijeoma, Edwin Okey; South African Association of Public Administration and Management (9th : 2008 : Bloemfontein, South Africa); SAAPAM (9th : 2008 : Bloemfontein, South Africa) (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2008-10)
    Paper presented at the South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM) 9th Annual Conference, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, 30-31 October 2008. The Conference theme was "Consolidating ...
  • Enhancing local government systems and processes towards accountability : the case for external control agencies in Uganda 
    Fourie, D.J. (David Johannes); Kakumba, Umar; South African Association of Public Administration and Management (9th : 2008 : Bloemfontein, South Africa); SAAPAM (9th : 2008 : Bloemfontein, South Africa) (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2008-10)
    Paper presented at the South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM) 9th Annual Conference, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, 30-31 October 2008. The Conference theme was "Consolidating ...
  • Citizen participation in local government and the process of rural development : the rhetoric and reality in Uganda 
    Kakumba, Umar; Nsingo, S.A.M. (Sipho Arote Mandaba) (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2008-06)
    Citizen participation is acknowledged in the governance and development discourse, as a mechanism for building capacity in the rural poor in the quest for poverty reduction and good governance. This article synthesizes recent ...
  • Evaluating development projects and programmes in Africa : the case of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) 
    Ijeoma, Edwin Okey (Africa Institute of South Africa, 2007-10)
    This paper begins with a brief introduction on monitoring and evaluation concepts, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and challenges of its performance evaluation. It is indicated that NEPAD has not ...
  • NEPAD leadership : a comperative analysis of roles by Nigeria and South Africa 
    Ijeoma, Edwin Okey (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2008-06)
    The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) is a concerted effort by Africa’s political leaders to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategic policy framework aimed at raising the current levels of ...
  • The Public Finance Management Act as a reform measure to capacitate public officials 
    Fourie, D.J. (David Johannes) (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, 2002-03)
    The urgent need to develop South Africa's human resources in the public service has been conceptualized in many policy documents. The underlying objective of efforts to strengthen the human resources in the public sector, ...
  • Conflict of interest : ethical dilemma in politics and administration 
    Mafunisa, M.J. (Mutuwafhethu John) (Graduate School of Business Leadership and the Department of Business Management, University of South Africa, 2003)
    This paper addresses the subject of conflict of interest: an ethical dilemma in politics and administration. Conflict of interest denotes a situation in which an employee has a private financial interest sufficient to ...
  • Conservation management and intergovernmental relations: the case of South African national and selected provincial protected areas 
    Brynard, P.A. (Petrus); Malan, Lianne Priscilla (2002-07)
    The purpose of this article is to investigate conservation management and intergovernmental relations with reference to the national and selected provincial parks in South Africa. A number of structures and institutions ...
  • A new approach to managing community participation and stakeholder negotiation in South African local government 
    Van Rooyen, Enslin (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, 2003-03)
    Community participation currently forms an important element of the South African government's policy on integrated development planning in local government. Community participation and stakeholder negotiation involve a ...
  • Synchronous and asynchronous teaching options for geographically dispersed learners in public affairs 
    Roux, Nico L.; Van Rooyen, Enslin (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2003-09)
    The emergence of South Africa into the global sphere after years of isolation, as well as international political maneuverings, trade agreements and social exchanges, necessitate a re-consideration, and sometimes a ...
  • A South African developmental perspective on e-government 
    Van Rooyen, Enslin; Van Jaarsveld, Liza C. (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2003-09)
    Historically, governments have utilised technologies associated with information and communication to improve interaction with their constituents. Currently, the extent of possibilities that information and communications ...