An analysis of opinions from veterinarians in South Africa regarding business management skills

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dc.contributor.author Krecek, R.C.
dc.contributor.author Tobin, Peter K.J.
dc.date.accessioned 2008-01-23T08:24:09Z
dc.date.available 2008-01-23T08:24:09Z
dc.date.issued 2004-03
dc.description.abstract The changing role of veterinarians in the global market is a current topic of debate and discussion. Few countries including South Africa have formally examined the changing dynamics of this profession. Therefore, the present study addressed 2 objectives. The 1st was to examine basic information about veterinarians in South Africa including their age, gender and distribution across provinces, the percentage whose practice was urban, rural or periurban, the numbers working with specific animal species, and the extent of business management and skills previously gained. The 2nd objective was to obtain opinions and insights from veterinarians in South Africa about the challenges and opportunities facing their business practices to better understand what they considered important dynamics to their businesses today. Several areas of business on which they were questioned and which were included in this study were: marketing, vision, human resources, leadership, financial management, ethics, competition, day-to-day operations, interpersonal skills and information management. This is the 1st known survey to employ a questionnaire to gain insights and opinions from veterinarians about business management skills. en
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dc.identifier.citation Krecek, RC & Tobin, P 2004, 'An analysis of opinions from veterinarians in South Africa regarding business management skills', Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, vol. 75, no. 1, pp. 24-29. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_savet.html] en
dc.identifier.issn 0038-2809
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/4272
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher South African Veterinary Association en
dc.rights South African Veterinary Association en
dc.subject Attitudes en
dc.subject Business management en
dc.subject Business skills en
dc.subject Opinions en
dc.subject Questionnaires en
dc.subject South Africa en
dc.subject Veterinarians en
dc.subject.lcsh Veterinarians -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Executive ability -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Management -- South Africa en
dc.title An analysis of opinions from veterinarians in South Africa regarding business management skills en
dc.type Article en


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