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Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-11)Food insecurity and high unemployment is a major concern in South Africa. Smallholder farmers in South Africa can contribute towards alleviating these issues if they are able to enter markets and contribute towards improving ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-11)The dark side of technostress is associated with the prevailing adoption and dependence on technology, and research investigates how and why using various technologies places demands on individuals, thus affecting their ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-11)In todays’ evolving business environment, crises are becoming more common and severe. The importance of leadership in handling such difficulties is paramount. The study sought to investigate how leaders in the South African ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-11)The research study examined the role of the perception of race and gender diversity in top management and its influence on the employee engagement of black South African women working in the financial services industry. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-11)Historically, it was acceptable for management teams to focus solely on maximising shareholder value (i.e. focus on the needs of one stakeholder being the shareholder). In the past decade however, management teams solely ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-11)The use of digital technology to innovate business models by firms has become commonplace in today’s digital economy. Central to this phenomenon is a firm’s business model that gets transformed through the adoption and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-11)This study explored the microfoundations of dynamic capabilities, focusing on their role in transitioning from servitisation to digital servitisation in five South African sectors: Financial Services, Telecommunications, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-11)Challenges such as socio-political factors, debilitating infrastructure, population increase through urbanisation and climate change can strain the supply of natural resources - this study explores how environmental ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-11)Strategic agility has become a vital construct in strategic management, an organisation's ability to combine strategic sensitivity, resource fluidity, and leadership unity, leveraging senior management's consistent and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-11)Learning in projects is receiving increased focus as an organisational learning mechanism for individuals and groups. Project environments, as crucial enablers of strategic execution, are a vital leadership focus to exploit ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-11)Modern organisations face dynamic environments of volatility, uncertainty, complexities, and ambiguity (VUCA). Public sector organisations are not exempt from the impact of these turbulent times. They must find ways to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-11)To enhance digital technology adoption in South Africa's mining industry, it is critical to understand the unique drivers and barriers specific to this sector within a developing economy. This study investigates these ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-11)This qualitative exploration aimed to identify the role of corporate governance in enabling sustainability performance in South Africa's banks. Through semi-structured interviews with banking professionals and sustainability ...
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The influence of transformational capabilities on capturing value through business model innovation (University of Pretoria, 2024-11)Businesses increasingly struggle to remain relevant and competitive in a fast-changing environment shaped by technological advances and changing consumer expectations. Since conventional approaches usually fail to manage ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-11)Strategic agility necessitates rapid adaptation to change, which is best achieved through flexible organisational structures that promote, collaboration, decentralized decision making, and employee empowerment. The practical ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-11)This study explores the relationship between Big Data Analytics Capabilities (BDAC) and innovation within South African organisations, with a focus on the potential mediating role of dynamic capabilities (DC). It builds ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-11)The dissertation evaluates the possible moderating effects of emerging digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and IoT on the relationship between strategic agility and strategic resilience. In the ...
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The influence of transformational leadership in business model innovation within social enterprises (University of Pretoria, 2024-11)The complexity of a rapidly changing environment compels organisations, including social enterprises, to continuously change their business models to respond competitively and effectively to evolving market demands. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-11)This research investigated the pivotal role of human capital in leveraging predictive big data analytics for strategic value creation within public organisations, specifically focusing on tax and revenue administrations. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-11)The challenges women experience in ascending the career ladder and assuming leadership are well known. The same experiences for women in traditionally male dominated environments are less understood. The transition to ...
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