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Theses and Dissertations (Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)De-internationalisation, defined as the reduction of international business operations in part or in full, has been theoretically acknowledged for more than a decade as a critical component of the complexities of firm ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)A method of organisational growth is expansion through business acquisition. This method of expansion is considered a faster mode as compared to organic growth. According to research studies that have been completed, a ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The concept of CEO succession planning has not been seriously considered and supported by many organisations. Often, organisations tend to wait until it becomes a pressing issue to find a successor, creating gaps in the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Over the years climate change has been receiving attention. The impact of global warming can be witnessed through climate change where seas are rising, abnormal temperatures, and unpredictable environmental disasters such ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Technological advances in tourism have led to the introduction of virtual tourism which experienced a global surge during the Covid-19 pandemic. The exploratory study, which is informed by both the business and theoretical ...
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Managing conflicting demands: The contributing factors influencing middle managers’ paradox mindsets (University of Pretoria, 2022)Middle managers face an increasingly complex, dynamic and, frankly, stressful business environment as they direct instructions down the organisation, while influencing strategy and synthesising information upwards to the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The failure of strategies does not happen at the formulation phase but the implementation phase. The failure of strategy implementation is accounted for by lack of adaptation in implementation. The C-suite level strategic ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)This study explored the experiences and perceptions of the Hybrid Working Model (HWM) and its effect on productivity for South African knowledge workers. Through the experiences of twelve knowledge workers from different ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the internal and external influencers of feelings of imposter syndrome in black female leaders in the ICT sector of South Africa. The study further aims to determine the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Innovation has been proven to be one of the crucial ingredients for organisational success. Factors influencing innovation include organisational culture. Although a wealth of research has been conducted on the impact of ...
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The influence of technology readiness on technology acceptance in the South African mining industry (University of Pretoria, 2022)The South African mineral mining sector makes significant contributions to the local economy and participates in social initiatives that benefit employees and neighbouring communities. In recent years, volatile commodity ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)In the past, leadership in nearly all industries was dominated by males, based upon the belief that women should be caregivers, wives and mothers. While perceptions and laws have changed, striving for gender equality, many ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)In addition to poverty, persisting income inequality and high unemployment rates, the lives of most South Africans are defined by the harsh reality of having to support their families financially. The additional support ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The purpose of this study is to understand multinational pharmaceutical product pricing and its influence on entry mode strategies for emerging markets (EM), in particular South Africa. The study explored pricing and entry ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and organizational performance has been researched and found to be contingent. One of the contingencies that required further investigation was how the top management ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)According to the literature, there are still contrasting opinions about the phenomenon of disruptions and disruptive innovations despite various research studies that have been undertaken in an attempt to clarify the theory. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)This research explores the role of attention to independent and interdependent working in the TMT and BOD relationship to effectively manage environmental turbulence. The contribution of this study was to understand how ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The aim of this study was to explore and to provide additional insight into understanding of the different factors that have been adopted by organisations towards achieving business recovery after experiencing complex ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The population continues to grow despite the continuous depletion of scarce resources, perplexing climate changes and many other related conditions, which are fast converging in an unprecedent fashion to create a complex ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The business South Africa Incorporated (SA INC) has seen an evolution in leveraging technology to remain competitive, through competitiveness the businesses are able to redefine themselves and invest in operating better ...
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