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Theses and Dissertations (Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Purpose: The purpose of this exploratory research study was to learn more about the lived experiences of South African millennials and to add to the emergent literature on millennial leadership within in the workplace. The ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The relationship between entrepreneurs and venture capitalists (VC) has frequently been researched from the VC's point of view. As a result, VCs have implemented a number of techniques to reduce their own information ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Innovation has been identified as an important driver for organisation to remain competitive. Design thinking has bee touted as a practice for organisations to improve their innovation outcomes. With the proliferation of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The inclusion of the metaphysical in the understanding of international business phenomena has, to date, been somewhat neglected. Furthermore, the scholarly work on the influence of religion on strategic internationalisation ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Corporations are increasingly being held accountable for the impact they are having on society. As a result, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has garnered mainstream attention. However, despite this attention, CSR is ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)With the notable influence, new and emerging technologies such as BCT have changed organisational structures, shifted operations, and re-evaluated the value creation process. As such, there has been increased pressure ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)This study explored organisational culture and digital transformation in the public sector. The study used qualitative research methods in a form of semi-structured interviews and thematic data analysis to explore key ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)It is known that approximately 70% of strategic organisational initiatives fail. The business environment is becoming increasingly complex and ambiguous and continuously relies on strategic thinking initiatives to remain ...
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Learning from home : COVID-19 and the use of emergency remote education for executive MBA students (University of Pretoria, 2022)The advent of COVID-19 led to the disruption of normal face-to-face in person teaching methods and the rapid, forced adoption of previously rejected distance learning methods on a global scale. This forced adoption on led ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The innovativeness of an organisation results in economic growth which foster organisational resilience. Learning is a significant capability for an organisation that promotes innovation. Learning capabilities comprise ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The research study is concerned with understanding the practitioner's perspective on the effect the personalisation-privacy paradox may have on personalised marketing campaigns. The problem exists whereby consumers value ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)In the fast-growing pace of today’s business, Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) are faced with turbulent external environments and challenges within the organisations itself. It is these challenges that drive an organisation ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The Multi-Level Perspective (MLP) has been applied as a conceptual framework to describe the socio-technical transition in the energy sector in South Africa. The three levels of the MLP being the socio-technical landscape, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The major notion that was tested in this study was to determine if CSR activities have any impact on SMEs' financial performance during a crisis period. The learnings from stakeholder theory provided the base for what to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Intelligent automation technology has shifted how knowledge workers in the service industry work, as many manual tasks can now be automated. In particular, the influence of intelligent automation technology, defined as ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Using the lens of dynamic green capability, the research explores how MNEs respond to climate change from a strategic and an operational perspective by investigating how firms and managers interpret the exogenous phenomena ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-10)A stokvel is an informal savings group, historically formed by Black South Africans during the Apartheid era. These are self-help, community-based structures which were formed by people who did not have access to formal ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-11-21)Value creation is central to stakeholder theory, which suggests that firms should take into account the interests of, and create value for, all its stakeholders. However, literature on stakeholder value creation has focused ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-02)We know that firms often engage in Corporate Political Action (CPA), and that it can be harmful for firms and for society. But we do not know enough about mitigating these harms. This is a problem for scholars, practitioners, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-06)The aim of this research study was to build a valid and parsimonious instrument to measure the entrepreneurial decision-making heuristic of affordable loss. The researcher argued that current scales measuring effectuation ...
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