Browsing Research Articles (School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA)) by Title

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  • Policies and poverty in Southern Africa 
    Brynard, P.A. (Petrus) (African Consortium of Public Administration, 2011-06)
    Policies can address poverty, but policies are not a guarantee to eradicate poverty. Many factors figure into the poverty policy scene. Government’ sunderstanding of poverty, the particular type of poverty and the environment ...
  • Policy and management considerations for whistle blower protection 
    Holtzhausen, Natasja (African Consortium of Public Administration, 2013-12)
    The issue of whistle blower protection will always be a contentious point. The manner in which whistle blowers are protected remains a concern as those that disclose alleged wrongdoing are often ill informed on the manner ...
  • Policy dilemmas and prospects towards meeting the millenium development goals (MDGs) in Africa 
    Ijeoma, Edwin Okey (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2009-10)
    The study provides a background for the review of policies and actions adopted by African states and governments towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It begins with conceptualising the Millennium ...
  • The policy gap in South Africa 
    Brynard, P.A. (Petrus) (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2007-08)
    The mere existence of good policies does not automatically result in successful implementation. Problems with policies often lie in the implementation thereof, thus forming a policy gap. The policy gap pertains not only ...
  • Policy implementation : is policy learning a myth or an imperative? 
    Brynard, P.A. (Petrus) (Association of Southern African Schools and Departments of Public Administration and Management, 2009-11)
    Cross-national experiences and policy design in a specific jurisdiction should theoretically influence policy learning and eventually policy outcomes. This article highlights the myths and imperatives of policy learning ...
  • Policy implementation : lessons for service delivery 
    Brynard, P.A. (Petrus) (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2005-12)
    This article focuses on key issues regarding the implementation of policy and service delivery in the South African public sector. The purpose is to clarify concepts and to identify key variables for implementation. The ...
  • Policy implementation and cognitive skills : the difficulty of understanding implementation 
    Brynard, P.A. (Petrus) (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2010-06)
    The policy implementation research literature has identified several variables that influence implementation. This article will mainly focus on sensemaking in the implementation process. What a policy means for the ...
  • Policy innovation and energy 
    Brynard, P.A. (Petrus) (Unisa Press, 2010)
    Policy innovation has become a critical policy area in public policy-making. In the context of globalisation, policy innovation should take into account socioeconomic issues to enable national governments to compete in the ...
  • Policy learning as a requirement for service delivery improvement 
    Brynard, P.A. (Petrus); South African Association of Public Administration and Management (10th : 2009 : Port Elizabeth, South Africa); SAAPAM (10th : 2009 : Port Elizabeth, South Africa) (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2009-10)
    Paper presented at the South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM) 10th Annual Conference, Boardwalk, Port Elizabeth, 7-9 October 2009. The Conference theme was "The changing face of leadership ...
  • Policy targeting as a strategy to increase access to higher education 
    Cedras, Jody P. (African Consortium of Public Administration, 2013-12)
    In an era of reconstruction of the educational landscape, South African higher education’s contribution to social and economic development has been concretised through policy targeting and reforms in four cardinal planks ...
  • Political risk assessment for South Africa with reference to the public discourse on the nationalisation of mines 
    Croucamp, P.A.; Malan, L.P. (Lianne Priscilla) (African Consortium of Public Administration, 2011-09)
    The conceptual context and operational architecture of South Africa’s constitutional regime remains a terrain for political contest. The public discourse on the nationalisation of the mining industry is embedded in the ...
  • Positive work ethic : a multi-cultural perspective 
    Mafunisa, M.J. (Mutuwafhethu John) (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2000-12)
    This paper examines the role of cultures in developing a positive work ethic. The paper starts with the identification of the factors that inhibit improving work ethic in the public service. It further focuses on the ...
  • Post-NPM and governance redefined : instituting a whole-of-government ethos to restore growth in the South African public finance 
    Fourie, D.J. (David Johannes); Schoeman, Linda (African Consortium of Public Administration, 2011-06)
    Rising debt deficits and debt service burdens combined with complex challenges in health care, social security, education, crime and infrastructure threaten economic and social breakdown as unemployment and poverty rises. ...
  • Privatisation and ensuring accountability in the provision of essential services : the case of water in South Africa 
    Moeti, Kabelo Boikutso; Khalo, T. (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2008-10)
    Developing country governments are struggling to meet the basic needs and demands of citizens, and especially so for the rural poor. With tightly constrained budgets, these governments have followed the lead of developed ...
  • Procurement in the South African public service : a reflection of the ethical and legislative framework 
    Fourie, D.J. (David Johannes) (LLC “СPС “Business Perspectives”, 2015)
    This paper presents the issue of ethical conduct in the procuring of public goods and services. Procurement in the public sector operates as a business function of an economic activity within a political system. Procurement ...
  • Professionalism : the ethical challenge for municipal employees 
    Mafunisa, M.J. (Mutuwafhethu John) (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2001-12)
    This paper examines the role of professionalism in promoting effective, efficient, impartial, fair, equitable and ethical municipal service delivery. The paper starts by identifying relevant literature on the topic. It ...
  • Profiling the success in land reform : cases of South African women doing it for themselves 
    Van Dijk, Hilligje Gerritdina; Moeng, J.K. (African Consortium of Public Administration, 2011-06)
    Women are given specific opportunities to benefit from the Government’s land reform policies. Specifically, women contribute to their own sustainable development when accessing and developing land. The article describes ...
  • Promoting public value by implementing reverse logistics in the South African Police Service 
    Mthabini, Elphy; Mazenda, Adrino; Masiya, Tyanai (University of Johannesburg, 2020-10-30)
    BACKGROUND : Effective supply chain management (SCM) processes across all South Africa’s three spheres of government has become critical in view of increasing demand for public services amidst scarcity of resources. OBJECTIVES ...
  • The promotion of developmental local government to facilitate a developmental state 
    Madumo, Onkgopotse Senatla (Association of Teachers in Public Administration, 2012-09)
    Unemployment and poverty levels in South Africa since 1994 have increased such that the Gini-coefficient – the disparity between the rich and the poor – has grown rapidly over the years. In overcoming the challenges ...
  • The promotion of good governance through the eradication of the notion of cross-boundry municipalities 
    Van Rooyen, Enslin; Naidoo, K. (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2006-08)
    In terms of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993 provincial boundaries were formed by using the erstwhile magisterial districts, which were created in terms of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1944 (Act No. ...