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Theses and Dissertations (Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM)): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-07-03)Technology Intelligence entails an intricate process of gathering and transforming data related to technological advancements into refined actionable intelligence by identifying and analysing emergent characteristics and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-11)The South African Cabinet approved the South African Bioeconomy Strategy in 2013. This was followed by the launch of the Strategy in January 2014 by the Department of Science and Innovation. Bioeconomy is a recent term ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)The front–end planning phase of a project potentially has the biggest impact on the outcome of the implementation phase. Globally, significant research has been conducted into the relationship between the quality of front–end ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Mitigating energy poverty requires a multi-criteria decision protocol integrating socio-economic, cultural, environmental, and technical systems, influencing energy access, and consumption. Situations of energy poverty are ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020-02-22)As an important basis in decision-making, risk assessment has been applied in many fields. However, most risk analyses of logistics projects are still at their infancy, wherein qualitative methods are applied. Performing ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)The South African titanium metal industry is underdeveloped and has a fragmented value chain. The aim of this study was to investigate fragmentation within the local titanium metal value chain by using industry technology ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)In the 21st century, e-commerce (electronic commerce) has witnessed explosive development, while the problems such as the imperfect logistics system and backward information platform exposed are also increasing. This ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Water resource concerns, coupled with subsequent intensive needs for energy and food production along with the greatest deterioration of ecosystems seen during the last 50 years were identified as a global crisis in the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020-01)Successful capital projects contribute to sustain society and accelerate socio-economic development due to its inherent multiplier effect. The linear project management paradigm does not seem to stem either historical or ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)With the current trend towards empowered teams, hierarchical company structures are increasingly being replaced by team-based ones. As a result, a shift in the classic understanding of leadership is needed and research on ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Healthcare in developing countries is confronted with a shortage of skilled healthcare workforce, medical errors, inequity and inefficient healthcare service delivery. Innovative ways of solving healthcare problems through ...
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Competition between key project participants during project execution : a system dynamics approach (University of Pretoria, 2019-07-31)Project management is one of the most important forms of management due to its versatility, demand and widespread use in almost every field and organisation. Yet, poor project performance continues to be commonplace. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)A project aims to deliver a system, product or service that satisfies the needs and desires of an end user. A large body of research exists in the field of requirements engineering, which reviews the problem of eliciting ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)A company is a complex system that operates within an even more complex ecosystem. For companies to survive and grow, they must remain competitive. To achieve this, companies should understand how they influence and are ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The study aimed to look at the priority areas of South African terms of technology development and the impact thereof. In terms of publications, a bibliometric analysis of selected research priority areas in South Africa ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018-02-21)Technology roadmaps are useful for much longer technology planning periods in which past performance might not determine the future. They are also very useful in translating strategies into implementable actions, with clear ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)In the modern era, it is widely acknowledged that information and communication technologies have become foundational to every aspect of human endeavor and well-being. The policies of private and public sector organizations, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)In the late 2000s Eskom has been committed in maintaining and improving the levels of plant performance. Eskom main focus was on improving the production critical equipment reliability. Eskom Asset Management Department ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Preliminary investigations on energy efficiency of manufacturing firms operating in South Africa have shown that no previous study on the barriers and drivers to energy efficiency was conducted. It was also found that ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)The emerging, multi-disciplinary field of Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) is an alternative to linear, reductionist thinking. It is based on the observations that real-world systems, regardless of scale, are emergent, ...
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