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The relevance of outsourcing in construction project management companies : a literature studyVenter, J. J. (Johan Jacobus) 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2000. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research project focuses on the relevance of outsourcing in construction project
management companies, and will be conducted in the field of project management,
for it is closely related to matrix management and other project management
elements.
The primary aim of this study is to review and summarise some of the more important
literature on outsourcing published in various sources during the past decade. Similar
literature related to project management would also be studied in order to relate the
mostly generic articles on outsourcing to the field of Project Management. A number
of general conclusions will be drawn on the basis of similarities encountered in the
various published works.
The research is divided into the following sections:
• An introduction, explaining the relationship between outsourcing, project
management and a construction project management company.
• The definition of a construction project management company. This entails a
description of a construction project management company and the
organisational structure of such a company. The properties and advantages of a
matrix organisation structure are also discussed, because of the close
resemblance between a construction project management company's
organisational structure and that of a pure matrix organisation structure.
• The definition of outsourcing, to enable the reader to comprehend the title of this
research project. The difference between outsourcing and traditional
subcontracting is explained, and drivers of the outsourcing process are identified.
• The relevance of outsourcing in construction companies is then investigated. This
involves the study of the formulation and implementation of a successful
outsourcing strategy, the establishing of core and non-core activities and the
outsourcing of these activities, specifically in a construction project management
company.
• The relationship between outsourcing and project success is then studied. In this
process, both project success and the critical success factors are investigated and defined that are crucial to the successful implementation of an outsourcing
strategy, together with its advantages and disadvantages.
• All stakeholders play an important role in the implementation of an outsourcing
strategy. It is therefore important to define the roles of the directors, operations
manager, resource manager and project managers in this process.
• In conclusion emphasis is placed on the fact that all construction companies will
have to adopt this strategy or a similar one to become a true virtual construction
company, thus a construction project management company, if their aim is to be
successful by international standards. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studieprojek fokus op die toepaslikheid van uitkontraktering in konstruksieprojekbestuurmaatskappye.
Die studie sal onderneem word in die veld van
projekbestuur aangesien dit in nou verband staan met matriksbestuur en ander
projekbestuur elemente.
Die hoofdoel van die studie is om van die belangrikste literatuur oor hierdie
onderwerp wat oor die afgelope dekade gepubliseer is, te bestudeer en op te som.
Soortgelyke literatuur oor projekbestuur sal ook bestudeer word om die onderwerp
van toepassing te maak op projekbestuur, aangesien die artikels oor uitkontraktering
meestal generies van aard is. Gevolgtrekkings sal gemaak word na aanleiding van
ooreenkomste tussen die verskillende gepubliseerde werke.
Die studieprojek sal verdeel word in die volgende gedeeltes:
• 'n Inleiding wat die verband aantoon tussen uitkontraktering, projekbestuur en 'n
konstruksie-projekbestuurmaatskappy.
• Die definisie van 'n konstruksie-projekbestuurmaatskappy. Dit behels onder meer
'n beskrywing van 'n konstruksie-projekbestuurmaatskappy en die
organisasiestruktuur van so 'n maatskappy. Die eienskappe en die voordele van
'n matriks-organisasiestruktuur word ook bespreek, aangesien daar 'n sterk
ooreenkoms is tussen die organisasiestruktuur van 'n konstruksieprojekbestuurmaatskappy
en 'n suiwer matriks-struktuur.
• Uitkontraktering word gedefinieer sodat die leser 'n geheelbeeld kan skep t.o.v.
die titel van hierdie studieprojek. Die verskil tussen uitkontraktering en
tradisionele subkontraktering word verduidelik en die drywers van uitkontraktering
word geidentifiseer.
• Die toepaslikheid van uitkontraktering in konstruksie-projekbestuurmaatskappye
word dan ondersoek. Die studie omvat die formulering en toepassing van 'n
suksesvolle uitkontrakteringstrategie, die bepaling van kern en nie-kern
aktiwiteite, en die uitkontraktering van hierdie aktiwiteite, spesifiek in die geval
van 'n konstruksie-projekbestuurmaatskappy.
• Die verband tussen suksesvolle uitkontraktering en projeksukses word ook
ondersoek. In die proses word projeksukses, die kritieke suksesfaktore met die toepassing van 'n uitkontrakteringstrategie en die voor- en nadele van
uitkontraktering gedefinieer en ondersoek.
• Alle aandeelhouers speel 'n belangrike rol in die toepassing van 'n
uitkontrakteringstrategie. Dit is dus belangrik om die rol van die direkteure,
operasionele bestuurder, hulpbronbestuurder en die projekbestuurders te
definieer en te identifiseer.
• In die slotsom van die studieprojek word beklemtoon dat alle konstruksieprojekbestuur-
maatskappye hierdie of 'n soortgelyke strategie sal moet volg
indien hulle in die toekoms suksesvol wil wees.
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An analysis of the construction and comparability of the value added statements published by companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock ExchangeDe Jong, Anton J. S. 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study examines the construction and comparability of Value Added
Statements published by listed industrial companies on the Johannesburg
Stock Exchange during a two-year period starting in 1999. No Accounting
Standard is presently available for preparing the Value Added Statement.
Therefore, this study has as its aim the encapsulation of the various faulty
recordings of different items in the statement.
The published financial statements for 1999 and 2000 of more than 200
companies were analysed and compared to a previously developed
standardised statement to ascertain items incorrectly included or omitted. The
inclusion or extraction of these items in the standardised statement determines
the actual value added by a company. The study also accurately identifies
those items that are mostly recorded incorrectly and which contribute to the
inadequacies of the Value Added Statement.
For the Value Added Statement to put the wealth created by an organisation in
a proper perspective, the comparability thereof will have to be enhanced by the
constant application of a methodical and uniform model that incorporates
clearly defined entries. Users of Value Added Statements should thus be able
to compare the results in a statement of an entity over a given period of time to
evaluate trends and cycles and should furthermore, be able to compare the
statements of various companies in order to determine the relative performance
of a company in the creation of wealth. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie ondersoek die konstruksie en vergelykbaarheid van
Toegevoegdewaardestate wat gepubliseer is oor 'n tydperk van twee jaar,
beginnende 1999, deur industriële maatskappye wat op die Johannesburgse
Effektebeurs genoteer is. Geen Rekeningkundige Standpunt is tans beskikbaar
vir die opstel van Toegevoegdewaardestate nie. Gevolglik het hierdie studie dit
ten doel om die foutiewe inskrywings van verskeie items te identifiseer.
Die gepubliseerde finansiële state vir 1999 en 2000 van meer as 200
maatskappye is geanaliseer en vergelyk met 'n gestandaardiseerde staat wat
vooraf ontwikkel is. Die doel van hierdie analise was om items te identifiseer
wat verkeerdelik ingesluit is of weggelaat is in die betrokke state. Die werklike
waarde wat toegevoeg is, word gevolglik bepaal deur die insluiting of weglating
van die items in die gestandaardiseerde staat. Die studie identifiseer ook
daardie items wat die meeste verkeerdelik gerapporteer word en wat die
grootste bydrae lewer tot die vermindering in die aanwending en waarde van
die Toegevoegdewaardestaat.
Om werklik perspektief te plaas op die rykdom wat geskep word deur 'n
organisasie, sal die vergelykbaarheid van die Toegevoegdewaardestaat
verbeter moet word deur die deurlopende toepassing van 'n sistematiese en
konstante model wat duidelik omskryfde inskrywings inkorporeer. Die
gebruikers van Toegevoegdewaardestate moet dus in staat gestel word om 'n
vergelyking te tref tussen die resultate van 'n entiteit oor 'n gegewe tydperk ten
einde tendense en siklusse te evalueer, asook om die resultate van
verskillende maatskappye te vergelyk ten einde 'n maatskappy se relatiewe
werksverrigting te bepaal aangaande waardetoevoeging.
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An evaluation of the outcome of implementing an organisational development programme (20 Keys) as a delivery system to strategy in selected companies in Japan, Europe and South AfricaDippenaar, Jacobus Christiaan 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001. / This study represents an evaluation of the outcome of implementing the 20 Keys
programme in organisations in Japan, Europe and South Africa. The 20 Keys
Programme claims to be an Organisational Development (OD) Programme and the
study firstly explores the underlying characteristics of an OD programme. Specific
attention is given concerning the underlying values, the features and interventions of
OD.
Because Learning and Knowledge Management form such a critical role in OD the
characteristics and features of a "Learning Organisation" and Knowledge
Management are covered.
The 20 Keys programme has been developed to deliver on the strategy of an
organisation. The characteristics and aims of The Programme are thus presented as
well as a critical evaluation of whether The Programme's features and characteristics
corresponds with that of OD and whether it has features that indicate that it is
develop as such to deliver on the strategy. It is concluded that The Programme's
features and characteristics do support that of an OD programme.
The 20 Keys Programme is a tool to deliver on the strategy of an organisation as is
supported by reports from organisations that implemented The Programme in Japan,
Europe and South Africa. The organisations did show some significant results in
terms of productivity improvements, reducing defects and reducing work-in-process
in line with improvements with their benchmark score.
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An overview of the strategic issues faced by business to business E-commerce models in South AfricaSkei, Peter 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The development of new business models in the emerging Business-to-Business
electronic transacting arena is demanding answers to a new set of questions being
asked of businesses. Amongst the issues identified are the viability and sustainability of
these new business models and their applicability in addressing identified business
problems, especially those related to procurement. In assessing the benefits, obstacles
and opportunities for procurement a clearer picture emerge about the value of these
marketplaces.
The value of marketplaces is analysed using Porter's value chain discussion and other
research that highlights value creation in the digital age. Obstacles to value creation are
also discussed using Zwass's hierarchy to understand the marketplace architecture.
Discussing the marketplace innovation at three distinct levels assist with the definition of
key challenges, such as telecommunication infrastructure, SME development, legal,
security, taxation, and technology standards. Also discussed are the issues that revolve
around the various business models, their uniqueness and their ability to unlock value.
The comparative matrix developed in the study report confirms that competition in
narrowly defined areas is intensifying and will result in a shakeout with a few
marketplaces remaining in South Africa. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die ontwikkeling van nuwe besigheidsmodelle in die opkommende Besigheid-tot-
Besigheid elektroniese transaksie arena vereis antwoorde op 'n nuwe stel vrae wat aan
besigheid gestel word. Van die geïdentifiseerde kwessies is die lewensvatbaarheid en
volhouding van die nuwe besigheidsmodelle en hul toepassing in die oplossing van
geïdentifiseerde besigheidsprobleme, veral met betrekking tot aankopebestuur. Deur
die voordele, struikelblokke en geleenthede van elektroniese aankopebestuur te
ondersoek, word 'n duideliker beeld van markruimtes verkry.
Die waarde van markruimtes word geanaliseer deur Porter se waardeketting bespreking
en ander navorsing wat die waardeskepping uitlig in die digitale era. Struikelblokke in
die pad van waardeskepping word ook bespreek deur Zwass
se hierargiese
model word gebruik om die waardeskepping van markruimte se argitektuur te verstaan.
Om die Markruimte innovering op drie belangrike vlakke te bespreek help met die
definiering van die sleutel uitdagings, soos telekommunikasie infrastruktuur, klein en
medium besigheids, regs-, sekuriteit-, belasting-, en tegnologiestandaarde.
Die vergelykende matriks wat in die studieverslag ontwikkel is, bevestig dat kompetisie
in goed geidentifiseerde areas meer intensief word en 'n uitskudding to gevolg sal hê
met slegs 'n paar oorblywende markruimtes in Suid Afrika.
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A soft systems approach to social sciences projectsDavids, Steven Emlyn 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001 / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This paper asks the question: "Is the Guide to the PMBOICs method appropriate for doing
projects of a social science character?" Inthis enquiry extensive use is made ofliterature
that is available via the world wide web.
This paper follows the school of thought that regards the world as a complex set of
interrelated systems. Humans as social beings are an integral part of these complex systems.
In order to do justice to human endeavours, one must understand the systems in which
humans operate and interpret all human undertakings in relation to those systems.
Three broad types of systems approaches to project management are distinguished. A
common underlying principle of all three approaches is that they regard social systems as
complex, highly volatile and in constant flux. A direct consequence of this characteristic of
social systems is that project goals are also not simple and rigidly fixed. The project goals
are also complex, in constant flux and open-ended.
The traditional Guide to the PMBOICs method for doing project management is unable to
deal effectively with these complex and volatile system problems. This paper advocates that
a slightly modified version of Checkland's soft systems method be used to deal with social
projects, which are by definition, also complex projects. It is proposed that Checkland's
soft systems method should be used in addition to the traditional approach.
The method proposed by this paper is, to various degrees, already being implemented in
practice. The proposed method is, however, presently not being catered for in the project
management software packages that are readily and commercially available. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie ondersoek die vraag: "Is die metode soos voorgestel in die Guide to the
PMBOK geskik vir projekte met 'n sosiaal wetenskaplike karakter?" In die ondersoek word
op grootskaal gebruik gemaak van literatuur wat beskikbaar is op die internet.
Hierdie studie sluit aan by die wetenskaplike gedagterigting wat die wêreld beskou as
bestaande uit 'n reeks ingewikkelde en onderling verbinde sisteme. As sosiale wese is die
mens 'n integrale deel van hierdie gekompliseerde sisteme. Om reg te laat geskied aan
menslike handelinge, moet die sisteme waarbinne die mens leef verstaan word. Menslike
handeling moet ook vertolk word teen die agtergrond van daardie sisteme en in verhouding
tot die sisteme.
Drie gedagterigtings kan onderskei word binne die sisteem benadering tot projekbestuur. 'n
Gemeenskaplike en onderliggende beginsel van al drie gedagterigtings is dat hulle sosiale
sisteme beskou as gekompliseerd, uiters onbestendig en in voortdurende beweging. 'n
Direkte gevolg van hierdie eienskap van sosiale sisteme is dat projekte se doelwitte ook nie
maklik definieerbaar en stabiel is nie. Projekte se doelwitte is gekompliseerd, onbestendig
en oop.
Die konvensionele metodes vir projekbestuur soos voorgestel deur die Guide to the
PMBOK is nie in staat om hierdie gekompliseerde en onbestendige sisteem probleme
effektief te hanteer nie. Hierdie studie debatteer dat 'n effens gewysigde weergawe van
Checkland se sagte sisteem metode gebruik word vir die doen van sosiale projekte, wat per
definisie gekompliseerde projekte is. Dit word aan die hand gedoen dat Checkland se sagte
sisteem metode gebruik word saam met die konvensionele benadering.
Die metode wat hierdie studie bepleit, word alreeds tot vlakke in die praktyk toegepas.
Daar word egter nie voorsieining gemaak vir die voorgestelde metode in rekenaar sagte
ware programme in projekbestuur wat redelik algemeen in die kleinhandel beskikbaar is nie.
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A study into the relationship between the price earnings ratio and the price book ratio on the JSE Securities ExchangeLuthuli, Sandile 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Academics, analysts and investors have always been intrigued by, and have always
sought to identify with certainty, factors that determine investment returns and share
price movements. In 1953 Maurice Kendall, following on the work of Louis Bachelier,
made the revelation that share price movements followed a random pattern, i.e. they
could not be predicted with certainty.
Through continual research, two schools of thought emerged - fundamental and
technical analysis. The fundamentalists' perspective is that through thorough due
diligence analysis of current and historical data, one will be able to identify good
investment prospects.The latter stipulates that future price movements can be predicted
from previous price movements, i.e. historical patterns replicate themselves over time.
The random walk theory suggested by Kendall was followed by the Capital Asset Pricing
Model (CAPM) as developed and refined by Sharpe (1964), Lintner (1965) and Black
(1972). The CAPMrecognised risk (beta) as the key explanatory variable of returns. The
CAPMremains the backbone of modern financial theory and is the basis against which all
new developmentsare measured.
Subsequent studies have attempted to find other explanatory variables of return other
than beta. Banz (1981) found evidence of a relationship between size and returns later
referred to as the size effect. Chen (1981 and 1983) found that after adjusting for risk
factors, the size effect did not yield high returns adequately, thus challenging Banz's
findings.
In 1985, Chan, Chen and Hsieh using macro and micro economic variables found that
given more accurate estimates of beta, no sized-based differences in returns could be
observed. Reinganumin 1981 found evidence of high earnings-price (EjP) shares yielding
abnormally high returns. He further found a strong relationship between size and earnings-to-price (EjP) ratio. Bhandari (1988) suggested that in addition to beta and size,
leverage also played an important explanatory role of returns.
Related studies by Basu (1977), Chan, Hamao and Lakonishok (1991) and Jegadeesh
(1992) found a multi-variable explanation of returns - market equity, beta, EjP ratio, size
and other non-market factors. The combination of these factors led to the conclusion that
the CAPM model had been misspecified.
Fama and French (1992 and 1995) expanded the research and sought to establish the
multi-dimensionality of beta. They found, inter alia, that equities with a high book value
vis-a-vis their price realised higher returns than their counterparts. They further found
profitability to be positively related to size. This led to a new ratio in financial analysis,
the price book ratio (PB).
The PB ratio has never emerged as a prominent analytical tool in the financial sector and
has historically been superseded by the price earnings (PE) ratio.
The author therefore seeks to establish the raison d' etre for the status quo by
undertaking an empirical study of the JSE Securities Exchange for the period commencing
1989 and ending 1998. Using financial data obtainable from annual financial statements,
the author proceeded to calculate PE and PB ratios.
Tracing the mathematical derivation of the two ratios and using the Pearson correlation
coefficient, trend analysis and the Spearman Rank correlation test, the author found that
there exists prima facie evidence to suggest that the PE ratio could be used as a proxy
for the PB ratio. This offers a partial explanation of the inconspicuous role of the PB ratio
as an explanatory tool. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Akademici, analiste en beleggers stel steeds belang in en strewe om faktore wat
beleggingsopbrengste en aandeleprysbewegings bepaal, met sekerheid te identifiseer. In
1953 het Maurice Kendal, gebaseer op die werk van Louis Bachelier, getoon dat
aandelepryse 'n ewekansige patroon volg en as gevolg hiervan nie met sekerheid
voorspel kan word nie.
Navorsing het twee denkrigtings tot gevolg gehad naamlik fundamentele ontleding en
tegniese analise. Fundamentele ontleding veronderstel dat winsgewende
beleggingsgeleenthede vanuit 'n deeglik oorweegde impak analise van huidige en
historiese data gemaak kan word. Tegniese analise stel voor dat toekomstige
prysbewegings uit vorige prysbewegings afgelei en voorspel kan word, óf anders gestel,
dat patrone hulself oor 'n sekere periode herhaal.
Die stogastiese lopie teorie van Kendall is gevolg deur die markpryswaarderingsmodel
(MPM) wat deur Sharpe (1964), Lintner (1965) en Black (1972) ontwikkel en verfyn is.
Die MPM stel risiko (beta) as 'n sentrale veranderlike wat opbrengste voorspel. Die MPM
vorm steeds die primêre uitgangspunt van finansiële teorie en die basis waaraan nuwe
ontwikkelings gemeet word.
Voortspruitend uit die voorafgaande studies, is daar gepoog om verdere veranderlikes
anders as beta te ondersoek wat opbrengste voorspel. Banz (1981) toon aan dat daar 'n
verhouding bestaan tussen grootte en opbrengste - naamlik die grootte-effek. Chen
(1981 en 1983) het die gevolgtrekking gemaak dat die grootte-effek nie genoegsame hoë
opbrengste lewer nadat risikofaktore in berekening gebring is nie. Gevolglik is Banz se
bevindinge bevraagteken.
In 1985 het Chan, Chen en Hsieh deur die gebruik van makro en mikro-ekonomiese
veranderlikes bevind dat, gegewe 'n meer akkurate bepaling van beta, geen grootte
gebaseerde opbrengste waargeneem kon word nie. Reinganum (1981) bevind dat
bewyse bestaan dat aandele met hoë verdienste-prys abnormaal hoë opbrengste getoon het.
Sterk verhoudings tussen grootte en die aandeel se prysverdienste verhouding is
waargeneem. Bhandari (1988), in verdere navorsing in hierdie verband, stel dat in
aanvulling tot die gebruik van die beta-koëffisient en grootte, hefboomwerking ook 'n
belangrike bydrae lewer in die bepaling van opbrengste.
Verbandhoudende studies deur Basu (1977), Chan, Hamao en Lakonishok (1991) en
Jegadeesh (1992) stel dat opbrengste verduidelik kan word aan die hand van verskeie
veranderlikes, naamlik markekwiteit, beta, prysverdienste verhouding, grootte en ander
nie-markverwante faktore. Die kombinering van hierdie faktore het gelei tot die
gevolgtrekking dat die MPM model verkeerd gespesifiseerd was.
Fama en French (1992 en 1995) se navorsing poog om die multi-dimensionaliteit van
beta te bepaal. Hulle bevind onder andere dat aandele wat 'n hoë boekwaarde teenoor
prys, 'n hoër verdienste of opbrengs oplewer as ander aandele. Verder is bevind dat 'n
positiewe korrelasie tussen winsgewendheid en grootte bestaan. Dit het gelei tot 'n
nuwe verhouding in finansiële analise, naamlik die prys-tot-boek verhouding (PB).
Die PB-verhouding het egter nooit in die finansiële sektor gerealiseer as 'n prominente
analitiese metode nie en word histories deur die prysverdienste verhouding oorskadu.
Die skrywer wil gevolglik die raison d' etre vasstel vir die status quo deur 'n empiriese
studie van die Johannesburgse Effektebeurs vir die periode 1989 tot 1998 te onderneem.
Deur jaarlikse finansiële state te ontleed, is die prysverdienste en prys-tot-boek
verhoudings bereken.
Deur 'n wiskundige afleiding van die twee verhoudings te maak, die Pearson
korrelasiekoëffisient, tendensanalise en die Spearman rang korrelasiekoëffisienttoets te
gebruik, het die skrywer bevind dat daar prima facie getuienis bestaan dat die
prysverdienste verhouding ook gebruik kan word as 'n ekwivalent vir die prys-tot-boek
verhouding. Dit bied 'n gedeeltelike verklaring van die ontoereikende rol van die prys-tot-
boek verhouding as 'n verklarende veranderlike.
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A study of dividends per share applied to companies de-listed from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange from 1970 to 2000Murumba, George 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001. / The objective of this mini study project is to record dividends of de-listed companies from
copies of Annual Reports. It forms part of a larger research project at the Graduate School
of Business of the University of Stellenbosch that aims at setting up a database containing
published financial information on dividends for listed and de-listed companies.
Dividends are a valuable source of information content. Recording, and thereafter
employing an analysis of basic descriptive statistics on dividends, is one way to decipher
such information. Calculating the average and median of dividends declared by companies
sheds an insight to the nature of dividend payout.
The purpose of the mini study project is to capture the interim, special, and final dividends
per share. The method employed is to calculate dividend values and to compare them
against those published. Total Rand values of dividends are calculated by multiplying the
number of shares issued, by the dividends declared in cents, per share as noted on the
directors' report, and notes to the income statement. This is achieved by means of an
Excel spreadsheet model.
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A study to determine why some projects are finished late and overspent with-in Kumba Resources, not withstanding that advanced time planning techniques are freely available and are generally appliedHartmann, M. J. 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study describes a process used to determine critical success factors that are felt to be
predictive of timely completion of projects within Kumba Resources. A comprehensive
literature review and the knowledge of full time line and project managers who have had
experience with projects were used to generate critical success factors that was felt to be
crucial to timely completion of projects within Kumba Resources. Eleven items were
discovered within Kumba Resources that relate well to the available literature on the subject.
These were the personal skills of the project manager, project management skills, overly
optimistic estimates to obtain project approval, organisational culture, vague and conflicting
scope definition, no proper project planning, project control and visibility, no proper risk
management communication management not up to standard, changes to orders and contracts
took longer than planned and delays caused by poor project integration.
In addition, these eleven items have been reduced to six factors with the use of factor analysis.
The six factors found were (1) Organisational culture, (2) Technology management, (3)
Contract management, (4) Autocratic behaviour, (5) Project design and development and (6)
Role clarification. Of these six factors, only technology management proofed to be well
managed within Kumba Resources. This study has provided the basis for developing an
intervention through which the performance on project management within Kumba Resources
will be improved. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie beskryf die proses wat gevolg is om die kritieke suksesfaktore vir tydige
voltooiïng van projekte binne Kumba Resources uit te lig. 'n Omvattende literatuurstudie en
die kennis van voltydse projekbestuurders en lynbestuurders, wat ondervinding in
projekbestuur het, is gebruik om die vraelys saam te stel. Hieruit is die kritieke suksesfaktore
vir tydige voltooiïng van projekte binne Kumba Resources geïdentifiseer. Elf items het na
vore gekom uit die studie wat baie goed vergelyk met die literatuur beskikbaar. Die elf items
gevind in Kumba Resources is die persoonlike vaardighede van die projekbestuurder, die
projekbestuur vaardighede van die projekbestuurder, oor optimistiese beramings om
projekgoedkeuring te verkry, organisasie kultuur, 'n vaag of swak definisie van die omvang
wat die projek behels, geen ordentlike risiko analises word gedoen, die bestuur van
kommunikasie is nie op standaard nie, veranderings aan kontrakte en bestellings neem langer
as beplan en vertragings word veroorsaak deur swak bestuur van projekintegrasie.
Hierdie elf items is daarna saamgevoeg in ses faktore deur gebruik te maak van faktoranalise.
Die ses faktore wat gevind is, is (1) Organisasie kultuur, (2) Tegnologie bestuur, (3) Kontrak
bestuur, (4) Outokratiese gedrag, (5) Projek ontwerp en ontwikkeling en (6) Roluitklaring.
Van die ses faktore blyk dit dat slegs tegnologie bestuur baie goed gedoen word binne Kumba
Resources. Hierdie studie verskaf dus die basis en motivering vir die ontwikkeling van 'n
interfensie om die prestasie in terme van projekbestuur binne Kumba Resources te verbeter.
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Calculation of the average age of fixed assets and its behaviour under different conditionsHall, Barry Charles 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Graduate School of Business of the University of
Stellenbosch raised their concerns about the accuracy of inflation adjustment
estimates. This led to research by Hanekom (1992), Marais (1992), Ozrovech
(1992), Laack (1994) and an article by Hamman and Smit (1994). Hanekom,
Marais, Ozrovech and Loock investigated alternative methods of calculating the
average age of fixed assets for South African companies. They came to the
conclusion that approximations of inflation adjustments by means of simplified
formulas are inaccurate and should be discontinued. Alternative methods are
time-consuming, data dependent and contain various assumptions that may
lead to inaccurate results.
Based on the findings and recommendations of the above-mentioned authors to
develop company-specific inflation adjustment models, this study project will
attempt to investigate the behaviour of the average age of fixed assets as
calculated by the formula:
Average age (year n) =
Accumulateddepreciation (n)
Depreciation(for year n)
Various conditions that influence this specific calculation will be simulated in
spreadsheet models. The behaviour of the approximated average age will then
be explained by means of the results obtained from the spreadsheet
simulations, as well as a mathematical formula that will be deducted from the
simulated spreadsheet models.
The understanding of the behaviour of the estimation of the average age of
fixed assets and the conditions that influence this estimation might help to
establish possible patterns that would assist with the development of companyspecific
inflation adjustment models. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Navorsers aan die Nagraadse Bestuurskool van die Universiteit van
Stellenbosch het hulle twyfel uitgespreek oor die akkuraatheid van inflasieregstellingskattings,
wat gelei het tot navorsing deur Hanekom (1992), Marais
(1992), Ozrovech (1992) en Loock (1994) en 'n artikel deur Hamman en Smit
(1994). Hanekom, Marais, Ozrovech en Loock het alternatiewe metodes
ondersoek om die berekening van die gemiddelde ouderdom van vaste bates
vir Suid Afrikaanse maatskappye te doen. Die slotsom was egter dat die
berekening van die waardes met behulp van eenvoudige formules onakkuraat
is en eerder gestaak moet word. Alternatiewe metodes is tydrowend, afhanklik
van die beskikbaarheid van inligting, en vereis aannames wat tot moontlike
onakkurate antwoorde kan lei.
Na aanleiding van bogenoemde skrywers se gevolgtrekkings, en
aanbevelings om maatskappy-spesifieke modelle te ontwikkel om inflasieaanpassings
te doen, sal hierdie studie poog om die gedrag van die
gemiddelde ouderdom van vaste bates soos dit bereken word deur die
volgende formule, te ondersoek:
Gemiddelde ouderdom (jaar n) =
Opgehoopte waardevermindering (n)
Waardevermindering (vir jaar n)
Verskillende toestande wat die berekening beïnvloed sal deur middel van
sigblad modelle gesimuleer word. Die gedrag van die geraamde gemiddelde
ouderdom sal dan verduidelik word aan die hand van die sigblaaie sowel as
'n afgeleide wiskundige formule vir die berekening van die waarde.
lndien die verskillende toestande en faktore wat die berekening van die
gemiddelde ouderdom van vaste bates beïnvloed, verstaan en verduidelik kan
word, kan moontlike patrone geïdentifiseer word wat sal help met die
ontwikkeling van meer spesifieke modelle vir inflasie-aanpassings van
maatskappye.
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Career management : the key to peak performanceBramley, Andrew Charles 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001. / In the rapidly changing job environment, and the pressure for productivity,
career management is becoming a required core competency for all career
occupants.
The writer has provided a performance management framework in which to
understand the key role of career management, and then provided both
theoretical and operational models for managing career choice and
management optimally, from both an individual and an organisational
perspective.
Career management has for many years been an appendage to performance
appraisal systems. With a steady move away from formal employment to
employability, it is increasingly important that both individuals and organisations
address this area if they are to get the best out of people, and if career
occupants are to find optimal job satisfaction and make an optimal contribution.
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