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在當前競爭日益激烈的網際網路商業環境中，企業對能提升經營績效之創新管理方法與工具的需求更形殷切。尤其在資訊科技快速發展的推波助瀾下，各式新型商品與新穎服務的開發與提供，不但改變了傳統的供需關係，更使企業經營面臨必須全面檢討與不斷創新的壓力。故在知識經濟時代裏，組織的經營重心將是擺在創新上，而新產品的開發又是在創新上最具體的成果，雖然研究發展活動需要投入相當多的資源，但是卻是一個科技公司所依賴維持競爭力的一項企業活動。 　　基於此，故本論文將在知識創新和研發程序二者之間做相關性探討，而所選擇的專案案例是以企業應用軟體研發程序專案為基礎，從此基礎試著以知識創新活動內容的過程中和技術知識特質中，分析出屬於企業應用軟體產業的知識創新活動內容中的行為為何?以及技術知識特質和這些知識創新行為之間關聯性，進而提供以知識創新行為基礎，架構如何發展成功的研發程序模式，來提昇企業競爭力。 　　為了分析客觀起見，所選擇的應用軟體研發程序專案案例將有三種不同個案---1.個案一「ERP導入專案」，2.個案二「企業應用客製化軟體開發專案」，3.個案三「企業協同作業方法論專案」。而這三種不同個案有其三個不同類型---導入程序、客製化軟體開發程序、作業方法論程序。這些不同類型在分析軟體技術知識特質和知識創新活動行為之間關聯性，將試著找出共同點，進而得出本論文的研究發現。 　　從整個論文發展過程中，可知最主要是要發現在企業應用軟體研發程序下的軟體技術知識特質應該運用何種知識創新行為，並以此行為做為企業應用軟體產業在研發程序專案順利完成的成功因素。 / On competitive internet business environment, corporate need innovation management methodology and tool , in order to submit business performance urgently. Especially, sorts of new product and service provide content by information technology development submit rapidly, but also change traditional supply-demand concern, not only corporate business must face to discussing impress with continual innovation totally. On knowledge economic decade, it's important to innovate that organization business aimed, and new product development is physical result in innovation. Maybe R&D activity need input more resources, it is need business R&D activity that one technology corporate maintain competitive. 　　Based on the above mentioned, The text do relate discussion between knowledge innovation and R&D procedure. Its selected case is base on business application software R&D procedure project, with knowledge innovation activity and software technical knowledge nature by these cases, analysis what is its content with knowledge innovation for corporate application software industry, and what is relation between knowledge innovation activity and software technical knowledge nature, more, it design module how to develop success R&D procedure based on knowledge innovation in order to submit corporate competition. 　　Because of analysis seriously. The text select three sorts of cases: case1: ERP implementation project; case2: business application customized development software project; case3: business collaboration process methodology project. The text try to find common item with these different cases in order to obtain research discovery by analysis relation between knowledge innovation activity and software technical knowledge nature. 　　From the text development procedure, it mainly find which knowledge innovation content on software technical knowledge nature for business application software R&D procedure, and take these content to success factory for R&D project on business application software industry.

This study investigated the causes of employee dissatisfaction by means of a case study of the Business Application Solution Centre (BASC) at the Eskom Academy of Learning (EAL). The rationale for the study was to contribute further to a general understanding of employee dissatisfaction. This study highlighted the issue of the under-representation of blacks and females (of all races) in senior positions, and further emphasised appointment and recruitment issues that promote unfair labour practices, organisational culture and structure issues that undermine workplace relations, and the extent to which management responds to the abovementioned issues. A mixed method approach was employed to gather data from BASC employees. Qualitative data was collected by means of one focus group discussion and nine in-depth, face-to-face interviews. For the focus group and face-to-face interviews, purposive sampling was used for the selection of respondents, in order to ensure representation on all race, gender and occupational strata. A semi-structured questionnaire was used for both the focus group and face-to-face interviews. The questioning route was guided by the themes of gender, appointment and recruitment issues, culture and structure issues, and management response and practice. Quantitative data was collected by means of an online survey. Even though the online survey link was sent to employees on all strata, top managers did not participate. The use of a web-based online survey had an element of immediacy and also ensured maximum confidentiality, as responses were transferred to a development server with no link or trace to the respondents. The study revealed many underlying causes of employee dissatisfaction, such as the following: (1) the main drivers of black and female under-representation in top positions were lack of skills development, mentoring and career-pathing; (2) among the recruitment and appointment practices leading to employee dissatisfaction was the appointment of employees to ‘acting’ rather than permanent management positions; (3) there was a perception that managers abused their authority by promoting their favourites and overlooking those who they did not like; (4) although an affirmative action (AA) policy had been implemented at BASC, it was felt that employees should be appointed and promoted on merit, and that this should be accompanied by mentoring; (5) in some instances, the hiring of consultants deprived employees of opportunities to perform critical tasks. The fact that consultants were paid more than employees was also a source of discontent; (6) appointment criteria were non-transparent, and respondents revealed that they knew who was going to be appointed even before the recruitment process had been completed; (7) a bureaucratic culture was found to be the main organisational culture issue undermining workplace relations. On the other hand, a culture of teamwork appeared to reduce dissatisfaction and enhance unity; (8) the major organisational structure issues undermining workplace relations were managers who lacked managerial competencies and unequal payment on the same grade; (9) employees who stood their ground were given a low rating during performance appraisals. Others were bullied by senior managers and colleagues, who were rude towards them; (10) a hostile working relationship between managers and employees was caused by managers who lacked human resource skills; and (11) junior managers were undermined by employees who bypassed them and went straight to senior managers to discuss workplace issues. This study addresses both the general lack of information regarding the causes of employee dissatisfaction in South Africa, and of employee dissatisfaction in the information and communication technology (ICT) workplace environment. The findings of the study will also contribute towards a better understanding of the general causes of employee dissatisfaction. The results of this study suggest that more in-depth investigations of the causes of employee dissatisfaction are necessary to fully address this issue, and in order to ultimately prevent a further increase in the rate of employee turnover. Some implications for further research became apparent during the course of this study: similar studies on employee dissatisfaction should be conducted with top managers; studies on the experience of managers appointed to acting positions should be undertaken; and follow-up studies on employee dissatisfaction should be conducted as causes are addressed and relevant interventions are implemented. / Business management / D.Litt. et Phil. (Sociology)