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What are the experiences of service workers in urban informal economy workplaces? : a study of informal hairdressing operations in the Johannesburg CBD.Mpye, Dipalesa Xoliswa 03 October 2013 (has links)
This
research
study
examines
the
experiences
of
service
workers
in
the
informal
economy
by
exploring
informal
hairdressing
operations
within
the
Johannesburg
CBD.
Drawing
on
ethnography
at
a
hairsalon
in
Braamfontein
and
semi-‐structured
interviews
with
hairdressers,
customers,
hairsalon
owners
and
City
of
Johannesburg
officials,
it
argues
that
the
emotional
and
affective
labour
in
this
kind
of
work
offers
hairdressers
an
important
basis
for
them
to
weave
meaning
into
their
work.
The
affective
relationships
that
they
create
through
hairdressing
present
them
with
the
potential
for
the
self-‐constitution
of
their
work
and
lives.
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The status and influence of marketing research on the economic performance of hair saloons in the Bophirima regionAmoakoh, Edmund Owusu January 2012 (has links)
Thesis (M. Tech. ( Business administration )) - Central University of technology, Free State, 2012 / Proliferation of the hair salon business in the Bophirima region has led to intense competition for customers and this can have unfortunate consequences for hair salon’s competitiveness hence survival and economic performance. The only choice left for hair salons in the words of owner/managers who were informally interviewed is to obtain accurate information on market trends and customer preferences so as to tailor products and services to meet customer preferences.
From a strategic management perspective, it makes perfect sense that in the highly competitive arena that hair salons in the Bophirima find themselves, research on industry environment to obtain accurate information on market trends and customer preferences so as to tailor products and services that meet customer preferences is a must if they are to prosper. In other words, hair salons in the Bophirima region need to conduct marketing research if they must prosper.
Conceptually, it is argued in this study that market research will reveal variables such as market demand, market opportunities, market threats, etc. which if scientifically analysed can produce information that can aid management in making informed decision that can lead to superior business performance.
Unfortunately, there is the perception among the few hair salon operators informally interviewed in the Bophirima region that for small businesses such as hair salons, engaging in marketing research will be too expensive, cumbersome, and time consuming hence unnecessary. However, this perception may not be true as normative assertions and research evidence elsewhere suggests that for service organisations, regardless of size, marketing research leads to superior performance.
The purpose of this study was to determine the status of marketing research within the hair salons in the Bophirima region and the impact that hair salon’s engagement in generally accepted (conventional) elements of marketing research activities have on the economic performance (as measured by profitability).
Analysis of data obtained from 118 owner managers suggest that marketing research may not be something they engage in although they are very much aware of the business benefits of engaging in marketing research. The findings also suggest possible positive link between marketing research activity and profitability. Details of the research as well as conclusions and recommendations are presented and discussed in the report that follows.
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