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The importance of self development as a renewal tool towards competent repositioningLloyd, Thea 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2000. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study examined the role that self development can play in order to renew any aspect of life
that was found to be undesirable. During the study the analogy was used of self development
being the means by which to move from an undesirable departure point of the environment,
whether that of the working world, or family life, or an undesirable behaviour of the individual,
or the self, to a more desirable one.
Life is made up of many different spheres or roles of life, and the only way that these can be
improved, is by realising that change begins from within the self. In order to achieve our zenith in
life is by growing, not only in the physical sense, but also in the spiritual and emotional sense and
by so doing, making an impact on all the spheres of our own lives. In this way, changes and
renewal can be started in other spheres, as well as in other peoples' lives too.
It must be noted that the physical dimension works in synergy with the other dimensions of spirit,
mental and social so it looked at the metaphysical as well, in order to show that there is an area
which one does not consider it to be within our control, but must never the less be kept in mind in
order to understand life and enrich our self developmental learning. Work, family, religious and
social life, all create roles with their concomitant expectations and needs which interact and
create a synergy that makes a person who they are. When one area is underdeveloped or even
undeveloped, there is an imbalance that upsets all the other areas that may create dis-ease of some
kind. The roles themselves create expectations that, if not met, cause conflict that results in stress.
Self awareness requires, and causes, a rising up from the old way to a new way. It is a
repositioning of the individual within the spheres of life that they choose to develop. This self
development leads to a higher level of consciousness, and this was not mere self actualisation, as
it encompasses more that the satisfaction of needs, but influences the lives of those whom they
may wish to influence as well. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doelstelling van die werkstuk is om aan die hand van 'n literatuurstudie 'n breë oorsig te gee
oor die rol van selfontwikkeling in die invloede van een deel van die lewe op die ander.
Daar is nie baie navorsing in hierdie verband gedoen nie. Ten einde die oorkruisendie invloede te
verstaan, is dit noodsaaklik: dat die verskillende rolle ontleed word. Gevolglik word die
oorsake, simptome en gevolge as self ontwikkeling nie plaasvind nie bespreek. Self ontwikkeling
as vak en die rol wat dit speel in alle dele van die lewe word bespreek, asook die dinamika binne
en buite werksomstandighede.
Die invloed van selfontwikkeling op psigiese, fisiese en geestelike dimesies van die persoon,
word aangetoon.
Die afleiding kan gemaak word dat selfontwikkeling kan 'n invloed hê op alle dele van die lewe
van 'n persoon en die invloed daarop kan oordraagbaar wees van een na die ander toe.
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The marketing strategies and tactics of management consulting firmsGoliath, David Quinton Daniel 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2000. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Management consulting refers to the area of intervention, which is assistance to
entrepreneurs, managers and other decision-makers in business management
and the public sector. The study will cover the area of management consulting
and the primary focus of this study is companies presently doing business as
Management Consulting firms with a global presence. The study excludes
software vendors and management consulting firms that specialise only in
implementing computer software systems like Oracle, SAP, etcetera. There are
a great number of firms offering management consulting among other services
like auditing for example. Prominent among these are the major accounting firms
namely Ernst and Young, Deloitte Consulting, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and
Arthur Andersen. They form part of this study.
Marketing has become a more critical need than ever and it has become an
important and influential factor in building and maintaining a profitable enterprise.
The marketing of a product and or service is very important and the question can
be posed whether management consulting firms have clear marketing strategies
and tactics, or whether they stumbled onto their success in attracting clients per
chance. The purpose of this study is to identify existing marketing strategies and
tactics being used by management consulting firms. The objective is to
determine the nature of the compilation of a structured framework for an effective
standardised marketing strategy plan. The problem statement is the following: "How can marketing strategies and tactics for management consulting firms be
used as an effective marketing tool to attract business for the consulting firm?"
The greatest problem concerning this study is the fact that minimal research and
literature has been directly compiled on thé topic. It was therefore a study on
opinions, viewpoints, books in general on the topic of marketing as well as the
daily media was researched to determine and evaluate possible existing
marketing strategies and tactics. Since the field of marketing strategies and
tactics for management consulting services and firms is relatively new, the
exploratory research approach was used.
Chapter 1 deals with the purpose, objective, problem statement and research
methodology. Chapter 2 involves a literature study to define the term and scope
of management consulting, and an overview of the management consulting
process is given. Chapters 3 identifies and evaluates the existing marketing
strategies and tactics of management consulting firms. Chapter 4 explores
differentiation based on service and skills as well as industry specialisation. The
question that needs to be answered is whether management consulting firms
should be specialists or generalists. Chapter 5 addresses pricing. The different
approaches to costing and fee setting are discussed. The study is completed in
chapter 6 with conclusions and recommendations. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Bestuurs konsultasie verwys na die area van intervensie waar hulp aan
entrepreneurs, bestuurders en ander besluitnemers in die private en publieke
sektor verleen word. Hiedie studie dek die area van bestuurs konsultasie en die
primêre fokus van die studie is firmas wat tans konsultasie firmas bedryf met 'n
internasionale teenwoordigheid. Hierdie navorsings verslag fokus op die
bemarkings taktiek en strategieë van bestuurs konsultasie firmas. Die studie
sluit sagteware firmas en bestuurs konsultasie firmas uit wat uitsluitlik
spesialiseer in die implementering en instandhouding van rekenaar sagteware.
Voorbeelde van sulke firmas is Oracle en SAP. Daar is 'n groot aantal firmas wat
bestuurs konsultasie saam met ander dienste soos byvoorbeeld ouditering
aanbied. Prominent onder hierdie groep is Ernst and Young, Deloitte Consulting,
PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and Arthur Andersen. Hulle vorm deel van hierdie
studie.
Bemarking van die diens word al hoe meer belangriker as ooit en dit is 'n kritiese
faktor om 'n winsgewende firma te bedryf. Die bemarking van 'n produk of diens
is baie belangrik en die vraag kan gevra word of bestuurs konsultasie firmas
uitgewerkte bemarking strategieë en taktiek het om kliënte te werf, en of hulle per
toeval daarin slaag om besigheid te kry. Die doel van hierdie studie is om
bestaande bemarkingstrategieë en-taktiek wat deur bestuurskonsultasie firmas gebruik word, te evalueer. Die
doelwit is om die aard van die gestruktureerde raamwerk vir 'n effektiewe
gestandardiseerde bemarkingsplan te bepaal. Die probleem stelling is as volg:
"Hoe kan bemarkings taktiek en strategieë vir bestuurskonsultasie firmas gebruik
word as 'n effektiewe bemarkingsmiddel ten einde besigheid vir die konsultasie
firma te lok?"
'n Groot probleem is dat minimale navorsing en literatuur aangaande die
onderwerp opgestel is. Dit gaan dus 'n studie wees van opinies, standpunte,
asook boeke in die algemeen oor die onderwerp bemarking. Die daaglikse
media gaan ook nagevors word om die moontlikheid van bemarkingstartegiëe en
taktiek te bepaal. Aangesien die veld van bemarkingtaktiek en -strategiëe vir
bestuurskonsultasie firmas redelik nuut is, gaan die eksploratiewe navorsings
metode gebruik word.
Hoofstuk 1 behandel die doel, doelwit, probleemstelling en navorsingsmetodologie.
Hoofstuk 2 dek 'n literatuurstudie aangaande die aard en omvang
van bestuurs konsultasie, asook 'n oorsig van die bestuurs konsultasie proses.
Hoofstuk 3 identifiseer en evalueer die bestaande bemarkingstrategiëe en taktiek
van bestuurs konsultasie firmas. Hoofstuk 4 ondersoek differensiasie gebaseer
op diens en bevoegdhede sowel as industrie spesialisasie. Die vraag wat
beantwoord moet word is of bestuurs konsultasie firmas slegs in een veld moet
spesialiseer en of hulle 'n meerdoellige fokus moet hê. Hoofstuk 5 spreek prys aan. Die verskillende benaderings tot prys en koste word bespreek. Die studie
word afgesluit in hoofstuk 6 met 'n samevatting en aanbevelings.
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The nature, consequences and practical implementation of regulating equity in the workplaceSchwellnus, Teresa 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2000. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Growth, Employment and Redistribution strategy (GEAR) has not been
successful in bringing about growth in the South African economy as planned.
The biggest failure of GEAR has however been the fact that employment levels
have continued to drop since its implementation. Unemployment levels, as well
as the scales and levels of employment are furthermore still dramatically skewed
in favour of the previously advantaged, namely white men. That group, is
however, still the most highly skilled in our economy. AIDS may furthermore
have a dramatic impact on the labour force in South Africa.
Studies show that the reduction of inequality in society is a way of promoting
economic growth. The upgrading of skills, improving access to jobs, occupations,
training and promotion opportunities advance all members of the workforce and
makes it possible for them to achieve maximum productivity and efficiency. On a
wider scale, the elimination of discrimination raises economic efficiency
throughout the economy by ensuring a more rational allocation of labour
resources. By increasing the pool of skilled and qualified employees and
improving labour market mobility, economic efficiency is enhanced. Given this, it
seems that a move to employment equity is the only manner in which the ailing
South African economy can be addressed. The legislative framework to serve as the foundation for equity in the workplace
is complete. Through the application of the Labour Relations Act (No 66 of 1995)
(LRA) and the Basic Conditions Employment Act (BCEA) equitable collective
bargaining processes and equitable treatment of employees can be obtained.
The Employment Equity Act (No 55 of 1998) not only prohibits discrimination, but
actually set up a framework within which affirmative action can take place. The
process of transforming the profile of the labour force will, however, not be
complete (or successful) if it is not accompanied by a programme to change the
skills structure within South Africa. The Skills Development Act (No 97 of 1998)
aims to distribute the necessary skills to previously disadvantaged groups in
order to empower them to hold jobs at higher levels. If used correctly, this
legislative framework will not only transform South African workplaces, but will
also bring about much needed societal change.
The transformation process at UPE, resulting in the Employment Equity Plan
as well as the Policy on the Promotion of Equality, Diversity and Elimination
of Unfair Discrimination has been transparent and inclusive in nature. The
process and the resulting documents can serve as basis for other tertiary
institutions to bring about the required change. Given the solid research and
consultation that went into formulating the plan and policy, it is to be hoped that
this plan will be consistently implemented and the success constantly monitored. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: GEAR was nie so suksesvol as wat verwag is om groter groei vir die Suid-
Afrikaanse ekonomie mee te bring nie. Die grootste mislukking van GEAR was
egter die feit dat werkloosheid steeds toeneem. Werkloosheidvlakke, sowel as
die verdiensteskale en die vlakke van diensverrigting in Suid-Afrika is verder ook
dramaties oneweredig ten gunste van blanke mans. Hierdie groep is egter steeds
die groep met die beste vaardighede in Suid-Afrika. Vigs mag ook nog verder 'n
dramatiese impak op die Suid-Afrikaanse arbeidsmag hê.
Navorsing vertoon dat die vermindering van ongelykheid binne die gemeenskap
ekonomiese groei kan meebring. Dit is omdat beter opleiding en verbeterde
toegang tot werksgeleenthede, opleiding en bevordering al die werknemers
begunstig en sodoende dit moontlik maak vir hulle om met maksimale
produktiwiteit en effektiwiteit hulle dagtaak te verrig. Op 'n breër vlak kan die
verwydering van diskriminasie tot verbeterde ekonomiese effektiwiteit in die
ekonomie deur 'n meer rasionele verdeling van arbeidsvaardighede lei. Indien 'n
groter groep kundiges geskep word kan die ganse ekonomiese groei verbeter
word. Om hierdie rede is billike arbeidspraktyke die enigste manier waarop die
kwynende Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie herstel kan word.
Die wetgewende raamwerk waarbinne billikheid in die arbeidsmag gereguleer
word, is voltooi. Deur die toepassing van beide, die Wet op Arbeidsverhoudinge (Nr 66 van 1965) en die Wet op Basiese Diensvoorwaardes (Nr 55 van 1998)
word billike kollektiewe bedinging en billike hantering van werknemers by die
werkplek verseker. Die Wet met betrekking tot Billikheid ten opsigte van
Indiensneming verbied nie net diskriminasie nie, maar stel 'n raamwerk daar
waarbinne regstellende aksie kan geskied. Die proses van transformasie van die
arbeidsmag sal egter nie volledig (of suksesvol) kan wees indien dit nie gepaard
gaan met 'n program waardeur die vaardigheidstruktuur in Suid-Afrika verander
word nie. Die Vaardighede Ontwikkelingswet (Nr 97 van 1998) poog om die
nodige vaardighede aan voorheen agtergeblewe groepe te versprei om hulle
sodoende te bemagtig om arbeid op 'n hoër vlak te kan verrig. Indien hierdie
wetgewende raamwerk goed gebruik word sal dit nie net organisasies verander
nie, maar lei tot 'n verandering binne die breë gemeenskap.
Die proses van transformasie by UPE wat gelei het tot die daarstelling van 'n
Plan vir Billike Indiensneming sowel as 'n Beleid vir die Bevordering van
Gelykheid en Diversifikasie en die Verwydering van Onbillike Diskriminasie
was deursigtig en inklusief van aard. Die proses en die beleid kan as basis dien
vir ander tersiêre instellings om die nodige verandering mee te bring. Gegewe
die navorsing en konsultasie waarmee die daarstelling van die plan en
beleidsdokument gepaard gegaan het, sal die plan hopelik konsekwent toegepas
en die sukses daarvan deurlopend geëvalueer word.
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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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