Random breath testing (RBT) is one of the most successful drink driving countermeasures employed by police in Australia. Its success over the years has been evidenced by reductions in drink driving behaviour, reductions in alcohol-related crashes and fatal crashes and a corresponding community-wide increase in the disapproval of drink driving. Although a great deal of research has been able to highlight the relationship between increased police enforcement and road safety benefits, little is known about the organisational factors that assist or hinder the management and operation of RBT. The purpose of this thesis is to explore the perceived barriers and facilitators to the effective operation of RBT in the Queensland Police Service (QPS). Findings will have human resource implications for the QPS and will highlight areas that are currently functioning effectively.----- Study One involved 22 semi-structured interviews with 36 QPS managers involved in the day-to-day organisation and delivery of RBT operations. Managers were recruited with assistance from members of the QPS's State Traffic Support Branch. The interviews were approximately one hour long and involved exploration of the perceptions of managers involved in the planning and delivery of RBT operations using the concept of organisational alignment to structure the interviews. The results revealed that RBT management activity is facilitated by a range of factors, including: the belief in the importance of RBT; belief that the purpose of RBT has both a deterrent function and a detection function; the increasing use of intelligence to guide RBT strategies; the increasing use of RBT to support other crime reduction strategies; and a genuine desire to improve the current state of affairs. However, a number of apparent barriers to the effective operation of RBT were identified. These included concern about the strategy of the 1.1 testing strategy (i.e. conducting the equivalent of one test per licensed driver per annum), a misunderstanding of the role of general and specific deterrence and a lack of feedback in relation to the success of RBT.----- The second study involved a questionnaire that was distributed to a random sample of 950 operational police stratified across the regions who are responsible for undertaking RBT on a regular basis. There were 421 questionnaires returned representing a response rate of 44%. Questionnaires were also based on the concepts and constructs of organisational alignment and explored perceptions, beliefs and self- reported behaviour of officers. The results revealed that facilitating factors included a belief in QPS ownership of the RBT program, the agreement that the RBT vision includes road safety goals and apprehension goals, and overall motivation, support and belief in their capability to carry out RBT duties. Barriers included perceived strain related to the 1:1 testing strategy, the lack of feedback in relation to the success of RBT, misunderstanding about the role of deterrence and lack of rewards for participating in RBT duties.----- The results of both studies have implications for the planning and operation of RBT in the QPS. While the findings revealed that there were many aspects of the RBT program that were currently aligned with best practice guidelines, there are areas of misalignment. In particular, the main areas of misalignment included concern about the strain caused by the current 1:1 testing strategy, a lack of feedback about the success of RBT and a lack of education of the nature and role of deterrence in road safety and RBT operations in particular.

This study analyses the role of project management during strategy execution within the telecommunications environment in South Africa. The study is qualitative in nature and utilises semi-structured face-to-face interviews with participants. Content analysis is utilised from a data analysis perspective. For the cross-case analysis an adapted version of the Interactive Qualitative Analysis technique was utilised to complete this. This qualitative study found that there is a disconnect when utilising the project management discipline during strategy execution. This is due to a lack of corporate process ownership regarding the concepts under study. A further finding is that projects are selected based on financial viability even though a formal criteria is constituted for the selection of projects. Within this study, strategy execution results are achieved by applying dynamic processes when utilising the project management discipline. A project management based strategy execution framework will aid effective strategy execution in this regard. This research is a cross sectional study at a particular point in time and not a longitudinal study over an extended period. The study does not have extensive cause and effect, behaviour and additional informational characteristics for informed theory building over an extended period as with a longitudinal study. The study has been conducted across four cases within a specific industry. An extensive sample across different industries would have allowed for better generalisability. / Hierdie studie ontleed die rol van projekbestuur gedurende strategie-uitvoering in die telekommunikasie-omgewing in Suid-Afrika. Die studie is kwalitatief van aard en gebruik semi-gestruktureerde, persoonlike onderhoude met deelnemers. Inhoudsontleding word aangewend vanuit 'n dataontledingsperspektief. 'n Aangepaste weergawe van die interaktiewe kwalitatiewe ontledingstegniek is gebruik om die kruisgeval-ontleding te doen. Hierdie kwalitatiewe studie het bevind dat daar 'n onsamehangendheid is wanneer die projekbestuurdissipline gedurende strategie-uitvoering aangewend word. Hierdie is weens 'n gebrek aan korporatiewe proses-eienaarskap rakende die konsepte wat ondersoek word. 'n Verdere bevinding is dat projekte gekies word op grond van finansiële lewensvatbaarheid, hoewel formele kriteria saamgestel word om projekte te kies. In hierdie studie word strategie-uitvoeringsresultate bereik deur dinamiese prosesse toe te pas wanneer die projekbestuurdissipline aangewend word. 'n Uitvoeringsraamwerk vir 'n projekbestuurgebaseerde strategie sal effektiewe strategie-uitvoering help in hierdie opsig. Hierdie navorsing is 'n deursnee-studie op 'n bepaalde tydsduur en nie 'n longitudinale studie oor 'n uitgebreide tydperk nie. Die studie het nie 'n breedvoerige oorsaak en uitwerking, gedrags- en addisionele inligtingseienskappe vir ingeligte teoriebou oor 'n uitgebreide tydperk soos met 'n longitudinale studie nie. Die studie is oor vier gevalle in 'n spesifieke bedryf uitgevoer. 'n Breedvoerige steekproefneming oor verskillende bedrywe sou vir 'n beter veralgemening gesorg het. / Hierdie studie ontleed die rol van projekbestuur gedurende strategie-uitvoering in die telekommunikasie-omgewing in Suid-Afrika. Die studie is kwalitatief van aard en gebruik semi-gestruktureerde, persoonlike onderhoude met deelnemers. Inhoudsontleding word aangewend vanuit 'n dataontledingsperspektief. 'n Aangepaste weergawe van die interaktiewe kwalitatiewe ontledingstegniek is gebruik om die kruisgeval-ontleding te doen. Hierdie kwalitatiewe studie het bevind dat daar 'n onsamehangendheid is wanneer die projekbestuurdissipline gedurende strategie-uitvoering aangewend word. Hierdie is weens 'n gebrek aan korporatiewe proses-eienaarskap rakende die konsepte wat ondersoek word. 'n Verdere bevinding is dat projekte gekies word op grond van finansiële lewensvatbaarheid, hoewel formele kriteria saamgestel word om projekte te kies. In hierdie studie word strategie-uitvoeringsresultate bereik deur dinamiese prosesse toe te pas wanneer die projekbestuurdissipline aangewend word. 'n Uitvoeringsraamwerk vir 'n projekbestuurgebaseerde strategie sal effektiewe strategie-uitvoering help in hierdie opsig. Hierdie navorsing is 'n deursnee-studie op 'n bepaalde tydsduur en nie 'n longitudinale studie oor 'n uitgebreide tydperk nie. Die studie het nie 'n breedvoerige oorsaak en uitwerking, gedrags- en addisionele inligtingseienskappe vir ingeligte teoriebou oor 'n uitgebreide tydperk soos met 'n longitudinale studie nie. Die studie is oor vier gevalle in 'n spesifieke bedryf uitgevoer. 'n Breedvoerige steekproefneming oor verskillende bedrywe sou vir 'n beter veralgemening gesorg het. / Isifinyezo esiqukethe umongo wocwaningo Lolu cwaningo luhlaziya indima ye-project management ngesikhathi sokusetshenziswa kwesu kumkhakha wobuxhakaxhaka bokuxhumana ngezingcingo i-telecommunication eNingizimu Afrika. Ucwaningo ngolwenhlobo ye-qualitative kanti lusebenzisa ama-interview ahlelekile kodwa angenazihibe eziqinile, ukuqondana nalabo ababamba iqhaza ubuso nobuso. Kusetshenziswa inqubo yokuhlaziywa kwe-data lapho kuhlaziywa ingqikithi. Lapho kuhlaziywa nokuqhathanisa ama-case, kuye kwasetshenziswa ithekniki ebizwa ngokuthi yi-Interactive Qualitative Analysis ukuphetha lo msebenzi. Lolu cwaningo lwe-qualitative, luye lwathola ukuthi kukhona ukungaxhumani noma ukungahambelani phakathi kwe-project management kanye nesu ngesikhathi kusetshenziswa isu. Lokhu kungenxa yokusweleka kobunikazi kwinqubo ye-corporate maqondana nemibono okucwaningwa ngayo. Kanti futhi kubuye kwatholakala ukuthi amaprojekthi akhethwa ngkulandela ukuthi ngabe azongenisa imali yini ngisho noma kubekwe imibandela ethize ekukhethweni kwamaprojekthi. Kulolu cwaningo, imiphumela yesu lokusebenza ifezeka ngokusebenzisa izinqubo ezisebenza ngokuphezulo lapho kusetshenziswa inqubo ye-project management. Uhlaka olugxile ekusetshenzisweni kwe-project management luzosiza ekufakeni kahle kwesu lapho lusetshenziswa maqondana nalokhu. Lolu cwaningo luxhumanisa ukuqhathanisa eminye imikhakha yocwaningo ngesikhathi esithile kanti akulona ucwaningo olulandelelwa isikhathi eside. Lolu cwaningi alunawo umkhakha wembangela nomphumela, imibandela yokuziphatha kanye neminye imibandela yolwazi olungezelelwe ukwakha ithiyori esekelwe phezu kolwazi esikhathini socwaningo olulandelelwa isikhathi eside. Lolu cwaningo lwenziwe kuma-case amane kwimboni ethile eyodwa. Ukuthatha amasampuli ajulile ezimboni ezehlukene bekuzobe kusize ukuthi imiphumela ikwazi ukubonelela nokwengamela ngokunabile. / Business Management / D.B.L.