Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2008. / ENGLISH ABSTACT: The research seeks to investigate the progress of an indigenous group of companies in the
advertising industry in Nigeria, in its bid to transform from unsustainable organisational practices to
more sustainable and progressive practices that promote increased operational efficiency and
organisational performance. The study made use of the Beehive Survey of High Performance
Organisation TM and the Evolution to Excellence Framework (EEF), tools that were used by
permission of the owners, The Village of Leaders Consulting, as well as interviews with staff of the
company. The research objectives were firstly, to identify positive and negative influences on
organisational culture change, secondly, to assist the subject company in identifying necessary
steps to take in its bid to become world class and finally, to test the questionnaire model, the
Beehive Survey, in an environment other than South Africa where it had been extensively used.
The research further aimed to identify how far Nigerian companies had been able to achieve their
bid to become truly world class with sustainable organisational practices, what type of leadership
and cultural challenges they might face and what they needed to do to overcome these challenges.
The major findings of the research were that indigenous companies need to reduce authoritative
hierarchy and control, increase participation and interaction at all levels, increase transparency and
information dissemination and clearly define the organisational vision and get the buy-in of all
stakeholders.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/97396 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Imologome, Folashayo Olateju |
| Contributors | De Beer, Paul, Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Graduate School of Business. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | xvi, 156 pages |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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