M.Tech. Business Administration. Business School. / In 1994 with the new democratic Government, South Africa initiated a plethora of changes and transformation in business. South Africa’s management, which was mostly made up of White managers, was joined by a Black, African group of managers. Businesses saw vast differences in the management styles of the White/Westernised leaders in comparison to that of the Black/Africanised leaders. Leaders have the ability to shape South African organisations with regards to how businesses/organisations are managed and the style of leadership adopted, which in turn influences the organisations’ culture. South African organisations not only had White and Black managers to contend with, but the workforce also consisted of very diverse work groups made up of distinguishing factors such as race, gender, age and ethnicity. Furthermore, managers had to change from pre-apartheid management styles to post-apartheid leadership styles, to facilitate the management of a changing political, social and economic environment. The task of management for leaders became extremely complex. The study as a result, focuses on the very Western leadership of White managers, in comparison to the Africanised leadership of Black, African managers.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1000268 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Solomon, Rosaline Rebecca. |
| Contributors | Watkins, J.A., Rankhumise, Edward Malatse |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
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| Rights | © 2008 Tshwane University of Technology |
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