A research report submitted to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management (in the field of Public and Development Management), 2016 / Every organisation has a good or bad culture. One of the key factors in stable
institutions is culture within organisation which plays a critical role in organisational
operations. Culture affects most aspects of the organisations' planned life, such as
how decisions would be made, who would make them, how would people be treated
and how the entity would respond to its environment. This research report examines
the nature and extent of the organisational culture, and the link between the
organisational culture, leadership and problem solving practices within the National
Prosecuting Authority (NPA).
The report presents with the assumptions and ideological influences contained in the
public sector reform, which remained entrenched by its legacy systems. This study
has revealed that there is a lack of congruence between the organisational culture,
leadership and problem solving practices in the NPA. The observed incongruence
may inhibit performance and unconsciously remain the barrier of the effectiveness of
the reformed institutions. The study concludes that the organisational culture should
be one of inclusiveness, participation in decision making, and acquisition of new
knowledge and skills which is more aligned to the reformed state institutions
expectations. It is recommended that all organisations should diagnose desired
organisational culture in order to establish gaps between current and future
organisational culture. / XL2018
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/23688 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Creators | Msomi, Sinothile Purity |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | Online resource (120 leaves), application/pdf |
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