Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The corporation is fast becoming, or may already have become, the prevalent
structure in human society. As such, its successes and failures impact heavily on
society as a whole.
This study will endeavour to examine past shortfalls in corporate thinking and
practice, explaining much of this by referring to lag between societal and corporate
change in their respective responses to globalisation. It is furthermore argued that this
change is still far from complete( d), if indeed it ever will be complete( d) with a fixed
end. This global change, has to a large extent, caught corporations off guard, with
their old management styles no longer providing results - with civil resistance to
corporate activity resulting in some instances.
The central aim of this study is to not only understand this situation, but also to
explore potential remedies. In so doing two unique ideal states, namely the old and the
new company, will be developed. With the old company representing corporate
structure and thinking that no longer functions effectively. The new company, on the
other hand, is not a present state but a future one. Thus it is the destination of the
societal and corporate changes examined within this thesis. Consequently, the main
subject examined will be a move away from the old company.
Finally, it will be shown that dealing with problems within the corporate context no
longer requires the heavy hand of yesteryear. Instead, a proactive approach should be
adopted, both for financial and ethical reasons. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Dit kan geargumenteer word dat korporasies binnekort die dominante struktuur in
menslike organisasie kan wees, indien dit nie reeds die geval is nie. As sulks, het die
suksesse en mislukkings van die korporasie 'n merkbare impak op die menslike
samelewing.
Gevolglik beoog hierdie studie om voormalige tekortkominge in korporatiewe denke
en praktyk te ondersoek en te verduidelik, grotendeels met verwysing na die verskil in
tempo waarmee beide die samelewing en korporasies reageer op die nuwe uitdagings
wat gepaardgaan met globalisering. Dit word verder geargumenteer, dat hierdie proses
van verandering geen voorspelbare einde het in die klassieke sin nie. Juis daarom het
die voortdurende verandering oudmodiese bestuurstyle en tegnieke onkant betrap, met
nagevolge wat strek tot by burgerlike verset.
Sentraal aan die ondersoek van hierdie situasie is nie net die intensie om dit te
verstaan nie, maar ook die soeke na strategieë om dit reg te stel. Om die onderneming
te fasiliteer word twee ideaal state, naamlik die ou en die nuwe maatskappy
ontwikkel. Die ou maatskappy verteenwoordig uitgediende strategieë en
bestuurspraktyke, terwyl die nuwe maatskappy 'n toekomstige staat is en dus nog nie
gerealiseer is nie. Die fokus is dus op die beweging van die ou na die nuwe
maatskappy.
Laastens sal dit ook aangetoon word dat uiters outoritêre bestuurstyle en strategieë nie
meer van pas, of suksesvol is in die hantering van korporatiewe probleme nie.
Alternatiewelik word 'n proaktiewe benadering, op beide etiese en finansiële gronde,
aanbeveel.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/50202 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Thorburn, Robert H. (Robert Henry) |
| Contributors | Hattingh, J. P., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Philosophy. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 275 p. : ill. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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