The South African government has placed great emphasis on SMMEs being the
group that could assist in steering the economy. It reviewed the measure of
introducing women to the mainstream economy, as a marginalised group that are
a majority in numbers, but a minority in the economy due to circumstances
surrounding their traditional role and especially due to the constraints of the
previous regime. The current government has introduced sweeping reforms
through regulations aimed at preferential procurement of female-owned
companies, but regardless of all government's initiatives female owned companies
still struggle to compete with their male counterparts in the construction industry.
The research problem questions the processes and systems put in place to alter
the social, political and economic climate in South Africa that created a new cycle
of opportunities and threats for the different stakeholders. It gave rise to hidden
occlusions based on gender and race that need to be addressed. Frustrations
such as those found in the empowerment initiatives of BEE that resulted in the
decline of standards and an increase in the disadvantaged groups trapped into
worse liabilities are worth mentioning. The literature review has produced
important recommendations that when implemented may resolve the flaws that
tend to create opportunities for unintended parties. Issues such as motivational
factors, collaboration between partners, sound partnering relationships and
establishing an organisational culture will assist role players to take stock, enable
them to make a turn-around, view challenges in terms of concealed manifestations
and ultimately effectively address said challenges. / Thesis (MBA) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2012
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/15752 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Mokgwamme, Nomayoyo Asnath |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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