Organisations in South Africa are facing many local and global pressures for
reconfiguration through various interventions that encourage global integration and
competitiveness, and simultaneously aim to promote social redress and empowerment of
the previously disadvantaged in the region. Organisations are required to achieve global
competitiveness and economic success, as well as simultaneously allow for redistribution.
The aim of the research reported on here, was to explore the influences of local and
global trends on the structures and practices of organisations. Questions were asked
about the imperatives behind these dynamics specifically those of global competitiveness
and local redress, as well as the feasibility of realising these apparently contradictory
demands. This was done through a case study of the Monte Vista Hollywood and Sugar
Mill Casinos in KwaZulu-Natal, and a comparison with U.S. Indian Reservation casinos.
The research findings showed that the responses to the global pressures of
competitiveness and local pressures of social redress used by the two casinos, were at
times contradictory, questioning whether the industry would have the envisaged positive
impacts of economic growth and social redistribution. However, clear answers to these
were not forthcoming due to the lack of reliable information, suggesting further research
into the topic. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2001.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/5456 |
| Date | January 2001 |
| Creators | Raghubir, Sharlema. |
| Contributors | Mare, Gerhard. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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