Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Coloured males in top and senior managerial positions are not advancing at the same rate as
males from other races in South Africa. In reality the Commission of Employment Equity is showing
a decline for Coloured males in top and senior management positions. The purpose of this study
was to understand what interventions organisations can implement to increase the number of
Coloured males in leadership roles as well as ensuring their loyalty at an early stage in their
careers. The aim of the study was to explore the experiences of Coloured males in senior
managerial roles via the use of semi structured interviews. The study highlights the earlier
influences that assisted with the advancement of Coloured males, the barriers they encountered
and what success factors played a role in their career ascent. A qualitative approach was
employed for the collection of primary data and involved interviews with fourteen Coloured males
who are in senior management roles in the corporate sphere. The study together with literature
reviewed, highlights the interventions that organisations can implement to ensure that Coloured
males advance at the same pace as their White counterparts. In particular these interventions if
done at an early stage of the careers of Coloured males it could lead to loyalty that will ensure that
this constituency stays with the organisation.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/97278 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Botha, Mike |
| Contributors | Mathur-Helm, Babita, Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Graduate School of Business. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | viii, 60 pages |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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