Thesis (MPA)--Stellenbosch University, 2003. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Organisation development is one of the. most important management tools used by
organisations to assess themselves and their environment and to revitalise and to
rebuild their strategies, structures and processes to manage change. The purpose of
this study is to establish an understanding of what organisation development is and how
it works, and to identify and explain the legislative and other aspects that influence the
decision-making process with regard to organisation development interventions within
the public service. In addition to this, the author explains the development and current
reality of organisation development in the Western Cape Provincial Administration.
A current burning issue in the context of public legislation and other directives in the
public service is that managers want to be empowered to manage their own resources.
The issue of centralisation or decentralisation of the organisation development function
is a major source of dissension within the Western Cape Provincial Administration. The
main purpose of this study is to provide a body of knowledge on whether organisation
development is centralised or decentralised and what factors need to be considered
regarding this issue. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Organisasieontwikkeling is een van die belangrikste bestuursmiddele wat deur
organisasies gebruik word tydens assessering van die organisasie en van die
omgewing, en om nuwe lewe in hulle strategieë, strukture en prosesse te blaas en dit te
herbou ten einde verandering te kan bestuur. Die doel van hierdie navorsing is om 'n
begrip te verkry van wat organisasieontwikkeling is en hoe dit werk, en om wetgewing
en ander aspekte wat die besluitnemingsproses oor intervensies ten opsigte van
organisasieontwikkelings binne die staatsdiens beïnvloed, te identifiseer en te verklaar.
Voorts sit die skrywer die ontwikkeling en huidige realiteit van organisasieontwikkeling in
die Wes-Kaapse Provinsiale Administrasie uiteen.
'n Vraagstuk wat tans baie aandag geniet binne die konteks van openbare wetgewing
en ander voorskrifte in die staatsdiens, is dié van bestuurders wat bemagtig wil word om
self hulle hulpbronne te bestuur. Die vraagstuk van sentralisering of desentralisering
van die organisasieontwikkelingsfunksie is 'n belangrike bron van meningsverskil binne
die Wes-Kaapse Provinsiale Administrasie. Die hoofdoel van hierdie navorsing is om 'n
kennisgeheel te voorsien rakende die vraag of organisasieontwikkeling gesentraliseer of
gedesentraliseer is en watter faktore ten opsigte van hierdie kwessie in ag geneem moet
word.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/53323 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Boonzaaier, Jacob J. J. |
| Contributors | Schwella, E., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic & Management Sciences. School of Public Leadership. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | Unknown |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 71 p. : ill. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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