Vinessa Naidoo

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• Doctor of Business Administration
• Professor at Tshwane University of Technology

Women-only leadership development programmes are vital for reducing the global gender gap in senior management; however, research on their impact is limited. This study explores the effect of a transformational women’s leadership development programme on self-confidence among female academics in a South African higher education institution. A mixed...

Leadership is a very important element for effective service delivery. However, Madibeng Local Municipality is exposed to excessive corrupted related activities. Information gathered on the ground revealed that, projects are not completed due to political fighting on the group.. There are no plans in-place to offer good services. Money is squandere...

The COVID-19 pandemic renewed the role of digital government for conventional delivery of e-services while creating a paradigm shift for the telecommuting ecosystem. Prior to COVID-19, e-services usage had been slow in least-income countries; hence the need for clarity on whether its usage will be sustained in the post-COVID-19 era. This study soug...

The business environment is ever-changing, and even companies with dominant market share needs to keep up with these changes. Not all change initiatives prove to be successful. Numerous obstacles have been highlighted in literature such as a lack of communication and poor support from management. This study, therefore, set out to identify the diffe...

div>Women-only leadership development program are crucial in addressing the global gender gap on senior management levels. Yet, there is a paucity of research related to the impact of these programs. This study explores the impact of a transformational women’s development program on the self-confidence of female academics in a higher education inst...

div>Women-only leadership development program are crucial in addressing the global gender gap on senior management levels. Yet, there is a paucity of research related to the impact of these programs. This study explores the impact of a transformational women’s development program on the self-confidence of female academics in a higher education inst...

Purpose: National Treasury plays a significant role in the country’s branding, and its employees are responsible for carrying out its functions. Internal branding empowers management to appropriately manage employee performance. The study aimed to determine whether internal branding practices are appropriately applied at the National Treasury, prov...

Background: Managers in companies often do not know about modern techniques and design tools for creating technological and innovation processes, and about the possibility of their usage for effective management and decision-making.Aim: This study seeks to establish if there are eminent gaps in managing sustainable competitive advantage (SCA) throu...

Background: The study rests on the idea that the National Treasury (NT) impacts direct service delivery at the country level through its budget preparation and budget implementation monitoring processes. Both processes are meant to ensure that departments are appropriately resourced, and should, therefore, be able to achieve objectives contained in...

Orientation: There is overwhelming research on job satisfaction and work engagement as it relates to the private sector when compared with the public sector. Noting differences between the two sectors, the undeniable importance of the latter and that its employees are central to service delivery the dynamics of the concepts must be understood compr...

Background: Managers in companies often do not know about modern techniques and design tools for creating technological and innovation processes, and about the possibility of their usage for effective management and decision-making. Aim: This study seeks to establish if there are eminent gaps in managing sustainable competitive advantage (SCA) thro...

Background: Technology and innovation were envisaged as the key to competitive advantages and have become a hallmark of business life worldwide. Without technologies and invention practically, no organisation can survive. Thus, this required a clear understanding of how managing innovation and technology influenced business survival. This was much...

It is important to understand what motivates members from a specific community to attend sports events. The objective of this study was to determine the factors that motivate students at a university of technology to attend Varsity Football matches at the university’s main stadium. Twelve items of the fan motivation questionnaire relating to fan at...

Online shopping has become a common way in which retail businesses are conducted across most parts of the world. South African (SA) retailers such as Takealot, Makro, and Spree added this function to their existing operations. However, the survival of SA online stores is compromised by the competitive activities set by international players, includ...

Promotions of products and services close to the point of purchase is a reality to many companies. These promotions include the demonstration of products, price discounts and free samples. This paper sets out to determine the influence of in-store promotions on consumer behaviour. The study sampled 200 middle-of-the-month and month-end shoppers in...

This study provides a review, framework and guiding principles for constructing energy consumption reduction disciplines, with examples of application to international industries. It reviews the work of agencies and governments in creating energy efficiency models that help policy makers to assess changes in energy efficiency. A possibility to redu...

Many South African roads experience inadequate construction and maintenance. The road construction scantiness is evidenced by the Moloto Road, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo. This was dubbed the “notorious road” for the high number of fatal accidents. An assessment of factors influencing the appointment of service providers might be a profound str...

AN OPEN CONTRACTING FRAMEWORK FOR PUBLIC SECTOR PROCUREMENT: A SEM METHODOLOGY ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was the development of a framework to implement Open Contracting in South African public sector procurement. The specific objective of this paper is to determine the relationship between the principles of Open Contracting and the p...

Orientation: Changing organisational dynamics have caused a need for organisations to understand the employment relationship processes and outcomes in order to improve organisational effectiveness, increase productivity and retain talented employees. Research purpose: The purpose of the study is to determine which elements of the academic employee...

Technology commercialisation using spin-out companies has shown to be a viable option by publicly financed research and development (R&D) institutions internationally. In South Africa (SA) this trend of spin-out company creation for technology commercialisation is anticipated to be on the rise since the inception of the Intellectual Property Rights...

Technology commercialisation using spin-out companies has shown to be a viable option by publicly financed research and development (R&D) institutions internationally. In South Africa (SA) this trend of spin-out company creation for technology commercialisation is anticipated to be on the rise since the inception of the Intellectual Property Rights...

The main purpose of the study was to establish the conformity of South African legislation and policies to the global principles of Open Contracting. The specific objective of the study was to establish whether South African legislation supports the application of Open Contracting in public sector procurement. The study employed a descriptive surve...

This study was prompted by the fact that no research study focused on the application of the Open Contracting principle of disclosure in South African public procurement. The main issue examined in this study pertained to the application of the disclosure principle of Open Contracting in the South African public procurement system. The study popula...

This study on environmental economics has noticed that a growing concern for healthy food and environmentally friendly production has resulted in increased attention towards organic food. In South Africa, the market for organic food is still in the infancy stage. Food marketers continue to grapple in designing marketing campaigns to attract organic...

The intense competition in the current marketplace has forced local companies to re-examine their methods of doing business to improve product quality and reduce cost of production at a faster ratethan its competitors (Singh & Ahuja, 2012). The South African manufacturers have struggled with growing trade deficits and outsourced operations. Althoug...

According to Zinkhan and Karande (1990), risk is encountered when an individual's action produces social and economic consequences that cannot be projected with certainty. Zinkhan and Karande (1990) also see risk averseness as the propensity to avoid taking risks and are generally conceived as a personality variable. Levitt (1990) argues that the w...

Private higher education institutions (PHEIs) are important role players in the South African higher education landscape. Unlike their public counterparts, PHEIs receive no financial support from the government. These organisations are thus reliant on sound strategic management principles to ensure their long-term survival in a competitive industry...

This paper perceives leadership as the 'key element' in organisation's brand to the outside world, which also influence how employees eventually perceive the external brand that has been portrayed by the organization. External company brands deal with certain attributes of the organisation, such as innovation, consumer concern, trustworthiness, a d...