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Browsing Conference Papers and Presentations (School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA)) by Issue Date
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Van Rooyen, Enslin
(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2005-08)
Throughout the developing world, cities experience an increasing influx of
migrants in search of opportunities. This inward migration poses particular
challenges for the municipalities concerned in that socio-economic ...
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Crous, M.
(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2005-10)
The customer care or service approach is designed to improve relationships
with and ways of handling customers, that is to realign organisational strategies
and processes towards satisfying customers’ needs.
The best ...
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Fourie, D.J. (David Johannes)
(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2005-10)
A guiding principle for the South African public service is that of service to people.
In terms of Section 11.1 of the White Paper on the Transformation of the Public
Service meeting basic needs through service delivery ...
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Van Dijk, Hilligje Gerritdina
(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2005-10)
Human resource development is an important function contributing to a
country’s growth potential. During periods of transformation, organizations
are in particular need of an adequate supply of leaders and managers.
In ...
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Thornhill, Christopher
(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2005-10)
The roles of political office bearers and appointed officials have been studied
and described since Woodrow Wilson’s famous article was published in
1887. The relationship between a minister and the managerial cadre of ...
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Mukamunana, R.; Moeti, Kabelo Boikutso
(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2005-10)
Regional integration, which encompasses efforts by a group of countries
to promote their political, economic, social and cultural integration and
development, has been pursued in Africa since the early 1960s. However,
there ...
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Fourie, D.J. (David Johannes); Schoeman, Linda
(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2005-10)
Public-Private Partnerships are seen as mechanisms that offer the promise to
strengthen government’s policy implementation capacity and its ability to
deliver services efficiently, effectively, economically and equitably ...
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Thornhill, Christopher
(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2006-09)
A new system of municipal government and administration has been introduced in 2000. This required new geographical, political, administrative and managerial arrangements to render municipal services within the total area ...
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Van Dijk, Hilligje Gerritdina
(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2006-09)
Human resource development is an important function contributing to a country’s
growth potential. During periods of transformation, organisations are in
particular need of an adequate supply of leaders and managers. In ...
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Schoeman, R.E. (Ria Elizabeth); Van Rooyen, Enslin
(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2006-09)
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the challenging environment in
which public administration is being implemented in developing countries.
Governments and public administrations in developing countries play an ...
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Crous, M.
(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2006-09)
If performance management is described as an integrated approach to delivering
sustained success to organisations by improving the performance of the people
who work in them, consideration needs to be given to what signals ...
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Fourie, D.J. (David Johannes); Khalo, T.
(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2006-09)
The South African Government has introduced some reforms with the aim and
purpose of putting right the historical imbalances and ensuring fair distribution
of resources. Some of the reforms that have been brought about ...
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Ijeoma, Edwin Okey; International Conference (2007 : Windhoek, Namibia)
(2007-05)
Paper presented at the International Conference, Polytechnic of Namibia, Windhoek, 30 May- 1 June 2007. The history of Pan-Africanism is a subject that has attracted considerable interest among
scholars and practitioners ...
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Moeti, Kabelo Boikutso; Khalo, T.
(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2007-11)
The creation of nine provincial governments in 1994 held great promise as a key
reform towards meeting the ideals of democracy and inclusiveness, in addition
to representing an attempt to make government more efficient ...
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Peet, Michael Andrew; Van Rooyen, Enslin
(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2007-11)
To address the many and varied problems that still face African economies
it is now generally accepted that they need greater access to international
markets to grow in a sustainable way through trade rather than the ...
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Kuye, Jerry O.; Ile, I.U.
(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2007-11)
Nigeria and South Africa have established themselves as strong continental
players in the African region and wield a lot of power and influence.
Both countries have played and continue to play important roles in
international ...
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Fourie, D.J. (David Johannes); Jordaan, Johan
(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2007-11)
Governance is the exercise of authority, direction and control of an
organisation to ensure its goals are achieved. It refers to who is in charge
of what; who sets the direction and the parameters within which the
direction ...
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Ijeoma, Edwin Okey; South African Association of Public Administration and Management (8th : 2007 : Cape Town, South Africa)
(University of Pretoria, 2007-11-01)
Paper presented at the 8th South African Annual conference of the South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM), Cape Sun Hotels, Cape Town, 1-2 November 2007.
The study provides a background ...
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Ijeoma, Edwin Okey; International Winelands Conference (11th : 2008 : Stellenbosch, South Africa)
(University of Pretoria, 2008-04-16)
Paper presented at the 11th International Winelands Conference, organized by the School of Public Management and Planning, 16-18 April 2008, University of Stellenbosch at Spier Hotels and Conference Centre, Stellenbosch, ...
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Kakumba, Umar; Nsingo, S.A.M. (Sipho Arote Mandaba)
(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2008-06)
Citizen participation is acknowledged in the governance and development
discourse, as a mechanism for building capacity in the rural poor in the
quest for poverty reduction and good governance. This article synthesizes
recent ...