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    The Strategy Implementation Challenges at a South African Air Navigation Services Provider
    (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2024) Nkabinde, Sibusiso Welcome; Matshabaphala, Manamela
    This research delves into the intricate dynamics of strategy implementation challenges faced by the South African Air Navigation Services Provider (ANSP) within the broader context of the aviation industry. Employing a systematic analysis, the study identifies key challenges, encompassing organizational culture, change management, human capital management (HCM), stakeholder engagement, and architectural issues. The findings highlight the intricate interplay between organizational architecture and culture, organizational effectiveness, human capital harmony, and cultural challenges within the ANSP. The study proposes targeted recommendations to address these challenges, emphasizing an integrated approach intertwining organizational architecture and culture. Recommendations span dimensions such as alignment with global and departmental strategies, refinement of organizational architecture, and mitigation of political interference. The research delves into challenges related to organizational effectiveness, advocating for improvements in stakeholder engagement, strategic management processes, and a cultural shift to overcome bureaucratic challenges. Emphasizing the importance of HCM, the study recommends measures for stability in management, talent development, and knowledge management. Addressing employee development and cultural fit in recruitment, the study advocates for the establishment of plans and deliberate initiatives aligning talent practices with organizational culture. In conclusion, this study offers a comprehensive examination of strategy implementation challenges at the South African ANSP, providing nuanced recommendations with broader applicability beyond organizational boundaries. The insights derived aim to contribute to the enhancement of strategy implementation processes, benefiting not only the South African ANSP but also regional and global stakeholders in the aviation industry.
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    The impact of human capital on youth entrepreneurship success: a focus on business development support beneficiaries in Gauteng
    (2020) Khoza, Ntuthuko
    South Africa is ranked globally as a country with one of the highest number of unemployed youth, with 40.3 per cent currently not in employment, education, or training. Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprise (SMME) development, specifically youth owned business development is one of the priority areas of government as SMMEs are viewed as key drivers of economic growth, innovation, and job creation, as well as advancement of inclusive growth in the country. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the impact of human capital factors namely entrepreneurial education, business development support (BDS) training, and entrepreneurial experience on youth entrepreneurship success, with a focus on youth entrepreneurs who are BDS beneficiaries in Gauteng. The study measured entrepreneurship success as profitability, revenue generated, as well as the number of employees within the venture. The research adopted a positivist and a cross-sectional approach due to the limited period. A survey questionnaire was administered, utilising the Qualtrics software, to the youth entrepreneurs through the Catalyst for Growth platform. The responses received totalled 661, of which 515 responses qualified for further analysis; 90 per cent of respondents were black youth entrepreneurs. The three hypotheses tested the effect of human capital factors, namely entrepreneurial education, BDS training, and entrepreneurial experience, on entrepreneurial success. The effect of entrepreneurial education was inconclusive while BDS training had a significant, strong and positive effect, and entrepreneurial experience was strong, positive but insignificant.