South African management principles within a building supplies organisation
| dc.contributor.author | Bondi, Elton David | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-08-16T12:52:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-08-16T12:52:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-08-16 | |
| dc.description | A research report submitted to the Faculty of Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management. September 1995 | en_ZA |
| dc.description.abstract | The aim of this research Was to investigate the management principles, key philosophies and culture of CASHBUILD LTD (Cashbulld). The Cashbuild Group is a leading wholesale and retail supplier of building materials in Southern Africa. The unique management style of Cashbuild has been widely popularized over the past fifteen years. As demonstrated by largest ever recorded sales of a South African business book, "The Corporate crusaders", by Koopman, Nasser and Nel, a publication which popularized the Cashbuild story. Opinion amongst many South African academics in the management field, has held that Cashbuild is unique management approach can provide an Afrocentric archotype for all South African organisations currently attempting to adapt to fundamental environmental shifts. The methodology takes the form of a qualitative case study. The "Four World" Business Sphere Model of Ronnie Lessem was used as an analysis tool. In the spirit of an Afrocentric style this paper does not only focus on the tangible and observable systems and structures of the organisation, but explores the values of key individuals and the very spirit of that company. The chosen data sources include direct observation,relevant | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10539/20872 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Building materials industry -- South Africa -- Management. | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Management -- South Africa. | |
| dc.title | South African management principles within a building supplies organisation | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_ZA |
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