Faculty of Management Scienceshttp://hdl.handle.net/11462/52024-03-28T09:09:14Z2024-03-28T09:09:14ZThe Influence Of Using Mobile Technologies During Project Execution On Perceived Managerial Competencies Of Emerging Construction Firm Owners/ Managers In The Free State ProvinceLesebo, Thabo Jameshttp://hdl.handle.net/11462/25122023-08-09T01:00:24Z2022-10-01T00:00:00ZThe Influence Of Using Mobile Technologies During Project Execution On Perceived Managerial Competencies Of Emerging Construction Firm Owners/ Managers In The Free State Province
Lesebo, Thabo James
The exponential growth in the utilisation of mobile technologies (MTs) for cost reduction and improving organisational efficiency is widely acknowledged in entrepreneurship literature. Despite this promise, the exact effect of MTs on the managerial competencies of small, micro, and medium enterprises is yet to be fully comprehended by emerging construction firms (ECFs). To address this gap, the current study drew on a quantitative approach and survey conducted on 252 emerging construction firms' owners/managers in the Free State province of South Africa to establish how mobile technology adoption during project execution impacted the perceived managerial competencies (MCs) of these entrepreneurs.
The results indicate that the adoption of MTs during project execution has a positive and statistically significant effect on the communicative and social competencies of ECF owners and managers, with MT adoption during project execution explaining 65.1% of the variance of communicative competencies and 71.2% of social competencies. The results further demonstrate that the type of device used (laptops and tablets) used moderated the strength of the MT adoption-MC relationship. The study recommends the wider rollout of other mobile technologies to improve managerial competencies in ways that optimise the efficiency of project-related operations. The study contributes to the broad project management theory and literature, especially project execution, by exploring how mobile technology adoption facilitates enhanced communication and social competencies that improve organisational efficiency of ECFs.
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2022-10-01T00:00:00ZThe Impact Of Training And Development Practices On Employee Performance At Inyatsi Construction, SwazilandWendy S., Thomohttp://hdl.handle.net/11462/25052023-08-09T01:00:28Z2021-09-01T00:00:00ZThe Impact Of Training And Development Practices On Employee Performance At Inyatsi Construction, Swaziland
Wendy S., Thomo
The importance of employee training and development cannot be over emphasised in an organisation. Critical skills knowledge development is relevant for the establishment and sustainability of an organisation and becomes vital for continuous process improvement. Management must understand the requirements of employees at every stage of their job description because this process is part of critical performance evaluation. That said, the main aim of the study paper was to investigate the impact of training and development (T&D) practices on employee performance at Inyatsi Construction. A quantitative research approach adopted, employing survey to purposively collect data from (n=129) stratified sampled population. The survey was conducted from different branches of Inyatsi Construction located in three different countries, namely, Swaziland, Zambia and South Africa. T&D practices as independent variable and Employee performance as a dependant variable. Descriptive statistic tools SPSS were applied on the questionnaire to see the reliability all the constructs have Cronbach's Alpha value greater than 0.700 indicating the reliability of the instrument. The linear regression analysis revealed a significant relationship between the variables as indicated below: (i) the Pearson correlation coefficient between T&D practices and employee performance is .57 (p< 0.01); (ii) there is a significant relationship between Organisational Intentions and Training and development practices (B=0.862, t=8.740, p-value<0.001); (iii) there is a significant relationship between Specific Employee Development Needs and Training and development practices (B=0.713 t=6.839, p-value<0.001); (iv) there is significant relationship between employee key performance areas and Training and development practices (B=0.653 t=4.617, p-value<0.001).
Despite this study’s contribution to the body of knowledge, specifically within the discourse around this topical issue namely, investment in human capital development for strategic purposes, the study further impresses upon management of Inyatsi, especially HR executives and practitioners to draw lessons from the findings of this study to inform and help develop a culture of learning organisation. Every training and development interventions must be aligned with not only career path of employees, importantly aid the process of achieving strategic imperatives for sustainable competitive advantage.
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2021-09-01T00:00:00ZDark tourism: Growth potential of niche tourism in the Free State Province, South AfricaProos, EbenHattingh, Johanhttp://hdl.handle.net/11462/24212023-04-19T01:00:10Z2020-12-04T00:00:00ZDark tourism: Growth potential of niche tourism in the Free State Province, South Africa
Proos, Eben; Hattingh, Johan
Dark tourism involves tourists visiting sites of death, disaster and
depravity. Well known dark tourism sites include Chernobyl in the
Ukraine, the 9/11 Memorial in New York, and the Auschwitz
concentration camp in Poland. Battlefields of World War I and II
are also excellent examples of dark tourism sites. Dark tourism
has become a niche tourism sector with great potential for future
tourism growth. In South Africa, the FSGLTA acting as the
marketing arm of the Free State, targets to increase its tourism
numbers and therefore are looking for means of growing the
tourism arrivals towards the province. Dark tourism has been
identified as one of their ways to grow tourism. The main
objective of the paper is to reveal the niche tourism potential of
the Free State by focusing on the South African War (1899–1902).
The broader aim is to establish the typical profile of South African
War enthusiasts.
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2020-12-04T00:00:00ZThe Relationship Between Owner-Managers’ Transformational Leadership Behaviours And Human Resource Strategies Within Small Fast-Food Restaurants In Mangaung Metro AreaNtlhanngoe, Lebohang Samuelhttp://hdl.handle.net/11462/23892022-08-04T01:00:34Z2020-11-01T00:00:00ZThe Relationship Between Owner-Managers’ Transformational Leadership Behaviours And Human Resource Strategies Within Small Fast-Food Restaurants In Mangaung Metro Area
Ntlhanngoe, Lebohang Samuel
Managing employee performance, commitment and involvement deals with among others an organisation's human resource strategy with respect to establishing sustainable competitive advantage. HR strategies, on the other side, may serve as a medium through which the basic elements of transformational leadership, idealised influences, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individualised consideration, can be made observable in the workplace. In an endeavour to rescue a sinking small fast-food restaurant sector, the present study investigated the relationship between owner-managers’ transformational leadership behaviours and human resource strategies within small fast-food restaurants in Mangaung Metro area. The main objective of this study was to determine the extent to which owner-managers’ transformational leadership behaviours and human resource strategies correlate. Conceptual framework model was developed and latent variables measured using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). It was a descriptive survey in terms of methodology. For data collection, a questionnaire was self-administered to 102 participants via census method of data collection. The results showed that there is a relationship between owner-managers’ transformational leadership behaviours and HR strategies though the relationship is not so strong
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2020-11-01T00:00:00Z