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| THE PHP MANAGEMENT TEAM (III) |
| This forms part of a three-case series. The main teaching objective is to achieve a good understanding of the requirements of team building and team work. The case shows the management team of the Nigerian operation of a worldwide pharmaceutical compa |
| THE PHYSICAL LABORATORY |
| This case illustrates the problems of introducing newcomers to a laboratory team in the textile industry. Maintaining motivation among the established members of the organisation when the newcomers lack fundamental skills is linked to the problem of s |
| The profit-sharing problem |
| This short case is one of a mini-series of practical exercises in persuasive oral presentations. The back-office staff of a bank are disgruntled because the current profit-sharing scheme favours the front-office staff, and many competent people have b |
| THE RECRUITMENT CHALLENGE |
| Jumai Dongtoe, the Human Resources Manager of Populace Bank, was confused. Within the last month over 60 people had resigned from the Bank. Five branches were without a branch manager. The former MD was taking all the good people to join him in his ne |
| THE RED STAR SPIRIT |
| Red Star is a Nigerian courier company that has a technical agreement with Federal Express (Fedex). The case provides a short history of thecompany and a brief presentation of Red Star services. The company was in a sore state by 1995, with high debts |
| THE SOUTH AFRICAN CAR INDUSTRY: THE RESURGENCE |
| The South African car industry has always attracted the major car makers in the world since the 1920s. Although the industry managed to overcome the turmoils of the Great Depression and the Second World War, due to the apartheid policy of its governme |
| The South African economy: coping with the legacy of apartheid |
| The South African economy is characterised by extreme income disparity along racial lines. Many blacks are unemployed and poor, while most whites are better off. This uneven distribution of wealth is the direct result of the apartheid system that was |
| The South African economy: coping with the legacy of apartheid |
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| The South African lottery: a battle for hearts and minds |
| The South African National lottery had been in the firing line of the media and public since its inception. The continuous distrust and suspicion with regards to the operations of the two role players, Uthingo (the license holder) and the National lot |
| The Times – Bridging the Old with the New |
| It was April 2007, and Ray Hartley still had myriad unanswered questions in the lead-up to the launch of a new daily newspaper, The Times, in June 2007. As the editor, he debated whether the paper, with its online functionality, would be targeting a b |
| The valuecard scheme |
| This short case is one of a mini-series of practical exercises in persuasive oral presentations. The head of product development of a bank needs to convince a client that the bank has the solution for his cash-handling problems. The objective is to pr |
| Togada Nigeria Ltd (A) |
| This is the first of a two-case series (708-019-1 and 708-020-1). The (A) case describes how a Nigerian businessman was unexpectedly confronted with the request for a bribe at the beginning of his business relationship with a multinational firm operat |
| Togada Nigeria Ltd (A) and (B) |
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| Togada Nigeria Ltd (B) |
| This is the second of a two-case series (708-019-1 and 708-020-1). The (A) case describes how a Nigerian businessman was unexpectedly confronted with the request for a bribe at the beginning of his business relationship with a multinational firm opera |
| Transnational Corporation of Nigeria |
| The Nigerian President, General Olusegun Obasanjo was closely involved in promoting TransCorp, a Nigerian company whose mission was 'to serve the global markets with premier products and services from world-class production centres based in Nigeria an |
| Transnational Corporation of Nigeria |
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| TRANSNET: THE SOUTH AFRICA'S TRANSPORT MONOPOLY |
| For a decade, South Africa's Transnet, enjoyed absolute monopoly of the country's transportation sector. It had control over virtually the entire transportation sector in South Africa. This made the executives of the company lethargic, which led to he |
| Transnet: the state-owned South African transport and logistics group: Maria Ramos' turnaround strategies |
| Transnet is a transport and logistics company controlled by the South African government. Started in the late 1850s as a railway system, it got company status in 1990. Being a government organisation, it suffered from inefficiency, bureaucracy and ove |
| Treatment Action Campaign: Managing Activists (TAC) |
| It was mid-2008 and Zackie Achmat, founder of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) − widely regarded as one of the most successful HIV/AIDS activist organisations in the world − sat in his office in the historic Westminster House in Adderley Street |
| United Nations inter-agency coordination in Southern Africa: "with a little help from the Boston Consulting Group" |
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| United Nations inter-agency coordination in Southern Africa: "with a little help from the Boston Consulting Group" |
| The UN are a typical example of a global organisation with a complex politised and siloed structure. How does one make the parts collaborate? How does one affect change and performance improvement when one does not have formal authority? The teaching |
| Value Communications Ltd: to franchise or not ot franchise |
| In an attempt to solve the problem of a young son regarding the ethical use of the Internet, Kola Olusola discovered a great business opportunity in the growing Internet market in Nigeria. He had no background in information technology. He had worked |
| VegPro Group: growing in harmony |
| Vegpro, a horticulture company, is Kenya's largest exporter of fresh vegetables and flowers to top supermarkets in the UK and Europe. In 2007, Vegpro's business is threatened by growing consumer concern about the environmental impact of food productio |
| Verity: In Tune with Viral Marketing |
| Looking across the bay from her home in Hout Bay, Cape Town singer Verity Price (known to her fans as Verity) reflected on how she had not allowed the exclusive South African music industry to prevent her from making and selling her first album. She w |
| Veronica Khosa: created a new model for home-based health care |
| Veronica Khosa is a social entrepreneur who has won international acclaim for developing a system of home based care for people suffering from chronic illness in impoverished areas. Issues dealt with in the case are; qualities and processes of social |
| VODACOM CUSTOMER CARE |
| Vodacom Customer Care provided an extensive training programme for new call centre employees. It had also made an effort to ensure that the work environment at its various call centres was pleasant with modern amenities. The company provided its staff |
| VT Pharmacy Limited |
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| VT Pharmacy Limited |
| n most retail and wholesale businesses, the management of inventory is a major challenge that the business manager has to face. The level of investment in inventory is an important element of working capital that cannot be ignored when liquidity and c |
| Wendy Lucas Bull: making a difference |
| Wendy Lucas-Bull?s career was taking an entirely new direction. She had spent the last 10 years working in various capacities for FirstRand, one of South Africa?s largest financial services groups ? most recently as chief executive officer of the grou |
| Wendy Luhabe: on the boardwalk |
| Wendy Luhabe, who had been voted ‘South Africa’s most powerful business woman measured in terms of influence, not wealth’ by one of South Africa’s most respected business magazines, considered the latest offer she had received to chair the boa |
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