Browsing Faculty of Humanities by Author "Van der Waldt, Gerrit"
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A quality management model for community newspapers: the case of developing countries
Swanepoel, Thalyta; Van der Waldt, Gerrit; Steyn, Elanie (Taylor & Francis, 2016)Managers' ability to effectively and efficiently obtain, manage and utilise organisational resources plays an important role in the quality of the product their organisations present audiences with. A literature review ... -
A unified public administration? Revisiting the prospects of constructing a grand theory for the field
Van der Waldt, Gerrit (Kamla-Raj, 2016)Since the early origins of Public Administration, scholars bemoan the absence of a grand, unifying theory for this applied, social science as a discipline. From their arguments it seems that the absence of a unified theory ... -
Adaptive project management: a tool for more realistic municipal planning?
Van der Waldt, Gerrit (ASSADPAM, 2011)Municipal developmental projects are typically embedded in complex, dynamic environments involving many unpredictable components with diverse stakeholders and are characterised by a high degree of uncertainty. Most projects ... -
Adaptive Project Management: a tool for more realistic municipal planning?
Van der Waldt, Gerrit (ASSADPAM: Association of Southern African Schools and Departments of Public Administration and Management, 2011)Municipal developmental projects are typically embedded in complex, dynamic environments that involve many unpredictable components with diverse stakeholders and are characterised by a high degree of uncertainty. Most ... -
An e-Governance training model for public managers: the case of selected Free State Provincial departments
Sithole, Vusi Ezra; Van der Waldt, Gerrit (ASSADPAM, 2016)The stellar growth of Internet-related technologies and the emergence of the so-called knowledge society introduced new forms of exchanges and collaboration between citizenry and government. Governments had to respond by ... -
An exploration of objectivism and social constructivism within the context of disaster risk
Chipangura, Paul; Van Niekerk, Dewald; Van der Waldt, Gerrit (Emerald Insight, 2016)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand the meaning of social constructivism and objectivism within the context of disaster risk from which disaster risk policy can be analysed. In particular, the paper attempts ... -
Ascertaining South Africa's public service senior management competence domains from a developmental state landscape
De Wet, Christina Hendrika; Van der Waldt, Gerrit (ASSADPAM, 2013)Adopting the philosophy of a developmental state proved to have a distinct attractiveness for nations around the world, seeing that it offers rapid economic growth and global recognition. Appreciating the fact that such ... -
Citizen participation in developmental local government: statutory obligations
Van der Waldt, Gerrit (ASSADPAM, 2004)Democratic and developmental local government in South Africa depends on good relations between them and the citizens they serve. There are several statutory and regulatory initiatives to establish a framework for promoting ... -
Contemplating the big five questions in public administration and management curriculation
Van der Waldt, Gerrit (ASSADPAM, 2012)To remain relevant to scholars, students, public sector practitioners and society in general, Public Administration and Management, as an applied discipline, needs to be constantly reviewed and adjusted. In a dynamic higher ... -
Contemplating the big five questions in Public Administration and Management curriculation
Van der Waldt, Gerrit (ASSADPAM (Associaton of Southern African Schools & Departments of Public Administration and Management), 2012)Public Administration and Management, as an applied discipline, needs to be reviewed and adjusted constantly. In this way it will remain relevant to scholars, students, public sector practitioners and society in general. ... -
Core theories for the teaching of local democracy
Van der Waldt, Gerrit (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan UniversityUniversity of Johannesburg Department of Public Governance, 2010) -
Core theories for the teaching of local democracy
Van der Waldt, Gerrit (ASSADPAM, 2010)A discipline such as Public Administration and Management is defined by its theoretical pillars or foundations. To remain relevant these pillars should be supported by theories, which are often borrowed from other related ... -
Disaster risk management: disciplinary status and prospects for a unifying theory
Van der Waldt, Gerrit (OASIS, 2013)The purpose of this paper is to explore the disciplinary status of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) as an emerging, applied, social science and to consider prospects for the establishment of a unifying theory or philosophical ... -
Disaster risk problem framing: insights from societal perceptions in Zimbabwe
Chipangura, Paul; Van Niekerk, Dewald; Van der Waldt, Gerrit (Elsevier, 2017)As disasters are on the rise with devastating consequences, understanding the dynamics of disaster risk problem framing is crucial because the way in which a problem is framed circumscribes the search for solutions to that ... -
Ease of doing business in local government: push and pull actors for business investment in selected South African Municipalities
Van der Waldt, Gerrit; Fourie, David (2022)Ease of doing business with municipalities and within municipal areas refers to the simplicity, effortlessness, and extent to which private enterprises can establish and conduct their business. It is influenced by multiple ... -
Effective service delivery and municipalities - synonymous?
Van der Waldt, Gerrit (Sabinet, 2005)Recently service delivery by municipalities - or the lack thereof - received much media attention. Public protest against poor service delivery and perceived corruption of officials and councillors have worsen to such an ... -
Establishing a management by projects approach for service delivery
Van der Waldt, Gerrit (Sabinet, 2001)Increasingly public institutions are making use of project management to implement service delivery programmes. Through the delivery of various non-formal certificate courses in Project Management at various public ... -
From policy to projects: a public service value-chain network model
Van der Waldt, Gerrit (Kamla-Raj, 2016)South Africa is characterised by an interdependent, three-sphere system of co-operative government. To foster coordination and co-operation in this system requires alignment of government programmes. Chain thinking provides ... -
The functioning of Project Management Units in Municipalities: Lessons from North West Province Municipalities
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The functioning of project management units in municipalities: lessons from North West Province municipalities
Van der Waldt, Gerrit (Sabinet, 2009)South African municipalities participating in the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) Programme, are required to establish or share (through the shared service model with district municipalities) project management units ...