https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/21674 2026-05-05T15:11:46Z 2026-05-05T15:11:46Z Pillay, Sandra Ann Alers, Corlia https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/32107 2025-02-14T08:39:47Z 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z

Leadership Styles Within the South African Police Service: A Case of National Head Office Divisions and Components Pillay, Sandra Ann; Alers, Corlia The article investigates the leadership styles and ethical leadership at the National Divisions and Components of the South African Police Service (SAPS). The research problem for this article is that certain leadership styles negatively affect the organisational culture of the SAPS. The methodology entails online interviews that were conducted with Major Generals and Brigadiers of the Operational and Support Divisions at national level. Commanders of the Strategic Management Office were requested to complete an online questionnaire. It was deduced that the laissez-faire or delegative leadership style is the dominant leadership style practised. The article concluded that the command, and control leadership style is part of the culture of the SAPS and, as such, determines the behaviours of its leaders, managers and members, but hinders creativity. The majority of the participants felt that the culture of the SAPS makes it difficult for the organisation to adjust to internal and external changes. Recommendations were made to the SAPS to enhance ethical leadership.

2024-12-01T00:00:00Z Naidoo, Goonasagree Magakwe, Jack https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/32053 2025-01-31T07:39:51Z 2024-10-31T00:00:00Z

Assessing the Efficacy of Public Procurement Policy and Legal Framework To Combat Corruption in Selected Regions in the Western Cape Province, South Africa Naidoo, Goonasagree; Magakwe, Jack

2024-10-31T00:00:00Z Naidoo, Goonasagree https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/32052 2025-01-30T10:52:34Z 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z

Promoting ethical leadership and good governance: Response to public sector corruption in South Africa Naidoo, Goonasagree Corruption is endemic in public sector institutions in South Africa (SA) and internationally. Although much has been published on public sector corruption in SA in the media, a dearth of literature exists that addresses the subject matter from an empirical perspective. The aim of this paper is to determine the nature and extent of corruption in public sector institutions in SA. The objective of the paper is to provide a solution to address the increasing levels of corruption in the SA public sector. A descriptive research design was therefore deemed appropriate for this purpose. The data for this study was collected from multiple sources; mainly books, academic journals, reports, newspapers and other records. An extensive literature review was undertaken on the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of corruption and the nature and extent of corruption in the SA public service. A thematic analysis was undertaken that Identified recurring themes or patterns in the data by categorizing and coding the data. The possible impact of public sector corruption in SA is reported on. Also, public sector institutions in SA including State Owned Entities (SOEs) encounter higher levels of corruption owing to various challenges encountered such as poor internal control mechanisms, a lack of adherence to public procurement policies, unethical procurement practices, weak whistle-blower’s protection mechanisms, political interference for private gain, and a lack of overall good governance practices such as transparency and accountability.’ Based on the findings of the study, recommendations are made to address the significantly increasing levels of corruption in public sector institutions in SA. An ethical leadership and good governance approach is recommended as part of a multi-pronged anti-corruption strategy to address corruption in the SA public sector, which entails amongst others aspects, the revamping or improvement of procurement policies, the strengthening of internal control mechanisms in public institutions; strengthening the adherence to public procurement policies, promoting ethical practices; establishing whistle-blower’s protection mechanisms; enforcing anti-corruption policies, appropriate sanctions, the strengthening of good governance and the promotion of ethics, codes of good conduct and professionalism. The aim of the study is to address the fragmented approach and prevent and curb corruption in the SA public sector. The coordination and collaboration between the various law enforcement agencies, and the establishment of a special court for corruption, are other factors to be considered to curb and prevent corruption in the SA public sector. These recommendations could apply to all public sector institutions in SA and abroad.

2024-10-01T00:00:00Z Tiruneh, Tiruye Alemu Alers, Corlia Webb, Werner Nicholaas https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/31373 2024-07-04T08:28:40Z 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z

Underlining Basis for the National Environmental Policy Design in Ethiopia Tiruneh, Tiruye Alemu; Alers, Corlia; Webb, Werner Nicholaas This article focuses on Ethiopia’s National Environmental Policy design process. The research methodology entails a mixed research design to yield reliable and valid evidence, allowing for a comprehensive evaluation and analysis of the National Environmental Policy design process. The empirical investigation demonstrates that the National Environmental Policy in Ethiopia has been triggered by the inability of the policy to respond to the emergent environmental changes, and international environmental convention, and to harmonise with the restructured environmental sector. Although significant new environmental issues have been acknowledged higher on the policy agenda, the National Environmental Policy design process is dominated by the ideological, incremental, and elitist policy design approach rather than rational policy analysis. The policy option generation and selection process has not been conducted through generating the possible policy alternatives and weighing up their relative consequences, and decisions seem made under bound rationality using the rule of thumb guided by the ruling party policy and the overpromising intentions of international environmental conventions which affect the quality of the policy and the implementation thereof.

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