A teaching case study on the effect of growth on organisational leadership and culture at hardware warehouse as the organisation grew from one store to 18 stores

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2014

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Rhodes University, Faculty of Commerce, Rhodes Business School

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From summary:The main objective of this research study was to write up a teaching case study, based on Greiner's (1998) model of organisational development, outlining what effect the growth of Hardware Warehouse had on the leadership and culture of the organisation. The study is a teaching case study in the form of "a descriptive case focusing on presenting a description of past events and decisions" (Cappel and Schwager, 2002: 289).

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Corporate culture -- South Africa -- Case studies, Leadership -- South Africa -- Case studies, Management -- South Africa -- Case studies, Hardware stores -- South Africa -- Management

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https://researchrepository.ru.ac.za/handle/123456789/2933

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Masters Degrees (Rhodes Business School)

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