Challenges facing top management in restructuring and rationalising the department of the premier : the case of Mpumalanga province

[摘要] ENGLISH SUMMARY: The study project was undertaken in response to challenges facing Top Management inrestructuring and rationalising the Department of the Premier: the case of MpumalangaProvince. Top Management was faced with four challenges: reorganising the structure,rationalisation, relocation of personnel and the implementation of affirmative action.The objectives of this study are to determine whether the process of restructuring theDegartment has been fair, inclusive and objective, to explore and describe reactions ofofficials on all three levels of management, to determine the impact of the process onofficials and on the organisation structure of the Department, to analyse the researchfindings and to propose recommendations.The results of the research confirm the hypothesis that the process of restructuring andrationalising the Department of the Premier of the Mpumalanga Province was notproductively conducted. The study was restricted to the Department and except for therelocation of personnel, eighty percent of respondents confirmed the aforementionedhypothesis. The results and findings thereof can be viewed as representative of allpersonnel in the Department.Recommendations are proposed with the aim of readjusting the restructured Departmentby building institutional mechanisms, by creating an environment of participative management, and by developing a business plan for the Department.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University