A comparative analysis of the perceptions of business chambers in rural and urban South Africa on the developmental role of local government

Meyer, D. F.; Meyer, N.

doi:10.17512/pjms.2016.14.1.14

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A comparative analysis of the perceptions of business chambers in rural and urban South Africa on the developmental role of local government

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Meyer D. F. , Meyer N.

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10.17512/pjms.2016.14.1.14

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Analiza porównawcza postrzegania izb gospodarczych w obszarach wiejskich i miejskich Południowej Afryki dotycząca rozwojowej roli samorządu terytorialnego

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The local economic (LED) triangle consisting of coordinated partnerships between local businesses, government and communities is key for local regions to achieve acceptable levels of economic growth and development. From the literature and theory it is evident that if one of the partners does not play its part with regard to development and management, the local economy could be affected in a negative way. In light of this, the purpose of this article was to determine and compare the perceptions of local business chambers in rural and urban areas in South Africa on the developmental role of local government. A mixed method approach was used in this study. The findings from the study indicated that the main stumbling blocks, as perceived by the rural and urban business chambers were similar, including labour regulations and relatively high labour costs, service delivery issues and lack of entrepreneurial intent. The main service delivery issues differed for the two groups with unavailable and unstable management listed most problematic by the urban group and lack of finance and funding by the rural group. The research provides insight concerning the actions required if local government is to provide an enabling environment for local businesses to prosper.

Celem niniejszego artykułu jest określenie i porównanie postrzegania lokalnych izb gospodarczych na obszarach wiejskich i miejskich w Republice Afryki Południowej w zakresie ich roli w rozwoju samorządu lokalnego. W badaniu zastosowano podejście metody mieszanej. Wnioski z badania wskazały, że główne przeszkody postrzegane przez miejskie i wiejskie izby gospodarcze były podobne, w tym przepisy prawa pracy oraz stosunkowo wysokie koszty pracy, kwestie świadczenia usług oraz brak intencji przedsiębiorczych. Główne kwestie dostarczania usług różniły się dla dwóch grup niedostępnym i niestabilnym zarządzaniem. Badanie dostarcza informacji dotyczących wymaganych działań, jeśli samorząd lokalny zapewni sprzyjające warunki dla prosperowania lokalnych firm.

Słowa kluczowe

business chambers enabling environment local economic development LED local government management rural urban

izby gospodarcze sprzyjające otoczenie lokalny rozwój gospodarczy samorząd zarządzanie wiejski miejski

Wydawca

Czestochowa University of Technology

Czasopismo

Polish Journal of Management Studies

Rocznik

2016

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Vol. 14, No. 1

Strony

152--162

Opis fizyczny

Bibliogr. 36 poz., rys., tab.

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autor

Meyer D. F.

Daniel.meyer@nwu.ac.za

North-West University, School of Economic Sciences

autor

Meyer N.

Natanya.meyer@nwu.ac.za

North-West University, School of Economic Sciences

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Uwagi

Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (zadania 2017).

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