Best practice management principles for business chambers to facilitate economic development : evidence from South Africa

• Autorzy: Meyer N. , Meyer D. F.

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DOI

10.17512/pjms.2017.15.1.14

Warianty tytułu

PL

Zasady zarządzania najlepszymi praktykami dla izb gospodarczych w celu ułatwienia rozwoju gospodarczego : przykład z Afryki Południowej

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Local economic development (LED) is seen as one of the prominent and emerging tools in the facilitation of development of on a local and regional level. On the local level, the partners in LED are government, business and communities. Business chambers are the core representative of local businesses and have to play an important role in the coordination of local economies. The primary objective of this study was to identify best practice management principles for business chambers to facilitate economic development. Three local business chambers from the Vaal Triangle region in South Africa were interviewed to gain an in-depth view on the roles and function of a business chamber. The results emanated in one main overall function namely the facilitation of the development of a local region and four secondary roles flowing from the main function. These roles include coordination and leadership, promotion and marketing, provision of information and business training and support. The result of the research is that economic development in a specific region is dependent on facilitation and coordination by local business chambers. In order to achieve this business chambers must be well managed and have the best interest of the local community as its primary goal.

PL

Lokalny rozwój gospodarczy (ang. Local Economic Development, LED) jest postrzegany jako jedno ze znaczących, nowoczesnych narzędzi ułatwiających rozwój na szczeblu lokalnym i regionalnym. Na szczeblu lokalnym partnerami w rozwoju gospodarczym są: rząd, biznes i społeczności. Podstawowym przedstawicielem lokalnych przedsiębiorstw są izby handlowe, które odgrywają ważną rolę w koordynacji gospodarek regionalnych. Głównym celem niniejszego badania było określenie zasad zarządzania najlepszymi praktykami dla izb gospodarczych w celu ułatwienia rozwoju gospodarczego. W celu uzyskania pogłębionego obrazu roli i funkcji izby handlowej, przeprowadzono wywiady w trzech lokalnych izbach gospodarczych z regionu Trójkąta Vaal w Republice Południowej Afryki. Wyniki wyłoniły jedną główną funkcję ogólną, którą jest ułatwienie rozwoju regionu lokalnego i cztery drugorzędne role wywodzące się z głównej funkcji. Role te obejmują koordynację i kierownictwo, promocję i marketing, dostarczanie informacji oraz szkolenia i wsparcie biznesowe. Rezultat badania wskazuje, że rozwój gospodarczy w określonym regionie zależy od udogodnień i koordynacji przez lokalne izby gospodarcze. Aby cel został osiągnięty, izby gospodarcze muszą być dobrze zarządzane, a ich głównym zadaniem powinno być jak największe zainteresowanie lokalnej społeczności.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

local economic development; business chamber; best practice; management; Vaal Triangle region; South Africa

PL

lokalny rozwój gospodarczy; izba gospodarcza; najlepsze praktyki; zarządzanie; region trójkąta Vaal; Południowa Afryka

• Wydawca: Czestochowa University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Management Studies
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 15, No. 1
• Strony: 144--153
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 31 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Meyer N.

• North-West University, South Africa

autor

Meyer D. F.

• North-West University, South Africa

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Uwagi

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