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Item Ethico-political leadership in public organizations in Zimbabwe(University of the Western Cape, 2022) Mabwe, Nosheni; Bayat, AbdullahThe study investigated the ethico-political leadership in two Zimbabwean State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs). Since Zimbabwe attained its independence in 1980, the citizens have witnessed an alarming rate of unethical activities within public organisations. Reports of dishonest behaviour such as embezzlement, bribery, self-serving interest, no answerability, and dishonesty of managers in public organisations are widespread. A case study research design was engaged to encompass an in-depth description of the experience of managers in the two public organisations. A qualitative research approach was used because it allows for a systematic approach to describe life experiences and meaning.Item Exploring entrepreneurs’ responses to the Covid-19 crisis(University of the Western Cape, 2023) Hendricks, Mogammad Rifat; Bayat, AbdullahThe study investigates the entrepreneurial responses of a wide range of entrepreneurs in Cape Town who faced economic adversity during the Covid-19 pandemic. There is limited research with a paucity in the knowledge on how entrepreneurs deal with external threats. My research is an attempt to address this by focusing on entrepreneurs in Cape Town and understanding their responses. My theoretical approach combines insights from prosocial interactive theory, effectuation thinking and the debates on opportunity identification and creation. The framework allows me to investigate the iterative processes between the entrepreneur and her environment using effectuation thinking to discover or create opportunities.Item Exploring ways to deepen undergraduate students understanding of financial literacy(University of the Western Cape, 2020) Kondlo, Ayanda; Bayat, AbdullahThis thesis reports on my investigation into undergraduate students' knowledge of financial literacy (FL) and explores ways of improving their FL by using and experimenting with alternative Financial Literacy Education (FLE) methods and techniques. In attempting this, I report on the educational interventions that I attempted. These are critical literacy approaches that included drama teaching techniques that formed part of a praxis approach to FLE. Low levels of financial literacy are of great concern in South Africa because South Africans have high rates of debt which the researcher asserts are an indication of misconceptions, misunderstanding, and also a lack of financial literacy. South Africa needs to have undergraduate students that are financially literate who apply critical reasoning to make critical financial decisions.