The Role of Leadership in Driving Change in the Public service: The case of Employment Equity in the Western Cape Education and Health Departments
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2017
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
This research attempts to understand why the progress of achieving employment equity is slow by
focusing on the role of leadership in driving change in the South Africa public service. Successful
change and subsequent transformation depend on leaders who communicate the vision inherent in
the change and convince people of the need for change, leaders who "walk the talk" by "living the
vision" and successful implementation of laws such as EEA is dependent on the buy-in from leaders
at the top and senior management levels. As a result, the thesis has critically reviewed and examined
scholarly debates on the role of leadership and its influence on the implementation of laws and
policies towards representativeness in the public service. The thesis further explored whether
government departments (Western Cape Education and Health departments) are complying with the
intentions and stipulations of Employment Equity Act of 1998 by specifically focusing on the nature
of Affirmative Action measures being implemented.
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Magister Administrationis - Madmin