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The Development of Black and Female Managers in South Africa: Why Many Affirmative Action Programmes Fail.
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Human, Linda – Management Education and Development, 1993
Analysis of affirmative action in South Africa suggests it fails because (1) it is based on developing blacks and women to function in a fundamentally unchanged work environment; (2) it is often seen as quota filling and not development; and (3) many expect it to fail and commitment is lacking. (SK)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, Employment Practices, Females
Empowerment through Development: The Role of Affirmative Action and Management Development in the Demise of Apartheid.
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Human, Linda – Management Education and Development, 1990
Factors that hinder management development among Blacks in South Africa include educational disadvantage, cultural differences, discrimination, and marginality. Affirmative action and management development as a strategic policy will have to be practiced to redress the imbalances of apartheid. (SK)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Apartheid, Blacks, Cultural Differences