The strategic implications of black empowerment policy in South Africa : a case study of boundary choice and client preferences in a small services firm

Author(s)
Boshoff, Willem H.
Keywords
Black economic empowerment -- South Africa
Affirmative action programs -- South Africa
Strategic planning -- South Africa
Value chains -- South Africa

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/412695
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http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/81309
Abstract
The original publication is available at http://www.sajems.org/index.php/sajems/article/view/54
This paper studies the relationship between a firm’s boundary choices within its value chain and the BEE
 pressures it faces from its clients. The paper shows that BEE policy alters the value chain preferences of a
 firm’s clients. These changes in client preferences motivate the firm to altering its boundaries. More
 important, boundary changes due to BEE are implemented in a way that ensures that the firm retains crucial
 architectural knowledge, which preserves its competitive advantage. Firms therefore do not respond
 passively to BEE-induced changes in client preferences, but aim to meet BEE aims within their broader
 strategic environment.
Date
2013-07-03
Type
Article
Identifier
oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/81309
Boshoff, W.H. 2012. The strategic implications of black empowerment policy in South Africa: a case study of boundary choice and client preferences in a small services firm. The South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 15(2):207-221.
2222-3436 (Online)
1015-8812 (Print)
http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/81309
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