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Commercial diplomacy on the African continent : collaboration between South African stakeholders
Mini Dissertation (MDips)--University of Pretoria, 2019.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/70364 Commercial diplomacy on the African continent : collaboration between South African stakeholders Bizos, Anthony swartzwendyj@gmail.com Swartz, Wendy Jean Commercial Diplomacy Foreign Policy DIRCO Business Forums Meso-level UCTD Mini Dissertation (MDips)--University of Pretoria, 2019. The international geo-political and economic environment is currently experiencing unprecedented change. Challenges facing South Africa’s private sector include increased competition and accessing market space on the continent. In order to improve South Africa’s participation in the global economy and address the complex socio-economic challenges facing the country domestically, stakeholder relations on a macro-, micro-, and meso-level need to be coordinated more strategically. DIRCO and the DTI have acknowledged the role of diplomacy in supporting the country’s economic objectives and have various policies supporting their respective roles. However, a national, coordinated strategy between the numerous stakeholders conducting commercial diplomacy does not exist. Gains achieved by the private sector trading and investing on the continent have thus far been achieved despite services rendered by officials in South African missions. The current lack of collaboration between the various South African stakeholders is explored, both in literature addressing the phenomenon of commercial diplomacy as well as through twenty-five stakeholder interviews. Examples of where collaborative approaches do successfully exist between government departments and business are also provided. This is done through considering the approaches of other governments as well as business forums utilised by some missions. A thematic analysis conducted on how the various stakeholders at a macro-, micro- and meso-level view their current status of collaboration revealed both complementary and contradictory perceptions. Whereas most research findings emphasised the need expressed by business for greater collaboration and professional service from South African missions, diplomats raised the training required in specialised economic skills and the reorganisation of government structures. Areas for possible further research include commercial diplomacy on the African continent and utilising business forums as a form of stakeholder collaboration. Political Sciences MDips Unrestricted 2019-07-04T11:57:01Z 2019-07-04T11:57:01Z 2019-09 2019 Mini Dissertation Swartz, WJ 2019, Commercial diplomacy on the African continent : collaboration between South African stakeholders, MDips Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70364> S2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70364 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Commercial Diplomacy Foreign Policy DIRCO Business Forums Meso-level UCTD Commercial diplomacy on the African continent : collaboration between South African stakeholders |
| title | Commercial diplomacy on the African continent : collaboration between South African stakeholders |
| title_full | Commercial diplomacy on the African continent : collaboration between South African stakeholders |
| title_fullStr | Commercial diplomacy on the African continent : collaboration between South African stakeholders |
| title_full_unstemmed | Commercial diplomacy on the African continent : collaboration between South African stakeholders |
| title_short | Commercial diplomacy on the African continent : collaboration between South African stakeholders |
| title_sort | commercial diplomacy on the african continent collaboration between south african stakeholders |
| topic | Commercial Diplomacy Foreign Policy DIRCO Business Forums Meso-level UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70364 |