Title On purpose : leading manufacturing at Shonaquip social enterprise / by Maureen Dennehy (University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, Cape Town, South Africa), Hamieda Parker (University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, Cape Town, South Africa), Sarah Boyd (University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, Cape Town, South Africa) and Claire Barnardo (Department of Case Writing Centre, Graduate School of Business, UCT, Cape Town, South Africa)

Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020 ©2020

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Description 1 online resource (13 pages) : 30 illustrations Series Emerald emerging markets case studies, 2045-0621 ; volume 10, issue 1 Notes The case introduces students to aspects of operations management (OM) and management theory and provides examples of the real-world challenges facing a practitioner. It requires students to think about the operational manager's responsibilities and how organisational context influences choices and possibly even fit within an organisation In this case, a factory lead protagonist presents her OM challenges and choices within a for-purpose, rather than for-profit, a social enterprise in South Africa. The context presented unusual constraints that required thoughtful adaptation and judicious choices. The case introduces students to aspects of OM and management theory and provides examples of the real-world challenges facing a practitioner. It requires students to think about the operational manager's responsibilities and how organisational context influences choices and possibly even fit within an organisation The case is aimed at postgraduate business students studying OM Teaching Notes are available for educators only Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Industrial management -- Case studies. Industrial organization -- Case studies. Business & Economics -- Industrial Management. Project management. Form Electronic book Author Parker, Hamieda, author Boyd, Sarah, author. Barnardo, Claire, author

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