HSRC Investigation into Intergroup Relations: The programme and its financing

Ma ais, H. C.; D eye , Lyne e A icle HSRC In es iga ion in o In e g oup Rela ions: The p og amme and i s inancing Sou h A ican Jou nal o Business Managemen P o ided in Coope a ion wi h: Uni e si y o S ellenbosch Business School (USB), Bell ille, Sou h A ica Sugges ed Ci a ion: Ma ais, H. C.; D eye , Lyne e (1982) : HSRC In es iga ion in o In e g oup Rela ions: The p og amme and i s inancing, Sou h A ican Jou nal o Business Managemen , ISSN 2078-5976, A ican Online Scien i ic In o ma ion Sys ems (AOSIS), Cape Town, Vol. 13, Iss. 3, pp. 155-157, h ps://doi.o g/10.4102/sajbm. 13i3.1192 This Ve sion is a ailable a : h ps://hdl.handle.ne /10419/217810 S anda d-Nu zungsbedingungen: Die Dokumen e au EconS o dü en zu eigenen wissenscha lichen Zwecken und zum P i a geb auch gespeiche und kopie we den. Sie dü en die Dokumen e nich ü ö en liche ode komme zielle Zwecke e iel äl igen, ö en lich auss ellen, ö en lich zugänglich machen, e eiben ode ande wei ig nu zen. 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Mgm 1982 13(3) Table 5 Impac o in la ion on wo king capi al equi emen s Case I plus Case I 1 S'1o in la ion Annual cos o sales R900 000 RI 03S 000 Deb o s a cos (90 days) R22S 000 R 2S8 750 S ock ca y (120 days) R300000 R 34S 000 C edi o s' inance (30 days) R 7S 000 R 86 2SO Pu chase Pay Sale Collec yedi o s deb o s I 0 30 60 90 120 ISO 180 210 The wo king capi al equi emen changes as ollows: Case I plus Case I lSOJo in la ion S ock ca y R300 000 R34S 000 Plus deb o s R22S 000 R2S8 750 RS2S 000 R603 750 Less c edi o s R 7S 000 R 86 2SO R4SOOOO RS17 SOO Annual inance cha ges a p ime bank o e d a a e o 20% R 90000 RI03 SOO Inc eased in e es cha ges as a esul o in la ion R 13 SOO Hence, 23,5 days educ ion in cash low cycle equi ed o ecoup Rl3 SOO addi ional inance cha ges. Om mee a e slui : V moe so g da elke sen wa u beskikba e inansie ing kan e dien 'n byd ae o u wins )ewe , wan inansie ing is skaa s en duu . Finansie ing weie nie om oo yd e we k nie, di neem ook nie e lo nie, di wo d nie deu akbonde behee nie en slaap nie in die nag nie. Daa om moe u di 24 uu pe dag ha d laa we k. HSRC In es iga ion in o In e g oup Rela ions: The p og amme and i s inancing H.C. Ma ais and Lyne e D eye Human Sciences Resea ch Council (HSRC), P i a e Bag X270, P e o ia 0001, Republic o Sou h A ica In oduc ion Economis s in pa icula and social scien is s in gene al a e in i ed o pa icipa e in he HSRC In es iga ion in o In- e g oup Rela ions. A budge independen o he usual inancing o esea ch a uni e si ies is a ailable o esea ch in o he mos p essing aspec s o he ela ionships be ween he majo g oups in Sou h A ica. This a icle p o ides in o ma ion on he backg ound o 155 and managemen o he HSRC In es iga ion in o In- e g oup Rela ions. A he same ime i is also an in i a- ion o he esea ch communi y o pa icipa e in he p o- g amme by applying o inancial assis ance. Backg ound Resea ch councils in mos indus ialized coun ies ini ia e and suppo p oblem-o ien ed esea ch. In his way esea ch can con ibu e owa ds a be e unde s anding o he na u e and p ocess o p essing social p oblems. The Human Sciences Resea ch Council since 1980 also ad- minis e s a budge speci ically p o ided o p oblem- o ien ed esea ch. By hei e y na u e social p oblems a e mul idimen- sional. The accen is he e o e placed on he co-ope a ion o as many esea che s as possible om di e en esea ch o ganiza ions, as i is ob ious ha a single o ganiza ion in Sou h A ica canno app oach a comp ehensi e p oblem mul idisciplina ily, on i s own. The co-ope a i e app oach also implies ha such a p oblem can be app oached om di e en ideological, heo e ical and me hodological pe spec i es simul aneously. The i s esea ch p og ammes ha we e unde aken wi hin his amewo k we e he HSRC In es iga ion in o Spo unde he leade ship o P o . G .J .L. Schol z o he Po che s oom Uni e si y o CHE, and he HSRC In- es iga ion in o Educa ion unde he leade ship o P o . J.P. de Lange o he Rand A ikaans Uni e si y. F om a su ey ha was conduc ed du ing 1980, he ield o in e g oup ela ions eme ged as he single mos impo - an a ea o esea ch in Sou h A ica (see HSRC Resea ch Bulle in, 1981, 11(2), l - 3). Consequen ly he Resea ch P io i ies Commi ee ep esen ing he majo esea ch sec- o s in Sou h A ica, ecommended o he HSRC ha a b oad in es iga ion in o in e g oup ela ions be unde - aken. This ecommenda ion was accep ed and du ing 1981 planning s a ed. The in es iga ion was hus solely ini ia ed by he HSRC. Resea ch managemen and o ganiza ion The HSRC In es iga ion in o In e g oup Rela ions is managed and con olled by a main commi ee. The main commi ee consis s o expe s ep esen ing he sec o s ha ha e a di ec in e es in in e g oup ela ions. Fields and wo k commi ees Because he esea ch a ea, in e g oup ela ions, is po en- ially so as , ollowing guidelines a e necessa y o he delinea ion o he in es iga ion: The accen alls on he ela ions be ween he main popula ion g oups in Sou h A ica like he A ikaans- and English-speaking Whi es, u ban and homeland Blacks, Colou eds, Indians and la ge immig an g oups. The basis on which he popula ion is analysed ( o ex- ample in e ms o in e es g oups), will be pa ly de e - mined by he heo e ical s and o he esea che . The esea ch is p oblem-o ien ed and hus ocuses on he mos opical aspec s o in e g oup ela ions. The main commi ee di ided he a ea in o hi een ields: Theo y and me hodology His o ical aspec 156 Ju idical aspec Social s uc u es Religion Adminis a i e aspec Communica ion Bibliog aphy and da abank Geog aphic and demog aphic aspec s Social psychological aspec Economics and labou Cons i u ion and poli ics Race, e hnici y and cul u e A wo k commi ee was appoin ed in each o hese ields. An a emp was made o e lec in i s composi ion he di - e en poin s o depa u e in he s udy o in e g oup ela- ions. The unc ions o he wo k commi ees include he ollowing: hema iza ion and ope a ionaliza ion o esea ch p o- g ammes and p ojec s in he speci ic aspec o in- e g oup ela ions; s imula ion o esea ch in e es in he esea ch p oposals; e alua ion o esea ch epo s; in eg a ion o esea ch epo s in o a comp ehensi e epo . In as uc u al assis ance o esea che s Va ious in as uc u al se ices a e a ailable o he esea - che s who pa icipa e by means o empi ical o heo e ical p ojec s. This is o e and abo e he inancial assis ance ha esea che s a e in i ed o apply o . The main se ices, which in no way will in luence he independence o pa - icipa ing esea che s, a e: a compu e ized bibliog aphic se ice; assis ance in he designing o esea ch p ojec s and s a is ical analyses; access o coun y-wide ep esen a i e-samples and a ieldwo k in as uc u e. Financial suppo The inancing o esea ch p ojec s will be based on he egula ions in he Sou h A ican Plan o Resea ch in he Human Sciences, pa . 3.5. Funds a e a ailable o he ollowing expenses: Sala ies o esea che s, Cu en expenses, Cos s in ol ed in esea ch consul a ions and specialis s, O e seas isi s and cong esses, Ex ao dina y capi al equipmen . Applica ions o inancial assis ance mus be made o he Sec e a ia o he HSRC In es iga ion in o In e g oup Rela ions ia he ins i u ion o which he esea che is a - ached. Applica ion o ms a e a ailable om he sec ion o esea ch adminis a ion o uni e si ies and om he Sec e a ia . P og amme Because o he adminis a ion in ol ed in an in es iga ion o his size, he ollowing p og amme will be ollowed: The e u n da es o he submission o esea ch ende s o empi ical as well as heo e ical p ojec s a e 30 June, 31 Oc obe and 1 Ma ch o each yea . Tende s ha will ely on he in as uc u al se ices S.-A . Tydsk . Bed y sl. 1982, 13()) o he HSRC mus be ecei ed by Ma ch 1, 1983. The las da e o he submission o epo s on com. ple ed esea ch con ac s is Augus 1, 1984. Du ing he las qua e o 1984 he wo k commi ees will in eg a e he p ojec s done in hei espec i e ields in o a wo k commi ee epo o be submi ed be o e Decembe 31, 1984. The comp ehensi e epo o he main commi ee will be w i en du ing he i s qua e o 1985. The main commi ee epo will be handed o he P esiden o he HSRC a he end o Ma ch 1985. Resea ch opics Du ing mee ings o he wo k commi ees a numbe o p o- blem a eas we e iden i ied o which esea ch hemes we e o mula ed. The wo k commi ees we e sa is ied ha hese hemes a e indica i e o he opics ha wa an esea ch a en ion o achie e a use ul and comp ehensi e desc ip- ion and explana ion o he na u e and dynamics o in- e g oup ela ions in Sou h A ica. E e y epo ha lows om he esea ch and is adjudg- ed o be o a sui able s anda d will be published as a sepa a e epo o as pa o an in eg a ed esea ch epo . The main commi ee will ake he inal decision in his ega d. The whole esea ch communi y is in i ed o send esea ch p oposals wi h accompanying budge s o he Sec e a ia o he HSRC In es iga ion in o In e g oup Rela ions o conside a ion. The hemes wi hin which esea ch p ojec s a e awai ed a e lis ed below. P oposals on opics ela ed o hose speci ied will also be conside ed. Resea che s who ha e ecen ly comple ed p ojec s ha i in o he amewo k can he e o e submi hei epo s and apply o unds o adap hese o he needs o he p og amme. In conclusion he a en ion mus be d awn o he idea behind his p oblem-o ien ed esea ch p og amme, ha is ha he esea ch o be unde aken mus be aimed a con- ibu ing owa ds a be e unde s anding o he na u e and p ocesses o in e g oup ela ions in Sou h A ica. The wo k commi ee: economics and labou di ided hei ield o esea ch in o economic esou ces, labou and economic change, wi h he oil owing hemes and p io i ies: Delinea ion o he ield wi h he p esen si ua ion as poin o depa u e 1. Access o and con ol o economic esou ces. Access o land: dis ibu ion and le el o de elopmen . Dis ibu ion o weal h. Capi al: public and p i a e. Dis ibu ion o and access o educa ion and aining acili ies. In o ma ion on economic sys ems. Access o he labou ma ke (geog aphical and occupa- ional mobili y). The dis ibu ion o economic powe . 2. Con lic in he labou sphe e. The labou -capi al dicho omy. The ela ionship employe -employee. De eloping concilia ion mechanisms. Con lic wi hin he labou mo emen and wi hin managemen . S.A . J. Bus. Mgm 198~ 13(3) Con lic be ween o ganized labou and he s a e. Di e en ial pe cep ions o con lic (e.g. by manage- men . labou . go e nmen ). 3. P ocesses o economic change. The u al-u ban gap. U baniza ion. Fi s and hi d wo ld economics. De ining p io i ies and ade-o s 1. Pe spec i es o economic jus ice as a con ibu o o con lic . 2. The ole o economic expec a ions. 157 3. Rela i e economic dep i a ion. 4. The po en ial e ec o economic g ow h. 5. Employee pa icipa ion and he con ol o means o p oduc ion. O he wo k commi ees sugges ed hemes which migh also be o in e es o esea che s in his ield. They a e a ailable on eques om he Sec e a ia , In es iga ion in o In e g oup Rela ions, Human Sciences Resea ch Council, P i a e Bag X270, PRETORIA 0001. Tel. 21-8624 x 81 o 88. Fu he de ails on any aspec s o he p og amme, and applica ion o ms can be ob ained om he Di ec o o he in es iga ion a he same add ess. I_ -- ____.. __ - -- - -- - -- - --