Changing Perspectives Towards The Future
By: Dr. Gordon Matthew Now, more than ever is the time for entrepreneurs to embrace technology and empower themselves with the knowledge required to transform and prepare their small, medium, or micro-enterprises (SMMEs) to the next level of business management. A worldwide survey done by Salesforce Research ( www.salesforce.com ) indicated that…
Teaching from Abroad: Reflection of my Online Teaching Journey
By:Kelebogile Paadi At the height of the pandemic in 2020 amidst the tight travel restrictions, I found myself in a foreign country and could not return back home to South Africa, which meant continuing with my work where I was, and thanks to technology I was able to conduct my teaching and learning across space. I am a senior lecturer at the…
Purple Blood: A poem by Kezell Klinck
By:Kezell Klinck I’m a future shaper I’m their motivator Carefully selected by the Creator Changing them to be greater Hungry eyes are staring Exchanging discussions Oh so caring My blood dyed purple For I am your teacher Did not study to be a preacher My fabulous endless lifecycle Molded before my first tricycle My beautiful NWU world My…
Research Cluster Test
Research Clusters, The NWU Business School wants to be known for research that provides practical business solutions with scientific contributions to the broader field of management. The NWU Business School consists of two scientific committees with research clusters in the field of General Management and People’s Management. These research clusters form the basis for…, General Management Scientific Committee is chaired by Prof Ronnie Lotriet and consists of the following clusters:, Financial Management Wealth creation and Value-based management Contact: Prof Anet Smit, IT & Operations Management, Focussed on the application of IT principles for the smooth operation of a business entity. Contact: Dr Kaizer Ndlovu , Entrepreneurship, Family businesses and corporate entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship networks. Contact: Prof Stephan van der Merwe, Marketing, The focus of the cluster is broadly defined as Marketing management within all its facetted. However, the cluster also caters for some specific marketing research topics and strongly encourages research in the fields of branding, promotion, customer behaviour and satisfaction. Contact: Prof Christo Bisschoff, People Management Scientific Committee is chaired by Prof Leon Jackson and consists of the following clusters:, Human Resource Management, Diversity management, Workplace bullying and conflict handling, Organisational behaviour and leadership, Work engagement, Trust building and Emotional intelligence. Contact: Prof Leon Jackson, Organizational Behaviour, Contact: Prof Yvonne du Plessis , Organizational Culture, Contact: Prof Yvonne du Plessis, Labour Relations, Contact: Prof Christoff Botha Leadership Contact: Prof Leon Jackson