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Piketty’s fix for inequality in sync with development plan, Prof Raymond Parsons ON AUGUST 16 2012, the South African police intervened in a labour conflict between workers at the Marikana platinum mine near Rustenburg and the mine owners — the stockholders of Lonmin Inc based in London. Police fired on the strikers with live ammunition. Thirty-five miners were killed …. This episode reminds us that the…, XENOPHOBIA - BUSINESS MUST ACT, Prof Raymond Parsons The seriousness with which the political leadership across the board is now taking the worrying outbreak of xenophobia in SA is welcome. There needs to be decisive and principled action to deal with the problem from all key stakeholders in the economy, bearing in mind that it occurred previously in 2008...read more , Buck stops here and not with the dollar, Prof Raymond Parsons A period of self-flagellation inevitably lies ahead for the South African economy, which is not in a good space, thanks to the twin fiscal and trade deficits, energy insecurity, labour conflict, policy uncertainty, weak investor confidence and the strong dollar, among other things. Red lights have been flashing for a while,…, A banker who can see the big picture, Prof Raymond Parsons COAL mines in the past employed canaries as sentinels that alerted miners to the presence of poisonous gases. Being more sensitive to gas than humans, the birds got distressed before the gases reached levels dangerous to humans, giving the miners time to evacuate the mine. When at the top of their game, central banks in…, Daylight saving may be key to security of power supply, Prof Raymond Parsons IT IS often said that South Africa should be more prepared to "think outside the box" in tackling some of its challenges. Energy conservation is clearly one of them and already a range of innovative measures are available to save energy. Yet, with Eskom again facing an emergency in power supply, and having to impose cuts on…, Kleinsake: Mentors het gróót voordele, Prof Tommy du Plessis Daar is een ding wat die eienaar van ’n kleinsakeonderneming maar alte goed besef – hy het meestal nie al die wysheid om die onderneming 100% reg te bestuur nie. Foute word gemaak en probleme word soms net so gelaat. Daar is deurlopend uitdagings, soos om die beste bemarkingstegniek vir jou onderneming te identifiseer, jou…, Sakekamers kan klein ondernemings help, Prof Tommy du Plessis Almal op die AHi-kongres in Potchefstroom verlede week was dit eens dat wat Suid-Afrika nodig het, duisende nuwe kleinsakeondernemings is – ’n syfer van minstens 1 miljoen voor 2030 is genoem. Kortweg kom dit daarop neer dat hoe meer klein- en middelslag-ondernemings (KMO’s) gevestig en suksesvol bedryf kan word, hoe meer…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business/staff-research-output
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[Accordion collapsed], 1. Prof Y Du Plessis, JOURNAL ARTICLES Grobler, S.W. & Du Plessis, Y. (2016). Requisite leader behavioural competencies for sustainable organisational performance Acta Commercii 16(1):a347 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ac.v16i1.347 ( http://www.actacommercii.co.za/index.php/acta/article/view/347/551 ) Olckers, C. & Du Plessis, Y (2015). Psychological ownership as a…, 2. Prof C Miruka, JOURNAL ARTICLES Miruka, C. O. 2015 ‘Harambee narratives: a rhetorical framing of the Kenyan trade union movement,’ Journal of Governance and Regulation (Volume 4, 2015). Siwadi, P., Miruka, C. O. & Ogutu, F. A. 2015 ‘The impact of corporate governance on firm performance in the Zimbabwean manufacturing sector,’ Corporate Ownership &…, 3. Prof P Botha, JOURNAL ARTICLE Botha, P.A., Swanepoel, S. & Rose-Innes, R. 2015. Organizational Behaviour: Exploring the Relationship between Ethical Climate, Self-Efficacy and Hope – Journal of Applied Business Research, 31(4) Botha, P.A. & Swanepoel, S. 2015. Allocation of Academic Workloads in the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences at a South…, 4. Prof J Meyer, JOURNAL ARTICLE Meyer, J.A. (2015). ICT investment effectiveness in the South African Post Office: Reconsidering the approach of the past 20 years-African journal of information system.-IBSS Journal. CONFERENCES PROCEEDINGS Meyer, J.A, 2015 “The municipality integrated development programme as an Economic driver in prioritising provision of…, 5. Prof L Rangasamy (Extraordinary Professor), JOURNAL ARTICLES Rangasamy, L. (2015). Some impacts of South African FDI flows on the current account balance.-Journal for studies in Economics and Econometrics., 6. Prof J Prinsloo, JOURNAL ARTICLES TG Pelser, JJ Prinsloo, A Groenewald, (2014) Market positioning of branded meat products: A case of the feedlot industry in South Africa. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences MCSER Publishing, Rome – Italy Vol 15: No 1 – January 2014. TG Pelser, JJ Prinsloo, J Kriegler,(2014) Key management practice within the South African…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business/guides-and-document-templates
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[Accordion collapsed], Management Accounting (Prof. Anet Smit), Suggested research topics, Franchising Venture Capital Balanced Scorecard, Entrepreneurship (Prof SP van der Merwe), Be part of an exciting research project An opportunity exits to analyse family businesses through the proven Fampro Family Business Diagnostic Instrument. The results can be utilised to complete a mini-dissertation. Students who are interested can contact Professor Stephan van der Merwe at the NWU Business School. The areas of research are: …, Financial Management (Prof Ines Nel), Within the central theme of value-based management, the following are considered the main legs for research: 1) corporate finance, 2) investment management and 3) public finance. 1) Within the corporate finance leg, the following are considered research areas: Company value and risk management. Company value and strategic investment decisions (…, Marketing Management (Prof CA Bisschoff), Research topics for MBA mini-dissertations in marketing management are: 1. BRAND LOYALTY The brand loyalty model by Mr Ahmed Moola (a PhD student) is a rich area for continued research in brand loyalty. The model appears below. There are basically two avenues to follow: Testing the brand loyalty model on different products, customer bases and…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business/mba-vanderbijlpark
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State of the Nation in the Age of Private Substitution
By Prof Joseph Sekhampu, chief director of the NWU Business School Imagine a state-of-the-nation address delivered without triumph or ceremony. The President rises, not to announce renewal, but to offer thanks. He thanks the households for installing solar panels that kept the lights on when the grid could not. He thanks parents who found ways…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sona-2026-what-expect-and-what-not
SONA 2026: What to expect — and what not
President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his 2026 State of the Nation (SONA) address on Thursday 12 February, and he will do so in a world starkly different from that of a year ago. Political uncertainty, strained international relations and domestic pressures mean the president is operating in a political climate that is no longer simmering but…Prof. Petra Bester se navorsing fokus op die menslike dinamika binne gesondheidstelsels en ondersoek hoe verhoudings, professionele rolle, gedrag en organisasiekulture stelselprestasie en gesondheidsuitkomste beïnvloed. Deur gebruik te maak van ’n interpretatief-beskrywende benadering, verken sy die beleefde ervarings van gesondheidswerkers,…
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Petra Bester
Prof. Petra Bester se navorsing fokus op die menslike dinamika binne gesondheidstelsels en ondersoek hoe verhoudings, professionele rolle, gedrag en organisasiekulture stelselprestasie en gesondheidsuitkomste beïnvloed. Deur gebruik te maak van ’n interpretatief-beskrywende benadering, verken sy die beleefde ervarings van gesondheidswerkers,…My navorsing fokus op die ontwerp, implementering en evaluering van transdissiplinêre gesondheidsbevorderingsintervensies wat die sosiale determinante van gesondheid aanspreek en gemeenskaps- en gesondheidstelsels versterk. Ek spesialiseer in implementeringswetenskaplike benaderings wat beleid vertaal in konteks-responsiewe, bewysgebaseerde…
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Christi Niesing
My navorsing fokus op die ontwerp, implementering en evaluering van transdissiplinêre gesondheidsbevorderingsintervensies wat die sosiale determinante van gesondheid aanspreek en gemeenskaps- en gesondheidstelsels versterk. Ek spesialiseer in implementeringswetenskaplike benaderings wat beleid vertaal in konteks-responsiewe, bewysgebaseerde…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vice-chancellor-champions-new-school-mines-and-mining-engineering-mining-indaba-2026
NWU vice-chancellor champions new School of Mines and Mining Engineering at Mining Indaba 2026
The vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), Prof. Mzubanzi Bismark Tyobeka, is representing the university at the 2026 Investing in African Mining Indaba, taking place from 9 to 12 February at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). As one of the most significant events on the global mining calendar, the Mining Indaba…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/health-sciences/schools-and-programme-codes
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SCHOOL OF HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCES Diploma in Coaching Science – 8EN A02, G201P/M Year level 1 Diploma in Coaching Science 8EN A02; G201P/M – YEAR LEVEL 1 × YEAR LEVEL 1 First semester Module code Type Cr…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/health-sciences/modal-test
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Year level 4 Bachelor of Nursing 8NE K01; G401P – YEAR LEVEL 4 × YEAR LEVEL 4 First semester Module code…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/health-sciences/schools-and-programme-codes-layout-2