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- ItemAlbei blink eenders(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch Business School, 2008-02) Matthee, AmandaDie een bestuur ’n groot ysterertsmaatskappy en die ander maak die kunste vir mense toeganklik. Wat het hierdie twee uitblinkeralumni in gemeen? AMANDA MATTHEE het gaan vra.
- ItemBehind closed doors(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch Business School, 2008-02) Matthee, AmandaCorporate governance must ensure externally audited accountability for what goes on behind boardroom doors, says Bob Garratt. AMANDA MATTHEE asks whether South Africa is on par with the rest of the world.
- ItemBusiness PhD(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch Business School, 2008-02) Marais, JanaProf Hein Oosthuizen, retiring head of USB’s doctoral programme, told JANA MARAIS why this qualification is suddenly so popular.
- ItemThe costly fight against fraud(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008-02) Matthee, AmandaAMANDA MATTHEE asks about the nuisance value of SA’s new anti-corruption laws to the honest business person.
- ItemDoing good while doing well(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch Business School, 2008-02) Swart, ClaytonPreserving the environment is a global imperative, and business schools compete to instil this social consciousness in their graduates. CLAYTON SWART reports.
- ItemFuture competencies(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch Business School, 2008-02) Matthee, AmandaThe changing world of work requires a completely new skills set. What new competencies must be mastered to conduct business in the future? AMANDA MATTHEE explores.
- ItemHas inguquko (transformation) taken place?(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch Business School, 2008-02) Swart, ClaytonForever entrenched in history is the Springboks’ annihilation of the English in the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France and becoming the second team to lift the coveted Web Ellis trophy for a second time. For South Africa this clearly was a unifying factor, but was it transformational? In business, as in sport, questions are being raised about the success of transformation. CLAYTON SWART asked prominent leaders how they know when transformation has succeeded?
- ItemMaking cents of stability(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch Business School, 2008-02) Mantshantsha, SikonathiAs political stability grows in African countries, economic development can be taken increasingly into the continent’s own hands, according to Prof Wolfgang Thomas of the USB.
- ItemOnce an exile...(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch Business School, 2008-02) Sonn, JulianThere were those that championed freedom and made it through the struggle, but invariably at deep personal cost. USB’s PROF JULIAN SONN , one such, believes he can still contribute ...
- ItemSo moet 'n mens leer!(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch Business School, 2008-02) Marais, JanaBestuurskole wêreldwyd bevraagteken die tradisionele benadering tot leer. JANA MARAIS het gaan uitvra oor ideale (dalk utopiese) maniere van leer oor leierskap.
- ItemTop world business issues(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch Business School, 2008-02) Haw, PennyWhat’s keeping global business leaders from sleeping peacefully at night? PENNY HAW asked around.
- ItemTrust me on this one(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch Business School, 2008-02) Haw, PennyAristotle said: “Trust allows groups to flourish, to achieve excellence.” And yet, as PENNY HAW found out in conversation with Roger Stewart, faculty member of USB-ED, trust is in short supply in business today.
- ItemUnderstanding finance to develop people(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch Business School, 2008-02) Blaine, SueAs peace spreads across Africa, the imperative to develop skills to improve people’s lives increases, writes SUE BLAINE.
- ItemWomen power : an executive affair(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch Business School, 2008-02) Blaine, SueSome of SA’s hottest boardroom females share their thoughts on leadership and whether women need leadership training that is aimed exclusively at them. SUE BLAINE asks around.