Newsletter April 2017 Message from the Head of Department Department of Business Management

The past year has been typifi ed by both Looking ahead, 2017 comes with a whole highs and lows for the Department of new set of challenges. The merger of the Business Management. However, I would Faculty of Management with the Faculty like to focus on some of the highlights. of Economic and Financial Sciences into In terms of our Teaching and Learning, the College of Business and Economics CHE approval for the Advanced Diploma (COBE), which will take eff ect on 1 July in Management and the Advanced 2017, represents a change in the very Diploma in Business Management was nature of who we are and what we granted. Some colleagues returned stellar stand for as a scholarly body. Although Teaching evaluations and colleagues that we might not feel the direct eff ects of immediately come to mind are the merger in 2017, it is crucial that we Dr A Makka, Dr P Thomas, Ms A prepare ourselves for this eventuality. Akhalwaya, Mr C Schachtebeck and Mr J Furthermore, exploring the online space Davids. Also, special congratulations to and the University’s devotion to the Prof S Dhliwayo, who was promoted from decolonisation agenda presents new Senior Lecturer to Associate Professor in challenges to us that we need to start October 2016. preparing for and that we need to start In terms of research, we have produced talking about. close on 30 credits in 2016, which is a How we approach these things will be 20% improvement in research output crucial. We could choose to seek the silver from 2015. Furthermore, 2016 marked lining of the cloud, or we could choose an important milestone as far as research to see the cloud inside the silver lining. Prof Geoff Goldman output in the department is concerned, Addressing these issues in a meaningful Head of Department: as for the fi rst time, journal articles and way will require conversation and Department of Business Management book chapters exceeded conference introspection. We will have to critically proceedings. This shows that our pool of appraise what we do, why we do it, and experienced researchers is growing. We the way in which we do it, in order for us are not a department trying to establish a to move forward. research culture anymore, we now have a I have no doubt that as a department, research culture. we will be able to meet the demands of As a department we also extended our these emergent challenges. As Business internationalisation eff orts in 2016. Our Management academics, we constantly partnership with the Krakow University of remind our students that organisations Economics (Poland) continues to fl ourish. have changed, that the business Prof C Nieuwenhuizen, Dr D Groenewald environment has changed, that the world and myself were invited to serve on the of work has changed, and that things are 1st sitting of the Krakow Business Schools’ not “business as usual” any more. 2017 will, International Advisory Board, and in more than ever, require of us to do exactly December 2016, Prof D Pooe and myself what we constantly tell our students! were invited to present lectures there. Ms C Jasson initiated a student visit at the end Prof Geoff A Goldman of 2016 to the University of Groningen Head of Department: in the Netherlands. Prof S Dhliwayo Department of Business Management established contact with the University Managing Editor: Acta Commercii of Wolverhampton and we are currently Faculty of Management fi nalising an MoU with them. University of

1 “We are what we New Staff repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not Prashika Panday an act, but a habit.” – My name is Prashika Panday and I have Society, in recognition of outstanding Aristotle taken over the role as the scholastic achievement and excellence Senior Faculty Offi cer. I have over 20 years of work experience in I have held various senior positions at the Higher education Environment. University of Kwa-Zulu Natal and at UJ. I am enthusiastic about joining this team This includes but not limited to been the and making a valuable diff erence. Executive Assistant to the Deputy Vice Chancellor; Operations Please feel free to stop by my offi ce for Manager & a Programme Coordinator. assistance or would just like to meet in person. You will always remember me I am a Bachelor of Administration for my love for coff ee & dark chocolate graduate a specialist in organizational together with my smile!!!! behaviour. I also have a Postgraduate Diploma in Management & a Member “In a gentle way, you can shake the of the Golden Key International Honour world.” –Mahatma Gandhi Prashika Panday Nthabiseng Malaza My name is Nthabiseng Malaza. I am I was working as an administrative former UJ student. I studied Public assistant at the Department of Transport Relations and obtained my National & Supply chain. My personal interests Diploma in 2012. Before joining the include - reading fi ctional love stories Department of Business Management, & cooking. Adelaide Sheik Adelaide Sheik has been exposed to She recently joined the Business the corporate and non-profi t (NPO) sector Management team in a lecturing position for the fi rst 21 years of her on full programmes and will also be working experience. involved in the academic coordination She started at the University of for the continuous education Nthabiseng Malaza Johannesburg as a Stakeholder programmes (CEPs). Manager in 2012 and took on the role Adelaide is also a social entrepreneur and of Acting HOD for the Centre of Centre a co-founder of the Dr Kenneth Kaunda for Social Entrepreneurship and Social Resource Centre (NPO) in North West Economy (CSESE) until 2016. Social Province, one of the poorer provinces entrepreneurship is an emerging fi eld of focusing on youth development and study and is also a growing phenomenon enterprise development and also serves in South Africa, which placed the CSESE in on the board for BigFish Film School an interesting position. During this period (NPO). her daily obligations were the design of curriculum for in-class and e-learning, She holds the following qualifi cations: lecturing on short learning programmes, Credit Management Dip (UNISA), stakeholder liaison, community Project Management Dip (Damelin engagement activities, managing the Business College), Advanced Social business incubator support centre and Entrepreneurship Diploma (University of Adelaide Sheik also managing commissioned research. - GIBS), Asset Based Community More recently, the CSESE merged with Development – Fundamentals and the CSBD to form the UJ Centre for Train-the-Trainer (GIBS / COADY Canadian Entrepreneurship, where she manages Institute), MBA (Mancosa Business School), special projects which includes social, Business Incubation Management township and informal entrepreneurship. (University of Johannesburg).

2 Newsletter April 2017 Dr. Boikanyo I have a lot of corporate experience I completed a one-year management from diff erent industries including development program with USB. petrochemical, coal and gold Thereafter I obtained MBA and PhD mining sectors. qualifi cations from NWU School of I obtained a BSc qualifi cation from UCT Business and Governance. and worked as a research scientist at Sasol My areas of interest are strategy, project in the fi elds of applied catalysis, fuels and wax technologies. Thereafter I worked as management, business and enterprise senior strategy analyst for Sasol Mining development, knowledge management with the main focus being in strategy and intelligence. development and execution as well as I have a passion for research and business development and business look forward to more conference intelligence. I also worked in the gold presentations, articles and successful Dr Herman Boikanyo mining and refi ning sector in a strategic supervision of research students at Senior Lecturer: account management role with the main UJ and other universities. Department of Business focus being in the sourcing and marketing Management of gold bearing materials. Faculty of Management

Personalia: PROMOTIONS AND BIOGRAPHY Professor Shepherd Dhliwayo joined the University of Johannesburg as a lecturer in January 2005. He has a PhD in Entrepreneurship from the . He teaches in most business management areas but currently specialises in Entrepreneurship, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management and Small Business Management. His research interests are in the areas of the experiential teaching of Entrepreneurship, Venture Creation (especially by the youth) and Small Business Development. He has published in local and international journals in these areas of interest and has presented at various conferences in diff erent parts of the world. He has reviewed for international conferences such as the United States Association of Small Business & Entrepreneurship (USASBE), and journals such as the Journal of Strategic Management and the International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management. Shepherd is also involved in community engagement activities and is currently the Faculty Professor Shepherd Dhliwayo of Management’s representative in the University’s Community Engagement Advisory Board. He a member of the Rotary and a past SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise, now ENACTUS) Faculty Advisor.

CHRIS SCHACHTEBECK: NEW ADDITION TO THE SCHACHTEBECK FAMILY:

Chris Schachtebeck, lecturer in the Department of Business Management, welcomed his daughter Mackenzie into the world in May 2016. Mackenzie recently visited the department for her very own ‘First Year Seminar’ and has vowed to return in the future.

Newsletter April 2017 3 ND SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT STUDENTS COLLABORATE WITH HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (US) UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS MAJORING IN INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONSULTING COURSE TO EMPOWER LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS. Ms. Joyce Sibeko where they will critically reflect on their The ND Small Business Management observations of the entrepreneurial UJ students and the Hofstra University The International Entrepreneurial journey for a start-up in an emerging students had the opportunity to meet Consulting course is a full-semester economy and their personal contributions on 22-23 March 2017. They established course involving classroom experience to the project. working relationship by exchanging and preparation for a one week-long Our South African UJ students are information on the projects and some study abroad experience in an emerging personal information about their team economy. Students work on consultant supposed to work in a multi-disciplinary team, applying detailed knowledge of members. They also went together to do teams to learn about and assist local, their various disciplines to innovatively the project beneficiaries site visits and emerging entrepreneurs in developing solve an economic, environmental or tour was ended by a Dinner at Crown practical solutions to business problems social community-based problem for a Plaza Hotel in Rosebank. This has had (including marketing, production, community partner. The team must apply a very good start and students will be financial, accounting, and/or human a range of design methods, processes submitting all the needs analysis findings, resource deliverables). Students will and techniques competently to create a interventions that they found to be experience the cultural context in which creative video and printed presentation of suitable for the business by 3 May 2017. these entrepreneurs live and work and their solution as well a detailed business The department is looking forward to become acquainted with the distinct plan, as well as to ensure that the business raising funds so that our students can also challenges that these entrepreneurs face. partner is assisted with all compliance have the same travelling experience to Students maintain a journal, in our South documents to ran a successful business or the US. African context a portfolio of evidence a cooperative.

Students cultural exchange session in Soweto Campus.

4 Newsletter April 2017 The Enactus team that represented UJ in the competition. The front row is the presenters in the World Cup. This press release went out in our internal communication channels today, following Friday’s Ashoka U award ceremony in Miami: http://www.gcu.ac.uk/newsroom/news/article/index.php?id=232421 Enactus University of Johannesburg Represents South Africa in Canada Enactus World Cup 2016 Ms. Joyce Sibeko project with manufacturing, agriculture the offering of land to 5 farmers in and agro processing of the McKenzie Zuurbekom, ZAR20,000 worth of Enactus University of Johannesburg is and Company Report of 2015. This report managed and administered within the equipment, ZAR75,000 and ZAR200,000 identified Advanced Manufacturing, Department of Business Management. seed capital for two cooperatives Infrastructure Productivity, Natural Gas, The ND Small Business Management respectively, and also a contract to export Service Exports, Raw and Processed ensures the success of the various project 2 million potatoes for another cooperative. Agricultural Exports as the 5 bold by compiling portfolios for each project In terms of the social impact of this opportunities that can reignite South and handing over to the next cohort project, the team has built a network Africa‘s progress that promises to grow yearly for sustainability reasons. for farmers in Soweto to share farming GDP by 1.1 percentage points per year, best practices, created job opportunities The Enactus University of Johannesburg add one trillion ZAR to the annual GDP by for people who were unemployment (UJ) team presented on two of their 2030 and create 3.4 million new jobs. three entrepreneurial projects that they because of their age and qualifications executed during the past year when they Addressing the hopeless situation and and created a platform that is user friendly shared how they created opportunities need of urban farmers in the City of by using a method and language that for ordinary farmers and refugees to have Johannesburg who had no skills, no illiterate adults can use and increased the sustainable employment and income. land, no resources, no start-up capital level of confidence for farmers by teaching and no business skills, they took action them computer literacy skills. They also showcased how they and started a Farmers’ School. They Economic and capacity building, the empowered their beneficiaries to earn an also designed branding packages and team’s impact includes the creation of income and take care of their livelihoods, equipment prototypes, uniforms for self-sustainable jobs for 156 farmers, the and assisted the social grant recipients to the farmers and developed 23 business supplement their income through farming plan pitches for these businesses to gain production of fresh and safe food at lower and brought hope to the beneficiaries of funding for their businesses. Through costs, offering free computer literacy becoming commercial farmers. this project they created opportunities lessons and the training of more than The UJ Enactus Team aligned their for urban agriculture and a sustainable 200 farmers in one year. Izindaba Zokudla (Food Conversations) food system. Their solutions included

Newsletter April 2017 5 Global Business Conference The Conference Theme of the 7th can be taken as given, thus seeing the issues in their field and how these issues Annual GBC 2016 primarily aimed at market players (competitors, consumers, relate to business challenges in the global understanding the key issues for growth governments, etc.) and needing to economy. This conference provided an in shrinking markets. Interests covered adjust to the new rules of the game. opportunity for an interdisciplinary take different perspectives: different fields’ However, the question addressed was on this issue from marketing, finance, perspectives, different levels of analysis what can be done to achieve growth accounting, management and economics (macro to micro), different industries. in spite of shrinking markets? What are viewpoints. Besides its interdisciplinary, Shrinking markets were observed from, some key issues that can help growth this conference provided a platform for at least, three perspectives: macro out of market problems? The conference constructive dialogue. perspective; industry perspective and welcomed both theoretical and empirical firm perspective. Shrinking markets contributions that discussed important Venue and social events The conference was held in Zagreb, to experience a typical European city Lakes are on the UNESCO World Heritage the capital and the largest city of the with a long history, great gastronomy list since 1979. Plitvice Lakes are world Republic of Croatia. The name Zagreb and friendly people. Included in the famous for its lakes arranged in cascades was mentioned for the first time conference was an evening city tour – currently there are 16 lakes that can in 1094, and it became a free royal of Zagreb and we were privileged to be seen from the surface with many town in 1242. Through history, as it is experience this beautiful city. The Official waterfalls (the largest waterfall is 78m). today, Zagreb was the political and Conference Dinner and awards evening On the last day of the conference administrative center of Croatia. Today, was held in the city centre in a historic we visited the Plitvice Lakes, a truly Zagreb is a modern European city with restaurant. magnificent experience. lot of green areas, squares, museums Only two hours from Zagreb is the and vivid night life. Over the past few National Park Plitvice Lakes. It is one of the years, Zagreb became a popular tourist oldest national parks in Europe the Plitvice destination especially for those who want Publication Opportunities Selected papers were considered for publication in sponsoring academic journals (Market/Trziste, ZIREB, Journal of Contemporary Management Issues, Contemporary Economics, Journal of Global Business Research) indexed in Scopus, Ebsco, ProQuest, Econlit, Index Copernikus, ABI Inform and many others databases. A Pre-conference workshop was presented by a leading authority on data analysis – prof. JOE HAIR. Professor J. Hair’s presentation focused on the Structural Equation Modelling method using Partial Least Squares approach. The 8th Global Business Conference will be in Dubrovnik, Croatia from 27-30 September 2017. The primary aim of the 2017 conference is understanding the key opportunities for innovation in diverse fields. The networking opportunities were excellent and we met people from various

In the photo we (Christel Vermaak and Cecile Nieuwenhuizen) receive from Goran Vlašić, Conference Chair the Best Paper Award (Management Track) at the Global Business Conference in Zagreb, Croatia. > page 7

6 Newsletter April 2017 European countries, Canada and the US. From the UJ, Department Business Management Dr Darelle Groenewald and Prof Cecile Nieuwenhuizen attended the conference but there were also colleagues from other South African universities including University of Stellenbosch, Unisa and of Technology.

Picture Right: Prof Cecile GBC in Zagreb

Departmental Prize giving Top Achievers of the Department honoured The top achievers of the Department of Business Management were honoured at the annual Top Achievers Award Ceremony, held on 9 November 2016 in the Council Chambers at the Madibeng Building on the Kingsway Campus. Mr JP Fourie (Executive Director, Aircraft Sales: Fixed Wing Division – National Airways Corporation), an alumnus of UJ, was the guest speaker at the event and entertained the guests with an insightful look at how National Airways Corporation copes with disruptive change. At the event, 18 awards were presented to the top performing students of the Department of Business Management. The award categories and recipients were: • ND Management 2016: NJ Mathebula • ND Small Business Management 2016: TL Xaba • BTech Business Administration 2016: CC Yassa • BCom General 2016: AM Africa • BCom Intrapreneurial Management 2016: N Butler • BCom (Hons) Strategic Management 2016: F Hassim • MCom Business Management Bridging 2015: M Naidoo Mr JP Fourie • MCom Business Management: Coursework 2014 to 2015: M Sieberhagen Executive Director, Aircraft Sales: • MCom Business Management: Coursework 2015 to 2016: L Ratsoma Fixed Wing Division • MCom Business Management: Business Management National Airways Corporation Specialism 2014 to 2015: M Sieberhagen • MCom Business Management: Business Management Specialism 2015 to 2016: L Ratsoma Congratulations to all the • MCom Business Management: Marketing Management recipients. The Department is Specialism 2014 to 2015: C Scott very proud of its’ top achievers! • MCom Business Management: Marketing Management Specialism 2015 to 2016: RA Thyssen • MCom Business Management: Information & Knowledge Management Specialism 2015 to 2016: Z Prinsloo • MCom Business Management: Transport & Supply Chain Management Specialism 2014 to 2015: RA Collocott • MCom Business Management: Transport & Supply Chain Management Specialism 2015 to 2016: LS Kiggell • MCom Business Management: Entrepreneurship module for 2016: DB Tlou • MCom Business Management: Best Minor Dissertation for 2015: ML Aoun > page 8

Newsletter April 2017 7 Top Achiever in the Top Achiever in the National Diploma MCom Business Management 2016, NJ Management: Mathebula, receiving her Coursework (2014 – certifi cate from Ms Alta 2015), M Sieberhagen, Bosch receiving her certifi cate from Dr Darelle Groenewald.

Top Achiever in Top Achiever in the the BTech Business MCom Business Administration 2016, Management: Bridging CC Yassa, receiving her 2015, M Naidoo, certifi cate from Ms receiving her certifi cate Seugnet Bronkhorst from Dr Darelle Groenewald.

Top Achiever in the Top Achiever in the BCom Intrapreneurial MCom Business Management 2016, N Management: Business Butler, receiving her Management Specialism certifi cate from Mr John (2015 – 2016), L Davids. Ratsoma, receiving her certifi cate from Dr Darelle Groenewald.

Top Achiever in the Top Achiever in the BCom Intrapreneurial MCom Business Management 2016, N Management: Butler, receiving her Entrepreneurship certifi cate from Mr John module, DB Tlou, Davids. receives her certifi cate from Mr Hendrik Marais, CEO of Eureka

8 Newsletter April 2017 The 10th International Business Conference

Club Mykonos

The 10th International Business Stellenbosch’s Business School kept the A wide variety of papers were presented Conference (IBC) was hosted by the audience’s attention with his insights over the two day period and twelve of our Metropolitan University and views. After his interesting address, colleagues were very active in presenting at Club Mykonos from 25 to 28 refreshments were served and the their research, including Mr Ridwaan September 2016. presentations, which were divided into Roberts which had an opportunity to Many staff members in our Department four streams, started. present his PhD proposal. presented papers as this conference is well-known for its supportive environment in which academics could show case their research. Being held at Club Mykonos in the West Coast, some staff members made arrangements to arrive a day or two before the conference commenced. This was to allow for some sight-seeing, relaxing, time with family before registration started late Sunday afternoon, followed by a welcoming dinner at the Bouzouki Restaurant. Although indicated as a dinner on the programme, it was actually a very informal event. Delegates were chatting and were excited to see colleagues from other departments and institutions. After enjoying the food and a brief welcoming, the evening was concluded with good spirit and everyone was ready present their hard work over the next two days. On Monday morning, Prof Kobus Jonker did the official welcoming address, where after the keynote speaker, Prof Piet Naudé, the Director for the University of View of harbour near Bouzouki Restaurant > page 10

Newsletter April 2017 9 The following competitive papers and work-in-progress paper were presented: Title of paper Author/s A MODEL FOR LEADERS AND MANAGERS TO MEASURE ROI AND RISK IN HUMAN CAPITAL Ms Cashandra Jasson (1) DEVELOPMENT (HCD) – CP Dr Cookie Govender (2) TRADING EXPERIENCE AND MARKETING STRATEGIES USED BY HAWKERS - CP Ms Tshegofatso Makhubela (3) Ms Betina Nyapfungwe (3) Dr Shepherd Dhliwayo (1) INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS INFLUENCING MEDICAL SCHEME ADMINISTRATORS’ Ms Seugnet Bronkhorst (1) UTILISATION OF OPTIMAL COST MANAGEMENT – CP Mr Leon Dan Schmidt (3) PROPOSING A FRAMEWORK FOR SUPPLY CHAIN AUDITING – CP Prof David Pooe (1) INVESTIGATING THE USE OF STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE AS A MANAGEMENT TOOL IN THE MINING Mr Dinko Herman Boikanyo (1) INDUSTRY – CP Prof Ronnie Lotriet (4) Prof Pieter Buys (4) YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SOUTH AFRICA: A PROGRESS REVIEW – CP Mr Jean-Marie Mbuya (1) Mr Chuma Diniso (1) Ms Amanda Mphahlele (1) ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR POVERTY ALLEVATION IN AFRICA: A PROGRESS REPORT Mr Jean-Marie Mbuya (1) ON SELECTED COUNTRIES - WIP Dr Shepherd Dhliwayo (1) ETHICAL CONDUCT OF PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES AS PERCEIVED BY HEALTH CARE Mr Neel Andhee-Shaw (3) MANAGERS AND PRACTITIONERS – CP Dr Maria Bounds (1) Prof Geoff Goldman (1) ACADEMIC STAFF’S PERSPECTIVES ON STRATEGIC DRIVERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION – CP Mr Dirk Rossouw (1) Prof Geoff Goldman (1) STUDENT FUNDING AT SOUTH AFRICA UNIVERSITIES, AFTER THE #FEESMUSTFALL CAMPAIGN – CP Ms Seugnet Bronkhorst (1) Mr Mzwakhe Michael Matukane (3)

CP: Competitive paper (1): Departmental staff member WIP: Work-in-progress (2): Author from another department (3): Student (4): Author from another university

At the end of the second day, on Tuesday evening, a gala dinner with traditional food and a beautiful sunset over the sea concluded the conference. During this event the winning papers were also announced. Most of our staff returned the following day, although some enjoyed the Wednesday with further sight-seeing of the surrounding area as per conference programme. Back at offi ce and in review, this event could be described as a good learning experience and an opportunity to grow, not only for the less experienced researchers but also for the more experienced. Great news is that the papers presented at the IBC contributed a total of 3, 92 credits towards our Department’s research output for 2016!

View of sunset

10 Newsletter April 2017 GBATA 2016 The 18th Annual Global Business and Technology Conference (GBATA) conference took place from 16 to 20 October 2016 in Dubai UAE, hosted by the University of Dubai. In total 219 papers were submitted to the conference. Of these, 135 were accepted for presentation and 72 papers appeared in the published GBATA Conference Proceedings reading book. Prof Geoff Goldman attended the conference together with BCom (Hons) (Strategic Management) student Jessica Knight. Jessica presented a paper at the conference, co-authored by Prof Goldman, based on her assignment for the module History and Philosophy of Management. The title of the paper was “Decolonisation of the curriculum: a South African reality.” The paper was well received and lead to some quite congenial debate.

Prof Goldman and Jessica Knight at the GBATA conference in Dubai.

Visits abroad Prof D Pooe presented guest lectures to undergraduate and Masters’ students at the Krakow University of Economics (Poland) on 10-17 December 2016. The lectures were about International logistics and supply chain management. Among other things, students were happy to learn about similarities and diff erences in the logistics infrastructure between South Africa and Poland. This was part of the Faculty exchange following the MoU signed in October 2009.

STUDENTS RETURN FROM THE GRONINGEN VENTURE LAB Third-year B Com Entrepreneurial Management students, Mr Kingsley Wax and Ms Kelebogile Ncholo have recently returned from a 3-month internship with the business accelerator for start- ups Venture Lab at the Rijks University Groningen (RUG), in the Netherlands. The two students were selected among 15 Entrepreneurship students who applied for this UJ sponsored exchange. While UJ paid for the students’ fl ights, visas, accommodation, and living expenses, RUG provided free registration and tuition. Both students said they enjoyed the practical application aspect, such as, for example, walking the streets of Groningen, surveying potential buyers of their business ideas. Ncholo says she Photo above: From left to right: Kelebogile Ncholo, Mrs Cashandra Jasson, enjoyed being equipped as an innovative Kingsley Wax, and Prof Geoff Goldman entrepreneur at Venture Lab and to work > page 12 Newsletter April 2017 11 Kelebogile admiring the cakes and the bakery ideas with students from the Netherlands tradition in township funerals, yet, most gave me the opportunity to travel and during that time. Already, she has many people get their cakes from retail outlets. see other parts of Europe. Wax says that the three months passed quickly in the ideas for business and is planning to start Meanwhile, Kingsley Wax is already her own bakery. ‘cute city’ of Groningen. “It is bright, small running a business and believes the and the people are friendly. Everyone “I come from the townships, where there three months at Venture Lab will help commutes to work on a bicycle. Their are no bakeries. I want to start a bakery him take it to the next level. “I acquired public transport systems are very good, for bread, custom cakes and biscuits. My so much valuable experience in the field always on time and tells you exactly how business will make cakes beyond what of Business and Entrepreneurship. This is long it will take to your destination. Their you’ll get at retail shops. Cake is a big a major stepping stone in my career: It education systems are very practical.”

Groningen Market Plein – Dutch people brave the cold and rain Groningen at about 16h00 in the afternoon. The sun sets early, until late in the day. but people are still out shopping and enjoying coffee in the street cafes.

12 Newsletter April 2017 The two students also learnt to survive city. Another reason I like it so much,” possibly Erasmus Mundus, an institution away from home. The people in the he chuckles. encouraging cooperation between EU Netherlands are very, very friendly and it is Both Kelebogile and Kingsley are now and African universities, particularly with a pleasant environment to be in. It is a free enrolled as Honours students in the student exchanges for studying and country. You don’t have to worry about Faculty of Management. research,” she says. walking late at night because you are safe.” Big opportunity for South Africa – “Our exchange agreement with the RUG Ncholo says she loved the bicycles. She Netherlands student exchange is in the early stages and these students had last cycled as a child. The first few will be the first to benefit from this Ms Jasson, B Com Entrepreneurship weeks were not easy though and it was opportunity. In addition, this exchange lecturer, says the Venture Lab internships winter when they were there, close to the will pave the way for Dutch students foul winter weather of the North Sea. Wax create a big opportunity not only for UJ to come to South Africa to study in the had his own experience cycling around students but also for UJ. “The exchange Department of Business Management. Groningen. He got lost three times on his agreement with RUG entails that for Once Dutch students start visiting the bicycle. One day, using his phone as a GPS every one South African student visiting Department of Business Management, turned into an adventure when the phone the Netherlands, four Dutch students i.e. can start earning funds toward further battery ran dry. He cycled for an hour and could visit South Africa. In future each a half through the city trying to find his South African student’s visit will be exchange opportunities,” says Jasson. way back. “It helped me to see a lot of the funded by the four Dutch students and

Bhutan: known a century ago whimsically as Shangri-La.

Shangri-La was a described in 1933 in a mythology representing a place of extensive positioning throughout this fiction novel called Lost Horizon by British paradise. A 3rd century Chinese fictional region and it seems in a fictional way author James Hilton. The mythical valley of tale speaks of Shangri La being accessed the author drew on Chinese myth and Shangri-La was creatively described to be by a man who found a way into it via a an actual country (Bhutan) and created harmoniously guided by Buddhist monks. small opening in the rocks of surrounding the story. Bhutan was never colonized by The valley was said to be enclosed in the mountains. He however left the fabulous any nation but it is extremely remote and western end of the Kunlun Mountains. place to tell friends and could never still sometimes inaccessible even today. These mountains are a stretch of Asian find the opening again. It is unknown The country is surrounded by a ring of mountains of 3000 kms in length and the whether Hilton ever visited Bhutan but mountains and geographically positioned symbol of Kunlun mountain is in Chinese at the time of his book the British had below Nepal, above India and west of

The Trashichodzong - Built in 1641 the Fortress of Glorious Religion – seat of Bhutanese government, the throne room and the Buddhist clergy. > page 14

Number 10 : July 2016 13 China. It is commonly known as The Land to South African parks of touching the The Bhutanese people are educated in of Dragon Kings and a dragon appears on earth lightly. Travel to the Kingdom of a dual language system of English and the national fl ag. Bhutan is highly regulated under the their own language from kindergarten policy “High Value, Low Impact The Royal School of Tourism and derived from the 19 languages spoken by Tourism” in order to minimise tourism’s Hospitality (RITH) is situated in the capital the Bhutanese. It is therefore extremely infl uence on the country’s unique society city of Bhutan – Thimphu. The education easy to teach there. The Bhutanese and environment. Some areas and programme attended by myself is pitched Gross National Happiness index, now mountains are not visit-able by tourists at NQF6 and is a work integrated learning internationally renowned, was conceived out of respect for the traditions and spirits and is measured annually in Bhutan. His programme for mature members of that inhabit the areas. There is a single the hospitality and tourism industry majesty Jigme Khesar, the 5th King of the airport in Paro an hour from Thimphu for Wangchuck dynasty, is Oxford university (see http://www.rith.edu.bt/ for more 100 people aircraft – the only space big educated and married in 2011 to a noble information). The teaching is sponsored enough between the mountains to land family. The Queen’s name is Jetsun Pema from Switzerland and has been running passenger aircraft at present. Daily fl ights and the King and Queen had their 1st 6 years. The students are paid for by their can be cancelled in winter because of child, a son Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, hotels. I teach by invitation and the work snow storms. Roads into the Kingdom in February, 2016. 108 000 trees were is voluntary. RITH has huge interest in can also be blocked by landslides due to South Africa having many national parks the precipitousness of the mountains and planted in celebration of his birth. like South Africa and a philosophy similar again, snow.

Peta Thomas and WIL students class of 2017 from 3-5 star Bhutanese hotels

14 Newsletter April 2017 ABSTRACTS

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING ENTREPRENEURS IN AFFORDABLE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT IN THE HOUSING GAP MARKET Mphigalale, T.V. University of Johannesburg PO Box 528, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, 2006. South Africa +27 847770872 [email protected] Groenewald, D University of Johannesburg PO Box 528, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, 2006, South Africa +27 11 559-2015 [email protected]

ABSTRACT The emerging entrepreneurs continue to fi nd it diffi cult to challenge established entrepreneurs especially in sectors such as the property development. The slow development of emerging entrepreneurs makes it diffi cult to introduce new players in the sector to address the housing challenges. The research is informed by the need to understand the challenges facing emerging entrepreneurs in property development that caters for the households in the gap market with a view of addressing them. The study undertook a qualitative interpretive research to identify these challenges that face the emerging entrepreneurs within the housing sector. The research conducted 15 interviews out of the total population of 76. The research concludes that emerging entrepreneurs face numerous challenges including access to fi nance and lack of technical skills. Key words: emerging entrepreneurs; housing gap market; property development; Conference track: Management 8: SME and entrepreneurship

Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R S H I P IN SOUTH AFRICA: A PROGRESS REVIEW

Mr Jean-Marie Mbuya Mr Chuma Diniso and Ms Amanda Mphahlele ABSTRACT Youth entrepreneurship development play a key role in the formation of South African government policies as a result of the high unemployment rate. According to the 2014-2015 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report, South African youth entrepreneurship propensity is the lowest in Africa with 23.3% as compared to Malawi and Uganda with 55.2% and 55.4% respectively. In addition, the GEM report also highlights the fact that South African youth entrepreneurship participation is the lowest in the African continent with only 12.8% as compared to other African countries. Although the South African government is committed to ensure that a favourable environment is in place in order to nurture and support young entrepreneurs in the country, recent fi ndings suggests that youth entrepreneurs are still facing various challenges in creating sustainable business ventures. This article aimed to review the current state of South African youth entrepreneurship and the strategies used by government and other stakeholders in order to stimulate youth entrepreneurship. This is a conceptual paper and the fi ndings are based on the literature reviewed. Key words: Youth entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, fi nance, government and university Author: Dr. Herman Boikanyo

Newsletter April 2017 15 INVESTIGATING STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE AS A MANAGEMENT TOOL IN THE MINING INDUSTRY. ABSTRACT The general aim of the study was for these organisations to survive, it is A self-administered structured to investigate the use of strategic imperative that they have increased questionnaire was used to measure intelligence as a strategic management strategic flexibility, speed and innovation the extent of the use of strategic tool in the mining industry. This type of to manage environmental discontinuities management processes, perceived study has never been conducted within and unpredictable changes for the business performance and different this particular environment and as such a creation and maintenance of any intelligence constructs; namely business valuable contribution could be made to competitive advantage. intelligence, competitive intelligence, more effective strategic management and Many of the risks and challenges that marketing intelligence, strategic business performance within this context. organisations in the mining industry intelligence and knowledge management The mining industry was selected for face can be pre-empted by introducing in the global mining industry. A response this research. The supply of metal and strategic intelligence as early as possible rate of 64% was achieved from a target mineral products has underpinned in the strategic management processes. of 300 mines which were randomly human endeavor over many years and Strategic intelligence is about having selected from a population of 850 mining will continue to play a huge role in the correct information in the hands organisations. meeting the needs of many societies. of the right people at the right time to The data showed statistically and The industry continues to make a enable them to make informed strategic practically significant positive relationships significant contribution to the economies business decisions about the future of between strategic management of many countries through job creation, the organisation. Strategic intelligence dimensions, different intelligence is therefore all the information an contribution to the GDP and socio- constructs and perceived business organisation needs of its micro- and economic development. performance. The results of the regression macro-environments to enable it to analysis showed that strategic intelligence The industry has gone through some have a holistic intellectual capacity of can be situated as a function of business considerable challenges with different all its present processes, anticipate and intelligence, marketing intelligence, macro-environmental forces and manage change for the future, develop competitive intelligence and knowledge factors creating a turbulent competitive competitive strategies and improve management as proposed to help environment. Amid the complex nature of profitability. In this research, strategic the mining organisations to develop this environment with much uncertainty, intelligence is proposed to be the a common denominator for these convergence and synergy of knowledge competitive strategies, adapt to changing organisations is the struggle to create management, business intelligence, circumstances and have sustainable a sustainable business performance marketing intelligence and competitive business performance. and competitive advantage. In order intelligence. STUDENT ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION AT AN URBAN UNIVERSITY IN SOUTH AFRICA Jean-Marie Mbuya University of Johannesburg, PO Box 524, Auckland Park, , South Africa, 2006, Tel: 011 559-1958mail: [email protected] Chris Schachtebeck University of Johannesburg PO Box 524, Auckland Park, Gauteng, South Africa, 2006, Tel: 011 559-3623 Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT South Africa is aiming to tackle the paper is quantitative in nature, utilising Students perceived entrepreneurship problem of youth unemployment self-administered surveys, measuring as an attractive career path, with their by promoting entrepreneurship and key indicators of entrepreneurial intent. personal environment indicating growing small and medium-sized 603 undergraduate students from the support, yet had not seriously considered enterprises. The purpose of this paper Faculty of Management at the University becoming entrepreneurs. Findings and of Johannesburg were sampled. Data is to understand entrepreneurial recommendations of the paper are intentions of undergraduate students were analysed utilising factor analysis and descriptive statistics. valuable for curriculum planning and at an urban South African university, as entrepreneurial development in higher well as discovering which elements of Results indicated that undergraduate education institutions. entrepreneurial intent are more prevalent students had moderate intentions to among an urban student body The pursue an entrepreneurial career path.

16 Newsletter April 2017 A NEW LOOKING BCOM HONOURS (STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT)

The B.Com Honours (Strategic capacity needs to understand how to performance measurement) and current Management) underwent a develop and implement an organizational developments in managerial thinking programme peer review during 2014. strategy and how this strategy will affect (Contemporary strategic management The recommendations from the peer the organization. The modules and the aspects). This gained knowledge will review required a drastic change in the relationship between the modules is be applied to partake in the Business programme curriculum to be aligned presented in the diagram below. simulation model (Determine the effects with the HEQSF (Higher Education The logic behind the curriculum is of our decisions). But our decisions should Qualification Sub-Framework). The focus based on the following reasoning. Our be based on objective information. of the programme also changed. current Business Management Body of How do I get this relevant information The main focus of this qualification Knowledge is built on theory and practice (Research methodology) and what is the is to develop critical thinking within through the years. To understand where output of this arranged information what the body of knowledge of Strategic we at, we need to understand the history we termed knowledge (Research project). Management. With this and the purpose of management and the influences of Another significant change to the of the programme in mind the modules various thinkers. This provides the basis for programme is the entry requirements in the curriculum is supportive of each Strategic Management, how do I measure to enrol for the B.Com Honours in other. Individuals in their managerial if we have achieved our strategy (Business Strategic Management.

The minimum requirements is presented below: • A BCom or equivalent degree, • The following subjects in the degree qualification (on degree level): - Accounting 1, - Economics 1, - Quantitative techniques or Statistics 1, and - Business management 1, 2 and 3 with Strategic Management as a module in Business Management 3. • A minimum average of 65% for the whole of your degree qualification. All the change complies with the governance structures of the UJ and have been approved by the Management Faculty Board. At the end of 2016 we had in excess of 500 applications to enrol 65 students. This limit of 65 students is placed on the Department by the Department of Higher Education. We have enrolled 65 students for the 2017 academic year.

Diagram 1: Module Articulation

Business Strategy Simulation

Strategic Management Business Performance Contemporary Strategic Measurement Aspects Research project Research

Philosophy and History of Management Methodology Research

Newsletter April 2017 17 Social Calendar

The department of Business Management staff lunch in November 2016; The Grill House in Rosebank Johannesburg. .

“A tomb now suffi ces him for whom the world was not enough. [Alexander’s tombstone epitaph]” – Alexander the Great

Mrs. Ayisha Akhalwaya and Chris Schachtebeck

John Muofhe, Prof Shepherd Dhliwayo and Ridwaan Roberts

“Whoever is not in his coffi n and the dark grave, let him know he has enough.” – Walt Whitman

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