CAPSI and Mastercard Foundation Partner on Project Geared Towards Youth Employment Research 14 April 2023 - Wits University The project will be carried out in cooperation with an African-led network of academic institutions and will include research and knowledge dissemination. The Mastercard Foundation has provided support to the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment
We need to speak about this massive hydra-headed crisis that affects the entire world, but threatens to engulf us here in South Africa. But we can’t do that shielded by the barriers of our phones’ touch screens. Real activism is robust and physical – it can never be remote and abstract. Read the full
Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degrees are popular post-graduate options in South Africa. At least 12 recognised institutions offer these MBAs as an option in South Africa – though not all are priced and rated equally. Read the full article here
By: Philasande Sokhela, a Faculty Member at the Johannesburg Business School Businesses are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to stay competitive in the ever-changing digital landscape as the world becomes more digitised. Digital marketing is one area where AI has a significant impact. However, as AI assumes more responsibilities in the marketing department, the question
There is a tendency for us all to hanker after glorious leaders who will take the centre stage and show us the way. But what we actually need are the unseen leaders, who just get things done time after time.Read the full article here
Business schools have a choice: they can be thermostats, regulating and maintaining the status quo and the temperature, which is going to cook us in any case. Or, they can be change accelerants, developing business leaders who are activists. Nelson Mandela broke the law. So did Mahatma Gandhi, here and in India. We think
It’s an honour that took him by surprise, but one which he is both “very excited by and very privileged”. The distinguished professorship was bestowed on Foster-Pedley, a former aerobatic pilot and airline captain in recognition of the contribution he has made to developing and providing business education in Britain, South Africa, Namibia, France
Perspectives on the Impact, Mission and Purpose of the Business School The business school has been an important success story in the evolution of the modern university. Yet it is increasingly valued in that context “much more for its managerial expertise, cash generation ability and financial strength than its intellectual vigour and scholarship. Indeed…
ACTION LEARNING COACHING AT GIBS - AN IMPACT REPORT This paper outlines the impact of action learning using case examples at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). It also describes the possible benefits if the process is implemented effectively. Research indicates that escalating complexity is a major theme in business today, which amplifies
WITS BUSINESS SCHOOL SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH THE AFRICAN ENERGY CHAMBER TO ADVANCE GROWTH IN THE ENERGY SECTOR Wits Business School’s African Energy Leadership Centre (AELC) has signed a three-year agreement with the African Energy Chamber (AEC) with the aim of advancing the growth and development of the energy sector in Africa, as well as
