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2026-02-10 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…, 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…, 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…, 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…, 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.…, 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…, 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…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business/staff-research-output
Staff research output
2026-02-10 [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/…, 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…, 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.…, 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…, 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…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business/guides-and-document-templates
Guides and document templates
2026-02-10 Useful research documents, Postgraduate manual Dissertation template Business research flow-chart Ethical clearance form Submission form 2016 Research Schedulehttp://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business/research-topics
Research topics
2026-02-10 [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…, 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…, 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…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business/mba-vanderbijlpark
MBA - Vanderbijlpark
2026-02-10 Application form Admission requirements Admission of international applicants Registration informationhttp://news.nwu.ac.za/state-nation-age-private-substitution
State of the Nation in the Age of Private Substitution
2026-02-10 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…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sona-2026-what-expect-and-what-not
SONA 2026: What to expect — and what not
2026-02-10 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…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/call-papers-political-communication-research-section-international-association-media
Call for Papers: The Political Communication Research Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Regional Conference
2026-02-10 .field--name-field-times { display: none; } The Political Communication Research Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites submissions for its regional conference which will be hosted by the Faculty…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/auther/petra-bester
Petra Bester
2026-02-12 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,…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/auther/christi-niesing
Christi Niesing
2026-02-12 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
2026-02-12 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…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/health-sciences/schools-and-programme-codes
Schools and Programme codes
2024-12-06 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…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/health-sciences/modal-test
modal test
2021-10-19 Year level 4 Bachelor of Nursing 8NE K01; G401P – YEAR LEVEL 4 × YEAR LEVEL 4 First…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/health-sciences/schools-and-programme-codes-layout-2