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2026-02-10 Vision of the NWU: Business School, To be an internationally recognised business school in Africa, Mission of the NWU: Business School, The NWU Business School is committed to develop ethical and strategic thought leaders by: Teaching and learning that fosters the interrogation of contemporary problems in a societal context. Deliver relevant research that focusses on Sub-Saharan…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business/mba-mahikeng
MBA - Mahikeng
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Postgraduate Diploma in Management - Vanderbijlpark
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Postgraduate Diploma in Management - Mahikeng
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PhD - Potchefstroom
2026-02-10 PHD, Approval of the Study Programme: Approval of the study programme and the procedure that must be followed take place in terms of general rule A.5.3 The study programme must, to the satisfaction of the director of the research focus area, contribute to the…,http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business/news
News
2026-02-10 Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism – the Role of Business in South Africa , a must have for your book collection! This book by Prof Raymond Parsons offers new perspectives on many of the decisions and events that have shaped the country’s recent economic history…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business/qualifications
Qualifications
2026-02-10 Overview The NWU Business School offers a range of qualifications and short courses to empower managers and employees from a variety of different backgrounds. These qualifications range from a two-year MBA programme to short courses in Emotional intelligence…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/af/business/qualifications
Qualifications
2026-02-10 Oorsig, Die Skool vir Besigheid en Korporatiewe Bestuur bied ʼn reeks kwalifikasies en kortkursusse om bestuurders en werknemers vanuit ʼn verskeidenheid verskillende agtergronde te bemagtig. Hierdie kwalifikasies strek vanaf ʼn twee-jaar-MBA-program tot ʼn kortkursus in…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business/phd-mahikeng
PhD - Mahikeng
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Newsletters
2026-02-10 Online Magazine, News @ Business School newsletter - June 2019 News @ Business School newsletter - Jan 2019 News @ Business School newsletter - March 2018 News @ Business School newsletter - Jan 2018 News @ Business School newsletter - July 2017 News @ Business School…, Yearly Newsletter, Alere Flammam - 2017 First Issue Alere Flammam - 2016 Second Issue Alere Flammam - 2016 First Issue Alere Flammam - 2015 Second Issue Alere Flammam - 2015 First Issue Alere Flammam - 2014 Second Issue Alere Flammam - 2014 First Issuehttp://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business/phd-vanderbijlpark
PhD - Vanderbijlpark
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Blogs
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
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Publications
2026-02-10 [accordion collapsed] 2024 LIFESTYLE DISEASES PUBLICATIONS Adejare, A. & Useh, U. 2024. Effectiveness of interprofessional care on hypertension in low-and medium-income countries of Africa. African Journal of Biomedical Research.…http://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/nwu-launches-first-reverse-vending-machine-major-sustainability-milestone