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Dis belangriker as ooit dat besighede hul denkwyses wysig om aan te pas by die nuwe normaal. Dit beteken dat die wonderlike wêreld van tegnologie optimaal benut moet word. Met ‘n kwarteeu se ervaring juis in die lewering van tegnologie oor ‘n verskeidenheid van industrieë, het De Wet Bisschoff homself onderskei as ‘n sakeleier van formaat in Afrika.

Met ‘n MBA verwerf aan die NWU se Besigheidskool, is De Wet die direkteur van Accenture se Afrika-operasies, en hy gesels onder andere oor die ongelooflike besigheidsgeleenthede wat voorheen onontginde lande soos Rwanda en Zambië bied.

Africa has iconic women leaders who all have their own styles and with the rapid changes the willingness to embrace changes serves as a driving force in the hope of acceptance. A good leader is not about your own accolades but about recognising other women, supporting and helping them on their journey.

In this interview, the NWU Business School's Prof Christo Botha has a discussion with Prof Kiveshni Naidoo about "Woman Leadership in Africa". Prof Naidoo is PhD Alumnus of the North-West University Business School and is currently employed as the Academic Director of probably the largest private higher education institution in Africa.

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First impressions are significant, and your personality is not the first things that people see. In this Bon Bon interview, the NWU Business School's Prof Ronnie Lotriet speaks to Sandra-Noppe Taljaard where she inspires to dress for success in order to make a good impression in the world of work.

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In this Bon Bon interview, the NWU Business School's Prof Ronnie Lotriet speaks to Ms Charlotte Mokoena, Executive Vice-president SASOL about the challenges that females are experiencing in the executive corporate world.

Then, a special inspirational quote for the ladies during Women’s Month. And lastly, a very insightful opinion on the narrative of “intuition” or the so-called 6th sense in the context of the world of management!

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Pieter Geldenhuys is ‘n bekroonde akademikus en geleentheidspreker met ‘n uitgebreide kennis van innovasie, toekomstige tendense en tegnologiese ontwikkeling. Sy gewildheid as spreker spruit uit sy vermoë om die verlede en hede te kombineer, ten einde ons in te lig oor die toekoms.

Pieter is ‘n internasionaal befaamde futuris, en stigter en direkteur van die Institute for Technology Strategy and Innovation - ‘n organisasie wat top maatskappye help om hul innoverende potensiaal te ontgin. Pieter het ‘n MBA verwerf aan die NWU Besigheidskool, en dien tans ook as dosent in Tegnologie Strategie aan die Besigheidskool.

Dewald Olivier is sedert 2018 die hoof uitvoerende beampte van die SA Voerkraalvereniging, in welke hoedanigheid hy toesig hou oor die vereniging se werksaamhede ten einde nakoming en doeltreffendheid op alle vlakke te verseker.

Dewald het ‘n MBA met lof verwerf aan die NWU Besigheidskool, wat hy as ‘n bepalende ervaring beskryf, en dien ook as voorsitter van sowel die MBA Alumni-vereniging as die Adviesraad van die Besigheidskool.

As iemand met jarelange ervaring in die landbou-industrie, spog Dewald met ‘n bewese baanrekord in die omskakeling van besigheidsdoelwitte in strategieë en taktieke.

Die The Synthetic Latex Company (SLC) is ‘n sleutelspeler in die SA chemiese industrie. Besturende direkteur en mede-eienaar Quentin van den Heever vertel van SLC se oorsprong as ‘n gesamentlike onderneming met Revertex SA in 1967, en hoe hulle hulself 50 jaar later as ‘n onafhanklike maatskappy kon posisioneer.

SLC spesialiseer in die vervaardiging van lateks polimere vir die verf-, konstruksie-, papier & bord- en mat & tekstiel-industrie, en het uitgebrei na chemiese verspreiding, geïntegreerde pakhuise, industriële skoonmaakdienste, tolvervaardiging, grootmaat stoor en stofonderdrukking.

Hulle beskik ook oor ‘n samewerkingsruimte, naamlik WorkZone@SLC, terwyl die Shared Services Company (SSC) ‘n opwindende inisiatief is wat korporatiewe dienste bied aan entrepreneurs.

South Africa is described as the third most vulnerable ecology for cyber-attacks and crimes due to weak infrastructure and an inadequate regulatory regime. The recent collapse of the IT systems of Transnet is a very relevant example of the vulnerabilities of the state and the economy in South Africa, and more so business.

The purpose of this Bon Bon interview is to unpack the presence and nature of cyber-attacks and crime in South Africa. The NWU Business School's Dr Piet Croucamp speaks to Prof Noëlle van der Waag-Cowling from Stellenbosch University.

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According to David Woods-Hale, Editor, of AMBITION the newsletter of The Association of MBA’s, sustainability and climate change has to take its place at the core and forefront of business education in order to address an issue shared by all of us.

A survey done among more than 500 senior leaders at Business Schools across the world, 88% believe that their Business School has at least some responsibility to tackle climate change. However, only 3% are currently of the belief that their Business Schools’ efforts in addressing climate change are adequate.

In this interview, the NWU Business School's Prof Anet Smit speaks to Prof. Mohamed Amine, from the ISSAMI Business School in Morocco. The main question is if whether Business Schools are doing enough to produce knowledgeable graduates who care actively about the environment?

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Ownership and the notion of custodianship are contradictory principles as regards value chains and FDI. At least two dominant parties in the national legislature consider custodianship a means to enhance land reform.

In this Bon Bon interview, the NWU Business School's Dr Piet Croucamp's speaks to Prof Elmien du Plessis from the North-West University's Faculty of Law where they seeks to unpack the operation implications of custodianship.

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