Please note that UPSpace will be unavailable from Friday, 2 May at 18:00 (South African Time) until Sunday, 4 May at 20:00 due to scheduled system upgrades. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.
Browsing Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) by Type "Working Paper"
-
Mamabolo, Mathukhwane Anastacia; Barnard, Helena
(Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 2019)
Workplace stressors are understood to be the result of a misfit
between employees and their teams, supervisors, job or the
organisation. However, in speaking to C-level executives in
large companies in Africa, GIBS ...
-
Van der Veen, Natalie; Reid, Alison
(Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 2021)
With the ever-expanding role of technology, an increasing focus
on human-centricity and ubiquitous global influence, workplaces
have become increasingly complex. Working effectively in groups
will be essential to future ...
-
Schoeman, Willie; Moore, Rory; Seedat, Yusof; Chen, Jeff Yu-Jen; Mhangwani, Ntombi; Barbagallo, Paul; Vazirani, Madhu
(Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 2021)
The world around us is
changing at a furious pace.
It’s left many established
businesses shaken, with
executives questioning
their organisations’
longevity. To participate in
a digital future, business
transformation ...
-
Smith, Sean; Van Zyl, Kris
(Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 2021)
-
PPC; GIBS Centre for African Management and Markets
(2022)
PPC poured its first cement in 1902. On that day,
Theodore Roosevelt was President of the United
States (POTUS). He would become the first POTUS
to ride in an automobile. On 31 May that year, the
Second Boer War ended ...
-
Moore, Rory; Narsalay, Raghav; Seedat, Yusof; Sen, Aarohi; Chen, Jeff Yu-Jen
(Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 2017)
-
Thompson, John
(2018)
We work in business environments characterised by
hyperconnectivity, distributed leadership, matrix styles of
managing and leading, and a pace of change that demands
leadership agility. Businesses operate in what is ...
-
Luke, Lifikile; Lew, Charlene
(Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 2020)
This paper explores the nature and development of the global
mindset of black senior executives in South Africa. A global
mindset comprises intellectual, social and psychological
capital, and enables executives to ...
-
Myers, Kerrin; Cabot-Alletzhauser, Anne; Khosa, Amanda; Mamabolo, Anastacia
(Gordon Institute of Business Science, 2024)
It is often said that South Africa’s future depends on the ability of
small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) to grow. SMMEs
can be instrumental in driving competitiveness, economic
development, and job creation. ...
-
Centre for Business Ethics
(2021)
-
Ackermann, R
(Gordon Institute of Business Science, 2023)
The need for groups of individuals, within teams, coming
together across various organisational functions, or working
collectively within society, to collaborate, solve problems, and
make decisions with sustainable ...
-
McNamee, Mpho; Mhizha, Tendai; Bouwer, Cara
(Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 2020)
Neither the King IV Report on Corporate Governance for South
Africa (Institute of Directors South Africa, 2016), nor the
Institute of Directors South Africa (IoDSA) have, as yet, made
recommendations about the number ...
-
Teece, David; Brown, Kieran; Alves, Phil; Mthombeni, Morris; Mondliwa, Pamela
(Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 2020)
-
Price, G.; Myres, Kerrin; Redelinghuys, J.; Hofmeyr, K.
(2021)
-
Oosthuizen, Marius; Linde, Elrich; Durrant, Kerry-Lee; Gopaldas, Ronak
(Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 2017)
-
Podgrund, Rabbi Gideon
(Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 2020)
-
White, Lyal; Rees, Liezl
(Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 2021)
-
Cilliers, J; Oosthuizen, M; Kwasi, s; Alexander, K; Pooe, T.K; Yeboua, K; Moyer, J. D
(2020)
This report presents three scenarios on the impact of COVID-19 in Africa using economic growth
forecasts, mortality and efforts to ameliorate impact through social grants. Likely effects are
examined on per capita income, ...
-
Hofmeyr, Karl; Price, Gavin; Myres, Kerrin
(Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 2021)
Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted
in significant changes to the way organisations
operate – not least the business schools that
educate tomorrow’s leaders – and it seems
unlikely that this disruption will ...
-
Bezuidenhout, Chandon; Wocke, Albert; Plint, Neville; Mthombeni, Morris
(Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 2021)
The purpose of this research was to determine the impact of
technological change on workforce structures and industries.
Previous studies forecasted the impact of automation on jobs
and categories of jobs, but did not ...