The Department of Marketing Management reflects on research output and engagement during the first six months of the 2023 academic year.
An outcome of the international collaborative project between Nelson Mandela University, the University of Pretoria and Ghent University (Belgium) titled: Improving student entrepreneurship support at South African universities in order to mitigate youth unemployment and funded by VLIR-UOS, was the development of a Student Entrepreneurship Support (SES) Assessment Tool.
Congratulations to Dr Jasmine Kinsman, who graduated in April 2023 with her PhD in Business Management.
Congratulations to Ms Vuyolwethu Nokwanda Nyati, who graduated in April 2023 with her MCom in Business Management.
We would like to extend our congratulations to Divan Barnard, who was named as the top achiever for the Postgraduate Diploma: Financial Planning programme at the April 2023 awards ceremony.
We would like to extend our congratulations to Mr Philton Abrahams, Junior Lecturer in the Department of Business Management, who was named as the top achiever for the MCom Business Management programme at the April 2023 awards ceremony.
Prof Miemie Struwig and Dr Laura Best delivered a paper at the 4th Current Business Issues in African Countries April 2023.
We would like to extend our congratulations to Jared Farrell, who was named as the top achiever for the BCom General programme at the April 2023 awards ceremony.
We would like to extend our congratulations to Malumbo Edmund Gad Hami, who was named as the top achiever for the BCom Honours Business Management programme at the April 2023 awards ceremony.
We would like to extend our congratulations to Osmond Caerwyn Spence , who was named as the top achiever for the BCom Financial Planning programme in the Department of Business Management at the April 2023 awards ceremony.
We would like to extend our congratulations to Ryan Makolosi, who was named as the top achiever for the BCom General (extended) programme in the Department of Business Management at the April 2023 awards ceremony.
Congratulations to Dr Vusumzi Msuthwana (Senior Lecturer in Business Management) who completed the Two Oceans Marathon over the past weekend.
Members of the Family Business Unit meet with Belgian academics to discuss future collaboration opportunities.
Members of the Family Business Unit meet with Belgian academics to discuss future collaboration opportunities.
At the age of 26, Gabriella Berman is the youngest PhD graduate in Nelson Mandela University’s Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences since the merger in 2005.
Ms Vuyolwethu Nyati has obtained her MCom Business Management degree and will be graduating in April 2023.
Mr Philton Abrahams has obtained his MCom Business Management degree and will be graduating in April 2023.
In celebration of World Consumer Rights Day, Mrs Makochieng wrote a feature article in line with this years theme which was 'Empowering consumers through clean energy transitions'.
Mrs Jasmine Kinsman has obtained her PhD Business Management degree and will be graduating in April 2023.
Prof Shelley Farrington (Department of Business Management) and Mr Riyaad Ismail (University of Antwerp, Belgium) were invited to showcase their project relating to Student Entrepreneurship Support (SES) at South African public universities during the recent State Visit to the Republic of South Africa of Their Majesties the King and the Queen of the Belgians.
BCom Financial Planning student, Yonela Peter, has been selected by the DHL GradStar Awards 2022 as one of the Top Ten most employable full-time students in the country.
The DHL GradStar Awards recognises the most employable students in the country. The Awards is a national programme and is open to all tertiary students as well as recent graduates with less than two years of working experience.
Dr Welcome Kupangwa was invited to contribute to the advancement of learning and teaching in his capacity as a Teaching Enhancement Programme alumni and a valuable contributor to the success of the students at Nelson Mandela University by presenting his teaching reflection at the Early Career Academics Advancement Programme (ECAAP) In-House Symposium.
The 2022 cohort of Financial Planning students had the privilege of conversing with Financial Planning Alumni from the Department of Business Management who had also pursued the same career paths.
The Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences left their footprint on the international stage when they won a silver medal in the BRICS Hi-TECH INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY COMPETITION.
On the 8th of November 2022, Prof Shelley Farrington and Mr Riyaad Ismail presented the findings of the international collaborative project, titled "Improving student entrepreneurship support at South African public universities in order to mitigate youth unemployment", to the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation. They also discussed the way forward in terms of the Student Entrepreneurship Support (SES) Self-Assessment Tool to be piloted and launched in 2023.
The Department of Business Management recently hosted well-known South African patent attorney, Erik van der Vyver, in an online guest lecture for their Entrepreneurship Honours students.
The staff of the Department of Business Management recently went on an overnight trip to Tsitsikamma from 13-14 October 2022.
Each year, a call is sent out from the office of Dr Paul Tai-Hing for students to enter the GradStar Award Programme. The programme is an attempt to bring students into contact with industry leaders, with the end goal of making students more marketable in the job market.
Prof Venter, on behalf of Dr Welcome Kupangwa and Prof Shelley Farrington, presented their paper titled “Values as informal institutions: the interaction between indigenous black South African family businesses and the community” at the 5th International Family Business Research Forum 2022 in Hasselt, Belgium, from 27 to 29 September 2022.
Prof Elmarie Venter presented a paper on “A South African perspective on family foundations and trusts” during the 5th International Law and Management Conference, which was held at the Max Planck Institute of Law and Management in Hamburg, Germany from 22-23 September 2022.
Three members of the Nelson Mandela University Family Business Unit and their respective students presented papers during the recent 33rd Southern African Institute of Management Scientists (SAIMS) conference. The conference was held at Mpekweni Beach Resort from 11 to 13 September 2022 and was hosted by the Rhodes University Department of Business Management.
After two years of inactivity, 2022 marked the return to action of the Department of Marketing Managements’ Marketing Society. An academic-based society founded in 2017. Proceeding the recruitment of a stellar Executive Committee, the society went on to host a successful virtual talk which produced numerous compliments.
Prof Shelley Farrington and Mr Riyaad Ismail recently attended the 33rd Annual Southern Africa Institute for Management Scientists (SAIMS) Conference, which took place at Mpekweni Beach Resort (close to Port Alfred), from the 11th to the 14th of September 2022.
On Thursday, 08 September 2022, Prof Janine Krüger delivered her Inaugural Lecture in the North Campus Conference Centre, titled “Is e-business the saving grace for retailers during Covid-19?”. Congratulations to Prof Krüger for this exemplary achievement!
Thank you to the Department of Logistics and other colleagues in the Faculty for donating towards the Women’s Day Sanitary Drive. All donations went to the MES Shelter in Korsten, Gqeberha.
Congratulations to Dr Ayanda Deliwe, Senior Lecturer in Business Management and HOD: Department of Business Management, for being named the Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences Emerging Researcher of the Year!
The Nelson Mandela University Family Business Unit (FBU) recently hosted the 3rd Annual African Family Business Research Conference, in collaboration with African Family Firms (AFF). Various staff members and students from the Department of Business Management were involved with organising and participating in this conference.
Nelson Mandela University hosted the 6th Annual Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) Lekgotla at the Boardwalk Conference Centre in Gqeberha, from the 19th to the 22nd of July 2022.
The 6th Annual EDHE 2022 Lekgotla was hosted by Nelson Mandela University from the 19th to the 22nd of July at the Boardwalk Conference Centre, Gqeberha. Professor Shelley Farrington (Department of Business Management) and Mr Riyaad Ismail (PhD student and Research Assistant, Department of Business Management), together with Dr Alex Bignotti (University of Pretoria) showcased the outcomes of their international collaborative project with Ghent University (Belgium) focusing on student entrepreneurship support at South African public universities.
Prof Miemie Struwig, together with Dr Laura Best of the VC’s Office at Nelson Mandela University, delivered a research paper at the 13th Global Conference on Business and Social Sciences 2022.
Ms Sanele Matomela has been accepted to attend the Social Entrepreneurship Seminar, offered by the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, the University of Pretoria, and the African Network of Social Entrepreneurship Scholars.
Ms Thunyelwa Godongwana, a cleaner at the University recently graduated with the Advanced Diploma in Business Studies: Logistics Management.
Mr Riyaad Ismail, a PhD student in the Department of Business Management and lead researcher for the international project titled “Improving Student Entrepreneurship Support at South African Universities in order to Mitigate Youth Unemployment”, recently travelled to Europe to work with team members from Gent University, Belgium. During his visit, they worked on an article, as well as a Student Entrepreneurship Support (SES) Assessment Tool.
**The following story has been published verbatim from the account of attendee, Ms Monalisa Mapapu, a 4th year student from the Department of Management Practice.
Ms Chantell Vogts, secretary within the Department of Logistics, graduated with the Diploma: Logistics cum laude. Congratulations and well done on your achievement.
Dr Mpho Sharon Makgedi Makaleng became the first PhD graduate produced by the Department of Logistics.
On 7 May 2022, Mr Arthur Peters of the George Campus gave a presentation at the annual “Young people’s Career Day”, hosted by the New Apostolic Church: Athlone District in Cape Town.
Congratulations to Dr Felix Amoah on his appointment as Head of Department (HOD) for the Nelson Mandela University Department of Marketing Management.
Prof Shelley Farrington and Mr Riyaad Ismail from the Department of Business Management at Nelson Mandela University (NMU) have released the results of their project titled “Improving Student Entrepreneurship Support at South African Public Universities in order to Mitigate Youth Unemployment”.
Congratulations to Dr Ayanda Deliwe on her appointment as Head of Department (HOD) for the Nelson Mandela University Department of Business Management.
Mr Luyolo Mahlangabeza recently presented two papers at the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conference, which was held during 21-24 April 2022, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel near the Galleria in Dallas, Texas.
We would like to extend our sincere congratulations to Dr Jackie Palframan, who graduated at the April 2022 graduation ceremony with a PhD in Business Management.
Congratulations to Dr Cerneels Coetzee, who graduated at the George Graduation ceremony on 7 April 2022 with his PhD in Business Management.
On Thursday, 7 April 2022, Prof Miemie Struwig had a research paper presented at the 3rd Current Business Issues in African Countries Conference. The paper was co-authored and presented at the conference by Dr Laura Best of the VC’s Office at Nelson Mandela University.
Prof Miemie Struwig, Professor in Business Management, and Mr Storm Watson, Academic in Business Management, have recently had a research article published as part of a book dedicated to COVID-19 research.
Mr Riyaad Ismail, a PhD student in the Department of Business Management and lead researcher for the international project titled "Improving Student Entrepreneurship Support at South African Universities in order to Mitigate Youth Unemployment", recently visited entrepreneurship stakeholders at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Stellenbosch University (SU) to share some of the project’s findings.
Mr Luyolo Mahlangabeza teamed up with Mr Loyiso Zwelakhe, an alumnus of the Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, to publish an article in the Tuesday, 8 March 2022 edition of The Herald Newspaper.
Prof Shelley Farrington of the Nelson Mandela University and Family Business Unit was a keynote speaker at the First Global Entrepreneurship Catalyst Symposium 2022, held from 26-27 February.
On 3 February 2022, Dr Ayanda Deliwe presented a keynote address at the Digital Learning Africa Summit. The summit was held virtually and hosted by the International Business and Economic Forum (IBEForum).
Monalisa Mapapu completed the Muenster School of Business (MSB) Summer School, which was a two week programme that took place from the 12th of July to the 23rd of July 2021.
On 5th of November Professor Progress Hove-Sibanda, Associate Professor in the Department of Logistics, presented on the topic Collecting primary data using questionnaires. The session was a tenth live broadcast of the Research Support Webinar Series, hosted by the African Institute of Supply Chain Research.
Just over three weeks ago, Prof Shelley Farrington, Prof Elmarie Venter and Mr Welcome Kupangwa, who are members of the Nelson Mandela University Family Business Unit (FBU) participated in the first virtual Family Business Research and Practice conference.
During the month of October, the Financial Planning Society hosted their closing function. The purpose of the event was for the guest speakers to share their knowledge of the financial planning industry and how to handle money. The first guest speaker was Jon-Paul Raper, a Financial Planner and business owner of ITSHE Business Solutions. The second guest speaker in attendance was Sive Loyilane, an executive Financial Planner at Standard Bank.
Prof Elmarie Venter and Mr Tony Matchaba-Hove attended the 2nd PWC Family Business Conference in Johannesburg on 17 July 2019 at Southern Sun ORT Airport.
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Above: Mr Tony Matchaba-Hove and Prof Elmarie Venter
The beyond the Classroom Leadership 2019 celebrations ceremony was held on Friday 25th October at the Indoor Sports Complex.
During the 31st Annual Conference of the Southern African Institute of Management Scientists, which was hosted by the School of Management Sciences (Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences) at the Nelson Mandela University, two papers on family businesses were presented.
Dr Shelley Beck was the Runner-up of the Best Masters Award during the Annual Clearwater competition.
Prof Elmarie Venter and Dr Shelley Beck attended the 5th KPMG Family Business Conference in Johannesburg at Emoyeni Estate on 17 September 2019.
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Above (from left): Dr Shelley Beck & Prof Elmarie Venter
On Thursday, 26 September 2019, Prof Venter was invited to celebrate the 10th year anniversary of the Windesheim Family Business Unit in the Netherlands.
A successful and well attended 31st Annual Conference of the Southern African Institute of Management Scientists was hosted by the School of Management Sciences (Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences) at the Nelson Mandela University.
Mr Hassan Mohamed and Dr. Roger Muller from the Department of Management Practice and Prof Chantal Rootman from the Department of Business Management recently attended the International Conference on Business and Management Dynamics (ICBMD) held in Swakopmund, Namibia from 2 – 4 September 2019.
Above (from left to right): Dr Roger Muller, Prof Chantal Rootman & Mr Hassan Mohamed
Professor Madéle Tait: DOS: School of Management Sciences and staff members from the School, Ms Vanessa Smith and Ms Chantell Vogts (Department of Logistics) made seventy-four crochet items, such as beanies, headbands, gloves, scarves and booties for Mandela Day 2019.
The Financial literacy workshop was held on Tuesday, 13 August 2019 from 17h00 until 19h00 at Senate Hall, North Campus.
During the month of August, the Financial Planning Society hosted the Opening Function themed Financial Literacy Workshop. The event was aimed at providing more information to members on the effects of saving and budgeting. Each attendant received a budget booklet and workbook from the FPI (Financial Planning Institute).
On 22 July 2019, Mr. Mkumatela from the Department of Logistics visited the Shatterprufe plant in Struandale, where two of the Inventory and Stores 3rd year students are busy completing their experiential training.
From left to right: Mr. Y Mkumatela – Department of Logistics; Mr. Rayhaan Liberty (Shatterprufe); Sisipho Maguga (3rd year Inventory and Stores student); Asiphe Pato (3rd year Inventory and Stores student) and Mr. Melvin Klassen (Shatterprufe).
Two students from the Department of Management Practice is currently attending a Summer School in Muenster, Germany.
Prof Shelley Farrington and Dr Riyaadh Lillah attended the third annual national Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) Lekgotla in Durban from the 25th to the 28th June.
Above: Dr Riyaadh Lillah & Prof Shelley Farrington
FINANCIAL PLANNING SOCIETY LUNCH HOUR TALK USING INVESTING FOR WEALTH CREATION
During the month of May, the Financial Planning Society hosted a lunch hour talk themed Investments. The event was aimed at providing informative information to students on the relevance of investing, using investing for wealth creation and investing from a young age. Three speakers were invited to the event, Mr David Rigby and Mr Greg Louw, both Financial Advisors from PW Harvey & Co accompanied by Mr Gavin Harvey, a co-director at PW Harvey & Co.
The International family enterprise research academy (IFERA) conference was held between the 17th and 21st of June 2019 in Bergamo, Italy.
Dr Shelley Beck attended the Siyaphumelela conference at the Wanders Club between the 25th and 27th of June 2019 in Johannesburg.
Students in the BCom Logistics and Transport Economics course took part in a factory tour of the Volkswagen manufacturing plant in Uitenhage in May. Students were given a tour of the facility and the VW Museum allowing them to add practical experience to the theoretical knowledge gained in the classroom.
Prof Shelley Farrington and Dr Riyaadh Lillah from the School of Management Sciences were invited by colleagues from the University of Ghent, Belgium, to assist them in preparing a proposal for submission to VLIR-UOS. VLIR-UOS is an academic cooperation between the Flemish universities of Belgium, which provides funding for projects initiated and undertaken in partnerships between universities in Flanders (Belgium) and in the South (e.g. South Africa).
The Financial Planning Society hosted their Opening Function themed financial literacy and the financial planning industry. This event was aimed at providing an insight to both financial planning students and non- financial planning students on the importance of saving, budgeting and the relevance of the financial planner in order to manage money better. Also, for financial planning students to learn what the work of a financial planner entails on a day to day basis. Three speakers were invited to the event, Ms Chantelle Els CFP® from Kevlar Financial Services, Mr David Rigby a Financial and wealth advisor from PW Harvey and Mr Gavin Harvey a Co-director at PW Harvey.
By: Andisile Klaas
Port Elizabeth - Nelson Mandela University’s Enactus with the Family Business Unit hosted “Transforming a Business into a Family Empire”, an event aimed at encouraging students to take their loved ones into their entrepreneurial journeys to create generational wealth. The event took place on Wednesday, April 4th at the South Campus’ Main Building Council Chambers.
In January 2019, Dr Shelley Beck took over as the Director of the Nelson Mandela University’s Family Business Unit (FBU). The FBU works closely with leading scholars and family businesses to provide excellence in family business research and teaching, and is a valuable resource for family business owners, advisors to family businesses, researchers, and policy-makers interested in the field. Madibaz News sat down briefly with the Dr Beck and asked her a few questions on her passion for family businesses and where she sees the unit going forward during her tenure as Director.
The Nelson Mandela University Family Business Unit presented its seventh successful Family Business Consultant Short Learning Programme from 24-27 January 2019 at the PWC Head office, Waterfall City, Johannesburg.
Recently, Dr Paul Tai-Hing from the Department of Management Practice was keynote speaker at a Santam Breakfast during Global Entrepreneurship Week held at Running Waters.
I have had eight years teaching and lecturing experience, with one and a half years at a private university (CTI education group) and the rest at Nelson Mandela University.
My teaching and learning philosophy is to facilitate students’ learning through creating a dynamic, blended learning and encouraging environment that enables learning and promotes excellence. It is vital for me that my students feel free to express themselves and are exposed to current trends in the business and/or marketing field in my classes. In so doing giving each student the tools they need to excel and reach their full potential.
Mrs Jasmine Kinsman from the Department of Business Management was named Faculty and Institutional Emerging Excellent Teacher of the Year.
Follow the link below to view her portfolio:
Jasmine-Kinsman-Portfolio
Congratulations Jasmine on your award and your success!
The Financial Planning Society held their final lunch hour talk for the year themed “How to grow in the Financial Services Industry”. The guest speaker for the event was Nelson Mandela University Alumni Ms Anelisa Mti CFP®.
Inspired by the popular saying ‘Marketing is what Marketers do’, the Department of Marketing Management strives to provide real life opportunities for their marketing students to put into practice the theory acquired in the classroom during the year. This year, Dr Felix Amoah collaborated with the Debt Review Centre (DRC) and hosted the 2nd Annual advertising showcase with the PE campus Diploma Marketing Management students for their Advertising and Sales Promotion Module, offered in their 3rd year of study.
The Financial Planning Society recently hosted a lunch hour talk, aimed at educating members on the important areas of tax and savings. The theme of the talk was “Personal Income Tax and Tax-free savings”. The guest speaker of the event was Mr Daniel Baines who is currently working at Mazars Port Elizabeth as a Tax Consultant and is an author of “How to get a SARS refund”. He gave some valuable insights on tax deductions and how an individual can set up a tax-free savings account. It was an interactive session where members were able to ask questions relating to the topic. Mr Baines expanded on the tax considerations that business owners must keep in mind once they start earning a certain amount of profit per year.
The Financial Planning Society at the Nelson Mandela University hosted a special event themed, “How to make your money work for you”. This event was aimed at giving insight to all the members, including those who may not be studying Financial Planning, on how they can best make use of their money. It also aimed at encouraging everyone on how to budget, which was very valuable to many of the members of the society. Two guest speakers headlined the event:
· Mr Viwe Mlonzi (Financial Advisor at Liberty)
· Mr Buntu Bam (Financial Planning Consultant at Alexander Forbes)
Miss Saunders from the Department of Business Management has been awarded Faculty Excellent Teacher of the Year: 2018.
Miss Shelley Saunders from the Department of Business Management presented a lecture at Fachhochschule Osnabrück entitled “Marketing communications: A dynamic global environment” between 14 May to 18 May 2018.
Prof Elmarie Venter, Director of the Family Business Unit, attended the Family Business Conference held at the Radisson Blu Hotel Nairobi, Kenya on Thursday, May 24th 2018. The theme for the Conference was Build a flourishing and resilient family business.
As part of the Marketing Cares initiative, the Marketing Department on Second Avenue Campus crocheted blankets for the State Pensioners that reside at Cuyler Home in Central. A total of 14 blankets were handmade and handed over to the Algoa Bay Council for the Aged representative on 4 June 2018. Some extra love and warmth for a chilly winter!
On Friday, 20 April 2018, the High Achievers 2017 Certification Ceremony was held. Below is the feedback from students of the Department of Management Practice concerning the programme experience (in their own words).
A world-renowned scholar of Marketing Research, Professor Naresh Malhotra visited the School of Management Sciences as well as the Business School to talk about his research and to exchange ideas regarding marketing research in emerging markets.
Prof Elmarie Venter received a C1 rating from the National Research Foundation for the period 2018-2023. Her rating was based on eight international and national review reports. Prof Venter is the only one in the Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences who has received an NRF rating since 2017.
Academics from the School of Management Sciences attended The 2018 Annual Conference of the Emerging Markets Conference Board and Doctoral Consortium held at the University of the Witwatersrand, Business School, Johannesburg, 6 – 7 April 2018.
During my childhood it never occurred to me that one day I would be referred to as a ‘Doctor’. Mainly due to a lack of role models. In the small township where I come from, to my knowledge, there is only one individual who studied and obtained a PhD. This became one of the compelling reasons that kept me going.
The 7th Annual International Conference on Human Resource Management and Personal Development in the digital age (HRM & PD) and the 6th Annual International Conference on Enterprise Marketing and Globalisation (EMG) combined conference was held on the 11th and 12th of December 2017 in Singapore.