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WELCOME AND UPDATE ON THE DEPARTMENT

Dr C Schachtebeck

From the Office of the HODAs we usher into a new decade, we find ourselves in an extraordinary period of time with the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting 21 day lockdown. The department had to adapt to the changes the pandemic has brought about. Teaching and Learning activities were shifted to online methods in the form of audio and video teaching, together with online methods of consultation. Academic staff members in the department have shown extraordinary team spirit and creativity during this difficult time, underpinning the spirit of collegiality that we are tremendously proud of.

Let us also take the opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the progress the department has made over the past few years. Research output has soared, a greater percentage of our academic staff are now research active and our Continuing Education Programmes have grown exponentially. These are just some of the many achievements we can proud of as a department. This however does not mean we should rest on our laurels, but continue to innovate and grow.

The start of the new decade also meant a structural shift from the Johannesburg

Business School (JBS), to the newly established School of Management. The new decade also brought with it a change in leadership in the department, with Prof Geoff Goldman’s term as HoD expiring at the end of 2019. Let me at this point express our gratitude for Prof Goldman’s leadership and dedication over the past three years.

The start of the decade also coincided with several student and staff members partaking in a mobility exchange programme in conjunction with Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU). Ms Daniella Teles, a PhD student in the department, will be visiting GCU from January to April. Prof Shepherd Dhliwayo and Ms Adelaide Sheik are also participating in the mobility exchange programme in the form of a lecturer exchange.

Towards the end of February 2020 the department held its strategic breakaway to align departmental goals with the College of Business & Economics 2020-2022 strategic imperatives. Several important strategic and operational initiatives were proposed which hold the potential to firmly establish the department as a thought leader in the management sciences. Further details will be shared in future newsletters.

On the note of the newsletter, the departmental newsletter has carried the

name ‘Innovation’ for several years. To reflect the evolution in the department in several key focus areas and more accurately capture the collegial culture of the department, the name of the newsletter has been changed to ‘Indaba’. The name change is apt as the purpose of the newsletter is a product of the members of the department who tell the story of past and future developments.

In closing, stay safe, and I wish you a productive and fruitful 2020 and decade ahead.

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ResignationKhumo has been a fi nance offi cer in the Department of Business Management since 1 May 2014; she was responsible for all departmental fi nances across all four campuses. Throughout the years, she has built strong stakeholder relationships with students, colleagues within the CBE and colleagues within the fi nance environment at UJ as a whole. She is currently studying towards her postgraduate diploma in Taxation. The fi nance-related experience she has gained working in the Department has opened new doors for her. Khumo has enjoyed working at the Department and we wish her the best of luck in her future endeavours.

THE CEP OFFICE Yvette Boys

RenovationsIn the last couple of years the CEP offi ce has been making some aesthetic changes to its offi ces – walls have been painted, papered and hung with pictures and inspirational words − all in the hope that our area now has a professional look for students and visitors alike. We are very proud of how it all turned out and for those of you who have not yet popped in, we include a few photos.

Future change in programmesFollowing the 2017 Peer Review, one of the key recommendations was to streamline the CEP qualifi cations to address the perceived overlap between modules on the CEP qualifi cations and to ensure a simplifi ed approach to implementation as well as enhancing the student experience.

We are now in the process of condensing the three Higher Certifi cate qualifi cations into one qualifi cation with electives.

If all goes well, we are hopeful to offer the fi rst qualifi cation in this format in the 2021 academic year.

Ms Khumo Sebelebele

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE DEPARTMENT?Ms Adelaide Sheik

Digital Storytelling Lab on the Soweto campus with keynote speaker Julie Adair from Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland.

Title: Scholarship of Engagement through Digital Storytelling for the common goodThe Department of Business management participated in a Symposium on the Scholarship of Engagement through

Digital Storytelling for the Common Good was held at the University of the Free State in February 2020.

The Scholarship of Engagement has three main focus areas namely, engaged research, engaged learning and engaged citizenship. The objective of engaged scholarship is to exchange, co-create and apply knowledge with and for diverse communities for the common good of societies.

The main topics presented was the importance of Community Based Research, Scholarship of engagement for social change in a African and European context and an introduction to Social innovation, which was presented by Ms Adelaide Sheik lecturer from the department of business management.


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Both the University of Johannesburg and University of Free State were participated in the three year EU Funded Digital Story Telling project. A few of the UFS digital stories were used to demonstrate the benefi ts of how engaged scholarship can for actioned in a digital format.

Title: The Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) –Annual 2020 - Kick Off Event The Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) –Annual Kick Off Event, held in January 2020 in Kempton Park was most stimulating. Using design thinking, on the fi rst day the focus for 2020 was to explore what additional support students need to be successful in entrepreneurial activities and and on the second day academics worked in groups to fi nd suitable interventions to meet these needs. Ms Adelaide Sheik, Business Management and Ms Caro Buitendag, Caro, Technology Transfer Offi ce represented UJ at this import event.

The EDHE is doing great work in stimulating entrepreneurship activities within the 26 universities nationally. Driving entrepreneurship, focusing on the following objectives;

Goal 1: Student Entrepreneurship - mobilising the national student and graduate resource to create successful enterprises that will ultimately lead to both wealth and job creation.

Goal 2: Entrepreneurship in Academia - supporting academics in instilling an entrepreneurial mindset within all students and graduates through the offering of relevant knowledge, transferal of practical skills and the application of business principles to a specifi c discipline. This should take place both through the curriculum and research.

Goal 3: Entrepreneurial Universities - creating a conducive environment that will enable universities to adapt strategically and embark on projects whereby third-stream income can be generated through innovative business ideas.

Representatives from University of Free State, North West University, Rhodes University, University of Johannesburg, Glasgow Caledonian University and Pam Sykes (specialist in digital story telling)

Ms Caro Buitendag, Caro, Technology Transfer Offi ce and Adelaide Sheik, Business Management


indaba PROFILE OF THE RESEARCH FELLOW

POSTGRADUATE NEWSNew M and D intake and focus Prof D Pooe

For the 2020 academic year we enrolled 15 PhD and 13 MCom (Strategic Management) students. They were welcomed to their respective programmes when they attended the Induction session held at the Wole Sonyika auditorium in the APB Library on 7 February 2020. During Day 1 of the session, Dr Chris Schachtebeck, HOD, welcomed and introduced the students to the University, College and the Department. Then Ms

Amanda Mphahlele discussed with the students the subject of Plagiarism – What you need to know. The next presentation by Dr Pia Lamberti introduced the Postgraduate School to the students and explained all the services designed to make the postgraduate journey a little smoother. Just in case anyone in the audience was worried about how they would crunch those numbers, Dr Richard Devey was on hand to calm down their nerves as he explained all the support rendered by Statkon. As if that was not enough, Ms Ester de Broize related to the students how the library should be their partner in this often lonely journey. Following her presentation, she took

the students for a walkabout in the APB Library so they could all have a feel of how the Library works and how they can navigate it. On a rainy Day 2, students were ready to discuss the nuts and bolts of research. To this end, Prof David Pooe discussed the topic: Developing a research idea, conceptual framework, and problem statement. This was followed by an interesting presentation by Dr Leon Janse van Rensburg who challenged the students on the role of theory in literature and research. The students left the two-day induction with great enthusiasm and a sense of hope.

Dr Watson Munyanyi

Mr Phillax Masina (Mentor); Mr Thando Bhengu (Mentor); Ms Kgontse Pule (Mentor); Mr Edward Moyo (Mentor); Ms Amanda Mphahlele; Mr Lawrence Seseni (Coordinator) Ms Liteboho Phaila (Mentor) and Ms Glory Manyike

Dr Watson Munyanyi is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (PDRF) in the Department of Business Management, focusing on the Implications of 4IR Dislocations on Supply Chain Management. He joined the University on 1 October 2019 under the supervision of Professor David Pooe, after graduating with his PhD in Business Management from UJ in March 2019. He is passionate about the role 4IR plays in creating “clarity out of chaos” and how supply chain capabilities can evolve into a strategic competitive advantage for companies and organisations.

Peer mentorsThe Department of Business Management 2019 peer mentors were amongst those awarded certificates in the CBE for their selfless voluntary services towards mentoring the Department’s first-year students, on 20 February 2020. The programme coordinators are: Ms Amanda Mphahlele and Mr Lawrence Seseni.


indabaEnvisaged changes to the MCom Business Management degreeDr Chris Schachtebeck (HoD, DoBM)

The MCom Business Management degree has, for several years, received awards for being the best specialised MCom programme in South Africa (PMR awards). The programme has over the years evolved into a programme that provides current and future managers with the analytical and practical skills in mastering, analysing, interpreting and applying basic and advanced management

principles in the different functional units of a business. Another such evolution is envisaged to take place in 2021, following feedback from a programme review, turning the MCom programme into a more research-focused qualification with strong theoretical foundation in the management sciences. As a result, it is planned that several modules currently offered will be discontinued, and new

modules such as Critical Management Theory, Qualitative Research Design and Methodology, Quantitative Research Design and Methodology and Directed Research Studies will be introduced. The Department looks forward to the changes in the programme and has commenced with the approval process for the changes.

INTERNATIONALISATIONVisit by Florida State University Prof S Dhliwayo

Professors Thomas Becker and Jean Kabongo, of the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee visited the Department of Business Management as part of the collaboration established with the Department. They are currently working on a joint longitudinal research project titled, “Resilience of entrepreneurs in developing economies: Implications for organizational and regional effectiveness”, with Prof S Dhliwayo (from the Department), Dr James Baba Abugre of the University of Ghana (Ghana), and Dr Janatti Kyogabiirwe Bagorogoza of Makerere University (Uganda). They visited a number of the research sites in Braamfontein, Brixton and the UJ Centre for Entrepreneurship (Soweto Campus). The visitors also held meetings with the HOD, Dr Schachtebeck, and the DHET-NRF SARChI Chair in Entrepreneurship Education, Prof Nieuwenhuizen, regarding future collaboration between, their College of Business, and the Department of Business Management. Professor Becker is the Interim Dean at the College of Business.

Chante van Tonder International visit

I am really enjoying the visit to the Vrije University, Amsterdam and am grateful for this wonderful opportunity. My South African supervisors, Prof Cecile Nieuwenhuizen and Dr Chris Schachtebeck, visited me in February and they met my Dutch supervisor and we had a great visit. I have made significant progress with my research and have collected the first part of my data collection. All three my supervisors have been really supportive and have assisted me with this journey so far. I have been enjoying the Dutch culture, food and experiences, however, the weather has taken a great deal of getting used to.

International visit purpose and descriptionDaniella Teles

I have been at the Glasgow Caledonian University since the 22nd of January 2020 on the Erasmus + Student Exchange Programme. The purpose of the visit was to gather the necessary data as well as to take part in the MSc Social Innovation Programme which ties in with the context of my PhD. The experience so far has been outstanding as I have gathered a lot of knowledge that will be beneficial in the success of my PhD. I have received ongoing support from everyone I have made contact with in Glasgow and they have made me feel right at home. Besides the weather, which is something I am not sure someone can ever quite get used to, I have truly had an amazing time and would recommend anyone in future who receives such an opportunity, to grab it with both hands. Although my return date to South Africa is nearing, I look forward to the rest of this wonderful experience.

Ms Chanté van Tonder

Ms Daniella Teles, Glasgow


indabaThe DHET-NRF SARChI Chair in Entrepreneurship Education

Research focus areasThe research programme of the Chair centres on entrepreneurship and SMME education, training, development and related issues, such as policies, the regulatory environment, programmes and support affecting entrepreneurs. The primary focus is on entrepreneurship development in South Africa, which will be supported by research on international best practice in entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial framework conditions.

The programme of the Chair is centred around three interlinked and overlapping elements: research, entrepreneurship education and training and capacity-building. These are discussed in the following section and include identification of expected outputs and outcomes.

ResearchThe research programme constitutes the central activity of the Chair. Research is undertaken primarily by the holder of the Chair, but also by others linked to and funded through the Chair, as well as in collaboration with other researchers at UJ, including from the departments in the Johannesburg Business School, other South African and international universities and research institutions.

The research programme over five years will focus on at least the following four focus areas within the broad field of entrepreneurship development:

• Post-school entrepreneurship education and training

• Entrepreneurial framework conditions

• Entrepreneurship and Innovation

• Corporate entrepreneurship/intrapreneurship/high-growth ventures

Post-school entrepreneurship education and trainingRelevant topics of interest in this focus area are:

• Best practice in entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurship curricula

• Identification of training and education needs, levels and content of programmes for different types of entrepreneurs

• Types of entrepreneurs including start-ups, gazelles or high-growth entrepreneurial businesses, franchisors and franchisees, family businesses, female entrepreneurs, technopreneurs, manufacturing entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs and student entrepreneurs

• Business interventions, mentors, advisors

• Decolonising the entrepreneurship curriculum

• Entrepreneurship and SMME growth in a Pan-African context

• Issues related to youth entrepreneurship including entrepreneurial intent and orientation and the transformative role of youth entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial framework conditions Entrepreneurial framework conditions that include post-school education are very important for the support of entrepreneurship. Despite various qualifications and modules offered at a number of South African universities and exposure to many students at post-school level there seems to be a reluctance by South Africans to start their own businesses. This can be attributed to the South African entrepreneurial framework conditions that are not conducive for entrepreneurship and SMMEs. Through

an in-depth analysis of the entrepreneurial framework conditions of not only South Africa but also of other counties, recommendations for policy, support and other changes can be made.

Relevant topics in this focus area include but are not limited to:

• Analysis of the South African entrepreneurial framework conditions and recommendations for improvements

• Benchmarking and identification of international best practice in the entrepreneurial framework conditions

• Entrepreneurial institutions

• SMME financial and non- financial support

• Corporate social investment in entrepreneurship development

Entrepreneurship and innovation These two topics are closely linked. Successful entrepreneurs are usually innovative as they introduce products and services that are new to some or all customers, and that are offered by few or no competitors. This is also an area of interest to Prof Nieuwenhuizen and is contained in a number of her publications. Relevant topics in this focus area include, for example:

• Radical and incremental innovation, inventions, commercialisation, sustainability and related concepts and processes and their relevance to entrepreneurship

Prof C Nieuwenhuizen

Prof C Nieuwenhuizen

The DHET-NRF SARChI Chair in Entrepreneurship Education is closely aligned and integrated with the Department of Business Management, where we work closely together. The Chair was awarded to Prof Cecile Nieuwenhuizen as Chairholder and commenced its activities in July 2019 but became really active only in 2020. We invite everybody in the Department and UJ interested in Entrepreneurship Research and Education to become involved in our research initiatives, as we are multi-disciplinary. We will really appreciate participation and recommendations for new research initiatives. The following is a summary of our focus areas.


indaba• The role of the Fourth (and Fifth)

Industrial Revolution in entrepreneurial innovation

• Using Entrepreneurial Orientation to promote a culture of entrepreneurial innovation

Corporate entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship and high-growth ventures Relevant topics in this focus area include but are not limited to:

• Determining frameworks to promote high-growth ventures

• Corporate Entrepreneurship/Intrapreneurship in an emerging market context

• Linking entrepreneurial education to the promotion of high-growth ventures

We are proud to introduce our new colleagues, Professors Thea Tselepis and Natanya Meyer. Both commenced in the Chair and Department of Business Management on 1 March 2020.

Professor Natanya Meyer

Mr Khethukuthula Gumede

Professor Tselepis has been at the University of Johannesburg since 2017 and was formerly appointed in the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA) where she was responsible for a Pre-Incubation Hub for “creatives”. She was also part of the Women in Leadership programme at UJ and a former Head of Department in FADA. She obtained her PhD at the University of Pretoria, graduating in 2014 with a study on Entrepreneurial Orientation of Design SMEs. Her passion for design thinking developed in her academic career and her nine years of experience gained from owning businesses, enable her to conceptualise and lead pragmatic projects that incorporate: entrepreneurship education, research and community engagement. Her research on “creatives” in South African SMEs is predominantly qualitative and she obtained a C3 NRF rating towards the end of 2019. She is an acknowledged social entrepreneur who applies the international Ashoka-endorsed A2B methodology for transformation in her endeavours.

Away from academia, Prof Tselepis is a mother and a designer who enjoys crafting and designing products in the clothing and textile field.

Natanya commenced her career as lecturer in 2012. She completed her BCom and Honours degrees in Economics and Risk Management, her Master’s degree in Development and Management and thereafter her PhD in Entrepreneurship. Prior to joining academia, she owned and managed three successful businesses, highlighting her passion for entrepreneurship. She has been involved in the development of entrepreneurial student societies, served as an executive member of the Golden Triangle Chamber of Commerce (GTCOC) and as a community of practice member in the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) initiative launched by the Department of Higher Education (DHE) in 2017. She enjoys research and has so far published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles in national and international journals and conference proceedings as a sole and co-author respectively. Her research focuses on entrepreneurial and economic-related topics with a focus on females, youth and the enabling environment. She is a co-editor, guest editor, editorial board member, reviewer for several national and international journals and has collaboration links with various Asian and east European universities.

Professor Thea Tselepis

I am Khethukuthula Gumede, working at the SARChI Chair as Administrative Officer and Research Assistant. I have a BA Politics degree, postgraduate diploma in Labour Law, BAHons in African Studies and currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Politics and International Relations.


indabaRESEARCH

Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, 7(3) Entrepreneurial orientation in South African social enterprisesTeles, D. and Schachtebeck, C.

International Business Conference 2019

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate to what extent an Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) exists within social enterprises in South Africa.

Research Design and Methods: The study was quantitative in nature and used a descriptive research design, utilising an adapted measuring instrument to measure five dimensions of EO. A simple random sampling approach was followed, with resulting data analysed in SPSS by means of descriptive statistics, factor analysis and ANOVA.

Findings: It was found that four dimensions of EO exist within social enterprises to a moderate extent, namely risk-taking, innovation, proactiveness and autonomy. Findings indicated low levels of competitive aggressiveness.

Implications and Recommendations: The article intends filling the gap in literature that exists regarding EO within social enterprises in South Africa. The study provides insights into the existence of EO in South African social enterprises,

allowing for policy and managerial interventions to be made to improve EO levels.

Contribution and Value Added: The main contribution of the study is providing an indication of the existence of an EO in South African social enterprises, thereby establishing the basis for further research in this under-researched area.

Factors contributing to high growth in SMMEs in GautengNdweni, E., Mocwaledi, M., Mahlangu, S. and Schachtebeck, C.

South Africa is in desperate need of growing the population of high-growth SMMEs, as these businesses are key to job creation, innovation efforts, poverty alleviation, promoting economic growth and contributing meaningfully to the South African tax base. This study aimed to identify the factors contributing to the

high growth of SMMEs in the Gauteng province in South Africa. The study further aimed to determine how the high-growth SMME sector could be nurtured, from the perspective of existing high-growth SMME owners who have experienced more than 20% growth in the past three years. The study was qualitative in nature and made use of semi-structured interviews with sixteen SMME owners based at Incubation Hubs in Gauteng. Data were analysed by means of thematic content analysis. This study concludes that this particular sector

plays a significant role within South Africa’s economy. However, for this sector to continue growing, SMMEs need to equip themselves with managerial and industry skills, have a good financing model in place and be provided with government support through policies and development finance. The study is of value to existing, struggling SMMEs, who can use the identified factors to promote growth internally, as well as to policymakers to structure interventions to promote high growth in existing SMMEs.

For any suggestions or comments, please contact Mr Ridwaan Roberts Coordinator ndaba [email protected]

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