Tag Archives: Risk

New GIBS faculty research outputs

Since the beginning of 2023, a number of research articles have been published by our faculty and research associates. Below, a selection of these publications The impact of remuneration governance on chief executive officer overpayment by Mark Bussin, Albert Wocke and Benno Deysel. South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 26(1), 1-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v26i1.4860 BACKGROUND: […]
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Five keys to kickstarting your full enterpreneur potential (Inc)

Martin Zwilling   As a mentor to aspiring enterpreneurs, I’m always surprised by the fact that some never seem to be able to that first startup going, while many others never seem to stop, starting their second or third initiative before the first one is fully hatched.  I’m now convinced that serious entrepreneurs relish the startup process […]
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Coronavirus: 15 emerging themes for boards and executive teams (McKinsey & Company)

The 15 themes that offer guidance to boards and executive teams in an effort to manage through crisis and resume work now that companies are planning to return to full activity. Boards must strike the right balance between hope for the future and the realism that organizations need to hear. There are many prognostications on what comes after COVID-19. Many will be helpful. […]
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IoD Connect – Doing business in Africa

GIBS Information Centre / GIBSIC‘s insight: IoD Director General: ” . . .Africa’s growth over the last decade has been driven almost entirely by the extractive industries, and it’s been concentrated in the hands of a few at the very top. For too many Africans, the commodities boom remains something they’re aware of, rather than […]
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Africa’s rising risks jeopardizing recent mining growth: report

Analysts claim Sub-Saharan Africa’s investment environment is deteriorating. GIBS Information Centre / GIBSIC‘s insight: risk and resilience – ” . . . 6th annual Global Risks and Resilience Atlas (GRRA), which features 36 threat indices used to identify emerging global risks related dangers to business in 179 countries, Maplecroft experts say 30% of the African economies […]
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Safest Emerging Markets Banks 2013 | Global Finance

Global Finance presents its annual ranking of the soundest banks in the developing world GIBS Information Centre / GIBSIC‘s insight: EM banks – “Outside South Africa, rating coverage of banks in sub-Saharan Africa remains small, and only South African institutions hold investment-grade ratings.   HOW WE MEASURE THE SAFETY OF BANKS  The safest banks chart […]
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