Plenary Session
Prof Nhlanhla Mlitwa - Director of Research – Unisa SBL
Prof Puleng LenkaBula - Principal and Vice-Chancellor Unisa
Prof Thenjiwe Meyiwa - VP Research Postgrad Studies Innovation & Commercialisation – Unisa
Prof Pumela Msweli - Executive Dean and CEO – Unisa SBL
Driving collaboration between cities and businesses to boost public and private sector partnerships that can drive trade that serves the broader citizenry across African cities.
Dr Mpho Phalatse - Executive Mayor, City of Johannesburg
H. E. Wamkele Mene - Secretary General, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Beyond the divisive regional economic boundaries, to the Trans-Regional Economic Block Development order in the new Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA)
Hardin Ratshisusu - Deputy Commissioner of Competition Commission
The essence of competition regulation and oversight beyond the national, to a converging multinational Africa Continental Free Trade Area
Prof Thenjiwe Meyiwa - VP, Research and Innovation, UNISA
Breakaway 1
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Paper ID |
Title |
Time Allocation |
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12724 |
Response to harsh macro-economic shocks within the banking sector: a cross country analysis – Auxilia Mazhambe |
11h30-11h50 Q&A: till 12:00 |
|
11988 |
Money Lenders or Ventures Capitalists - An enquiry into the quality of value-add services in the South African venture capital ecosystem – Nandine Mpe |
12h00-12h20 Q&A: till 12h30 |
|
12723 |
Organisational framework for sustaining corporate social responsibility in the South African private sector and in the African continental free Trade area – Oliver Pwaka |
12h30-12h50 Q&A: till 13h00 |
Breakaway 7
|
11797 |
Conceptualising and theorising economic empowerment in an unequal society: linking personal agency, opportunity structure with community agency – Pumela Msweli (UNISA) |
11:30 - 11:50 |
|
11730 |
Risk management practices of internal auditors within South African state-owned enterprises – Job Dubihlela |
12h00 12h20 |
| 11702 | Emergency remote working (ERW): Lived experiences for administrators of a tertiary institution during a Pandemic – Nongqabutho Falala | 12h30 -12h50 Q&A: till 13h00 |
Breakaway 2
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11658 |
Leadership styles, roles and responsibilities of principals that assist in the effective management of curriculum transformation – Shamala Naidoo |
11h30-11h50 |
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11808 |
Data as a foundation for developing Mentorship, evaluation and learning frameworks in organisations – Patrick Omondi Ooro |
12h00-12h20 |
|
12449 |
A systems approach to challenges within entrepreneurial system – Thabisile Mhlongo |
12h30 -12h50 |
Breakaway 6
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11678 |
Digital marketing and ecommerce capabilities to realize Africa’s economic integration: A look into SMEs in Ethiopia – Hailemariam Kebede Gelgile VIRT-P |
11h30-11h50 |
|
11688 |
Factors that affect HRIS implementation during mergers and acquisitions in the insurance services sector in South Africa – Mieshka Paulse |
12h00- 12h20 |
|
12497 |
The resilience of Africa: Barriers and enablers in unlocking digital transformation capabilities for one connected African economy – Nkomo Sifundo (UNISA) |
12h30 -12h50 |
Breakaway 5
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11634 |
Servant Leadership, Effective Change Management and Psychological Safety in the Private Sector – Reuben Kalidin |
11h30-11h50 |
|
12752 |
Rethinking Transformation of Ethiopian construction firms into Competitive Project Based Organizations – Charting the Way to Design a Conceptual Model – Henok Hailu |
12h00-12h20 |
|
11703 |
Organisational Competencies as building blocks in Project Management Maturity Model (PMMM) concept development -the Case of the South African Power Sector – Natisha Gareeb |
12h30 -12h50 |
Breakaway 3
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11657 |
Gender and entrepreneurship: Towards a transformative agenda for young women – Thulani Chauke xxx |
11h30-11h50 |
|
11666 |
The effect of entrepreneurial competency on success of small-scale manufacturing firms in Addis Ababa – Seifu Mamo xxx |
12h00-12h20 |
|
11667 |
Challenges of the Barbing Saloon Businesses, during the COVID- 19 in Abuja. Nigeria – Michael Oke xxx |
12h30 -12h50 |
Breakaway 4
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12461 |
The role of standardisation in promoting African Pharmaceuticals & Medical devices industries for self-reliance and resilience in combating COVID-19 and future pandemics – Maryam Jimoh |
11h30-11h50 |
|
11697 |
Understanding Cross –Cultural and Linguistic Realities in Africa for Successful Trading Under AfCFTA – Olumuyiwa Kehinde |
12h00-12h20 |
|
11953 |
Internationalisation of Indigenous African Films through Collaborations – Lawrence Akande |
12h30 -12h50 |
Breakaway 3
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11679 |
The relationship between Entrepreneurial Orientation, Leadership, and Business Performance of MSE’s studied in accordance with the Meso-Paradigm: a study of Leather sector in Ethiopia – Abera Demsis Tessema |
14h00 -14h20 |
|
11680 |
Clusters and Global Value Chains: A Comparative Study of Leather Footwear Clusters in Ethiopia – Asfaw Wassie |
14h30 -14h50 |
|
11701 |
Examining Women’s Readiness to Close the Gender Income Gap through SMEs and Access to New Markets in AfCFTA – Olumuyiwa Kehinde |
15h00-15h20 |
|
11707 |
Stokvels for women empowerment and entrepreneurship development in the informal SMMEs sector in South Africa – Mercy Okoli |
15h30 -15h50 |
Breakaway 4
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12487 |
The interplay between competition law & the rules of international trade in the African context – Antoine van Niekerk |
14h00 -14h20 |
|
12493 |
Globalization and the Performance of the Manufacturing Sector in Nigeria – Christian Agu |
14h30 -14h50 |
|
12625 |
A Computable General Equilibrium Model on the Welfare Effects of the AfCFTA in Africa – Milena Störmer |
15h00 -15h20 |
|
11825 |
The Challenges Confronting Female Entrepreneurship Sustainability in the Cosmetic Industry – Sibusiso Rosala Sibanda |
15h30 -15h50 |
|
11912 |
Graduates’ experiences in seeking employment in a community in the Western Cape, South Africa – Retha de la Harpe VIRT-P |
16h00 -16h20 |
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16h30 -16h50 |
Breakaway 7
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11801 |
Developing a framework for the adoption of lean principles for public sector organisations in South Africa – Unathi Thango |
14h00 -14h20 |
|
11849 |
Internal auditing and the performance of state-owned enterprises in emerging markets, a governance practices perspective – Job Dubihlela |
14h30 -14h50 |
|
11954 |
Framework for corporate governance & firm performance in the 4th Industrial revolution – Ranson Sifiso Gwala |
15h00 -15h20 |
|
12604 |
Five organisational system states and the enhancement of Corporate Entrepreneurship: A focus on National Government – Colene Hind (UNISA) |
15h30- 15h50 |
|
12587 |
Poverty and the use of modern technology to access information: Data-driven suggestions towards an information democracy in South Africa – Renier Steyn |
16h00 -16h20 |
|
12736 |
Determinants of DCC in South African food delivery industry – Tinayeshe Shumba |
16h30 – 16h50 Q&A: till 17h00 |
|
12518 |
Status of emergency contracting: A case of Ethekwini Municipality, South Africa – Oscar Kunene |
17h00-17h20 Q&A: till 17h30 |
Breakaway 2
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12515 |
Africa Free Trade harmonisation- ushering in a new chapter in Africa: The Leadership question is still unanswered – Nombulelo Nxesi |
14h00-14h20 |
|
12588 |
Spirituality and transformative leadership practices in the African free trade market area: A pilgrimage with benefits – Samuel Letang |
14h30-14h50 |
|
12595 |
An examination of the effects of leadership style on employee turnover intention, Gauteng Province – Mudzunga Mashamba |
15h00-15h20 |
|
12678 |
The effect of measured dimensions of transformational leadership on organizational behavior in the Universities of Ethiopia – Geteye Terefie Ametataw |
15h30-15h50 |
|
11972 |
Twinning of African cities to enhance informal traders' and boarder town businesses – Kudzaiishe Seti |
16h00 -16h20 |
|
12005 |
Challenges experienced by youth aspiring to become entrepreneurs in a township in the Western Cape – Zenande Saliwa |
16h30-16h50 |
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12445 |
Women Entrepreneurs in Zamfara: The Association of Women Producers of Groundnut Cake and Oil in Gusau (Gidan Kuli) – Nura Suleiman |
17h00-17h20 |
Breakaway 5
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11704 |
Social Cultural Factors as Building Blocks During the Conceptual Phase of Project Management Maturity Model Development – Natisha Gareeb |
14h00 -14h20 |
|
11804 |
PESTLE Analysis and Power Sector Factors as building blocks in Project Management Maturity Model concept development- the case of SA's power sector – Natisha Gareeb |
14h30 -14h50 |
|
11945 |
Supply Chain Strategies and Policies as Predictors of Performance: The Case of SOEs in Gauteng, South Africa – Ellsworth Jonathan (UNISA) |
15h00 -15h20 |
|
12512 |
Executive insights on sustainable supply chain practices post COVID-19: Perspectives from Africa – Ozias Ncube |
15h30- 15h50 |
Breakaway 1
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12593 |
An Afrocentric Adaptation of Social Entrepreneurship Principles for the African Continental Free Trade Area's Design – Neo Mofokeng |
14h00 -14h20 Q&A: till 14h30 |
|
12546 |
Determinants of inflation in Ethiopia – Mustefa Bati |
14h30-14h50 Q&A: till 15h00 |
|
12632 |
The impact of credit risk management on the financial performance of Ethiopian commercial banks – Tsega Meseret Biresaw xxx |
15h00-15h20 Q&A: till 15h30 |
|
12479 |
Use of Crowdfunding among SME post Covid-19 in Southern Africa – Sibangani Dube xxx |
15h30 – 15h50 Q&A: till 16h00 |
|
12451 |
Challenges faced by SMMEs in entrepreneurial system in Gauteng – Thabisile Mhlongo |
16h00 -16h20 Q&A: till 16h30 |
Breakaway 6
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12462 |
Improving use of business intelligence systems in the big data era – Garikayi Emmanuel Gondo xxx |
14h00 -14h20 |
|
11698 |
Analysis of ICT infrastructure for integration of public and private services for trading in Africa – Amos Shibambu xxx |
14h30 -14h50 |
|
11696 |
The role of knowledge transfer in the sustainability in a selected organisation in the petroleum industry in South Africa – Ursula Riddles xxx |
15h00 -15h20 |
|
12610 |
A challenge for universities of technology to supply technical skills – Immaculate Nkamogeleng Matloga xxx |
15h30-15h50 |
|
12468 |
Framework for exchanging data with key stakeholders to improve business intelligence in this big data era – Garikayi Emmanuel xxx |
16h00 -16h20 |