International lean practice guru runs masterclass at Business School

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2012-03-06 11:11

International lean practice guru runs masterclass at Business School

John Bicheno (University of Wales) visited Prof K Pieterse and the Graduate School during November and December 2011.  Bicheno presented a Master Class on Lean A3 Problem Solving to more than 20 members of the Lean Interest Group as well as a two-day Lean Workshop to more than 30 delegates.  Several simulations and case studies were presented and discussed.  Response was very positive and several people asked the School to run regular events on lean business practices. 

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European Foundation for Management Development Practice Prize Presentations

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2012-03-06 11:05

European Foundation for Management Development Practice Prize Presentations

The NMMU Business School hosted live presentations of a series of the 2011 European Foundation for Management Development Practice Price presentations.  Faculty, staff and executive education stakeholders attended the presentations at the Bird Street, George and East London campuses, which were webcast from Europe.  The EFMD Practice Prize awards recognise collaborations between major international firms and leading global business schools, such as the fam

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DBA Research leads to prestigious appointment in Kenya

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2012-03-06 10:58

DBA Research leads to prestigious appointment in Kenya

Arising from her DBA thesis, Dr Nyambura Koigi, has been nominated to a government review committee on state corporations in Kenya.  Dr Koigi investigated the role of leadership, organisational culture (entrepreneurial and market-orientation), strategic management and corporate ethics on the organisational effectiveness of public enterprises in Kenya.  Dr Koigi was supervised by Prof Cecil Arnolds.

New Finweek MBAconnect.net survey ranks MBA among the best

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2012-03-05 12:34

New Finweek MBAconnect.net Survey ranks MBA among the best

The NMMU Business School ranked highly among all MBA programmes in South Africa in several important categories in the recent Finweek MBAconnect.net MBA Life Impact Survey 2012.  The School ranked among the top 3 business schools in 17 categories.  The NMMU MBA was ranked #1 on attainment of business knowledge, changing the outlook of students, career advancement and alumni reports that they made the right choice to do an MBA.  Some current NMMU MBA students’ comments in the r

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MBA class exceeds 100 for the first time

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2012-03-05 11:55

MBA Class Exceeds 100 for the 1st Time

The 2012 academic year symbolises growth for the NMMU Business School, having admitted its largest ever class to the MBA programme and growing 69% over the last year. The Business School received a total of 1 616 enquiries throughout the application season, converting 329 of these enquiries into actual applications (286 MBA + 43 BBA/ABP).

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