Understanding migrating multinationals: An #OpenAfricaMag Feature
Helena Barnard, a full professor at GIBS talks to why multinationals migrate from one country, one continent to another. She also sheds light on the complexities.
Growing small business is key to Africa’s Economic Growth – #OpenAfricaMag
According to Yogavelli Nambiar, who leads the Enterprise Development Academy at Gordon Institute of Business Science, with about 80% of startups in South Africa failing within the first 2 years, the answer lies in bridging the gap between businesses that fail and those that succeed.
Five strategic leadership challenges for Africa: #OpenAfricaMag
Investor perceptions of Africa have slipped to their lowest level since 2011, according to EY’s attractiveness survey that benchmarks investor impressions of this continent. Here are the five leadership challenges that face Africa and the heads of public and private sector enterprises who want this continent to grow.
Benchmarking the Progress and Potential of Africa: #OpenAfricaMag
GIBS’ Centre for Dynamic Markets urges Africa’s policy makers and business leaders to move beyond their obsession with GDP. What’s important, says the centre’s Prof Lyal White, are comprehensive country assessments that reveal why African countries grow, regress or stagnate.
Ornico launches Open Africa with GIBS
Ornico and the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) announced today that would launch an annual publication called Open Africa on Thursday 08 September 2016 at 17h30 at GIBS.