The automotive industry is one of the largest manufacturing sectors in the South African economy. In 2020 it contributed approximately 4.9% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) of which, the manufacturing of automotive parts totalled 2,8% and retail 2.1%. South Africa’s market share contracted to 0.58% in 2020, from 0.69% in 2019, with the […]
A retrospect on Women’s Day and its significance for the modern-day working woman By: Greer Allison, Taylor Petersen, and Letitia Moodley Lilian Ngoyi. Helen Joseph. Rahima Moosa. Sophie Williams. These women’s names should leave us filled with pride in a post-apartheid South Africa. However, when examining popular discourse around anti-apartheid activism and renowned struggle heroes, […]
Remaining personal, responsive, and connected in a digital world Global automotive industry challenges necessitate the revision of business strategies for both Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and retailers. As technology transforms consumer buying behaviour, OEMs and retailers need to achieve digital transformation in sales, to ensure they remain competitive and connected to their customers. For the […]
Cross Border Trade (CBT) has proved to be a reliable mechanism to achieve inclusive economic growth in any economy, however disaggregated markets limit the impact of Cross Border Trade. African governments have spent years exploring ways of developing CBT but these have been met with limited success in South Africa. African Cross Border Trade is […]
To keep employees safe and organisations functioning as COVID-19 spread around the world, previously office-bound companies shifted to a remote working paradigm. Once the preserve of freelancers and a minority of workers, remote work has permanently altered the workplace ecosystem. Essential and non-essential workers have been dispersed across multiple locations both across the same cities […]
The aviation sector is facing a crisis unlike any other in history, yet a path to recovery remains. As we have previously discussed, sector losses totalled US $118 billion in 2020, with demand down 65,9% compared to 2019. Amid this fallout induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, airlines have begun clawing back towards profitability, albeit gradually […]
Tourism is highly reliant upon aviation to transport customers to their locations, and through tourism economic spend, jobs are created, poverty alleviated and in the case of eco-tourism, conservation initiatives receive vital revenue. A host of industries operate either up or downstream through aviation within the tourism sector alone, while air freight is a vital […]
Change management by function occurs within a context of dissonance. People at their core are creatures of habit, with these habits adding secure familiarity to our lives. The working environment is no exception, with habits being key to how a person performs their assigned role. When change occurs, these habits are interrupted, creating dissonance – […]
The workplace rumour mill is an influential phenomenon found in all organisations. Research suggests numerous reasons why employees gossip, be it to gather information, validate their own thoughts, to speak of norm-violating behaviour, or at its worst, to be intentionally disruptive and sow discord. With more than half of all office conversations qualifying as gossip, […]
There is a correlation between economic growth and rising international trade, making trade development critical for developing economies to raise living standards and eliminate poverty. Growth-enhancing factors include increased competition from international firms, improving economic efficiency. This leads to under-performing local firms being replaced by more dynamic ones, increased economies of scale that lower costs, […]
