In This Issue

Read our exclusive cover story titled REWIRING YOUR BRAIN | ARE YOU CONNECTED INTO 4IR THINKING? by Mark Wilson, Managing Director, SYSPRO Africa, as well a host of other topical management articles written by professionals, consultants and academics in the October/November 2019 edition of BusinessBrief.

What would a Framework for including people with disabilities into your supply chain look like in-terms of the latest BBBEE Codes of Good Practice published on the 31st of May 2019?

There are multiple benefits which companies can derive either in employing people with disabilities, or in procuring goods or services from them within the businesses supply chain.

Around the world, shareholder activism is proving a disruptive force in the corporate sphere. While activist investors driving personal agendas are a cause of alarm for many Board members, it’s the environmental, social and governance activists (ESG) that are creating the greatest impact.

There are numerous ways to value a business, but which one can help me arrive at a useful approximation – specifically if I want to sell my business?

WE JUNK jargon, we kill clichés, we’re simple enough for clever people. Three simple concepts but ones that you’re going to be seeing a lot more of on billboards in and around Johannesburg soon. But they’re far more than that.

In the case of Moloi vs Quthing Construction and Developers CK (2007, 8 BALR 720) the accused was given a final warning after he had been repeatedly late for work and had displayed a ‘negative attitude’.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the key pillars of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which is transforming and digitizing everything from backend customer service centres to procurement and supply chain management. In fact, AI capabilities are increasingly being embedded throughout organisational structures, opening up a new digital frontier that most companies, both large and small, are still grappling with on a day-to-day basis.

A Green Economy can be defined as a system of economic activities related to the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services that result in improved human well-being over the long term, while not exposing future generations to significant environmental risks or ecological scarcities.

Read our exclusive cover story titled AI 20/20 | A VISION FOR YOUR EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT? by Karthik Venkataraman, Head of Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Automation, Accenture Technology in Africa, as well a host of other topical management articles written by professionals, consultants and academics in the August/September 2019 edition of BusinessBrief.