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Sunday Times (Johannesburg) - October 24, 2004
He says researching the problem of absenteeism in the Eastern Cape, for example, would require more than the standard textbook approach and be solved differently to an absenteeism problem in Gauteng, for example.
Professor Eon Smit, director of the University of Stellenbosch Business School, says the top international business schools are all strong on research. It is important that business schools "not only transmit knowledge but that they also create knowledge".
Dr Charlene Lew, dean of the Damelin International College of Postgraduate Business Sciences, says research generated by business schools is often driven by "issues of the day" identified by MBA students, such as black economic empowerment, HIV/Aids or change management.
A broader topic of research, Lew says, could centre on uniquely African styles of management. The management challenges and solutions involved not only make for interesting research but can be highly relevant to executives doing business on the continent.
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