Faculty of Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)
Prof N Binedell, Dean
Telephone number: 011 771 4000
E-mail address: binedelln@gibs.co.za
Message by the Dean
The Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) is rooted in the South African
and African business communities and has been steadily increasing its
research output since it was founded in 2000. In addition to the supervision
of more than 200 MBA research reports in 2011, the Institute's staff members
produced 16 journal articles (of which four were published internationally),
and presented three papers at international conferences, including
papers at the Academy of Management and Academy of International
Management.
GIBS is in the fortunate position of having direct access to high-level managers and professionals in most of South Africa's top
companies and multinationals operating in Africa. This ensures that research themes are clearly rooted in the South African
experience and GIBS's strategic focus on dynamic markets. Examples of this emphasis are reflected in five of the articles that
focus on emerging markets. The second clear theme that is reflected in much of the research is GIBS's orientation as a general
management business school, reflecting the cross-functional nature of general management and business leadership.
In maintaining its international ranking as one of the top 50 business schools in the world (as reflected in the rankings of the
Financial Times of London) GIBS's staff members are encouraged to aim for publication in journals that are jointly listed on the
influential list of the Association of Business Schools, those that are acknowledged in the Financial Times of London's ranking, as
well as the list of the Department of Higher Education and Training.
Prof N Binedell
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