Articles
The Imperative for Green Manufacturing Practices
The global manufacturing sector faces a multifaceted challenge: balancing economic growth with environmental responsibility. A paradigm shift is...
Women and Men Tackling Gender Transformation Together
Gender transformation appears to be a hot topic in 2024 with an explosion of LinkedIn posts about women trailblazers and a fanfare of colourful...
The narrative of Lean in manufacturing has long been synonymous with efficiency and waste reduction
The narrative of Lean in manufacturing has long been synonymous with efficiency and waste reduction. Rooted in the Toyota Production System, its...
What does the Future of Manufacturing look like?
What does the Future of Manufacturing look like? Will factories comprise only Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled robots? Will supply chains be...
Reflections on Leadership: Belonging, courage and reimagining an inclusive manufacturing sector
By Dr Lisa Kinnear, Academic Director, TWIMS For the past 3 days I have had the privilege of spending time in conversation with a group of women...
TWIMS showcasing next-gen manufacturing
Established by the Toyota SA Education Trust, TWIMS is a not-for-profit initiative dedicated to developing manufacturing executives in Africa. TWIMS...
Reflections on leadership: What do you see as you enter 2023?
Article by: Dr Lisa Kinnear You don’t need to have read the news, social media or have an MBA to know the distress experienced in this beautiful...
Africa As A Place To Manufacture: Three Charts To Consider
According to the OECD by the year 2040, 34% of youth (age 15-29) or 164 million young people in Africa will have at least an upper secondary or...
The Durban Floods – More Challenging Times For Society And For Business
“The cumulative scientific evidence is unequivocal: Climate change is a threat to human well-being and planetary health. Any further delay in...
Reports
Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles in South Africa
Executive Summary: This report was compiled to (1) discuss the progress of South Africa’s proposed Hydrogen Society and Platinum Valley Project, (2) elaborate on the ongoing debate between Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV), and (3)...
Staff Publications
Kinnear, L. & Naidoo, A. (2024). Double shift, double burden: How female managers cope with work–family conflict and stress in the manufacturing industry in South Africa. South African Journal of Industrial Psychology, accepted for publication.
Higuchi, Y., Barnes, J., Black, A. & Otsuka, K. (2024). FDI, production networks and firm behaviour: Evidence from the South African automotive industry. The World Economy, 47(3), pp.1247-1273.
Kassier, L. (2024). Interconnected or Disconnected? A Review of Sustainability, Resilience, and Sustainable Business Model Constructs in the Academic Business Literature. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 1-28.
Pelser, T. & Gaffley, G. (2024) Book chapter, Chapter 5, Disruptive intrapreneurship and the future of competitive advantage and sustainability. In: Pauceanu, A. and Porada-Rochoń, M. eds., 2024. Innovating from Within: Intrapreneurship and Innovation Within the Organization. Taylor & Francis.
Barnes, J. & Sachs, W. (2023). Inertia or progress? Digital technology adoption within a group of South African manufacturing SMEs, SARChI Industrial Development Working Paper Series. University of Johannesburg, May 2023.