Business School: Welcome

Editorial: global trends in management, IT and governance in an e-world: E-MIG 2019 International Conference / Upasana G. Singh, Purshottama S. Reddy, Maxwell W. Phiri, Perienen Appavoo -- Data privacy in the cloud: the position of small, medium and micro enterprises engaged in mobile application development / Dusty-Lee Donnelly -- The adoption of information technology communication (ICTs) by the managers of spaza shops in rural South Africa / Mpho Mzingelwa -- E-citizenship and its role in promoting participatory governance in South Africa: a Durban Metropolitan Municipality case study / Paul Kariuki and Lizzy Ofusori -- The evaluation of municipal electronic government capacity and service delivery at Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality / Mylet Ursula Dlamini, Jan Meyer and Sam Lubbe -- Dimensional objectives of e-commerce in Africa: the case of Company Z / Lindiwe N. Kunene, Thokozani P. Mbhele and Portia S. Mthembu -- The relationship between career plateaus and the career stages of the University of KwaZulu Natal academics / Anisha Ramsaroop -- Socially responsive curriculum: powerful knowledge in the marketing curriculum in South Africa / Devika Pillay -- The COVID-19 effect on Mauritian higher education / Emerging issues in higher education leadership: results from round 1 of a global Delphi survey / Rob Elkington -- Cultivating socially responsible chartered accountant business leaders through education / Judith Terblanche and Yusef Waghid.

One of the weaknesses in both project and portfolio management has been the limited extent to which organizations have connected these activities to their key strategic needs. Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez shows you how to address this shortcoming and how, as a consequence, fewer, more effectively elected and managed projects are the key to strategic and long-term success.

Shirley Zinn's story is one of determination, courage, and triumph over incredible adversity. Born and raised on the Cape Flats, Shirley never allowed her past to dictate her future. She proved that the typical story of a girl from the Cape Flats - that of gangsterism, alcoholism and teenage pregnancy - didn't have to be her story. Instead she relentlessly pursued her own goals and forged an impressive academic career even when she faced significant odds. And when she'd done that, she set out to conquer the world of business. Her story has lessons for us all - whether we are ordinary or extraordinary, whether we work in business, in government, or at home.

"After presenting the research, including behavioral, cognitive and biological studies, the heart of the book consists of interviews with women money managers who exemplify the best traits that women investors tend to exhibit. Women of the Street identifies and interviews ten female "market wizards" to see how women's innate investing characteristics translate to different strategies and markets, and into significant profits. Yet this book was written for women and men. The interviews in Women of the Street are not about being a top female portfolio manager; they are about how successful portfolio managers have managed money over the long term. Their wisdom can inform your investment decisions, no matter what your gender"