Professor Part of Book Publishing Project

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Professor Mogie Subban (School of Management, IT and Governance, College of Law and Management Studies) was invited to be part of a European Union (EU)-funded project to produce a book of evidence-based case studies to assist public servants to become proficient in statecraft whilst enhancing their skills and expertise to serve the public more efficiently, and contribute to building a capable and developmental state.

The project was co-ordinated by Professor Jacobus Wessels (Unisa), Professor Thean Potgieter, National School of Government (NSG) and Ms Thevan Naidoo (consultant) in conjunction with Dr Andries Wagner representing the EU. Twenty-five researchers from five South African universities, the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration and Particip@Germany contributed.

Subban said that the case study methodology offers viable tools for research, as well as new modalities for teaching and learning. Although it is widely used within the context of leadership and management development, there is a lack of contextualised, South African case studies on local challenges and solutions. The project aimed to fill this gap by developing a repository of complex, multi-layered case studies on various transversal issues in public service delivery in South Africa, and selected African perspectives in real-life contexts.

Subban worked with postgraduate students under her academic mentorship to contribute the following case studies to the book project:

•    Employee Wellness and Performance Management (Dr Sanoosha Badul, recently graduated)

•    Co-operative Financial Governance (Mrs Heyjyothi Bhikshu Krishnan, doctoral scholar)

•    Sustainable Risk Management, TVET (Mr Amil Nundkumar, doctoral scholar)

•    Implementation of a National School Nutrition Programme in Selected Schools (Mrs Predeshni Govender, master’s graduate)

Words: NdabaOnline

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