Graduation 2008
Class of 2005
Class of 2005
Amongst the ten new MBA graduates “capped” at Rhodes earlier this year there was one from far-away Bahrain.
The bulk of the graduates represented the “Class of 2005” and they presented the Business School with an original oil painting by Chanele Staude as a record of the three years which they have spent as students.
One of the ten, Craig Wilson, graduated with distinction. His thesis, which holds great potential for our region, was entitled “Barriers and Drivers to the implementation of the ‘Clean Development Mechanism’ within the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality: A case study”.
“All ten new members of the Rhodes Convocation are looking forward to implementing the experiences which they have gained while studying at RIBS”, said Prof Staude. “From our side, we wish them well and are proud of their contribution towards maintaining RIBS’ status as a world-class business school.”
2008 Graduates’ Dissertations:
Class of 2005
- Adrian Bleske: “The antecedents of customer satisfaction in a financial institution: A qualitative study”
- André Cornelius: “The value of the middleman in the supply chain of South African tyre production”
- Gary Luke: “An assessment of the service quality expectations and perceptions of the patients of Awali Hospital in the Kingdom of Bahrain”
- Lulama Mdlokovi: “An evaluation of the process and impact of outsourcing Information Technology (IT) services by Eastern Cape Treasury Department (ECTD) to the State Information Technology Agency (SITA)”
- Claribel Mniki: “An analysis of the implementation of sustainability principles in Buffalo City Municipality”
- Mnikeli Ngcelwane: “A critical assessment of the implementation of performance management within top management of Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, and an approach of cascading performance management to all levels of staff.”
- Cynthia Nyama: “Investigating aspects of corporate citizenship on private game farms: The case of Mtshelezi Game Reserve in Makana Municipality, Eastern Cape Province
- Deborah Schepers: “An investigation into the effect of corporate philanthropy on staff wellbeing at a small company in the South African marketing industry.
- Tania Stoltz: “Action research on leadership style and relationships in an East London law firm”
- Craig Wilson: “Barriers and drivers to the implementation of the “Clean Development Mechanism” within the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality: A case study”.
