Recently, a video showcasing the top 15 best global brands has gone viral. It does a great job of portraying the brand value growths and declines over the years of the strongest brands in the world.

Multinational and cross-cultural teams are becoming more common, meaning businesses can benefit from an increasingly diverse knowledge base and new, insightful approaches to business problems. However, along with the benefits of insight and expertise, global organizations also face potential stumbling blocks when it comes to culture and international problems.

This paper discusses several studies of entrepreneurial behaviors, which can be used to understand women entrepreneurs and also find out where more research is required. There are several reasons concerning this and the article explains most of the findings (which are relevant) in detail. The main idea is to give a significant reason for what sets these aspiring women entrepreneurs apart from the rest.

While many people view networking as a helpful activity for one’s career, few feel fully comfortable with the actions and behaviors necessary to yield success in building the relationships. Networking, when done appropriately and consistently, can yield effective interactions and a pathway for upward professional mobility. After all, it focuses on building relationships, promoting interactions between people to recognize, create, or act upon opportunities, as well as to share information.  

As franchising has grown to be almost universal in the service and retail industries, more and more small businesses are considering the option of franchising to continue their growth; this decision, however, is not one to be made lightly.

A few days ago we welcomed Kate Hovadikova amongst our students. What distinguishes her from our other students is the fact that she won the national contest Assistant of the year 2018, of which LIGS University was a partner. We not only asked her about the course of the contest but also about her kinship towards education and what brings her fulfillment at her current position.

This paper analyses the role of the Human Resource Department (HRD) in the implementation of a business strategy. It provides key areas of focus that enable a systematic, coherent, and deliberate intervention that is aimed at achieving the strategic objectives and outcomes of the strategic plan.  The paper focuses on the Government Employee Medical Scheme (GEMS), which is the second largest healthcare company in South Africa.

If you’ve been a part of an employment layoff, you might wonder how this kind of termination may impact your chances as a candidate in the job market. This publication will cover key points that job seekers, who have gone through this type of event, have to consider.

Our graduate, Roger McCoy, has recently published an eBook on the topic of Franchising. Roger has 14 years of experience in the franchising industry, which makes him a trusted and respected source in the area.