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CONFERENCE PAPERS / ARTICLES

  • International Competitiveness, National Congress of Business Women, Johannesburg, July 1996.
  • Desk Research in Exports using the Internet, Pretoria, January 1997, Research report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Diploma in Export Management.
  • The Internet in Marketing Education, Marketing Educator’s Conference, Wild Coast, October 1996.
  •  Internet Strategies for SMMEs, International SAESBA Conference, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, April 1997. (Best Practical Paper Award)
  • Export Structures in South Africa for starting exporters, Agricultural Conference, Potchefstroom, July 1997.
  • Improving the International Competitiveness of Exporters using the Internet, EBM Conference, National Productivity Institute, Pretoria, November 1997
  • The Generic Dimensions of a Successful Business Web Site, IMM Conference, Cape Town, April 1998
  • E-commerce and Taxation, Bull/Oracle Conference, Tax into the 21st Century, Entebeni Game Reserve, August 2000
  • “Shaping your content design and maximising web usability and functionality” at the Marcus Evans conference on Web Development held in Johannesburg, 2001.
  • “Implications of the New Economy for HR paper presented at the National HR Forum’s conference held in Midrand, 2001.
  • “International Marketing for SMEs” week programme presented at the Small and Medium Industrial Development Organisation (SMIDO) in Mauritius August 2001.
  • “E-risk in Business” paper presented at the IBC seminar series held in Johannesburg, 2001.
  • “International Marketing for SMEs” (week programme) presented at the Small and Medium Industrial Development Organisation (SMIDO) in Mauritius September 2002.
    “The e-commerce management model: Creating a “road map” for small   businesses in the online world” presented at the SAIMS Conference in Sun City, September 2002
  • “International Marketing for SMEs” (week programme) presented at the Small and Medium Industrial Development Organisation (SMIDO) in Mauritius August 2002.
  • “International Marketing for SMEs” (week programme) presented at the Small and Medium Industrial Development Organisation (SMIDO) in Mauritius July 2003.
  • “E-Trade in South Africa” contractresearch undertaken for United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  • Report on the Viability of Establishing an Export Portal in South Africa, undertaken for the Trade Point Pretoria Tshwane, July 2004
  • Usability and Focus Group Research on the Unisa Website and Academic Calendars undertaken on behalf of the Unisa Management (team project)
  • Needs and Gaps Analysis of Exporters in South Africa, undertaken for the Trade Point Pretoria Tshwane, April 2005
  • Usability study of the DTI web site and proposal regarding a national export portal for South Africa, 2006 undertaken on behalf of the ITC, Geneva.
  • The trade relations between Brazil, India and South Africa, 2007. An article published jointly with Ricardo Machado in the Journal for Latin American Studies, Vol 23 no 1 & 2, 2007.
  • Towards a common content framework for National Export Portals: An evaluation of selected National Export Portals from around the world. Joint paper presented at the B&ESI Conference in Lugarno, Switzerland from 15-19 July 2008. Submitted together with Prof Mike Cant.
  • Comparing the usability of an academic marketing department’s website at three competing Universities from a marketing student’s perspective. Joint paper submitted to the International Journal of Arts and Sciences Conference to be held in Las Vegas, USA. Submitted together with Michael du Toit.
  • Developing a Holistic Framework of Export Risk Management – An exploratory study. Paper presented at the International Banking Conference held on board the MV Sinfonia from 26-28 November 2009.
  • The Conundrum – Which Learning Technologies to Use? Paper presented at the EduLearn09 Conference in Barcelona, Spain from 6-8 July 2009. Submitted together with Prof MC Cant.
  • The Learning Technology Conundrum – Lecturers’ Perspectives? Article published in Progressio, Vol. 32, No. 1, July 2010. Submitted together with Prof MC Cant.
  • The effectiveness of trade map as tool for measuring the trade potential between South Africa and China. Paper published in Corporate Ownership and Control, Vol. 8, No. 1, October 2010. Submitted together with Prof MC Cant.
  • Adopting learning technologies: From belief to practice Paper published in Educational Studies, Vol. 37, No. 4, October 2011. Submitted together with Prof MC Cant.
  • Applying learning technologies in an open-learning context. Paper published in International Business & Economics Research Journal, Vol. 10, No. 12, 2011. Submitted together with Prof MC Cant.
  • An analysis of South Africa’s trade with Australia: Opportunities for the future. Paper published in Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Vol. XLVII, No. 1, 2012. Submitted together with Prof MC Cant.
  • Reflecting on the modification of a summative assessment instrument to redress its linguistic complexity for second-language learners in an ODL context. Paper published in the IBER, Vol. 11, No. 8, August 2012. Submitted together with Prof MC Cant and Mr MN du Toit.

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