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On behalf of the organising committee, it is my great pleasure to warmly welcome you to the 25th conference of the Southern Africa Institute for Management Scientists in Potchefstroom. This is indeed a prestigious event as we celebrate the 25 years of existence of this organsation. The theme “Celebrating 25 years of Management Resilience” highlights the continuous growth of this field of study and also challenges the future research opportunities thereof.
The conference is organised by (NWU) School of Business Management, with the aim to disseminate knowledge amongst academics, students, research scholars and industry partners. We wish this conference to be highly interactive by bringing together researchers of different management fields with the aim of collecting, exchanging and promoting the knowledge and new advances in Management Sciences. We hope that the papers presented in the conference will stimulate and inspire future studies in Management Sciences. The conference offers about 133 oral presentations by researchers from various national and international universities. Also make sure not to miss the events offered during the conference as this is where you have ample time to network with colleagues and exchange your fantastic ideas.
I take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to the Conference Organising Committee. Each and everyone of you are a star and really carried your weight! Thank you to the SAIMS-Board for trusting us with this conference. A big word of thanks to the Scientific Committee, the Session Chairs, the Reviewers and the volunteers for their great efforts to make this conference possible. We thank all our sponsors for their continuous support in some cases and novel support in other cases. You made our task as organising team so much easier.
Many thanks to Oxford University Press, specifically Janine Loedolff and her fantastic team for making these conference proceedings the best ever. I am extremely proud of this publication.
Finally, we thank you for choosing to participate in the SAIMS- conference 2013. Happy readings.