Department of Business Management

Ms Magdel van Heerden

College of Economic and Management Sciences
School of Management Sciences
Department: Business Management
Lecturer
Tel: 012 429 4370
E-mail: legrams@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • MCom: Business Management, Cum Laude (UNISA)
  • BCom (Honours): Tourism Management, Cum Laude (University of Pretoria)
  • BCom: Tourism Management, Cum Laude (University of Pretoria)

Currently teaching

  • Business Management 1B (BSM1602) – Primary lecturer
  • Management 1A (MNG1502) – Secondary lecturer
  • All Explosives Management modules
  • Supervising Masters students in Business Management

Fields of academic interests

  • General business management
  • Business management for entrepreneurs
  • First-line management
  • Business communication
  • Consumer behaviour
  • South African automotive industry
  • Explosives management
  • Consumer behaviour
  • Digital marketing
  • Digital business environment
  • Social media

Field of Specialisation

  • Business management for entrepreneurs
  • First-line management
  • Business communication

Books

Co-author of chapters in the following textbooks:

  • Nieuwenhuizen, C. 2018. Business Management for Entrepreneurs. 4th ed. Cape Town: Juta
  • De Beer, A. & Rossouw, D. 2018. Focus on Operational Management a Generic Approach. 4th ed. 2018. Cape Town: Juta

  • De Beer, A. & Rossouw, D. 2015. Focus on Operational Management a Generic Approach. 3rd ed. 2015. Cape Town: Juta

  • De Beer, A, Rossouw, D, and van Huysteen, N. 2022. Focus on Operational Management:  A generic approach. 5th ed. Cape Town: Juta  (2) Nieuwenhuizen, C. 2022. Business Management for Entrepreneurs. 5th ed. Cape Town: Juta

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

  • Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society
  • Academic Honorary Colours
  • Member of SAIMS
  • Member of NIXT
  • Member of ISEE
  • Member of SAFEX
  • Member of the UNISA Top CEMS Club

Projects

  • CattleDog Engaged Scholarship Project