Ms VN Louw

Qualifications

• MA (cum laude) Public Administration (UNISA 2012)
• Hons Public Administration and Management (University of Pretoria 2004)
• BSocSci Psychology (University of Pretoria 2003)

Field of Specialisation

• Governance, organisational culture, leadership and gender equality

Books

Book chapters:

• The concept governance in public administration. In Wessels, JS, Pauw, JC & Thani, XC. 2014. Reflective Public Administration: Context, Knowledge and Methods. Unisa Press. Pretoria. ISBN: 987-1-86888-705-7 (Co-authored JC Pauw

Journal articles

• 2008. Enhancing ethics, transparency and accountability in the South African public service. Conference Proceedings, ISSN 1998-894 X. Paper published in the proceedings of the SAAPAM-Gauteng mini Conference on Public Administration in the second decade of democracy in South Africa, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark. (MS VN Louw).
• 2008. Measures for accountability in South Africa. Compliance or effect? Conference Proceedings, ISSN 1998-894 X. Paper published in the proceedings of the SAAPAM-Gauteng mini Conference on Public Administration in the second decade of democracy in South Africa, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark. (Mr KG Phago & Ms VN Louw).
• 2010. Talent Management for creating a performance work environment in the South African public service. Vol. 40 (2). Article Published in the Journal, Africa Insight (Kahn, SB. & Louw,VN).
• 2011. Women’s representativeness in the South African public service. Vol. 46 (1). Article Published in the Journal of Public Administration (Kahn, SB & V Louw,VN).
• 2012. From Public Administration to governance: Science or ideology? Vol. 47 (1). Article Published in the Journal of Public Administration (Louw, VN)
• 2013. A leadership approach to the transformation of institutional culture: a case of the South African National Defence Force. Vol. 21(4). Article Published in the Journal of Administratio Publica (Kahn, SB & Louw, VN)
• 2014. Gender equality in the South African Public Service when? Vol 22 (4) Article Published in the Journal of Administratio Publica.(Kahn, SB & Louw, VN)
• 2017. Maximising Generational Capacity for an Effective South African Public Service. Vol. 51(4). Article Published in Journal of Public Administration. (Kahn, SB & Louw, VN).

Paper presentations

Papers read at National Conferences

• Accountable measures in promoting effective governance in the South African public service. An International conference on Africa: The Journey towards Good governance, North-West University (Mafikeng), 2007( KG Phago & Ms VN Louw)
• Enhancing ethics, transparency and accountability in the South African public service.  At the SAAPAM-Gauteng mini Conference on Public Administration in the second decade of democracy in South Africa, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, 2008 ( Ms VN Louw).
• Measures for accountability in South Africa. Compliance or effect? At the SAAPAM-Gauteng mini Conference on Public Administration in the second decade of democracy in South Africa, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, 2008 ( KG Phago & Ms VN Louw).
• Good Governance in South Africa: A critical analysis of the role of the Public Service Commission. At the SAAPAM 10^th Annual General Conference in Port Elizabeth, 2009 (Ms VN Louw).
• Creating a high performance work environment in the South African public service. At the SAAPAM 10^th Annual General Conference in Port Elizabeth, 2009 SB Kahn & Ms VN Louw)
• Women’s representativeness in the South African public service. At the SAAPAM 11^th Annual General Conference in Pretoria, 2011 (SB Kahn & Ms VN Louw).
• From Public administration to governance: Science or ideology? At the SAAPAM 12^th Annual General Conference in Bloemfontein, 2012 (Ms VN Louw)
• An institutional culture for Generation Y in the South African Public Service. At the 13^th Annual General SAAPAM Conference in Cape Town, 2013(SB Kahn & Ms VN Louw).
• Gender equality in the South African Public Service: ideal or reality.14^th Annual General SAAPAM Conference in Mokopane, 2014 (SB Kahn & Ms VN Louw).
• “Woe” for ethical leadership in South Africa: by whom and for who? 18^th Annual General SAAPAM Conference in Mahikeng, 2018 (XC Thani & Ms VN Louw).

Papers read at International Conferences

• Gender equality in the South African public service: maximising the capabilities of people with disabilities. Annual International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) Conference from 4-10  July 2015 in Paris (SB Kahn & Ms VN Louw).
• Gender equality in the South African Public Service: when?. Annual International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) Conference from 30 June -4 July 2014 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (SB Kahn & Ms VN Louw).
• Maximising generational opportunities for a more effective public service. International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) Conference from 13-17 June 2014 in Ifrane, Morocco (SB Kahn & Ms VN Louw).
• Human resource’s commitment in developing Generation Y in the South African Public Service. International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) Conference from 28-29 November 2013 in Yaoundé, Cameroon (SBKahn& Ms VN Louw).
• A leadership approach for the transformation of institutional culture: a case of the SANDF. Annual International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) Conference from 16-21 July 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand (SB Kahn & ms VN Louw).