Progress towards the implementation of the PRME: Lessons from a South African business school

One of the growing pillars in support of critical insights to management education is the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME). This paper follows on a study conducted on a South African business school’s experience with the PRME as a mechanism to transform business education. Apart from tracking progress regarding PRME, the study also aimed to identify the South African grasp of a transforming management education. In-depth interviews were conducted on the school’s members of faculty who are responsible for tuition and curriculum development. Following analysis of the data, the study found that indeed the PRME initiative is globally relevant and recognised, and has paved the way for hundreds of business schools to start thinking about their curricula. From the single-case inquiry, the study concludes that the case school has made significant progress concerning implementation of the PRME into its curriculum. However, the study also found that the areas of research, communication and peer learning linked to the PRME were commonly shared as areas where improvement is needed

Superconductivity in a Molecular Metal Cluster Compound

Compelling evidence for band-type conductivity and even bulk superconductivity below $T\_{\text{c}}\approx 8$ K has been found in $^{69,71}$Ga-NMR experiments in crystalline ordered, giant Ga$\_{84}$ cluster-compounds. This material appears to represent the first realization of a theoretical model proposed by Friedel in 1992 for superconductivity in ordered arrays of weakly coupled, identical metal nanoparticles.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure

Muon Spin Relaxation Studies of Superconductivity in a Crystalline Array of Weakly Coupled Metal Nanoparticles

We report Muon Spin Relaxation studies in weak transverse fields of the superconductivity in the metal cluster compound, Ga$\_{84}$[N(SiMe$\_{3}$)$\_{2}$]$\_{20}$-Li$\_{6}$Br$\_{2}$(thf)$\_{20}\cdot$2toluene. The temperature and field dependence of the muon spin relaxation rate and Knight shift clearly evidence type II bulk superconductivity below $T\_{\text{c}}\approx7.8$ K, with $B\_{\text{c1}}\approx 0.06$ T, $B\_{\text{c2}}\approx 0.26$ T, $\kappa\sim 2$ and weak flux pinning. The data are well described by the s-wave BCS model with weak electron-phonon coupling in the clean limit. A qualitative explanation for the conduction mechanism in this novel type of narrow band superconductor is presented.Comment: 4 figures, 5 page

Public leadership and participation: understanding the experiences of South African local government officials' engagement within informal settlements in the Western Cape

Studies of public leadership increasingly recognize the importance of collaboration as a mechanism for delivering public policy. Despite theoretical and empirical develop- ments in this direction, insufficient attention has been given to developing country contexts. The literature is also analytically superficial with regard to the involvement of citizens and communities. This article uses qualitative evidence from a South African Western Cape municipality to explore how officials engage informal settlements in service delivery. The article discusses how officials mobilize communities, navigate relations, and frame agendas for the purposes of public engagement. This provides an entry to understand officials’ practices and leadership influence