Cecile Naomi Gerwel Proches

Cecile Gerwel Proches is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Business and Leadership (GSB&L) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in Durban, South Africa. She holds a PhD (Leadership Studies), MCom (Leadership Studies), BCom Hons (Industrial & Organisational Psychology) and BCom (majoring in Business Management and Industrial and Organisational Psychology). She has successfully supervised several postgraduate students, including Master’s students (MBA and Master of Commerce in Leadership Studies) and Doctoral students (PhD in Leadership Studies and Doctor of Business Administration). Cecile’s teaching, research, supervisory and consulting interests include leadership, organisational behaviour, systems thinking, and complexity theory.

Publications

Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Well-Being of Healthcare Workers in a South African Haemodialysis Facility
Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Well-Being of Healthcare Workers in a South African Haemodialysis Facility
Rakhee Ramnarain, Cecile Naomi Gerwel Proches. © 2024. 20 pages.
The aim of the study is to determine the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the well-being of clinical haemodialysis healthcare workers of an organization...
Middle Management and Strategy Execution in a VUCA World: A Case of a Higher Educational Institution
Middle Management and Strategy Execution in a VUCA World: A Case of a Higher Educational Institution
Ntokozo Mngadi, Cecile Naomi Gerwel Proches. © 2024. 20 pages.
Middle management in organizations execute strategic plans, and often, do not execute as they should because of misinterpretation of the strategic plans, limited knowledge, and...
The Role of Leadership in Implementing a Safety Culture in a Chemical Manufacturing Company
The Role of Leadership in Implementing a Safety Culture in a Chemical Manufacturing Company
Emmanuel Mphafudi, Cecile Naomi Gerwel Proches. © 2024. 16 pages.
Senior management is obligated to prevent work-related injuries, ill health, and the safety of the natural environment, society, and future generations. In other words, one of...
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership: A Case Study in the Service Industry
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership: A Case Study in the Service Industry
Zahir Sayed, Cecile N. Gerwel Proches. © 2024. 17 pages.
The service division of an organisation is vibrant and unique and is always the first point of entry for a customer. As a result, workers in customer service environments must be...
The Challenges of Mentoring: The Case of a Trauma Emergency Department in a South African State Hospital
The Challenges of Mentoring: The Case of a Trauma Emergency Department in a South African State Hospital
Nokuphiwa Majali, Cecile Naomi Gerwel Proches, Nikita Singh. © 2023. 27 pages.
This study aimed at exploring the dynamics of the mentor-mentee working relationship, at identifying challenges influencing the productivity of mentees, and at examining the...
Design Thinking as a Strategic Lever in Promoting Tourism in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Design Thinking as a Strategic Lever in Promoting Tourism in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Zahir Sayed, Cecile Naomi Gerwel Proches, Abdullah Kader, Simon Micheal Taylor. © 2023. 42 pages.
The tourism industry in South Africa is viewed as the most significant potential engine of economic growth and employment creation among all industrial groupings. The...
Impact of the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax on the South African Sugar Industry: Implications for Navigating Stakeholder Relations and Power Dynamics
Impact of the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax on the South African Sugar Industry: Implications for Navigating Stakeholder Relations and Power Dynamics
Ncebakazi P. Latsha, Cecile Naomi Gerwel Proches, Nikita Singh. © 2023. 19 pages.
The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of the sugar-sweetened beverage tax on the South African sugar as well as navigating power dynamics within the sugar industry....
Perceptions on the Effectiveness of Skills Development Programmes for Teachers in the Ehlanzeni District, South Africa
Perceptions on the Effectiveness of Skills Development Programmes for Teachers in the Ehlanzeni District, South Africa
Joshua Dumisani Lushaba, Cecile Naomi Gerwel Proches. © 2022. 28 pages.
This study aimed to explore teachers' perceptions on the effectiveness of the academic and short-learning skills development programmes for teachers in the Ehlanzeni...
Challenges Faced by Heads of Departments (HODs) in Driving Quality Curriculum Management in a Secondary School in Durban, South Africa
Challenges Faced by Heads of Departments (HODs) in Driving Quality Curriculum Management in a Secondary School in Durban, South Africa
Barbara Zodwa Madonsela, Cecile Gerwel Proches. © 2022. 22 pages.
Heads of Department (HODs) have an important role to play in ensuring quality curriculum management. Becoming a HOD, however, requires that teachers develop a different set of...