Fourteen business schools were up for consideration and GIBS achieved the highest overall score of 8.29 out of a possible 10. Prof Nick Binedell received the second award for his achievement in the category: Individual in the Business School fraternity in South Africa doing most to enhance and develop the relevancy of business schools.

The sample of 436 respondents included human resource directors/managers and line managers from listed and large companies, national, provincial and local government departments, and state-owned enterprises in South Africa that employ MBA/MBL graduates and students across the following attributes:

• Academic knowledge
• Application of knowledge in the workplace
• Communication skills/abilities
• Emotional intelligence
• Entrepreneurial skills/capacity/abilities
• Environmental awareness
• Ethical business conduc
t• Financial management
• Human resource management
• Implementation of corporate governance
• Information managemen
t• Innovation
• Insight into sound sustainable development
• International perspective
• Leadership skills/abilities
• Marketing management
• Operational management
• Quantitative abilities/skills
• Strategic management