Business School Netherlands

Dr. Herman van Niekerk 

Dr. Herman J. van Niekerk is a director at Suritec (Pty) Ltd, a South African company specialising in knowledge management, organisational learning, strategy and collaborative technologies. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Stellenbosch where his research focused how different theories of knowledge impact on the creation of organisational knowledge and competitiveness.
He is a practicing consultant specialising in the strategic drivers which are shaping the knowledge society. These include how information and collaborative technology enable competitive strategic advantage., as well as the change management interventions required to achieve these changes.

Herman lectures part-time for Business School Netherlands and the Global Institute for Management and Technology (GIMT). He serves as an external examiner for both masters’ and doctorate programmes for a number of universities and private business schools. He is a board member for the Centre of Information and Knowledge Management at University Johannesburg, RSA. He is also a regular speaker at conferences on thought leadership issues related to the strategic development of organizations. He regularly conducts workshops and training sessions for corporate clients and private business schools.

Herman’s research interests include the strategic and organizational development of organisations and their leadership and how emerging issues such as networking, corporate culture, collaboration, and the ability to ask questions will enable organizations to face the emerging challenges of the new world of work.