Wesley Rosslyn-Smith

Principle Investigator

Prof Wesley Rosslyn-Smith is an Associate Professor at the University of Pretoria, specialising in corporate strategy, turnaround management, and business analytics. He also lectures at the Gordon Institute for Business Science (GIBS). Holding a master’s in business rescue and a PhD in turnaround management from the University of Pretoria. As Director of the Centre for the Future of Work (CFoW), he leads research on employment in a digital society. He is part of the university’s digital transformation team and consults as a turnaround manager, bridging scholarly research and real-world business needs to benefit both academia and industry.

Publications:

Rosslyn-Smith, W.J., 2024. Investigating the confidence business leaders have in business rescue. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, (ahead-of-print).

Rosslyn-Smith, W.J. and Pretorius, M., 2022. Establishing turnaround potential before commencement of formal turnaround proceedings. The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, 14(1), p.10.

Rosslyn-Smith, W., De Abreu, N.V.A., 2022. Informing the vote: the business rescue vs liquidation decision. Southern African Business Review.

de Abreu, N.V. and Rosslyn-Smith, W., 2021. Investigating the direct costs of business rescue. Acta Commercii-Independent Research Journal in the Management Sciences, 21(1), p.903.

Rosslyn-Smith, W., De Abreu, N.V.A. and Pretorius, M., 2020. Exploring the indirect costs of a firm in business rescue. South African Journal of Accounting Research, 34(1), pp.24-44.

Rosslyn-Smith, W., Pretorius, M. and Du Toit, A.C., 2019. Small, medium and micro-enterprises’ distress and factual evaluation of rescue feasibility. The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, 11(1), pp.1-10.

Rosslyn-Smith, W. and Pretorius, M., 2018. A liabilities approach to the likelihood of liquidation in business rescue. South African Journal of Accounting Research, 32(1), pp.88-107.

Rosslyn-Smith, W. and Pretorius, M., 2015. Stakeholder expectations of the business rescue plan from a South African perspective. The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, 7(1), pp.1-35.

Pretorius, M. and Rosslyn-Smith, W., 2014. Expectations of a business rescue plan: international directives for Chapter 6 implementation. Southern African Business Review, 18(2), pp.108-139.

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