Interests
I enjoy genealogy, swimming, and mountain biking.
Education
- Complete D Com at the Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, in the Dept of Industrial Psychology, 1981
- Complete M Com in Dept of Industrial Psychology, University of South Africa, 1976
- Complete B Com (Hons), Dept. Industrial Psychology, University of South Africa, with distinction in Social Psychology, 1973
- Complete B Com degree, Potchefstroom University; SA; Main subjects: Industrial Psychology, Economics, Money and Banking, Industrial Economics, 1963
Awards
- Awarded the “Excellence in Teaching Award” by the National Society of Leadership and Success, 2016
Publications
Spoelstra, HIJ, Principles of Japanese Labor Union Movements. People and Profits, 5 (8) 1978.
Spoelstra, HIJ, Organizational Effectiveness in South Africa and Japan. Journal of Business Leadership. June 1981.
Spoelstra, HIJ, Theory Z: A South African Appraisal. People and Profits. October 1981.
Spoelstra, HIJ, Industrial Familism – The Japanese Recipe for Productivity and Good Labor Relations. SA Journal of Labor Relations. June 1982. Vol 6 (2).
Spoelstra, HIJ, Quality Circles. A Useful Aid in Management. Entrepreneur, October 1982.
Spoelstra, HIJ, and Serfontein S. Quality Circles – An Organizational Renewal Intervention. IPM Manpower Journal. Vol 2 (7), November 1983.
Spoelstra, HIJ, Communication: How the Japanese do it. Sake – Rapport, 21 June 1981.
Spoelstra, HIJ, Cultural Determinants of Organizational Effectiveness in South Africa and Japan. Seikei Keizai Gakubun, Seikei, 1984. Japan.
Spoelstra, HIJ, Japan as Economic Model for South Africa, Unisa Alumnus, July 1984, Vol 6 (1), 1 – 7.
Spoelstra, HIJ, Factors that Influence Productivity in: Proceedings of the Conference on Community Development, PU for CHE, Vanderbijlpark, September 1985.
Spoelstra, HIJ, A Nation Geared for Exports. Proceedings of the Manufacturing Management Convention. 11 March 1996, Johannesburg.
Spoelstra, HIJ, & Pienaar WD, Negotiation: Theories, Strategies and Skills, Juta, 1991.
Spoelstra, HIJ, Six Vital Characteristics of Japanese Negotiating, Engineering News, April 2
1993, p. 27.
Spoelstra, HIJ & Mampuru, C, Negotiation Skills for Educational Managers, Juta, 1994.
Spoelstra, HIJ, 2003; Negotiate for Wealth; GSINA Publication, Pretoria, SA
Spoelstra, HIJ, 2009; Negotiation: The Genesis of Management, Potchefstroom, SA
The Stockholm Syndrome: International Negotiation Academy Newsletter: 2013
Paralanguage: The hidden meaning of words: International Negotiation Academy Newsletter 2012
Snakes with Human Faces: International Negotiation Newsletter; 2013
Dirty Tricks of Negotiation: International Negotiation Academy Newsletter: 2014