Human Performance laboratory (HPl), Department of Sport management

The HPL provides the space and cutting edge technology to pursue research and enhance education and technical training in terms of human performance in sport and related activities, including human factors and ergonomics. The laboratory’s function can be divided into four components, namely teaching and learning, research and facilitation of dissertation supervision, exercise testing and rehabilitation, and community engagement.

The HPL’s research areas are: High performance athlete development and transformation in sport; persons living with disabilities; physical activity in communities and chronic disease (specifically HIV/Aids); and physical activity and quality of life.

The HPL’s main focus and activities for 2014 included:

• Research testing

• Practical training for undergraduate students in Sport Management

• Exercise rehabilitation of disabled persons

• Physiological testing of CPUT’s Emergency Medical Care first-year students, high performance teams and athletes, and mountaineers

• Bowling analysis of cricketers

New collaborations were formed, and several continued with academic institutions and organisations, namely Technische Universitat Munchen (TUM) in Germany, CPUT’s Oxidative Stress Research Centre, the MRC/UCT’s Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, the University of Abertay’s School of Social and Health Sciences in Dundee (UK), and Cricket South Africa.

Highlights for 2014

One of only three exoskeleton suits in Africa, a robotic exoskeleton used by therapists for rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries, stroke patients, and individuals suffering from multiple sclerosis, remains housed in the HPL. A second specialised training workshop was held where Dr Sacha West and Raeeq Gamieldien were awarded their FDA approval as trainers. Patient rehabilitation attracted significant publicity for the HPL, e.g. media coverage in Hello Doctor SA, the Cape Times and the Cape Argus, and on eNuus and eNCA.

The HPL continued their high altitude research, assessing South African mountaineers before an expedition to Aconcagua, Argentina. This project served as the foundation for a longitudinal study evaluating the physical and psychological preparedness of expedition climbers who intend to climb the world’s highest mountains, as well as linking in with research examining the potential benefits of rooibos supplementation for physical exercise and high altitude exposure.

Prof Ferdinand Tusker, a biomechanist from the Sport and Health Sciences Department at the Technische Universitat Munchen in Germany, spent six weeks in the HPL as part of the Carnival Project (a trans-continental network of partners examining the constraining and enabling forces which affect the legacies of mega-events). He has extensive experience working with German Olympic and other elite athletes. Dr Sharhidd Taliep worked with Prof Tusker on two projects exploring ground reaction forces in cricket batsmen following a visual training warm-up, and ground reaction forces prior to a golf swing.

books/chapters

Allen D

Empire, War and Cricket in South Africa: Logan of Matjiesfontein

Cape Town: Print Matters, 2014, ISBN 978-0-9870095-3-1

Allen D

Games for the boys: Sport, empire and the creation of the masculine ideal

Hargreaves J & Anderson E (eds): Routledge

Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality

London: Routledge, 2014, pp 21-29, ISBN 978-0-4155225-3-3

Beneke J, Corbishley K, Frazer M, Pentz C, Venter P & Bruwer J-P

Retail Management: A South African Perspective

Cape Town: Oxford University Press Southern Africa, 2014, ISBN 978-0-1990457-7-8

Bruwer J-P & Hiltzhausen D Accounting for Non-Accountants

Cape Town: Oxford University Press Southern Africa, 2014, ISBN 978-0-19-9047192

Kamala P

Corporate Governance and Ethics

Cape Town: Edge Learning Media, 2014, ISBN 978-1-77586-211-6

Kamala P Entrepreneurship 2

Cape Town: Edge Learning Media, 2014, ISBN 978-1-77586-587-2

Kamala P

Technical Public Accounting

Cape Town: Edge Learning Media, 2014, ISBN 979-1-77586-361-8

Knott B & Swart K

Sports marketing in South Africa

Buhler A & Nufer G (eds): International Sports Marketing: Principles and Perspectives

Berlin: Erich Schmidt, 2014, pp 303-324, ISBN 978-3-503-14141-8

Mukanjari S & Dikgang J

Fiscal policy: A summing up Blanchard O & Johnson DW (eds): Global and Southern African Perspectives Macroeconomics

Cape Town: Pearson, 2014, pp 589-616, ISBN 978-1-77-5786184

Conference papers

Adams A

Insights into students’ perceptions of a reading comprehension and engagement pedagogic intervention, HELTASA Conference, Bloemfontein, 18-21 November 2014

Adams A, De Klerk F & Musakhuro R

Building staff capacity for teaching and learning: The HRM Teaching Assistant Programme, RITAL Conference, Cape Town, 2 December 2014

Ahonen A & Swart K

The economic impact of WRC Neste Oil Rally Finland, European Association of Sport Management Conference, Coventry, UK, 9-12 September 2014

Allen D

Sport and corruption in colonial South Africa: Negotiating integrity, ERC International Conference, London, 4 April 2014

Ballard H

The role of the Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Local Governments and Traditional Affairs in monitoring municipal performance, 2014 International Conference of IIAS, Ilfrane, Morocco, 13-17 June 2014

Dakora E & Kalitanyi V

Expansion of SA retailers’ activities into Africa, Retail Congress Africa, Sandton, 18-19 November 2014

Davies SEH

Conscious capitalism and bioethics in the healthcare industry, 3rd International Conference on Social Responsibility, Ethics and Sustainable Business: Social Responsibility, Social Change and Organizational Engagement, Barcelona, 6-10 October 2014

Davies SEH

Oxidative stress during exercise/high altitude: The potential benefits of rooibos ingestion, Executive Deans Lecture Series, TUT, Durban, 29 August 2014

Davies SEH, West S, Taliep S, Rautenbanch F & Marnewick J

Anti-oxidants and exercise performance: Preliminary findings regarding rooibos (Aspalathus linearis), Zing Conference on Oxidative Stress, Madrid, 3-6 October 2014

Harker L & Twum-Darko M

Factors influencing the use of knowledge sharing in tertiary institutions: A case study in the context of academic staff in South Africa, 3rd International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences (ICESS-2014), Durban, 21-22 June 2014

Hendrickse RF

Is postgraduate supervision up to scratch at South African universities of technology? International Conference on Research Methods in Management and Social Sciences, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 27-28 September 2014

Hollis-Turner S

Curriculum development of a national business qualification to facilitate learning, RITAL Conference, Cape Town, 2 December 2014

Hollis-Turner S

Decoding disciplines of a national business qualification to facilitate learning, HELTASA Conference, Bloemfontein, 18-21 November 2014

Iwu CG

“Gendering” entrepreneurship: The ying-yang of research narratives in South Africa, 6th International Conference on Business & Finance (ICBF), Windhoek, 14-16 October 2014

Jere AK

Investigating the sustainability of women-owned informal trading enterprises in Cape Town: Research propositions, International Academy of African Business and Development, Barbados, 26-29 May 2014

Jere M

The rise of SMMEs and informal traders: W&RSETA’s role in engaging with big and established business to assist in elevating SMMEs, Consumer Goods Council SA Summit, Midrand, 29 October 2014

Kalitanyi V

20/20 taking stock of reconciliation in South Africa and Rwanda, Transformation Conversation, Cape Town, 24 July 2014

Kalitanyi V

Challenges in operating retail micro-enterprises by African foreign entrepreneurs in Cape Town, ANSA, Grahamstown, 29 June-2 July 2014

Kalitanyi V

Immigrant entrepreneurs: Profile and contribution to the economy of the Cape Metropole, LAMIPISA, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

Kalitanyi V

Migrants and their entrepreneurial skills in South Africa: Assets or liabilities? Urban Informality and

Migrant Entrepreneurship in South African Cities Conference, Cape Town, 10-11 February 2014

Kalitanyi V

SMME development: Profiling immigrant-owned businesses in South Africa, 6th International Conference for Business & Finance, Windhoek, 14-16 October 2014

Kanyemba HM, Allen-lle C & Iwu CG

Making the link between recruitment and selection process and organizational productivity: Evidence from an institution of higher learning in Cape Town, International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences, Durban, 21-22 June 2014

Keating KM

Mentorship of work-integrated learning trainees, CEIA Conference, Seattle, WA, 5-9 April 2014

Knott B, Fyall A & Jones I

Leveraging nation branding opportunities through sport mega-events, 5th International Conference on Destination Branding and Marketing, Macau, China, 2014

Malgas B

Retail’s contribution and strategies for job creation and retention, Consumer Goods Council SA Summit, Midrand, 29 October 2014

Marawu S

From a heritage site to a tourist attraction: Development of a heritage site as a springboard for economic development, 2nd International Business Research Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

Marawu S

Teaching in two languages: The use of indigenous languages as pedagogic resources, 6th Early African Intellectuals Conference, Butterworth, 25-26 September 2014

Study reveals batting performance lies in the brain

a study which provides the first known scientific evidence relating to skilled cricket batting performance, with mental preparation measured by brain activity, has been completed at CPUT in 2014. The study was conducted by Dr Sharhidd Taliep of the CPUT’s Sport Management Department, in collaboration with Dr Lester John of UCT’s Medical Imaging research Unit.

according to Dr Taliep, who is the study’s chief investigator, an electro-encephalographic was used to measure the brain activity of skilled and lesser skilled cricket batsmen. The researchers found that the brain is able to shut down irrelevant internal chatter in order to obtain an optimal mental state for batting performance. This irrelevant internal chatter competes for resources of the brain and skilled batsmen are better able to shut it out, allowing more energy to be focused on important relevant processes. The study revealed that cricket batsmen have to clear their minds and focus on important cues from the bowler prior to the cricket ball being released, in order to correctly play the most appropriate stroke.

Dr Taliep said that the results of the study could be applied to other reactive sports like baseball, tennis and squash, for the purpose of training and testing athletes. The findings of the study were published in the international journal, Perception, in 2014 under the headline Sport expertise: The role of precise timing of verbal-analytical engagement and the ability to detect visual cues.

Maribe P & Twum-Darko M

The conceptualization of the role of education technology in transforming education at universities of technology in South Africa, 3rd International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences (ICESS-2014), Durban, 21-22 June 2014

Masha E & Hendrickse RF

Public private partnership projects in the construction of public schools: The case of Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality (Limpopo Province), 12th Annual International Conference on Management and Marketing, Athens, Greece, 30 June-3 July 2014

Mason R

W&R Leadership Chair: Challenges and lessons learnt, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Mateus AD, Allen-lle C & Iwu CG

Skills shortage and socioeconomic development: Is there a relationship? International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences, Durban, 21-22 June 2014

Matsiliza NS

Critical factors for managing development projects in South Africa: Implications for service delivery, 2014 ICBF Conference of the Faculty of Economic and Business Studies, University of Namibia, Windhoek, 14-16 October 2014

Matsiliza NS

Economic integration in the Southern African development community: Implications for infrastructural projects, Value 2014 Conference of the Faculty of Economic and Financial Sciences, Johannesburg, 26-27 May 2014

Matsoso ML & Benedict OH

Critical success factors towards the implementation of total quality management in small medium enterprises, Southern Africa Institute of Management Scientists Conference, Vanderbijlpark, 15-17 September 2014

Matsoso ML & Benedict OH

Have SMEs excelled their financial performance measures in the 21st century? Supply chain management perspective, 5th International Conference on Education and Information Management, Durban, 20-22 June 2014

Matsoso ML & Benedict OH

Total quality management of small medium enterprises: Critical success factors for implementation, 6th International Conference on Business and Finance, Windhoek, 14-16 October 2014

Mbinda B, Slabbert A & Mafunda V

Constraints facing the small and medium sector in South Africa: The case of small business entrepreneurs in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, 6th International Conference of Business and Finance, Windhoek, 14-16 October 2014

Mugobo V & Wakeham M

Rebranding Zimbabwe: A transformative & challenging process, Global Branding Conference, Hatfield, UK, 9-11 April 2014

Ncede N & Twum-Darko M

Turnover intentions in organizations: A perspective of the clothing industry in Cape Town, 3rd International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences, Durban, 21-22 June 2014

Ntonzima L

Weak spaces of accountability of the South African government and business leadership, 3rd SAAPAM Limpopo Chapter Annual Conference, Makopane, 29-31 October 2014

Ntonzima L & Binza MS

Local economic development systematic competitive model, 10th International Conference on Public Administration, Chengdu, China, 24-26 October 2014

Ntonzima L, Binza MS & Ferreira IW

Tourism as a catalyst for local economic development in the Transkei Wild Coast, South Africa , 4th International Conference on Tourism Research, Sabah, Malaysia, 9-11 December 2014

Raap P

The nature of existing and emerging co-ops in the wholesale and retail sector, Consumer Goods Council SA Summit, Midrand, 29 October 2014

Roman L

Interventions to achieve employment equity objectives in the W&RSETA sector, Consumer Goods Council SA Summit, Midrand, 29 October 2014

Rust AA

The importance of a university identity for students and alumni: The case of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, The International Conference for Academic Disciplines, Venice, 30 June-3 July 2014

Rust AA

The role of students and alumni in relationship marketing: An exploratory study at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa, 16th Annual International Conference, Baku, Azerbaijan, 8-12 July 2014

Sewell W

Strategy alignment of the South African wholesale and retail sector with the National Development Plan, Consumer Goods Council SA Summit, Midrand, 29 October 2014

Sheldon GL & Onojaefe DP

The management of super league: A rugby club and the neo-emergent theory of leadership, International Business and Research Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

Sibanda L, Iwu CG & Benedict OH

Academic success factors: Evidence from entrepreneurship students at a university of technology, 6th International Conference on Business & Finance, Windhoek, 14-16 October 2014

Swart K

How to take advantage of sport mega-events for destination marketing, Innovations in Tourism and Sport Mega Events, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1-2 December 2014

Swart K, Linley M & Turco DM

Media analysis of event legacies in relation to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in four key source markets: Implications for South Africa and other mega-events, European Association of Sport Management Conference, Coventry, UK, 9-12 September 2014

Tengeh R

The perceived role of networking or herding behaviour on the migration intentions and the entrepreneurial activity of African immigrants to South Africa, Urban Informality and Migrant Entrepreneurship in Southern African Countries, Cape Town, 10-11 February 2014

Tshinu MS

The national benchmark test: Lesson from the Office Management and Technology (OMT) exclusion list, HELTASA Conference 2013, Pretoria, 27-29 November 2013

Tshinu MS, Mitrovic Z & Twum-Darko M Security e-competencies: The spheres and levels in the higher education environment of South Africa, 3rd International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences, Durban, 21-22 June 2014

Tunzelana S & Bytheway A

A progressive investigation into ICT-related gender issues in the Western Cape, South Africa, 6th International Conference on Business & Finance, Windhoek, 14-16 October 2014

Twum-Darko M & Hansen JB

Information security management in a human resource information system of a selected university of technology, 3rd International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences, Durban, 21-22 June 2014

Twum-Darko M & Noruwana N

E-government implementation in South Africa: A perspective of actor network theory, 5th International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences, Penang, Malaysia, 13-14 December 2014

Van Blerk E, De la Harpe AC & Cronje J

IT alignment intelligence: The role of emotional intelligence in business and IT alignment, 8th Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, Lisbon, Portugal, 14-19 July 2014

Venske E

Establishing entry-level workplace skills and competencies for event management practitioners by means of developing a curriculum method (DACUM), Anglo-American Conference for Academic Disciplines, London, UK, 4-7 November 2014

Conference posters

Abbott J, Van Loggerneberg TC & Duffett RG

Usage characteristics’ effect on preference regarding BBM advertising amongst Rhodes

High School learners, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Abrahams Y, Burgess MA & Duffett RG

Usage characteristics’ effect on word-ofmouth properties of Twitter advertising amongst undergraduate students at UCT, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Bavuma Z & Swart K

The economic contribution of the Design Indaba: A case study of the international buyers’ programme, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Bezuidenhout D, Nell HD & Duffett RG

Effects of Facebook advertising regarding purchase behaviour: A study amongst working class millennials, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Hemmonsbey JD, Allen D & Knott B

The strategic value of sport to the Cape Town City brand, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Ismail S, Ntloko NJ & Swart K

Residents’ perceptions of the socio-economic impacts of an outdoor and wine festival in the Breede valley of the Western Cape Province, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Iwu CG

“Gendering” entrepreneurship: The yin-yang of research narratives in South Africa, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Lwabona EK, Hendrickse R & Mkonto PN

A case study of postgraduate supervision at a South African university of technology, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Matsoso ML & Benedict OH

Financial performance measures of SMEs: A supply chain management perspective, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Mpiti K & De la Harpe A

The potential use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) to enhance Agri-tourism in Lesotho, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Msongelwa N, Mqokeli P & Duffett RG

Effectiveness of Facebook advertising regarding the preference affective element: A study amongst CPUT Bellville students, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Nyathi M & Benedict OH

An analysis of bookkeeping competence of micro-entrepreneurs in the clothing retail industry in Cape Town, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Saaiman EJ, Magerman C & Duffett RG

The influence of Facebook advertising wordof-mouth: A study amongst CPUT students, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Soutter DK & Duffett RG

The effect of Facebook advertising in generating word-of-mouth amongst young adults: A study of CPUT and UWC students, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Ukandu NE, Allen-lle COK & Iwu C

Leadership decision-making in the utilisation of an E-HRM system in selected tertiary institutions in South Africa, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Wadzwanya FC, Fore S & Iwu C

Managing small and medium enterprises using project management principles, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Conference proceedings

Ballard HH

The relevance of public management/administration as a qualification within a public development paradigm in South Africa

Zhu X & Zhao S (eds): 2014 International Conference on Public Administration (10th ICPA)

(Volume 1), Chengdu, China, 24-26 October 2014

Chengdu, China: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Press (UESTC Press), 2014, pp 629-636, ISBN 978-7-5647-2652-2

De la Harpe AC & Mtongana BO

Implementation issues enterprise architecture in the provincial government of the Western Cape, South Africa

Kommers P, Isaias P, Gauzente C, Nunes M, Peng G & Macedo M (eds): International Conferences on ICT, Society and Human Beings 2014, Web Based Communities and Social Media 2014, E-Commerce 2014, Information Systems Post-Implementation and Change Management 2014 and E-Health 2014, Lisbon, Portugal, 17-19 July 2014

International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) Press, 2014, pp 207-214, ISBN 978-989-8704-11-5

Fore S & Aletta WM

Factors that impact project quality at a nuclear power plant in South Africa

2014 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management

(IEEM 2014), Selangor, Malaysia, 9-12 December 2014

IEEE, 2014, pp 1-5, ISBN 978-1-4799-6410-9

Jere AK

Investigating the sustainability of women-owned informal trading enterprises in Cape Town: Research proposition

Rwelamila P & Spring A (eds): 15th International Academy of Business and Development (IAABD)

Annual Conference: The Development of Sustainability of African Business: The Role of the African Diaspora, Barbados, West Indies, 26-29 May 2014

University of the West Indies, 2014, pp 28-38, ISBN 978-0-620-61095-5

Knott BK, Fyall A & Jones

Leveraging nation branding opportunities through sport mega-events

Dioko L (ed): 5th International Conference on Destination Branding and Marketing (DBM-V), Macao, SAR, China, 3-5 December 2014

Macao, China: Institute for Tourism Studies, 2014, pp 216-230, ISBN 978-9937-51-37-3

Onojaefe DP & Dongmo C

Product and service quality: Consumer satisfaction benefit

2014 Las Vegas International Business and Education Conferences, Las Vegas, NV, 5-8 October 2014

Littleton, Colorado: The Clute Institute, 2014, pp 223.1-223.8, ISBN 2157-9660

Rarani M & Fore S

Quality assurance in low-cost housing construction projects in the metropole

Ekolu S, Dundu M & Gao X (eds): 1st International Conference on Construction Materials and Structure (ICCMATS-1), Johannesburg, 24-26 November 2014

Amsterdam, Netherlands: IOS Press, 2014, pp 592-593, ISBN 978-1-61499-465-7

Tshinu MS, Mitrovic Z & Twum-Darko M Security e-competencies: The spheres and levels in the higher education environment of South Africa

5th International Conference on Education and Information Management (ICEIM-14), Durban, 21-22 June 2014

Durban University of Technology, 2014, pp 324-331, ISBN 2307-8588

Zungu M & Fore S

The impact of stakeholder communication on quality of facilities management projects

Yngthawornsuk T & Sandhu P (eds): International Conference on Management, Social Sciences, Biology & Pharmaceutical Sciences (ICMSSBPS’2014), Pattaya, Thailand, 15-16 December 2014

Planetary Scientific Research Centre, 2014, pp 138-143, ISBN 978-93-84468-10-1

journal articles (DHET subsidised)

Chakacha RE, Iwu CG & Dakora EAN

Determining the relationship between infrastructure and learner success: A comparative study of two primary schools in Zimbabwe

Commonwealth Youth and Development, 12(1):15-32, 2014

Choto P, Tengeh RK & Iwu CG

Daring to survive or to grow? The growth aspirations and challenges of survivalist entrepreneurs in South Africa

Environmental Economics, 5(4):93-101, 2014

Dakora EAN, Bytheway A & Slabbert AD

Strategic options for the expansion of South African retail businesses within Africa: Consequences on operational management

Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 6(3):218-231, 2014

Gwija SA, Eresia-Eke C & Iwu CG

Challenges and prospects of youth entrepreneurship development in a designated community in the Western Cape, South Africa

Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 6(1):10-20, 2014

Gwija SA, Eresia-Eke C & Iwu CG

The link between entrepreneurship education and business success: Evidence from youth entrepreneurs in South Africa

Journal of Economics, 5(2):165-175, 2014

Hita L & Hendrickse RF

An informal business sector perspective on local economic development in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality Administratio Publica, 22(2):115-131, 2014

Juta LB & Matsiliza NS

Challenges of providing affordable human settlement in a selected township in the Western Cape, South Africa

Journal of Human Ecology, 48(3): 375-382, 2014

Juta LB, Moeti KB & Matsiliza NS

Community participation in South Africa: An assessment of the N2 gateway housing project in Langa/Joe Slovo township

Journal of Public Administration, 49(4):11131125, 2014

Leach L, Leach N & Bassett SH

Profile of coronary heart disease risk factors in first-year university students

AJPHERD, 19(4:1):854-864, 2013

Leach N

Formative computer-based assessments to enhance teaching and learning

South African Journal of Higher Education, 28(3):1033-1046, 2014

Mateus AD, Iwu CG & Allen-Ile COK

Skills shortage in South Africa: Perspectives from high school educators

Anthropologist, 18(2):491-504, 2014

Matsiliza NS

Integrating participatory elements into evaluation strategies in South Africa Administratio Publica, 22(1):130-148, 2014

Matsoso ML & Benedict OH

The customer-supplier relationships in supply chain management: A small manufacturing enterprise (SME) perspective

Journal of Economics, 5(2):177-184, 2014

Matsoso ML & Benedict OH

Non-financial performance measures in small medium enterprises’ supply chain management

Journal of Economics, 5(3):247-257, 2014

Mavetera N, Tshinu MS & Lubbe S

Business process development: Integrating best practices

Alternation: Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of the Arts and Humanities in Southern Africa, 8:198-224, 2013

Mazaba I, Lotter WA & Thurner TW

Looking into the expectation gap: What are going-concern assumptions really about?

Corporate Ownership and Control, 10(2):714720, 2013

Ngcamu BS

Responsiveness of community participation and action support units’ activities to local communities’ needs: A case of eThekwini municipality

Administratio Publica, 22(4):144-159, 2014

Nglazi MD, West SJ, Dave JA, Levitt NS & Lambert EV

Quality of life in individuals living with HIV/AIDS attending a public sector antiretroviral service in Cape Town, South Africa

BMC Public Health, 14(676):1-9, 2014

Nichols E, Rosenberg A, Majoni A & Mukanjari S

Divestitures and shareholder wealth in the long-run –The South African case Corporate Ownership and Control, 11(4):569578, 2014

Noorbhai MH, Goolam Hoosen T, Lategan L & Noakes T

Analysis of physical activity and health profiles and the utilization of the Biokinetic Humanitarian Project among senior university students

AJPHERD, 20(4:2):1551-1563, 2014

Nyikana S, Tichaawa TM & Swart K

Sport, tourism and mega-event impacts on host cities: A case study of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Port Elizabeth

AJPHERD, 20(2.1):548-556, 2014

Rust AA & Uys CS

The importance of a university identity for students and alumni: The case of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa

Journal of Social Sciences, 40(1):29-40, 2014

Sewell W, Mason RB & Venter P

Strategic alignment of the South African retail sector with the National Development Plan Journal of Governance and Regulation, 3(2):235-251, 2014

Spencer JP & Jessa S

A creative tourism approach to the cultural heritage re-generation of District Six, Cape Town

AJPHERD, 20(4:1):1455-1472, 2014

Spencer JP & Matela L

Can small, medium and micro enterprises contribute to tourism development through economic activities in Butha-Buthe, Lesotho?

AJPHERD, 20(3:2):1092-1106, 2014

Spencer JP, Safari E & Dakora EAN

An evaluation of the tourism value-chain as an alternative to socio-economic development in Rwanda, Africa

AJPHERD, 20(2:1):569-583, 2014

Steyn B & Niemann LA

Strategic role of public relations in enterprise strategy, governance and sustainability: A normative framework

Public Relations Review, 40:171-183, 2014

Taliep MS & John LR

Sport expertise: The role of precise timing of verbal-analytical engagement and the ability to detect visual cues

Perception, 43:316-332, 2014

Tchapchet ET, Iwu CG & Allen-Ile COK

Employee participation and productivity in a South African university: Implications for human resource management

Problems and Perspectives in Management, 12(4):293-304, 2014

Thurner TW

Searching for relevance: Survival strategies of museums during times of political uncertainty in South Africa

International Journal of Arts Management, 15(3):65-71, 2013

Twum-Darko M

Factors influencing readiness for transformational e-government: A perspective of local governments in South Africa

Journal of Public Administration, 49(2):512523, 2014

Twum-Darko M

Sustainable local economic development: The role of informatics in determining municipal revenue management

Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 6(6):466-476, 2014

Twum-Darko M & Sibanyoni JL

Role of cloud computing as technology innovation in small and medium enterprises in South Africa

Corporate Ownership and Control, 12(1):557-571, 2014

Ukandu NE, Iwu CG & Allen-Ile COK

Influence of e-HRM in decision making in selected tertiary institutions in South Africa

Problems and Perspectives in Management, 12(4):397-405, 2014

Xesha D, Iwu CG & Slabbert AD

Business relationships as a driver of success for small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa

Journal of Economics, 5(1):37-43, 2014

Xesha D, Iwu CG, Slabbert AD & Nduna NJ

The impact of employer-employee relationships on business growth

Journal of Economics, 5(3):313-324, 2014 journal articles (not DHET subsidised)

Allen D

“Mother of the nation”: Rugby, nationalism and the role of women in South Africa’s Afrikaner society

Sport in Society, 17(4):466-478, 2014

Bang H, Lee S & Swart K

Predicting volunteers’ intention to return: An examination of brand personality, prestige, and identification of sporting events

Event Management, 18:169-183, 2014

Bruwer J-P

The entrepreneurial mind of future retail enterprises in Cape Town: Developed or still developing?

Topclass Journal of Business Management, 1(2):81-88, 2014

Bruwer J-P

Understanding the entrepreneurial mindset of retail small, medium and micro enterprises’ leaders in the Cape Metropole

Topclass Journal of Business Management, 1(1):1-7, 2014

Dakora EAN & Bytheway AJ

Entry mode issues in the internationalisation of South African retailing

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(4):194-205, 2014

George R & Slabbert A

A focused analysis of recruitment and performance management in the import and export industry

Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Management Studies, 1(1):8-16, 2014

George R, Swart K & Jenkins DW

Harnessing the power of football: Safety-risk perceptions of sport tourists at the 2013 FIFA Confederations CupTM in Brazil

Journal of Sport & Tourism, 18(4):241-263, 2014

Gordon C, Baatjies V, Johannes L, Sammai S, Sonto J, Smit Y & Bruwer J-P

The control environment of fast food micro and very small entities in the Cape Metropole

Topclass Journal of Business Management, 1(2):37-46, 2014

Gwija SA, Eresia-Eke CE & Iwu CG

Assessing the impact of support structures and initiatives to youth entrepreneurial development in a selected township in the Western Cape Province of South Africa

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(1):61-68, 2014

Hendrickse RF

Selected cases of trends and tendencies in governance practices of South African non-profit organizations: A work in progress Management Studies, 2(4):216-230, 2014

Hendrickse RF & Davids S

Intercultural communication in the South African public sector: A theoretical overview

The International Journal of Diversity in Education, 13:19-28, 2014

Iwu CG

Rethinking issues of migration and brain drain of health-related professionals: New perspectives

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(10): 198-204, 2014

Jere MG, Aderele BA & Jere A

Exploring factors that influence store patronage amongst low-income consumers in Cape Town, South Africa

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(20):152-162, 2014

Kalitanyi V & Visser K

Migration and migrants entrepreneurial skills in South Africa: Assets or liabilities

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(11):147-159, 2014

Khosa RM & Kalitanyi V

Challenges in operating micro-enterprises by African foreign entrepreneurs in Cape Town, South Africa

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(10):205-215, 2014

Magi LM & Dube CN

38 Geoparks and national parks in South Africa: Two sides of the same coin

International Journal of Geoheritage, 2(1):38-55, 2014

Malunga P, Mugobo V & Iwu CG

Social entrepreneurs and community development: A literature analysis

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(16):18-26, 2014

Mateus AD, Iwu CG & Allen-Ile COK

Skills shortage in South Africa: Interrogating the repertoire of discussions

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(6):63-77, 2014

Mugobo V

Public diplomacy in the global age: Lessons from literature and practice

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(27):47-53, 2014

Mugobo V & Wakeham M

Re-branding Zimbabwe: A transformative and challenging process

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(27):323-335, 2014

Ngary C, Smit Y, Bruwer J-P & Ukpere WI

Financial performance measures and business objectives attainment in fast food SMMEs in the Cape Metropolis: A preliminary liability and suitability analysis

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(20):909-921, 2014

Salie M, Strauss N, Davids M, Smit Y, Boshoff S & Bruwer J-P

The effects of sin tax on the profitability of SMME convenience stores in the Cape Metropole

Topclass Journal of Business Management, 1(2):25-36, 2014

Siwangaza L, Smit Y, Bruwer J-P & Ukpere WI

The status of internal controls in fast moving small, medium and micro consumer goods enterprises within the Cape Peninsula Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(10):163-175, 2014

Ufuophu-Biri E & Iwu CG

Job motivation, job performance and gender relations in the broadcast sector in Nigeria

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences

15(16):191-198, 2014

Ufuophu-Biri E & Iwu CG

Social media as correlate of prostitution among students of higher institutions of learning in Delta State, Nigeria

Covenant Journal of Communication, 2(1):77-92, 2014

Technical reports

Jere M, Jere A & Aspeling J

Informal and SMME retailers in South Africa, Wholesale and Retail Leadership Chair, CPUT, February 2014, ISBN 978-0-9946545-5-7

Klaiber U & Hermanus T E-business developments and skills requirements in the retail sector, Wholesale and Retail Leadership Chair, CPUT, April 2014, ISBN 978-0-9946545-4-0

Sewell W, Venter P & Mason RB Strategic alignment of the South African wholesale & retail business sector with the National Development Plan: Vision 2030, Wholesale and Retail Leadership Chair, CPUT, June 2014, ISBN 978-0-620-62058-1

Postgraduate degrees conferred

DTech: Human Resource Management

George RL

A critical investigation of recruitment and performance management in the import and export industry in Cape Town, South Africa

Supervisor: Prof A Slabbert

DTech: Public Management

Lourens GMA

Implementation framework of the hospital revitalisation programme in a regional secondary level public hospital in Paarl, South Africa

Supervisor: Prof HH Ballard

Ntonzima L

Tourism as a catalyst for local economic development in the Transkei Wild Coast Supervisor: Prof IW Ferreira

MTech: Business Administration

Miller N

The impact of the workplace environment on the emotional and physical wellbeing of call centre agents in the Cape Metropole

Supervisor: Dr R Hendrickse

MTech: Business Administration (course based)

Dongmo TC

Using consumer satisfaction to understand the implementation benefits of the ISO 9001 quality management system

Supervisor: Dr D Onojaefe

Perumalsami J

The relationship between job satisfaction and organisational citizenship behaviour in a Western Cape Government office

Supervisor: Mr M du Plessis

Sheldon GL

Off-field management of Western Province

Super League A Rugby Clubs

Supervisor: Dr D Onojaefe

MTech: Business Administration in Entrepreneurship

Khosa RM

Challenges in running micro-enterprises: A case of African foreign entrepreneurs in Cape Town

Supervisors: Mr V Kalitanyi

Mihindou IR

The role of government in entrepreneurial development in South Africa and Gabon, a comparative study

Supervisor: Dr LE Jowah

Nxopo Z

The role of the government in empowering female entrepreneurs in the Western Cape, South Africa

Supervisor: Dr CG Iwu

MTech: Business Administration in Project Management

Laphi LT

Critial core competencies required for effective project leadership in the construction industry

Supervisor: Dr L Jowah

Zungu M

The impact of stakeholder communication on the quality of facility management projects at a life assurance company in the Western Cape, South Africa

Supervisor: Mr S Fore

MTech: Business Information Systems

Ansen JB

Information security management in a human resource information system of a university of technology

Supervisor: Dr M Twum-Darko

Mostert C

The benefits of contractual clauses in mitigating project failures using business systems projects

Supervisors: Prof JP Spencer, Prof H Neunteufel

MTech: Cost and Management Accounting

Matsoso ML

Performance measures in supply chain management of small manufacturing enterprises

Supervisor: Dr OH Benedict

MTech: Human Resource Management

Kanyemba MH

Employee perceptions of the relationship between recruitment and selection processes and organisational productivity at a university in the Western Cape Province of South Africa

Supervisors: Prof COK Allen-Ile, DR CG Iwu

MTech: Human Resource Management (course based)

Nkomentaba MA

Talent retention in a further education and training (FET) college in Cape Town: A case study

Supervisors: Prof AA Rust, Dr L Kingma

MTech: Public Management

Hita L

The role of the informal business sector in local economic development with reference to Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Supervisor: Dr R Hendrickse

Thwalani SP

An evaluation of the process followed by the South African government in transforming informal settlements

Supervisor: Dr S Cronjé

MTech: Public Management (course based)

Baatjies WJ

Management of water shortage in a selected municipality in Eden District, South Africa

Supervisor: Dr R Hendrickse

Mdivasi V

The ethical conduct of employees in maternity wards at selected public hospitals in the Western Cape, South Africa

Supervisor: Mr L Ntonzima

Mpambani L

An evaluation of the child support grant policy as administered by the Western Cape Provincial Department of Social Development in Gugulethu

Supervisor: Mr L Ntonzima

MTech: Tourism and Hospitality Management

Jessa S cum laude

Cultural heritage re-generation of District Six: a creative tourism approach

Supervisors: Prof JN Steyn, Prof JP Spencer

Kanyabikali O

Perceived benefits and barriers to the use of World Wide Web marketing among Rwandan hotels

Supervisor: Prof A Bytheway

Moshoeshoe MC

Residents’ perception of the 2010 FIFA World CupTM in Port Elizabeth: a pre- and post-event comparison

Supervisors: Prof K Swart, Dr T Tichawa

Van Rensburg LC

The impact of environment management on the hotel’s operations within selected hotels in Cape Town, South Africa

Supervisor: Dr AT Wyngaard

MTech: Tourism and Hospitality Management (course based)

Nyikana S

Visitors’ perceptions of the 2010 FIFA World Cup: A case study of the host city Nelson Mandela Bay/ Port Elizabeth

Supervisor: Prof K Swart

Peck N

The development of a service delivery framework for South African pilgrims to Saudi Arabia

Supervisor: Dr R Ismail

Zhao X

The economic impact of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Supervisors: Prof A Bytheway, Dr D Onojaefe