DEAN’S REPORT Prof Paul Green
Researchers strive towards creating an enabling environment for the improvement and effective delivery of quality research and innovation.
FBMS is guided by Vision 2030: One Smart CPUT, and it is under this framework that it continuously seeks to produce relevant research and innovation focused on societal needs. Student-centred approaches have been prioritised to ensure that postgraduate students are supported to learn in real-world contexts in smart ways. Due to Covid-19, postgraduate support continued online through a series of workshops covering various aspects of research development and postgraduate administration. The faculty’s staff are involved in a variety of research projects, including: • Discovering paradigms of a quintuple helix model where government, industry, academia and civil participants work together to co-create the future
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The internet of needs: Building a breakthrough in marketplace infrastructure Transformation in the retail sector Assessing the employment profile and the employment dynamic in South African restaurants
FBMS takes the motto of ‘Oneness + Smartness’ seriously, and its researchers strive towards creating an enabling environment for the improvement and effective delivery of quality research and innovation. In 2020, the faculty had 685 students enrolled for postgraduate studies. A total of 69 postgraduate students were awarded degrees, with 44 master’s students and 1 doctoral student graduating in April 2020, and 20 master’s students and 4 doctoral students graduating in December 2020. FBMS currently has four C3 NRF-rated researchers and two Y2 rated researchers, and produces a healthy publication output annually. Dr Sacha West was recognised with an NRF C3 rating in 2020. Developing academic research capacity remains a key priority for the faculty. The Emerging Researcher Clinic was developed in 2020 to ensure the continuous creation of opportunities for academic staff to develop and refine their research capabilities.
CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Research in the Faculty of Business & Management Sciences (FBMS) is supported by CPUT’s Focus Area 3. It strives to increase CPUT’s trans-/multi- and interdisciplinary attention on Modes 2 and 3 – knowledge production through strategic research initiatives to develop smart technology-driven solutions. Strategic initiatives towards this goal have been the focus of the newly appointed Assistant Dean of Research & Innovation, Prof Renitha Rampersad.
RESEARCH REPORT 2020
FACULTY OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
