Research
NRF Rated Researchers
The College of Economic and Management Sciences is proud of all its NRF-rated researchers. One of the portfolio's goals is to provide the support needed for the university's researchers to attain higher ratings, as well as increase the number of NRF rated researchers in general. Not only is support seen as imperative, but numerous incentives are available to those who are rated as further encouragement in their pursuit of excellence.
For information about ratings, and the criteria applied to each, visit the NRF website: http://www.nrf.ac.za/
Unisa is proud of all its NRF-rated researchers. One of the portfolio's goals is to provide the support needed for the university's researchers to attain higher ratings, as well as increase the number of NRF rated researchers in general. Not only is support seen as imperative, but numerous incentives are available to those who are rated as further encouragement in their pursuit of excellence.
Below is a list of NRF rated researchers of the College of Economic and Management Sciences with the rating they currently hold:
Category B
A B rating is given to researchers who enjoy considerable international recognition by their peers for the high quality and impact of their recent research outputs.
| Name | Department/Institute/Centre/Unit | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Prof KM Malan | Decision Sciences | B3 |
| Prof KH Jordaan | Decision Sciences | B3 |
Category C
A C rating is given to established researchers with a sustained recent record of productivity in the field who are recognised by their peers as having:
- Produced a body of quality work, the core of which has coherence and attests to ongoing engagement in the field
- Demonstrated the ability to conceptualise problems and apply research methods to investigating them.
| Name | Department/Institute/Centre/Unit | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Prof M Mkansi | Operations Management | C1 |
| Prof G Nhamo | Corporate Citizenship | C1 |
| Prof SY Ho | Economics | C2 |
| Prof Nisha Sewdass | Business Management | C2 |
| Prof HA Barnard | Industrial and Organisational Psychology | C2 |
| Prof Z Robinson | Economics | C2 |
| Prof N Eccles | Corporate Citizenship | C2 |
| Prof IL Potgieter | Human Resource Management | C2 |
| Prof HP Mashele | Decision Sciences | C2 |
| Prof G Marozva | Finance, Risk Management and Banking | C3 |
| Prof AB Sibindi | Finance, Risk Management and Banking | C3 |
| Prof BS Ngcamu | Public Administration and Management | C3 |
| Prof S Mukeru | Decision Sciences | C3 |
Category Y
A Y rating is given to young researchers (40 years or younger) who have held the doctorate or equivalent qualification for less than five years at the time of application, and who are recognised as having the potential to establish themselves as researchers within a five-year period after evaluation, based on their performance and productivity of quality research outputs during their doctoral studies and/or early post-doctoral careers.
| Name | Department/Institute/Centre/Unit | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Prof TLA Leshoro | Economics | Y2 |
| Prof B Moyo | Economics | Y2 |
| Dr JC Vermeulen | Economics | Y2 |
| Prof LC van Jaarsveldt | Public Administration and Management | Y2 |
Last modified: 2024/11/26