College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2020 7 strengths (5% better than in 2019) weaknesses (5% weaker than 2019) research output and impact 14. Research output units (DHET accredited) increased from 440 in 2019 to 454 in 2020 (+3%). research Capacity Building 15. The number of NRF-rated researchers has grown from 19 to 27 (+42%). 16. External research funding has increased to R24 million (+126%). 17. The number of visiting scholars has grown to 272 (+29%) Talent management 18. The number of professors has increased through promotions and new appointments to 78 (+23%). 19. The number of senior lecturers has increased through promotions and new appointments to 120 (+5%). 20. The number of academic staff holding doctorates has increased from 114 to 121 (+8%). 21. From 2017 to 2020, the percentage of designated academic staff remained consistent at 46% while international academic staff have increased from 12% to 17%. Non-designated groups reduced from 42% to 37 %. fiTness for PurPose The College staff rose to the challenges faced during 2020 and focussed on how these challenges provided opportunities for rethinking traditional approaches to our core business of generating knowledge and educating our students for the post-COVID world. The CBE 2020 Annual Report reflects a counter-disruptive strategy built on the strengths of its School of Accounting, the Johannesburg Business School (JBS), the School of Consumer Intelligence and Information Systems, the School of Economics, the School of Management, the School of Public Management, Governance and Public Policy, the School of Tourism and Hospitality, and an agile academic governance force directed by the deanery.
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