College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2022 15 POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWS (PDRFS) There has been considerable growth in PDRFs over the past years, accompanied by a corresponding increase in the number of output units produced. In 2022, The number of PDRFs increased from 12 in 2017 to 50 in 2022. Their average output per capita increased from 0.8 in 2020 to 1.1 in 2021. The University supports the appointment of highperforming PDRFs as senior PDRFs. Drs Adekanmbi, Shava, and Hassan received PDRF excellence awards within CBE. Dr Foluso Adekanmbi, a senior PDRF in the Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management under Prof Wilfred Ukpere, published more than 30 accredited articles within three years Dr Elvin Shava, a senior PDRF in the School of Public Management, Governance, and Public Policy under Prof Shikha Vyas-Doorgapersad, published 12 accredited articles and three accredited book chapters Dr Adewale Hassan, a PDRF in the School of Public Management, Governance, and Public Policy, has published 23 accredited research articles under the supervision of Prof Danie Meyer RESEARCH STRUCTURES The CBE houses an institute, a laboratory, seven centres, three chairs, and three SARChI chairs dedicated to research and community development: 1. The Institute for Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS)(Africa), located within the Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management, responds to industry needs for independent, unbiased, relevant, and up-to-date research. Its international partner institution is the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies at the University of Sydney. To maximise the impact of transport and supply chain research on South African society and economy, ITLS (Africa) provides specialist high-level research services for both the private and public sectors, focusing on the most urgent research priorities in the country. 2. The Food Evolution Research Laboratory (FERL) contributes to combatting malnutrition among children in South Africa. FERL, in collaboration with SavitriBhai Phule Pune University and the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, India, conducted a study on “Livelihood transition, poverty and childcare transition and its effect on child undernutrition in the tribal/peri-urban regions of India and South Africa”. FERL and the Department of Basic Education collaborate on the National Nutrition School Programme (NSNP). In partnership with the Centre for Social Development in Africa (CSDA) at UJ, FERL conducted a study on “The Effects of COVID-19 on in-school Nutrition”. A virtual symposium addressed “Work-Life-Food Balance”. 3. The Centre of Local Economic Development (CENLED) has a scholarly book series. Various international scholars and associates of CENLED, incorporating the PASCAL (Place, Social Capital, and Learning Regions) International Observatory, have contributed chapters to the latest scholarly book published in 2022. Promoting sustainable local economic development initiatives: Case studies covers various national and international LED cases, focusing on arts and culture, youth development, small- and micro-enterprises, the green economy, the circular economy, the importance of the
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