Research
The Faculty engages in research which advances knowledge in economic and management sciences and generates interdisciplinary collaboration within the Faculty and across the University, with practical application for business, industry and policy makers.
The Faculty takes pride in:
- Its NRF-rated researchers, many of whom are leaders in their field, directing cutting-edge research, consulting for top businesses and advising government.
- Hosting the following Research Chairs: Research Chair in the Economics of Social Policy; Research Chair in Social-Ecological Systems and Resilience; and the Trilateral Chair in Gender for Energy Security (GENS).
- The Graduate School in Economic and Management Sciences. It offers researchers a full-time bursary programme to enable them to complete their doctoral studies in three years.
The Vice-Dean (Research) and the Faculty's research committee coordinate research support available to the Faculty's researchers. The University also supports researches in a number of ways through the Division for Research Development (DRD), Library and Information Services, and the Postgraduate Office.
For information regarding the levels of financial and research support that are available, please click here.
- Read more about the research at the Business School with access to the academic journal:
- For editions of Research@Stellenbosch, click here.
Ethical research conduct
The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences is strongly guided by its own moral compass. Ethical research conduct and integrity are thus deeply embedded in the Faculty's approach to all its research activities. The Faculty is a signature to the University's ethical research policy, including the five fundamental principles of ethical conduct, namely honesty and integrity, accountability, professional courtesy and fairness, and good stewardship.
There are a number of further important areas that all staff and students should take note of. These topics are concerned with research and include issues related to intellectual property, plagiarism, conflict of interest, all procedures regarding data collection, sharing and storing, research participants, academic freedom and responsibility, ethically sensitive research, funding, and research collaboration.
The University has various structures and committees in place that oversee and manage ethical research and ethical conduct. All students, prospective or registered at the Faculty, are advised to read and familiarise themselves with the University's ethical research policy and ethical code of conduct.