DATASET- SIYASANGA DUTYWA 213141698.pdf

For this research, the target population was supply chain managers, financial accountant managers, lecturers and senior management in the following universities: Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the University of Cape Town (UCT). These three universities have been chosen because they are located within the province of the Western Cape and they and are dependent on the government for funding, so it was easy for the researcher to visit the support staff who are required to participate and as well as to distribute the questionnaires and conduct interviews. <br> Questionnaires and interviews were used to gather data: 50 questionnaires were distributed and 46 were obtained from individuals who accepted and showed interest in participating in this research. Questionnaires have been filled individually and anonymously. Each respondent took about 15-30 minutes to complete their questionnaires. Sufficient time was given to ensure that the participants completed their questionnaires. Three of the 46 respondents who chose to participate in this study were also interviewed on various days, times and the interview was recorded. <br> In order to administer 50 questionnaires and conduct three interviews, the purposeful sampling method was used, three interviews were conducted and 46 questionnaires obtained from supply chain managers, financial accounting managers, lecturers and executive management of the three universities listed (CPUT, UWC &amp; UCT). <br> The intended population was made up of Western Cape universities. A purposeful sampling strategy was used to administer 50 questionnaires to personnel of the finance department, senior management and university lecturers, two universities received 17 questionnaires and the other one received 16 questionnaires <br> The data was obtained by means of questionnaires from a total of fifty (50) respondents. The remaining four questionnaires were not obtained from the participants due to non-completion as a result of the March 2020 Coronavirus lockdown. The majority (46 of the 50) of the distributed questionnaires were filled in and obtained from the participants. The following measures were taken to improve the response rate: • The cover letter revealed a shared interest to part take in the survey participants; and; • The length of the questionnaire was kept to a minimum <br>