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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>

本研究的目标人群为开普半岛科技大学（Cape Peninsula University of Technology, CPUT）、西开普大学（University of the Western Cape, UWC）以及开普敦大学（University of Cape Town, UCT）这三所高校中的供应链经理、财务会计经理、讲师及高级管理层。选择这三所高校的原因在于其均位于西开普省，且均依赖政府拨款，因此研究人员便于走访符合参与要求的工作人员，同时开展问卷分发与访谈工作。<br>本研究采用问卷与访谈结合的方式采集数据：共发放问卷50份，回收46份有效问卷，均来自自愿参与并表达研究意向的受访者。问卷采用匿名独立填写模式，每位受访者完成问卷耗时约15至30分钟，研究人员预留充足时间以保障参与者顺利完成问卷。在46名参与本研究的受访者中，另有3名在不同时段接受了访谈，访谈过程均进行录音。<br>为完成50份问卷发放与3场访谈，本研究采用目的抽样法，最终从上述三所高校（CPUT、UWC与UCT）的供应链经理、财务会计经理、讲师及执行管理层中回收46份有效问卷。<br>本研究的意向研究总体为西开普省高校群体，采用目的抽样策略向财务部门人员、高级管理层及高校讲师发放50份问卷，其中两所高校各发放17份，剩余一所高校发放16份。<br>本次研究原计划从50名受访者处通过问卷采集数据，但受2020年3月新冠疫情封控措施影响，4份问卷未能回收。最终共回收有效问卷46份，占发放总量的92%。为提升问卷回收率，研究采取了以下两项措施：一是在问卷封面信中向参与者阐明研究的共同目标与参与意义；二是尽可能压缩问卷整体长度。