Browsing by Author "Reddy, Devendren Vengatas."

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An appreciative inquiry into factors inspiring strategic shared vision among leadership at the Durban University of Technology.
(2012) Reddy, Devendren Vengatas.; Pillay, Kribendiren.
The Durban University of Technology (DUT) like many other higher education institutions exists in an environment of chaos and complexity. In order for the community at DUT to better the way in which it meets the changing demands of society, the organisation and its subsidiaries need to acquire a better understanding of the process of strategic shared visioning and to develop a culture of preparing and developing stakeholders for the process of strategic shared visioning. This dissertation takes a positive approach to developing strategic shared visioning. The study looked to establish factors that inspire strategic shared vision and the effectiveness of Appreciative Inquiry as an intervention to develop strategic visioning. The Appreciative Inquiry Methodology is proposed as part of the programme intervention to develop factors that promote strategic shared vision. The foundation upon which to developing strategic shared visioning is to get the collective to better understand, the self, other individuals and group dynamics. The Appreciative Inquiry methodology uses the 4D – Cycle and creates a positive environment to facilitate progress by looking at future possibilities in a positive and affirmative way. This process is liberal and open but allows for constructive and structured engagement. The four phases of the cycle allows for visioning to be synthesised into a clear design and converted into detailed and methodical action plans. Invo Tech the Innovation Technology Business Incubator is the sector within the Durban University of Technology that is the main focus of the study. The incubator was chosen as the focus of the study as this area is currently one of the priority areas to drive economic development in South Africa. The business is a young organisation that is developing its strategic position within the University and within the incubator community.
Exploring how the emotional intelligence-social capital nexus in academics impacts third stream income: a case study of University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2023) Reddy, Devendren Vengatas.; Proches, Cecile Naomi Gerwel.; Moodley, Thiruveni.
South African universities have been facing financial challenges brought about by the legacy of the apartheid education system. The higher education system is looking for solutions to manage the financial sustainability of institutions. The aim of the study was to determine whether the emotional intelligence and social capital nexus in academics has an impact on attitudes towards third stream income at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). Third stream income draws on commercial practice to raise income through consultancy, commercialisation of research, philanthropy and the creation of public private partnerships. A challenge facing institutions is getting academics to participate in third stream income because they are consumed with academic responsibilities of teaching, learning and research. Literature review was conducted, which included the development of a mini case study of UKZN based on the 2017- 2021 strategic plan and factors that impacted third stream income generation at the university. The thesis used the four-dimensional theory of emotional intelligence model of Goleman, Boyatzis and McKee (Goleman et al., 2002:47) and the three-dimensional model of social capital (Nahapiet and Ghoshal, 1998). This thesis used a sequential exploratory mixed-methods case study methodology. The qualitative part of the study comprised 13 interviews and two focus group interviews. The quantitative part of the study was based on 100 respondents who participated in an online questionnaire. The qualitative data analysis used a thematic analysis, and the quantitative data analysis was conducted using SPSS Statistics 26.0 software. The study found a strong relationship between the emotional intelligence – social capital nexus and attitudes towards third stream income. The study recommends the construction of a coaching framework to develop the participation of academics at UKZN in third stream income. Further research is required on the impact of how emotional intelligence can be used to grow social capital in academia. These studies may look at what the motivators are for academics to participate in third stream income generation and how to promote academic benevolence to promote increased social capital to support third stream income generation.