Ranson Sifiso Gwala

Ranson Sifiso Gwala holds a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from the University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN). He has co-published several peer-reviewed articles. He also attended and presented papers at the international conferences starting in 2022. His interests are corporate governance, marketing, leadership, and leadership development in both the public and private sectors. He believes that academia should be an integral part of supporting the public sector to deliver services and improve the lives of people. Academia is at a vantage point to provide meaningful developmental imperatives for all sectors of society. He was born in Ndwedwe, KwaZulu-Natal, but now resides between Durban and Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Publications

Redesigning Assessments Post the Corona Virus Pandemic and the Age of Intelligent Technology
Redesigning Assessments Post the Corona Virus Pandemic and the Age of Intelligent Technology
Pfano Mashau, Ranson Sifiso Gwala, Tshililo Ruddy Ruddy Farisani. © 2024. 15 pages.
Since 2019, the coronavirus pandemic has fastened technology adoption in higher education institutions. Numerous activities of higher education institutions, including...
Equality, Diversity, and Access in Digitalized Teaching in Higher Education
Equality, Diversity, and Access in Digitalized Teaching in Higher Education
Ranson Sifiso Gwala, Pfano Mashau. © 2024. 27 pages.
There has been a slow uptake of distance education over a period of time. However, this has gradually changed to online education as many institutions adopted digitalisation....
Digitalisation of Banking as a Catalyst for Inter-Country Money Transfers in Africa
Digitalisation of Banking as a Catalyst for Inter-Country Money Transfers in Africa
Ranson Sifiso Gwala, Pfano Mashau. © 2024. 23 pages.
The purpose of this research was to examine how banking digitalisation acts as a catalyst for money transfers and economic development between countries of origin and country of...
Digitalisation of Healthcare and the Fourth and Fifth Industrial Revolutions in Africa
Digitalisation of Healthcare and the Fourth and Fifth Industrial Revolutions in Africa
Ranson Sifiso Gwala, Pfano Mashau. © 2024. 28 pages.
The research aimed to examine the effects of healthcare digitisation and the growing influence of the fourth industrial revolution in Africa. This study used a desktop literature...
COVID-19 and SME Adoption of Social Media in Developing Economies in Africa
COVID-19 and SME Adoption of Social Media in Developing Economies in Africa
Ranson Sifiso Gwala, Pfano Mashau. © 2023. 20 pages.
This chapter explores how COVID-19 negatively impacted society and small-medium enterprises (SMEs) and how social media marketing, promoting, and influencing played a role in...
The Legalisation of Cannabis in South Africa: Proposing an Economic Value Chain Model for South Africa
The Legalisation of Cannabis in South Africa: Proposing an Economic Value Chain Model for South Africa
Ranson Sifiso Gwala. © 2023. 25 pages.
The recent legalisation of cannabis in South Africa has created a sizable market for the importation of cannabis products into the country. The cannabis-masterplan explains how...
Tracing the Evolution of Agency Theory in Corporate Governance
Tracing the Evolution of Agency Theory in Corporate Governance
Ranson Sifiso Gwala, Pfano Mashau. © 2023. 26 pages.
This chapter aims, firstly, to conduct a literature review on the agency theory, which is the core theory of corporate governance, and secondly, to further strengthen the theory....
COVID-19, Social Media Adoption, and the Future of Digital Diplomacy in Africa
COVID-19, Social Media Adoption, and the Future of Digital Diplomacy in Africa
Ranson Sifiso Gwala, Pfano Mashau. © 2023. 28 pages.
The challenges brought by COVID-19 challenged all sectors of society, including public diplomacy. Public diplomacy through the adoption of social media and other digital...
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in FinTech as a Catalyst of the Economic Growth Drive in Africa
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in FinTech as a Catalyst of the Economic Growth Drive in Africa
Ranson Sifiso Gwala, Shaherbano Ijaz. © 2023. 19 pages.
The purpose of this research was to examine the effects of artificial intelligence of financial technology (FinTech), digitisation, and the growing influence of the fourth...
Leadership Qualities of Successful Millennial Leaders in Developmental Agenda in Africa
Leadership Qualities of Successful Millennial Leaders in Developmental Agenda in Africa
Ranson Sifiso Gwala. © 2023. 27 pages.
Leadership is the glue that bridges good ideas to action. Leadership is the ability to influence people to follow, and then bring about fundamental changes in society. Scholars...