Rob's research interests center around topics such as:
- Effective leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).
- E-Leadership as Enabling Function for Technology-enriched Learning.
- Seeking Best Methods for Leadership Development in the 21st Century (4IR) context.
- Seeking Best Methods for Police Leadership Development in the 21st Century (4IR) context.
- The Efficacy of an Online Program for Leadership Development,
- Simulations as a Leadership Development Tool.
- Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership,
- Emerging Issues in Higher Educational Leadership in Liminal COVID-19 Contexts, and
- Leadership Decision Making Leveraging Big Data and Critical Thinking in Organizations.
- Ubuntu, Ukhama, Sustainability and African Leadership,
- VUCA and VUCA Prime in Leadership.
- The intersection of Design Thinking and Leadership.