Staff Profile

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master of Commerce in Strategic Management and Corporate Governance (Midlands State University, Zimbabwe, 2016) 
• Bachelor of Commerce in Business Management Honours Degree (Midlands State University, Zimbabwe, 2013)
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Tertiary Education (Midlands State University, Zimbabwe, 2020)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Strategy
• Management
• Higher Education

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles:

• Dzingirai, M. (2021). The role of entrepreneurship in reducing poverty in agricultural communities. Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, 15(5), 665-683.
• Dzingirai, M., & Baporikar, N. (2021). Role of Microfinance for Entrepreneurial Success. International Journal of E-Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 11(1), 1-16.
• Dzingirai, M., Tshuma, N., & Sikomwe, S. (2021). Determinants of Customer Loyalty in the Zimbabwean Microfinance Sector. International Journal of Applied Management Sciences and Engineering, 8(2), 36-51.
• Dzingirai, M. (2020). Demographic Determinants of Youth Entrepreneurial Success. International Journal of Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility, 5(2), 1-16.
•  Mveku, B., Mutero, T.T.T., Tagwireyi, M., & Dzingirai, M. (2021). Impact of Enterprise Risk Management on Internal Controls of Non-Governmental Organisations in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science, 6(5), 115-121.
• Zvitambo, K., Chagwesha, M., Dzingirai, M., & Musariri, T. (2020). Bootstrapping financing strategies adopted by Zimbabwean women enterprises to enhance growth. International Journal of Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Research, 7(1), 5489-5494.

Book Chapters: 

• Dzingirai, M., Tshuma, N., & Sikomwe, S. (2021). Post-pandemic sustainability strategies for Zimbabwean SMEs. In N. Baporikar (Ed.), Handbook of research on strategies and interventions to mitigate COVID-19 impact on SMEs (pp. 457-476). IGI Global. http://doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-7436-2.ch022
• Dzingirai, M., & Ndava, R. (2021). Resilient Entrepreneurial Strategies Adopted by Zimbabwean Small and Medium Enterprises During Economic Crisis. In S. Stephens (Ed.), Cases on Small Business Economics and Development During Economic Crises (pp. 119-138). IGI Global. http://doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-7657-1.ch006
• Dzingirai, M. (2020). Barriers for quality management implementation in higher education. In M. Sony, K. Karingada, & N. Baporikar (Eds.), Quality management implementation in higher education: Practices, models, and case studies (pp. 132-151). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-9829-9.ch007.
• Dzingirai, M. (2020). Design thinking perspective in entrepreneurship education. In Baporikar, N. (Eds.), Handbook of research on entrepreneurship development and opportunities in circular economy (pp. 397-416). IGI Global. http://doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-5116-5.ch021

CONFERENCES: 

• Zvitambo, K., & Dzingirai, M. (2020). Modification of Stakeholder approach to higher education funding in Zimbabwe post-COVID-19. Paper presented at AMRC e-Conference on Teaching and Learning During A Crisis, Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eliPYc87cno

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: 

• Student Travel Committee