South African Participants
Alex Bignotti
Position/Location: Post-doctoral fellow in entrepreneurship, Department of Business Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Research Interests: Youth entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial intentions; social entrepreneurship
Verena Bitzer
Position/Location: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, University of Cape Town
Research Interests: Cross sector collaboration; co-innovation; inclusive value chains; private governance
Adheesh Budree
Position/Location: Lecturer in Information Systems, Economic and Management Sciences Faculty, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Research Interests: Information and Knowledge Management, Business Intelligence, eCommerce, Technology-driven Developmental Economics
Wesley Clarence
Position/Location:Phd candidate, School of Business and Finance, University of the Western Cape
Research Interests: Current teaching and research interests include all areas of intrepreneurship and business strategy within the context of family business.
Willie Chinyamurindi
Position/Location: Senior Lecturer in Human Resources Management, University of Fort Hare, East London, South Africa
Research Interests: Human Capital Management, Career Management & Use of Qualitative Methods in Management Research.
Evelyn Derera
Position/Location: Lecturer in Management and Entrepreneurship, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Research Interests: Entrepreneurship, women entrepreneurship, gender studies, corporate social responsibility, small business finance.
Xolisa Dhlamini
Position/Location: PhD student, Bertha Centre Scholar, University of Cape Town
Research Interests: Private equity and socially responsible investment practices, particularly by institutional investors.
Jobo Dubihlela
Position/Location: Associate Professor in Business Management and Entrepreneurship, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Research Interests: Small, micro and medium enterprise orientations, green business entrepreneurship, green economy
Nosakhere Griffin-El
Position/Location: Lecturer in Entrepreneurial Development
Research Interests: BOP Entrepreneurship, Action Research through Autoethnography, Personal Development through Dreaming, and the Philosophy of Education
Alida (Alta) Le Roux
Position/Location: C4D Specialist and Research Manager at NICDAM (National Institute Community Development & Management), an Educational Trust registered as a Non-Profit Organisation(NPO) also functioning as a FET/TVET College based in Pretoria, South Africa
Research Interests: Social Enterprises, Social Franchises, Non-Profit Organisations, Social and Health developmental issues, i.e. Child Protection
Emma McKinney
Position/Location: Post Doctorate Fellow, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
Research Interests: Disability, employment integration and retention of people with disabilities, link between education and employment, higher education and students with disabilities.
Prilashnee (Michelle) Moodeley
Position/Location: PhD Candidate, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, Strategy Manager, Nedbank, Durban, South Africa
Research Interests: Inclusive business, entrepreneurship, BOP, informal economy, social and economic development
Evans Mupela
Position/Location: Post-Doc Research Fellow, Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria
Research Interests: Affordability of ICT services in Africa and the effect of cost on economic outcomes on the continent; locally-relevant policies to regulate both investment and provision of ICT services in Africa; Infrastructure as a service; ICTs and their contribution to reduction of poverty, unemployment and crime in Africa ICTs and delivery of education and health services in Africa.
Patrick Njage
Position/Location: Research Fellow in Food Microbiology, Department of Food Science, University of Pretoria
Research Interests: · Setting of scientific based microbial food standards and priority food safety intervention measures by integration of quantitative microbial risk assessment and food safety management tools. Molecular epidemiology of zoonotic foodborne pathogens along food value chain and their characterisation, pathogenicity and typing. Antibiotic resistance and genetic exchange of antimicrobial resistance determinants in the environment.
Colin Reddy
Position/Location: Lecturer in Management, Department of Business Management, University of Johannesburg
Research Interests: Social and environmental enterprises in Africa, Venture Philanthropy, Social responsibility or ethics among MNEs operating in Africa
Jeanne Von Hirschberg
Position/Location: PhD-Candidate, University of Stellenbosch
Graduate School of Business, Western Cape, Creative Director, Le Bonbon Confection (Pty) Ltd., Western Cape
Research Interests: Transformational Leadership, Self-Leadership, Leader-Member Exchange, Innovation Management, Blue-Collar Workers, Knowledge Workers
Alex Bignotti
Position/Location: Post-doctoral fellow in entrepreneurship, Department of Business Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Research Interests: Youth entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial intentions; social entrepreneurship
Verena Bitzer
Position/Location: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, University of Cape Town
Research Interests: Cross sector collaboration; co-innovation; inclusive value chains; private governance
Adheesh Budree
Position/Location: Lecturer in Information Systems, Economic and Management Sciences Faculty, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Research Interests: Information and Knowledge Management, Business Intelligence, eCommerce, Technology-driven Developmental Economics
Wesley Clarence
Position/Location:Phd candidate, School of Business and Finance, University of the Western Cape
Research Interests: Current teaching and research interests include all areas of intrepreneurship and business strategy within the context of family business.
Willie Chinyamurindi
Position/Location: Senior Lecturer in Human Resources Management, University of Fort Hare, East London, South Africa
Research Interests: Human Capital Management, Career Management & Use of Qualitative Methods in Management Research.
Evelyn Derera
Position/Location: Lecturer in Management and Entrepreneurship, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Research Interests: Entrepreneurship, women entrepreneurship, gender studies, corporate social responsibility, small business finance.
Xolisa Dhlamini
Position/Location: PhD student, Bertha Centre Scholar, University of Cape Town
Research Interests: Private equity and socially responsible investment practices, particularly by institutional investors.
Jobo Dubihlela
Position/Location: Associate Professor in Business Management and Entrepreneurship, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Research Interests: Small, micro and medium enterprise orientations, green business entrepreneurship, green economy
Nosakhere Griffin-El
Position/Location: Lecturer in Entrepreneurial Development
Research Interests: BOP Entrepreneurship, Action Research through Autoethnography, Personal Development through Dreaming, and the Philosophy of Education
Alida (Alta) Le Roux
Position/Location: C4D Specialist and Research Manager at NICDAM (National Institute Community Development & Management), an Educational Trust registered as a Non-Profit Organisation(NPO) also functioning as a FET/TVET College based in Pretoria, South Africa
Research Interests: Social Enterprises, Social Franchises, Non-Profit Organisations, Social and Health developmental issues, i.e. Child Protection
Emma McKinney
Position/Location: Post Doctorate Fellow, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
Research Interests: Disability, employment integration and retention of people with disabilities, link between education and employment, higher education and students with disabilities.
Prilashnee (Michelle) Moodeley
Position/Location: PhD Candidate, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, Strategy Manager, Nedbank, Durban, South Africa
Research Interests: Inclusive business, entrepreneurship, BOP, informal economy, social and economic development
Evans Mupela
Position/Location: Post-Doc Research Fellow, Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria
Research Interests: Affordability of ICT services in Africa and the effect of cost on economic outcomes on the continent; locally-relevant policies to regulate both investment and provision of ICT services in Africa; Infrastructure as a service; ICTs and their contribution to reduction of poverty, unemployment and crime in Africa ICTs and delivery of education and health services in Africa.
Patrick Njage
Position/Location: Research Fellow in Food Microbiology, Department of Food Science, University of Pretoria
Research Interests: · Setting of scientific based microbial food standards and priority food safety intervention measures by integration of quantitative microbial risk assessment and food safety management tools. Molecular epidemiology of zoonotic foodborne pathogens along food value chain and their characterisation, pathogenicity and typing. Antibiotic resistance and genetic exchange of antimicrobial resistance determinants in the environment.
Colin Reddy
Position/Location: Lecturer in Management, Department of Business Management, University of Johannesburg
Research Interests: Social and environmental enterprises in Africa, Venture Philanthropy, Social responsibility or ethics among MNEs operating in Africa
Jeanne Von Hirschberg
Position/Location: PhD-Candidate, University of Stellenbosch
Graduate School of Business, Western Cape, Creative Director, Le Bonbon Confection (Pty) Ltd., Western Cape
Research Interests: Transformational Leadership, Self-Leadership, Leader-Member Exchange, Innovation Management, Blue-Collar Workers, Knowledge Workers