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Head of School
SBS Head of School

Helen Duh

Professor
helen.duh@wits.ac.za
 
011 717 8217
Research interests: Brand management, consumer behaviour, social marketing and transformative consumer research.

Vuyo Mntonintshi

Senior Secretary 
011 717 8083
vuyo.mntonintshi@wits.ac.za
CLM Building, Braamfontein Campus West

Human Resource Management and Management Division
Human Resource Management and Management Division

Emmanuel Nkomo

Head of Division, Human Resource Management and Management Division
Senior Lecturer (Dr)
Head, HR and HR Management Division
emmanuel.nkomo@wits.ac.za 
011 717 8143
Research interests: Employee motivation and retention, organisational leadership and behaviour, labour relations and human capital development.

Erasmus Kofi Appiah

Senior Lecturer (Dr)
erasmus.appiah@wits.ac.za
011 717 8166
Research interests: Organisational behaviour, human resources management, business strategy, leadership, diversity and inclusion.

Suvera Boodhoo 

Suvera Boodhoo

Lecturer (Dr) 
Masters Course Coordinator
suvera.boodhoo@wits.ac.za 
011 717 8258
Research interests: Management education and sustainable development.
 

David Coldwell

Professor
Director, Strategic Foresight Research Group (SFRG)
david.coldwell@wits.ac.za 
011 717 8077
Research interests: Strategic management, organisational behaviour, business ethics, corprate social responsibility, business research mehods and labour relations.

Sikhumbuzo Maisela

Sikhumbuzo Maisela

Lecturer
sikhumbuzo.maisela@wits.ac.za
011 717 8308
Research interests: Informal sector entrepreneurship, Enterprise development, Youth entrepreneurship, Community development, Entrepreneurship education.

Aretha Mazingi

Aretha Mazingi

Lecturer
aretha.mazingi@wits.ac.za  
011 717 8087
Research interests: Leadership, performance and talent management, employee engagement and strategic human resources management.

Althea Moodley

Althea Jansen Moodley

Lecturer
Honours Course Coordinator
althea.jansen@wits.ac.za 
011 717 8089
Research interests: Leadership, Engagement, Job Crafting, Organisational commitment and Management in the Education sector.

Khosi Radebe

Lecturer (Dr)
khosi.radebe@wits.ac.za
011 717 8285
Research interests: Innovation, Strategy, Intrapreneurship, Business models, Dynamic capabilities.

Olorunjuwon Michael Samuel

Associate Professor
olorunjuwon.samuel@wits.ac.za 
011 717 8124
Research interests: Broad field of human resource management, labour relations, strategic and organisational change management and organisation behaviour.

Fanny Saruchera

Associate Professor and Academic Director
fanny.saruchera@wits.ac.za
011 717 8317
Research interests: Strategy, Marketing-Logistics interface, Supply Chain and Operations Management; Sustainability, Innovation Management & Digitalisation, Consumer Mythology, Projects, Management transdisciplinary studies.

Robert Venter

Senior Lecturer (Dr)
PhD Course Coordinator
robert.venter@wits.ac.za 
011 717 8090
Research interests: Enterprise development, entrepreneurship, project management, indigenous knowledge and values and labour relations.

 

Information Systems Division
Information Systems Division
Thembekile Mayayise

Thembekile Mayayise

Head of Division, Information Systems Division
Senior Lecturer (Dr)
thembekile.mayayise@wits.ac.za
011 717 8395
Research interests: IT governance, cyber/information security, e-commerce, 4IR.

Lyrice Cohen

Lyrice Cohen

Senior Tutor
lyrice.cohen@wits.ac.za 
011 717 8153

 

Mitchell Hughes

Lecturer
mitchell.hughes@wits.ac.za 
011 717 8157
Research interestsTechnology in higher education, technology-mediated collaboration and communication and social media.

 

Naomi Isabirye

Senior Lecturer (Dr)
Masters Course Coordinator
naomi.isabirye@wits.ac.za 
011 717 8384
Research interests: E-commerce, Trust in Technology, ICT in Education, Cybersafety.

John Mangundu

Lecturer (Dr)
john.mangundu@wits.ac.za
011 717 9869
Research Interests: Information Technology Governance, Cybersecurity, Information Technology in Education, Artificial Intelligence and Drone Technology Governance.

 

Kebashnee Moodley

Lecturer (Dr)
011 717 8256
Research interests: Artificial intelligence, Security, Privacy & Ubiquitous Computing.
Samwel Mwapwele

Samwel Mwapwele

Lecturer (Dr)
samwel.mwapwele@wits.ac.za
011 717 8305
Research interests: CT4D, Mlearning, Research collaboration, eLearning.

Rennie Naidoo

Professor
Research Director & PhD Course Coordinator
rennie.naidoo@wits.ac.za
011 717 8141
Research interests: Agile, artificial intelligence (AI), customer experience (CX), cybercrime, cybersecurity, data analytics, data science, devops, digitalisation, high-tech talent, knowledge management, large-scale agile, paradox, sociotechnical, social inclusion, sustainability, user experience (UX), work systems  

Neetu Ramsaroop

Neetu Ramsaroop

Lecturer  
neetu.ramsaroop@wits.ac.za 
011 717 8154
Research interests: Green Computing, Sustainability in IT, Alternative green energy sources to maintain sustainability in IT, Artificial Intelligence in green computing, Green IT related to battery development in mobile technology, Wireless power transfer, Radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting.

 

Suzanne Sackstein

Senior Lecturer (Dr)
Honours Course Coordinator
suzanne.sackstein@wits.ac.za 
011 717 8158
Research interests: Adoption and use of mobile devices.
 

Linda Spark

Senior Tutor
linda.spark@wits.ac.za 
011 717 8163

 

Ernest Skinner

Tutor
ernest.skinner@wits.ac.za 
011 717 8159

Insurance & Risk Management Division
Insurance and Risk Management Division
 

Pholile Dladla

Head, Insurance and Risk Management Division
Senior Lecturer (Dr)
pholile.dladla@wits.ac.za
011 717 8232
Research interests: Economics of insurance, Pension funds, Application of financial theories of insurance.

Albert Mushai

Albert Mushai

Senior Lecturer (Dr)
Head, Insurance and Risk Management Division, PhD Course Coordinator
albert.mushai@wits.ac.za
011 717 8297 
Research interests: Liability insurance and Micro-insurance, Risk management in a business and rural development context, Insurance law and regulations.

 

Agata MacGregor

Lecturer
Honours and Masters Course Coordinator
agata.macgregor@wits.ac.za 
011 717 8080
Research interests: Specialised liability insurance law, economic theory of insurance, insurance regulation, Assessment-as-learning, legitimation code theory (LCT), curriculum design.

Pinkie Segodi

Lecturer
pinkie.segodi1@wits.ac.za
011 717 9870
Research Interests: Risk Management, corporate governance and compliance, Total personal Financial planning, Life insurance sector and human development index, The relationship between Life insurance and economic growth, Business interruption insurance and Reinsurance.

Penny Spentzouris

Lecturer
penny.spentzouris1@wits.ac.za
011 717 8122
Research Interests: Economic reasons for regulation, Business Interruption Insurance, Risk Management of retirement funds, The role of financial services providers in promoting social sustainabilityThe relationship between financial literacy and economic development and An international legal framework to regulate private military security companies in conflict zones.

 

Robert Vivian

Professor
robert.vivian@wits.ac.za 
011 717 8088
Research interests: Economic theory applied to insurance problems, Economic theory of taxation, Insurance law and practice, Information methodology, Constitutionalism, Efficient Market Hypothesis.

Marketing Division

Marketing Division

Melissa Zulu

Melissa Zulu

Head, Marketing Division
Senior Lecturer (Dr)
melissa.zulu@wits.ac.za 
011 717 8161
Research interests: Consumer psychology, retail innovation, township economy, data science in marketing, digital marketing, and small and medium-sized business marketing.

Tinashe Chuchu

Tinashe Chuchu

Associate Professor
tinashe.chuchu@wits.ac.za
011 717 8309
Research Interests: Consumer behaviour and tourism.

 

Thomas Dorson Anning

Associate Professor
thomas.dorson.anning@wits.ac.za 
011 717 8233
Research Interests: Branding; Service Management; Strategy; Digital Economy; Enterprise Development; Wellbeing Marketing; Marketing in Emerging Markets; Business in Africa.

Paul Issock Issock

Paul Issock Issock

Associate Professor
PhD Course Coordinator
paul.issockissock@wits.ac.za
011 717 8306
Research Interests: Transformative consumer research, social marketing, sustainable marketing and consumer behaviour.
Aaron Koopman

Aaron Koopman

Lecturer
Honours Course Coordinator
aaron.koopman@wits.ac.za 
011 717 8047
Research Interests: Consumer behaviour, Contemporary marketing, Integrated Marketing Communications and Brand Management.
Neo Ligaraba

Neo Ligaraba

Associate Professor
Masters Course Coordinator
neo.ligaraba@wits.ac.za 
011 717 8229
Research interests: Interactive & Digital Marketing, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Electronic Commerce, Brand Management, and research that is relevant to practice.
Relebohiseng

Relebohiseng Matubatuba

Lecturer 
relebohiseng.matubatuba@wits.ac.za
011 717 8310
Research interests: Consumer behaviour, consumer responsibility, sustainability in marketing and services marketing

 

Freddy Mgiba

Lecturer (Dr)
freddy.mgiba@wits.ac.za
011 717 8239
Research interests: Digital and social media marketing.

 

Marike Venter-de Villiers

Associate Professor
marike.venter@wits.ac.za 
011 717 8067
Research interests: Consumer behaviour, experiential marketing, retail, fashion marketing and branding.

  

Visiting Professors

Tahir Mumtaz Awan

Associate Professor
tahir.awan@wits.ac.za
Research interests: Green Consumption, Behavioral Intentions, Service Quality, Digital Marketing, Electronic Commerce, Fake News, Leisure Behaviors & Subjective Well-Being  

Belt and Road Initiative & China Pakistan Economic Corridor, Global Development and Regional Connectivity, China Studies and Sinology, and Sustainable Development

Chris Callaghan

Professorchris.callaghan@wits.ac.zaResearch interests: Human resource management and management and innovation management.

Christian Felzensztein

Professor
christian.felzensztein@wits.ac.za

Research interests: Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Small firms, Family businesses, Emerging economies. 

Stanley Mutenga

Adjunct Professorstanley.mutenga@wits.ac.za
Research interestsInsurance company operating models, ESG in Insurance operations, Strategic Risk management, Optimal funding solutions for climate and other catastrophic risks.

Sajad Rezaei (Dr)

Associate Professor
sajad.rezaei@wits.ac.za
Research interests: Interactive & Digital Marketing, Consumer Behaviour and Psychology, Sustainability & Responsible Business, Business Innovation & Strategy.

Simon Sigue

Professor
simon.sigue@wits.ac.za
Research interests: His research covers topics such as entrepreneurial marketing, franchising, marketing channels, marketing strategies, game theory, and international marketing.

Baniyelme David Zoogah

Professor
baniyelme.zoogah@wits.ac.za
Research interestsHis research is on development issues at the intersection of individuals, groups, organizations, and societies. His primary focus now is on sustainability-related issues that impact development of African economies. In addition, he examines how organizational systems affect corporate environmental sustainability (CES).

Professional and Administrative Staff
School administration

Ms Fikile Radebe

Administrative Assistant
011 717 8386
fikile.radebe@wits.ac.za
CLM building, West Campus

Kopano Gonyane

Postgraduate Applications Officer
011 717 8106
kopano.gonyane@wits.ac.za
Commerce, Law & MNGT Building (CLM), West Campus

Irma Watson

Ms Irma Watson  

Postgraduate Studies 
011 717 8095
irma.watson@wits.ac.za
CLM building, West Campus

 

Ms Patricia Nowlotha 

Undergraduate Studies 
011 717 8142
patricia.nowlotha@wits.ac.za
CLM building, West Campus

Brian Makena

Undergraduate Studies
011 717 8160brian.makena@wits.ac.za
CLM building, West Campus

Kutlwano Moke

Ms Kutlwano Moke

Senior Administrator Operations
011 717 8990
E-mail: kutlwano.moke@wits.ac.za 
CLM building, West Campus

Nomsa Qwelane

Ms Nomsa Qwelane 

Senior Finance Officer 
011 717 8240
nomsa.qwelane@wits.ac.za 
CLM building, West Campus

Collin Leshabane

Senior ICT Support Consultant
011 717 8842
E-mail:  Collin.Leshabane@wits.ac.za
Office Number: Commerce, Law & MNGT Building (CLM), West Campus

  
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