Mufaro Dzingirai

Mufaro Dzingirai (Ph.D) is a full-time lecturer in the Department of Business Management at Midlands State University. He is also currently a Senior Fellow at the Nexus Think Tank (Zarawi Trust). Notably, he is a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist (Internship) at Midlands AIDS Services Organization. Interestingly, he received the Best Paper Presentation Award from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in 2022. In 2013, he received the MSU Book Prize as the best-graduating student. His research interests include Higher Education, Strategy, Management, Finance, Entrepreneurship, and Development. He publishes in high-impact journals accredited by Scopus and also reviewed many scientific papers in databases like Emerald Insight. More interestingly, he has been hired as a research consultant by both private and public organizations. Lastly, he supervises postgraduate students and has linkages with various universities (national and international) as an external examiner or moderator.

Publications

Strategic Repositioning in Times of Corporate Crisis: Green Management and Technology Adoption
Strategic Repositioning in Times of Corporate Crisis: Green Management and Technology Adoption
Option Takunda Chiwaridzo, Mufaro Dzingirai. © 2025. 536 pages.
Strategic repositioning during times of corporate crisis is critical for companies looking to navigate changing markets and secure long-term success. Many businesses and...
Integrating Agriculture, Green Marketing Strategies, and Artificial Intelligence
Integrating Agriculture, Green Marketing Strategies, and Artificial Intelligence
Jabulani Garwi, Mufaro Dzingirai, Reason Masengu. © 2025. 622 pages.
As consumers prioritize sustainability, agricultural producers are seeking new ways to meet this demand through green marketing, which emphasizes the ecological benefits of their...
Harnessing New Technologies Public-Private Partnerships for Sustainable Development
Harnessing New Technologies Public-Private Partnerships for Sustainable Development
Mufaro Dzingirai. © 2025. 14 pages.
In recent years, emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and nanotechnology have transformed the sustainable development discourse in Africa. Nonetheless, scanty is...
Critical Success Factors for Higher Education Turnaround From a Sustainable Ecosystem Perspective
Critical Success Factors for Higher Education Turnaround From a Sustainable Ecosystem Perspective
Mufaro Dzingirai. © 2024. 19 pages.
Recently, the essence of institutions in any development agenda is a topical issue in development discourse across the world. Surprisingly, poor performance of higher education...
Innovation Ecosystem in Higher Education Towards Sustainable Development
Innovation Ecosystem in Higher Education Towards Sustainable Development
Mufaro Dzingirai, Tatenda Leeroy Murombedzi, Anesu Ndoro. © 2024. 22 pages.
The innovation ecosystem in higher education has attracted much public and scholarly attention. In this sense, universities are now demanded to be part of the innovation...
Health Ecosystem Resilience Strategies for Inclusive Development
Health Ecosystem Resilience Strategies for Inclusive Development
Mufaro Dzingirai, Rukudzo Dzapasi, Theologience Mazwiembiri. © 2024. 21 pages.
Unprecedented health catastrophes like COVID-19 have heightened the need for a deeper understanding of health ecosystem resilience in the face of health shocks. Notably, the...
Infrastructure Development Strategies in Health Sector for Sustainable Development
Infrastructure Development Strategies in Health Sector for Sustainable Development
Mufaro Dzingirai, Tatenda Leeroy Murombedzi, Anesu Ndoro. © 2024. 19 pages.
The essence of infrastructure development within the context of the health sector is gaining popularity in both developed and developing countries, especially in Africa. A...
Benefits and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in FinTech
Benefits and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in FinTech
Mufaro Dzingirai, Peterson K. Ozili. © 2024. 18 pages.
The proliferation of digital transactions in the financial sector when it comes to the 4th Industrial Revolution (41R) has allowed companies to use artificial intelligence....
Role of Microfinance for Entrepreneurial Success
Role of Microfinance for Entrepreneurial Success
Mufaro Dzingirai, Neeta Baporikar. © 2023. 18 pages.
The main objective of the paper is to analyze the influence of microfinance on entrepreneurial success of Zimbabwean SMEs. Adopting explanatory research design with a sample that...
Determinants of Customer Loyalty in the Zimbabwean Microfinance Sector
Determinants of Customer Loyalty in the Zimbabwean Microfinance Sector
Mufaro Dzingirai, Noah Tshuma, Shingirai Sikomwe. © 2023. 18 pages.
Recently, there has been an exponential increase in microfinance institutions leading to intense competition. This has impelled the interest of scholars, practitioners, and...
Health Financing Challenges Towards Accomplishment of Sustainable Development Goals
Health Financing Challenges Towards Accomplishment of Sustainable Development Goals
Mufaro Dzingirai. © 2023. 21 pages.
Health financing has increasingly become a much-debated concept when it comes to ensuring a healthy nation in recent years. Surprisingly, health financing towards attaining...
Demystifying Governance of Zimbabwean Public Sector Enterprises in Attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals
Demystifying Governance of Zimbabwean Public Sector Enterprises in Attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals
Mufaro Dzingirai, Billy F. Karonga, Talent Mazenge. © 2023. 21 pages.
The role of public sector enterprises (PSEs) in achieving inclusive development agendas has been given scant attention. This calls for extending our understanding of the...
Green Financing Strategies Adopted in Zimbabwe Towards Attainment of Sustainable Development Goals
Green Financing Strategies Adopted in Zimbabwe Towards Attainment of Sustainable Development Goals
Mufaro Dzingirai, Kudakwashe Zvitambo, Herbert Masukume. © 2023. 27 pages.
The issue of green financing has increasingly become more relevant in the 21st century. Accordingly, scholars, researchers, and policymakers are now interested in how green...
Trends and Patterns in Turnaround Strategies: A Bibliometric Perspective and Future Research Agenda
Trends and Patterns in Turnaround Strategies: A Bibliometric Perspective and Future Research Agenda
Mufaro Dzingirai, Neeta Baporikar. © 2022. 15 pages.
The paper aims to examine the publications on turnaround strategies and identify scientific gaps. Hence, bibliographic couplings of countries, institutions, journals...
Challenges to Necessity-Driven Nascent Entrepreneurship
Challenges to Necessity-Driven Nascent Entrepreneurship
Mufaro Dzingirai. © 2022. 17 pages.
Necessity-driven nascent entrepreneurship, which often associated with new firm creation and innovation, has emerged as a topical issue in entrepreneurship scholarship across the...
Entrepreneurship Education as a Driver for Economic Recovery in the Post-Pandemic Era
Entrepreneurship Education as a Driver for Economic Recovery in the Post-Pandemic Era
Mufaro Dzingirai, Rodgers Ndava. © 2022. 24 pages.
Entrepreneurship appears to be a lucrative career in the post-COVID-19 era given the scaling down of big companies owing to the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic....
Corporate Governance Challenges for Small and Medium Enterprises in the Constrained Zimbabwean Economy
Corporate Governance Challenges for Small and Medium Enterprises in the Constrained Zimbabwean Economy
Mufaro Dzingirai, Shingirai Sikomwe, Noah Tshuma. © 2022. 14 pages.
Although corporate governance has become a topical issue around the world in recent years, it is surprising to note that SMEs were much neglected in this corporate governance...
Global Institutional Role to Promote Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Zimbabwe
Global Institutional Role to Promote Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Zimbabwe
Mufaro Dzingirai, Rodgers Ndava. © 2022. 19 pages.
The role of institutions in development discourse when it comes to inclusive development is hotly debated in recent years. Nonetheless, little is known about the role of global...
Financial Restructuring and Commercial Banks Performance Nexus in Zimbabwe
Financial Restructuring and Commercial Banks Performance Nexus in Zimbabwe
Mufaro Dzingirai, Neeta Baporikar. © 2022. 13 pages.
Corporate restructuring has gained considerable salience in strategic management in recent years. Effective corporate restructuring has permitted strategic managers of ailing...
Understanding Top Management Teams' Characteristics for Effective Turnaround Management: Evidence From the Zimbabwean Manufacturing Sector
Understanding Top Management Teams' Characteristics for Effective Turnaround Management: Evidence From the Zimbabwean Manufacturing Sector
Mufaro Dzingirai, Neeta Baporikar. © 2022. 14 pages.
The recently witnessed economic downturn prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic rekindled the interests of management professionals, policymakers, academicians, and researchers in...
Challenges to Necessity-Driven Nascent Entrepreneurship
Challenges to Necessity-Driven Nascent Entrepreneurship
Mufaro Dzingirai. © 2021. 17 pages.
Necessity-driven nascent entrepreneurship, which often associated with new firm creation and innovation, has emerged as a topical issue in entrepreneurship scholarship across the...
Managerial Challenges Under FinTech: Evidence From Zimbabwean Commercial Banks
Managerial Challenges Under FinTech: Evidence From Zimbabwean Commercial Banks
Mufaro Dzingirai. © 2021. 26 pages.
FinTech has become an increasingly important phenomenon around the world in recent times. This is substantiated by a growing interest from researchers, academicians, and...
Role of Microfinance for Entrepreneurial Success
Role of Microfinance for Entrepreneurial Success
Mufaro Dzingirai, Neeta Baporikar. © 2021. 16 pages.
The main objective of the paper is to analyze the influence of microfinance on entrepreneurial success of Zimbabwean SMEs. Adopting explanatory research design with a sample that...
Challenges and Opportunities From COVID-19 vis-à-vis Informal Cross-Border Women Entrepreneurs Scenario in Zimbabwe
Challenges and Opportunities From COVID-19 vis-à-vis Informal Cross-Border Women Entrepreneurs Scenario in Zimbabwe
Mufaro Dzingirai, Munyaradzi Chagwesha, Florence Mudzurandende. © 2021. 20 pages.
Although entrepreneurship is widely accepted as a driver of economic development and growth across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic and several lockdowns have created a unique...
Demystifying Corporate Restructuring Strategy Through Digital Transformation: Lessons Learned From the Banking Sector of Zimbabwe
Demystifying Corporate Restructuring Strategy Through Digital Transformation: Lessons Learned From the Banking Sector of Zimbabwe
Mufaro Dzingirai. © 2021. 18 pages.
During the past two decades, corporate restructuring in the banking sector has gained much scholarly and public attention in both more developed and less developed countries as a...
Post-Pandemic Sustainability Strategies for Zimbabwean SMEs
Post-Pandemic Sustainability Strategies for Zimbabwean SMEs
Mufaro Dzingirai, Noah Tshuma, Shingirai Sikomwe. © 2021. 20 pages.
In the past decade, the issue of sustainability in the context of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) has attracted much attention from scholars and policymakers. Admittedly, the...
Determinants of Customer Loyalty in the Zimbabwean Microfinance Sector
Determinants of Customer Loyalty in the Zimbabwean Microfinance Sector
Mufaro Dzingirai, Noah Tshuma, Shingirai Sikomwe. © 2021. 16 pages.
Recently, there has been an exponential increase in microfinance institutions leading to intense competition. This has impelled the interest of scholars, practitioners, and...
Resilient Entrepreneurial Strategies Adopted by Zimbabwean Small and Medium Enterprises During Economic Crisis
Resilient Entrepreneurial Strategies Adopted by Zimbabwean Small and Medium Enterprises During Economic Crisis
Mufaro Dzingirai, Rodgers Ndava. © 2021. 20 pages.
Resilient entrepreneurial strategy is a concept of great importance as it captures how entrepreneurs can ensure business sustainability in the face of harsh economic conditions...
Barriers for Quality Management Implementation in Higher Education
Barriers for Quality Management Implementation in Higher Education
Mufaro Dzingirai. © 2020. 20 pages.
To survive in a highly-competitive higher education sector, institutions of higher learning are focusing on quality management principles. Therefore, a strong need emerges for a...
Design Thinking Perspective in Entrepreneurship Education
Design Thinking Perspective in Entrepreneurship Education
Mufaro Dzingirai. © 2020. 20 pages.
To stimulate the exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities in a circular economy, there is a growing need for educators, especially in the context of universities, to make a...
Demographic Determinants of Youth Entrepreneurial Success
Demographic Determinants of Youth Entrepreneurial Success
Mufaro Dzingirai. © 2020. 16 pages.
Youth entrepreneurship has become an interesting phenomenon that has attracted much attention from academics, practitioners, and policymakers across the globe during recent...