Southern Africa

I am a PhD candidate looking at social innovation networks across Africa. I have more than 20 years experience as a practitioner in social entrepreneurship and social innovation in the UK and South Africa.

I am a researcher and lecturer in management and human geography, with interests in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), business and society, and social and environmental entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on the developing world. I am currently employed as a Lecturer in Strategic Management at Sheffield University Management School. P ...

Mr Kgabo Ramoroka is a researcher at the Human Sciences Research Council in South Africa. He is currently enrolled for PhD in innovation studies at Wits Business School. He holds MSc in Agriculture (Agricultural Economics) and a BSc in Agriculture (Agricultural Economics) degrees both obtained from the University of Limpopo. He is involved in rural ...

I am a PhD student with Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, SA. I am currently a lecturer at Bindura University of Science Education. My research interests are in Emerging Markets and Transformative Consumer Research.

Nicola Jowell is an adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business. She convenes the MPhil in Inclusive Innovation, an interdisciplinary, research-based Masters degree that leads to the development of sustainable solutions for challenges in Africa. Previously, Nicola worked for SABMiller plc, and prior to that ...

I am a PhD Candidate conducting research on entrepreneurship in South African townships. My research interests include entrepreneurship; social and economic development; poverty alleviation; social entrepreneurship.

Diane Holt (BSc, MSc, PhD) joined Essex Business School in November 2013. Previously she held posts at Queen’s University Belfast (2007-2013) and Middlesex University Business School (1996-2007). Previous duties have included designing and delivering a suite of postgraduate Masters programmes in the sustainability area whilst at Queen’s. She also s ...

I am an experienced Social Policy analyst with a particular interest in social innovation and social inclusion, particularly child poverty and welfare reform. I was previously Deputy Director of the Scottish Poverty Information Unit at Glasgow Caledonian University, and prior to that head of Local Government and Public Services Reform Research in t ...

I am an environmental scientist. I am currently enrolled for a doctoral degree in Culture, Heritage and Tourism Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. My current research is focused on examining the aspects of sustainable development within the context of eco-tourism and social responsibility in South Africa. My main focus is on the ‘green’ as ...