Visiting Researcher

Vidya Oruganti Vidya Oruganti is a PhD candidate with the Strategy, Collective Action and Technology team at Grenoble Ecole de Management. Her PhD was part of a EU H2020 project, CHESS. Her research includes examining inter organisational & value-chain dynamics, innovation and ecosystems. She is part of several EU funded projects

Visiting Researcher

Caio Torres Mazzi is currently a PhD fellow at the UNU-MERIT, in The Netherlands. Previously, he have held several positions in national development agencies in Brazil and have worked as a consultant for international institutions and national governments on development issues. His research relates to international trade and development, focusing  especially

Visiting Researcher

Otioma Chuks Otioma Chuks is a PhD Fellow at UNU-MERIT/School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, the Netherlands.  He specialises in economics of innovation and technology, with focus on Africa. His PhD (research) focuses on the links between digitalisation, entrepreneurship and innovation in the African context. This is aimed at understanding

Visiting Researcher

Godsway Korku Tetteh Godsway Korku Tetteh is a Ph.D fellow at UNU-MERIT (Maastricht University, the Netherlands) with a specialization in economics of innovation. He has a background in economics, geography, and political science with professional experience in financial regulation and crime prevention. His research focuses on financial innovation (FinTech), financial inclusion, and

Prof. Mammo Muchie

Mammo Muchie is Professor South African Research Chair (SARChI) Innovation Studies . The chair is funded by Department of Science a Technology (DST), National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa. Prof. Muchie founded the African Journal on Science, Technology, Innovation and Development (AJSTID) in 2008 and its editor-in-chief. For his dedicated

Research Team

Dr. Tabita Ladzeh Akpey-Mensah Dr. Tabita Ladzeh Akpey-Mensah is a postdoctoral fellow at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria.  She was worked at the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana as Senior Administrator, Human Resource Practitioner and a part-time lecturer for over 10 years. Dr. Tabita holds D.Tech in Business Administration from Tshwane

Dr. Abigail Chivandi

Dr. Abigail Chivandi

Abigail Chivandi is a Post – Doc Fellow, Lecturer and Doctor of Philosophy holder in Marketing Division, School of Economic and Business Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand. A holder of Masters of Commerce in Marketing strategy degree, Bachelor of Commerce honors in Management, a Diploma in Hotel and Catering Supervision, Institute of Commercial Management

Dr. Yohannes Worku

Dr. Yohannes Worku

Dr. Yohannes Worku is a postdoctoral research fellow, working at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in Pretoria, South Africa in the Faculty of Management Sciences. He holds a BSc degree in chemistry from Addis Ababa University, an MSc degree in environmental management from UNISA in Pretoria, South Africa, and a