MKWAWA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
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Biography
Biography
I am an Associate Professor of Trade and International Business and Acting Principal of Mkwawa University College of Education (MUCE) of the University of Dar es Salaam. Before my current position at MUCE I was Head, Department of General Management at the University of Dar es Salaam Business School (UDBS). I joined the University of Dar es Salaam in 2007 as Tutorial Assistant. I hold a BSc. in Urban and Regional Planning (Dar); BSc. in Business Administration with International Business (London); Master of International Trade (Dar); and Doctor of Philosophy (Leipzig). I teach, research and consult widely on policy conditions and industrialisation strategies in developing countries; entrepreneurial economics; urban economics cum trade logistics; business and trade negotiations; and internationalisation of enterprises in troubled times.
I have received various awards including University of Dar es Salaam First Winner Award for the Best Impact Researcher of the Year 2022; UDBS Best Researcher with Many Publications for the Academic Year 2020/2021; Winner of Emerald Literati Awards 2018 for the Highly Commended Paper; and Second Best Winner in the Emerging Markets Track at the 59th Academy of International Business (AIB) Conference held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 2017.
Professional Affiliations
International Trade Centre (Certified Trainer on Trade Map and Market Access Map)
Operations Research Society of Eastern Africa (ORSEA) (Former Tanzania Chapter Chairman)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Virtual Institute (UNCTAD Vi) (Member and former country coordinator)
Academy of International Business (AIB) (Member)
SmartPLS Quantitative Research Network (Member)
MAXQDA Qualitative Research Network (Africa Regional Trainer)
Contacts
Email:
Email Address
deusdedit.rwehumbiza@muce.ac.tz
Research Interest
Research Interest
Policy conditions and industrialisation strategies in developing countries; entrepreneurial economics; urban economics cum trade logistics; business and trade negotiations; and internationalisation of enterprises in troubled times
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Projects
Projects
2019 to 2021: Research carried out by Seth Schindler in collaboration with J. Miguel Kanai, University of Sheffield, Deusdedit Rwehumbiza, University of Dar es Salaam, and Ashok Kumar, School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, funded by Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (London, GB)
Publications
Publications
Development of Entrepreneurial Orientation of Export Manufacturers from Emerging Economies, DA Rwehumbiza, MA Marinov, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal 16, 667 - 689
The twenty-first century rediscovery of regional planning in the global south, S Schindler, JM Kanai, D Rwehumbiza, Handbook on the Geographies of Regions and Territories, 346-357
The political rationality of state capitalism in Tanzania: Territorial transformation and the entrepreneurial individual, B Dye, S Schindler, D Rwehumbiza, Area Development and Policy 7 (1), 42-61
International expansion and unobserved heterogeneity in critical success factors: Empirical evidence from Tanzania and Kenya, DA Rwehumbiza, African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 8 (2), 235-252
Huawei's linkages with local firms in Tanzania: Idiosyncratic benefits and risks, DA Rwehumbiza, Global Business and Organizational Excellence, 1 - 16
A common currency for the East African community? Lessons from the introduction of the euro, HH Bass, M Malovic, D Rwehumbiza, International Business and Global Economy 37, 215-230
Export intensity of clothing manufacturers: The mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation, DA Rwehumbiza, International Journal of Export Marketing 1 (3), 218 - 239
Economic benefits and the geographic aspect of business behaviour, DA Rwehumbiza, T Sakijege, Management Decision 60 (1), 189-210
Locus and revenue of export manufacturers: why extra-regional markets?, DA Rwehumbiza, Journal of African Business 21 (4), 560-577
Fundraising initiatives in children's welfare projects – Perspectives from local NGOs, DA Rwehumbiza, R Donat, Business Management Review 20 (1), 24-37
The mediating influence of procurement strategy on the relationship between physical distribution and availability of contraceptives in public health facilities, T Wilson, W Nguni, D Rwehumbiza, Business management review 25 (1), 42-59
Microfinance and peer health leadership intervention implementation for men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A qualitative assessment of perceived economic and health outcomes, F Mhando, K Dovel, L Jennings Mayo-Wilson, D Rwehumbiza, American Journal of Men's Health 14 (4), 1557988320936892
The East African Community (EAC) and its influence on Tanzania’s Manufactured exports intensity and competitiveness, DA Rwehumbiza, Promoting Trade Competitiveness in Developing Countries
Competiveness and development: Unequivocal definition, determinants and policies, DA Rwehumbiza, Proceedings of the 21st Academy of Africa Business and Development (AABD)
Intra-regional diversification and revenue of export manufacturers, DA Rwehumbiza, MA Marinov, European Journal of International Management 14 (6), 1024-1048
Institutions and diversification of international markets: A study of clothing manufacturers from Tanzania and Kenya, D Rwehumbiza, MNU Nabi, U Dornberger, Experiences of Emerging Economy Firms, 204-228
Internationalisation differentials of clothing manufacturers from East Africa: drivers beyond trade preferences, D Rwehumbiza, University of Leipzig, Germany
The Interplay Between Push Factors and Transformational Leadership in Influencing Interorganizational Labor Mobility in Public Sector, R Massae, DA Rwehumbiza, JJ Sanga State of the Art in Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling
The influence of supply chain strategies on manufacturing competitiveness, BM Myamba, DA Rwehumbiza, International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management 46 (2), 143-173
Logistics Management Information Systems, Training and Availability of Contraceptives: A Case of Uganda’s Public Health Sector, T Wilson, DA Rwehumbiza, W Nguni, Operations Research Society of Eastern Africa 12 (1)