College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2020 71 nrf-raTed researChers In 2020, the Department of Business Management reached a milestone by increasing the number of academic staff members with NRF-rating from zero to three. Profs Geoff Goldman and Thea Tselepis hold an NRF C-Rating, while Prof Natanya Meyer obtained an NRF Y-rating. Prof Geoff Goldman is an Associate Professor and former Head of Department. Currently, Prof Goldman is the Postgraduate Coordinator and Coordinator of the MCom (Business Management) program in the department. Prof Goldman is an avid qualitative and conceptual scholar and has authored over 110 articles, conference papers, books, and book chapters. He is the managing editor of the SCieLO and DOAJ indexed journal Acta Commercii, the Chair of the International Business Conference (IBC), and serves on the editorial panel of journals in the UK and Poland. Prof Goldman also serves of on the international advisory board of the Krakow School of Business in Poland and is a Visiting Professor at the Krakow University of Economics in Poland. Prof Natanya Meyer joined the department in 2020. She holds a B.Com and Honours degrees in Economics and Risk Management, a Master’s degree in Development and Management and a PhD in Entrepreneurship. She has been involved in the development of entrepreneurial student societies, served as an executive member of the Golden Triangle Chamber of Commerce (GTCOC) and as a community of practice member in the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE). She has published more than 60 peer-reviewedpeer reviewed publications. She is a co-editor, guest editor, editorial board member, reviewer for several national and international journals and has collaboration links with various Asian and Eeast European universities. Prof Thea Tselepis has been an Associate Professor since 2017 and was formerly appointed in the Faculty of Art Design and Architecture (FADA) where she was responsible for a Pre-Incubation Hub for “creatives”. She was also part of the Women in Leadership programme at UJ and a former Head of Department in FADA. Her passion for design thinking developed in her academic career and her nine years of experience gained from owning businesses, enable her to conceptualise and lead pragmatic projects that incorporate: entrepreneurship education, research and community engagement. She is an acknowledged social entrepreneur who applies the International Ashoka endorsed A2B methodology for transformation in her endeavours. Prof Geoff Goldman Prof Thea Tselepis Prof Natanya Meyer
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