Professor Bibi Zaheenah Chummun
Biography
Professor Bibi Chummun is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Business and Leadership, lecturing Organisational Dynamics on the Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership programme and Strategic Marketing on the MBA Programme. She holds an undergraduate degree from Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom, an MBA from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and a PhD from North-West University in South Africa.
Prof BZ Chummun also serves as a main member on several Committees in the School and University and was Programme Academic Leader for almost 6 years. Prof. Chummun has published several papers in collaboration with other academics, students and on her own in the field of business science, problem analysis and solving, in the area of strategic marketing, low-income insurance cover and inclusive growth. She is currently supervising Masters and Doctoral students in those fields . She is a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute, United Kingdom and has also worked in the corporate industry internationally. Prof. Chummun is also involved in some responsible community engagement and service.
Academic Qualifications
- PhD
Research Interests
- Business Science
- Strategic Marketing
- Low-income insurance cover
- Inclusive development
Recent Publications and Papers
- Maluleka, M.L. & Chummun, B.Z. (2024). The function of competitive intelligence in South African insurance post-COVID-19 outbreak, South African Journal of Information Management 26(1), a1738. https://doi. org/10.4102/sajim.v26i1.1738.
- Maluleka, M. L., & Chummun, B. Z. (2023). A review of existing literature on competitive intelligence and insurance markets. Corporate Governance and Organizational Behavior Review, 7(4), 183–199.
- Mathithibane, MS. and Chummun, BZ. (2022). Weather index insurance in South Africa: An integrated approach to farmers’ willingness-to-pay intentions, African Review of Economics and Finance, 14 (1), 104-134: ISSN 2042-1478
- Chummun, B.Z., (2022). Does Lower Income Affect the Development of One’s Innovative Ability in the Education Niche. In Achieving Sustainability Using Creativity, Innovation, and Education: A Multidisciplinary Approach (pp. 147-172). IGI Global.
- Chummun, B.Z and Nleya, L. (2021). Effect of strategic leadership capabilities on the development of organizational citizenship behaviour. Problems and Perspectives in Management 19 (4), 97-109.
- Mvula, D. and Chummun, B.Z. (2020). Investigating industrial upgrading and business sustainability in the textile manufacturing industry in Zimbabwe. Journal of Contemporary Management, 17(2), pp.445-471.