Professor Macdonald Kanyangale

Associate Professor
Kanyangalem@ukzn.ac.za
Westville
GSB&L Block Room 20

Biography

Professor Macdonald Kanyangale has over fifteen years of hands-on senior management experience in multinational corporations such as British American Tobacco, Red Cross, the Airline Industry, and the public sector. His last position before joining academia was in the public sector where he was Deputy Executive Director for a state-owned enterprise in Malawi. He taught Strategic Management from 2011 at Rhodes Business School before joining UKZN.

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD(Rhodes)
  • MBA(UK)
  • CIM(UK)
  • Bsoc(Mw)

Research Interests

  • strategy-as-a-practice
  • strategic leadership
  • sustainable leadership in organisations
  • entrepreneurial leadership in a digital context 

Recent Publications and Papers

  • Khuzwayo, L.S., Kanyangale, M and Tefera, O. (2020). Challenges of hospitable Service Quality: The case of Human Settlements Services in a Municipality in South Africa. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, Vol. 9(1) ISSN 2223-814X (DHET Accredited- Scopus+ list 2019).
  • Nwankwo, C and MacDonald Kanyangale (2020). Deconstructing Entrepreneurial Marketing Dimensions in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Nigeria: Literature analysis. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, Vol. 12(3):321-341. (DHET Accredited- scopus+ list 2020).
  • Kanyangale, M and Njoloma, E (2020). Relational-based Resilience of a Public University: A Case study on Losing a Library by Mzuzu University in Malawi, South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science, Vol. 86(1):14-25. (DHET List)
  • Nwankwo, C.A and Kanyangale, M (2020) Entrepreneurial orientation and survival of small and medium enterprises in Nigeria: an examination of the integrative entrepreneurial marketing model, International Journal of Entrepreneurship, 24(2):1-14. (DHET Accredited- scopus+ list 2019).
  • Nwankwo, C.A and Kanyangale, M, (2020) The Strategic Role of Entrepreneurial Marketing in Small and Medium Enterprises, Acta Universitatis Danubius Economica), Vol. 16(4): 41-63. (DHET Accredited- IBSS+ list 2020).
  • Kanyangale, M and Sibanda, R(2021). Recipe of Poor Performance: Case of a Misaligned
Organisational Architecture of a TVET Campus. Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies,Vol. 10(1):83-95. (DHET Accredited- Scopus+ list 2020).
  • Jonah, B and Kanyangale, M (2021). Mid-career employees’ perceptions and strategies of pre-retirement planning and financial security in gambling company in Durban. International Journal of Business and Management Studies (IJBMS), Vol. 13(1): 60-82 (DHET accredited-DOAJ2021 list).
  • Nwankwo, C.A., Kanyangale, M and A and Abugu, J (2021). The basics of mobile money-based financial service: perceptions of university students in Nigeria, Foundations of Management, Vol. 13(1):209-218 (DHET Accredited IBSS+List 2019).
  • Nwankwo, C.A, Eze, U.S and Kanyangale, M (2022). Effect of entrepreneurial orientation on performance of agro-processing small and medium enterprises in Anambra State, Nigeria, International Journal of Entrepreneurship, Vol. 26(1):1-14 (DHET Accredited- scopus+ list 2021).
  • Nwankwo, C.A and Kanyangale, M (2022). The evolution from Pre-Academic Marketing thought to the New Paradigm of Entrepreneurial Marketing, Academy of Strategic Management Journal, 21(2):1-15.
  • Nwankwo, C. A and Kanyangale, M (2022). Entrepreneurial marketing and a new integrative model: an evaluation of the survival of manufacturing small and medium enterprises, Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal, Vol. 28 (1):1-13. (DHET Accredited- scopus+ list 2021).
  • Nwankwo, C.A, Kanyangale, M and Eze, U.S (2022). Effect of channels for cashless economy on entrepreneurship development in Anambra state, Nigeria, Academy of Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 21(3):1-16. (DHET Accredited- scopus+ list 2021).
  • Nwankwo, C.A., Kanyangale, M and Eze, U.S (2022). Organizational structure as a strategic enabler of commercial bank employees in Anambra state, Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol. 11(3):335-349 (DHET Accredited- Scopus+ list 2022).
  • Nwankwo, C.A., Kanyangale, M., (2022). Market-driving orientation (MDO) and the survival of manufacturing small and medium enterprises in Nigeria, Acta Universitatis Danubius Economica, Vol.18,3:100-117(DHET Accredited- scopus+ list 2022
  • Kanyangale, M. and Chikandiwa, C (2022). Five Pitfalls and Solutions of Performance Management in a Selected South African University during Covid 19, Foundations of Management 14, 1, 111- 126 (DHET Accredited IBSS+List 2019).
  • Nwankwo, C.A., Kanyangale, M., Eze, U.S and Adaobi Patricia Ifejiofor, A.P (2022). Teaching methods and effect on entrepreneurship development of millennials in Nigeria universities, International Journal of Education Sciences (IJES) 38 (1-3), 70-79.
  • Kanyangale, M. and Chikandiwa, C (2022). Performance Management System in a Selected South African University during Covid 19, Acta Universitatis Danubius: Oeconomica, V 18, 5, 141-159. (DHET Accredited- scopus+ list 2022).
  • Nwankwo, C.A. and Kanyangale, M (2020). Effect of teamwork on survival of manufacturing small and medium enterprises in Nigeria. Eurasian Journal of Business & Management, 10, (3),167-180. . (DHET Accredited- scopus+ list 2022).
  • Takawira, B., Kanyangale, M and Mutambara, E 2022. Towards business sustainability through strategic leadership in emerging pharmaceutical business of South Africa: A case of Alpha distribution. International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (IJRBS), Vol.11,7 (2147- 4478) . (DHET Accredited- Scopus+ list 2022).
  • Gore,S. N and Kanyangale, M (2022). Strategic leadership for a Zimbabwean University in turbulent times: Literature analysis, International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (IJRBS) Vol. 11, (10), 375-385. (DHET Accredited- scopus+ list 2021).
  • Nwankwo, C.A. and Kanyangale, M (2023). Effect of Sustainable Marketing Strategies on Consumption of Beer Brands in Anambra State, Acta Universitatis Danubius. Œconomica, Vol,19(2), 188–205 (DOAJ list 2023)
  • Nwankwo, C.A. and Kanyangale, M (2023). Effect of ecological marketing on survival of small and medium enterprises in Anambra state, Nigeria. Journal of Economic and Social Development (JESD) (ISSN:1849-3327) Vol. 10 (2):20-29 (DOAJ list 2023).
  • Nwankwo, C.A. and Kanyangale, M (2023). Customer Relationship Management and Survival of Manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises in Nigeria, Journal of Economic and Social Development (JESD) (Vol.10, 2,30-40 (DOAJ list 2023) ISSN:1849-3327).
  • Nwankwo, C.A. and Kanyangale, M (2023). Critical understanding of existing entrepreneurial marketing models: 2002 – 2022. Foundations of Management15,103-114 (DHET Accredited IBSS+List 2023).
  • Nwankwo, C.A. and Kanyangale, M (2023). Customer experience management: Analysis of customer retention in restaurants in Anambra State. Marketing of Scientific and Research Organisation,49(3) 1-26 (DOAJ list 2023.
  • Nwankwo, C.A. and Kanyangale, M (2023). Entrepreneurial marketing: Exploring its place in social enterprises. Internal Journal of Research in Business and Social Science 12(5) 74-85 (DOAJ list 2023).
  • Nwankwo, C.A. and Kanyangale, M (2023). The effect of Cyber Security on Business Sustainability of Listed Micro finance Banks in Nigeria. Artha Journal of Social Sciences 22(1) ,79-106 (DHET Accredited IBSS+List 2023.
  • Takawira, B., Kanyangale, M and Mutambara, E 2023. Competencies of strategic leadership towards business sustainability in emerging pharmaceutical Business of South Africa: A case of Alpha distribution, Cogent Social Science.
  • Kanyangale, M (2024). Leadership of State-Owned Enterprises in Malawi: Proposing a Conceptual Framework of Authentic Strategic Leadership, Foundations of Management (DHET Accredited IBSS+List 2024) (accepted).
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