Mangaliso, Mzamo
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Associate Professor of Management, Isenberg School of Management
Last Name
Mangaliso
First Name
Mzamo
Discipline
Business
Expertise
Corporate strategies (growth, mergers and downsizing)
Organizational theory
Principles of management
Strategic management
Strategic management and environmental uncertainty
Theoretical foundations of organizations
Organizational theory
Principles of management
Strategic management
Strategic management and environmental uncertainty
Theoretical foundations of organizations
Introduction
Mzamo P. Mangaliso, PhD, is a former President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Research Foundation, Pretoria, South Africa. Previously, he was a tenured professor at the Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, MA, where he has been teaching since 1988.
Born in South Africa, he holds a BSc in Chemistry and Physics, and a Graduate Diploma in Math and Science both from the University of Fort Hare (SA); an MBA from Cornell University; and a PhD in Strategic Management from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
Prior to being a university professor, Professor Mangaliso’s career included a stint as a Metallurgical Research Analyst at the Harmony Gold Mines in South Africa; another as a bank teller in Johannesburg; and several years as Production Manager at Unilever in Durban, South Africa.
From 1985 to 1990 Professor Mangaliso served as Co-Director of the South African Student Orientation Programme at Denison University in Granville, Ohio. The program was administered by the Institute of International Education and funded by a grant from the United States Agency for International Development.
At the University of Massachusetts, Professor Mangaliso has served as MBA Program Director (1990-92), as a Faculty Senator (1996-99), and lately as coordinator of the PhD program in Strategic Management. In addition, Professor Mangaliso was President and Fellow of the Eastern Academy of Management in 2001-02. He has served as Director of the International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy.
Born in South Africa, he holds a BSc in Chemistry and Physics, and a Graduate Diploma in Math and Science both from the University of Fort Hare (SA); an MBA from Cornell University; and a PhD in Strategic Management from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
Prior to being a university professor, Professor Mangaliso’s career included a stint as a Metallurgical Research Analyst at the Harmony Gold Mines in South Africa; another as a bank teller in Johannesburg; and several years as Production Manager at Unilever in Durban, South Africa.
From 1985 to 1990 Professor Mangaliso served as Co-Director of the South African Student Orientation Programme at Denison University in Granville, Ohio. The program was administered by the Institute of International Education and funded by a grant from the United States Agency for International Development.
At the University of Massachusetts, Professor Mangaliso has served as MBA Program Director (1990-92), as a Faculty Senator (1996-99), and lately as coordinator of the PhD program in Strategic Management. In addition, Professor Mangaliso was President and Fellow of the Eastern Academy of Management in 2001-02. He has served as Director of the International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy.