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John Johnasy Sanga

Senior Lecturer

University of Dar es Salaam Business School

Biography

1. DESIGNATION: Senior Lecturer (Researcher/Consultant)
2. NAME OF ORGANIZATION: University of Dar es Salaam, Business School
3. NAME OF THE PERSON: John Johnasy Sanga
4. NATIONALITY: Tanzanian
5. DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: 1st April 1968, Makete, Njombe
6. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION:

University of Dar es Salaam Academic Staff Assembly (UDASA) – 2008 to date; 

Operational Research Society of East Africa (ORSEA) – 2008 to date


7. PRESENT EMPLOYMENT: University of Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 35046, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tel. +255 22 2410257; Mob.: +255 766 000222, E-mail: jjsanga@udsm.ac.tz or sanga.jo.jo@gmail.com

 

8. EDUCATION

PhD in Business Administration (2011 - 2014), University of Dar es Salaam

MBA - Human Resource Management (2004 - 2006), University of Dar es Salaam

Bachelor of Arts with Education (1995 - 1999), University of Dar es Salaam

 

9. EMPLOYMENT RECORD

Senior Lecturer (2023 to Date), University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)

Lecturer (20214 to 2022 ), University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)

Director of Human Resource and Administration (2016 to 2018), University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)

Assistant Lecturer (2008 – 2014), University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)

Senior Administrative Office (2005 – 2008), University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)

Assistant Dean of Students (2001 – 2005), University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)

Education Officer cum Teacher (1999 – 2001), Ministry of Education & Culture (MoEC)

Research Interest

  1. Human Resource Management practices and policy development
  2. Employee perceptions, atitudes, behaviours and performance
  3. Strategic management practices and corporate policy development
  4. Human resource management information systems

Contacts

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Projects

SELECTED CONSULTANCY WORK

  1. Bank of Tanzania (BoT), a team developing Guidelines for Implementation of Digital Results-based Monitoring & Evaluation Framework for BoT, March - June, 2025
  2. Accountant General Department (AGD) of the Ministry of Finance (MoF), a team conducting capacity building on the AGD management team on strategic thinking and management, May, 2024
  3. Tanzania Plant Health and Pesticides Authority (TPHPA), a team reviewing TPHPA’s strategic plan, resource mobilization strategy, communication strategy, financial regulations, and incentive scheme, February 2024
  4. Association of Tanzania Employers (ATE), A Survey for Employer of the Year Award (EYA), 2022, for the Association of Tanzania Employers, August – January 2023
  5. Bank of Tanzania (BoT), a team conducting capacity building on the development of a results-based monitoring and evaluation framework by directorates and independent departments, May, 2023
  6. National College of Tourism (NCT), a team to conduct a baseline survey to establish baseline values for indicators in the NCT strategic plan for the year 2020/2021 -2025/2026 (In Progress), August 2023 to Dec. 2024
  7. Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Leadership School (MNLS), a Team Reviewing the Organizational Structure and Development of Schemes  of Service for MNLS, Des. 2022 – Jan.  2023
  8. Institute of Social Work, External Examiner – Human Resource Management, 202023 to Date
  9. Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Leadership School (MNLS), Facilitator - Training Programme for Senior Staff of Prevention & Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB), June 2022
  10. Association of Tanzania Employers (ATE), Consultant - Survey for Employer of the Year Award (EYA), 2022, for the Association of Tanzania Employers. Mar – Dec. 2022
  11. Bank of Tanzania (BoT), a team developing Guidelines for Implementation of Digital Results-based Monitoring & Evaluation Framework for BoT, March - June, 2025
  12. Accountant General Department (AGD) of the Ministry of Finance (MoF), a team conducting capacity building on the AGD management team on strategic thinking and management, May, 2024
  13. Tanzania Plant Health and Pesticides Authority (TPHPA), a team reviewing TPHPA’s strategic plan, resource mobilization strategy, communication strategy, financial regulations, and incentive scheme, February 2024
  14. Association of Tanzania Employers (ATE), Consultant - Survey for Employer of the Year Award (EYA), 2022, for the Association of Tanzania Employers, August – January 2023
  15. Bank of Tanzania (BoT), a team conducting capacity building on the development of a results-based monitoring and evaluation framework by directorates and independent departments, May, 2023
  16. National College of Tourism (NCT), a team to conduct a baseline survey to establish baseline values for indicators in the NCT strategic plan for the year 2020/2021 -2025/2026 (In Progress), August 2023 to Dec. 2024 

SUPERVISION AND INTERNAL/EXTERNAL EXAMINATION

  1. University of Dar es Salaam Business School, Examined, as an Internal Examiner, four (4) PhD theses in the area of Human Resource Management and General Management, 2014 to Date
  2. University of Dar es Salaam Business School, Examined, as an internal Examiner, more than ten (10) master’s dissertations in the areas of Human Resource Management and General Management, 2014 to Date
  3. Institute of Social Work, Examined, as an External Examiner, six (6) master’s dissertations in the Master of Strategic Human Resource programme, 202023 to Date
  4. National Institute of Transport, Reviewed, as an External Examiner, the publications of two (2) members of academic staff were submitted for promotion, 2021 - 2024
  5. Department of General Management, University of Dar es Salaam Business School, reviewed, as an Independent Internal Examiner,  the examination process for an average of twelve (12) , courses each year in the areas of Human Resources Management and General Management, 2020 - 2022
  6. Institute of Social Work, reviewed, as an External Examiner,  examination papers of ten (10) courses in the areas of Human Resources Management and General Management, 202023 to Date
  7. University of Dar es Salaam Business School, Supervised six (6) PhD graduates majoring in human resource management and general management, 2019 to 2024
  8. University of Dar es Salaam Business School, Supervised more than twenty (20) master's graduates majoring in human resource management and general management, 2014 to 2024
  9. Department of Sociology, College of Social Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, Supervised three (3) master's graduates majoring in the master of Public Health (MPH) programme, 2022 - 2023
  10. University of Dar es Salaam Business School, Supervising five (6) PhD students majoring in human resource management and general management, 2021 to Date
  11. University of Dar es Salaam Business School, Supervising four (4) master's students majoring in human resource management and general management, 2024 to Date
  12. Institute of Accountancy Arusha, Supervising five (5) master's students majoring in human resource management and general management, March 2025 – to Date

Publications

PUBLICATION

  1. Sanga, J.J. (2024), Uncovering Labour Market Intermediaries’ Role in Enhancing Graduates’ Employability Skills. Under Review by Education + Training
  2. Kimaryo, P. F., Kessy, S. S., & Sanga, J. J. (2024), Fostering Employee Engagement through Innovative Leadership: Lessons from Tanzanian Public Secondary Schools. Papers in Education and Development, 42(1). pp. 81-101
  3. Mbamba, U. O. L. & Sanga, J. J. (2024), Human Resource Information Systems Usage and Competitiveness of Organizations: A Survey of Higher Learning Institutions in Tanzania. University of Dar es Salaam Library Journal, Vol 19 (1). pp 156-172,
  4. Sanga, J.J. (2024), Uncovering Labour Market Intermediaries’ Role in Enhancing Graduates’ Employability Skills. Under Review by Education + Training
  5. Majaliwa, E., Kessy, S. S., & Sanga, J. J. (2024), Enhancing the Potential Absorptive Capacity of the Project-Based Organizations Through Human Resources Development: Evidence from Registered Contractors in Tanzania. ORSEA JOURNAL, 13(2).
  6. Massae, Rosemary, Deusdedit A. Rwehumbiza, and John J. Sanga. (2023), "The Interplay Between Push Factors and Transformational Leadership in Influencing Interorganizational Labor Mobility in Public Sector." State of the Art in Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) Methodological Extensions and Applications in the Social Sciences and Beyond. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. 315-338.
  7. Mella, C., Sanga, J. J., & Kessy, S. S. (2023). The Moderation Effect of Age on Shift Work Practices' Influence on Medics' Organizational Citizenship Behaviour in Tanzania’s Government Hospitals. Business Management Review, 26(1), 56-73.
  8. Massae, R., Michael, F., & Sanga, J. J. (2022). The Influence of Pull Factors on Inter-Organizational Labour Mobility in the Public Sector: The Moderating Role of Transformational Leadership. ORSEA JOURNAL, 12(2), 37-57.
  9. Mella, C., Sanga, J. J. & Kessy, S. S. (2022). Predicting Public Servants’ Organizational Citizenship Behavior through Work-Life Balance Initiatives - Evidence from Medics in Tanzania’s Government Hospitals, ORSEA Journal, 12(2), 90-105.
  10. Sanga, J. J. (2021). Hospitality Employment Perceptions among Non-Hospitality Management Students and their Implications for Subsequent Job Hire in the Industry. Business Management Review, 23(2), 32-47.
  11. Sanga, J. J. (2020). The Challenges of Skills Development for The Tourism and Hospitality Industry in Sustainable Tourism Development in Tanzania, CHAPTER SIX, 95 - 105. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Cambridge, UK
  12. Sanga, J.J. (2020). Organizational Citizenship Behaviour as Payback for Fairly Implemented Competency Development Practices. ORSEA Journal, 9(1).
  13. Mwakajila, H. M., Kessy, S. S., & Sanga, J. J. (2020). Employees’ Participation and Innovative Work Behaviour in Manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises in Tanzania. ORSEA Journal, 9(1).
  14. Anderson, W., & Sanga, J. J. (2019). Academia–Industry Partnerships for Hospitality and Tourism Education in Tanzania. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education, 31(1), 34-48
  15. Sanga, J.J. (2014). Organizational Justice and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour in Tanzania’s Tourist Hotels. A thesis was submitted to fulfil the requirement for PhD qualification at the University of Dar es Salaam. In Tourism and Sustainable Development in Tanzania
  16. Sanga, J.J. (2012). Nurturing Organizational Citizenship among Hotel Employees in Tanzania: Do Empowerment and Justice Really Matter? International Conference for Developing Countries. Organized by the University of Dar es Salaam Business School in Zanzibar.