Title:

Dr.

Name:

Fred P. Okangi

College/School/Institute/ Directorate/Unit:

University of Dar es Salaam Business School

Department/Section:

Marketing

Position:

Lecturer 

Current Summarised CV/Profile:

Professional Details:

Level of Education and where attained:

• 2018-2020: PhD in Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), UDSM.
• 2007-2009: Master of International Trade, UDSM

• 2002-2006: B.Sc. Building Economics, UDSM

Specialised areas of teaching: Entrepreneurship and SMEs

Development, Business Planning, Marketing, and International Trade.

Research interests: Marketing, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Development, International Trade, Agri-business, Policy Development and Advocacy, Foreign Direct Investments, Real estate Investments, Business Management, and Business Environment.

Recent projects: A study on participation of SMEs in the implementation of the Five Year Develipment Plan Two (FYDP II).

Recent publications:

• Okangi, F.P. (2020). Entrepreneurship, Corporate Culture and the Growth of Local Construction Companies in Tanzania. Unpublished PhD Thesis, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

• Okangi, F.P., Jani, D., & Mongo, R.B. (2019). Entrepreneur’s Characteristics and Business Growth: The Case of Hairdressing and Barbering Shops in Tanzania. 15^th Operations Research Society of East Africa Annual International Conference Proceedings, 15th–17th October 2019, Imperial Resort Beach Hotel, Entebbe.
• Okangi, F.P., Jani, D., & Mongo, R.B. (2019). The Influence of Entrepreneur’s Characteristics and Business Growth in Tanzania. 20^th International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) Conference Proceedings, May 2019, pp 108-120.
• Okangi, F.P. (2019). The Impacts of Entrepreneurial Orientation on the Profitability Growth of Construction Firms in Tanzania. Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Vol. 9 (14), 1-23.
• Okangi, F.P. (2018). Linking Entrepreneurial Motivation Factors for Firm’s Establishment to Growth: Empirical Evidence from Tanzania. Business Management Review (BMR), Vol. 21 (2), 30-42.

Okangi, F.P. & Letmathe, P. (2015). Measuring Entrepreneurial Orientation of the Local Tanzanian Construction Firms. Annual Paris Business Research Conference Proceedings, Pp. 1-18.

Membership and Registration:

Professional:

Councils/Boards/Committees:

2019-2022: Board Member, Centre for Continuing Education (CCE), Ardhi University

2018-2022: Board Vice Chairperson, Bethel Saccos

Important Contribution:

Patents, major awards, prizes, projects and other recognition:

Best Paper Award, Annual Paris Business Conference, 2015.