biza-khu

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Title
Prof.
Firstname
Simangaliso
Lastname
Biza-Khupe
Position
Associate Professor
Office
245/120
Phone
3552238
Professional Qualifications

PhD (2010) Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia

MSc Accounting and Finance (2000) University of Essex, UK

BCom Accounting (1993), University of Botswana, Botswana

Brief Biography

23 years of professional and academic experience in the tertiary education sector. The teaching, research and professional service experience covers Botswana and Australia and is largely in the area of Finance. Specific areas of research and publication include Financial Market Efficiency, Information Regulation, Modelling of Financial Markets, Consumer Financial Products, Consumer Debt and Consumer Credit Protection. Research output has taken the form of international refereed journal publications, presentations in international conferences, technical report engagements and published teaching modules. Also played leadership parts in an international consortium research project, the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). GEM is a high impact research study with global presence. Have taught at least 20 different courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, supervise PhD and MBA research candidates. Also serve as an external examiner to other universities and serve as a reviewer to some international journals. Current Head of Department for Accounting and Finance.

  

Teaching Areas
  1. Financial Institutions and Markets 
  2. Financial Management
  3. Business Finance
  4. Financial Decision Making
  5. Financing the Enterprise Venture
  6. Seminars in Finance
  7. International Business Trade
Research Areas
  1. Financial Market Efficiency
  2. Information Regulation
  3. Modelling of Financial Markets
  4. Consumer Financial Products
  5. Consumer Debt and Consumer Credit Protection
  6. Life Cycle Hypothesis
Postgraduate Supervision Areas
  1. Trickle-Down Effect
  2. Financial Market Efficiency
  3. Information Regulation
  4. Modelling of Financial Markets
  5. Consumer Financial Products
  6. Consumer Debt and Consumer Credit Protection
  7. Life Cycle Hypothesis
Selected Publications

Mokgadi, B.W., and Biza-Khupe, S., (2018) An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship between Pension Fund Reforms and Financial Sector Development in Botswana, Journal of Finance and Investment Analysis, 7 (2), pp37-51

Bosupeng, M., and Biza-Khupe, S., (2015), The Impact of Money Supply Volatility on the Fisher Effect – A Botswana Empirical Perspective, Journal of Applied Business and Economics, Vol. 17(1), pp. 45-53

Biza-Khupe, S., (2014), Remodelling Financial Markets Using Bounded Rationality, Economics, Financial Information Intermediaries and Government Intervention, Journal of Finance and Investment Analysis, Vol. 3 (2), pp. 75-90

Biza-Khupe, S., (2014), Consumer Credit Search, Journal of Applied Business and Economics, Vol. 16(3), pp. 116-134

In pursuit of academic excellence