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Tumsifu Elly Thomas

Senior Lecturer

University of Dar es Salaam Business School

General Management

Biography

Dr. Tumsifu Elly is a highly accomplished Senior Lecturer at the University of Dar es Salaam, boasting  over 20 years of experience in business research, consultancy, and teaching. With a strong   academic   background,   he  holds   a  Doctor   of   Philosophy   (Ph.D.)  in   Business Administration  and a Licentiate of Philosophy (Business Administration)  from  Umea  University   in  Sweden. Dr. Elly's expertise spans various domains, including management sciences, Supply chain, sustainability, entrepreneurship, livelihoods, and agribusiness. 

Throughout his career, Dr. Elly has undertaken numerous consultancy and research assignments, contributing his expertise to projects of significant importance. Some of his consultancy and research activities include conducting an assessment of biomass residue for energy and soil amendment in various regions of Tanzania for the World Food Programme (WFP), assessing alternative cooking energy solutions. He also engaged in research projects, such as the ENGendering Agribusiness Entrepreneurship for SIDA and the Growth Mindset study in collaboration with TASAF, York University, and Brigham Young University.

Research Interest

  1. Inclusive Entrepreneurship & Rural Livelihoods
  2. Agribusiness Innovation & Sustainability
  3. Supply Chain Management & Logistics Optimization
  4. Behavioral Change & Growth Mindset
  5. Energy Transitions & Biomass Utilization
  6. Circular economy and green logistics 

  7. Information systems 

     

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Projects

PI- Research on sustainable operations in resource management and food supply (DAAD-UDSM project, 2021 to date)

 

  PI-Assessment of biomass residue for energy and soil amendment in

Arusha, Dodoma, Kigoma, Manyara, Shinyanga,Simiyu and Singida and avail

 

PI- Energy study on refugee camps and host communities in Kigoma

Tanzania (WFP- 2023)

 

Periodic Survey for food security and Nutrition- (WFP  2023-2026)

 

Co-PI-UDSM Engendering Rural Entrepreneurship and Agribusiness for

Sustainable Development (SIDA-UDSM Project 2015-2022)

 

Co-PI- Review of Global Experiences and Lessons on Productive Inclusion Approaches (World Bank 2020)

 

Pi-Performance Review Of Savings Groups Under Productive Social Safety Net (Pssn) Program (World Bank/ Tasaf2019)

 

Co-PI Technical Assistance to Define and Test Innovative Livelihoods Services of the Productive Social Safety Net II World Bank 2019)

 

PI-Livelihoods Enhancement Analytical Work for the Productive Social Safety Net (PSSN) Tanzania ( World Bank 2015) 

PI- Logistics Capacity assessment (LCA)- WFP-Tanzania 2021

 

PI-  Livelihoods enhancement analytical work for productive social safety net

(PSSN) in Tanzania-World Bank 2015

PI- Performance Review Of Savings Groups Under Productive Social Safety

Net Program- TASAF-2019

 

 

Publications

  1. Leveraging Social Media Information for Small Tourism Enterprises: A Digital Marketing Framework Approach in Arusha Municipality, Tanzania; OK Mbura, DP Massawe, E Tumsi.fu University of Dar es Salaam Library Journal 19 (2), 115-129 2024
  2. Examining the Factors influencing Purchase intention in social media Marketing

TE Thomas ORSEA JOURNAL 14 (1) 2 2024

  1. Harnessing FinTech for Financial Inclusion: Analysis of the influence of system scalability, online authentication, and products substitutability AA Mbwambo, UOL Mbamba, TE Thomas ORSEA JOURNAL 14 (1) 2024
  2. Traveler's social media use continuous intention during post covid-19 pandemic: The extended theory of planned behaviour T Elly, D Peter, O Mbura Business management review 27 (1), 69-85 2 2024
  3. Social Media Use, Marketing Capabilities, and Marketing Performance of Small and Medium Tourism Enterprises in Tanzania. DP Massawe, O Mbura, TE Thomas; Tanzania Journal of Development Studies 21 (2) 3 2023
  4. The impact of growth mindset training on entrepreneurial action among necessity entrepreneurs: Evidence from a randomized control trial TET Shad Morris, Chad Carlos, Geoffrey M. Kistruck, Robert B. Lount Jr Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal 17 (3), 671-692  2023
  5. Continuous social media use intention in the accommodation sector recovery during post-COVID-19 pandemic: Reflection on the Tanzania experience DP Massawe, OK Mbura, T Elly, C Masanja ORSEA JOURNAL 13 (2) 3 2023
  6. Rural entrepreneurship and the context: navigating contextual barriers through women's groups
  7. MA Semkunde, T Elly, G Charles, J Gaddefors, L Chiwona-Karltun International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship 14 (2), 213-234 33 2022
  8. The Relationship Between Human Resource Competencies and Firm Performance: The Case of Financial Institutions in Tanzania; E Tumsifu Tanzania Journal of Development Studies 20 (2) 1 2022
  9. The influence of customer-vendor communication and power relations on successful implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): the mediation role of ERP fit T Elly, V Wilson Business management review 25 (2), 112-133 1 2022
  10. Understanding Customer-Vendor Power Relations as a Driver to a Successful Implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning in Tanzania Manufacturing Industry  UM Victor Wilson, Tumsifu Thomas Business Management Review 24 (2), 55-79  2021
  11. Understanding customer-vendor power relations as a driver to a successful implementation of enterprise resource planning in Tanzania manufacturing industry V Wilson, TE Thomas, UOL Mbamba Business management review 24 (2), 55-79 1 2021
  12. Customer engagement and eWOM in tourism P Kanje, G Charles, E Tumsifu, L Mossberg, T Andersson Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights 3 (3), 273-289 121 2020
  13. What characterizes Vacationers’ eWOM sharing behaviours? Unbundling Entertainment and Information Motives in Brand-related Social Media Sites TE Thomas, P Kanje University of Dar es Salaam Library Journal 15 (1), 23-44 3 2020
  14. Small and Medium Enterprises and Social Media Usage: Fashion Industry Perspective E Tumsifu, J Dev, C Gekombe University of Dar es Salaam Library Journal 15 (1), 101-124 24 2020
  15. . A Call to Action: Growth Mindset Training Improves Experimental Action Among Necessity Entrepreneurs SS Morris, WC Carlos, G Kistruck, RB Lount, TE Thomas Academy of Management Proceedings 2020 (1), 22045 2 2020
  16. Social media use among small and medium enterprises: a case of fashion industry growth C Gekombe, E Tumsifu, D Jani University of Dar es Salaam Library Journal 14 (2), 3-18 24 2019
  17. Financing Behavior of Entrepreneurial Ventures T Elly Marketing Management in Africa, 157 

2018