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Gerald Zachary Paga Tinali

Senior Lecturer

University of Dar es Salaam Business School

General Management

Biography

Dr Gerald Zachary Paga Tinali holds a PhD in Management from the Capital University of Economics and Business and is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Dar es Salaam Business School. He earned an MSc in International Transport and Logistics and a Bachelor of Commerce (Management Science) with Honours from the University of Dar es Salaam, and is a Certified Procurement and Supplies Professional (CPSP). In addition to his academic role, he is an active researcher and consultant with expertise in transportation and logistics management, supply chain management, innovation management, sustainability management, strategic management, and project management. He serves as an external examiner for several universities, is a member of the University of Dar es Salaam Tender Board, and reviews for several academic journals. He is also an academic member of the African Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management (ACOSCM). Dr Tinali has extensive experience in professional training and capacity building, having designed and delivered numerous programmes in areas such as resilient and adaptive supply chains, green procurement and purchasing, monitoring and evaluation, supply chain performance and benchmarking, strategic sourcing and analytical tools, and research methods and management.

Research Interest

  • Digitization of Supply Chain Management
  • Regulatory and Compliance Issues in Procurement
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Operations
  • Logistics Management
  • Business and Organization Management

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Projects

An investigation on sustainability orientation among Supply Chain and Logistics University graduates in Tanzania

Publications

Kagoya, S. M., Mbura, O. K., Magai, S. P., & Tinali, G. Z. P. (2026). Key Stakeholders’ Role in Enhancing Developing Countries’ Postgraduate Studies Completion Rates: Insights from the UTAUT and Stakeholder Theory. Papers in Education and Development, 43(2), 363-382.

Lyama, L. A., Salema, G. L., & Tinali, G. Z. (2025). The Effect of Lean Manufacturing Practices on Social Sustainability Performance: Empirical Evidence from Manufacturing Firms in Tanzania. ORSEA JOURNAL, 15(1), 155-171.

Mpirirwe, S., Tinali, G. Z., & Singogo, P. C. (2025). Warehouse Management Practices and Retail Supermarkets Performance: The Case of Ugandan Retail Supermarkets. Business Management Review (BMR), 28(1).

Tinali, G. Z. P., & Lwiza, S. M. (2025). Wheels of Efficiency: Examining Key Determinants of Vehicle Fleet Management Efficiency in Tanzanian Public Higher Learning Institutions. ORSEA JOURNAL, 280-294.

Mtau, T. T., Tinali, G. Z., & Dominic, T. R. (2025). Development of transformational leadership research in higher education: A brief bibliometric review. ORSEA JOURNAL, 52-72

Athumani, H. I., Kanan, R., & Tinali, G. Z. P. (2024). Influences of Integrated Capabilities on Public Procurement Participation of Special Groups: The Moderating Role of Regulatory Framework. ORSEA JOURNAL, 14(2), 89-110.

Athumani, H., Kanan, R., & Tinali, G.Z.P. (2024). Institutional Support's Influence on Green Beekeeping Adoption in Resource-Constrained Biharamulo Forest Reserve, Tanzania: The Extended Theory of Planned Behavior. Business Management Review, 27(2), 59-72.

Tinali, G. Z. P. (2023). Does Coercive Pressure Matter on the Practices and Performance of the Public Procurement? In State of the Art in Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) Methodological Extensions and Applications in the Social Sciences and Beyond (pp. 515-535). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

Tinali, G. Z. P., Simwita, Y. W., & Shelembi, M. N. (2022). Assessing the Willingness to Accept Sustainability Learning in Management and Operations in Tanzania: A Comparative Approach. ORSEA Journal, 12(2), 58-74.

Tinali, G. Z. P. (2022). Technology Usage and Public Procurement Performance in Tanzania: The Moderating Role of Regulatory Pressure. University of Dar es Salaam Library Journal, 17(1), 18-37.

Singogo, P., & Tinali, G. (2021). The Influence of Monitoring and Incentives on Inter-Regional Bus Drivers’ Performance in Tanzania: The Moderating Role of Road and Bus Conditions. Business Management Review, 24(2), 80-99.

Tinali, G. Z. P. (2021). The Mediation Effect of Procurement Competence on the Relationship between Practices and Performance of the Public Sector Procurement in Tanzania using Higher-order Constructs in SmartPLS. ORSEA Journal, 11(1).

Kagoya, S. M., Tinali, G. Z. P., & Caine, J. (2021). A Multi-Group Analysis of Salient Determinants of E-government Implementation Success in Developing Countries. A Study of Uganda and Tanzania. University of Dar es Salaam Library Journal, 16(2), 119-138.

Singogo, P. and Tinali, G. Z. P. (2016). “Effectiveness of Buyers’ Specific Investment on Improving Smallholder Farmers’ Performance: A Case of Cotton Smallholder Farmers in Simiyu Region of Tanzania.”  ORSEA Journal, 6 (2), pp 113-126

Tinali, G. Z. P. and Temba, G (2015). “Ferry Passenger’s Satisfaction: An Empirical Assessment of the Influence of Ferry Route Type ORSEA Journal, 5(2), pp 118-151