Dr Faith Samkange

About

I am a Doctor and Senior Lecturer in Hospitality Management at the Centre for Contemporary Hospitality and Tourism. I work across the centre to design, deliver and manage a wide range of teaching packages for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Currently, I have a leadership role in designing and developing part-time programmes.

My role at the University includes supervising research at all programme levels. I am actively involved in research on digital technologies in the hospitality industry and in the transformation of student educational experiences. I am also keen on development-oriented research including entrepreneurship, business management and sustainability.

Teaching responsibilities

Module Leader: Spa and Resort Management
Module Leader: Managing Customer Experiences
Module Leader: PR and E-Marketing
Module Leader: Strategic Management
Undergraduate, Postgraduate including PhD Independent Studies and Research
Module Leader: Operations and Project Management
Teaching:
- Research Skills
- Contemporary Issues
- Managing the International Hospitality Experience
- Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis

Professional interests

Hospitality Management research
Hospitality Management education

Research interests

Information and Communication Technologies in Hospitality Management
Digital and Pedagogical Research in Hospitality Management
Digital Research Methodologies
Technology and Economic Development Issues
Management and Gender Development Issues
Entrepreneurship and Sustainability in Hospitality and Tourism

Membership of professional bodies

Editor JRM
Conference committee member ECRM
Conference paper reviewer ECRM
Journal editorial team: ECRM
Conference Scientific Board: Tourism and Business Management Conference
Paper Reviewer: Tourism and Business Management Conference
Tourism and Hospitality Management Conference

Qualifications

PhD Hospitality Management (University of Derby, Derby, UK)
MA Human Ecology and Hospitality Management (Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada)
BEd Teacher Education in Technical Subjects Home Economics (University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe)
Higher Diploma in Home Economics Education (Gweru Teachers College, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe)

Recent conferences

WEI Humanities and Business Management Harvard University, Boston, USA
European Conference on Research Methodology London, Kingston, UK
Business Management Conference, London United Kingdom
Tourism and Management Conference, Algarve, Portugal
CHME Denmark

International experience

Founder of the Midlands State University Zimbabwe
Mount Saint Vincent University Halifax, Nova Scotia
Swiss Hotel Management School

Recent publications

Conference Papers Published in Conference Proceedings

Importation of Technologies, Strategic Development or Anathema to Development? London 2014
Digitally Wired: ICT Trends and Digital Methodologies ECRM: London 2014
Beyond The Glass Ceiling: A Gendered and Cultural Hospitality Management Discourse Based on Integrated Research Paradigms 2012, Portugal Algarve
Employability of International Graduates: A Case Study of SHMS 2012, United Kingdom, Derby
Integrated Research Paradigm: A Customised Research Process for interrogating Complex Technological Issues in the Hospitality Industry 2011, Caen, France
Beyond The Glass Ceiling: The Advancement of Women into Leadership Positions in the Zimbabwean Hospitality Industry 2012, United Kingdom, Bolton

Publications: Journals and Books

Importation of Technologies, Strategic Development or Anathema to Development? JAABC 2014
Digitally Wired: ICT Trends and Digital Methodologies 2014 European Journal of Research Methodology EJRM 2014
Beyond The Glass Ceiling: The Advancement of Women into Leadership Positions in the Zimbabwean Hospitality Industry Journal of Tourism and Management 2012
Implementation and Utilisation of Information and Communication Technologies in Hotels: A Developing country Perspective, 2009
Life Skills Sexual Maturation and Sanitation 2004, Women’s Law Centre University of Zimbabwe