Dr. Shepard Makurumidze

Qualifications:

BSc Hons Economics): University of Zimbabwe MBA (Financial Services): University of Zimbabwe PhD Finance: University of Lusaka in Zambia

Academic Appointments:

Lecturer

Research Interests:

Corporate Finance, Money and Capital markets Accounting, Financial Econometrics and Analytics, Corporate Governance

Faculty: Business Management Sciences And Economics

Department: Finance and Accounting

Research Category: Finance

Biography:

Email: smakurumidze@commerce.uz.ac.zw

Phone: +263777899413

Publications:

1. Piason Viriri and Shepard Makurumidze (2014). Engagement of disabled people in Entrepreneurship Programmes in Zimbabwe ISSN: 2333-6374 (Print), 2333-6382 (Online). Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development. Volume 2, Issue 1, pages 1-30.
[PDF] Engagement of disabled people in Entrepreneurship Programmes in Zimbabwe | Semantic Scholar

2. GodwellKaredza Mike Nyamazana Sikwila,Tongesai Mpofu,Shepard Makurumidze (2014). An Analysis of the Obstacles to the Success of SMEs in Chinhoyi Zimbabwe ISSN (Paper)2222-1905 ISSN (Online)2222-2839. European Journal of Business and Management. Volume 6, Issue 6, pages 38-42.
(99+) An Analysis of the Obstacles to the Success of SMEs in Chinhoyi Zimbabwe | GODWELL KAREDZA - Academia.edu
3. Viriri Piason, Makurumidze Shepard, Chufama, M. and Anna Mangezi (2014). Sports sponsorship as a marketing strategy –A case of the Zimbabwe banking sector
(ISSN: 0975-833X). International Journal of Current Research. Volume 6, Issue 11, pages 10268-10275.
(4) (PDF) SPORTS SPONSORSHIP AS A MARKETING STRATEGY (researchgate.net)
4. Makurumidze Shepard (2018). Determinants of restoring a culture of savings in banks among Zimbabweans. University of Lusaka Institutional Repository.
http://research.unilus.ac.zm/xmlui/handle/123456789/118
5. Shepard Makurumidze, Haabazoka Lubida and Patrick Ngumi (2020). Examination of the Savings Practices Drivers Among Zimbabweans ISSN 2224-607X (Paper) ISSN 2225-0565 (Online). Journal of Developing Country Studies. Volume 10, Issue 8, pages 33-46.
Examination of the Savings Practices Drivers Among Zimbabweans | Makurumidze | Developing Country Studies (iiste.org)

6. O. A. Olubukola, Matowanyika Kudzanai, Makurumidze Shepard, Bhebhe Thomas and Sifile Obert (2021). Saving Practices and Economic Performance: A Zimbabwean Case 1980–2015. ISSN(e): 2222-6737 ISSN(p): 2305-2147. Asian Economic and Financial Review. Volume 11, Issue 2, pages 119-128.
(4) (PDF) Saving Practices and Economic Performance: A Zimbabwean Case 1980–2015 (researchgate.net)
7. Shepard Makurumidze and Tongesai Mpofu (2021). The Financial Impact of COVID 19 in Zimbabwe: A Case Study of Harare Women Entrepreneurs. Management, Entrepreneurship, Organisational Change and Digital Technology in Post COVID 19 New Business World. (SIBRM1). Volume 12, Issue SIBRM 1, pages 32-50.
[PDF] The Financial Impact of COVID 19 in Zimbabwe: A Case Study of Harare Women Entrepreneurs | Semantic Scholar
8. Shepard Makurumidze and Tongesai Mpofu (2021). The Financial Opportunities of COVID 19 In Zimbabwe: A Case Study of Harare Women Entrepreneurs. Management, Entrepreneurship, Organisational Change and Digital Technology in Post COVID 19 New Business World. (SIBRM1). Volume 12, Issue SIBRM 1, pages 51-72.
[PDF] The Financial Opportunities of COVID 19 In Zimbabwe: A Case Study of Harare Women Entrepreneurs | Semantic Scholar
9. Mirriam Jengeta, Shepard Makurumidze & Maxwell A. Phiri (2021). The fallacy of work-related learning assessment of students attached at their workplaces in turbulent
economies: A case of Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe. Journal of African Education (JAE). Volume 2, Issue 1, pages 37-60.
Adonis & Abbey Publishers (adonis-abbey.com)
10. Shepard Makurumidze, Jacob Mapara and Mirriam Jengeta (2021). Massification implications on andragogical approaches to quantitative modules in Zimbabwe’s Higher Education. Journal of African Education (JAE). Volume 2, Issue 3, pages 53-80.
Adonis & Abbey Publishers (adonis-abbey.com)
11. Tsuro, M., Mufudza, T., Makurumidze, S., and Bhebhe, T (2022). The Effect of Change Strategies Adopted during the Covid-19 Pandemic on Service Delivery and Financial Performance of Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Zimbabwe: A Survey of SMEs in Bindura Town (ISSN: 2581-3889). The International Journal of Business Management and Technology (IJBMT). Volume 6, Issue 4, pages 1-15.
2323683647.pdf (theijbmt.com)
12. Mbizi R., Sifile O., Gasheja F., Twesige D., Gwangwava E., Makurumidze S., Matowanyika K., Chinofunga S. & Sunday K. (2022). Accountants in Africa and evolving Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR): Towards a competency framework. Cogent Business and Management. Volume 9, Issue 1, pages 1-15. DOI: 10.1080/23311975.2022.2117153
Full article: Accountants in Africa and the evolving fourth industrial revolution (4IR): Towards a competency framework (tandfonline.com)
13. Sifile O., Twesige D., Gasheja F., Gwangwava E., Makurumidze S., Matowanyika K., Chinofunga S., Mbizi R. and Sunday K. (2022). THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Assessing the Readiness of Accountancy Profession in Africa. Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA) and African Accounting and Finance Association (AAFA). Technical Report.
(4) (PDF) THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Assessing the Readiness of Accountancy Profession in Africa (researchgate.net)
14. Makurumidze S. & Kalisa A. (2022). An Assessment of the Impact of Exchange Rate Fluctuations on the Performance of The Real Estate Sector in Zimbabwe. Journal of Development Economics and Finance. Volume 3, Issue 2, pages 275-293.
https://www.arfjournals.com/image/catalog/Journals%20Papers/JDEF/2022/No%202%20(2022)/2_Shepard.pdf
15. Shepard Makurumidze, Evelyn Vimbainashe Chikuya, Kudzanai Matowanyika and Tafadzwa Samu. (2023). Inclusivity of government financing policies in Zimbabwe: A case study of Small & Medium Enterprises in Mashonaland West Province. International Journal of Local Government and Administration (IJLGA). Vol. 2. No.1. 2022. ISSN 2959-1430.
View of Inclusivity of government financing policies in Zimbabwe: A case study of Small & Medium Enterprises in Mashonaland West Province. (iafrica.co.zw)
16. Makurumidze, S. & Rwodzi, D. (2023). Mobile Banking and Commercial Bank Performance Nexus in Zimbabwe (2011-2021): Impact and Implications. Journal of Sustainable Business and Economics. Volume 06, Issue 01, pages 1-14.
Mobile Banking and Commercial Bank Performance Nexus in Zimbabwe (2011-2021): Impact and Implications (bilpublishing.com)
17. Shepard Makurumidze, Obert Sifile, Daniel Twesige, Faustin Gasheja, Edson Gwangwava, Kudzanai Matowanyika, Shakemore Chinofunga, Ranga Mbizi, Kalisa Sunday (2024). Leveraging on the fourth industrial revolution by African accountants in the sustenance of SDGs and AU Agenda 2063. Sustainable Development Journal. Wiley Online Library. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.3110
18. Evans Dzomonda and Shepard Makurumidze (July, 2024). A Comparative Analysis of the Country Assistance Strategies: Case of Zimbabwe and Indonesia. EXCEL International Journal of Multidisciplinary Management Studies. ISSN 2249- 8834. EIJMMS, Vol.14 (07).
Current Issue (zenithresearch.org.in)
19. Mazikana Antony Tapiwa & Makurumidze Shepard. (2024). The Effectiveness of Risk Management Strategies on Improving Financial Performance of ZSE Listed Commercial Banks. International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI). ISSN No. 2321-2705 | DOI: 10.51244/IJRSI |Volume XI Issue VIII August 2024
The Effectiveness of Risk Management Strategies on Improving Financial Performance of ZSE Listed Commercial Banks - International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) (rsisinternational.org)

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Professional membership, Committees, Boards:

Associate Member of the Chartered Governance and Accountancy Institute in Zimbabwe (CGI Zimbabwe) formerly the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ACIS) having satisfied the educational requirements for associate membership in December 2016 with the Zimbabwean Division.
Registered Public Accountant with the Public Accountancy and Auditors Board (Zimbabwe)
Registered Tax Accountant (Zimbabwe)
Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education (PGDHE) – Chinhoyi University of Technology (2018)