Department of Business Management

Prof Thea Visser

College of Economic and Management Sciences
School of Management Sciences
Department: Business Management
Associate Professor
Tel: 012 429 2113
E-mail: vissed@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Commerce: Business Management (University of Pretoria)  
  • MSc Tourism Development and Management (Buckinghamshire Chilterns University, United Kingdom)
  • National Higher Diploma: Post-School Education (Technikon Pretoria)
  • National Diploma (Technikon Pretoria)

Currently teaching

  • Supervision of Master's and Doctoral students
  • Management Practice IV (MGP437U) - Secondary lecturer

Fields of academic interests

  • Small Business Management
  • Entrepreneurship / Corporate Entrepreneurship
  • Family Business Management
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Corporate Citizenship
  • Sustainability
  • Environmental Management
  • Risk Management
  • Leadership

Field of Specialisation

  • Small Business Management
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Family Business Management
  • Business Management (General)
  • Tourism Development and Management

Books

  • Contribution to Book Chapters – Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management
  • Reviewer of Book Chapters – Small Business Management & Entrepreneurial Ventures

Journal articles

  • 11 Journal Article Publications

Paper presentations

  • 4 Conference Proceedings: International

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

  • Southern Africa Institute for Management Scientists (SAIMS) (member)
  • Family Business Association of Southern Africa (FABASA) (member)
  • University of Pretoria Alumni Association (member)
  • “Visiting Professor”: University of Nevada Las Vegas (International campus Singapore)