Dr Melody Kuziwa Jombe (She/Her)

About me:

Dr. Melody Kuziwa Jombe is a Zimbabwean academic, Strategic Management lecturer, and Programme Director for BA (Hons) International Business & Modern Languages. Her doctoral research utilised a critical incident technique to explore distress sensemaking in organisations focusing on restructuring strategies, turnaround management and distress causality reflecting her continued interest in resilience, agency, and decision-making in uncertain environments. In 2024, she co-founded the Black Heritage University Groups (B-HUGs) in collaboration with schools within the Ted Wragg Trust. Rooted in principles of Black consciousness, visibility, and representation, B-HUGs provides mentoring, role modelling, and campus immersion experiences for Black high school students in Exeter.  Melody’s work is driven by a commitment to widening participation, reimagining access, and ensuring that the next generation of Black scholars and leaders are not only welcomed into higher education but recognised, empowered, and seen.

100 Black Women Professors Now Programme (2023) Cohort

Nationality: Zimbabwean 

Interests:

• Turnaround management
• Restructuring
• Business Rescue
• Organisational Change
• Business Strategy
• International Business

Awards

• Exeter Students Guild Inspirational Teaching Award Winner: 2025
• Success For All Best Collaborative Partnership Winner :2025

Qualifications:

BBA (UNISA),

BCom Hons cum laude (UNISA),

MPhil Strategic Management ( University of Pretoria),

PhD  Business Management (University of Pretoria)