Dr Melody Kuziwa Jombe (She/Her)

About me:

Dr. Melody Kuziwa Jombe is a Zimbabwean academic, Strategic Management lecturer, and Programme Director for BA International Business & Modern Languages. Her doctoral research utilised a critical incident technique to explore the causal attributions of venture distress, 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

Publications: Direct and Indirect Impacts of Business Rescue on Employment 

                      Exploring the critical incident technique to inform distress causality and sensemaking

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)