Prof. Micheline Naude | Supply Chain Management | Best Researcher Award 

Professor at University of KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa 

Prof. Micheline Juliana Naude is a distinguished academic and researcher in the field of Supply Chain Management, currently serving at the University of KwaZulu-Natal within the School of Management, Information and Public Administration. She has earned extensive qualifications in business and supply chain management, culminating in a Doctorate in Commerce in Business Management from the University of South Africa. With a career spanning academia and industry, she has established herself as a leading authority in supply chain research, teaching, and leadership. Her professional journey began in the corporate sector, where her experience as a buyer provided valuable practical insight that has since informed her academic teaching and research. Throughout her academic career, Professor Naude has supervised numerous honors’, master’s, and doctoral students, fostering a new generation of supply chain and business management professionals. Her commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and mentorship has had a lasting impact on both academia and industry. With over a 1099 citations, an h-index of 19, and an i10-index of 27, her research continues to shape discourse in supply chain management globally. At the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Professor Naude has held multiple leadership roles, including Acting Academic Leader for Teaching and Learning and Academic Leader for the Marketing and Supply Chain Management discipline. She has demonstrated exceptional administrative and academic leadership by mentoring staff, coordinating research initiatives, managing postgraduate supervision, and overseeing curriculum development. Her efforts have contributed significantly to staff development and research productivity within her discipline.

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Featured Publications : 

Badenhorst-Weiss, J. A., Cilliers, D., & Ambe, I. M. (2018). Purchasing and supply management (pp. 7, 83–98). Van Schaik Publishers.

Naude, M., & Chiweshe, N. (2017). A proposed operational risk management framework for small and medium enterprises. South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 20(1), 10.

Acquah, I. S. K., Naude, M. J., & Sendra-García, J. (2021). Supply chain collaboration in the petroleum sector of an emerging economy: Comparing results from symmetrical and asymmetrical approaches. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 166, 1–11.

Dzuke, A., & Naude, M. J. A. (2015). Procurement challenges in the Zimbabwean public sector: A preliminary study. Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 9(1), 1–9.

Naude, M. J., & Badenhorst-Weiss, J. A. (2011). Supply chain management problems at South African automotive component manufacturers. Southern African Business Review, 15(1).