Dr M. Mbasera

Senior Lecturer

Dr M. Mbasera
DPhil (S.A.), MSc Tourism (UZ), BEd (Technical) (UZ), Dip Ad Ed, STC

Areas of specialisation:

• Food, Nutrition & Culinary Arts
• Hospitality management
• Hotel management and Rooms division management
• Green management and environmental protection
• Healthy, safety and sanitation issues

Areas of interest:

• Food, Nutrition & Culinary Arts
• Hospitality management
• Hotel management and Rooms division management
• Green management and environmental protection
• Healthy, safety and sanitation issues

Published Articles:

1. Miriam Mbasera (2010). Sustainable outsourcing of students catering services at institutions of Higher learning in Harare during the hyper inflationary period 2003-2008. Zimbabwe Journal of Educational Research 22(3):326-342
2. Mbasera, M. (2012). The use of underutilized rural homesteads for village tourism; the case of Zviyambe small scale farming area in Zimbabwe. International Journal of physical and social sciences 2 (4): 49-73
3. Mbasera, M. (2012). Service delivery challenges facing the housekeeping departments in hotels with chain affiliation in Harare. International Journal of physical and social sciences 2(6):1-25
4. Tsikirai, R. C., M. Makoni, E.,Hugwe, M &Mbasera, M. (2014), The role and relevance of adopting a marketing-oriented approach in legal services sector: the Zimbabwean experiences. International Journal of Education and Research 2(8):513-530.
5. Mbasera, M. &Mutana, S. (2014). An Analysis of environmentally-friendly waste management initiatives in hotels in Zimbabwe. International journal of advanced research in management and social Sciences 3(8): 37-48.
6. Dr Miriam Mbasera, Dr Engelina du Plessis, Prof Melville Saayman, and Prof MartinetteKrugar (2015) Environmentally friendly practices in hotels.
7. Dr Miriam Mbasera, Dr Engelina du Plessis, Prof Melville Saayman, and Prof MartinetteKrugar (2016) Green management in hotels: A supply side analysis. Journal of environmental management and tourism 7(2): 205-215.
8. Dr Miriam Mbasera, Dr Engelina du Plessis, Prof Melville Saayman, and Prof MartinetteKrugar (2017) Impeding factors hindering implementation of sustainable green management in hotels 6(2): ISSN 2223-814X.
9. Alice Daka, Dr. Maxwell Sandada, Dr Miriam Mbasera (2017) The role of leadership skills, innovation, legal factors and marketing skills in the growth of SMEs in Zimbabwe 1(1): 61-72.
10. Mbasera Miriam, du Plessis Engelina, Saayman Melville & Kruger Martinette 2018. Detrmining the impact of green management policies on hotel perfomance: A manager's perspective. African journal of hospitality, tourism & leisure &(3):1-13
11. Mundondo E. C. Mbasera M. Matikiti R. 2019. Exploring ways of promoting Eco-tourism for future sustainability in Harare Peri-Urban game parks. University of Zimbabwe Business, Volume 5 (2):87-97
12. Mbasera 2019 Book chapter on green tourism Tourism; Development in Zimbabwe: Issues and Perspectives: cor-edited by Dr.T. Munyanyiwa. Publisher: University of Zimbabwe Publications.
13. Innocent Chirisa, Tafadzwa Mutambi, Marcyline Chivenge, Miriam Mbasera, Mthokozisi Sidambe, Blessing Muchenje, Tapiwa Mukukwashi, Elias Mabaso, Roseline Ncube and Dorothy Zengeni (2020). Scope for Virtual Tourism in Times of COVID 19 in Select African Destinations. Journal of Social Science 64(1-3): 1-13.
14. Shepherd Nyaruwata & Miriam Mbasera (2021) A critique of contribution of tourism to jobs in Southern African Development Community (SADC): Implications for post COVID-19 pandemic, International tourism and hospitality journal 4(5): 1-18