Dr. Gemechu Abdissa

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Department of Management

  1. Personal Information
  • Full name: Gemechu Abdissa
  • Title: (PhD)
  • Nationality: Ethiopian
  • Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
  • Department: Management
  • College: Business and Economics

2.     Professional Experience

Lecturer

Jimma University | Jimma | Oromia | Ethiopia

July, 2023 – Present

  • Taught postgraduate business and management
  • Undertake impactful research and present the findings on national and international

Ph.D. Fellow/Researcher

Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences | Hungary | Europe

Sep 2019 – Jul 2023

  • Conducted advanced research on SMEs, sustainability, CSR, and reverse
  • Presented findings in international conferences and published in leading

Lecturer

Jimma University | Ethiopia

Aug 2016 – Aug 2019

  • Taught undergraduate and postgraduate business and management
  • Led community outreach and entrepreneurship training
  • Undertake impactful research and present the findings on national and international

Lecturer

Mizan-Tepi University | Ethiopia

Nov 2009 – Jul 2016

  • Delivered undergraduate courses in management and
  • Led community outreach and entrepreneurship training

HIV/AIDS Prevention & Control Coordinator (Global Fund)

Health Office | Ethiopia

Oct 2006 – Nov 2009

  • Coordinated community health programs and donor
  1. Research Interest

Sustainable development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging economies, with a focus on corporate social responsibility (CSR), reverse logistics, entrepreneurial marketing, and innovation-driven organizational performance.

4.     Publications

  • Abdissa, Gemechu, Abebe Ayalew, Anna Dunay, and Csaba Bálint Illés. 2022. “Determinants of Sustainable Growth of SMEs in Developing Countries: The Case of Ethiopia” Economies 10, no. 8: 189. https://doi.org/10.3390/economies10080189; Rank Q2
  • Abdissa, Gemechu, Abebe Ayalew, Anna Dunay, and Csaba Bálint Illés. “Role of Reverse Logistics Activities in the Recycling of Used Plastic Bottled Water Waste Management”

Sustainability 14, no. 13: 7650. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14137650; Rank Q1

  • Abdissa, Gemechu, Abebe Ayalew, Csaba Bálint Illés, and Anna Dunay. 2021. “Effects of Corporate Entrepreneurship Dimensions on Organizational Performance: Case of Small and Medium Enterprises in Holeta Town, Ethiopia” Journal of Open Innovation: Technology,

Market, and Complexity 7, no. 4: 234. https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc7040234; Rank Q1

  • Al-Hanakta, Reham, Illés, Bálint Csaba, Dunay, Anna, Abdissa, Gemechu Shuremo and Abdi Khalife, “The Effect of Innovation on Small and Medium Enterprises: A Bibliometric Analysis” Visegrad Journal on Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development, vol.10, no.1, 2021, pp.35-50. https://doi.org/10.2478/vjbsd-2021-0008
  • Dunay, Anna, Abebe Ayalew, and Gemechu Abdissa. 2021. “Why Socially Responsible? Determinant Factors of Organizational Performance: Case of Dangote Cement Factory in Ethiopia” Sustainability 13, no. 9: 4783. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13094783; Rank Q1
  • Shuremo, Gemechu Abdissa; Illés, Bálint Csaba; Dunay, Anna; Abdi Khalife, Mehrzad (2020).

The effect of corporate social responsibility on small and medium enterprise sustainability: Bibliometric analysis. SELYE E-STUDIES 11: 2, 18

  • Abdissa, , & Fitwi, T. (2016). Factors affecting performance of micro and small enterprises in Southwest Ethiopia: The case of Bench Maji, Sheka, and Kefa zones. Global Journal of Management and Business Research, 16(10), 47-64.
  • Abdissa, , & Fitwi, T. (2016). The impact of psychological empowerment on employees’ job satisfaction: With reference to commercial bank of Ethiopia, Gedeo zone. Pyrex Journal of Business and Finance Management Research, 2(7), 65-80.
  • Abdissa, , & Fitwi, T. (2016). Determinants of Micro and Small Enterprises Performance in Southwest Ethiopia: The Case of Manufacturing Enterprises in Bench Maji, Sheka, and Kefa Zones. Global journal of management and business research, 10.
  • Fitwi, T., & Abdissa, G. (2016). The impact of internal service climate on employees’ job satisfaction: With reference to commercial bank of Ethiopia, Gedeo zone. Global Journal of Management and Business Research, 16(2), 11-30.
  • Shuremo, A. (2016). Determinants of banks’ profitability: Evidence from banking industry in Ethiopia. International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 4(2), 442-463.

5.     International Conferences & Presentations

  • Gemechu Abdissa Shuremo*, Csaba Bálint Illés and Anna Törőné Dunay (2021). The Effect of Entrepreneurial Marketing on the Performance of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, SHS Web of Conferences 90, 01018; https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20219001018
  • Abdissa, Gemechu; Illés, Bálint Csaba (2020). The effect of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on Industrialization: case of Ethiopian Economy; International Balkan and Near Eastern Social Sciences Congress Series on Economics, Business and Management-Plovdiv / Bulgaria, September 26-27, 2020. University of Agribusiness and Rural Development, (2020) pp. 186-

196., 11.

  • Abdissa, Gemechu; Illés, Bálint Csaba (2020). Reverse Logistics Process of Used Plastics Water Bottles Supply Chain in Ethiopia: International Balkan and Near Eastern Social Sciences Congress Series on Economics, Business and Management-Plovdiv / Bulgaria, September 26-27, 2020: University of Agribusiness and Rural Development, (2020) pp. 178-

185., 8.

  • Abdissa, Gemechu; Törőné Dunay, Anna (2020). Corporate Social Responsibility practice: Case of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) In Ethiopia. International Balkan and Near Eastern Social Sciences Congress Series on Economics, Business and Management-Plovdiv / Bulgaria, September 26-27, 2020: University of Agribusiness and Rural Development, (2020) 172-177., 6.
  • Abdissa, Gemechu; Dunay, Anna (2020). Corporate sustainability: The case of micro and small business enterprises in Ethiopia. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference Contemporary Issues in Theory and Practice of Management – CITPM 2020 Częstochowa, Poland: (2020) pp. 11-17., 7.
  • Gemechu, Abdissa; Betgilu, Oshora ; Mária, Fekete Farkas ((2020). Assessment of key factors for implementation and adoption of Industry 4.0 in Ethiopia: Case of manufacturing sector.
  • Winter Conference of Economics PhD Students and Researchers: Gödöllő, Hungary: Szent István University, 128 p. pp. 9-10.

6.     Certificates & Training Contributions

  • Project Planning (using MS-project & Primavera software) and Contract Administration Certified Trainer from Ethiopian Water Technology Institute (April 07 – 17, 2025).
  • Fundamentals of Capital Market Development: A Focus on Ethiopian Market Certified Trainer from Florida University Southeast School of Professional Studies (April 22 – June 30, 2024).
  • Multiple entrepreneurship and work readiness trainings at Mizan-Tepi University (2014- 2015).
  • Property administration and entrepreneurship workshop
  • Panelist on live radio programs on youth employment and entrepreneurship (FBC Mizan Branch).
  • EDC-Ethiopia and UNDP certified entrepreneurship trainer (2014).
  1. Contact Detail
  • Email: mtu@gmai.com
  • +2519 27 11 93 56

Contact

Phone: +2519 27 11 93 56

Email: mtu@gmai.com