Mrs.
Department of Management
- Personal Information
- Full name: Tigist Watole Berkesak
- Title: Mrs
- Nationality: Ethiopian
- Academic Rank: Lecturer
- Department: Management
- College: Business and Economics
- Website (if any)
- Professional experiences:
- Managing and maintenance of organizational properties
- Handling procurement activities
- Led procurement and property administration team
- Manage international procurement operations
- Teaching business management related courses
- Developing course materials
- Mentoring students and research activities
- Leadership experience:
- Property administration team leader
- Procurement and Property Administration Team Leader
- International Procurement Team Leader
- Director of Procurement Administration
- Team leaders of a variety of ad hoc and institutional committees
- Publications written properly (may be as APA citation style):
- Tigist W. and Mekonnen B.(2018) Determinants of Growth of Private Investment in Jimma City, Ethiopia, African Journal of Business Management12(15).Pages: 475-485 ISSN: 1993-8233
- Tigist B., Xavier G., Hans D., and Marcia D. (2024). Green Supply Chain Management: Practices and Drivers in the Ethiopian Leather and Leather Product Industry, Journal of Knowledge Economy Vol 16, Pages 7403-7428
- Tigist B., Xavier G., Hans D., and Marcia D. (2025). Stitching Sustainability in the Ethiopian Leather and Leather Product Industry, Journal of Sustainable Production and Consumption, Accepted and under review
- Tigist B., Xavier G., Hans D., and Marcia D. (2025). GSCMP for Sustainability, JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS, Accepted and under Review
- Geda H., Mekonnen B., and Tigist W. (2021).The Effects of Talent Management Practices on Research performance of Jimma University, https://repository.ju.edu.et//handle/123456789/6706
- Bichaka T., Chalchisa A., and Tigist W. (2021). Assessment Of The Factors That Affect Procure Ment Perfomance: The Case Of Shenen Gibe Hospital In Jim Ma Town, Oromia Regional State, https://repository.ju.edu.et//handle/123456789/5908
- Tehetina D., Aregu A., and Tigist W. (2021).The effect of organizational climate on employee engagement in Anbessa city bus service enterprise, Ethiopia, https://repository.ju.edu.et//handle/123456789/6776
- Berhanu A.,Wendimu A., and Tigist W. (2021). Factors Affecting Public Procurement Performance in Ethiopia: Case of Jimma ,Mettu and Bonga Universities, https://repository.ju.edu.et//handle/123456789/6654
- Asresahegn B., Wubshet M., and Tigist W. (2021). Factors Affecting Usage of Mobile banking: A Study on Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, https://repository.ju.edu.et//handle/123456789/6648
- Umer M.,Wendwosen S., Tigist W. (2021). Operational Challenges of Interest Free Banking Services in Ethiopia: In Case of Selected Commercial Banks in Jimma City. https://repository.ju.edu.et//handle/123456789/6757
- Sara Hailu S.,Zinashbizu L., and Tigist W. (2021). The Effect of strategic purchasing on organization Performance in case of brother flour and biscuit factory ADAMA. https://repository.ju.edu.et//handle/123456789/6743
- Dejane A., Mekonnen B.,and Tigist W. (2021). The Effect of strategy implementation on Academic performance. https://repository.ju.edu.et//handle/123456789/6678
- Mohammedsani K., Zerihun A., and Tigist W. (2020). The effect of supply chain integration on operational performance of Ethiopian pharmaceuticals supply agency (epsa), jimma branch. http://10.140.5.162//handle/123456789/4174
- Wakijira A.,Kenenisa L., and Tigist W. (2020). Prospects and challenges of pharmaceuticals supply chain management practices at Ethiopian pharmaceuticals supply agency, jimma branch. http://10.140.5.162//handle/123456789/4203
- Research Interest:
- Supply Chain Management
- Business & Social Development
- Entrepreneurship & Small business development
- On-going researches:
- Responsive SCM Practices and Organizational Performance
- Training and workshop participation and other performance certificates:
- Post Graduate Diploma: Maastricht school of Management
- Transformational Leadership from Ethiopian Management Institute
- IT Essentials Training from Cisco International
- Annual Research Workshop held in JU
- EUROMA-Sustainability Forum, Hamburg Germany
- Variety of Workshops held at Belgium and Jimma University
- Contact Detail
- Email: waqtole@ju.edu.et, tgwaktole@gmail.com, Tigist.Berkesa@ugent.be
- : +251 913 44 42 70
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