Walter Mswaka, PhD
Associate Professor, Social Entrepreneurship
Dr. Mswaka has accumulated significant business experience across multiple continents. Originally from Zimbabwe, he taught a range of Social Entrepreneurship and Strategy courses for over a decade at the University of Huddersfield in the United Kingdom. At Rollins, he teaches financing social entrepreneurship, social impact reporting, ethical sourcing/supply chain, and other courses in the Department of Social Entrepreneurship. Dr. Mswaka’s background is in business creation and development. He has delivered a variety of interventions to promote the creation and development of sustainable social entrepreneurship practices in countries including the United Kingdom, Brazil, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Ethiopia. These included promoting and managing cross-sectoral approaches to tackle some of the most intractable socio-economic challenges communities face today.
Education
PhD, University of Huddersfield, UK
MPhil, University of Huddersfield, UK
BA, University of Zimbabwe
Areas of Specialization: Social Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Finance, Business Strategy, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
Sample Courses Taught: Financing Social Entrepreneurship, Social Impact Reporting, Ethical Sourcing: People & Planet
Research
Dr. Mswaka’s scholarship contributes to an increased understanding of the nature and character of social enterprise. Over the past 10 years, he has researched social enterprises in various socio-economic contexts and published papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is currently working on collaborative research projects in Brazil, Ethiopia, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, exploring the potential of social enterprise to address various forms of social, economic, and environmental challenges through sustainable enterprising activities. The projects include (i) exploring the role of social enterprise in reducing recidivism in Brazil and (ii) supporting Ethiopian coffee marketing social enterprises in developing sustainable and innovative business models.
Sample publication:
Understanding social enterprises in the UK: the case of South Yorkshire