Dr. Babar Dharani, University of Cape Town, South Africa
🌍 Senior Lecturer at the Allan Gray Centre for Values-Based Leadership, University of Cape Town, since 2019. His research focuses on leadership, organizational behavior, and diversity and inclusion. Previously, he served as Group CFO for Dimexon Group in Dubai, overseeing financial operations across multiple countries. Dr. Dharani holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cape Town, with a thesis on the business lifecycle and employee happiness. He is a Fellow of the ICAEW and an Associate Chartered Accountant. His extensive experience combines academia and practical leadership in finance. 📊📚
Publication Profile
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Educational Background
Dr. Dharani holds a Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Cape Town, where his doctoral thesis explored the relationship between business lifecycle and employee happiness, emphasizing locus of control expectancy. His academic credentials include an MBA from the same institution and numerous professional designations, such as Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (FCA) and Business Finance Professional (BFP).
Employment Experience
Dr. Babar Dharani has been a Senior Lecturer at the Allan Gray Centre for Values-Based Leadership, University of Cape Town, since February 2019. He was promoted from an Associate to Senior Lecturer in February 2020. His research focuses on critical areas such as leadership—specifically self-leadership, inclusive leadership, and leadership traits—as well as organizational behavior, including emotions in organizations, burnout, happiness, and boredom. Furthermore, his work on diversity and inclusion highlights internal hegemony and exclusion, demonstrating a commitment to advancing understanding in these crucial fields.
Corporate Leadership Experience
Prior to his academic career, Dr. Dharani served as the Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Dimexon Group in Dubai from March 2012 to March 2018. He initially joined as Finance Manager, rising to oversee finance operations across multiple countries, including Japan, China, and the USA. His responsibilities included managing stakeholder relationships and establishing a Family Office for the sponsor family, illustrating his leadership skills in high-pressure environments.
Conclusion
Dr. Babar Dharani’s extensive experience in academia, corporate leadership, and entrepreneurship, along with his solid educational background and professional affiliations, make him an exemplary candidate for the Research for Academic Trailblazer Award. His innovative research and commitment to fostering inclusive leadership and organizational behavior position him as a leading figure in his field, deserving of recognition for his trailblazing contributions.
Publication Top Notes
- Impact of locus of control expectancy on level of well-being – Cited by: 350, Year: 2012 📈
- Lived experiences of exclusion in the workplace: Psychological & behavioural effects – Cited by: 15, Year: 2023 🌍
- An intersectional approach to hegemonic masculinity and internal hegemony: a thematic analysis in South African men – Cited by: 15, Year: 2021 🧑🤝🧑
- Leader career success & locus of control expectancy – Cited by: 14, Year: 2011 📊
- The poetic journey of self-leadership: Leadership development along the stages of psychological growth – Cited by: 11, Year: 2021 📖
- At the intersection of happiness and contentment at work – Cited by: 7, Year: 2020 😊
- Diversity and entrepreneurship in South Africa: Intersections and purposive collaboration – Cited by: 6, Year: 2021 🤝
- Intuition and Decision-Making: Business and Sports Leaders – Cited by: 6, Year: 2020 🧠
- Understanding and Reformulating Mental Models – Cited by: 5, Year: 2022 🔄
- Investigating happiness at work along the organizational life cycle: Moderating role of locus of control – Cited by: 4, Year: 2022 📅