Saganga Kapaya | Financial Economics | Research Excellence Award Published on 20/03/202620/03/2026 by Leadership and Management Assoc Prof Dr. Saganga Kapaya | Financial Economics | Research Excellence Award Open University of Tanzania | Tanzania Saganga Kapaya is an Associate Professor with strong academic expertise in education and research at the Open University of Tanzania. He holds advanced degrees in education and has extensive experience in teaching, curriculum development, and academic leadership. His research focuses on educational management, teacher training, e-learning, and improving access to quality education in developing contexts. He has contributed to numerous scholarly publications and supervised postgraduate research. Recognized for his contributions to academic development and innovation in distance learning, he continues to promote inclusive and technology-driven education systems, strengthening higher education practices and research capacity in Tanzania and beyond. Citation Metrics (Google Scholar) 250 200 150 100 50 0 Citations 215 Documents 22 h-index 6 Citations Documents h-index View Google Scholar Featured Publications Impact of corporate governance practices on the effectiveness of audit committees in regulatory authorities: Evidence from Tanzania – Future Business Journal, 2025 Family firm culture’s influence on socioemotional wealth and financial performance in single-family-owned food processing firms – African Business Management Journal, 2025 Effect of audit committee attributes on the effectiveness of audit committees: Evidence from regulatory authorities in Tanzania – East African Journal of Management and Business Studies, 2024 Tourism growth and financial sector development nexus: Evidence from selected African economies – Journal of Economics, Finance and Accounting Studies, 2023
Dr. Chan Young Park | Risk Management | Best Researcher Award Published on 03/11/202503/11/2025 by Leadership and Management Dr. Chan Young Park | Risk Management | Best Researcher Award Texas A&M University | South Korea Dr. Chan Young Park is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Construction Science at Texas A&M University, with a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Yonsei University, South Korea. His academic journey is rooted in advancing knowledge in construction management, infrastructure development, and risk evaluation for international public-private partnership (PPP) projects. Before joining Texas A&M, he served as a Research Professor and Researcher at the Intelligent Construction Automation Center, Kyungpook National University, where he contributed to cutting-edge projects on automation, modular construction, and infrastructure risk management. Dr. Park’s research interests encompass project risk assessment, data interoperability, construction automation, sustainable infrastructure, and decision-making frameworks for capital project investments. His work has been widely published in top-tier journals such as Automation in Construction, Sustainability, Safety Science, and the Journal of Management in Engineering. He has delivered guest lectures and supervised interdisciplinary research teams, promoting innovation and collaboration between academia and industry. Dr. Park’s research aims to bridge engineering and data science to enhance safety, efficiency, and sustainability in the construction industry. His growing global academic influence underscores his dedication to shaping future directions in smart, data-driven construction management and sustainable infrastructure development. Profile: Scopus Featured Publications Baek, S., Park, C. Y., & Jung, W. (2025). Automated safety risk management guidance enhanced by retrieval-augmented large language model. Automation in Construction, 176, 106255.
Dr. Chan Young Park is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Construction Science at Texas A&M University, with a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Yonsei University, South Korea. His academic journey is rooted in advancing knowledge in construction management, infrastructure development, and risk evaluation for international public-private partnership (PPP) projects. Before joining Texas A&M, he served as a Research Professor and Researcher at the Intelligent Construction Automation Center, Kyungpook National University, where he contributed to cutting-edge projects on automation, modular construction, and infrastructure risk management. Dr. Park’s research interests encompass project risk assessment, data interoperability, construction automation, sustainable infrastructure, and decision-making frameworks for capital project investments. His work has been widely published in top-tier journals such as Automation in Construction, Sustainability, Safety Science, and the Journal of Management in Engineering. He has delivered guest lectures and supervised interdisciplinary research teams, promoting innovation and collaboration between academia and industry. Dr. Park’s research aims to bridge engineering and data science to enhance safety, efficiency, and sustainability in the construction industry. His growing global academic influence underscores his dedication to shaping future directions in smart, data-driven construction management and sustainable infrastructure development.