Thabiso Sthembiso Msomi

I am a highly talented postgraduate with a strong academic background, driven by a deep passion for academic excellence. I possess exceptional research skills and have the ability to think critically when faced with complex problems, coupled with the confidence to articulate and advocate for innovative ideas. My motivation, hard work, creativity, and brilliance enable me to thrive in any given circumstance.

Integrity is of utmost importance to me, and I am a trustworthy, reliable, and assertive individual. Through my experiences, I have honed my ability to work effectively in diverse, multicultural team environments, demonstrating both collaborative skills and the capacity to work independently.

• Msomi was awarded a masters student for the year 2020/2021 at DUT The ENVISION2030 Institutional Excellence Awards 2021/2022 (.

EDUCATION

Thabiso Sthembiso Msomi is a holder of National Diploma in Accounting, bachelor’s degree of Technology in Corporate Administration and master’s degree of Accounting in Cost and Management Accounting obtained at the Durban University of Technology. Currently, Mr Msomi is currently doing his Doctoral degree at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

General Business, Management and Accounting, Multidisciplinary, Decision Sciences, Accounting

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Debtors’ Management Practices and Resilience of Small and Medium Enterprises in South Africa
TS Msomi, R Matemane, SCZ Zungu
International Journal of Social Science Research and Review 7 (1), 153-164 2024



Macroeconomic and firm-specific determinants of financial performance: Evidence from non-life insurance companies in Africa
TS Msomi
Cogent Business & Management 10 (1), 2190312 2023



Factors Affecting Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Financial Resilience Post Covid-19 Pandemic in South Africa
TS MSOMI, SC ZUNGU
International Journal of Environmental, Sustainability, and Social Science 4 2023



Challenges of Women Entrepreneurship and Empowerment in South Africa: Evidence from Rural Areas
MAN NHLEKO, TS MSOMI, SA OGUNSOLA
International Journal of Environmental, Sustainability, and Social Science 4 2023



The Relationship Between Macroeconomic Factors and Profitability of Reinsurance Companies in Africa: An Application of System GMM-Model
ZW NZUZA, TS MSOMI
International Journal of Environmental, Sustainability, and Social Science 4 2023



Analyzing firm-specific factors affecting the financial performance of insurance companies in South Africa
TS Msomi, S Nzama
Insurance Markets and Companies 14 (1), 8-21 2023



Sustaining small and medium-sized enterprises through financial awareness, access to digital finance in South Africa
KMK Thabiso Sthembiso Msomi
Investment Management and Financial Innovations 20 (1), 317-327 2023



Acknowledgment to the Reviewers of International Journal of Financial Studies in 2022
International Journal of Financial Studies Editorial Office
International Journal of Financial Studies 11 (1), 17 2023



Do underwriting profit factors affect general insurance firms’ profitability in South Africa?
TS Msomi
Insurance Markets and Companies 15 (1), 1-11 2023



The effect of interest rates on credit access for small and medium-sized enterprises: A South African perspective
TS Msomi
Banks and Bank Systems 18 (4), 140-18 2023



Monetary access and survival of small and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa post-COVID-19 era
TS Msomi, NG Ngcobo
Problems and Perspectives in Management 21 (3), 351-360 2023



Nexus between accounting and information systems and SMEs` operational efficiency in South Africa
TS Msomi, SP Vilakazi
Problems and Perspectives in Management 21 (2), 493-502 2023



Acknowledgment to the Reviewers of International Journal of Financial Studies in 2022
TS Msomi
Int. J. Financial Stud 11, 17 2023



Factors influencing accounting research output in South Africa’s universities of technology
M Mbambo, O Olarewaju, TS Msomi
Cogent Business & Management 9 (1), 2099607 2022



Evaluating Access to Information, access to finances, firm competition and Small Medium Enterprise performance in South Africa
TS Msomi, VM Yearwood, MP Msomi
The Journal of Accounting and Management 12 (2) 2022



Credit accessibility and viability of Small and Medium Enterprises in South Africa
TS Msomi, A Maharaj
The Journal of Accounting and Management 12 (1) 2022



Factors affecting non-performing loans in commercial banks of selected West African countries. Banks and Bank Systems, 17 (1), 1-12
TS Msomi
2022



Financial literacy and SME loan repayments in South Africa during the COVID-19 era.
TS Msomi, S Nzama
Investment Management and Financial Innovations 19 (4), 113-121 2022



Factors affecting the profitability of reinsurance companies in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from dynamic panel analysis.
OM Olarewaju, TS Msomi
2022



Dynamic panel investigation of the determinants of South African commercial banks’ operational efficiency
TS Msomi, OM Olarewaju
Banks and Bank Systems 17 (4), 35-49 2022

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Intellectual capital and financial performance of South African development community’s general insurance companies
OM Olarewaju, TS Msomi
Heliyon 7 (4) 2021
Citations: 79



Intellectual capital and financial performance of South African development community’s general insurance companies. Heliyon, 7 (4), e06712
OM Olarewaju, TS Msomi
2021
Citations: 25



Factors affecting small and medium enterprises’ financial sustainability in South Africa
TS Msomi, OM Olarewaju
African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies 3 (1), 103-117 2021
Citations: 24



Evaluation of access to finance, market and viability of small and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa
TS Msomi, OM Olarewaju
Problems and Perspectives in Management; Vol. 19, Issue 1 2021
Citations: 21



Determinants of insurance penetration in West African countries: A panel auto regressive distributed lag approach
O Olarewaju, T Msomi
Journal of Risk and Financial Management 14 (8), 350 2021
Citations: 14



Factors affecting non-performing loans in commercial banks of selected West African countries
TS Msomi
Banks and Bank Systems 17 (1), 1 2022
Citations: 13



Accounting skills and the sustainability of Small and Medium Enterprises in South Africa
O Olarewaju, T Msomi
The Journal of Accounting and Management 11 (1) 2021
Citations: 11



Sustaining South African Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Through Monetary Access And Literacy In The Covid-19 Era
TS Msomi, OM Olarewaju, X Ngcobo
Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia 21 (1), 57–75 2021
Citations: 11



Financial literacy and SME loan repayments in South Africa during the COVID-19 era.
TS Msomi, S Nzama
Investment Management and Financial Innovations 19 (4), 113-121 2022
Citations: 10



Factors affecting the profitability of reinsurance companies in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from dynamic panel analysis.
OM Olarewaju, TS Msomi
2022
Citations: 7



Sustaining small and medium-sized enterprises through financial awareness, access to digital finance in South Africa
KMK Thabiso Sthembiso Msomi
Investment Management and Financial Innovations 20 (1), 317-327 2023
Citations: 5



Factors influencing accounting research output in South Africa’s universities of technology
M Mbambo, O Olarewaju, TS Msomi
Cogent Business & Management 9 (1), 2099607 2022
Citations: 5



Factors affecting non-performing loans in commercial banks of selected West African countries. Banks and Bank Systems, 17 (1), 1-12
TS Msomi
2022
Citations: 5



Evaluating the influence of leverage and liquidity on the financial performance of general insurance companies in Sub-Saharan Africa
TS Msomi
Insurance Markets and Companies 16 (1), 36-46 2022
Citations: 5



Nexus of firm characteristics and financial performance of non-life insurance companies in the Southern African Development Community
TS Msomi, CJ Nyide
Investment Management and Financial Innovations 18 (4), 95-110 2021
Citations: 5



Macroeconomic and firm-specific determinants of financial performance: Evidence from non-life insurance companies in Africa
TS Msomi
Cogent Business & Management 10 (1), 2190312 2023
Citations: 4



Evaluating Access to Information, access to finances, firm competition and Small Medium Enterprise performance in South Africa
TS Msomi, VM Yearwood, MP Msomi
The Journal of Accounting and Management 12 (2) 2022
Citations: 4



Nexus of loan re-payment plans, interest on loans and the sustainability of small and medium enterprises in South Africa
TS Msomi, OM Olarewaju
African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies 4 (1), 205-216 2022
Citations: 4



Effect of Budgeting and Financial Awareness on Sustainability of Small and Medium Enterprises in South Africa during the COVID-19 Era.
TS Msomi, OM Olarewaju
Journal of Accounting & Management (2284-9459) 11 (3) 2021
Citations: 4



Credit accessibility and viability of Small and Medium Enterprises in South Africa
TS Msomi, A Maharaj
The Journal of Accounting and Management 12 (1) 2022
Citations: 3