ELIAS SHETEMAM
BESHIR
LECTURER & PHD CANDIDATE
🏢 College of Business and Economics, Bahir Dar University • Ethiopia ✉️ elias.shitemam@bdu.edu.et ✉️ elias.elirom@gmail.com 📞 +251 909 140 505
Teaching | Research | Impact
👤 PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
PhD candidate and lecturer with over 15 years of academic experience in teaching, research, academic leadership, and web administration at Bahir Dar University. Scholarly interests include marketing management, leadership, organizational performance, innovation, market orientation, green marketing, service quality, and institutional effectiveness. Experienced in quantitative and mixed-methods research, including Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), with peer-reviewed publications addressing the Ethiopian and broader Global South context.
Disciplinary Background:
Marketing Management; Business Administration; Organizational Leadership and Performance.
Marketing Management; Business Administration; Organizational Leadership and Performance.
🎓 EDUCATION
PhD
Candidate
Candidate
Marketing Management
Bahir Dar University, College of Business and Economics
MBA
2013
2013
Master of Business Administration
Bahir Dar University • June 2013
BA
2009
2009
Marketing and Sales Management
Dire Dawa University • June 2009
💼 ACADEMIC & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Lecturer, Department of Marketing Management
Bahir Dar University, College of Business and Economics | September 2010 – Present
- Teaching, research, and community service experience in the ranks of Assistant Lecturer and Lecturer.
- Over 15 years of continuous academic service.
Department Head, Marketing Management
Bahir Dar University | 2019 – 2022
Course Chair, Services and Marketing
Bahir Dar University | 2014 – 2019
College Web Administrator
College of Business and Economics, Bahir Dar University | 2016 – 2018, August 2025 – Present
Organizer, National Curriculum Review Workshop
Marketing Management Department | June 2020
Organizer, Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW)
Bahir Dar University | 2016
Department Council Committee Member
Bahir Dar University | September 2014 – 2018
⚙️ RESEARCH METHODS & TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Quantitative and mixed-methods research design
- Structural Equation Modeling (AMOS, SmartPLS, Sigma Plot)
- SPSS: descriptive and inferential statistics, ANOVA, linear regression, logistic regression
- Survey design, scale validation, and data analysis
- Qualitative thematic analysis
- Microsoft Office and internet applications
- SmartPLS data analysis software
📖 PUBLICATIONS
- Abebe, B., & Shetemam, E. (2026). Business strategy and firm performance: Unlocking the mediating role of customer orientation. Journal of Business and Administrative Studies, 18(1), 53–69. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jbas/article/view/330791
- Beshir, E. S.; Durie, A. D.; & Tadessie Mangistie Mamaru, T. M. (2025). Green Marketing in Ethiopia: A Systematic Literature Review. International Journal of Marketing, Communication and New Media, 13(25), 95–117. https://doi.org/10.54663/2182-9306.2025.v13.n25.95-117
- Beshir, E. S. (2025). SMEs' export performance in Ethiopia: Exploring the effect of generic competitive strategies. International Journal of Marketing, Communication and New Media, (17). https://doi.org/10.54663/2182-9306.2025
- Beshir, E. S. (2022). Knowledge management and marketing innovation impact on manufacturing firms' performance in Ethiopia. International Journal of Marketing, Communication and New Media, 10(19).
- Beshir, E. S. (2020). The effect of e-banking service quality on customer satisfaction and loyalty. Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 7(3), 818–832.
- Beshir, E. S. (2018). The effect of proactive market orientation on company performance: The case of medium and large manufacturing companies in Ethiopia. International Journal of Management and Sustainability, 7(2), 93–100.
- Beshir, E. S. (2016). Leadership effectiveness in higher education: The IPA approach. Arabian Journal of Business and Management Studies Review, 6(5).
- Beshir, E. S. (2014). The effect of country-of-origin image on purchase intention using Amos software. Journal of Accounting & Marketing, 3.
🏅 CERTIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
- Higher Diploma Program (HDP) — Professional Certification
- Pedagogical Skills — Academic Development and Resource Center (ADRC), Bahir Dar University
- SPSS Software Package — Data Management, Summary Statistics, Tables, Graphs, Inferential Statistics, ANOVA, Linear Regression, and Logistic Regression using SPSS 20, CCBP, Bahir Dar University
- E-learning Technologies to Improve Educational Quality — MOODLE Training, BDU-IUC-TISP and ICT Directorate of Bahir Dar University
- Peer Reviewer Certificate — Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2024
- Peer Reviewer Certificate — International Journal of Marketing, Communication and New Media, 2024
Academic Rank
PhD Fellow