Rate My Professor Frank Matenda

Frank Ranganai Matenda is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Finance from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, awarded following the completion of his doctoral thesis on credit risk modelling for private non-financial firms under economic and financial stress in a developing economy. Prior to this, he obtained a Bachelor of Commerce Honours degree in Finance and a Master of Commerce degree in Finance from Great Zimbabwe University.

His research specializations encompass credit risk, corporate performance and risk management, business rescue, investments, corporate finance, financial markets, asset pricing, and small business economics. Matenda has contributed to the Business Rescue Unit at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and has been involved in teaching research methodology courses. He maintains an active publication record with numerous peer-reviewed articles in accredited journals, addressing topics such as bankruptcy prediction for private firms, default risk modelling, the impact of financial distress on earnings management, municipal financial distress forecasting, and the influence of economic factors on carbon dioxide emissions in South Africa.