Staff Profiles

Dr Mpho M. Pheko has PhD in Organizational Psychology from the University of Cape Town, South Africa; Masters of Arts in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Alliant International University, USA and Bachelor of Sciences Degree in Psychology from Barry University, Miami, USA.

Dr Mpho M. Pheko is an industrial-organizational psychologists with years of experience in higher education. She has experience heading an academic department in a University setting, as well as consulting experience designing and implementing business strategies, training and development programs, and change management programs. She also has experience supervising research, leading research teams and publishing academic work.

Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Training and Human Resources Development

Psychology, Work and Labor Relations

Performance Management

Consumer Psychology

Social Psychology

General Psychology

Her research interests include: ‘labor market issues,’ ‘public psychology,’ 'dysfunctional organizational behaviors and practices,’ ‘youth development’ and 'the future of work'. She has published papers in the areas of youth development, workplace bullying and mobbing, women development and employability skills.

Pheko, M. M., Balogun, S. K., & Monteiro, N. M. (2019). Peer mentorship: a powerful buffer against those with legitimate right and power to bully subordinates. Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning. https://doi.org/10.1080/13611267.2019.1649914

Pheko, M. M & Molefhe, K. (2017). Addressing employability challenges: a framework for improving the employability of graduates in Botswana, International Journal of Adolescence and Youth. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2016.1234401

Pheko, M. M. (2014). Batswana female managers’ career experiences and perspectives on corporate mobility and success. SA Journal of Human Resource Management. http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1890

Pheko, M. M., Monteiro, N., Tlhabano, K. N., & Mphele, S. B. (2014). Rural-to-urban migrations: Acculturation experiences among university students in Botswana. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2014.92878