Castor Mfugale

Castor Bercumans Mfugale is a Tanzanian scholar and interdisciplinary researcher whose work lies at the intersection of management, ethics, African philosophy, peacebuilding, sustainable development, and institutional studies. His research focuses particularly on the ethical and organisational dimensions of employee performance, motivation, organisational trust, human resource development, leadership, employability, and institutional effectiveness. His scholarship also examines the contribution of Ubuntu philosophy and relational ethics to peacebuilding, social cohesion, human dignity, and sustainable development in African contexts. Through this interdisciplinary orientation, his research seeks to connect organisational and management theory with ethical and African philosophical perspectives, with particular attention to how values, relationships, institutional structures, and human agency shape organisational performance and social wellbeing. His publications address themes including training and development, organisational trust, employee performance, conflict management, employability competencies, business ethics, bioethics, and values-based approaches to economic and social development. His research is characterised by a sustained concern with developing ethically grounded, contextually relevant approaches to strengthening institutions and advancing human flourishing, particularly within African societies. His ORCID identifier is 0000-0003-4713-8341.