Associate Professor Anthony Stacey
Research
Courses and Disciplines taught at WBS:
Decision science including descriptive and inferential statistics, regression, time series analysis, mathematical modelling, Monte Carlo simulation and queueing theory; research design including research ethics and academic misconduct; and quantitative research methods including multivariate analysis.
Other Teaching Experience:
Lectured on Master’s and Doctoral programmes at Namibia Business School in association with Maastricht School of Management, H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida and De Chazal Du Mée (DCDM) Business School, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius.
Research Interests:
Analysis of survey data, fuzzy quantitative mapping, inter battery factor analysis, bibliometrics, research ethics, plagiarism, referencing and academic misconduct.
Industry and Professional Experience:
Anthony Stacey has more than 20 years’ experience in the South African mining industry, having worked in software development, research management, business development and financial management in a major international mining company. He consults to corporate, public sector and not-for-profit clients in the fields of financial services, engineering, entertainment and leisure, infrastructure and logistics, retail and human resources.
Recent Publications and Scholarly Contributions:
Stacey, A.G. (2021). Ages of cited references and growth of scientific knowledge: An explication of the gamma distribution. Scientometrics, 126(1), 619-640.
Stacey, A. (2020). Robust parameterisation of ages of references in published research. Journal of Informetrics, 14(3), 1-19.
Stacey, A. (2020). Reimagining academic writing in Academia 4.0 to de-incentivise plagiarism. The Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods, 18(1).
Stacey, A. G. (2019). Reframing plagiarism in Academia 4.0. Paper presented at the 18th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies, 20 – 21 June 2019, Wits Business School, Johannesburg.
Grosse, R., Wöcke, A., Brits, N., & Stacey, A. (2018). Social identity in MNCs based on language and nationality. Thunderbird International Business Review, 60, 661-673.
Schwartz, C., Bick, G., & Stacey, A. (2018). The role of entrepreneurial orientation on the perceived success of fitness entrepreneurs, Proceedings of the IBC 2018 (International Business Conference), Le Meridien Hotel, Mauritius, 24 – 26 September, 495-508.
Stacey, A. G. (2018). Redefining corporate reputation using inter battery factor analysis. Paper presented at the 17th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies, 12 – 13 July 2018, Rome, Italy.
Other Scholarly Contributions:
Elected member of Senate; Office bearer and past president of the Academic Staff Association of Wits University (ASAWU); Senate representative on the University Human Resources Committee; Senate member of the Senior Appointments Selection Committee.
Community Engagement:
Pro bono services for various institutions, including Hospice Association of the Witwatersrand and the Institute of Directors of Southern Africa.