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Dr Oluwasoye P. Mafimisebi FCMI FHEA CMBE is a highly ambitious, motivated and multi-award-winning Associate Professor & Reader in Strategic Management, Risk & Resilience; and Faculty Head of Research at Faculty of Business and Law, Leicester Castle Business School, ºÚÁÏÍø (ºÚÁÏÍø). I am the Research Degrees Leader for Business and Law and Chair of the Faculty Research Degrees Sub-Committee. In addition, I am also PhD Director of Studies and PhD Programme Director  - Business & Management Studies, Leicester Castle Business School and active Research Leader in Strategy, Risk and Resilience. As such, I lead and manage all aspects of the research activity and PGRs (PhD/DBA) programmes with the view of continuous improvement. Prior to joining ºÚÁÏÍø, I have held senior managerial positions at Standard Chartered Bank, Diamond Bank Plc, Treasure Global Group, African Alliance Insurance Plc, Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc, and Cornerstone Insurance Plc. In particular, I have held various leadership roles in banking/insurance industry and professional practice such as – Chief Risk Officer, Senior Risk Manager, Risk Manager, Wealth Manager-in-charge of various assignments, and Head of Finance. 

As a Research Leader with substantial experience and international standing, I have served in many advisory positions including board member of various organizations, and consultants to regional and national governments in Africa. Moreover, I maintain close links with industry via professional body memberships, knowledge transfer programmes and consultancy. Over the past recent decade, my teaching and research interests have been driven by my several years of experience in banking, insurance, small businesses, consulting and professional practice. My research engages with the sub-discipline of international business, enterprise and strategy focusing specifically on strategy, risk and resilience of multinational organizations. I serves as Chair of Scientific Committee for the Business Resilience Network – comprising of academics from South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, USA, United Kingdom, Botswana, Kenya, and Rwanda. I am also Chair of Fintech Innovation Network, Co-Chair of African Entrepreneurship Research Cluster, and Co-Chair of Development, Conflict and Development leading several team of researchers drawn from national and international standings.

I have an outstanding and sustained national and international research profile and recognition. For example, I have consistently published in many journals of international repute including Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal of General Management, Strategic Change, FIIB Business Review, Review of Management Literature, Journal of Emergency Management, International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters, etc. My standing in the global academic community is further reflected in my Editorship, International Board Member and Reviewer for several journals. I served as Associate Editor – Journal of Management & Organization (University of Cambridge Press); and Senior Consulting Editor – Review of Management Literature Journal (Emerald Publishing) as well as International Editorial Board Member/Reviewer – Journal of Management & Organization; Journal of General Management; Journal of Business Ethics; Multinational Business Review; FIIB Business Review; Global Business Review; Africa Journal of Management; Journal of Environmental Management; Technological Forecasting & Social Change; Management Decision; Development in Practice Business Perspectives and Research. I have published over 30 papers many in world leading academic journals.

My published works and recent projects span across risk/crisis management, business continuity, organizational resilience, crisis communication, entrepreneurship education, apprenticeship, ethical evaporation, fintech, strategy, entrepreneurship and innovation. Collectively, my research focuses on risk/crisis, resilience, management and entrepreneurship from an interdisciplinary perspective. I welcome PhD research proposals that align with these areas of research. My research has attracted several grants including Global Challenge Research Fund and produced high-quality outputs widely published in reputable international journals.

I have won several awards and was recently awarded Research Oscars: PGR Supervisor of the Year 2022; Award for Excellence in Research Supervision 2020; Early Career Researcher of the Year 2019; Future Research Leader’s Award 2019-2020; PGR Supervisor of the Year 2020 (Highly Commended) and nominated for the Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award 2019, 2020, & 2021. My teaching focuses on crisis, resilience and business continuity management, innovation, organisational management and strategy. I emphasized personal development and experiential learning approach to education and remain a firm believer in research impact and commercialisation of research and innovation.

I hold PhD in Strategy, Enterprise and Innovation, MSc (Distinction) in Risk Management, PGCert in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, BA (Hons) Global Business Management, HND (Distinction) in Risk Management/Insurance, HND in Safety/Security Management (Distinction), and OND (Distinction) in Insurance/Risk Management.

I am currently supervising a number of PhD/DBA students. I have examined several PhDs/DBAs and supervised PhDs to completion in my research areas.

The Centre for Enterprise and Innovation (CEI)
The Institute for Sustainable Economics

Selected Recent Papers:

1. Mafimisebi, O. P., Obembe, D., & Ogunsade, A. I. (2023). Planned, improvised or resilience: Small business owner-managers perception and response to crises in crisis-prone environments. Journal of General Management, 1-42.

2. Ogunmokun, O.C., Mafimisebi, O.P. & Obembe, D. (2023). Prospect theory and bank credit risk decision-making behaviour: a systematic literature review and future research agenda. SN Bus Econ 3, 90.  

3. Mafimisebi, O. P., & Ogunsade, A. I. (2022). Unlocking a Continent of Opportunity: Entrepreneurship and Digital Ecosystems for Value Creation in Africa. FIIB Business Review, 11(1), 11–22. https://doi.org/10.1177/23197145211018172 

4. Ogunmokun, O.C., Mafimisebi, O. and Obembe, D. (2022), "Bank lending behaviour and small enterprise debt financing", Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-02-2022-0043

5. Onwuegbuzie, H. N., Mafimisebi, O. P., Okupe, A., & Orighoyegha, E. (2022). Indigenous Knowledge and Africapitalism: An Unexploited Source for Sustainable Development. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, 8(2), 244–257.

6. Kehinde, W.O., ,  and Mafimisebi, O.P. (2022), "Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Value Creation: A Systematic Literature Review", Rana, S.,  and  (Ed.) Exploring the Latest Trends in Management Literature (Review of Management Literature, Vol. 1), Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 225-247. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2754-586520220000001012

7. Ojo, N. M.; Mafimisebi, O. P. & Arndt, F. (2022). Female Entrepreneurs’ Innovativeness in Digital Business Ecosystems. In Ed. Sabine Baumann, Handbook on Digital Business Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839107191.00017

8. Obembe, D., Kolade, O., Obembe, F., Owoseni, A., & Mafimisebi, O. (2021). Covid-19 and the tourism industry: an early stage sentiment analysis of the impact of social media and stakeholder communication. International Journal of Information Management Data Insights, 1(2), 100040.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jjimei.2021.100040

9. Onwuegbuzie, H. N., & Mafimisebi, O. P. (2021). Global Relevance of Scaling African Indigenous Entrepreneurship. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 166, 120629.

10. Mafimisebi, O. P., Obembe, D., & Aluko, O. (2020). Organization and product design pairings: A review of product innovation capabilities, conceptualization and future directions. Strategic Change, 29, 13-24.

11. Ojo, N. M., & Mafimisebi, O. P. (2020). Reviewing the Business of Non-Governmental Organizations in Africa Transformation. Advances in Environmental Accounting Management, 9, 20-35.

12. Mafimisebi, O.P. (2018). Risky business: Data on trading results for UK general insurance firms during and after the global financial crisis. Data in Brief 21, 2384-2389.

13. Mafimisebi, O. P., Nworie, I., & Hadleigh-Dunn, S. (2018). Resilience and learning from insurance firms: Dataset on British long-term insurance market performance. Data in Brief 21, 2360-2366.

14. Mafimisebi, O. P. & Thorne, S. (2017). Vandalism-Militancy Relationship: The Influence of Risk Perception and Moral Disengagement. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 35(3), 191-223.

15. Mafimisebi, O. P. (2016). Project Management Practice: Lessons Learned from Project Failures in Nigeria. European Journal of Business and Management, 8(1), 105-118.

16. Mafimisebi, O. P., & Ogbonna, O. C. (2016). Environmental Risk of Gas Flaring in Nigeria: Lessons from Chevron Nigeria and Ilaje Crisis. Journal of Environment and Earth Science, 6(3), 180-204.

17. Alotaibi, A. B., & Mafimisebi, O. P. (2016). Project Management Practice: Redefining Theoretical Challenges in the 21st Century. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 7(1), 93-99.

18. Ogbonna, O. C., & Mafimisebi, O. P. (2016). Treatment of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Drinking Water in Niger Delta, Nigeria Using Low-Cost Adsorbents (Coconut Shell). Journal of Civil and Environmental Research, 8(3), 129-146.

19. Mafimisebi, O. P & Thorne, S. (2015). Oil Terrorism-Militancy Link: Mediating Role of Moral Disengagement in Emergency and Crisis Management. Journal of Emergency Management, 13(5), 447-58.

Recent Book Chapters:

1. Olagboye, D. O., Mafimisebi, O. P., Obembe, D., & Beta, K. W. (2023). Natural resources, sustainable entrepreneurship and poverty reduction in resource-rich African countries – The missing link.  In: Adomako, S., Danso, A., & Boateng, A. (eds) Corporate Sustainability in Africa – Responsible Leadership, Opportunities, and Challenges. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.

2. Mafimisebi, O.P., Nyame-Asiamah, F. (2022). A New Look at Case Study Approach in African Entrepreneurship Research. In: Kolade, O., Rae, D., Obembe, D., Woldesenbet Beta, K. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of African Entrepreneurship. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75894-3_24

3. Alabi, M.O., Mafimisebi, O.P., Oladejo, S.O. (2022). The Nexus Between Nigerian Universities’ Entrepreneurship Training and Digital Technology: Influence on Graduates’ New Venture Creations. In: Kolade, O., Rae, D., Obembe, D., Woldesenbet Beta, K. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of African Entrepreneurship. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75894-3_10

4. Ojo, N. M.; Mafimisebi, O. P. & Arndt, F. (2022). Female Entrepreneurs’ Innovativeness in Digital Business Ecosystems. In: Baumann S. (eds) Handbook on Digital Business Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839107191.00017

5. Oladejo, S.O., & Mafimisebi, O.P. (2022). Risk Society as a Framework for Exploring Entrepreneurship Education in Nigeria. In: Kolade, O., Rae, D., Obembe, D., Woldesenbet Beta, K. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of African Entrepreneurship. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75894-3_9

6. Kolade, O., Mafimisebi, O., & Aluko, O. (2020). Beyond the farm gate: Can social capital help small-holders to overcome constraints in the agricultural value chain? In Osabuohien E., (Ed.). The Palgrave Handbook of Agricultural and Rural Development in Africa. London: Palgrave MacMillan.

7. Ogunsade, A. I., Murithi, W. K., & Mafimisebi, O. P. (2020). Institutional Determinants and Entrepreneurial Mindsets of University Educated Youths in Sub-Saharan Africa. In: Dobson, S., Jones, P., Agyapong, D., & Maas, G. (eds) Routledge Book – Enterprising Africa: Transformation Through Entrepreneurship (1^st ed.). London: Routledge https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429427725

8. Mafimisebi, O. P., & Thorne, S. (2017). Strategies for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management: Are Lessons from Past Disasters Actionable? In C., Kuel & C. N., Madu (ed.). Handbook of Disaster Risk Reduction & Management. London: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. 

1. Mafimisebi, O. P., Obembe, D., & Ogunsade, A. I. (2023). Planned, improvised or resilience: Small business owner-managers perception and response to crises in crisis-prone environments. Journal of General Management, 1-42.

2. Ogunmokun, O.C., Mafimisebi, O.P. & Obembe, D. (2023). Prospect theory and bank credit risk decision-making behaviour: a systematic literature review and future research agenda. SN Bus Econ 3, 90.  

3. Mafimisebi, O. P., & Ogunsade, A. I. (2022). Unlocking a Continent of Opportunity: Entrepreneurship and Digital Ecosystems for Value Creation in Africa. FIIB Business Review, 11(1), 11–22. https://doi.org/10.1177/23197145211018172

4. Ogunmokun, O.C., Mafimisebi, O. and Obembe, D. (2022), "Bank lending behaviour and small enterprise debt financing", Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-02-2022-0043

5. Onwuegbuzie, H. N., Mafimisebi, O. P., Okupe, A., & Orighoyegha, E. (2022). Indigenous Knowledge and Africapitalism: An Unexploited Source for Sustainable Development. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, 8(2), 244–257.

Strategy, Enterprise and Innovation

Risk Management, Business Continuity, Resilience and Crisis Management

Crisis Communication

Risk Governance and Risk Behavior

Fintech and innovation

Commercialisation of Research

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Resilience

Entrepreneurship Education

Risk Management; Crisis Management; Business Continuity Management; Innovation and Managing Change; Organisational Management and Strategy

FCMI, FHEA, PhD, MSc Risk Management (Distinction); PGCert Teaching & Learning in HE; BA (Hons) Global Business Management; HND Safety/Security Management (Distinction); HND Insurance/Risk Management (Distinction); ND Insurance/Risk Management (Distinction)

Managing and Leading Change; Innovation; Global Business Issues; Global Financial Issues; Organisational Management; Contemporary Business Issues; Global Contemporary Business Issues; Crisis and Business Continuity Management; Dissertation Supervisor in Dissertation PG; MBA Executive Company Projects; Doctoral Training Course on Case Study

PGR Supervisor of the Year 2022

Award for Excellence in Research Supervision 2020

PGR Supervisor of the Year 2020 (Highly Commended)

Nominated for Vice-Chancellor Distinguished Teaching Award (VCDTA), ºÚÁÏÍø, 2019; 2020 & 2021

Vice-Chancellor’s Future Research Leaders (FRL6) Award, ºÚÁÏÍø, 2019

Research Oscars: Early Career Researcher of the Year, Faculty of Business and Law, ºÚÁÏÍø, 2019

International/European Union (EU) Fund Award, University of Portsmouth, 2017

International/European Union (EU) Fund Award, University of Portsmouth, 2016

International/European Union (EU) Fund Award, University of Portsmouth, 2015

Vice-Chancellor Prize for Excellence in Learning and Student Experience, University of Portsmouth, 2015

Volunteering Award in Student Engagement and Participation, University of Portsmouth, 2015

International/European Union (EU) Fund Award, University of Portsmouth, 2014

Faculty Prize for Overall Best Student on MSc Risk Management, University of Portsmouth, 2013

Central Bank of Nigeria Prize on Entrepreneurship, Central Bank of Nigeria, 2008

Rector’s Prize for Best Graduating Risk Management Student, Rivers State Polytechnic, Nigeria, 2007

Overall Best Graduating Insurance/Risk Management Student, Rivers State Polytechnic, Nigeria, 2004

Faculty Head of Research; Faculty of Business and Law

Institute Head of Research Students: Centre for Enterprise and Innovation & Institute of Applied Economics and Social Value

Director of PhD Programme  - Business and Management Studies, Leicester Castle Business School

PG Research Coordinator - Department of Strategic Management & Marketing, Leicester Castle Business School

Academic Director, Fintech Innovation Network

Co-Founder of African Entrepreneurship Research Cluster

Board Member, Project Board for Enhancing PGR Outcomes

Chair, Faculty Doctoral Research Students Committee 

Board Member, University of Portsmouth Environment Network, UK (March 2015 –September 2017)

Board Member, University Research Degrees Committee, University of Portsmouth, UK (March 2015 – December 2017)

Module Leader, Business Continuity and Crisis Management (PG) 

Module Leader, Organisational Management (UG)

Fellow of Chartered Management Institute

Fellow of Higher Education Academy

Certified Management and Business Educator

Member of Africa Academy of Management

Member of Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria

Member of Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered)

Member of Institute of Strategic Management Nigeria

Member of Operational Research Society

CIIN Advanced Diploma in Insurance

CIIN Certificate in Insurance

CIIN Diploma in Insurance

Proficiency Certificate in Management

I have led and managed several portfolios of large projects across the global south (Africa) and do have an extensive network with several stakeholders including policymakers, NGOs, politicians, large businesses, SMEs, and local communities in Africa. Some recent projects include:

Mafimisebi, O. P. (2020). FinTech Innovation and Knowledge Exchange in Africa

Mafimisebi, O. P. et al. (2020). GRCF Climate Change, Remittance, and Resilience

Mafimisebi, O. P. (2019). GCRF entrepreneurial ecosystems and resilience of MSMEs in sub-Saharan Africa

Mafimisebi, O. P., Aluko, O., Arndt, F. (2019). GCRF Challenge-based entrepreneurship in emerging economies: The successful transition from a natural resource-based economy

1. Mafimisebi, O. P., Obembe, D., & Ogunsade, A. I. (2023). Planned, improvised or resilience: Small business owner-managers perception and response to crises in crisis-prone environments. Journal of General Management, 1-42.

2. Ogunmokun, O.C., Mafimisebi, O.P. & Obembe, D. (2023). Prospect theory and bank credit risk decision-making behaviour: a systematic literature review and future research agenda. SN Bus Econ 3, 90.  

3. Mafimisebi, O. P., & Ogunsade, A. I. (2022). Unlocking a Continent of Opportunity: Entrepreneurship and Digital Ecosystems for Value Creation in Africa. FIIB Business Review, 11(1), 11–22. https://doi.org/10.1177/23197145211018172

4. Ogunmokun, O.C., Mafimisebi, O. and Obembe, D. (2022), "Bank lending behaviour and small enterprise debt financing", Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-02-2022-0043

5. Onwuegbuzie, H. N., Mafimisebi, O. P., Okupe, A., & Orighoyegha, E. (2022). Indigenous Knowledge and Africapitalism: An Unexploited Source for Sustainable Development. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, 8(2), 244–257.

6. Kehinde, W.O., ,  and Mafimisebi, O.P. (2022), "Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Value Creation: A Systematic Literature Review", Rana, S.,  and  (Ed.) Exploring the Latest Trends in Management Literature (Review of Management Literature, Vol. 1), Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 225-247. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2754-586520220000001012

7. Ojo, N. M.; Mafimisebi, O. P. & Arndt, F. (2022). Female Entrepreneurs’ Innovativeness in Digital Business Ecosystems. In Ed. Sabine Baumann, Handbook on Digital Business Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839107191.00017

8. Obembe, D., Kolade, O., Obembe, F., Owoseni, A., & Mafimisebi, O. (2021). Covid-19 and the tourism industry: an early stage sentiment analysis of the impact of social media and stakeholder communication. International Journal of Information Management Data Insights, 1(2), 100040.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jjimei.2021.100040

9. Onwuegbuzie, H. N., & Mafimisebi, O. P. (2021). Global Relevance of Scaling African Indigenous Entrepreneurship. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 166, 120629. 

I have undertaken consultancies for several organizations and government agencies in the following areas:

Risk Management
Crisis Management
Organizational Resilience
Business Continuity
Fintech and Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Africa Management

I am available for consulting projects.

PhD Supervision:

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