Oluwaseun Kolade

De Montfort University | DMU · Department of Management & Entrepreneurship

By spurring trade, the level of income and consumption and production increase, which consequently causes a more polluted environment. As global economic integration escalates, the possibility of contention becomes more translucent. The foundation of this article is based on the Ricardian model regarding consumption and production pollution functio...

This systematic review brings together the collection of recent scholarly outputs on the disruptive impact of digital transformation on the work. This paper draws from a sample of 68 outputs from 2011 to 2022. We identify three key theoretical perspectives: socio-technical systems theory, skill-biased technological change, and political economy of...

Scholars and practitioners have highlighted the importance of digital innovations in the drive towards a circular plastic economy. Therefore this paper investigates the role of digital innovators and the public's response to digital innovations on the African continent. The study draws from four focus groups, and cross-sectional surveys of 33 digit...

Objectives: Although cancer of the cervix is a preventable disease and services associated to cervical cancer screening has proven to drastically reduce morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to investigate the impact of women’s knowledge, perception and attitude towards Cervical Cancer Screening in South West Nigeria. There is low uptake of Cer...

The protracted disruption of Covid-19 pandemic on global supply chains has renewed calls for a new model of manufacturing that removes the need for centralised high-volume production and large inventory stocking. Drawing ideas from the Triple Helix model of university-industry-government innovation, this paper analyses the prospects for a 3D manufa...

This paper examines the role of social capital on livelihood outcomes of households forcibly displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in Northeast Nigeria. Drawing from in-depth interviews of 21 respondents and a cross-sectional survey of 810 household heads across 12 locations in Northeast Nigeria, the study finds that social capital provides a chan...

The paper analyzes the current state of plastic value chains in Africa and the potential of digital innovations adopted by African entrepreneurs to contributing to a circular plastic economy. We provide an overview of plastic waste trade to African countries and an assessment of existing digital solutions that can support the transition to a circul...

This paper uses the special context of the Kenyan encampment policy to interrogate the role of social capital as a driver of resourcing for entrepreneurial action in the resource-constrained environment of refugee entrepreneurship in Kenya This paper takes conceptual and case study approaches to investigate how refugees deploy social capital to agg...

This book brings together empirical insights and case studies from various countries across the sub-regions to illuminate contextual peculiarities and common theoretical and practical insights that can inform policy and practice. These are explored within the framework of the following thematic sections: institutional environments and entrepreneuri...

This chapter draws from in-depth interviews of 15 respondents to interrogate the transformations of social capital among forcibly displaced peoples in Northeast Nigeria, and how the resulting formations of new networks has facilitated new entrepreneurship opportunities for livelihood recovery for the displaced populations. The chapter proposes a ne...

Inspired by the concept of entrepreneurship as a fundamental human right, this chapter interrogates the readiness of African states for entrepreneurial activity open to all. Given the scale of economic, demographic, political and environmental challenges facing African countries, exacerbated by the Coronavirus pandemic, it asks if the scale of ambi...

Against the backdrop of a Nigerian government directive to make entrepreneurship education compulsory in Nigeria's higher education institutions, this chapter assesses the current state of entrepreneurship education provision and how a new model of partnership between university, industry and public sector stakeholders can facilitate improved deliv...

The United Nations High Commission for Refugee (UNHCR) reports that there are 25.9 million refugees and 70.8 million forcibly displaced people in the world today, and only a small fraction are able to return to their former homes (UNHCR 2020). Despite the severe difficulties and trauma associated with forced displacement, refugees often harness soc...

The paper proposes a new model of entrepreneurship education that seeks to bridge theory, policy and practice by bringing together university actors with industry and policy makers to aggregate resources and compliment one another in the design and delivery of entrepreneurship education.

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the sub-dimensions of the learning experiences sources of self-efficacy and outcome expectations of social cognitive career theory (SCCT) in the domain of entrepreneurship. The validation process was done in three phases. The first phase was the item generation and expert reviews of the items. I...

Against the backdrop of debates and rising public sentiments against "Big Tech", this paper takes a conceptual approach to explore the possibilities for blockchain technologies to disrupt the governance of the sharing economy value chains. Unlike centralised trust systems employed by multi-sided digital platforms, blockchains employs a decentralise...

This paper examines the relationship between spiritual capital and social entrepreneurship. Spiritual capital is defined as a set of intangible, transcendent resources that people draw from their religious beliefs or spiritual experiences (Kolade et al., 2019). Entrepreneurship is, at its core, a resource-driven endeavour. As a result, there is a s...

This paper examines tourist public responses to crisis communications during the early stages of Covid-19. Using the social-mediated crisis communication model, the paper explores the key factors that influence public sentiments during nascent periods of the crisis. The choice of data collection dates was determined by key milestones events with si...

This article presents the findings of an integrative literature review (ILR) of studies conducted in a 10-year period from 2010 to 2020 covering the contribution of Black African Migrant Women (BAMW) Entrepreneurs in the host country and sustain family in the home country. Furthermore, it highlights the psychological impact of pressure to earn a li...

The paper draws from two case studies of tech hubs in Nigeria and Kenya to investigate the importance of business models to the hubs’ viability and sustainability as economic and social agents. Adopting the triple-layered business model of economic, social and environmental value creation, the study finds that the advanced, and growing, technologic...

This study draws on institutional theory to examine the role of institutional environments in the formation of entrepreneurial venture creation decision (VCD) among university students. The aim was to determine how the institutional context influences individual entrepreneurial capability, and mindset for entrepreneurial career. We adopted an explo...

Societal demands for innovations to address market opportunities while simultaneously generating positive human capability impacts has radically transformed how innovation is organised. This new turn has focused attention of scholars, policy makers, and practitioners to exploring the potential of Joint University-Industry Laboratories (JUIL) to gen...

This comprehensive handbook offers a state-of-the-art guide to new frontiers of African entrepreneurship. Written from a Pan-African perspective by a cast of international authors, the book addresses the rapid modernisation and evolution of African entrepreneurship and business practices. It maps new developments in entrepreneurial ecosystems, tech...

This paper investigates the impact of risk governance and market competition on banks' operational risk disclosure (ORD) quality (total and voluntary), in ASEAN-5 (Association of South East Asia Nations) banking sector. Using 285 firm-years observations encompassing the period 2010-2014 for risk governance indexes, we investigate the moderating eff...

I was going to write about the fourth industrial revolution, and how the ongoing digital transformation of the global economy presents Nigeria with a unique opportunity to rewrite the modern history of the African continent by unleashing the creative energy and entrepreneurial ingenuity of its teeming youth population. I thought that would be quite...

This paper investigated the relationship between entrepreneurial training , entrepreneurial skills and new venture performance in Northern Nigeria where, in recent years, Boko Haram terrorist insurgency has precipitated a severe humanitarian crisis and a high level of disruption to economic activities. The study is based on a new survey data from a...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to build on the research-supported view that interactions between top and middle management enhances effective implementation of organizational strategies by exploring the role of internal actors in driving organizational strategy at the intersection between strategy formulation and strategy implementation. Des...

Do-it-Yourself tech hubs in Africa are challenging the dominance of traditional universities as sites of knowledge production. We adopt the theory of the new production of knowledge to explore how these hubs' transdisciplinary, heterarchical and boundary-spanning approach enables them to more efficiently generate innovative solutions in direct resp...

Do-it-Yourself tech hubs in Africa are challenging the dominance of traditional universities as sites of knowledge production. Adopting the theory of the new production of knowledge, we explore how these hubs' transdisciplinary, hierarchical and boundary-spanning approach enables them to more efficiently generate innovative solutions in direct resp...

This toolkit aims to support the building up of case studies that show the impact of project activities aiming to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. The case studies respond to the challenge of understanding what kinds of interventions work in the Southern African region, where, and why. The toolkit has a specific focus on entrepreneurial eco...

This toolkit aims to support the building up of case studies that show the impact of project activities aiming to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. The case studies respond to the challenge of understanding what kinds of interventions work in the Southern African region, where, and why.

The growing scale and persistence of humanitarian crises constitute a critical problem for nation-states, aid organizations, and crisis-affected people around the world. Many in the fields of disaster response and humanitarian aid continue to focus on material aid, providing essential supplies and services during these crises, followed by restorati...

In the past few decades, there has been a significant increase in the rate of forced displacement, often precipitated by persecution, civil wars, terrorism, transborder conflicts, as well as natural disasters. The United Nations High Commission for Refugee (UNHCR) reports that there are 25.4 million refugees and 68.5 million forcibly displaced peop...

Changing social and economic drivers for refugees warrants self-reliance and integration between refugees and host communities. Social capital and access to market and infrastructure are key in achieving this. This paper examines refugee entrepreneurship in Kenya and its importance in targeting social as well as economic goals. Specifically, we exa...

Increasingly, businesses in the 21st century have to grapple with the challenges of operating in turbulent environments characterised by market volatility, political instability, and terrorism. These challenges are relevant to developing countries, where institutional weaknesses exacerbate environmental turbulence; and developed countries, where, f...

A collection of six papers presented at a workshop on forced displacement in Nigeria in July 2019.

Purpose Against the backdrop of falling standards and failing government policies in the education sector in Nigeria, this paper aimed to investigate how and why non-state actors can make a significant impact on the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals for universal basic education (UBE). Design/methodology/approach This study draws from s...

The agricultural sector is typically the biggest employer of labour in most African countries, yet it is also typically the most under-capitalised and most neglected by policy makers. While a number of studies have highlighted the positive impact of innovations on farm productivity, increased productivity does not necessarily lead to improved incom...

Description Conference Theme: Frontiers of African Entrepreneurship Venue: De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom Date: 13th and 14th June 2019 Registration Details Conference fee: £250 (discounted rates available for PhD students) Abstract submission: 16th January to 1st March 2019. Registration opens: 18th February 2019 Full pa...

This study identifies respondents’ level of vulnerability, coping capacity and resilience in order to investigate how they bounce back to be disaster resilient after being affected by cyclone Sidr 2007 and Aila 2009 in Bangladesh. Through evaluating the key theory of sustainable and resilient community framework, the synthesis of literature, and em...

The aim of this paper is to identify policies of climate governance and to investigate to what extent are those policies contributing to increasing resilience among cyclone Sidr and Aila affected areas of coastal Bangladesh.

The Boko Haram insurgency has remained the single major security threat to peace, stability and development in the Lake Basin and its fringes. The countries sharing common boundaries along the Lake Chad continue to grapple with security challenges resulting from the insurgency. The immediate effect of the terrorist activities was population displac...

Manufacturing and services SMEs in Africa face challenges and constraints exacerbated by ineffectual government policies, environmental turbulence and the near-absence of institutional support. This study investigates if informal linkages and formal cooperation are helping firms to overcome constraints to uptake of technological innovations in Nige...

This study draws on structured interviews of 285 villagers and semi‐structured interviews of 20 key stakeholders to investigate the effectiveness of resourcing for post‐disaster housing reconstruction in Bangladesh. Through evaluating post‐disaster housing reconstruction theories and approaches, the synthesis of literature and empirical fieldwork,...

Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how a new entrepreneurship educationintervention offered at conflict-ridden Maiduguri, Nigeria, is having transformative impacts through new venture creation and poverty reduction. Design/methodology/approach: The paper adopts a single case study approach, drawing from in-depth interviews o...

Purpose: Against the background of growing concerns that development interventions can sometimes be a zero-sum game, this paper examines the unintended consequences of microfinance for women empowerment in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach: The study employs a participatory mixed-method approach including household questionnaire surveys, focus gr...

Land use is a major source of conflicts and instability in sub-Saharan Africa. As the population significantly increased and urbanisation picked up pace since the turn of the millennium, there is greater demand and stiffer competition for land by various stakeholders including small-holder farmers, large commercial farms, pastoralists, non-farm ind...

This study investigates the effectiveness of resourcing in post-disaster housing reconstruction with reference to Cyclone Sidr and Aila in Bangladesh. Through evaluating post-disaster housing reconstruction theories and approaches, the synthesis of literature, and empirical fieldwork, this research develops a dynamic theoretical framework that move...

Herdsmen-farmers' relations have had a big impact on West African history, leading to revolutionary changes in the 19th-century when some old regimes were upended. In the subsequent two centuries specifically in Northern Nigeria, the new regime maintained law and order through a system that successfully regulated farming and herding. Following the...

In this paper we use interview data to demonstrate the efficacy of training as a mechanism of knowledge transfer of entrepreneurship education within a conflict environment. In particular, we found that entrepreneurship education is indeed a vital component that impacts the entrepreneurial knowledge and skills acquisition as well as the entrepreneu...

Short abstract: Against the backdrop of failing government policies in the education sector in Nigeria, this paper investigates how and why non-state actors, especially religious organisations, can make significant impact towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals for Universal Basic Education. Long abstract Following a period of sust...

This study examines the impact of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial skills and performance of new ventures in a conflict environment. The paper draws on in-depth interviews and survey data of training participants in Northern Nigerian cities of Maiduguri and Kano, epicentres of Boko Haram insurgency. The regression models indicate that...

Public lecture presented at the annual parliamentary lecture of the (Nigerian) National Association of Oyo Students in December 2015

Invited talk presented at the University of Birmingham on the occasion of the annual lecture organised by the Nigerian Students Society

Diffusion studies in sub-Saharan Africa have typically focused on the impact of traditional adoption factors on uptake of technological innovations. This study draws on semi-structured interviews of rural farmers and in-depth interviews of stakeholders in southwest Nigeria to examine the impact of institutional factors on the success of technologic...

The underutilization of agriculture in Nigeria with attendant low yield per hectare is generally attributed to lack of innovation to cope with the challenges of climate change and land degradation. In this study, using information from 326 farmers in south-west Nigeria, we examined the relative impact of cooperative membership compared with the eff...

Social capital has been identified as an important factor influencing successful uptake of technological innovations among small-scale, rural farmers in developing countries. This study draws on descriptive statistics and regression analysis of data obtained from 325 farmers in southwest Nigeria to examine the effectiveness of social capital mobili...

Weeks’ Centre Seminar Series, London South Bank University

Palm kernel wastes produced from small and medium-scale industries pose a serious environmental problem in Nigeria. A portion of these wastes is used as feed supple-ments for livestock but most are disposed off by burning in the industry for heating purposes. This practice is an environmental concern and the byproduct ash is also a problem which ne...