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Dr Johnson O. Okeniyi

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As Module coordinator, I manage the development and delivery of the Sustainable Enterprise course at UWS London. I also liaise with other Module coordinators based at the UWS campus in Scotland. I have a wealth of knowledge and experience within the industry and the academia. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Management studies from Central University, Ghana, and a Master of Sciences in Project Management from Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. And a PhD in Business Management and Entrepreneurship from Abertay University, Dundee, Scotland UK. My PhD research developed Africa’s first model for sustainable partnership business local SMEs and Multinational companies. My areas of interests are strategic business innovation, sustainable development, project risk management, sustainability and strategic alliance, local SMEs and Multinational Businesses. As an academic, I have taught across different universities in the United Kingdom and in Africa. As former Director of PhD programs at Swiss Business School, Ghana, I managed over 60 PhD students within the Business and Management department. I have supervised about 20 PhD and DBA students around different research areas of management.

I have consulted for reputable organisations such as Volta River Authority and Coastal Development Authority Ghana. As Lead qualitative research consultant for CODA Ghana, I designed a five-year strategic plan to promote rapid development across the six coastal regions in Ghana. Furthermore, I have worked as a Logistics Project Manager for Nestle’s largest local logistics contractor in Nigeria, managing International contractual bids on platforms such as Ariba, Jaggaer bid and Transporeon procurement bids. I have also worked as lead consultant on crisis management related matters.

As an academic, I was awarded the best presentation at BASAANA 2017 conference, held at Exeter University, England. I have published a couple of papers in reputable journals and presented at several business management conferences. I have benefited from EU government funded trainings, such as the Academy of Global Governance Executive Training Programme organised in Florence, Italy 2018.

As an academic, I was awarded the best presentation at BASAANA 2017 conference, held at Exeter University, England. I have published a couple of papers in reputable journals and presented at several business management conferences. I have benefited from EU government funded trainings, such as the Academy of Global Governance Executive Training Programme organised in Florence, Italy 2018.

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