Title: Professor

Name: Olufemi Olabode OLAYEMI

Position: Professor

Personal Statement

I am a business coach and mentor to many upcoming young entrepreneurs and role model to several students at both undergraduate and post graduate (M.Sc. & Ph.D.) levels. My research, teaching and consulting experiences spanned across twenty three (23) years in both private and public organizations. My area of expertise focus on entrepreneurial creativity and innovations, strategic & change management, family-owned businesses and succession planning, youth and women empowerment with keen interest in Agro-allied businesses. I have contributed to numerous books and scholarly articles in both local and international reputable journals. As a result-oriented personality, I am determined to create positive impact in my immediate environment. I have passion for community focused projects and always willing to add values to humanities.

Position, Scientific Appointment and Honours

1. Mike Adenuga (Jnr.) Endowed Professorial Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies, Department of Business Administration, University of Lagos, May 01, 2025 till date
2. Coordinator, Master of Business Administration (MBA) Programme, University of Lagos. August 1^st, 2024 till date.
3. Board Member, School of Post Graduate Studies, University of Lagos, 2019 till 2021.
4. Member, Senate of The University of Lagos, Akoka –Yaba, April, 2022-2024
5. International Travels Grant by (ICSB) to attend and present paper at the 56^th International Council for Small Business (ICSB).  Held in Stockholm, Sweden 15^th -18^th of June, 2011
6. Coordinator, Post Graduate Diploma (Business Administration) Department of Business Administration, University of Lagos, Akoka-Yaba, 2021 till 2023.

Selected Most Recent Publications /Contributions to Knowledge

1. Adeeyo, D. A., Olayemi, O. O. & Okonji, P. S., (2025) Role modelling, fear of failure, and entrepreneurial intentions: A study of female undergraduates in Lagos State, Nigeria Abuja Journal of Business and Management (AJBAM), UNIABUJA, 3(1), pp. 103-115. Https://doi.org/10.7118/ajbam-01-2025-92
2. Olayemi, O. O., & Gbadamosi, T. O., (2024). Heir apparent preparedness and selected family business sustainability in Lagos State, Nigeria. FACTA Series Economics and Organisation, University of Niš, Faculty of Economics Trgkralja Aleksandra 11,Niš, Republic of Serbia, http://casopisi.junis.ni.ac.rs/index.php/FUEconOrg, Vol. 21, No. 1, Pp. 1-14, March 28,
3. Ononye , U. H., Olayemi, O. O., & Abiegbe, A., (2024), Work conditions factors and employees engagement: The mediating role of psychological capital, Journal of Management and Entrepreneurship, Petra Christian University, Indonesia,
4. https://jurnalmanajemen.petra.ac.id/index.php/man/article/view/27438 Vol., 26, No. 1, ISSN 1411-1438 print/ ISSN 2338-8234 online, https://doi.org/10.9744/jmk.26.1.1-12
5. Shomoye-Olusi, M. A., Olayemi, O. O. & Okonji, P. S., (2024) Managerial competencies and the Small and Medium Enterprises’ Performance in Lagos State, Nigeria FUOYE Journal of Finance and Contemporary, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Volume 6, Issue 1: pp. 82-96,
6. Olayemi, O. O., Okonji, S. P., Olusi-Shomoye, A. M., & Adeeyo, D., (2023), Succession planning and gender conflicting issues in Nigerian family business setting. African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Nairobi, Kenya 2, No.1, pp. 18-28, ISSN 3005-7256, https://uonjournals.uonbi.ac.ke/ojs/index.php/ajein

Collaborators/ Network

1. Visiting Research Scholar, University of West of Scotland in Paisley, Scotland- UK (July, 2012 – September, 2012).
2. Secretary, Young Entrepreneurs of Nigeria (YEN), 2016 till date