Dr Olatunji Adekoya Phd., MBA, BSc., FHEA
Senior Lecturer
Summary
Dr. Olatunji Adekoya is a Senior Lecturer of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management (OBHRM) at Sheffield Hallam University. I obtained my PhD, specialising in Human Resource Management, at the University of East London, United Kingdom. Before joining Sheffield Hallam University, I also lectured at the University of East London and the University of West London. I also worked as a training consultant and facilitator at the London Corporate Advantage Consulting.
My key research examines HRM in local and international contexts, with a strong focus on work-life balance, organisational flexibility and employment relations.
About
Qualifications
- PhD: University of East London, United Kingdom (specialising in Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour)
- Diploma: Harvard Business School (Business Analytics)
- MBA: University of Wales Trinity Saint David, United Kingdom (Business Administration)
- BSc: University of Lagos, Nigeria (Economics)
Professional Qualifications/Membership of Professional Bodies
- Fellow: Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- Fellow: Institute of Administrative Management (FInstAM)
- Fellow: Institute of Leadership and Management (FInstLM)
- Member: British Academy of Management (BAM)
- Member: Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
- Member: Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Teaching Expertise
- Human Resource Management
- Organisational Behaviour
- Strategic Management
- Business Management
- Leadership and Sustainability
Key Research Interests
- Work-Life Balance
- HRM and Sustainability
- Organisational Flexibility
- Employment Relations
- Employee Wellbeing
Senior Lecturer
Teaching
College of Business, Technology and Engineering
Publications
Journal articles
Adekoya, O., Mordi, C., Ajonbadi, H., & Weifeng, C. (2023). Implications of algorithmic management on careers and employment relationships in the gig economy – a developing country perspective. Information Technology and People. http://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-01-2023-0064
Mordi, C., Ajonbadi, H., & Adekoya, O. (2023). Technology infiltration: permeable boundaries and work-life spillover experiences among academics in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic. Personnel Review. http://doi.org/10.1108/pr-10-2022-0693
Mordi, C., Ajonbadi, H.A., Adekoya, O., & Oruh, E.S. (2023). An Exploration of the Practices of Locational Flexibility in Developing Economies: Insights from the Nigerian Higher Education Sector. Employee Relations. http://doi.org/10.1108/ER-09-2021-0423
Mordi, T., Adisa, T.A., Adekoya, O., Sani, K.F.F., Mordi, C., & Akhtar, M.N. (2023). A comparative study of the worklife balance experiences and coping mechanisms of Nigerian and British single student-working mothers. Career Development International. http://doi.org/10.1108/CDI-10-2022-0280
Sani, K., Adisa, T., Adekoya, O., & Oruh, E. (2022). Digital onboarding and employee outcomes: empiricalevidence from the UK. Management Decision. http://doi.org/10.1108/MD-11-2021-1528
Adisa, T.A., Antonacopoulou, E., Beauregard, T.A., Dickmann, M., & Adekoya, O.D. (2022). Exploring the impact of COVID‐19 on employees’ boundary management and work–life balance. British Journal of Management. http://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12643
Adekoya, O.D., Adisa, T.A., & Aiyenitaju, O. (2022). Going forward: remote working in the post-COVID-19 era. Employee Relations. http://doi.org/10.1108/ER-04-2021-0161
Akanji, B., Mordi, C., Ajonbadi, H., & Adekoya, O. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on the work–life balance of working mothers: evidence from Nigerian academics. Personnel Review. http://doi.org/10.1108/pr-08-2020-0636
Adisa, T.A., Gbadamosi, G., & Adekoya, O.D. (2021). Gender apartheid: The challenges of breaking into “man's world”. Gender, Work & Organization, 28 (6), 2216-2234. http://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12736
Adisa, T.A., Aiyenitaju, O., & Adekoya, O.D. (2021). The work–family balance of British working women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Work-Applied Management, 13 (2), 241-260. http://doi.org/10.1108/jwam-07-2020-0036
Adisa, T.A., Ogbonnaya, C., & Adekoya, O.D. (2021). Remote working and employee engagement: a qualitative study of British workers during the pandemic. Information Technology & People. http://doi.org/10.1108/itp-12-2020-0850
Adisa, T.A., Adekoya, O.D., & Okoya, O. (2021). Modern-day slavery? The work-life conflict of domestic workers in Nigeria. Gender in Management: An International Journal, 36 (4), 519-535. http://doi.org/10.1108/gm-02-2020-0054
Akanji, B., Mordi, C., Ajonbadi, H., & Adekoya, O.D. (2021). Exploring cultural values in conflict management: a qualitative study of university heads of departments. Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, 16 (2), 350-369. http://doi.org/10.1108/qrom-06-2020-1953
Adisa, T.A., Adekoya, O.D., & Sani, K.F. (2021). Stigma hurts: exploring employer and employee perceptions of tattoos and body piercings in Nigeria. Career Development International, 26 (2), 217-237. http://doi.org/10.1108/cdi-09-2020-0239
Adekoya, O.D., Ajonbadi, H.A., Okorie, G.I., & Jimoh, I.O. (2021). Beyond the call of duty: realities of work-life balance in the United Arab Emirates education sector. International Journal of Business and Society, 22 (1), 131-145. http://doi.org/10.33736/ijbs.3166.2021
Conference papers
Adekoya, O. (2023). Sexual Orientation Discrimination at the Entrance Gate of Employment: A Case of LGBT in Nigeria. In British Academy of Management, University of Sussex, UK, 4 September 2023 - 6 September 2023. British Academy of Management: https://www.bam.ac.uk/events-landing/bam2023-conference.html
Adekoya, O. (2023). Managing from Home: The Future of Work, Workers, and Organisations. In British Academy of Management, University of Sussex, UK, 4 September 2023 - 6 September 2023. British Academy of Management: https://www.bam.ac.uk/events-landing/bam2023-conference.html
Adekoya, O. (2023). The work-life balance of working mothers in Nigeria: the moderating role of culture. In British Academy of Management, University of Sussex, 4 September 2023 - 6 September 2023. British Academy of Management: https://www.bam.ac.uk/events-landing/bam2023-conference.html
Adekoya, O. (2023). The Role of Green HRM in Promoting Occupational Health and Environmental Sustainability in Nigeria (Abstract only). Academy of Management Proceedings, 2023 (1). http://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.14860abstract
Adekoya, O. (2023). The Link between Work-Life Balance and Employee Engagement: A Case Study of the Nigerian Armed Forces. In Academy of African Business and Development Conference, University of East London, United Kingdom, 18 May 2023 - 20 May 2023.
Adekoya, O. (2022). Consolidating the Gains and Overcoming the Barriers of Algorithmic Management in the Gig Economy – A Developing Country Perspective. In British Academy of Management, 2022 - 2 September 2022.
Adekoya, O. (2022). Labour Market Segmentation and the Rise of Platform Workers in Global Production Networks in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for Work and Employment in Nigeria. In Global Conference on International Human Resource Management, St John's University, USA, 19 May 2022 - 21 May 2022.
Adekoya, O. (2021). Responsible Management in the Post COVID-19 Era: Promoting Work-Life Balance through Social Sustainability and Green HRM. In British Academy of Management, Online, 2021 - 3 September 2021.
Book chapters
Adekoya, O., Ajonbadi, H., & Mordi, C. (2023). An Introduction: The Nature and Determinants of Work-Life Balance. In Work-Life Balance in Africa: A Critical Approach. Palgrave Macmillan (Springer)
Adekoya, O. (2023). Work-Life Balance Experiences in the Algerian Health Sector: A Work-Life Border Theory Perspective. In Work-Life Balance in Africa: A Critical Approach. Palgrave Macmillan (Springer)
Ajonbadi, H., Olawoyin, F.S., & Adekoya, O. (2023). The anathema of digital divide in the Nigerian higher education: Lessons from the pandemic. In Nayak, B.S., & Appleford, K. (Eds.) Beyond the Pandemic Pedagogy of Managerialism Exploring the Limits of Online Teaching and Learning. (pp. 189-208). Springer Nature: http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40194-7_10
Adekoya, O. (2023). Green Human Resource Management: An Introduction. In Global Perspectives on Green HRM: Highlighting Practices Across the World. Springer
Adekoya, O. (2023). The Role of Green Human Resource Management in Promoting Occupational Health and Environmental Sustainability in Nigeria. In Global Perspectives on Green HRM: Highlighting Practices Across the World. Springer
Adekoya, O. (2023). Impact of Green HRM Practices on Employees’ Pro-Environmental Behaviour in the United Kingdom. In Global Perspectives on Green HRM: Highlighting Practices Across the World. Palgrave Macmillan
Adekoya, O. (2023). Work-Life Balance Among Medical Doctors in Public Hospitals in Algeria. In Managing Human Resources in Africa - A Critical Approach. Springer
Adekoya, O. (2023). Challenges of Adopting and Implementing Green Human Resource Management Practice: The Perspectives of Organisational Culture and Political Commitment in Nigeria. In Managing Human Resources in Africa - A Critical Approach. Springer
Adekoya, O. (2023). International HRM Practices in Africa: The Implications of Chinese Firms Operating in Africa. In Managing Human Resources in Africa - A Critical Approach. Springer
Adekoya, O. (2023). Exploring the impacts of transformational leadership on transformational teaching in higher education: Empirical evidence from Kuwait. In Makua, M., & Akinlolu, M. (Eds.) Sustaining Higher Education Through Resource Allocation, Learning Design Models, and Academic Development. IGI Global: http://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7059-6.ch008
Adekoya, O. (2023). The Realities of Social Dialogue and Trade Unions in Morocco. In Employee Relations and Trade Unions in Africa: A Critical Approach. Springer
Adekoya, O. (2023). Academic Entrepreneurship in Promoting Economic and Societal Developments. In Academic Entrepreneurship in Nigeria: A Book of Reading. University of Abuja Press
Adekoya, O. (2022). The Acceptance and Practicality of Digital HRM in Nigeria. In HRM in the Global South A Critical Perspective. Springer Nature
Adekoya, O. (2021). The Myth and the Reality of Work-Life Balance in Nigeria. In Work-Life Interface: Non-Western Perspectives. Springer Nature
Books
Adekoya, O.D., Mordi, C., & Ajonbadi, H.A. (2023). Global Perspectives on Green HRM Highlighting Practices Across the World. Palgrave Macmillan.
Ajonbadi, H.A., Mordi, C., & Adekoya, O.D. (2023). Work-Life Balance in Africa A Critical Approach. Palgrave Macmillan.
Mordi, C., Ajonbadi, H.A., Adekoya, O.D., & Adisa, T.A. (2023). Managing Human Resources in Africa A Critical Approach. Palgrave Macmillan.
Mordi, C., Ajonbadi, H.A., & Adekoya, O.D. (2023). Employee Relations and Trade Unions in Africa A Critical Approach. Palgrave Macmillan.