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The Impact of Climate Action on the Financial Performance of Food, Grocery, and Supermarket Retailers in the UK (2024)
Journal Article
Olarewaju, T., Dani, S., Obeng-Fosu, C., Olarewaju, T., & Jabbar, A. (2024). The Impact of Climate Action on the Financial Performance of Food, Grocery, and Supermarket Retailers in the UK. Sustainability, 16(5), Article 1785. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16051785

We examined the impact of climate action on the financial performance of eleven food, grocery, and supermarket retailers listed on the London Stock Exchange from 2013 to 2022. Our findings reveal a positive association between the climate mitigation... Read More about The Impact of Climate Action on the Financial Performance of Food, Grocery, and Supermarket Retailers in the UK.

Financial Capability and its Effect on Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Case Study of University Students (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Dalziel, N., Olarewaju, T., Mcluskie, P., & Do, H. (2023, November). Financial Capability and its Effect on Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Case Study of University Students. Paper presented at ISBE (Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship), Birmingham, UK

This paper studies the role of financial capability in helping to form entrepreneurial intention by focusing on undergraduate students studying in UK Higher Education (HE). Our research has policy implications about how enterprise and entrepreneurshi... Read More about Financial Capability and its Effect on Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Case Study of University Students.

Entrepreneurship as a Route out of Poverty: A Focus on Women and Minority Ethnic Groups (2023)
Book
Olarewaju, T. (2023). Entrepreneurship as a Route out of Poverty: A Focus on Women and Minority Ethnic Groups. (1). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38359-5

This book examines how entrepreneurship can be used as a tool to escape poverty. With relevance for both SDG 1: ‘No Poverty,’ and SDG 8: ‘Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for... Read More about Entrepreneurship as a Route out of Poverty: A Focus on Women and Minority Ethnic Groups.

Impact of the Increasing Adoption of a Commercial Approach on Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Sherpa, S., Olarewaju, T., & Egbe, I. (2023). Impact of the Increasing Adoption of a Commercial Approach on Microfinance Institutions (MFIs). . https://doi.org/10.5465/amproc.2023.10433abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact on the performance of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) by their increasing adoption of a commercial approach. The generalised method of moments (GMM) has been applied to analyse data from 2,102 MFIs... Read More about Impact of the Increasing Adoption of a Commercial Approach on Microfinance Institutions (MFIs).

How Ethnic Minority SME Owners in the UK Can Create Value Amid Informal Institutional Voids (2023)
Journal Article
Olarewaju, T., & Tamvada, P. (2023). How Ethnic Minority SME Owners in the UK Can Create Value Amid Informal Institutional Voids. Journal of Creating Value, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/23949643231168484

This paper shows that the COVID-19 pandemic exposed informal institutional voids that exist for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) business owners in the United Kingdom. Based on a primary database of surveys and semi-structured interviews, the... Read More about How Ethnic Minority SME Owners in the UK Can Create Value Amid Informal Institutional Voids.

A Comprehensive Model for Developing SME Net Zero Capability Incorporating Grey Literature (2023)
Journal Article
Olarewaju, T., Dani, S., & Jabbar, A. (2023). A Comprehensive Model for Developing SME Net Zero Capability Incorporating Grey Literature. Sustainability, 15(5), 4459 - 4459. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15054459

SMEs collectively account for a significant proportion of greenhouse gas emissions and so there is a need for urgent action to be taken by SMEs in the journey to achieve net zero. In this article, we provide a comprehensive conceptual framework for S... Read More about A Comprehensive Model for Developing SME Net Zero Capability Incorporating Grey Literature.

Autumn statement 2022: experts react (2022)
Digital Artefact
Tomlinson, P., Imsirovic, A., Donaldson, C., Alexiadou, D., Midgley, G., Ingham, H., …Olarewaju, T. (2022). Autumn statement 2022: experts react. [Blog style article and interview]

Generalised Trust and Relation Centrism for Corruption as Perceived by Firms (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Olarewaju, T., Tamvada, J., & McDowall-Emefiele, S. (2022). Generalised Trust and Relation Centrism for Corruption as Perceived by Firms. . https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2022.58

We investigate the role of generalised trust and relation centrism for corruption as perceived by 16,785 firms in 20 lower- and middle-income countries. This quantitative empirical research demonstrates that higher levels of family centrism and gener... Read More about Generalised Trust and Relation Centrism for Corruption as Perceived by Firms.

Perceived Selective Incivility and Relational Trust for BAME SMEs during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)
Journal Article
Olarewaju, T., & Tamvada, J. (2022). Perceived Selective Incivility and Relational Trust for BAME SMEs during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2022(1), https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2022.14346abstract

The purpose of this article is to examine if perceptions of selective incivility reported by BAME SME owners were associated with a different relational trust preference compared to White SME owners, as they all engaged in external bricolage to navig... Read More about Perceived Selective Incivility and Relational Trust for BAME SMEs during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

How Hybrid Learning Can Enhance the Student Experience and Teaching Outcomes in the Wake of COVID-19: A Case Study of a Business School in the United Kingdom (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Zhao, F., Fashola, O., Olarewaju, T., Moran, F., Dobson, P., Reszka, M., & Mitchell, K. (2022). How Hybrid Learning Can Enhance the Student Experience and Teaching Outcomes in the Wake of COVID-19: A Case Study of a Business School in the United Kingdom. In Eurasian Business and Economics Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94672-2_5

COVID-19 is reshaping the delivery of higher education on a global scale. With universities closing their campuses, online and remote learning has become a necessity. This article reports on the research findings on various initiatives taken by a bus... Read More about How Hybrid Learning Can Enhance the Student Experience and Teaching Outcomes in the Wake of COVID-19: A Case Study of a Business School in the United Kingdom.

Smart city research: A holistic and state-of-the-art literature review (2021)
Journal Article
Olarewaju. (2021). Smart city research: A holistic and state-of-the-art literature review. Cities, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2021.103406

This literature review provides a systematic review of smart city research between 2000 and 2019. The aim of the review is to provide a comprehensive picture of the state-of-the-art of research in smart cities by addressing major issues and identifyi... Read More about Smart city research: A holistic and state-of-the-art literature review.

How Hybrid Learning Can Enhance Student Experience and Teaching Outcomes in the Wake of Covid-19 - A Case Study of a Business School in the UK (2021)
Book Chapter
Zhao, F., Fashola, O., Olarewaju, T., Moran, F., Dobson, P., Reszka, M., & Mitchell, K. (2021). How Hybrid Learning Can Enhance Student Experience and Teaching Outcomes in the Wake of Covid-19 - A Case Study of a Business School in the UK. In Eurasian Business and Economics Perspectives (69–89). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94672-2_5

COVID-19 is reshaping the delivery of higher education on a global scale. With universities closing their campuses, online and remote learning has become a necessity. This article reports on the research findings on various initiatives taken by a bus... Read More about How Hybrid Learning Can Enhance Student Experience and Teaching Outcomes in the Wake of Covid-19 - A Case Study of a Business School in the UK.

E-transparency and government budgetary corruption: A social marketing and transformation case from Nigeria (2021)
Journal Article
Olarewaju, T., Rufai, I., & Gallage, S. (2021). E-transparency and government budgetary corruption: A social marketing and transformation case from Nigeria. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 87(3), https://doi.org/10.1002/isd2.12167

This article shows how Information and Communication Technology (ICT), incorporating social media, can lead to accountability and transparency in a government's budget. Specifically, it examined how a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) used ICT to f... Read More about E-transparency and government budgetary corruption: A social marketing and transformation case from Nigeria.

Migrant Entrepreneurship Under Institutional Voids (2020)
Book Chapter
Olarewaju, T., & Fashola, O. (2020). Migrant Entrepreneurship Under Institutional Voids. In Decent Work and Economic Growth (1-10). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71058-7_93-1

Migrant entrepreneurship is defined as migrants engaging in business venture creation, and institutional voids refer to political and economic systems, trade policies, and product, labor, and capital market deficiencies that imply the absence of spec... Read More about Migrant Entrepreneurship Under Institutional Voids.

Gender Inequality and Female Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries (2020)
Book Chapter
Olarewaju, T., & Fernando, J. (2020). Gender Inequality and Female Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries. In Decent Work and Economic Growth (1-9). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71058-7_92-1

Gender inequality refers to differences between males and females. Female entrepreneurship occurs when women engage in venture creation. Female entrepreneurship may be a route to women’s socioeconomic advancement in developing countries but this reli... Read More about Gender Inequality and Female Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries.

New venture evolution of migrants under institutional voids: Lessons from Shonga Farms in Nigeria (2020)
Journal Article
Olarewaju, T., & Mickiewicz, T. (2020). New venture evolution of migrants under institutional voids: Lessons from Shonga Farms in Nigeria. International Small Business Journal, 38(5), 404 - 423. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242619896266

This article inductively builds theory on how transaction costs may be alleviated and institutional voids bridged in developing economies, based on the case study of successful migrant entrepreneurial involvement in Nigerian agriculture: Shonga Farm... Read More about New venture evolution of migrants under institutional voids: Lessons from Shonga Farms in Nigeria.

The Use of Open and Active Engagement in Budget Transactions to Reduce Corruption: Inductive Lessons from Nigeria’ (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Olarewaju, T., & Hirekhan, M. (2019, September). The Use of Open and Active Engagement in Budget Transactions to Reduce Corruption: Inductive Lessons from Nigeria’

This paper demonstrates how NGOs and the general public can facilitate transparency around the budgeting process through the open and active engagement of citizens monitoring the implementation of government budgeted zonal intervention projects in an... Read More about The Use of Open and Active Engagement in Budget Transactions to Reduce Corruption: Inductive Lessons from Nigeria’.

Can Equalizing Educational Endowments Between Men and Women Create More Female Self-employed Value in Nigeria? (2019)
Journal Article
Olarewaju, T. I. A. (2019). Can Equalizing Educational Endowments Between Men and Women Create More Female Self-employed Value in Nigeria?. Journal of Creating Value, 5(1), 68-83. https://doi.org/10.1177/2394964318815313

This article empirically investigates if women would be able to create more self-employed value if they had the same educational endowments as men in the unique gender disparity context of Nigeria. The article uses probit and Blinder–Oaxaca multivari... Read More about Can Equalizing Educational Endowments Between Men and Women Create More Female Self-employed Value in Nigeria?.

Organising household consumption and occupational proportions: Evidence from Nigeria (2018)
Journal Article
Olarewaju, T. (2018). Organising household consumption and occupational proportions: Evidence from Nigeria. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 26(4), 748-772. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-03-2017-1141

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the occupational status and entrepreneurship research in developing countries by proposing that there are implications for household consumption depending on the occupational status proportion of... Read More about Organising household consumption and occupational proportions: Evidence from Nigeria.

Evolution in Transaction Costs and Ownership Structure of Public-Private Partnerships: Shonga Farms in Nigeria (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Mickiewicz, T. M., & Olarewaju, T. I. A. (2018). Evolution in Transaction Costs and Ownership Structure of Public-Private Partnerships: Shonga Farms in Nigeria. . https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2018.11006abstract

We discuss how transaction costs were alleviated and institutional voids bridged in the biggest and most successful foreign involvement in Nigerian agriculture: Shonga Farms. The longitudinal case study of this public-private partnership enables us t... Read More about Evolution in Transaction Costs and Ownership Structure of Public-Private Partnerships: Shonga Farms in Nigeria.