Staff Profile
Dr Olalekan Adisa
Senior Lecturer, Program Lead (International Project Management)
I am an international Scholar with educational training in Nigeria, South Africa and the UK. I have over fifteen years teaching and research experience in Public Policy, Business Strategy, New Public Management, Project Management, Governance and Sustainable Development. Presently, I am the Program Lead for International Project Management at York St John University and serves as External Examiner in the UK, Nigeria, Namibia and South Africa. I am also the coordinator for the Executive Program on Corporate Governance and Public Management at York St John University.
- School – London
- Email – o.adisa@yorksj.ac.uk
Further information
Publications and conferences
Research/publications
- Olalekan A., Oyewo O., (2024). Perception of Decisions of Election Petition Tribunals and Challenges of Legitimacy in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic (Abstract Accepted for the Southwestern Social Science Conference in New Orleans, April 2024).
- Olalekan A., Amir K., (2024). Off-cycle Elections and the Nigerian Judiciary in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic (Abstract Accepted for the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy Conference in Bucharest, May 2024).
- Olalekan A., Al-Amin D., Rahul M. & Dilshad S. (2023). Understanding the Geopolitical and Socio-economic Factors Affecting Food and Supply Chain in Ukraine. (Abstract submitted at the University of Leicester conference, July 2023).
- Al-Amin D., Samsad A., Olalekan A. (2023). Securing Renewable Energy Supply Chains: Challenges and Opportunities for Information Security
(Submitted to the journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics). - Bernard E. & Olalekan A. (2023). Application of Blockchain Technology for Flood Relief in Bayelsa State, Nigeria (Poster submitted at the University of Liverpool conference, June 2023).
- Olalekan Adisa (2023). The Role of Social Support in Entrepreneurial Success. IGI Publishing
- Olalekan A., Taiwo H., Olushola A. (2023) The impact of family dynamics on entrepreneurial intention and efficacy. IGI Publishing
- Olalekan A. & Requel A. (2021). Covid 19: Mutual Disabilities in Edo State Gubernatorial Electoral Process. Journal of Intellectual Disability- Diagnosis Treatment, 9(3):206-212
- Ethel A., Isaac A. & Olalekan (2020): Future of Work – Skill Obsolescence, Acquisition of New Skill and Upskilling in the 4IR. IGI Publishing.
- Ethel A., Isaac A. & Olalekan A. (2020): Future of Work and its Implication on Employee Well-being in the 4IR Era. IGI Publishing.
- Fatai, A., & Adisa, L. (2017). The Use of Biometric Technology in the Success of the 2015 General Elections in Nigeria. Politeia, 36(2), 1-20.
Conferences/awards
- Represented Yorks St John University at the 3CI summit, Leeds (29th January, 2024).
- Represented the Faculty of Business and Law at the International Conference on Industry 4.0 for Agri-food Supply Chains: Socio-economic and Environmental Challenges in Ukraine at the University of Leicester School of Business (24 – 25 July 2023).
- Represented the Faculty of Business and Law at the Operations and Supply Chain Management conference and 1st Symposium on Blockchain Research at the University of Liverpool (27 – 29 June 2023) Awarded: Best Poster Presenter
- Represented the University of KwaZulu-Natal at the 9th International Conference for the Great Lakes Region in Rwanda, 2019.
- Represented the Centre for Disaster, Risk and Crisis Reduction at the United Nations’ Organised Conferences (NGOs), New York in 2018.
- Sponsored by University of KwaZulu-Natal to attend the 20th Academic forum at Harvard University in 2016.
- Awarded a Full PhD scholarship to study at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa in 2015.
