Gbemisola Ogbolu

Dr Gbemisola Ogbolu is a Senior Lecturer in Business in the Department of Leadership, Management & Human Resources at Teesside University International Business School. Dr Ogbolu has extensive experience in teaching, research, and industry. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Certified Management & Business Educator (CMBE) and a Chartered Manager (CMgr MCMI). Gbemisola has a PhD in Entrepreneurship Innovation, and Strategy from Northumbria University Business School. She holds an MSc in Information Technology Management (University of Sunderland), Bsc (Hons) in Applied Business Computing (University of Sunderland) and a Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert.) in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (Teesside University).

Before becoming an academic, Gbemisola spent over 12 years in the industry where she held management positions in different roles such as Business Analyst, Information Technology Specialist, Senior Financial Analyst, and Project Manager. Dr Ogbolu managed over 100 portfolios of small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Gbemisola’s research interests cover several fields across Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategy- including sustainable entrepreneurship, SMEs performance, social value, leading and managing change, decision-making processes, and entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Publications

• Students’ intention towards self-employment: An application of ELT theory on the effectiveness of entrepreneurial education type. (International Journal of Management Education, Feb. 2023)   Adelaja, A. A., Akinbami, C. A. O., T., Ogbolu, G. & Uba, N. S.   
• Entrepreneurial Innovativeness among International Students in the UAE: Differential Role of Entrepreneurial Education using SEM Analysis (International Journal of Innovative Research and Scientific Studies, 2023) Shwedeh, F., Adelaja, A. A., Ogbolu, G., Kitana, A., Taamneh, A., Aburayya, A., & Salloum, S. A.                                                                                                                                              
• Exploring the Effectiveness of Entrepreneurship Development Programs (EDS) on Graduated Students' Intention towards Self-Employment (Conference: International Conference on Innovation and Advances in Interdisciplinary Research, Dec. 2022) OGBOLU, G., ADELAJA, A.A., HENRY, Y. and OLAMILOKUN, O.E.
• SMEs’ Innovativeness and Technology Adoption as Downsizing Strategies during COVID-19: The Moderating Role of Financial Sustainability in the Tourism Industry Using Structural Equation Modelling (Journal of Sustainability, Dec. 2022) Shwedeh, F., Aburayya, A., Alfaisal, R. Adelaja, A. A., Ogbolu, G., Abid Aldhuhoori and Salloum, S.
• Caveman Mentality of a Technological age: Resilience management in Housing of Africa and Asia (Conference: IDoBE International Conference. Uncertainties in the Built Environment: How can we build a resilient future in the new normal? Aug. 2022).
• Exploring the Benefits of Technology Adoption on Business Performance among Unregistered SMEs: Insights from Nigeria (Journal of Economics Business and Accounting, Aug. 2022) OGBOLU, G.,and ADELAJA, A.A

• Assessing the role of augmented reality in enhancing employee operational engagement and knowledge retention in UAE business training

  F Shwedeh, A Aburayya, O Gbemisola, AA Adelaja (Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, 2024)

• The mediating role of oil price in the export-exchange rate nexus for selected African economies: Evidence from MATNARDL model

  KI Okere, OB Muoneke, G Ogbolu, OP Egbo Heliyon 9 (4), 2023

• Social marketing efficacy in driving attitudinal changes of female students: Escapade of campus prostitution in Nigerian universities

  VO Okolo, MI Ohanagorom, G Ogbolu, I Oranusi, CE Obeta Innovative Marketing 20 (1), 185, 2024

• The impact of entrepreneurial orientation on SMEs’ performance in Nigeria: the moderating role played by entrepreneurial ecosystems

  G Ogbolu

  PQDT-Global, 2021

• Event Marketing and Management of Calabar Carnival: Anatomy of Social Media and Media Richness Theory Symmetry

  Innovations, Number 78 September 2024

  VO Okolo, G Ogbolu, MI Ohanagorom, KP Ikpo

• Marketing Management Challenges of Locally Produced Rice Amidst Covid-19 Provocations: Nigerian Perspective

  European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 10 (2), 115-135, 2024