Dr Olajumoke Okoya
Senior Lecturer in Organistaion Behaviour and HRM
Diversity and Inclusion, Employee wellbeing and coaching, Noon Centre for Diversity
Department of Business , Royal Docks School of Business and Law
I am the chair of the women's network; this is a gender network focused on promoting gender parity and addressing issues affecting women in HE. My role as a senior lecturer involves developing and leading modules at UG & PG level within the HRM /OB subject group.
I am passionate about student retention, engagement and success, hence I sit on the University's committees that determines the strategic initiatives to support student experience and engagement. I am a member of the institutional EDI committee, an Athena Swan champion and a member of the RDSBL wellbeing working group.
Qualifications
- BSc International Relations (Nigeria)
- MSc Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology (London)
- MSc Business Information Systems (London)
- PhD (London)
Areas Of Interest
- Human Resource and Organisation Behaviour
- Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging.
- Women in Leadership
OVERVIEW
Jummy is a multisector leadership and organisation development consultant with more than 2 decades' experience. She is a programme adviser for Said Business School (University of Oxford), Associate programme leader for MSC HRM and chair of the Women's Network at UEL. She is a DEI consultant with Advance HE, a board member of Chartered Management Institute Women. She was listed among the top 50 inspirational black women in the UK in 2019.
EXTERNAL ROLES AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS
External Roles
- External examiner at Westminster International University Tashkent.
- Board member of CMI Women.
- Member of Chartered Association of Business Schools Race Equity Action Group.
Industry Partners
CURRENT RESEARCH
Current research and publications
Organisational climate and performance: Case study of Nigerian High growth SMEs.
Challenges and prospects of HRD: A case study of Nigerian SMEs
PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapters
- Ozuem, W., De Leon, A., and Okoya, O. (2016) "Reframing Diversity in Management" in Strategic Labor Relations Management in Modern Organizations; Maria Casademunt (Ed.), IGI Global, ISBN: 9781522503569
- Okoya, O. (2017) "Interfacing with Diaspora/Ethnic Entrepreneurship a Case of Getting the Right Balance in the HRM Ethnic Marketing Nexus" in Diasporas and Transnational Entrepreneurship in Global Contexts; Sanya Oyo (Ed.), IGI Global, ISBN: 9781522519911
- Hickman, M., Ozuem, W., and Okoya, O. (2017) "Gender Fluidity in the Age of Technologically Mediated Environments" in Handbook of Research on Digital Strategies for Luxury and Fashion Brands; Wilson Ozuem (Ed.), IGI Global, ISBN: 9781522526971
Journal Articles
- Adisa, T., Adekoya, O. and Okoya, O. (2020) "Female Entrepreneurs' Work-Life Balance and the Dark Side of Flexible Working", Career Development International Journal, ISSN: 1362-0436
- How to create psychologically safe workplaces for colleagues from diverse ethnic groups
- Why inclusive leadership matters more than ever
- The art of optimising resilience pillars
- Psychology of flourishing women in higher education
MODULES
- Mental Wealth
- International HRM
- Learning & Development
- Global Leadership