2019 Approved Student Dissertations*

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*All dissertation defenses are overseen and also approved by Professor César Baena, Dean and Director of Doctoral Research.

Payam Herischi (PhD), "Exploration of the Effects of Physician Leadership Styles on Patient Satisfaction in Community Based Health Clinics" | Jury: Professor Jack Hampton (adviser) and Professor James Wilkinson (second examiner)
Farshid Alimoradi (DBA), "Knowledge Sharing within Higher Education Institutions in Tehran, Iran" | Jury: Professor Nicholas Harkiolakis (adviser) and Professor Dariush Zahedi (second examiner)
Cordelia Egwe (PhD), "The Socio-economic Role of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Promoting Sustainable Development Initiatives in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria" | Jury: Professor Christian Adendorff (adviser) and Dr. Adebola Ismail Akindele (second examiner)
Darren Allen (PhD), "Millennial Employees, Psychological Contract Breach and Turnover Intentions: A Comparative Case Study between the Construction Industry Managers in the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates" | Jury: Professor Daphne Halkias (adviser) and Dr. Dara Miller (second examiner)
Prince Chijioke Maxwell Ofomata (PhD), "Effect of Fake and Adulterated Medicines on Nigerians" | Jury: Professor Philippe Salphati (adviser) and Dr. Cristina Stefan (second examiner)

Egbert van de Schootbrugge (DBA), "Disruptive Innovations: Technology the Forgotten Cause in Christensen's Theory" | Jury: Professor Ivo Pezzuto (adviser) and Professor Greg Bergida (second examiner)

Raf Abanum (PhD), “The Relationship between Economic Value Added (EVA) and Stock Returns of Listed Companies in Africa” | Jury: Professor Michael Wynne (adviser) and Professor Ivo Pezzuto (second examiner)
Oweisana Akpokabowei Maslin (PhD), Employee Perspectives on Compensation and Occupational Safety in Small and Medium Enterprises within the Manufacturing Sector in Nigeria | Jury: Professor Tobias de Coning (adviser) and Professor Christian Adendorff (second examiner)
Barbara L. Strother (PhD), “Expatriate Entrepreneurship: An Exploratory Study of the Drivers of Venture Creation among Expatriates in China” | Jury: Professor Daniel Kipley (adviser) and Professor Ira Cohen (second examiner)

Lawrence Jones-Esan (PhD), “Infusing Knowledge Management in Higher Education in Nigeria: A Multiple Case Study” | Jury: Professor Daphne Halkias (adviser) and Professor Uche Ofili (second examiner)
Ronald Ajavon (PhD), “The Impact of Psychological Contract Violations on Team Effectiveness” | Jury: Professor James Sarros (adviser) and Professor Daphne Halkias (second examiner)
Emmanuel Imafidon (PhD), “Key Determinants of Successful Work Adjustment: A Case Study of Nigerian Expatriate Employees on International Assignments to the USA” | Jury: Professor James Sarros (adviser) and Professor Rob Margerison (second examiner)

Nicole Maillette (PhD), “The Canadian Terrorist Gravity Model: The Development of a Dynamic Model which can be utilized in predicting Violent Islamic Radicalization in Canada” | Jury: Professor Marc Chesnay (adviser) and Professor Deanne Larson (second examiner)
Fouad Kazim (PhD), “Digital transformation and leadership style. A Multiple Case Study” | Jury: Professor Nicholas Harkiolakis (adviser) and Professor Andrew Thomas (second examiner)
Dorothy George Ufot (PhD), “Challenges of women micro-entrepreneurs in the Niger Delta of Nigeria: A narrative inquiry” | Jury: Professor Daphne Halkias (adviser) and Professor Kimberly Reeve (second examiner)
Deseye Albert-Umurhohwo (DBA), “Development and Implementation of an Effective Innovation Policy at Grassroots: A Multiple Case Study from Nigeria” | Jury: Professor Daphne Halkias (adviser) and Professor O. Uche Ofili (second examiner)
Onuwa Victoria Ogbolu (PhD), “Social and Economic Barriers to Entrepreneurship Entry: A Study of African Women Immigrants in Canada” | Jury: Professor Daphne Halkias (adviser) and Professor O. Uche Ofili (second examiner)

Tiffany Oloke (DBA), “The Business Experience of Nigerian Female Immigrant Entrepreneurs within the Service Industry in New York City, USA: A Multiple Case Study” | Jury: Professor Daphne Halkias (adviser) and Professor Kimberly Reeve (second examiner)
Noura Jasem Al Nowais (DBA), “Managing a Funding Organization to Foster Smart City Entrepreneurship: The Case of Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development” | Jury: Professor Daphne Halkias (adviser) and Professor Michael Neubert (second examiner)

Michelle Lum (PhD), “Analysis of Factors That Influence the Purchasing Intention for Home Health and Direct to Consumer Medical Devices” | Jury: Professor Michael Neubert (adviser) and Professor Cristina Stefan (second examiner)
Nathan Sambul (DBA), “Personality Traits of Female Entrepreneurs Who Have Successfully Achieved Seed Funding” | Jury: Professor Jack Hampton (adviser) and Professor Mary E. Gottemoeller (second examiner)

Olivia T.K. Choi (PhD), “Analysis on Dually Listed Companies in Hong Kong and China Stock Markets” | Jury: Professor Gianfranco Gianfrate (adviser) and Professor Michael Neubert (second examiner)

Juan Carlos Rivera (PhD), “Extending the Dynamic Capabilities Framework of Employability by Exploring Drivers of Competitive Advantage for University Business Graduates: A Multiple Case Study From Mexico” | Jury: Professor Ivonne Chirino-Klevans (adviser) and Professor Jack Hampton (second examiner)
Francis Odukuye (PhD), "Investigating the Issues Affecting Oil and Gas Shipment Industry in Nigeria" | Jury: Professor Joachim Bauer (adviser) and Professor Andrew Thomas (second examiner)

Michael Boos (DBA), "Blended Learning and Executive Development" | Jury: Professor Ivonne Chirino-Klevans (adviser) and Professor Jack Hampton (second examiner)
Jane Wiltshire (DBA), "The Rhinoceros Horn Trade Ban: Can Scenario Formulation help build consensus amongst highly polarised South African stakeholders?" | Jury: Professor Francis Vorhies (adviser) and Professor Chris Adendorff (second examiner)
Iris Kastoriano (DBA), "Applying the Technology Adoption Model (TAM) to Explore Consumers’ Perceptions of Wearable Technology: A Multiple Case Study of an Ironman Triathlon Community" | Jury: Professor Daphne Halkias (adviser) and Professor Greg Bergida (second examiner)

Laurent Yacoub (PhD), "A strategic assessment exploring the high failure rate of many restaurants in the city of Beirut, Lebanon" | Jury: Professor Atef Harb (adviser) and Professor Jack Hampton (second examiner)

2019 Approved Doctoral Dissertations*