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An accomplished Full Professor with over 25 years of leadership in academia, research, administration and consulting.

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Professor Linus Osuagwu, a UNILAG (University of Lagos) PhD Valedictorian, holds degrees of B.Sc. Tech in Maritime Management Technology (Second Class Upper Division) from the Federal University of Technology Owerri Nigeria, M.Sc. and PhD in Business Administration /Marketing (with distinction) from the University of Lagos He was a Graduate/Research Assistant at the University of Lagos Nigeria; Senior Lecturer at the Lagos State University, the Federal University of Technology Owerri Nigeria, and the Yaba College of Technology Lagos Nigeria; pioneer Head of the Department of Business Administration & Management Technology at the Lagos State University Nigeria; pioneer Professor of Marketing at Covenant University Nigeria; pioneer Chair, Department of Business Administration at the American University of Nigeria Yola; substantive Dean of the School of Business & Entrepreneurship at the American University of Nigeria; pioneer Vice Chancellor of Eastern Palm University (now called Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University) in Imo State of Nigeria, Chair of IRB (Institutional Review Board), and Chair of University Integrity Council at the American University of Nigeria Yola.He also served as Full Professor of Management at the American University of Afghanistan. He is associated with scholarly publications in books, journals and conference proceedings. His research interests are in marketing, contemporary business strategies, business ethics, political marketing, small business and entrepreneurship management. He is associated with scholarly publications in books, journals and conference proceedings in marketing, contemporary business strategies, business ethics, political marketing, small business and entrepreneurship management. His publications have appeared in such journals as Marketing Intelligence & Planning (published by the Emerald Group), Journal of Internet Commerce (published by Routledge), Journal of African Business (published by Routledge), Business Process Management Journal (published by the Emerald Group), Higher Education Skills and Work-Based Learning (published by the Emerald Group), and Journal of Management and Business Education (published by the European Academy of Management), among others. Professor Osuagwu has served on the Faculty Senate, the University Curriculum Committee, the Student Disciplinary Committee, the President’s Cabinet, several faculty search committees, the Safety and Welfare Committee, Faculty Promotions Committee, the Accreditation Committee, the Senate Research & Sponsored Programs Committee, and the Institutional Review Board (IRB), among others, in many universities. The service activities associated with these committees relate to enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of university administration, in general, and relevant aspects of students and faculty issues, in particular. He has held External Examiner positions at the University of Maiduguri Nigeria, Olabisi Onabanjo University Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo University Nigeria, Usmanu Danfodio University (UDU) Nigeria, Ladoke Akintola University Nigeria, Gombe State University Nigeria, Ebonyi State University Nigeria, Midlands State University Zimbabwe, and Cape Town University of Technology South Africa, among others. He has supervised/examined many PhD and Masters students. He has taught undergraduate and graduate (M.Sc., MBA, PhD) courses in strategic management, entrepreneurial, marketing Strategy, comparative management and business strategy, among others. He has also supervised/examined many PhD and Masters students’ theses/dissertations, and served on many M. Sc and PhD theses and dissertation committees. In addition, he has been involved in the assessment of professorial positions in some universities within and outside Nigeria. He has served as Group Head (Qualitative & Quantitative Forms of Research) at Research International Lagos Nigeria and Specialist Research Consultant at Research and Market Trends, Limited, Lagos Nigeria, involved in the Feed & Read (Baseline & Endline) Data Collection & Analysis Project (Funded by the USAID, USA) at the American University of Nigeria, the CISCO Systems Baseline & Endline IT Training (Data Collection & Analysis) Project (Funded by CISCO Systems, USA) at the American University of Nigeria, and Oxfam Lead Consultant. He is presently Full Professor & Provost of the College of Postgraduate Studies at Veritas University Abuja, Nigeria (https://www.veritas.edu.ng/). His detailed profile can be accessed at the NUC’s Directory of Full Professors in the Nigerian University System, LinkedIn, and the Google Scholar search engine, among others. He is happily married with children.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Data Management
• ☆ Publishing

Services

• Research

Research Market Research

Work Experience

Full Professor & provost

Veritas University Abuja, Nigeria.

September 2024 - Present

Professor & Dean

Veritas University

June 2022 - Present

Full Professor of Management

American University of Afghanistan

January 2021 - May 2022

Dean and Professor of Marketing

American University of Nigeria

August 2008 - January 2021

Vice Chancellor

Eastern Palm University (now called Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University)

May 2017 - January 2018

Education

PhD (Business Administration)

University of Lagos

December 1990 - February 1998

Master of Science in Business Administration/Marketing (Business Administration)

University of Lagos

August 1988 - March 1990

B.Sc. Tech. (Management Technology (Maritime))

Federal University of Technology Owerri

September 1982 - July 1987

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

http://ojs.sampoernauniversity.ac.id (ISSN: 2302-4119, 2685-6255).

Linus Osuagwu (2022). CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR DETERMINANTS: EVIDENCE FROM MBA STUDENTS . Journal of Management and Business Education.

Linus Osuagwu (2022). Entrepreneurial Orientation in Small Business Enterprises: Conceptualizations, Instrumentation and Research Guide . International Journal of Business Studies.

Linus Osuagwu(2021). Executive assessment of MBA graduates in Nigerian companies . Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning. ahead-of-print. (ahead-of-print). Emerald

Linus Osuagwu (2020). Research Methods: Issues and Research Direction . Business and Management Research.

Osuagwu, L.(2008). Political marketing: Conceptualisation, dimensions and research agenda . Marketing Intelligence and Planning. 26. (7). p. 793-810.

Osuagwu, L.(2006). Market orientation in Nigerian companies . Marketing Intelligence and Planning. 24. (6). p. 608-631.

Osuagwu, L.(2003). Internet appreciation in nigerian business organizations . Journal of Internet Commerce. 2. (1). p. 29-47.

Osuagwu, L.(2002). TQM strategies in a developing economy: Empirical evidence from Nigerian companies . Business Process Management Journal. 8. (2). p. 140-160.

Osuagwu, L.(2002). The marketing research practices of Nigerian companies: An exploratory study . Journal of African Business. 3. (1). p. 81-107.

Osuagwu, L.(2001). An empirical evaluation of the corporate strategies of nigerian companies . Journal of African Business. 2. (2). p. 45-75.

A Model of Strategic Marketing Decision Premises .

British Journal of Marketing Studies .

Marketing Research Trends: Issues & Research Direction .

BOOK

https://www.generis-publishing.com/book.php?title=research-methods-962 .