Academic staff
Dr John Opute
oputej@lsbu.ac.uk
Innovation, Leadership, Strategy and Management
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6719-6701 (unauthenticated)
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I joined LSBU in 2009, where I am currently Associate Professor of International HRM as well as Course Director, MSc International HRM in The School of Business. I have over 20 years industry experience in general and human resources management and have held key HR positions in several multinational companies such as Alcan Aluminium Company of Canada and Cincinnati Bell in Ohio State, USA.
I have diverse educational background from Nigeria, USA and Europe and senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy of the UK and hold Academic membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development.
My current research activities are in the areas of comparative international HRM, (rewards/compensation management) and employee engagement/participation/voice. My recent book publication - HRM in Africa: Understanding New Scenarios and Challenges in an Emerging Economy together with my book chapter publication - Fragmented Democracy and Employee Participation in Nigeria, challenges traditional views about African management practices and a welcome book for researchers and students who are desirous of understanding HR/Management in Africa. I am a member of the editorial board of some international journals including E-Journal of International and Comparative Labour Studies.
Postgraduate Research Supervision
Current
| Mr Motunrayo Morohunfoluwa Duro-Ishola | Nascent entrepreneurial self-efficacy, perceptions about entrepreneurship and observational learning: Exploring the link. | PhD |
| Miss Mona Abdelmonem Mohamed Rashad Hashem | Doctoral Research Project | PhD |
| Ms Samia Tariq | Work life balance and work family conflict of female entrepreneurs in Pakistan | PhD |
| Mr Md Asaduzzaman Khan | International Managers and Cultural Barriers: An Empirical Study in the Garment and Textile Industry in Bangladesh | PhD |
| Dr Ali Mahmoud | Service Organisations’ Employee Response to Extreme Contexts in the MENA Region |
Awarded in the last 5 years
| Miss Uzoamaka Eunice Iloekwe | FACTORS INFLUENCING THE QUALITY OF DIRECT EMPLOYEE VOICE MECHANISMS IN SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES: A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA | PhD |
| Mr Kayode Oluwabunmi Fayoade | The Effect of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Dynamic Managerial Capability on Micro-Business performance | PhD |
| Mr Samuel Nyamoh Cuffie | A communication framework for implementing business plans for SMEs: A Sierra Leone perspective | PhD |
| Mr Md Suaybur Rahman | Trade Union Effectiveness in the UK Hospitality Sector: A Case Study Approach | PhD |
Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights Kentucky, USA
London South Bank University
London South Bank University
Higher Education Academy, UK
Chartered Institute of Personnel Development, UK
Overall responsibility for managing and developing company policies with respect to all external relationships, such as Employer Associations, Manufacturing Groups and Government Relations.
Overall responsibility for running the business. Accordingly, responsible for Profit and Loss.
Developing and managing all HR functions/policies for the business. Leading all HR initiavtives and improvement, including managing industrial relations/labour matters.
International HRM
International HRM
Research Collaboration
Prizes, awards, and accolades
Innovative teaching: Award of ‘Highly Commended Employee’: Innovation in Teaching Award category during the Staff Conference of 2017. (Jul 2017)
London South Bank University
HRM in Africa Understanding New Scenarios and Challenges in an Emerging Economy
Opute, J.E. (2020). HRM in Africa Understanding New Scenarios and Challenges in an Emerging Economy. Palgrave Macmillan.
Labour Involvement as a Participatory Mechanism in Developing Economies: Contrasting the European Model
Opute, J. and Koch, K. (2020). Labour Involvement as a Participatory Mechanism in Developing Economies: Contrasting the European Model. E-Journal of International and Comparative Labour Studies . 9 (1), pp. 52-75.
The Employment Situation of Migrant Workers and Their Experience of Work Life Pressures
Rigby, M, Hack Polay, D and Opute, J (2021). The Employment Situation of Migrant Workers and Their Experience of Work Life Pressures. in: Hack Polay, D (ed.) Migration Practice as Creative Practice: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Migration United States , Pensylvania Emerald. pp. 106-129
Globalisation and HR practices in Africa: When culture refuses to make way for so-called universalistic perspectives
Opute, J., Hack-Polay, D. and Rahman, M. (2020). Globalisation and HR practices in Africa: When culture refuses to make way for so-called universalistic perspectives. International Journal of Business and Globalisation.
Resisting global universalistic practices - the endurance of culture and particularism in African HRM
Opute, J., Hack-Polay, D. and Rahman, M. (2020). Resisting global universalistic practices - the endurance of culture and particularism in African HRM. Journal of Work Applied Management. 12 (1), pp. 55-68. https://doi.org/10.1108/JWAM-11-2019-0032
The Evolution and analysis of the viability of human resources and its relationship with the innovative capacity: An empirical study in various European countries
Opute, J, Gutierrez, S, Blazquez Resino, J J, Jimenez Estevez, P and Pittendrigh, Q (2017). The Evolution and analysis of the viability of human resources and its relationship with the innovative capacity: An empirical study in various European countries. in: Serrano, J M, Moreno, R and Guiterrez, S (ed.) New scenarios and socio-economic challenges after the crisis: A comparative perspective, Spain and Europe Madrid Editorial DYKINSON, S.L..
Fragmented Democracy and Employee Participation in Nigeria
Opute, J. (2019). Fragmented Democracy and Employee Participation in Nigeria. in: Koch, K. (ed.) International Comparative Employee Relations: The role of culture and language Edward Elgar.
Desirable Characteristics of the Human Resources Director
Gutierrez Broncano, S, Jimenez-Estevez, P, Opute, J and Pittendrigh, Q (2019). Desirable Characteristics of the Human Resources Director. in: Machado, C and Davim, J P (ed.) Management Science Foundations and Innovations Spain Springer.
Management of Diaspora Business: Issues and Learning
Opute, J (2018). Management of Diaspora Business: Issues and Learning. in: Hack-Polay, D and Siwale, J (ed.) African Diaspora Investment London Macmillan. pp. 189-207
Green Human Resource Management: A new model of Human Resource Management in the aftermath of the Pandemic
Opute, P., Gutierrez-Broncano, S., Jimenez Estevez, P. and Rubio Andres, M. (2022). Green Human Resource Management: A new model of Human Resource Management in the aftermath of the Pandemic. in: Machado, C. and Paulo Davim, J. (ed.) Organisational Management in Post Pandemic Crisis Springer. pp. Pages 125-138
Voice in context: An international comparative study of employee experience with voice in small and medium enterprises
Prouska, R., McKearney, A., Opute, J., Tungtakanpoung, M. and Brewster, C. (2021). Voice in context: An international comparative study of employee experience with voice in small and medium enterprises. The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 33 (15), pp. 3149-3174. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2021.1925323
What Sort of Collective Bargaining is Emerging in Nigeria?
Opute, J. and Mahmoud, A. (2021). What Sort of Collective Bargaining is Emerging in Nigeria? Personnel Review. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-12-2020-0872
Mission statement effectiveness: investigating managers' sensemaking role
Toh, S.-Y., Tehseen, S., Mahmoud, A. B., Cheok, J., Grigoriou, N. and Opute, J. (2021). Mission statement effectiveness: investigating managers' sensemaking role. Corporate Communications. APA 7th Edition. https://doi.org/10.1108/CCIJ-03-2021-0031
Migration as a Creative Practice: An Interdisciplinar Exploration of Migration
Opute, J. and Rigby, Michael; Hack-Polay, Dieu (2021). Migration as a Creative Practice: An Interdisciplinar Exploration of Migration. in: Hack-Polay, D.; Mahmoud, A.B.; Rydzik, A.; Rahman, M.; Igwe, P.A.; Bosworth, G. (ed.) Migrant Workers and their Experience of Work-Life-Pressures Emerald. pp. Pages 83-99
The conceptualisation of Employee Voice in Permacrisis: A UK Perspective
Oyelere, M., Olowookere, K., Oyelere, T., Opute, J. and and Adisa, T.A. (2023). The conceptualisation of Employee Voice in Permacrisis: A UK Perspective. in: Employee Voice in the Global North: Insights from Europe, North America and Australia Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 9-34
The influence of national culture on employee voice in small and medium enterprises: a cross-cultural perspective
McKearney, A., Prouska, R., Tungtakanpoung, M. and Opute, J. (2022). The influence of national culture on employee voice in small and medium enterprises: a cross-cultural perspective. Employee Relations. https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-04-2022-0187