Peer-reviewed publications

1. Cornelissen, J. P., Akemu, O., Jonkman, J. G., & Werner, M. D. (2021). Building character: The formation of a hybrid organizational identity in a social enterprise. Journal of Management Studies, 58(5), 1294-1330.
2. Ren, S., Babalola, M. T., Ogbonnaya, C., Hochwarter, W. A., Akemu, O., & Agyemang‐Mintah, P. (2022). Employee thriving at work: The long reach of family incivility and family support. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 43(1), 17-35.
3. Akemu, O., & Abdelnour, S. (2020). Confronting the digital: Doing ethnography in modern organizational settings. Organizational Research Methods, 23(2), 296-321.
4. Akemu, O., Whiteman, G., & Kennedy, S. (2016). Social enterprise emergence from social movement activism: The Fairphone case. Journal of Management Studies, 53(5), 846-877.

Book chapter publications

1. Akemu O., & Subramanian, V. (2022). IB research opportunities in Central Asia. In H. Merchant (Ed.), The new frontiers of international business: Development, evolving topics, and implications for practice (pp. 95–136). Springer International Publishing.
2. Akemu, O., Mes, A., Comiteau L. (2019) Shell Nigeria: Changing the community engagement model. In Lenssen G., Smith N. (eds) Managing sustainable business: An executive education case and textbook. Springer, Dordrecht.

Teaching case publications

1. Akemu, O., & Alpyses, N. (2022). A unicorn founder's conundrum: Silicon Valley or Lagos for Future Africa. The Case Centre.
2. Akemu, O; Rakshit, A. (2021). Coming of age in Central Asia: BI Group's quest for growth. The Case Centre.
3. Akemu, O; Whiteman, G., Yue, T (2015). Organizing for sustained social impact: The Fairphone case. The Case Centre.

Teaching (courses)

1. Executing Strategy (MScBA)
2. Digital Business (EMBA, FTMBA)

Awards