Okechukwu Amah
Okechukwu Amah is a Nigerian Petroleum Engineer and Business administration academic.[1] He is a faculty member and teaches Human Resources, Leadership, and Human Behavior in Organizations at Lagos Business School.[2] He also serves as the Research Director at Lagos Business School, Pan Atlantic University, Nigeria.[1] Okechukwu has over 31 years of experience working at Chevron Nigeria Limited, where he held a range of managerial positions.[3][4]
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| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | University of Ibadan, University of Benin |
| Occupation(s) | Petroleum Engineer and Business Administration Academic |
| Employer | Lagos Business School |
Education
[edit]Okechukwu obtained his first degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Ibadan.[5] He also obtained a Master's in Business Administration and a Ph.D. in Business Administration(Organisational behaviour) from the University of Benin.[2]
Life
[edit]Okechukwu began his career as a petroleum engineer with Texaco Overseas Nigeria Limited.[3] During his tenure there, he held key positions such as District Petroleum Engineer and Assistant District Manager.[3] He was appointed Production Manager before the company merged with Chevron Nigeria Limited.[2] Then, he joined Chevron Nigeria Limited, holding other pivotal positions before leaving the company.[2]
Okechukwu joined the faculty at Lagos Business School after 31 years as a senior executive with Chevron Nigeria Ltd.[6] His research areas include leadership, work-life balance, and work attitudes.[6] Among his professional associations, he is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Nigerian Academy of Management, the American Academy of Management, the Society of Human Resources Management, and the Southern Management Society.[1] Okechukwu is an author, he has published many academic papers and case studies in scholarly journals around the world.[7][8] Currently, he serves on the board of the Institute for Work and Family Integration along with Lagos Business School dean Chris Ogbechie.[9]
Selected works
[edit]- Amah, Okechkwu (2023). Resolving the African Leadership Challenge: Insight From History. Emerald Publishing Limited[10]
- Amah, E. Okechukwu & Ogah, Marvel (2021). Work-life Integration in Africa: A Multidimensional Approach to Achieving Balance. Palgrave Macmillan.ISBN 978-3030691127
- Amah, Okechukwu(2018).Globalization and Leadership in Africa: Developments and Challenges for the Future.Palgrave Pivot. ISBN 978-3319987637
- Amah, O. E. (2009). Job satisfaction and turnover intention relationship: the moderating effect of job role centrality and life satisfaction. Research and Practice in Human Resource Management, 17(1), 24–35.[11]
- Amah, O. E. (2018). Determining the antecedents and outcomes of servant leadership. Journal of General Management, 43(3), 126–138.[12]
- Amah, O. E., & Oyetunde, K. (2019). Human resources management practice, job satisfaction, and affective organizational commitment relationships: The effects of ethnic similarity and difference. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 45(1), 1–11.[13]
- Amah, O. E. (2010). Family-work conflict and the availability of work-family friendly policy relationship in married employees: the moderating role of work centrality and career consequence. Research & Practice in Human Resource Management, 18(2).[14]
- Amah, O. E. (2018). Employee engagement in Nigeria: The role of leaders and boundary variables. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 44(1), 1–8.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Okechukwu Amah - Lagos Business School". Lagos Business School - Pan-Atlantic University. 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
- ^ a b c d "Dr. Okechukwu Amah – IWFI". Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ a b c "Researcher detail". www.psinetwork.org. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ Amah, Okechukwu Ethelbert (2018-10-02). Globalisation and Leadership in Africa by Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah (Hardback). Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-98763-7.
- ^ "Okechukwu Amah - Lagos Business School". Lagos Business School - Pan-Atlantic University. 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ a b "About the Contributors | IGI Global | IGI Global". www.igi-global.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ Amah, Okechukwu (6 January 2023). "Okechukwu Amah: BSc Petroleum Engineering, MBA, PhD". Researchgate. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Amah, Okechukwu Ethelbert (2018-09-22). Globalisation and Leadership in Africa: Developments and Challenges for the Future (1st ed.). Palgrave Pivot.
- ^ "About – IWFI". Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ Amah, Okechukwu Ethelbert, ed. (2023-01-26). Resolving the African Leadership Challenge: Insight From History. Emerald Publishing Limited.
- ^ "Google Scholar". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ Amah, Okechukwu E (2018). "Determining the antecedents and outcomes of servant leadership". Journal of General Management. 43 (3): 126–138. doi:10.1177/0306307017749634. ISSN 0306-3070. S2CID 149371269.
- ^ "Google Scholar". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ Amah, Okechukwu E. (2010). "Family-Work Conflict and the Availability of Work-Family Friendly Policy Relationship in Married Employees: The Moderating Role of Work Centrality and Career Consequence". Research & Practice in Human Resource Management. 18 (2): 35–46.
- ^ Amah, Okechukwu E. (2018-01-01). "Employee engagement in Nigeria : the role of leaders and boundary variables". SA Journal of Industrial Psychology. 44 (1): 1–8. doi:10.4102/sajip.v44i0.1514. S2CID 150155675.