Anthony Eniola, PhD, FHEA

Experienced academic and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy with over 22 years in higher education across multiple continents. Specialises in entrepreneurship, SME development, and sustainable business strategy, with a strong record in curriculum development, postgraduate supervision, and international research collaboration. Published widely in indexed journals, fostering inclusive teaching and enhancing student employability through mentoring and innovative instructional design. Research-active academic and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) with extensive expertise in entrepreneurship, SME development, and sustainable business strategy. Drives curriculum development and academic leadership through innovative instructional design and effective classroom management. Champions student engagement and employability through inclusive, research-informed teaching in culturally diverse learning environments. Strategic academic leader with a strong focus on enhancing student development and employability. Utilises effective mentorship and student support initiatives to foster academic excellence. Engages in collaborative research and promotes quality assurance through thorough curriculum oversight and assessment practices.

• Entrepreneurship and SME Development
• International Business and Marketing
• Organizational Performance
• Human Capital Development
• Entrepreneurial Orientation and Innovation
• Digital Transformation
• Sustainable Business Strategy
• Research Methodology
• Enterprise Education
• Marketing
• International Business Accounting

1) Mutsikiwa, M., & Eniola, A. (2024). Small and Medium Enterprises’ Brand Personality and Customer Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Product Quality. Journal of Small Business Strategy, 34(2), 13–25. https://doi.org/10.53703/001c.117661

2) Alma U. Zamurayeva, Taurzhan K. Aldabergenova, Anthony A. Eniola, et al. (2024) Occupational stressors experienced by healthcare professionals in the course of the COVID-19 crisis. African Journal of Reproductive Health. DOI: 10.29063/ajrh2024/v28i8.7. 28 (8):67

3) Sajuyigbe, A.S., Eniola, A.A., Ayeni, A.W., Ineba, H.L.(2024) Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Employee Voice and Academic Staff Retention in Nigerian Universities: Mediating Role of Conflict Resolution | Comportamiento de Ciudadanía Organizacional, Voz de los Empleados y Retención del Personal Académico en Universidades Nigerianas: Papel Mediador en la Resolución de Conflictos Revista Colombiana de Psicologia, 33(1), pp. 87–106

4) Anthony Abiodun ENIOLA, Zhaxat KENZHIN, Mercy Modupe ADEYEYE, Gaukhar KAIRLIYEVA, Munyaradzi MUTSIKIWA, Clainos CHIDOKO, and Ledwin CHIMWAI (2023). High-Performance Work System on Sustainable Organizations Performance in SMEs. Business: Theory and Practice, 24(2), 1–12. 447-458

5) Eniola, A. A., Kenzhin, Z., & Sultanova, M. (2023). Risk Management and Student Enrolment: The Mediating Effect of Security Risk Management. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 1–20.

6) Eze SC, Awa HO, Chinedu-Eze VC, Eniola A (2023) Can location factors moderate the effects of the demographic composition of SME’s owner managers on the rate of mobile marketing technology (MMT) adoption? PLoS ONE 18(8): e0289734. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289734

7) Ademola Samuel Sajuyigbe, Anthony Abiodun ENIOLA, Adebanji Ayeni, Nwoye James Obi (2023). Employee Relationship Management and Organizational Agility: Mediating Role of Employee Empowerment in Consumer Goods Sector. Journal of Evolutionary Studies in Business, Volume 8, Number 2, 50-76.

8) Anthony Abiodun ENIOLA (2023) Marketing Approach to Hotel Patronage and Product Quality During COVID-19. Sinergie Italian Journal of Management, 41(1), pp. 41-64. https://doi.org/10.7433/s120.2023.03 

9) Anthony Abiodun Eniola, Zhaxat Kenzhin and Gaukhar Kairliyeva (2022) Entrepreneur Digital Business Strategy and Efficiency: Intervening Role of Firm’s IT Capabilities. Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research Vol. 81. pp. 103-114

10) Eniola Anthony Abiodun (2022). Extending the Absorptive Capacity of the Small Family Entrepreneurs and Managers as Gatekeepers. Small Enterprise Research p. 1-19 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13215906.2022.2112923?journalCode=rser20

11) Wasiu Abiodun Sanyaolu, Anthony Abiodun Eniola, Kenzhin Zhaxat, Kanbibi Nursapina, T.K. Kuangaliyeva and Jimoh Odunayo (2022)Board of directors’ gender diversity and intellectual capital efficiency: the role of international authorisation, Cogent Business & Management, 9:1, 2122802

12) Eniola Anthony Abiodun (2021) Entrepreneur Motivation and Sources of Financing. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity. 7(1), 25 https://www.mdpi.com/2199-8531/7/1/25.

13) Sajuyigbe A., Eniola A.,Ayeni A., Sanusi B. (2021)Moderating effect of employees’ retention on the influence of contributory pension scheme on employees attitude. Organizacionnaâ psihologiâ (Organizational Psychology), vol. 11, no 3, pp. 62-77. https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/moderating-effect-of-employees-retention-on-the-influence-of-contributory-pension-scheme-on-employees-attitude/viewer.

14) Akintimehin Olamide; Eniola Anthony; Eluyela Damilola; Ogbechie Rose (2021)Datasets of social capital and business performance in the Nigerian informal sector. Data in Brief, 106918, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.106918 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235234092100202X.

15) Eniola Anthony Abiodun (2020). Entrepreneurial self-efficacy and orientation for SME development. Small Enterprise Research 1-21 Web of Science (WOS) SCOPUS

16) Eniola Anthony Abiodun, Gabriel Kolade Olorunleke, (2020). Marketing Strategies Impact on Organizational Performance. International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research volume 9 issue 1, 1758-1762

17) Anthony Abiodun Eniola, Gabriel Kolade Olorunleke, Olamide Oluwabusola Akintimehin, John Dean Ojeka, Bushirat (2019). The impact of organizational culture on total quality management in SMEs in Nigeria. Heliyon Business and Economics n 7, 1-27 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019359535

18) Olamide Oluwabusola Akintimehin, Anthony Abiodun Eniola, Oluwatobi Joseph Alabi, Damilola Felix Eluyela, Wisdom Okere and Emmanuel Ozordi (2019) Social capital and its effect on business performance in the Nigeria informal sector. Heliyon Business and Economics 5, 1-13 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019356841

19) Eniola Anthony Abiodun and Entebang Harry (2017) SME managers and financial literacy. Global Business Review. Vol 18, issue 3, 1-18. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0972150917692063?journalCode=gbra

20) Eniola Anthony Abiodun and Entebang Harry (2015) SME Firm Performance - Financial Innovation and Challenges. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences. Vol. 195, 334–342. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.06.361. Published by Elsevier Science-Direct Web of Science (WOS) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042815038409

Edited Authored Book(s) (SCOPUS)

21) Anthony Abiodun Eniola (Eds.) (2022) Entrepreneurship and Post-Pandemic Future. Emerald Publication ISBN: 9781801179034. https://books.emeraldinsight.com/download_pdf.php?k=9781801179034

22) Eniola, A.A., Iwu, C.G., & Opute, A.P. (Eds.). (2022). The Future of Entrepreneurship in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities Post-pandemic (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003216469 https://www.routledge.com/The-Future-of-Entrepreneurship-in-Africa-Challenges-and-Opportunities-Post-pandemic/Eniola-Iwu-Opute/p/book/9781032106670

23) Opute, A. P., Kalu, I. K., Mezieobi, K. C., Iwu, C. G., Eniola, A. A., Hagos, S. B., & Obor, D. O. (2022). Entrepreneurship education and productive entrepreneurship. In A. A. Eniola, C. G. Iwu, & A. P. Opute (Eds.), The Future of Entrepreneurship in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities Post-pandemic (pp. 204-221). New York: Routledge.

24) Eniola Anthony Abiodun, Sajuyigbe Ademola, Wasiu Sanyaolu, Nwoye Obi (2021). Moderated Mediation Effect of Institutional Environment and Entrepreneurship Orientation: The Enterprising Self-Efficacy and SME Advancement In P. Cristina Raluca Gh & V. Rahul (Eds.), Sustainable and Responsible Entrepreneurship and Key Drivers of Performance (pp. 198-214). IGI Global. 10.4018/978-1-7998-7951-0

Monograph

25) Eniola Anthony Abiodun(2021) How organisational culture affects business performance in Nigeria — The Conversation — https://theconversation.com/how-organisational-culture-affects-business-performance-in-nigeria-157612

1. ScopusScopus/ABS/WOS   Indexed Publications

(Journals,   Conference Proceedings, Book Chapters, Books, Patents etc.)       38 of 74

2. Non-Scopus/WoS   Indexed Publications

(Journals,   Conference Proceedings, Book Chapters, Books, Patents etc.)       36 of 74

3. Lead/Corresponding   Authorship                                                                            50 of 74

4. H-Index (Scopus/ABS/WOS) (Excluding   Self-citations)                                    9

5. H-Index (Google Scholar) (Excluding   Self-citations)                                        22

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• Best Paper Award, International Research Meeting in Business and Management 2021
• Faculty Excellence Award, Landmark University 2021
• Outstanding Research Recognition (Landmark University) 2020
• Outstanding Research Recognition – Scopus and Web of Science Publications 2019

i. Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)   2025-Current

ii. The Academy of Management Nigeria (TAMN)   2025- Current

iii. Association of University Administrators (AUA), United Kingdom  2010- Current

iv. Institute of Public Administration of Nigeria (AIPAN)   2009- Current

v. Association of Nigeria University Professional Administrator (ANUPA)  2009- Current

i. Editorial Member, International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/editorialboard?journalid=173                                                                                                                    2021-2023

ii. Editorial Member, SCIREA Journal of Management http://www.scirea.org/journal/EditorialBoard?JournalID=63000                        2018- 2023

iii. Editorial Member, Science Journal of Business and Management (SJBM) 2018- 2023

i. Associate Editor, Triple A Research Journal of Social Science and Humanity (TARJSSH). https://www.triplearesjournal.org/jssh/editorial-board/          2018- 2023

1) Workshop in Teaching Mixed Ability Groups at Global Banking Schol, University of Suffolk Partnership, 09 July, 2025.

2) Workshop in Using play in the classroom at Global Banking Schol, University of Suffolk Partnership, 04 July, 2025.

3) Workshop in Publishing peer reviewed academic articles at Global Banking Schol, University of Suffolk Partnership, 25 June, 2025.

4) Workshop in Bridging the language Gap: How can lecturers support and scaffold GBS students, at Global Banking Schol, University of Suffolk Partnership, 31 March, 2025

5) Workshop in Critical Incident Reflection for lecturers at Global Banking Schol, University of Suffolk Partnership 21 March, 2025.

6) Workshop in Detecting Academic Misconduct Training level 3 at Global Banking Schol, University of Suffolk Partnership 11 March, 2025.

7) International Conference Christ Church Business School Partner Conference at Global Banking Schol, University of Suffolk Partnership 14 January, 2025.

8) Workshop in InfER-TET- Inclusive learning through Dialogical Research: Impact of embedding culture and diversity in learning at Global Banking Schol, University of Suffolk Partnership, 20 November, 2024

9) Workshop in Digital Tools Training, (Chat GPT and other Generative AI) at Global Banking Schol, University of Suffolk Partnership, 20 November., 2024.

10) Workshop in Zotero Training for Academic Literacy, at Global Banking Schol, University of Suffolk Partnership, 18 October., 2024.

11) Public Seminar Series on Monetary Policy and SMEs by Munhumutapa School of Commerce, Herbert Chitepo School of Law Moot Room, Great Zimbabwe University, 2 Sept., 2022.

12) Virtual International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Simulation, Financial Engineering and Mathematical Modelling for Industry and Commerce, Great Zimbabwe University, 30-31 August, 2022

13) Research Fair on Heritage and Culture for Industrialisation at Robert Mugabe School of Education and Culture, 17-18 August, 2022

• ExternalExaminer M.tech (9 students) /PhD (4 students) Examiner Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), South- Africa 2021-Date
• External Examiner M.Sc (4 students) /PhD (1 students) Examiner Bindura University of Science and Education 2022-Date
• Reviewer, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management (Emerald) Reviewer, Heliyon (Elsevier) https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/ijppm/thank-you-2019-reviewers-international-journal-productivity-and-performance
• Reviewer, International Journal of Emerging Markets (Emerald)
• Certified Outstanding Reviewer, SAGE OPEN (SAGE Publications)
• Reviewer, Revista Brasileira de Gestao de Negocios (Scielo, Brazil)
• Reviewer, Journal of Small Business Management (Taylor and Francis)
• Reviewer, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management (Emerald)
• Reviewer, International Journal of Project Organisation and Management (Inderscience)
• Reviewer, Business & Society (SAGE Publications)
• Reviewer, Journal of Economics and International Business Management
• Reviewer, Pakistan Journal of Science.

• Guest Speaker -“The Change Agents” at the graduation ceremony of the Iworoko Grammar School, Ado-Ekiti, 25 June, 2019
• Guest Speaker -“The Impact of Business on the Society” at the 2018 Commercial secondary school Ondo State, 4 November, 2018.

• Collaborative research across UK, Africa, and Europe. Award-winning researcher including Best Paper Award (2021). Active engagement in international academic networks and applied research impacting SMEs and policy.

i. University of Western Cape, South Africa (Working in collaboration with Professor. Chux Gervase Iwu to be contacted at cgiwu@uwc.ac.za

ii. West Kazakhstan agrarian and technical University Named after Zhangir Khan (Working in collaboration with Dr Kenzhin Zhaxat Bolatovich to be contacted at Jaskat_22@mail.ru)

iii. GPROM Academic and Management Consulting, Germany (Working in collaboration with Dr Abdullah Promise Opute to be contacted at promise.opute@gpromsolutions.org).

• Reading
• Surfing
• Playing and
• watching footballing

• Available upon request.