Henrietta Onwuegbuzie
Lagos Business School (LBS).
Faculty’s Field of Research: Business Law, Entrepreneurship, Social & Political Environment of Business, Strategy
School: Lagos Business School (LBS).
Faculty’s email address: honwuegbuzie@lbs.edu.ng
Background:
Dr Henrietta Onwuegbuzie is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Lagos Business School and a certified management consultant. She is also an IFC-certified management trainer and a nationally certified Business Service Development Provider. Passionate about economic development and socio-economic transformation in Nigeria and across Africa, she has facilitated the creation of more than 100 profitable, impact-driven businesses through her work at Lagos Business School, where she teaches Entrepreneurship on the MBA and Executive programmes. She is the Founder and Director of the LBS Business Innovation Accelerator (BIA), the Director of the Owner-Manager Programme (OMP), and the Project Director for the school’s Impact Investing initiative.
Her recent recognitions include the Excellence Award in Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing and her appointment as a Distinguished Fellow of the Global Africa Leadership Council. She has also received the Distinguished Women of Peace Award (DWOPHA) from the United Nations POLAC Foundation, an honour reserved for women who play pivotal roles in peace and nation-building.
Dr Onwuegbuzie is one of the first African Visiting Faculty at Yale School of Management, in the United States. She has delivered sessions at several top global business schools, including Stellenbosch Business School (South Africa), Oxford Saïd Business School (UK), Lancaster University Management School (UK), INSEAD (France), and IESE Business School (Spain).
She holds an MSc (with honours) in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Navarre, Spain; an MBA from Lagos Business School; and a PhD in Entrepreneurship and Management from Lancaster University, UK. She is also a life member of Beta Gamma Sigma, which admits only the top 5% of performers in accredited business schools worldwide.
Prior to joining the LBS faculty, she managed educational projects for women’s development in different states in Nigeria and subsequently worked in the banking industry with key responsibilities for blue-chip companies and multinationals in the corporate banking sector.
Dr Onwuegbuzie serves on the boards of several companies, including the Board of Trustees of the Nigerians in Diaspora Chamber of Commerce (NiDCC). Her consulting experience spans state-level initiatives, conglomerates, and SMEs across diverse industries.
In 2013, she was conferred the African Women Development Champion Award by the Centre for Economic and Leadership Development. In the same year, she was appointed one of the national mentors for the YouWin Entrepreneurship programme, initiated by the Presidency. In 2015, she received a certificate of recognition from LEAP, a UN PRME working group, for her groundbreaking work in developing change accelerators.
She has presented award-winning papers at various international conferences on entrepreneurship and sustainable development, winning the best paper award at several of them. She has been ranked in the top 4% of Nigerian top Executives in the Education Management industry and has been listed among the top 100 Most inspiring women by Leading Ladies Africa.
Dr Onwuegbuzie mentors aspiring and established entrepreneurs on a voluntary basis. Her current focus is on developing impact-driven entrepreneurs for national transformation and preparing women for next-level leadership through programmes that strengthen their skills in leadership, management, entrepreneurship, and wealth creation.
Qualification
MSc (with honours) in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Navarre, Spain.
MBA from Lagos Business School; and a PhD in Entrepreneurship and Management from Lancaster University, UK
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
Oke, A., & Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2013). Outsourcing, subcontracting-in, and radical innovativeness: The moderating effect of manufacturing strategy. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 24(4), 511–535.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N., Adomdza, G., & Ogola, F. (2012). Nike Davies-Okundaye: Building a family-social enterprise. Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 2(8), 1–14.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2017). The role of the diaspora in disseminating indigenous knowledge entrepreneurship. Journal of International Business Research and Marketing, 4(2), 20–24.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2017). Learning from the past: Entrepreneurship through apprenticeship for more successful outcomes. Advances in Economics and Business, 5(5), 280–287.
Book Chapters
Onwuegbuzie, H., & Ugwuanyi, I. (2017). Experiential learning methods for teaching entrepreneurship with a sustainability mind-set. In J. Kassel & I. Rimanoczy (Eds.), Developing sustainability mind-set in higher education. Greenleaf. (Forthcoming).
Onwuegbuzie, H. N., & Ugwuanyi, I. (2016). Doing good is good business: Embedding ethics in teaching entrepreneurship and business venturing. In K. Ogunyemi (Ed.), Teaching ethics across the management curriculum: Contributing to a global paradigm shift (pp. 35–55). Business Expert Press.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2016). A 21st century paradigm for entrepreneurs and policy makers: Applying modern scientific methods to indigenous innovation. In J. Liddle (Ed.), New perspectives on research, policy & practice in public entrepreneurship (Vol. 6, pp. 103–126). Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N., & Okupe, A. (2016). Indigenous knowledge for sustainable development: An opportunity for Africapitalism. In Africapitalism, entrepreneurs and socio-economic development: Problems, paradoxes and possibilities. Routledge. (In press).
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2016). Building the next generation of African scholars and entrepreneurs. In H. Kazeroony (Ed.), Management development in Africa: Building capabilities to serve African organisations (p. 25). Routledge.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2013). Madu: Growing from scratch—Indigenous entrepreneurship in Nigeria. In Global entrepreneurship casebook. Routledge.
Cases
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2014). Revamping a family business: Rosaab Industrial Designs. The Case Centre. Lagos Business School.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2014). Arco Petrochemicals: Climbing by merit. The Case Centre.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2014). Rob Ukropina: Success is giving first A and B. The Case Centre. Lagos Business School.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2014). Slot Nigeria: Building a world class retail giant. The Case Centre.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2012). Chidi’s dilemma. European Case Clearing House. Lagos Business School.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2012). John Tobi. European Case Clearing House. Lagos Business School.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2004). From Ocean and Oil to Unipetrol: Building through acquisitions. Lagos Business School.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2002). Fountain Trust Bank: Transformation of a conservative bank. Lagos Business School.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2002). Platinum Bank: Facing the challenges of a highly competitive industry. Lagos Business School.
Supplements
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2016). Indigenous knowledge as a global competitive advantage and a significant source of non-oil export revenues. The Case Centre. Lagos Business School.
Conference Papers
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2017, September). Writing winning business plans. Entrepreneurship seminar organised by the U.S. Consulate in Nigeria and Fields of Skills and Dreams, Lagos, Nigeria.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2017, September). Leadership and operational intensity. Leadership workshop for Unilever Nigeria.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2017, August). Building businesses for impact. Academy of Management Conference Professional Development Workshop, Atlanta, United States.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2017, March). Opportunities in a recession. Lagos Business School Alumni Session, Lagos, Nigeria.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2016, December). The challenges and opportunities in managing a recessionary economy. Herbert H. Humphrey Alumni Lecture organised by the U.S. Consulate General, Lagos, Nigeria.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2016, November). Thinking out-of-the-box in the real estate industry. Refined Investors Series by Fine & Country West Africa, Lagos, Nigeria.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2016, October). The agriculture pillar: Beyond subsistence farming, exploiting the agriculture value-chain for national prosperity. 20th Annual Stockbrokers’ Conference, Lagos, Nigeria.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2016, August). Impact-driven entrepreneurship. Nigerian Small Business Summit, Lagos, Nigeria.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2016). Learning from the past: Entrepreneurship through apprenticeship for more successful outcomes. Academy of International Business Sub-Saharan Africa Chapter Annual Conference, Lagos, Nigeria.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2016). The role of diaspora communities in the utilization and transmission of indigenous knowledge. Yale Africa-China Conference, Lagos, Nigeria.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2015, October). Technology and changing business models. Society and Technology Conference, Lagos, Nigeria.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2015, August). Humanistic management: An African perspective. Academy of Management Conference – Open Governance, Vancouver, Canada.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2015, January). Scaling African indigenous innovations for inclusive growth and sustainable development. Africa Academy of Management Biennial Conference, Nairobi, Kenya.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N., & Adomdza, G. (2013, January). Discovering the entrepreneurial process of indigenous knowledge entrepreneurs. African Academy of Management Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2013). Teaching responsible leadership through entrepreneurship. PRME Summit.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2012, August). Impact of indigenous knowledge on market adoption. Academy of Management Conference, Boston, United States.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N., & Janssen-Selvadurai, C. (2012, January). Cultivating an entrepreneurial mind-set. United States Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference (USASBE), New Orleans, United States.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2012, January). Nike Davies-Okundaye: Building a family social enterprise. United States Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference (USASBE), New Orleans, United States.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2011, December). Poverty eradication through indigenous knowledge and entrepreneurship. First Investment Group Nigeria Annual Lecture, Lagos, Nigeria.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2011, October). Pathways to sustainable development in Africa. EABIS Colloquium, Fontainebleau, France.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N., & Juma, N. (2011). Integrating scientific and indigenous knowledge: Towards a conceptual framework of the innovation process of indigenous entrepreneurs. International Academy for African-American Business and Development (IAABD).
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2011, August). Sustainable development strategy using indigenous knowledge and entrepreneurship. African Academy of Management/Academy of Management Conference, Texas, United States.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2011, June 1–2). Achieving sustainable development through indigenous knowledge and entrepreneurship. INSEAD Abu Dhabi Campus Conference, United Arab Emirates.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2011, May 17–20). Integrating scientific and indigenous knowledge: Towards a conceptual framework of the innovation process of indigenous entrepreneurs. IAABD Conference, Edmonton, Canada. (Overall Best Paper Award).
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2011). Changing the present and creating the future through indigenous knowledge and entrepreneurship. United States Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference (USASBE), South Carolina, United States.
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2005, September). The impact of ethics on entrepreneurial outcomes. 35th EFMD Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Small Business Conference, Barcelona, Spain.
Working Papers
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2011). Sustainable development strategy using indigenous knowledge and entrepreneurship [Working paper].
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2011). Integrating mainstream knowledge and indigenous knowledge: Towards an integrative model of the innovation process of indigenous entrepreneurs [Working paper].
Onwuegbuzie, H. N. (2011). Changing the present and creating the future through indigenous knowledge and entrepreneurship [Working paper].