Glory Enyinnaya
Dr. Glory Enyinnaya is a Nigerian academic and strategy consultant whose work bridges theory and action in inclusive finance, institutional entrepreneurship, and fintech. As Academic Director of the Institutional Growth Initiative (IGI) at Pan-Atlantic University, she leads research on change readiness—a theory she developed and published in Harvard
Business Review to explain how entrepreneurs in complex, low-trust environments gain legitimacy and scale. As founder of Kleos Advisory, she led national initiatives such as YouThrive, a partnership with Access Bank, FMO, and the Office of the Vice President of Nigeria, designed to train four million entrepreneurs across Africa. A former consultant with Accenture and Ernst & Young, she is the author of a forthcoming book with Palgrave
Macmillan and a member of Harvard Business School’s Forum for Growth and Innovation. Her work translates theory into scalable frameworks that enable entrepreneurs in emerging markets to thrive.
Publications
Journal Articles
● Enyinnaya, G., & Dakare, O. (2023). What African Fintech Startups Can Teach
Silicon Valley About Longevity. Harvard Business Review.
● Enyinnaya, G. (2023). The Influence of Institutional Entrepreneurship Practices on
Organizational Legitimacy and Organizational Performance: A Case Study of the
Nigerian Fintech Industry. Doctoral Dissertation, Pan-Atlantic University.
Books and Forthcoming Works
● Enyinnaya, G. (Forthcoming, 2025). Institutional Entrepreneurship in African Fintech.
Palgrave Macmillan.
● Enyinnaya, G. (Forthcoming, 2025). Family-Owned Businesses in DEMs (Africa): A
Theoretical Model Analysis. In Nwuke, O., & Ngwu, F. (Eds.), Managing
Family-Owned Businesses in Developing & Emerging Markets: Strategies that Work.
Routledge-Taylor & Francis.
Book Chapters
● Enyinnaya, G., & Ogbechie, R. (2024). Human Quality Treatment: The Ethics of
Respect and Team Growth. In Business Ethics in Africa, Volume I. Palgrave
Macmillan.
● Ovadje, F., & Enyinnaya, G. (2018). Change Leaders in the Public Sector: An
Interview with Governor Peter Obi. In Routledge Handbook of Organizational Change
in Africa. Routledge.
● Enyinnaya, G. (2021). Platforms and Female Entrepreneurship in Africa: Case
Studies from Nigeria. In Africa’s Platforms and the Evolving Sharing Economy:
Emerging Research and Opportunities. IGI Global.
● Enyinnaya, G. (2022). Competencies, Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Required to
Work and Grow in Retail. In Building Careers to Grow Africa's Retail Businesses.
Noirledge Publishing.