Akintola Owolabi
Akintola Owolabi is a Professor of Cost and Management Accounting at Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria
Akintola holds a First-Class honours degree in Electronic/Electrical Engineering from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife, Nigeria (1980) and Masters in Business Administration and Philosophy in Management and Accounting from the University of Lagos and Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 1983 and 2002, respectively. He also holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Management and Accounting (2007) from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
He brings over three decades of industry, consulting, research and academic experience to his teaching, research and course design responsibilities at Lagos Business School. His areas of concentration include Tax Planning and Management, Corporate Financial Accounting, Strategic Cost and Management Accounting, Business Statistics, Environmental Accounting and Financial Modelling. He researches and consults actively to a wide range of firms in these areas. He has published widely in international and professional journals and presented papers in conferences across the world.
He started his career with the audit unit of PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and later moved on to the University of Ilorin where he was a Senior Lecturer. He serves on the editorial board of ICAN Journal of Accounting and Finance, with responsibility for maintaining the quality and standards of accounting in Nigeria in line with global standards.
While at the University of Ilorin, he acted as the Coordinator of his department and was a member of the University’s Budget Committee. He was responsible for developing and teaching various courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Professor Akintola is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA) and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (ACTI).
PUBLICATIONS
Adetunji, O. M. & Owolabi, A. A. (2016). Valuation of Interacting Time-to-Build and Growth Real Options in Infrastructure Investments. International Journal of Economics and Finance, 8 (11), 14.
Adetunji, O. M. & Owolabi, A. A. (2016). Firm Performance and Its Drivers: How Important Are the Industry and Firm-Level Factors? International Journal of Economics and Finance, 8 (11), 14.
Adetunji, O. M. & Owolabi, A. A. (2016). The Evolution of Real Options and its Applications in Management: A Review of Literature. International Journal of Business and Management, 4 (1), 98-118.
Nwobu, O. & Owolabi, A. A. (2016). Governance Commitment and Time Differences in Aspects of Sustainability Reporting in Nigerian Banks. International Journal of Social, Behavioral, Educational, Economic, Business and Industrial Engineering, 10 (1), 330-334.
Nakpodia,, F., Adegbite, E., Amaeshi, K., & Owolabi, A. A. (in press, 2016). Neither Principles nor Rules: Making Corporate Governance work in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Business Ethics.
Owolabi, A. (Forthcoming). “NGO Accountability and Sustainable Development in Nigeria”. Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing
Owolabi, A. A. & Iyoha, F. O. (2012). Linking Accounting/Auditing Environment and the Remittances of Africans in Diaspora. Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing, 8 (6), 764-773.
Owolabi, A. A. (2012). The Role of Auditors in the Financial Crisis- An African Perspective. African Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, 1 (3), 299-308.
Owolabi, A. A. & Iyoha, F. O. (2012). Adopting International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Africa: Benefits, Prospects and Challenges. African Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, 1 (1), 77- 86.
Owolabi, A. A. (2011). NGO Accountability and Sustainable Development in Nigeria. Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing, 7 (1), 67-75.
Owolabi, A. A. (2011). Corruption and the Environment of Accounting and Auditing in Africa. International Journal of Critical Accounting, 3 (2/3), 220-234.
Owolabi, A.A. and Ogbechie C. (2010) “Audit Committee Reports and Corporate Governance in Nigeria”- International Journal of Critical Accounting (www.inderscince.com) Vol. 2 No. 1 Pp 64-78
Owolabi, A.A. (2009) “Corruption and Accounting/Auditing Environment – The African Perspective”- International Journal of Critical Accounting (www.inderscince.com). Paper Accepted
Owolabi A. (2009), Environmental Disclosures in Annual Reports: the Nigerian Perspective, Economia Aziendale 2000 web, 1/2009, at: http://www.ea2000.it/: 151-160.
Owolabi, A. A. (2004). Employment Creation and Poverty Elevation: How far and What Next? The Nigerian Accountant, 37 (2), 48-50.
Owolabi, A. A.. (2003) “Environmental Accounting and Taxation” Tax Practice Series Publication of the Chartered Institute of Taxation on Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria. No. 24 Pp 1-15
Owolabi, A.A. (2002) “An Empirical Analysis of Professional and Rule Observance Attitude Among Nigerian Accountants The Nigerian Accountant a Journal of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria. July/September, Vol.35 No.3 Pp 24-28.
Owolabi, A. A. (2001)”Environmental Performance and Reporting Perception of Managers and Accounting Professionals in South Western Nigeria” Advances in Management a Journal of the Department of Business Administration, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. No.2. Pp. 44-61
Abdulrazaq, M. T. & Owolabi, A. A.. (2001) “Rules of Engagement in Tax Audits and Investigations” Tax Practice Series a Publication of The Chartered Institute of Taxation on Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria. No. 1 Pp 1-28
Owolabi, A.A (2001) “Internal Efficiency in Health Care Budget” Advances on Management a Journal of the Department of Business Administration, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. Vol. 1 No. 1 Pp 16-23.
Owolabi, A.A. (2000) “Budgeting System in Nigerian Universities: A case study of University of Ilorin” Ilorin Journal of Business and Social Sciences, a Journal of the Faculty of Business & Social Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. Vol. 6 No.2.
Owolabi, A. A. (2000) “The Imperatives of External Auditing of Cooperatives in Oyo State, Nigeria” Ife Social Sciences Review a Journal of the Faculty of Social Science Obafemi Awolowo University, IIe-Ife, Nigeria ,June, Vol. 18, No.1 Pp220-234.
Abdulrazaq M.T. & Owolabi, A. A. (2000) “Tax Implications of Provision for Bad Debts by Nigerian Banks” Modem Practice of Finance and Investment. a Journal of Law &; Economic Development, Lagos, Nigeria, April, Vo1.4 No.2 Pp. 171-183.
Abdulrazaq, M. T. & Owolabi, A. A. (2000) “Tax Treatment of Year 2000 Software Conversion Costs” The Nigerian Accountant a Journal of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria. January/March, Vol.33 No.1 Pp 56-59.
Owolabi, A. A. (1999) “African Cultural Crisis and Accounting Professional Rule Observance Attitudes” International Journal of African Culture and Ideas a Journal of Department of General Studies, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Nigeria April/November Vol.2, Nos. 1&2 Pp 145-152.
Owolabi, A. A. (1996). “Taxation of Foreign Exchange Differences. Nigerian Tax Notes- a Journal of Maples & Temple~ Associates, Ilorin, Nigeria. Vol.2, No. 10 Pp 1-13.