Academic Qualifications: 
 
PhD, (Organizational Change), 2005, University of Toronto
MBA, Wilfrid Laurier University
MA, Workplace Learning & Change, University of Toronto
Master of Industrial Relations & Human Resource Management, University of Lagos, Nigeria
BSc (Sociology), University of Lagos, Nigeria
 
Academic Experience
Assistant Professor, State University of New York, ESC
Assistant Professor, Nipissing University
Adjunct Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
 
Industry Experience
HR Manager and Consultant, Various Organizations (Toronto Rehab, Canadian Red Cross, Manpower Services etc.)
 
Selected Publications
Akingbola, K., Rogers, S., & Intindola, M. (2023). Employee Engagement in Nonprofit Organizations: Theory and Practice. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
 
Akingbola, K., Rogers, S., & Baluch, A. (2019). Change Management in Nonprofit Organizations: Theory and Practice. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
 
van den Berg, H. & Akingbola, K. (2019) How Does sound hospital financial management impact patient satisfaction? Journal of Health and Human Services Administration. 42 (3) 305-346. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27031069
 
Akingbola, K. & van den Berg, Herman (2015). Does CEO Compensation Impact Patient Satisfaction? Journal of Health Organization and Management, 29 (1) 111 - 127
 
Akingbola, K., (2013). A Model of Strategic Nonprofit Human Resource Management. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 24 (1) 214–240. DOI: 10.1007/s11266-012-9286-9
 
Teaching Expertise
Strategic Human Resources Management
Organizational Behaviour
Nonprofit and Public Sector Organizations
Strategic Management
Organizational Design & Change
Industrial Relations
Health Care Management
Managing Technology Innovation
Social Entrepreneurship
 
 
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