Edwin Agwu

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About Edwin Agwu

Professor Edwin Agwu is presently the Academic Director at Fortune Educational Services, London, United Kingdom. A versatile academic administrator, seasoned professional lecturer, multidisciplinary researcher, consultant, trainer, astute banker, and education/business manager; with 12 years banking and finance experience and more than 25 years of leadership and lecturing experience in various academic institutions in the United Kingdom, Ghana and Nigeria. He has taught extensively at various Business Schools, and comes rounded with detailed understanding of various curricula, and students from diverse backgrounds. Professor Agwu has been Dean School of Business, Director of Quality Assurance and Academic Standards, HOD of Business Department, Research Cluster Leader; Module Leader, Head of Unit, Mentor, etc. He has headed various committees at Departmental, College and University levels. He is a Professor of Strategic Management, and a Visiting Professor to various universities and dissertation supervisor for Masters and PhD students at various institutions in the United Kingdom. He has successfully supervised several degree students to completion- More than 300 undergraduates - More than 350 masters (MBA, MA and MSc)- Doctoral levels: 07 PhDs and 03 DBAs - External PhD Examiner, University of South Africa, Johannesburg - PhD External Examiner in various universities in the United Kingdom, Nigeria and Ghana And his academic research interest and publications focuses on- Competitive Strategy / Turnaround Strategies / Strategies for Emerging Markets - Corporate Governance and Sustainability - Innovation management and its application to business strategies and product development - SMEs as social actors and agents in the society - Adoption of network technologies in financial services marketing - Strategic customer management, relationship marketing and consumer Behaviour Teaching Focus - Strategic Management / International Business / International Management - Marketing Management, Marketing Analytics and Digital Marketing - Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Human Resource Management - Business Research Methods at all levels - Dissertation supervision – at all levels Publications Details of my publications are as listed below: • 80 Published articles in peer reviewed journals • 32 Refereed Conference Proceedings, Workshops and Seminars with papers presented • 09 Articles currently under editorial review by various ABS rated journals • 07 Book chapters • 07 Articles in preparation • 07 Non-Academic Publications – various newspapers