Department of Business Management

Prof Adewale Aregbeshola

College of Economic and Management Sciences
School of Management Sciences
Department: Business Management
Professor
Tel: 012 429 8505
E-mail: aregbra@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • PhD (University of the Witwatersrand Business School)
  • MCom (Unisa)
  • BCom (Hons) (Unisa)
  • BCom (Ogun State University)

Currently teaching

  • Masters and Doctoral studies - Research Supervisor & Co-supervisor
  • INT4801 - Secondary Lecturer

Fields of academic interests

  • Multinational corporate strategies
  • Market institutional environments in Africa
  • Capital market imperatives in emerging markets (Africa)

Field of Specialisation

  • Capital market efficiency and dynamics in Africa
  • Institutional imperatives in emerging markets
  • Trade and investment environments
  • International Business
  • Development Economics

Books

  • Africa-China Strategic Coalition: a remodeled financial model (approach) for infrastructure development; in Simelane, T and Managa, L (eds). 2018. Belt and Road Initiative – alternative development path for Africa, Pretoria, Africa Institute for South Africa (ISBN: 978-7983-0526-6)
  • Principles of Global Business Management, 1st edition, Cape Town, Juta Publishers (ISBN 978 1 48512 518 1); First Published in December 2017
  • Global Business Management, 1st edition, Cape Town, Juta Publishers (ISBN 978 1 48512 517 4); First Published in January 2018
  • Findings from South Africa, in Collis, J., Jarvis, R. and Page, M., SMEs, financial reporting and trade credit: An international study, London: Certified Accountants Educational Trust (ACCA). ISBN: 978-1-85908-486-1 (pages 27-30)
  • Global Business Environments and Strategies, 4th Edition, Cape Town, Oxford University Press (ISBN 978 0 19 599770 5); First Published in December 2011
  • Editor and Main Contributor: Global Business Management in Emerging Markets – An African Perspective, 1st edition, Cape Town, Juta Publishers (ISBN 978 1 48513 213 4); First Published in May 2022.
  • Globalisation in the Age of ‘New Normality’; in Aregbeshola R Adewale. 2022. Global Business Management in Emerging Markets – An African Perspective; 1st edition, Cape Town, Juta Publishers (pages 3-22).
  • Trade Liberalisation: Institutions and Apparatus; in Aregbeshola R Adewale. 2022. Global Business Management in Emerging Markets – An African Perspective; 1st edition, Cape Town, Juta Publishers (pages 52-77).
  • Regional Economic Arrangements, Integration and Trade Blocs; in Aregbeshola R Adewale. 2022. Global Business Management in Emerging Markets – An African Perspective; 1st edition, Cape Town, Juta Publishers (pages 78-103).
  • Foreign Direct Investment and Divestment – Markets and Politics; in Aregbeshola R Adewale. 2022. Global Business Management in Emerging Markets – An African Perspective; 1st edition, Cape Town, Juta Publishers (pages 135-159).
  • The Intricacies of Financial and Capital Markets in Global Business; in Aregbeshola R Adewale. 2022. Global Business Management in Emerging Markets – An African Perspective; 1st edition, Cape Town, Juta Publishers (pages 163-192).
  • Financial Management and Strategies in Global Business; in Aregbeshola R Adewale. 2022. Global Business Management in Emerging Markets – An African Perspective; 1st edition, Cape Town, Juta Publishers (pages 193-217).
  • Domestic and Global Institutional Architectures; in Aregbeshola R Adewale. 2022. Global Business Management in Emerging Markets – An African Perspective; 1st edition, Cape Town, Juta Publishers (pages 23-51).

Journal articles

  • A regional analysis of institutional framework on capital market behaviour: evidence from selected African countries, Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies (NJESS), Vol. 61, No.2, July (2019).
  • The machination of foreign direct investment flow to emerging markets – a focus on Africa. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, Vol. 9 (4): 430-448, Nov. 2018.
  • Import substitution industrialisation and economic growth – Evidence from the group of BRICS countries. Future Business Journal, Vol. 3(2): 138-158, June 2017.
  • The role of local financial market on economic growth – a sample of three African economic groupings. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, Vol. 7(2):225-240, June 2016.
  • Foreign Direct Investment and Institutional Adequacy: new Granger Causality evidence from African countries – South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, Vol. 17(5): 557-568; December, 2014.
  • Examining Agricultural Financing Compliance in Africa: A 21- Year Analysis. Journal of African Union Studies. (April 2024). In press. Published in conjunction with Okunlola, A. F.
  • Re-Engineering Financial Resources through Development Finance in Africa: A Review of Literature. Sustainability, 2024, 16, 214. Published in conjunction with Okunlola, A.F. 
  • Socio-economic inclusion and sustainable economic growth: Empirical analysis of Nigeria and South Africa. Cogent Economics and Finance, Volume 11(1): 2163077; 2023. Published in conjunction with Ogunniyi, O.R., Okunlola, A. F., and Alatise, M.A. 
  • The Role of Intra-Regional Agreements on Trade Dynamics: The Case of Southern Africa Development Cooperation (SADC), Journal of African Union Studies, Volume 11 (3): 91-116. 2022. Published in conjunction with Uwakata Yvonne.
  • Interplay of Poverty, Remittances and Human Capital Development: Panel evidence from selected Sub-Saharan African countries, International Migration; Journal of International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Volume 60 (2): 250-271. 2022.
  • A regional analysis of institutional framework on capital market behaviour: evidence from selected African countries, Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies (NJESS), Vol. 61(2): 231-258, 2019.
  • The Machination of Foreign Direct Investment flow to Emerging Markets – a focus on Africa. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, Vol. 9 (4): 430-448, Nov. 2018.
  • The Impact of Multilateral Trade Agreements on Intra-Regional Trade: The Case of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Journal of African Union Studies, Volume 12, (2): 121-143; 2023. Published in conjunction with Uwakata Yvonne.
  • Import Substitution Industrialisation and Economic Growth – Evidence from the group of BRICS countries. Future Business Journal, Vol. 3(2): 138-158, June 2017.

Paper presentations

  • African Offshore Investment Strategies for State Owned Enterprises. Steering Committee Technical discussion (Department of Public Enterprises); Human Science Research Council, Pretoria, 28 August 2019
  • Participant, Africa’s First Forum on Governance and Development, Saturday 6th of April 2019 – Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (APRM Initiative)
  • A Model for Tracking Agenda 2063. The 3rd Annual APRM Methodology Forum, Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh, 4th - 5th April 2019 (APRM Initiative)

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

  • Visiting scholar: Babcock University, Ilisan Remo, Nigeria; Kentucky State University, United States.
  • Technical expert: The African Union (APRM)
  • Technical expert: The United Nations (SDGs)

Projects

  • Efficiency and Sustainability of South African Public Enterprises (an African Expansion Imperative). Department of Public Enterprises, South Africa
  • Measuring and Tracking Agenda 2063 – The African Union (APRM)
  • Institutional Environment of Regional Economic Integrations in Africa