Dr. Ada Kalu Ajike
Dr. Ada Kalu Ajike is a LECTURER I in BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Department, Faculty Of Management Sciences in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
My name is Dr. (Mrs) Ada Kalu Ajike. A lecturer at the Business Administration Department, Faculty of Management Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.
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Address: | Business Administration, Faculty Of Management Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES |
Department/Sub-Unit: | BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION |
Social Profiles
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
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| 1 | University of Nigeria. (Doctor of Philosophy, December, 2017) August, 2012 to May, 2017 PhD Management |
| 2 | National Teachers' Institute, Kaduna. (Post-Graduate Degree, August, 2016) November, 2014 to December, 2015 PGD Education/Social Studies |
| 3 | Imo State University, Owerri. (Bachelor Degree, November, 2011) March, 2004 to December, 2008 B.Sc Economics |
| 4 | University of Nigeria. (Master Degree, August, 2010) August, 2006 to June, 2008 MBA Management |
| 5 | Imo State University, Owerri. (Post-Graduate Degree, January, 2006) August, 2003 to May, 2005 PGD Management |
| 6 | Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu. (HND, January, 2004) November, 2000 to August, 2003 HND Secretarial/Business Management |
| 7 | Midtown College, Aba Abia State. (GCE, December, 1997) January, 1986 to December, 1990 GCE WAEC |
| 8 | Midtown College, Aba Abia State. (GCE, December, 1997) August, 1986 to December, 1990 GCE WAEC |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Facilitator/Project Supervisor, National Open University of Nigeria April, 2018 to September, 2024 |
| 2 | Subject teacher, Methodist College, Enugu September, 2015 to September, 2019 |
| 3 | Manager (Administration), Chinecherem Press, Enugu February, 2014 to September, 2019 |
| 4 | Lecturer, Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State May, 2009 to December, 2020 |
| 5 | Marketing/Customer Care Officer, Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) April, 2006 to October, 2013 |
| 6 | Administrative Manager, Memfys Hospital for Neurosurgery, Enugu March, 2004 to April, 2006 |
Creative Output
| Journal Articles | |
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| 1 | AJIKE, Ada Kalu; CHUKWUJAMA, Ngozi Comfort;ANODI, Ejiogu Samuel; IHIM, Maureen Chinenye;NWANKWO, Catherine Nkechi. (2025, May), "Social Media Drift and Business growth: Mitigating strategies for small businesses in Nigeria", International Journal of Business and Economics, Vol. 8, (Issue 8), pp 77 - 86 |
| 2 | Ajike, Ada Kalu ; Nwankwo, Catherine Nkechi ; Ejike, Ifeyinwa Justina; and Nkwonta, Nkechi Caroline. (2025, April), "Logistics Management Practices and Customer Satisfaction in the Nigerian Transport Sector: A case of God is Good Motors (GIGM)", African Journal of Management and Business Research, Vol. 19, (Issue 1), pp 260-274, ISSN: 3027-2971 |
| 3 | IDIGO, PETER IFEANYI; NZEKWE CHINENYE BLESSING; ADA KALU-AJIKE. (2024, December), "Flexible work arrangement and institutional performance of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka", International Journal of Finance, Accounting and Management Studies, Vol. 1, (Issue 2), pp 139 - 158 |
| 4 | Arukwe, M.C., Ajike, A.K., Ejike, I.J., Nkwonta, N.C., Aneke, A.C.. (2024, May), "Improving productivity of small businesses in Nigeria through Total Quality Management", International Journal of Administrative Policy and Business, Vol. 7, (Issue -1), pp 37-49 |
| 5 | Nwankwo, C.N., Ajike, A.K.. (2024, April), "Production management Indicators and utility maximization of selected Aluminium firms in Delta State", International Journal of Business and Management Research, Vol. -4, (Issue 3), pp 111-127 |
| 6 | AJIKE, Ada Kalu; NWAKOBY, NkiruPeace; NWANKWO, Catherine Nkechi. (2024, December), "shared responsibility in government -owned organisations: Efficient strategy for better employee engagementand employee engagement", Internaonal Journal of Management & Markeng Systems, Vol. 14, (Issue 12), pp 79 - 89 |
| 7 | Chukwujama, N.C., and Dr. Ajike, A.K.. (2023, June), "Employee retention and organisational performance in selected money deposit banks in Awka, Anambra State", Journal of Management Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Vol. 60, (Issue 1) |
| 8 | Ajike, Ada Kalu; Ejike, Ifeyinwa Justina; Chukwujama, Ngozi Comfort. (2021, December), "Maximizing small businesses in Nigeria through the application of Lean principles", International Journal of Research and innovation in Social Science, Vol. 5, (Issue 7), pp 941 - 950 |
| 9 | Ajike, Ada Kalu; Ejike, Ifeyinwa Justina; Chukwujama, Ngozi Comfort. (2021, December), "Assessing compensation policy on staff attraction and retention in Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria.", International Journal of Business Systems and Economics, Vol. 13, (Issue 4), pp 267-275 |
| 10 | Usoro, M.U. and Ajike, A.K.. (2019, December), "Cultural drift in Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District, Nigeria: Strategic Implications for businesses", Akwa Ibom State University Journal of Management Science, Vol. 4, pp 110-126 |
| 11 | Nwakoby, Nkiru P.; Ezejiofor, Raymond, A.; Ajike, Ada Kalu. (2018, August), "Board characteristics and Directors tunneling: An empirical analysis of conglomerate firms in Nigeria", International Journal of Social Studies, Vol. 4, (Issue 8), pp 82 - 104 |
| 12 | Esedebe, Joseph Ejime, Ajike, Ada Kalu, Agbor Stephen & Halim, Henry Chiedu. (2018, September), "Impact of leadership on organisational sustainability: A study of selected SMEs in Nigeria", Advances in Multidisciplinary and Scientific Research Journal, Vol. 4, (Issue 3), pp 15-22 |
| 13 | Oseafiana, Ofor Joseph1, Ajike, Ada Kalu2 and Esedebe, Joseph Ejime3. (2017, October), "Assessing the Contributions of the National Directorate of Employment to Employment Generation and Poverty Alleviation in Delta State, Nigeria", International Journal of Business Systems and Economics, Vol. 2, (Issue 2) |
| 14 | Ajike, Ada Kalu1 and Nwakoby, Nkiru Peace2. (2017, December), "Assessment of Entrepreneurial Mindset on Sustainability of Nigerian SMEs", International Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship Research, Vol. 2, (Issue 2) |
| 15 | Nwakoby, Nkiru Peace, Ajike, Ada Kalu. (2017, October), "ICT and Development of Human-Capital on Performance of Nigerian Deposit Money Banks", Journal for Studies in Management and Planning, Vol. 3, (Issue 2) |
| 16 | Nwakoby Nkiru Peace1 , Ajike Ada Kalu2 , Ezejiofor Raymond Asika. (2017, September), "SMEs financing and Economic Development: Nigerian Government incentives (1999-2015)", Scholars Journal of Economics, Business and Management |
| 17 | Esedebe, Joseph Ejime, ² Ajike, Ada Kalu ³ Oseafiana, Ofor joseph. (2017, September), "Assessment of the Nigerian Power Sector Post Deregulation on the Energy Users.", Delta State Polytechnic Ogwashi-uku Journal, Vol. 1, (Issue 1) |
| 18 | Ajike, Ada Kalu1 and Nwakoby, Nkiru Peace2. (2016, July), "The Impact of Social Networking Sites on Teenagers in Nigeria", International Journal of Public Policy and Administrative Studies, Vol. 1, (Issue 2), pp 35-64 |
| 19 | Ajike, Ada Kalu1 and Nwakoby, Nkiru Peace2. (2016, July), "Assessing Privatization on Operational Efficiency of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC)", International Journal of Developing Country Studies, Vol. 2, (Issue 1) |
| 20 | Adekitan, Rasheed Akanfe and Ajike, Ada Kalu and Okoro, Chineme Blessing. (2016, June), "Impact of Privatization on Employees’ Job Security in t he Enugu Electricity Distribution Company", International Journal of public Policy and Administrative Studies, |
| 21 | Ajike, Ada Kalu and Adekitan, Rasheed Akanfe and Okoro, Chineme Blessing. (2016, June), "impact of women in entrepreneurial ruralism in Nigeria", International Journal of Developing Country Studies, Vol. 2, (Issue 1) |
| Conference Papers | |
| 1 | Ajike, A.K., Ejike, I.J., Nkwonta, N.C., Abugu, N.J.. (2025, March), "Entrepreneurship training programmes and growth of small and medium enterprises in Enugu", |
| 2 | Ajike, Ada Kalu1, Ejike, Ifeyinwa Justina, Nkwonta Nkechi Caroline3, Arukwe Maureen Chiegeonu4. (2023, June), "repositioning the Nigeria Economy through Lean manufacturing: Implications for small and medium enterprises in Anambra State.", |
| 3 | Ajike, Ada Kalu; Ejike, Ifeyinwa Justina,. (2022, March), "Applying Corporate Social Responsibilities on Image Sustainability in a Pandemic Recovery Era: A Study of Nigeria Breweries Plc, Enugu", |
| 4 | Ajike, Ada Kalu; Agbor Stephen; Esedebe, Joseph Ejime. (2019, June), "Maximizing small businesses in Nigeria through the application of Lean principles", |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Grants | |
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| 1 | Collaborator: "Construction of Faculty of Management Science Signage" (April, 2025 to May, 2025). Completed sponsored grant by Studio 4 Concepts Plc |
| Examinerships | |
| 1 | Examiner, "Institution based External Examiner in the Department of Production and Operations Management" (May, 2024 to May, 2025). Completed External Exam |
| 2 | Examiner, "Final PGD Examination" (April, 2022 to August, 2024). Completed Internal-Internal Exam |
| 3 | Examiner, "PGD Final Exam" (March, 2022 to August, 2024). Completed External Exam |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | Member, "Business Administration Staff Advisery Committee" (December, 2024) |
| 2 | Member, "Research Grant Committee" (July, 2023) |
| 3 | Member, "Beautification and Environmental Sanitation Committee" (November, 2022) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Associate Member, "National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria" - 0009330 (member since 2012), http://www.nimn.edu.ng |
Relevant Events Attended
| Other Events | |
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| 1 | "Innovation for sustainable National Development: The Challenges of the 21st Century", (Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics), 9th September, 2020 to 9th September, 2020; Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku |
| 2 | "The Nigerian Economy and Politics", (School of Business Studies), 20th June, 2019 to 17th September, 2021; Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku |