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Challenges and opportunities for informal female entrepreneurs in Nigeria using the 5M framework. (2025)
Journal Article
JAMES, I. and ONOSHAKPOR, C. [2025]. Challenges and opportunities for informal female entrepreneurs in Nigeria using the 5M framework. Journal of small business and enterprise development [online], (accepted). To be made available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JSBED-03-2024-0169

This paper examines how informal female entrepreneurs (IFEs) navigate the intersecting challenges of informality, gender, and patriarchy and how they develop coping strategies to remain in business. We draw on the existing "5M" framework to highlight... Read More about Challenges and opportunities for informal female entrepreneurs in Nigeria using the 5M framework..

Factors shaping female representation in STEM career in Nigeria. (2024)
Journal Article
ONOSHAKPOR, C.M, ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J., ONOJA, O. and ETUKUDOR, C. 2024. Factors shaping female representation in STEM career in Nigeria. African journal of economics, politics and social studies [online], 3(1), pages 19-27. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15804/ajepss.2024.1.02

This study confirms that several factors such as societal perceptions of gender roles, geographical region, influence from family, parents' level of education and significantly influences female's participation in STEM careers within the Nigeria cont... Read More about Factors shaping female representation in STEM career in Nigeria..

Entrepreneurial learning in informal apprenticeship programs: exploring the learning process of the Igbo Apprenticeship System (IAS) in Nigeria. [Article] (2024)
Journal Article
IRENE, B., CHUKWUMA-NWUBA, E.O., LOCKYER, J., ONOSHAKPOR, C. and NDEH, S. 2024. Entrepreneurial learning in informal apprenticeship programs: exploring the learning process of the Igbo Apprenticeship System (IAS) in Nigeria. Cogent business and management [online] 11(1), article number 2399312. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2024.2399312

This research examines the unique learning process of the Igbo Apprenticeship System (IAS). This approach to the development of enterprises and entrepreneurship, originated in the ethnic group of communities in the Southeastern part of Nigeria, uses... Read More about Entrepreneurial learning in informal apprenticeship programs: exploring the learning process of the Igbo Apprenticeship System (IAS) in Nigeria. [Article].

Entrepreneurship under patriarchy: the intersecting forces characterising everyday life for Nigeria's women entrepreneurs. (2024)
Journal Article
ONOSHAKPOR, C., CUNNINGHAM, J. and GAMMIE, E. 2025. Entrepreneurship under patriarchy: the intersecting forces characterising everyday life for Nigeria's women entrepreneurs. International journal of entrepreneurial behavior and research [online], 31(1), pages 246-264. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-04-2023-0334

Nigeria presents something of an entrepreneurial paradox. Women in entrepreneurship dominate the economy, yet patriarchal structures dominate society. This article investigates how patriarchal factors impact entrepreneurial processes, in turn, creati... Read More about Entrepreneurship under patriarchy: the intersecting forces characterising everyday life for Nigeria's women entrepreneurs..

Competency-based entrepreneurship education: analysis of the 'disruptive innovation' theory in African higher education institutions. (2023)
Journal Article
IRENE, B.O., OPUTE, A.P., IBIDUNNI, A.S., CHUKWUMA-NWUBA, K. and ONOSHAKPOR, C.M. 2023. Competency-based entrepreneurship education: analysis of the 'disruptive innovation' theory in African higher education institutions. African journal of economics, politics and social studies [online], 2(1), pages 5-20. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15804/ajepss.2023.1.01

The aim of this article is to examine several entrepreneurial education innovations (competency-based education as a disruptive innovation model and pedagogy in the HEIs) using a comprehensive systematic literature review (SLR). It is accepted practi... Read More about Competency-based entrepreneurship education: analysis of the 'disruptive innovation' theory in African higher education institutions..

Gender inequality in the Nigerian power sector: the case of Nigerian electricity companies. (2023)
Journal Article
ONOSHAKPOR, R. and ONOSHAKPOR, C. 2023. Gender inequality in the Nigerian power sector: the case of Nigerian electricity companies. American journal of engineering research [online], 12(10), pages 21-26. Available from: https://www.ajer.org/papers/Vol-12-issue-10/12102126.pdf

A gender imbalance in the energy sector workforce is evident in most countries worldwide, yet women's participation in, and contributions to, the energy industry have been under researched and lacks characterization. As the energy sector transitions... Read More about Gender inequality in the Nigerian power sector: the case of Nigerian electricity companies..

Entrepreneurial motivation in the global south: addressing gender marginalization. (2023)
Journal Article
ONOSHAKPOR, C., JAMES, I., IBUKUN, T. and IRENE, B. 2023. Entrepreneurial motivation in the global south: addressing gender marginalization. International journal of entrepreneurship [online], 27(6), pages 1-15. Available from: https://www.abacademies.org/articles/entrepreneurial-motivation-in-the-global-south-addressing-gender-marginalization.pdf

This article sets out to the issues of gender marginalisation and entrepreneurial motivation is increasingly gaining interest in management, mainly to address social and gender exclusion. This paper explores the perceived differences in the motivatin... Read More about Entrepreneurial motivation in the global south: addressing gender marginalization..

Strategic flexibility and organizational resilience of women entrepreneurs in Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic. (2020)
Journal Article
ONOSHAKPOR, C., ETUKNWA, A. and KARAMALLA-GAIBALLA, N. 2020. Strategic flexibility and organizational resilience of women entrepreneurs' in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research journal of business and management [online], 7(4), pages 277-287. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2020.1324

Purpose: The focus of this paper was on role of strategic flexibility in the actualization of organizational resilience of women entrepreneurs' in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: In this study, the content bothered primarily on the... Read More about Strategic flexibility and organizational resilience of women entrepreneurs in Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic..