Dr Olapeju Comfort Ogunmokun

Dr Olapeju Ogunmokun is a lecturer and researcher with particular interest in Accounting, Risk and Finance for small businesses at the Leicester Castle Business School, De Montfort University, Leicester which she joined in 2019. She is a Fellow of the Association of International Accountant FAIA(Acad), a Full Member of the Association of Accounting Technician (MAAT) and an Exam Complete Part-qualified Chartered Accountant (CIMA Adv Dip MA) all of which are reflected in her scholarship and research. Olapeju has a distinction in Accounting and Business Management from Brunel University London, and completed her Ph.D. in Finance, Risk and Entrepreneurship by concurrent publication at De Montfort University with research focus addressing the constraints on access to finance for small enterprises and risk decision making behaviours.

She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and has substantial experience in coordinating accounting, entrepreneurial finance and business management modules, supervising post graduate research and teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Olapeju is research active and her research interests and expertise centres around finance, risk, decision making behaviour, entrepreneurship, sustainability and she is interested in committed PhD students with similar interests. Dr Olapeju has published book chapters, commissioned reports, peer-reviewed journal articles, presented research papers at various international conferences and co-investigated impactful research projects.

Olapeju is committed to widening and continuing access to impactful education through community engagement and business consultancy. Drawing from her extensive career experience in industry from reputable institutions as an accountant, credit risk analyst and small business owner, Olapeju is keen on enhancing access to finance for small and medium enterprises and minimising the constraints they face in accessing debt finance due to risk perception and biased decision-making behaviours.

The Centre for Enterprise and Innovation (CEI)

Beta, K.W., Ogunmokun, O. (2023). Institutional Pressures, Firm Resource Context and SMEs’ Sustainability in Africa. In: Adomako, S., Danso, A., Boateng, A. (eds) Corporate Sustainability in Africa. Palgrave Studies in African Leadership. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29273-6_7

Ogunmokun, O.C., Mafimisebi, O.P. & Obembe, D. (2023) Prospect theory and bank credit risk decision-making behaviour: a systematic literature review and future research agenda. SN Bus Econ 3, 90 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43546-023-00464-x

Oyekola, O., Omolo, M.A. and Ogunmokun, O.C., (2023) Are majority-female-owned firms more susceptible to bribery solicitations?. Available at SSRN 4534188. 

Oyekola, O., Ogunmokun, O.C., Omolo, M.A. and Odewunmi, S., (2023) Gender, Legal Origin, and Accounting Disclosure: Evidence from More Than 140,000 Firms (No. 2313). 

Ogunmokun, O.C., Mafimisebi, O. and Obembe, D. (2022), "Bank lending behaviour and small enterprise debt financing", Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-02-2022-0043

Woldesenbet Beta, K., Mwila, N.K., Ogunmokun, O. (2022). Deconstructing the Myth: African Women Entrepreneurs’ Access to Resources. In: Kolade, O., Rae, D., Obembe, D., Woldesenbet Beta, K. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of African Entrepreneurship. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75894-3_21

• Emerging Markets, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
• Access to Finance 
• Business Management
• Finance, Risk Management, Risk Perception, Risk Evaluation and Risk Behaviour
• Women Entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
• Enterprise and Innovation
• Entrepreneurship Education
• Sustainability, Sustainable financing, Green Finance and Climate Finance

• Accounting and Budget Management
• Financial Reporting
• Entrepreneurial Finance and Decision Making
• Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Business and Sustainability
• Managing Change and Innovations
• Contemporary Business Issues

PhD Finance, Risk and Entrepreneurship (De Montfort University, Leicester)

MSc Accounting and Business Management (Brunel University, London)

BSc Ed. (Hons) Business Studies (University of Lagos, Lagos)

Prince2 Foundation

Accounting and Budget Management (BABM1003)

Entrepreneurial Finance and Decision Making (BENI1004)

Business and Sustainability (CORP2550)

Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (CORP3547)

Corporate Social Responsibility (CORP5060)

Fellow of the Association of International Accountant FAIA(Acad)

Full member of the Association of Accounting Technician (MAAT) 

Exam Complete Part-qualified Chartered Accountant (CIMA Adv Dip MA)

Fellow Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Ogunmokun, O., (2023). Rationality or Intuition: How Bank Decision Makers Review Credit Applications of Small Enterprises. Early Career Conference in Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, and International Business. British Academy of Management, Machester, UK.

Ogunmokun, O., (2023). How Bank Decision Makers Review Credit Applications of Small Enterprises. 19^th African Finance Association Conference in Innovative banking, financial, economics, accounting and insurance research on Africa. Cape Town, South Africa.

Ogunmokun, O., (2022). Small Enterprise Debt Financing – A Review of Current Trends in the Literatures. African Finance Association Conference. The African Finance Journal, South Africa.

Ogunmokun, O., (2022). Prospect Theory and Bank Lending. Doctoral Conference in Strategy, Corporate Governance, Innovation, and International Business. British Academy of Management, UK.

Kolade, O., Murithi, W., Ogunmokun, O and Tania, A, H. (2021). Re-skilling Businesses for Post Covid-19 Recovery: Evidence from Minority African and Caribbean Micro-business Owners in the United Kingdom. Africa Nazarene University (ANU) Virtual Conference, Nairobi, Kenya. 

Ogunmokun, O., (2021). Small Enterprise Financing and Bank Credit Risk Decision Making Behaviour. Doctoral Conference in Strategy, Corporate Governance, Innovation, and International Business. British Academy of Management, UK.

Ariyo, B., Ogunmokun, O., (2020). Towards a Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Period of Crisis: A Case study of Leicester Food Plan. East Midlands Doctoral Network Conference on Sustainability (EMDoc), UK.

Joseph, E., Ogunmokun, O., ... (2019).  Presentation on Addressing the tensions of Africanism and Globalism in a dynamic African business climate: Perspective of Indigenous banking. The Africa Academy of Management Conference (AFAM), Nigeria.

Ogunmokun, O., (2019).  Access to Debt Finance for SMEs in Africa: Risk Perspectives. International Conference on African Entrepreneurship and Innovation, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.

Ogunmokun, O., (2019).  Credit Risk Assessment as a Limitation to Access to Debt Finance for SME: Conceptual Framework. Business and Law Faculty Research Conference, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.

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