Southampton Management School

Udechukwu Ojiako

BEngr (Hons) MSc PhD FHEA

Primary position:
Lecturer in Project Management

Udechukwu (Udi) Ojiako is Lecturer in Project Management. Prior to joining the University of Southampton, he was a Senior Lecturer in Project Management at the University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne (October 2006-March 2009).

After degrees from The University of Nigeria (BEngr) and South Bank University, London (MSc), he spent nearly 9 years working as Project Manager with BT (21st Century Network Service Management Group), where he gained experience working on operational readiness, service management and marketing projects.

He is a member of the UK Academy for Information Systems and has recently completed his term as the Editor of the Northumbria Built and Virtual Environment Working Paper Series. Udi is an editorial board member of two journals- The International Journal of Information Technology Project Management and Industrial Management and Data Systems. Udi obtained his PhD in Project Management from the University of Northumbria, Newcastle in 2005 as a BT Sponsored Research Student.

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Article

Ojiako, Udechukwu, Marshall, Alasdair, Luke, Michelle and Chipulu, Max (2012) Managing competition risk: a critical realist philosophical exploration. Competition and Change (In Press)
Marshall, Alasdair James, Telofski, Richard, Ojiako, Udechukwu and Chipulu, Max (2011) An examination of 'irregular competition' between corporations and NGOs. Voluntas International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations(doi:10.1007/s11266-011-9205-5) (In Press)
Chipulu, Max., Ojiako, Udechukwu., Ashleigh, M.J. and Maguire, S. (2011) An analysis of interrelationships between project management and student experience constructs. Project Management Journal, 42, (3), 91-101. (doi:10.1002/pmj.20225)
Downing, Matthew, Chipulu, M., Ojiako, Udechukwu and Kaparis, D. (2011) Forecasting in airforce supply chains. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 22, (1), 127-144. (doi:10.1108/09574091111127589)
Ojiako , Udechukwu, Ashleigh, M. J., Chipulu, M. and Maguire, S. (2011) Learning and teaching challenges in project management. International Journal of Project Management (In Press)
Ojiako, Udechukwu, Chipulu, M. and Johnson, J.E.V. (2011) Investment risk preference among Greek SME proprietors. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development (In Press)
Papadopoulos, T., Ojiako, Udechukwu and Lee, K. (2011) The criticality of implementation risk factors in CRM projects. Project Management Journal (Submitted)
Stamati, Teta, Ojiako, Udechukwu, Papadopoulos, T. and Maguire, Stewart (2011) How enhancement of IS service provision creates opportunities for service science. Journal of Strategic Information Systems (Submitted)
Papadopoulos, T., Ojiako, U., Thumborisuthi, C. and Yang, F. (2011) Perceptions of influence variability for categorised risk factors in ERP projects. International Journal of Project Management (Submitted)
Sumecki, David, Chipulu, M., Ojiako, Udechukwu and Kaparis, Konstantinos (2010) Email overload: exploring the moderating role of the perception of email as a ‘business critical’ tool. International Journal of Information Management(doi:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2010.12.008)
Ojiako, Udechukwu, Johnson, J.E.V., Chipulu, M. and Marshall, A. (2010) Unconventional competition - drawing lessons from the military. Prometheus, 28, (4), 327-342.
Marshall, Alasdair and Ojiako , Udechukwu (2010) From the myth of Prometheus to strategic resilience: two cognitive paradigms linking risk and innovation. Prometheus, 28, (4)
Trewin, Neil, Ojiako, Udechukwu and Johnson, Johnnie (2010) Risk management and its practical application: lessons from the British Army. Journal of Risk Research, 13, (5)(doi:10.1080/13669870903551670)
Georgousopoulou, M., Chipulu, M., Ojiako, U. and Johnson, J.E. (2010) Factors influencing the risk appetite of SMEs: An exploratory study of Greek SMEs.
Maguire, Stewart, Ojiako, Udechukwu, Papadopoulos, Athanasios, Shafti, Farhad and Kanellis, Panagiotis (2010) Synchronicity and alignment of productivity: the real value from services science? Production Planning and Control
Maguire, Stuart, Ojiako, Udechukwu and Said, Al (2010) ERP implementation in Omantel: a case study. Industrial Management and Data Systems, 110, (1), 78-92. (doi:10.1108/02635571011008416)
Maguire, Stuart, Ojiako, Udechukwu and Robson, Ian (2009) The intelligence alchemy and the twenty-first century organization. Strategic Change, 18, (3-4), 125-139. (doi:10.1002/jsc.843)
Anyaegunam, A. and Ojiako, U. (2009) Explicit stiffness matrix of 15-noded cubic strain triangle. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering and Computational Mechanics
Ojiako, Udechukwu, Maguire, Stuart, Koh, Lenny, Grainger, Tracey and Wainwright, Dave (2009) Softer perspectives on enhancing the patient experience using IS/IT. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 23, (2) (In Press)
Ojiako, Udechukwu, Maguire, Stuart and Guo, Shuting (2009) Global operations management during major change: an exploration of industrial practice. Business Process Management Journal., 15, (5), 816-839. (doi:10.1108/14637150910987955)
Hedley, J., Maguire, S., Ojiako, G.U. and Johansen, E. (2009) The critical consequences of project drift- a case study in the UK banking industry. Business Process Management Journal (Submitted)
Ojiako, U. and Magire, S. (2009) Developing market led practices to enhance customer experience journeys. Strategic Change
Akinyemi, B., Ojiako GU Maguire, S., Steel, G. and Anyaegbunam, A. (2009) Nigerian banks and the perception of risk in PPP project delivery. Journal of Finance and Management in Public Services
Choudhuri, Bhaskar, Maguire, Stuart and Ojiako, Udechukwu (2009) An empirical revisit of learning outcomes from market led ICT outsourcing. Business Process Management Journal, 15, (4), 569-587. (doi:10.1108/14637150910975543)
Ojiako, Udechukwu, Johansen, Eric and Greenwood, David (2008) A qualitative re-construction of project measurement criteria. Industrial Management and Data Systems, 108, (3), 405-417. (doi:10.1108/02635570810858796)
Ojiako, Udechukwu and Maguire, Stuart (2008) Success criteria for systems led transformation in organisations: Implications for global operations management. Industrial Management and Data Systems, 108, (7), 887-908. (doi:10.1108/02635570810897982)
Maguire, Stuart and Ojiako, Udechukwu (2008) Market led systems development: when customers become users. Industrial Management and Data Systems, 108, (2), 173-190. (doi:10.1108/02635570810847563)
Ojiako, Udechukwu and Maguire, Stuart (2008) Success criteria for systems led transformation: managerial implications for global operations management. Industrial Management and Data Systems, 108, (7), 887-908. (doi:10.1108/02635570810897982)
Maguire, Stuart and Ojiako, Udechukwu (2007) Interventions for information systems introduction in the NHS. Health Informatics Journal, 13, (4), 283-302. (doi:10.1177/1460458207082978)
Ojiako, G.U., Greenwood, D.J. and Johansen, D.E. (2006) Re-defining project failure in converged and multi-dimensional telecommunications ICT projects. Communications Network Journal, 5, (3), 23-28.
Ojiako, Udechukwu (2005) Separating performance and progress measures for ICT projects: a qualitative approach. The Communications Network Journal, 4, (1), 31-37.
Ojiako , Udechukwu, Johansen , D.E. and Greenwood, D. (2004) Using construction projects as a basis for improvement in ICT project management. The Communications Network Journal, 3, (4), 33-38.

Conference or Workshop Item

Udeaja, C., Ojiako, U., Maguire, S and Koh, L. (2008) Mapping the customer experience journey in the construction industry. In, COBRA Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 04 - 05 Sep 2008.
Dawson, R., Ojiako, U. and Hughes, L. (2008) Assessing the impact of amended building regulations on the operations of UK construction companies operating in the north east of England. In, Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Conference, Cardiff, UK, 2008.
Ojiako, U. and Greenwood, D. (2007) Information systems and technology service introduction success criteria. In, Portland International Centre for Management of Engineering and Technology: Management of Converging Technologies (PICMET '07), Portland, USA, 05 - 09 Aug 2007.

Monograph

Nock, A., Bektas, T., Ojiako, U. and Chipulu, M. (2010) The practical use of feasibility decision assessment models. Southampton, University of Southampton (Discussion Papers in Centre for Operational Research, Management Science and Information Systems; WorkingPaperSeries --> Centre for Operational Research, Management Science and Information Systems, CORMSIS-10-04)
Ojiako, U., Maguire, S. and Koh, S.C.L. (2010) The concept of customer experience journeys: a systematic review of the literature. Southampton, University of Southampton (Discussion Papers in Management)
Wen, S., Ojiako, U. and Chipulu, M. (2010) Exploring the strategic dimension of business continuity and process re-engineering management. Southampton, UK, University of Southampton (Discussion Papers in Centre for Operational Research, Management Science and Information Systems; WorkingPaperSeries --> Centre for Operational Research, Management Science and Information Systems)
Ojiako, U., Manungo, T., Chipulu, M. and Johnson, J.E. (2010) The impact of regulation on risk perception: evidence from the banking industry. Southampton, UK, University of Southampton (Discussion Papers in Centre for Risk Research: Working Paper Series, CRR-10-02)
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Akenyemi, B., Johnson, J.E. and Maguire, S. (2010) Operational Efficiency gains and IS adoption. Southampton, GB, University of Southampton (Discussion Papers in Centre for Operational Research, Management Science and Information Systems; WorkingPaperSeries --> Centre for Operational Research, Management Science and Information Systems, CORMSIS-10-03)
Aleke, B., Wainwright, D., Ojiako, G.U. and Maguire, S. (2009) ICT adoption in small scale agribusinesses in Nigeria. Southampton, UK, University of Southampton (Discussion Papers in Management)
Ojiako, Udechukwu, Johansen, Eric, Edum-Fotwe, Francis and Greenwood, David (2008) Facilitating the development of project managers as reflective and creative practitioners. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, GB, University of Northumbria (Northumbria Built and Virtual Environment Working Paper Series, 1 1)
Eich, Michael, Harth, Carsten, Heyn, Thomas and Ojiako , Udechukwu (2008) The changing entrepreneurial nature of the educational organisations: some thoughts. Northumbria, United Kingdom, University of Northumbria (The Northumbria Working Paper Series: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Built and Virtual Environment, 1 2)
 

Research Interests

  • IS/IT Project Failures
  • Business Process Management
  • Customer Experience Journey

 

Primary research group:  Centre for Risk Research

Dr Udechukwu Ojiako
Southampton Management School
University of Southampton
Southampton
SO17 1BJ, UK.

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