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Dr Maxwell Chipulu BEng, MSc, PhD, FHEA

Associate Professor of Business Analytics, Programme Leader BSc Business Analytics

Dr Max Chipulu is Associate Professor of Business Analytics and Programme Leader for BSc Business Analytics within Southampton Business School at the University of Southampton.

"In God we trust, all others must bring data" - W.Edwards Deming

Max earned his PhD in Statistics and Management Sciences, MSc in Management Sciences and BEng in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southampton.

Max began his career in industry as a mechanical engineer in the mining industry. After his MSc, Max worked in corporate banking at Standard Chartered, before leaving to do his PhD. Since his PhD, Max has worked as an academic in various roles in Southampton Business School (SBS), except for a spell as a senior lecturer in Operational Research at the University of Hertfordshire.

Max’s research area is Operations Analytics. His focus is empirical research involving the application of data analytics for prediction and performance evaluation in complex and/or uncertain environments within operations management, particularly projects.

Max regards teaching and learning extremely important. Therefore, he frequently participates in change projects within SBS and elsewhere, which aim to improve the quality of teaching and learning. He has extensive teaching experience, having led and taught modules at all levels, including MBA, PhD and executive education.

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Max’s research area is Operations Analytics. His focus is empirical research involving the application of data analytics models for prediction and performance evaluation in complex and/or uncertain environments within operations management, particularly projects.
Max is also interested in methodological developments in text analytics, concepts of cultural values in operations/project management contexts and pedagogue, especially regarding the teaching and learning of quantitative subjects in a Business school context.

PhD Supervision

Max is keen to hear from aspiring PhD students in the following areas of Operations Analytics:

1. Text-based decision support systems for Operations Management
2. The application of Big Data and/or Big Data Analytics in Operations Management, especially projects
3. Biases in Project management decision making
4. Understanding and modelling the nature of the complexity of projects and its impact on projects
5. Application of Data Envelopment Analysis to model and understand factors that support sustainable outcomes in projects
6. Modelling ethical and pro-social behaviour in operations, especially global supply chains
7. Modelling the impact of cultural values and/or practices in operations

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Centre for Risk Research

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Department of Decision Analytics and Risk

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Stage 1 Reviewer, academic appeals;
Member of assessment and feedback working group, SBS.

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Articles

Chipulu, M., Ojiako, U., Marshall, A., Williams, T., Bititci, U., Mota, C., ... Stemati, T. (2018). A dimensional analysis of stakeholder saliences in the assessment of project outcomes. Production Planning & Control, 1.
Marshall, A., Bashir, H., Ojiako, U., & Chipulu, M. (2018). A Machiavellian behavioural framing of social conflict risks in supply chains. Management Research Review . DOI: 10.1108/MRR-01-2018-0022
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., & Williams, T. (2018). An examination of the ‘rule of law’ and ‘justice’ implications in Online Dispute Resolution in construction projects. International Journal of Project Management, 36(2), 301-316. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2017.10.002
Marshall, A., Ojiako, U., Wang, V., Lin, F., & Chipulu, M. (2018). Forecasting unknown-unknowns by boosting the risk radar within the risk intelligent organisation. International Journal of Forecasting.
Neoh, J. G., Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., & Tewkesbury, A. (2018). How commuters’ motivations to drive relate to propensity to carpool: evidence from the United Kingdom and the United States. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice.
Marshall, A., Ojiako, U., & Chipulu, M. (2017). A futility, perversity and jeopardy critique of risk appetite. International Journal of Organizational Analysis.
Neoh, J. G., Chipulu, M., & Marshall, A. (2017). What encourages people to carpool? An evaluation of factors with meta-analysis. Transportation, 44(2), 423-447. DOI: 10.1007/s11116-015-9661-7
Chipulu, M., Ojiako, U., & Marshall, A. (2016). Consumer action in response to ethical violations by service operations firms: the impact of heterogeneity. Society and Business Review, 11(1), 1-38. DOI: 10.1108/SBR-09-2015-0052
Chipulu, M., Ojiako, U., Marshall, A., Williams, T., Neoh, J., Mota, C., & Shou, Y. (2015). Building cultural intelligence: insights from project management job advertisements. Production Planning & Control.
Charbatzadeh, F., Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., & Marshall, A. (2015). Determinants of satisfaction with campus transportation services: implications for service quality. Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management.
Udechukwu, U., Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., Ashleigh, M. J., Mcguire, S., Williams, T., & Obokoh, L. (2015). Heterogeneity and perception congruence of project outcomes. Production Planning & Control, 26(11), 1-16. DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2014.994684
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., Ashleigh, M. J., & Williams, T. M. (2015). Project Management Learning: a comparative study between engineering students' experiences in South Africa and in the United Kingdom. Project Management Journal.
Udechukwu, U., Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., Ashleigh, M., & Williams, T. (2015). Project management learning: a comparative study between engineering students’ experiences in South Africa and the United Kingdom. Project Management Journal. DOI: 10.1002/pmj.21510
Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., Ojiako, U., & Mota, C. (2015). Reasoned ethical engagement: ethical values of consumers as primary antecedents of instrumental actions towards multinationals. Journal of Business Ethics, 1-18. DOI: 10.1007/s10551-015-2994-5
Ojiako, U., Maguire, S., Marshall, A., & Chipulu, M. (2015). The exploitation of dynamic entrepreneurial capabilities by South African security firms. Competition and Change, 20(2). DOI: 10.1177/1024529415623918
Downing, M., Chipulu, M., Ojiako, U., & Kaparis, D. (2014). Advanced inventory planning and forecasting solutions: a case study of the UKTLCS Chinook maintenance programme. Production Planning & Control, 25(1), 73-90. DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2012.658451
Khoja, L., Chipulu, M., & Jayasekera, R. (2014). Analysing corporate insolvency in the Gulf Cooperation Council using logistic regression and multidimensional scaling. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. DOI: 10.1007/s11156-014-0476-y
Li, Q., Wu, Y., Ojiako, U., Marshall, A., & Chipulu, M. (2014). Enterprise risk management and firm value within China's insurance industry. Acta Commercii, 14(1), 198-207. DOI: 10.4102/ac.v14i1.198
Klindokmai, S., Neech, P., Wu, Y., Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., & Marshall, A. (2014). Evaluation of forecasting models for air cargo. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 25(3), 635-655.
Chipulu, M., Ojiako, U., Gardiner, P., Williams, T. M., Mota, C., Maguire, S., ... Marshall, A. (2014). Exploring the impact of cultural values on project performance: the effects of cultural values, age and gender on the perceived importance of project success/failure factors. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 34(3), 364-389. DOI: 10.1108/IJOPM-04-2012-0156
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Karatas-Ozkan, M., Siao, M., & Maguire, S. (2014). Intelligence management opportunities for SMEs. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development.
Georgousopoulou, M., Chipulu, M., Ojiako, U., & Johnson, J. E. V. (2014). Investment risk preference among Greek SME proprietors: a pilot study. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 21(1), 177-193. DOI: 10.1108/JSBED-10-2013-0146
Marshall, A., Ojiako, U., & Chipulu, M. (2014). Micro-political risk factors for strategic alliances: why Machiavelli's animal spirits matter. Competition and Change, 18(5), 438-454.
May, A., Anslow, A., Ojiako, U., Wu, Y., Marshall, A., & Chipulu, M. (2014). Optimisation of key performance measures in air cargo demand management. Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 8(1), 1-9. DOI: 10.4102/jtscm.v8i1.125
May, A., Anslow, A., Wu, Y., Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., & Marshall, A. (2014). Prioritisation of performance indicators in air cargo demand management: an insight from industry. Supply Chain Management, 19(1), 108-113. DOI: 10.1108/SCM-07-2013-0230
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Ashleigh, M. J., & Williams, T. M. (2014). Project Management learning: key dimensions and saliency from student experiences. International Journal of Project Management, 32(8). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2014.02.002
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., & Baboolall, P. (2014). Thematic elements underlying risk perception among SME owner-managers. Acta Commercii, 14(1).
Ojiako, U., Mashele, T., & Chipulu, M. (2014). 'Ubuntu' within the South African construction industry. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Management, Procurement and Law, 167(MP2), 83-90.
Ojiako, U., Park, J. H., Williams, T., Marshall, A., & Chipulu, M. (2014). What is best value in public sector building construction? Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Management, Procurement and Law, 167(5), 209-219. DOI: 10.1680/mpal.13.00026
Chipulu, M., Neoh, J. G., Ojiako, U., & Williams, T. (2013). A multidimensional analysis of project manager competences. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 60(7), 506-517. DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2012.2215330
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Gardiner, P., Williams, T. M., Mota, C., Maguire, S., ... Stemati, T. (2013). Effect of project role, age and gender differences on the formation and revision of project decision judgements. International Journal of Project Management.
Hidalgo, H., Chipulu, M., & Ojiako, U. (2013). Risk segmentation in social health insurance in Chile. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 26(7).
Ojiako, G. U., Manungo, T., Chipulu, M., & Johnson, J. E. V. (2013). The impact of regulation on risk perception: Evidence from the Zimbabwean banking industry. African Development Review, 25(3), 276-288.
Ojiako, U., Maguire, S., & Chipulu, M. (2013). Thematic elements underlying the delivery of services in high-contact public service encounters. Production Planning & Control, 24(6), 532-545. DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2011.642485
Marshall, A. J., Chipulu, M., Ojiako, U., & Fang Ju, C. (2012). Adoption of EVA by Taiwanese financial service organisations. International Journal of the Business Environment, 5(2), 193-209. DOI: 10.1504/IJBE.2012.046216
Marshall, A. J., Telofski, R., Ojiako, U., & Chipulu, M. (2012). An examination of 'irregular competition' between corporations and NGOs. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 23(2), 371-391. DOI: 10.1007/s11266-011-9205-5
Ashleigh, M., Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., & Wang, J. K. (2012). Critical learning themes in project management education: implication for blended learning. International Journal of Project Management, 30(2), 153-161.
Ojiako, U., Marshall, A., Luke, M., & Chipulu, M. (2012). Managing competition risk: a critical realist philosophical exploration. Competition and Change, 16(2), 130-149.
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Maguire, S., Akinyemi, B., & Johnson, J. (2012). User adoption of mandatory enterprise technology. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 25(4), 373-391. DOI: 10.1108/17410391211245847
Chipulu, M., Ojiako, U., Ashleigh, M. J., & 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, M., Chipulu, M., Ojiako, U., & Kaparis, D. (2011). Forecasting in airforce supply chains. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 22(1), 127-144. DOI: 10.1108/09574091111127589
Ojiako, U., Ashleigh, M., Chipulu, M., & Maguire, S. (2011). Learning and teaching challenges in project management. International Journal of Project Management, 29(3), 268-278. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2010.03.008
Ojiako, U., Ashleigh, M. J., Chipulu, M., & Wang, K. J. (2011). The criticality of transferable skills development and virtual learning environments used in the teaching of project management. Project Management Journal, 42(4), 76-86. DOI: 10.1002/pmj.20240
Sumecki, D., Chipulu, M., Ojiako, U., & Kaparis, K. (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, U., Johnson, J. E. V., Chipulu, M., & Marshall, A. (2010). Unconventional competition - drawing lessons from the military. Prometheus, 28(4), 327-342.

Book

Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Gardiner, P., Williams, T., Anantatmula, V., Mota, C., & Maguire, S. (2012). Cultural imperatives in perceptions of project success and failure. Feltham, United Kingdom: Project Management Institute.

Book Chapter

Sque, M., Chipulu, M., & McGonigle, D. (2009). Clinical decision making. In M. Hall, A. Noble, & S. Smith (Eds.), A Foundation for Neonatal Care: a Multi-disciplinary Guide (pp. 235-251). Oxford, UK: Radcliffe.

Conferences

Khoja, L., Chipulu, M., Jayasekera, R., & Vigne, S. (2017). Compare and contrast: contextualising corporate insolvency in the GCC using the UK and the USA as comparators. Paper presented at 15th INFINITI Conference on International Finance, Valencia, Spain.
Chipulu, M. (2017). Does students’ engagement in self-evaluation impact task performance?. Poster session presented at Simply Better, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Price, C., Sui, G., Chipulu, M., & Bottle, A. (2017). Does the type of pain clinic patients attend matter?. Paper presented at British Pain Society 50th Anniversary Annual Scientific Meeting , Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Lee, H. Y., & Chipulu, M. (2017). Evolutionary customer experience for evaluating value co-creation. Paper presented at EURAM 2017, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Marshall, A., Ojiako, U., & Chipulu, M. (2015). Carpe diem risk culture. Paper presented at British Academy of Management Conference, .
Ojiako, U., Manville, G., Muthalugu, S. J., Marshall, A., Chipulu, M., & Alhanshi, M. (2015). Stakeholder incongruence in performance management within mental health service operations. Paper presented at British Academy of Management Conference, United Kingdom.
Chipulu, M., & Ojiako, U. (2012). Mapping the perception of abuse of economic power by multinational companies in asymmetric partnerships across the globe. Paper presented at Sustainability 2012: Sustainability Conference, Canada.
Manungo, T., Ojiako, U., & Chipulu, M. (2011). An explorotary study of the impact of financial regulations on risk management in Zimbabwean banks. Paper presented at Business Management Conference, South Africa.

Working Papers

Georgousopoulou, M., Chipulu, M., Ojiako, U., & Johnson, J. E. (2010). Factors influencing the risk appetite of SMEs: an exploratory study of Greek SMEs. (Centre for Risk Research: Working Paper Series; No. CRR-10-03). Southampton, GB: University of Southampton.
Ojiako, U., Manungo, T., Chipulu, M., & Johnson, J. E. (2010). The impact of regulation on risk perception: evidence from the banking industry. (Discussion Papers in Centre for Risk Research: Working Paper Series; No. CRR-10-02). Southampton, UK: University of Southampton.

Programme leader: BSc Business Analytics;

Module leader:

Other teaching: Research Methods (Mang7001)

[1] Fellow of the Higher Education Academy:
[2] Member of the Academy of Management:
[3] Member of the European Academy of Management:
[4] Member of the Operational Research Society:
[5] Member of the Project Management Institute:

Dr Maxwell Chipulu
Southampton Business School, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK

Room Number: 2/4044

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