Email: w.o.odek@soton.ac.uk
Wilson was born and raised in Kenya and is currently pursuing a PhD in Business Studies and Management at the University of Southampton. He studied both his undergraduate and Master's degree at the same institution. He has held various leadership roles at the Student Union, most recently as a Senator in the academic year 2020-21. He has also had teaching and demonstrator roles at the Bloomberg Trading Suite.
Wilson's ongoing PhD examines the creation of social and economic value (if any) in tribal nations brought about by microfinance programs. His wider research currently explores how marginalized stakeholders suvrive and continue to exist despite exploitation by organizations, politicians and states. He is keen to bring out their experiences and how policy makers can ensure that these marginalized stakeholders face no further neglect. Wilson is specializing in Social Identity Theory as a foundation of this marginalization, especially where social identities are salient.
Wilson is a Doctoral student in Business Studies and Management, with a master’s degree (MSc – Distinction) in Banking and Finance. He has an interest in monetary policy, credit and transparency in financial reporting. Wilson is skilled in data collection and analysis, academic and business research, and financial performance analysis. His research areas of interest are in microeconomics, entrepreneurship, banking and microfinance, marginalized communities, their resource mobilization, value creation and survival. He has demonstrated strong interpersonal skills while working in departments and organizations alike. He has undertaken capacity building activities for stakeholders in his previous banking employment. He has also coordinated collaborative research, both in organizations and in academia with involvement from research proposal stage to publication. His soft skills include but are not limited to timeliness, communicating ideas clearly and effectively, and diligence in carrying out tasks.