Dr Ibukunolu David Babarinde
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Ibukunolu David Babarinde is a Senior Lecturer in International Business. He has previously worked in human resource management in reputable organisations in Africa and Europe before becoming an academic. David’s PhD work focussed on HRM/employment relations within cultural contexts. He is interested in researching the intersections of work and society.
David is currently one of the programme leaders for the Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) cohorts. David teaches modules in various programmes in our School of Business including HRM and research methods. He currently supervises doctoral students in the areas of HRM, employment relations and organisational behaviour.
Between 2008 and 2015, David worked in the Nigerian Agro-allied industry supporting businesses in the areas of skill acquisition and talent resourcing. He also worked in the HR operations of one of the UK’s foremost financial institutions.
From 2015 till date, David has worked in the UK Higher Education sector in various teaching and research roles.
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business and Management (Kingston University, 2022)
- Master of Research (MRes) in Business and Management (Kingston University, 2016)
- Postgraduate Certificate (PGCE) in Higher Education Practice (Coventry University, 2018)
- Master of Art (MA) Human Resource Management (University of Wolverhampton, 2011)
- Bachelor of Agriculture (B.Agric, Hons) – Agricultural Extension and Rural Development (Ibadan, 2008)
- PhD Studentship Award (2015) - scholarship fund granted by the faculty of Business and Law, Kingston University
- Qualitative research methods
- Industrial/employment relations
- Work, employment and society
- Cultural anthropology and management theory
- Associate Member Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD)
- Fellow of Higher Education Academy (Advance HE) UK
Key publications:
Babarinde, Ibukunolu, Butler, Christina, Hannon, Enda (2024) ‘This your strike is affecting our children’ : a story of host community’s intervention on the front line of university–workers disputes in southwest Nigeria. Work, Employment and Society, ISSN (print) 0950-0170 (In Press).
- Babarinde, David, Butler, Christina and Hannon, Enda (2018) Labour conflict resolution in Nigerian universities: a play in search of casts. In: 9th Annual Faculty of Business Research Conference: Contemporary Issues in Business; 04 June 2018, Kingston upon Thames, U.K. (unpublished)
Email: Email:Dr Ibukunolu David Babarinde