Dr Aslam Kaitah
Lecturer
Lecturer
Centre of Innovation Management and Enterprise (CIME), Centre of FinTech, Tax And Accountancy Clinic
Department of Strategy and Leadership , Royal Docks School of Business and Law
Dr Aslam Kaitah is a Lecturer at the Royal Docks School of Business and Law, University of East London, specialising in business strategy with an emphasis on energy and taxation.
Qualifications
- PhD Business and Law, London
- Masters of Oil and Gas Accounting, Dundee
- Bachelor's degree in Education Economics, Abuja
Areas Of Interest
- Petroleum Policy, Regulation and Governance
- Business Strategy and Entrepreneur
- Energy Security
OVERVIEW
Dr Kaitah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education Economics from the University of Abuja, a Master’s in Oil and Gas Accounting from the University of Dundee, and a PhD in Business and Law from the University of East London. His research focuses on petroleum policy, regulation and governance, with an emphasis on improving efficiency and stakeholder outcomes in the energy sector.
He has over a decade of experience in managerial roles in taxation and audit with the Nigerian Tax Authority. His transition into academia was supported by a scholarship from the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF).
Dr Kaitah has presented his research at institutions including the Central European University and at international conferences such as the European Energy Security and Supply Conference at Chatham House, London.
His teaching and research draw on his industry experience, supporting a practical approach to learning and helping students engage with current challenges in the energy sector. His work contributes to ongoing discussions in both policy and business strategy.
MOST RECENT RESEARCH
- Understanding Differential Effects of Energy Governance Constraints in Nigeria: A Transitional Justice Perspective By Dr Aslam Kaitah
Abstract
Sub-Saharan nations face a plethora of constraints in the advancement of their economic development, a phenomenon particularly vivid in the extractive sector. A large chunk of the limitations – inherited and retained in the post-colonial era – adversely affect the effective and efficient governance of energy and natural resources. Drawing on the case study of Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil-producing nation, this paper looks at how energy governance is constrained by the historical legacy of colonialism and post-colonialism. The paper argues that the colonial legacy has had a profound impact on the effectiveness of energy governance and its institutions in the post-colonial era, in particular those confined to oil and gas. Drawing on transnational justice and energy governance theories, the paper seeks to reconcile the demands of today – including the need for improved efficiency and skilled management as well as investment liberalisation and resilience of the energy system – with the colonial and post-colonial legacies that are deeply rooted in the energy sector and beyond. Using a systematic literature review method, the paper outlines its content analysis and research findings in the form of a set of recommendations addressed to the country’s policy-makers and decision-makers, calling for greater accountability and consistency in Nigeria’s energy policy.
Keywords: Energy governance, transitional justice, accountability, Nigeria, energy policy.
RESEARCH AND IMPACT
- Characterising the Destructive Entrepreneurship in Nigeria's Oil and Gas Industry by Dr Kaitah and Fardeen
Entrepreneurship is thought to be a profound vehicle of economic prosperity and renewal (Schumpeter, 1934), world over, and a quintessential tool for the advancement of developing countries (Sengupta, Sahay, & Croce, 2018). In general, this genre of discussions has established that an appropriate theoretical grounding of why entrepreneurship should be cherished and promoted, given the benefits to the people, economy and society (Shane & Venkataraman, 2000). However, in the area of research into how entrepreneurship creates negative (as opposed to constructive consequences) to society (Baumol, 1990), there remained a dearth of theoretical insights on why and how entrepreneurial behaviour evolves to cause significant harm to society (Shepherd, 2019). Termed Destructive Entrepreneurship (DE), this view of entrepreneurship problematizes the relevance of entrepreneurial practices and processes to society and offers an umbrella lens to understand the totality of the bad aspects of entrepreneurship. Empirical examinations on the DE phenomenon are either nested in western contexts (Sobel, 2008), multinational (Borozan, Arneric, & Coric, 2017) or bespoke case studies (Hmouz & Aerakis, 2016) that altogether make it difficult to observe generalizable theoretical mechanisms and individual and industry contexts. This study uses an exploratory case study of an industry sector to clarify the phenomenon and antecedents of DE, as warranted in entrepreneurship (Shepherd, 2019).
MODULES
- SG7003 Business Simulation with Professional Development
- SG7001 Business Strategy, Operations and Partnership
- MK7040 Marketing in Digital Age
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