Professor Toyin Adisa
Professor
Professor
Department of Strategy and Leadership , Royal Docks School of Business and Law
I am the course leader for the BSc Human Resource Management programme. I undertake research in the field of HRM/OB, and I teach both on the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across the Business School.
Areas Of Interest
- State of employee relations in sub-Saharan Africa
- New forms of work organisation
- Flexibility and work-life balance,
- Diversity and inclusion
- Discrimination and equal opportunity at work
- Workplace behaviour
OVERVIEW
Toyin Adisa is a professor of Organisational Behaviour and HRM at UEL. He teaches and researches issues in comparative human resource management, employment relations and reforms in emerging and developing economies. Toyin is a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), and an academy fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD). Toyin's primary research interests lie in the broad academic disciplines of human resource management, workplace behaviour, and employee relations.
He is particularly interested in African HRM practices and policies and contemporary Sub-Saharan African employment relations. Toyin has published in ABS-ranked journals such as the British Academy of Management (BJM), Work, Employment & Society (WES), The International Journal of HRM, Gender, Work & Organisation, Information, Technology, & People, Journal of Managerial Psychology, among others. One of his research works has been awarded the Emerald Literati Network Award: highly commended for best paper award 2017, Emerald Literati Network Awards for excellence. Toyin has edited and co-edited many books in HRM.
CURRENT RESEARCH
Most recent research: Work-Life Interface: Non-Western Perspective (book in press).
- Diversity and inclusion
- Workplace behaviour
- Flexibility and work-life balance
TEACHING
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BSc (Hons) Human Resource Management
Learn the practical principles of human resource management, get a broader understanding of business, become a more rounded and versatile employee. CIPD accredited.
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MSc Human Resource Management
Take your HR career to the next level. Combine theoretical knowledge with the practical elements you will need to succeed in your career.
I teach modules on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
Publications
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Full publications list
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- Tokenism and the Concrete Ceiling: Navigating Racial and Gender Disparities in the Experiences of Black Female Police Officers Gender, Work and Organization. 32 (4), pp. 1654-1667. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.13260
- Unequal Academy: The Struggle and Challenges of Token Black Academics in the UK British Journal of Management. 36, pp. 1274-1289. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12902
- Corporate Egoism: An Investigation of Business Ethics in the South-Western Nigerian Banking Industry Journal of Business Research. 189 (Art. 115178). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115178
- Career choices: exploring military migrants’ justifications for their enlistment in the British Armed Forces Career Development International. 30 (1), pp. 60-74. https://doi.org/10.1108/CDI-12-2023-0430
- Managing and Resourcing Nigerian banks’ diasporic operations in the UK: An empirical study Journal of General Management. p. In Press. https://doi.org/10.1177/03063070241305729
- Seen but not heard: the voice of women at work and the mediating role of culture The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 35 (20), p. 3496–3523. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2024.2421345
- The Challenges of Employee Wellbeing in Nigeria: The Impact of Digital Integration and Culture of Servant–Master Work Relationships in: Oruh, E. S. and Adisa, T. A. (ed.) Employee Wellbeing in the Global South: A Critical Overview. Palgrave Macmillan, pp.95-120
- Employee Wellbeing in the Global South: A Critical Overview Palgrave Macmillan
- In the Grip of Traditionalism? How Nigerian Middle-Class Working Mothers Navigate Normative Ideals of Femininity Gender & Society. 38 (6), pp. 841-867. https://doi.org/10.1177/08912432241289404
- The Clout of Digitalisation and Work-Life Balance in: Adisa, T. A. (ed.) HRM 5.0: Unpacking the Digitalisation of Human Resource Management. Palgrave Macmillan, pp.141-165
- Technology and Human Resource Management in: Adisa, T. A. (ed.) HRM 5.0: Unpacking the Digitalisation of Human Resource Management. Palgrave Macmillan, pp.11-33
- HRM 5.0: Unpacking the Digitalisation of Human Resource Management Palgrave Macmillan
- A balanced work-life relationship helps boost employee performance Human Resources Management and Services. 6 (2), p. 3460. https://doi.org/10.18282/hrms.vxix.3460
- Work-Life Balance: Does Leadership Matter? Employee Relations. 46 (2), pp. 269-286. https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-03-2023-0145
- International HRM Practices in Africa: The Implications of Chinese Firms Operating in Africa in: Mordi, C., Ajonbadi, H. A., Adekoya, O. D. and Adisa, T. A. (ed.) Managing Human Resources in Africa: A Critical Approach. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, pp.297-320
- Challenges of Adopting and Implementing Green Human Resource Management Practice: The Perspectives of Organisational Culture and Political Commitment in Nigeria in: Mordi, C., Ajonbadi, H. A., Adekoya, O. D. and Adisa, T. A. (ed.) Managing Human Resources in Africa: A Critical Approach. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, pp.253-276
- Managing Human Resources in Africa: A Critical Approach Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
- The Conceptualisation of Employee Voice in Permacrisis: A United Kingdom Perspective in: Adisa, T. A., Mordi, C. and Oruh, E. (ed.) Employee Voice in the Global North: Insights from Europe, North America and Australia. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, pp.9–34
- Employee Voice in the Global North: Insights from Europe, North America and Australia Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
- Keep Quiet: Unheard Voices of Domestic Workers in Nigeria in: Adisa, T. A., Mordi, C. and Oruh, E. S. (ed.) Employee Voice in the Global South: Insights from Asia, Africa and South America. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, pp.11–41
- Employee Voice in the Global South: Insights from Asia, Africa and South America Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
- The Entrepreneurial University: Traditional and Contemporary Roles of the University in: Abdulraheem, I. and Adisa, T. A. (ed.) Academic Entrepreneurship in Nigeria: A Book of Reading. Nigeria: University of Abuja Press, pp.167-198
- University Spinoffs and Technology Commercialisation Academic Entrepreneurship in Nigeria: A Book of Reading . Nigeria: University of Abuja Press, pp.45-70
- Academic Entrepreneurship: Promoting Economic and Societal Developments in: Adisa, T. and Abdulraheem, I. (ed.) Academic Entrepreneurship in Nigeria: A Book of Reading. Nigeria: University of Abuja Press, pp.113-140
- The National Student Survey and the ‘Customerization’ of University Students: A Qualitative Study of UK Higher Education Higher Education. 86, p. 449–466. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-022-00943-4
- Exploring the Impact of Covid-19 on Employees' Boundary Management and Work-Life Balance British Journal of Management. 33 (4), pp. 1694-1709. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12643
- Introduction: Context Matters in Human Resource Management in: Adisa, T. and Mordi, C. (ed.) HRM In the Global South : A Critical Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan, pp.3-14
- Human Resource Management in Nigeria: A Review and Conceptual Model in: Adisa, T. and Mordi, C. (ed.) HRM in the Global South: A Critical Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan, pp.17-52
- The Acceptance and Practicality of Digital HRM in Nigeria in: Adisa, T. and Mordi, C. (ed.) HRM in the Global South: A Critical Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan, pp.347–370
- HRM in the Global South: A Critical Perspective Palgrave Macmillan
- Going Forward: Remote Working in the Post-COVID-19 Era Employee Relations. 44 (6), pp. 1410-1427. https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-04-2021-0161