Dr Godbless Akaighe

I am a Lecturer in Leadership within the Work, Employment, Management and Organisations (WEMO) department of the School of Business. I joined the University of Leicester in 2022 and have held positions at Nottingham Trent University and The University of Sheffield. Before moving to the United Kingdom, I worked as a researcher at Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, and the University of Lagos, Nigeria. I also have industry experience in the manufacturing sector having previously worked with Nestle Nigeria Plc and PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc. I hold a B.Sc. in Business Administration from Lagos State University, an M.Sc. in Organisational Behaviour from the University of Lagos, and a PhD in Management (with an emphasis in Work Psychology) from The University of Sheffield, UK. My research interests are in the areas of organisational leadership, followership and work psychology. My research have been published in peer-reviewed journals. 

My research interests are in organisational leadership and followership (bright and dark sides of leadership), workplace relationships, team working, and employee well-being. More closely, I research the Dark Side of Leadership (e.g., narcissism). My research around narcissism stems from my PhD where I examined the effect of leader narcissism on individual and team well-being, with quantitative data from leaders and individuals nested in teams. Some of my research outputs are listed below:

Journal articles

• George, O. J., Okon, S.E., & Akaighe, G. (2022). Emotional intelligence and work engagement: a serial mediation model. Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance, 9(2), 193-2110.
• Hildenbrand, K., Daher, P., & Akaighe, G. (2021). Authentic leadership and employee health: a conditional process model. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 6(3), 241-257.
• George, O. J., Okon, S.E., & Akaighe, G. (2021). Psychological capital and work engagement among employees in the Nigerian Public Sector: the mediating role of emotional intelligence. International Journal of Public Administration. Vol. ahead of print no. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01900692.2021.2001010?src=
• Uche C.B., Akaighe, G. O., Oni, O.A., & Asekun, B.U. (2019). Effects of nepotism on the ethical competence and performance of public institutions in Nigeria. Unilag Journal of Business, 5(2), 110-120.
• Anibaba, Y. & Akaighe, G. (2018). Dynamics of decision making in cross-functional teams. Contemporary Economics, 12(4), 485-496.
• George, O. J. & Akaighe, G. O. (2017). Cultural diversity and work engagement in Nigeria civil service. Journal of Economics and Business Research, 23(1), 59-78
• Akaighe, G. O., George, O. J. & Afolabi, B. (2016). Linking transformational leadership to followers’ performance in the Nigerian Banking Industry. Ideal Journal of Economics and Management Sciences, 2(5), 161-167.
• Uche, C.B.N., Oghojafor, B.E.A., & Akaighe, G.O. (2016). A comparative analysis of managerial behaviour in the public and private sectors in Nigeria. Journal of Emerging Trends in Economics and Management Sciences, 7(3), 116-123.

Book chapters

• Akaighe, G., & Okon, S.E. (2021). Driving Green Marketing in Emerging Markets Through Green Leadership. In Green Marketing and Management in Emerging Markets (pp. 59-72). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
• Anibaba Y., & Akaighe G. (2020). African Women’s Participation in Business and Politics: Challenges and Recommendations. In: Adeola O. (eds) Empowering African Women for Sustainable Development. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. 

I am happy to supervise PhDs and discuss research proposals and collaborations in the following areas:

• Leadership and followership
• Leader and follower narcissism
• Individual and team well-being
• Workplace interactions/relationships
• Identity/social identity
• Gender in leadership

• MN7407: Management in Practice
• MN7002: Leadership in Practice (module leader)
• MN7005: Leading, Managing and Developing People
• MN7401: Organisational Behaviour

• 2022- present: Academy of Management

• 2020- present: Peer reviewer. Conferences and Journals including the Academy of Management, Institute of Work Psychology Conference, European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology, Journal of Organisational Effectiveness: People and Performance, International Journal of Stress Management, Frontiers in Psychology 

• Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2021)
• Sheffield University Management School PhD Scholarship 2018-2021.
• Best graduating student, Master of Science, University of Lagos 2014.
• Chief Poly Emenike price of 100,000 Nigerian Naira for the best graduating student, MSc Organisational Behaviour, University of Lagos, Nigeria 2014.
• Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (2015)
• Best graduating student, Bachelor of Science, Lagos State University March 2010
• Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (2010)

• Akaighe, G., Topakas, A., & Hildenbrand, K. (2022). Leader narcissism and team burnout: a longitudinal moderated mediation study. Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 22, No. 1, p. 16047) Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management.  Seattle, USA: 5-9 August 2022.
• Akaighe, G., Topakas, A., & Hildenbrand, K. (2020). An individual-level model of the effects of narcissism on leadership processes and wellbeing. I co-organised the symposium “The Dark Side of Leadership” (Contributors: B. Schyns, J. Schilling, D. Day, A. Schutz, B. Wisse, K. Breevaart) at the Institute of Work Psychology Biannual Conference), Sheffield, UK: 20-25 June 2020.
• Akaighe, G.O. (2019). Narcissistic leaders and teammates: A toxic combination? 3^rd Sheffield University Management School Annual Doctoral Research Conference. Sheffield: United Kingdom. 18 September 2019.
• Akaighe, G.O. (2019). Narcissistic leaders and teammates: A toxic combination? 8^th Annual White Rose Social Science Doctoral Research Conference. Leeds: United Kingdom. 19 June 2019.
• George, O.J., Osayande, N., & Akaighe, G.O. (2019). Announcing the arrival of social performance from corporate social responsibility via corporate social performance: The Shell Nigeria experience: International Conference on Business, Management, and Finance, London: United Kingdom. 7-9 March 2019.
• Anibaba, Y., & Akaighe, G. (2018). Group decision making in cross-functional teams: An experiment. 8^th Global Innovation & Knowledge Academy (GIKA) Conference Valencia, Spain, 25-27 June 2018.
• George, O.J., Akaighe, G.O. & Yusuff, K.M. (2016). Announcing the arrival of strategic HRM from personnel management via HRM: A qualitative approach: International Academic Business Conference Las Vegas, United States of America. 2-5 October 2016.
• Uche, C.B.N., Oghojafor, B.E.A., & Akaighe, G.O. (2016). A comparative analysis of managerial behaviour in the public and private sectors in Nigeria. Conference on National Sustainable Development and Disaster Management (NSDDM 2016), De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom. 3-5 August 2016. 

• PhD in Management-The University of Sheffield -2022
• M.Sc. in Organisational Behaviour-University of Lagos -2015 
• B.Sc. in Business Administration- Lagos State University -2010