HIGH IMPACT INTERVENTION

SYLVA, WARIBUGO

FULL NAME: SYLVA, WARIBUGO

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DESIGNATION(S): Lecturer in Management

BRIEF PROFILE:

 Sylva Waribugo is a lecturer in the department of Management, University of Port Harcourt. He teaches quantitative courses such as Business Mathematics, Business Statistics, Production Management. I also teach Business Research Methods.

Sylva holds a Master of Science Degree in Management with a special focus on Organizational Commitment in the University of Port Harcourt. I also hold another Masters Degree in Business Administration from same University, having Workplace Spirituality as his research domain. He is currently a doctoral scholar in Production and Operations Management at the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

ACADEMIC DEGREES:

Doctor of Philosophy (About to be completed) in Management, University of Port Harcourt

Master of Science in Management, University of Port Harcourt, with research focus on Organizational Commitment

Bachelor of Science in Management, University of Port Harcourt (2009) – First Class Honours

AWARDS:

  1. Valedictorian of the Convocation Ceremony, University of Port Harcourt, 2009
  2. Charles Nwanoke’s Prize for Overall Best Graduating Student, University of Port Harcourt, 2009
  3. United Bank for Africa Prize for Overall Best Graduating Student, University of Port Harcourt, 2009
  4. Dean’s Prize for overall Best Graduating Student, 2009
  5. Subject Prize for Overall Best Graduating Student
  6. Inducted into the University of Port Harcourt Hall of Fame (Faculty of Management Sciences) - University of Port Harcourt at forty (40)

 

PROFESSIONAL STATUS AND AFFILIATIONS

  1. Fellow, The Institute of Public Management (IPM), 2010
  2. Fellow, The Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria (ICEN), 2010
  3. Member, Nigeria Institute of Management, 2007
  4. Member, Chartered Management Practitioners, 2014

RECORD OF WORK EXPERIENCE

1989 – 2007 Account Officer: Nembe Local Government Education Authority

Role Profile:

  • Delivering lectures to both full time and part time students.
  • Developing new teaching techniques that accommodate prevailing research paradigms.
  • Setting examination questions and marking of scripts.
  • Assessing students’ assignments and tests.
  • Supervising students’ projects.
  • Playing advisory and pastoral role for students
  • Organizing or coordinating field trips for students
  • Carrying out personal scholarly research and contributing to the University’s research rating
  • Accomplishing administrative tasks as assigned by the Department and Faculty Leadership
  • Establishing contact between the University and Industrial/Business Community.
  • The Development of Curriculum for PGD, MBA and MSC programs for Entrepreneurship Centre, University of Port Harcourt.
  • Participating in departmental and faculty seminars, and specifically sharing new ideas on how to use validated research instruments and conduct statistical analysis to arrive at reliable conclusions.
  • Maintaining a steady upward movement in professional development.
  • Contributing in ensuring the health and safety of others and reducing workplace hazards

SOME OF THE CONFERENCES I HAVE ATTENDED AND JOURNAL ARTICLES PUBLISHED INCLUDE:

Conferences Attended with Dates

 

S/N

Conferences/Seminars Attended

Year

Organizers/City

1

Train the Consultant Seminar

2014

Nigeria Institute of Management/Abuja

2

The IABPAD Spring Conference

2013

The International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines/Dallas, USA

Publications

 

S/N

Topic

Year

Journal

Country

1

The Impact of Structure on Strategy Implementation among Telecommunication Firms in Nigeria.

May, 2016

European Journal of Business and Management, 8(14), 59-68 (www.iiste.org)

USA

2

The Impact of Knowledge Management on Product Innovation of Manufacturing Firms in Nigeria

June, 2016

Information and Knowledge Management, 6(6), 78-87 (www.iiste.org)

USA

3

Organizational Learning Capability, Perceived Organizational Support and Growth of Auto Parts Manufacturing Firms in Nigeria

June, 2016

European Journal of Business and Management,8(17), 104-117. (www.iiste.org)

USA

4

Solipsism in Social Inquiry: Revisiting a Redundant Paradigm

April, 2016

International Journal of Advanced Academic Research (Social & Management Sciences), 2(4), 18 – 25. (www.ijaar.org)

Nigeria

5

Strategic Learning Capability and

Innovativeness of Private Hospitals in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

March, 2016

International Journal of Innovative Research & Development, 5(4), 72-80. (www.ijird.com)

India

6

Motivational Factors and Obstacles among Nigerian Agripreneurs: Empirical Evidence from Port Harcourt, Rivers State

March, 2016

The International Journal of Business & Management, 4(3), 82 – 88. (www.theijbm.com)

India

7

A Critique of the Adequacy of Positivist and Interpretivist Views of Organizational Studies for Understanding the 21stCentury Organisation(s)

Sept. 2015

International Journal of Business and Management Review, 3(8), 44-52. (www.eajournals.org)

UK