Dr Folashade Oyeyemi Akinyemi is a Researcher and Lecturer at the Institute For Entrepreneurship & Development Studies (IFEDS) at Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria. She has a PhD in Business Administration with specialty in Entrepreneurship & Sustainability from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in South Africa.
In her PhD thesis titled "Sustainability Factors For Entrepreneurship Phases In Emerging Economies: Nigeria & South Africa" Dr Akinyemi introduced the concept of phases in studying entrepreneurial sustainability factors. She unpacked and highlighted the importance of numerous sustainability factors needed for the growth and development of entrepreneurship. She ascertained the most crucial sustainability factors necessary for navigating through entrepreneurship phases in two major emerging economies in Africa- Nigeria and South Africa. Also, she estimated the probability of successfully moving from one entrepreneurship phase to another, with a comparative analysis of the findings from these distinctly representative economies.
Dr Akinyemi has presented papers and posters at Local & International Conferences. She has also published articles in reputable journals and book chapters in the areas of Entrepreneurship, Small & Medium Scale Enterprises, Family Businesses and Retirement Planning. Her research interests are Entrepreneurship, Business Growth & Development, Sustainability