Chima Mordi
Biographic Data
| ID | 343095 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chima Mordi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chima |
| FAMILY NAME | Mordi |
| SIGNATURE | MORDI C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brunel University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1921-1660 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A double‐edged tool’: A psychological needs perspective of generative AI and postgraduate international students' engagement in UK higher education
The integration of generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) in higher education is reshaping student engagement, yet its impact on postgraduate international students remains underexplored. This study examines how generative AI shapes postgraduate international students' engagement through a psychological needs perspective. Drawing on qualitative interviews with 27 participants, this research explores how generative AI facilitates auton…
Exploring the impact of technostress on the work–life boundary of UK academics during the coronavirus pandemic
Purpose Given the debilitating ways the COVID-19 global crisis altered peoples’ work–life affairs, this paper explores the effect of technology-related stress that UK academics encountered working from home during the lockdown. Drawing on boundary management theory, the study uncovered how the extreme deluge of teleworking heightened technostress that made it challenging to either segment or integrate work–life boundaries as both domains became e…
Exploring the voice and representation mechanisms of platform workers and implications for decent work in the Nigerian gig economy
This qualitative study examines the experiences of platform workers in Nigeria's gig economy, with a specific focus on their voice and representation mechanisms and implications for decent work. Drawing on the institutional theory and 37 semi-structured interviews with location-based and cloudwork platform workers, the study advances knowledge of how the regulative, normative and cultural-cognitive pillars shape what constitutes voice, representa…
Implications of algorithmic management on careers and employment relationships in the gig economy – a developing country perspective
Purpose This paper aims to explore the implications of algorithmic management on careers and employment relationships in the Nigerian gig economy. Specifically, drawing on labour process theory (LPT), this study provides an understanding of the production relations beyond the “traditional standard” to “nonstandard” forms of employment in a gig economy mediated by digital platforms or digital forms of work, especially on ride-hailing platforms (Ub…
Employment Discrimination against Indigenous People with Tribal Marks in Nigeria: The Painful Face of Stigma
Drawing from in-depth qualitative interviews (N = 32), this article examines the impact of indigenous tribal marks on employment chances in southwest Nigeria. It employs indigenous standpoint theory to frame the argument around what constitutes stigma and in what context. The results of our thematic analysis indicate that tribally marked job applicants and employees face significant social rejection, stigmatization and discrimination, and can suf…
In the Grip of Traditionalism? How Nigerian Middle-Class Working Mothers Navigate Normative Ideals of Femininity
Changing socioeconomic conditions are enticing more and more Nigerian mothers to work and pursue careers. This article explores how middle-class professional women navigate working mother subjectivities in the context of Nigeria's strong patriarchal culture, where traditional notions of maternal femininity prevail. We argue that the working mother's subjectivity is a key site where the struggle over gendered cultural meanings takes place. Drawing…
Work-Life Balance in Africa: A Critical Approach
This book Assesses the work-life balance debate across the African continent, its diversity and common challenges.
Employee Voice in the Global South: Insights from Asia, Africa and South America
This book provides an invaluable resource for students and researchers of human resources and international business
Regulatory review of new product innovation: Conceptual clarity and future research directions
HRM in the Global South: A Critical Perspective
Exploring cultural values in conflict management: A qualitative study of university heads of departments
Purpose In seeking to understand the impact of culture on conflict management (CM), extant organisational management research has, for the most part, confined itself to using the one-dimensional collectivism/individualism model of Hofstede's cultural theory. The purpose of this present study is to extend this knowledge area by adopting the more comprehensive analysis of Hofstede's fourfold dimensional typology – power distance, individualism/coll…
The business model of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) laboratories – A triple-layered perspective
Social dominance, hypermasculinity, and career barriers in Nigeria
Drawing on social dominance theory as a theoretical lens and based on a qualitative study of female managers and supervisors at different levels of the organization, we investigate the barriers women in Nigeria face in their careers. In their accounts of discrimination, corruption, familial/domestic responsibilities, cultural perceptions of gender, and ingrained religious beliefs, participants draw attention to the intense difficulties they face …
The challenges of employee resourcing: The perceptions of managers in Nigeria
Purpose The existing literature on the recruitment and selection process in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) context has not sufficiently revealed inherent challenges. The purpose of this paper is to examine managers’ perceptions of employee resourcing in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses qualitative data which were generated from the semi-structured interviews of 61 managers across the six geo-political zones of Nigeria. Findings The…
Performance Management in Public Sector Enterprises: A Case Analysis of Employees’ Perceptions in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)
In this article, the authors critically assess the performance management (PM) policies and practices in a public sector company, namely the Electricity Corporation of Ghana. The study has gone some way to ‘close the gap’ in the literature by making a significant contribution toward our understanding of some of the perceptions of and challenges employees face with performance management in an African context. Quantitative analysis of available ev…
Social dominance, hypermasculinity, and career barriers in Nigeria
Drawing on social dominance theory as a theoretical lens and based on a qualitative study of female managers and supervisors at different levels of the organization, we investigate the barriers women in Nigeria face in their careers. In their accounts of discrimination, corruption, familial/domestic responsibilities, cultural perceptions of gender, and ingrained religious beliefs, participants draw attention to the intense difficulties they face …
Implications of algorithmic management on careers and employment relationships in the gig economy – a developing country perspective
Purpose This paper aims to explore the implications of algorithmic management on careers and employment relationships in the Nigerian gig economy. Specifically, drawing on labour process theory (LPT), this study provides an understanding of the production relations beyond the “traditional standard” to “nonstandard” forms of employment in a gig economy mediated by digital platforms or digital forms of work, especially on ride-hailing platforms (Ub…
In the Grip of Traditionalism? How Nigerian Middle-Class Working Mothers Navigate Normative Ideals of Femininity
Changing socioeconomic conditions are enticing more and more Nigerian mothers to work and pursue careers. This article explores how middle-class professional women navigate working mother subjectivities in the context of Nigeria's strong patriarchal culture, where traditional notions of maternal femininity prevail. We argue that the working mother's subjectivity is a key site where the struggle over gendered cultural meanings takes place. Drawing…
The challenges of employee resourcing: The perceptions of managers in Nigeria
Purpose The existing literature on the recruitment and selection process in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) context has not sufficiently revealed inherent challenges. The purpose of this paper is to examine managers’ perceptions of employee resourcing in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses qualitative data which were generated from the semi-structured interviews of 61 managers across the six geo-political zones of Nigeria. Findings The…
Performance Management in Public Sector Enterprises: A Case Analysis of Employees’ Perceptions in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)
In this article, the authors critically assess the performance management (PM) policies and practices in a public sector company, namely the Electricity Corporation of Ghana. The study has gone some way to ‘close the gap’ in the literature by making a significant contribution toward our understanding of some of the perceptions of and challenges employees face with performance management in an African context. Quantitative analysis of available ev…
The challenges of employee resourcing: The perceptions of managers in Nigeria
Purpose The existing literature on the recruitment and selection process in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) context has not sufficiently revealed inherent challenges. The purpose of this paper is to examine managers’ perceptions of employee resourcing in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses qualitative data which were generated from the semi-structured interviews of 61 managers across the six geo-political zones of Nigeria. Findings The…
The business model of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) laboratories – A triple-layered perspective
Social dominance, hypermasculinity, and career barriers in Nigeria
Drawing on social dominance theory as a theoretical lens and based on a qualitative study of female managers and supervisors at different levels of the organization, we investigate the barriers women in Nigeria face in their careers. In their accounts of discrimination, corruption, familial/domestic responsibilities, cultural perceptions of gender, and ingrained religious beliefs, participants draw attention to the intense difficulties they face …
Exploring cultural values in conflict management: A qualitative study of university heads of departments
Purpose In seeking to understand the impact of culture on conflict management (CM), extant organisational management research has, for the most part, confined itself to using the one-dimensional collectivism/individualism model of Hofstede's cultural theory. The purpose of this present study is to extend this knowledge area by adopting the more comprehensive analysis of Hofstede's fourfold dimensional typology – power distance, individualism/coll…
Regulatory review of new product innovation: Conceptual clarity and future research directions
HRM in the Global South: A Critical Perspective
Work-Life Balance in Africa: A Critical Approach
This book Assesses the work-life balance debate across the African continent, its diversity and common challenges.
Employee Voice in the Global South: Insights from Asia, Africa and South America
This book provides an invaluable resource for students and researchers of human resources and international business
Employment Discrimination against Indigenous People with Tribal Marks in Nigeria: The Painful Face of Stigma
Drawing from in-depth qualitative interviews (N = 32), this article examines the impact of indigenous tribal marks on employment chances in southwest Nigeria. It employs indigenous standpoint theory to frame the argument around what constitutes stigma and in what context. The results of our thematic analysis indicate that tribally marked job applicants and employees face significant social rejection, stigmatization and discrimination, and can suf…
In the Grip of Traditionalism? How Nigerian Middle-Class Working Mothers Navigate Normative Ideals of Femininity
Changing socioeconomic conditions are enticing more and more Nigerian mothers to work and pursue careers. This article explores how middle-class professional women navigate working mother subjectivities in the context of Nigeria's strong patriarchal culture, where traditional notions of maternal femininity prevail. We argue that the working mother's subjectivity is a key site where the struggle over gendered cultural meanings takes place. Drawing…
Exploring the voice and representation mechanisms of platform workers and implications for decent work in the Nigerian gig economy
This qualitative study examines the experiences of platform workers in Nigeria's gig economy, with a specific focus on their voice and representation mechanisms and implications for decent work. Drawing on the institutional theory and 37 semi-structured interviews with location-based and cloudwork platform workers, the study advances knowledge of how the regulative, normative and cultural-cognitive pillars shape what constitutes voice, representa…
Implications of algorithmic management on careers and employment relationships in the gig economy – a developing country perspective
Purpose This paper aims to explore the implications of algorithmic management on careers and employment relationships in the Nigerian gig economy. Specifically, drawing on labour process theory (LPT), this study provides an understanding of the production relations beyond the “traditional standard” to “nonstandard” forms of employment in a gig economy mediated by digital platforms or digital forms of work, especially on ride-hailing platforms (Ub…
A double‐edged tool’: A psychological needs perspective of generative AI and postgraduate international students' engagement in UK higher education
The integration of generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) in higher education is reshaping student engagement, yet its impact on postgraduate international students remains underexplored. This study examines how generative AI shapes postgraduate international students' engagement through a psychological needs perspective. Drawing on qualitative interviews with 27 participants, this research explores how generative AI facilitates auton…
Exploring the impact of technostress on the work–life boundary of UK academics during the coronavirus pandemic
Purpose Given the debilitating ways the COVID-19 global crisis altered peoples’ work–life affairs, this paper explores the effect of technology-related stress that UK academics encountered working from home during the lockdown. Drawing on boundary management theory, the study uncovered how the extreme deluge of teleworking heightened technostress that made it challenging to either segment or integrate work–life boundaries as both domains became e…
Political science (11 works) · Business (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Engineering (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · Global and Cross-Cultural Management (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Marketing (4 works)