Publications

Books, journal articles, book chapters and conference proceedings, listed by year, most recent first.

Publications

2026

• Egbetokun, A., Olofinyehun, A. and Kolade, O. [Editors] The Palgrave Handbook of Entrepreneurship and Youth Employment in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan.
• Egbetokun, A. and Ojo, N. The Knowledge–Innovation–Resilience Nexus. In Organizational Resilience and Uncertainty, pp.33–50. Routledge. DOI
• Kagere, B. R., Mwebaze, T., Kilimani, N. and Egbetokun, A. Product innovation strategy and firm performance: novelty and internationalization as mediators. Journal of Small Business Management. DOI
• Kolade, O., Egbetokun, A. and Owoseni, A. Generative AI in Research: Applications in Research Design, Data Analysis and Feedback. Palgrave Macmillan.
• Kolade, S., Egbetokun, A., Owoseni, A. and Woldesenbet Beta, K. Artificial intelligence in the informal economy: game changer for microentrepreneurs? International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research. DOI
• Kolade, O., Egbetokun, A., Adegbite, E. and Obembe, D. Guts, Grit and God? Spiritual Capital and Entrepreneurial Resilience in a Turbulent Environment. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences 43(1). DOI

2025

• Kruss, G., Petersen, I. H., Sanni, M., Adeyeye, D. and Egbetokun, A. Do we measure what should be measured? Towards a research and theoretical agenda for STI measurement in Africa. Innovation and Development. DOI
• Egbetokun, A. Business incubators in Africa: a review of the literature. Innovation and Development 15(2):233–260. DOI
• Taibi-Voigts, J., Ogunmokun, O. C. and Egbetokun, A. A path dependency view of innovation ecosystems: a systematic literature review. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management. DOI
• Egbetokun, A., MacGlone, U., McKeon, E., Newman-Griffis, D., Sedgwick, C. and Tavoulari, A. The labour of thought: reflections on interdisciplinarity in practice. Exchanges: The Interdisciplinary Research Journal 12(2):33–50.
• Muhammad, A., Egbetokun, A. et al. Response to Health Crises in Africa: Insight from Executing a 2-Year Project in Nigeria. Science Communication 47(3):444–465.
• Egbetokun, A., Igudia, E. and Atta-Ankomah, R. Effective Public Policy and Governance: A Practice-Oriented Analysis of Successes and Lessons Learned in African Contexts. In Routledge Handbook of Public Policy in the Global South, pp.313–328. Routledge.

2024

• Owoseni, A., Kolade, O. and Egbetokun, A. Generative AI in Higher Education: Innovation Strategies for Teaching and Learning. Palgrave Macmillan.
• Egbetokun, A., Olofinyehun, A. and Adelowo, C. Built to last? The long-term impact of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial attitude. Entrepreneurship Education 7:41–66. DOI
• Kolade, O., Owoseni, A. and Egbetokun, A. Is AI changing learning and assessment as we know it? Evidence from a ChatGPT experiment and a conceptual framework. Heliyon 10(4). DOI

2023

• Olofinyehun, A., Adeyeye, J., Egbetokun, A., Olomu, M., Oluwadare, J., Sanni, M. and Orisadare, M. Pooled Longitudinal Dataset on the Assessment of an Apprenticeship-Based Entrepreneurship Intervention in Nigeria. Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences 1(aop):1–48.

2022

• Hassan, S. S., Egbetokun, A. and Bzhalava, L. “Frenemies” of innovation: understanding the role of coopetition in service innovation in emerging markets. Open Research Europe 2:25.
• Egbetokun, A., Olofinyehun, A., Sanni, M., Ayo-Lawal, A., Oluwatope, O. and Yusuff, U. The production of social science research in Nigeria: status and systemic determinants. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 9(1). DOI
• Olofinyehun, A., Egbetokun, A., Sanni, M., Ayo-Lawal, A., Oluwatope, O. and Yusuff, U. Diffusion of social science research in Nigeria. International Social Science Journal 72(246):1161–1180.
• Olofinyehun, A., Egbetokun, A. and Adelowo, C. Pooled dataset on entrepreneurial characteristics of undergraduates in selected universities in Nigeria. Data in Brief 40:107718.
• Egbetokun, A. Conducting Surveys in Africa: Reflections from National Surveys in Nigeria. In The Palgrave Handbook of African Entrepreneurship. Palgrave Macmillan. DOI

2021

• Egbetokun, A., Olofinyehun, A., Oluwatope, O., Olotu, S. and Ejim-Eze, E. Role of social protection in mitigating the impact of coronavirus disease on household welfare: panel data evidence from Nigeria. Journal of African Transformation 6(1&2):116–140.
• Egbetokun, A. and Olofinyehun, A. Dataset on the production, dissemination and uptake of social science research in Nigeria. Data in Brief 35:106932.

2020

• Kolade, O., Egbetokun, A. and Obembe, D. Skilled Hands in Turbulent Winds: Entrepreneurial Skills and New Venture Performance in Conflict-Ridden Northern Nigeria. Journal of International Business Education 15:27–54.
• Fu, X., Muchie, M. and Egbetokun, A. Women entrepreneurs and innovation in Ghana. In Innovation under the Radar: The Nature and Sources of Innovation in Africa, pp.152–187. Cambridge University Press.
• Kolade, O., Egbetokun, A., Rae, D. and Hussain, J. Entrepreneurial resilience in turbulent environments: the role of spiritual capital. In Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies. Edward Elgar.

2019

• Akerlof, K., Tyler, C., Foxen, S. E. and Egbetokun, A. et al. A collaboratively derived international research agenda on legislative science advice. Palgrave Communications 5, 108.
• Adeyeye, D., Egbetokun, A., Oluwatope, O. and Sanni, M. The determinants and complementarity of organizational innovation practices among Nigerian manufacturing and service firms. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development 11(2):243–251.
• Yun, J. J., Egbetokun, A. and Zhao, X. How does a social open innovation succeed? Learning from Burro Battery and Grassroots Innovation Festival of India. Science, Technology and Society 24(1):122–143.
• Egbetokun, A., Oluwatope, O., Adeyeye, D. and Sanni, M. The role of industry and economic context in open innovation: evidence from Nigeria. In Open Innovation and Entrepreneurship, pp.67–87. Springer.

2018

• Ali, M., Egbetokun, A. and Memon, M. H. Human capital, social capabilities and economic growth. Economies 6(1), 2.
• Amankwah-Amoah, J., Osabutey, L. C. E. and Egbetokun, A. Contemporary challenges and opportunities of doing business in Africa: the emerging roles and effects of technologies. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 131:171–174.
• Amankwah-Amoah, J., Egbetokun, A. and Osabutey, L. C. E. Meeting the 21st century challenges of doing business in Africa. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 131:336–338.
• Adeyeye, D., Oluwatope, O. B., Egbetokun, A., Sanni, M. and Opele, J. K. How barriers influence firms' search strategies and innovative performance. International Journal of Innovation Management 22(2).
• Olofinyehun, A. O., Adelowo, C. M. and Egbetokun, A. The supply of high-quality entrepreneurs in developing countries: evidence from Nigeria. Science and Public Policy 45(2):269–282.

2017

• Egbetokun, A., Oluwadare, A. J., Ajao, B. F. and Jegede, O. O. Innovation systems research: an agenda for developing countries. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity 3(4):25–41.

2016

• Sanni, M., Oluwatope, O., Adeyeye, A. and Egbetokun, A. Evaluation of the quality of science, technology and innovation advice available to lawmakers in Nigeria. Palgrave Communications 2(1):1–7.
• Egbetokun, A., Atta-Ankomah, R., Jegede, O. and Lorenz, E. Firm-level innovation in Africa: overcoming limits and constraints (introduction to special issue). Innovation and Development 6(2):161–174.
• Oluwatope, O. B., Adeyeye, A. D., Egbetokun, A., Sanni, M., Aremu, F. S. and Siyanbola, W. O. Knowledge sources and innovative performance: evidence from Nigerian manufacturing firms. International Journal of Business Innovation and Research 10(2-3):209–224.
• Savin, I. and Egbetokun, A. The emergence of innovation networks from R&D cooperation with endogenous absorptive capacity. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 64:82–103.
• Egbetokun, A., Mendi, P. and Mudida, R. Complementarity in firm-level innovation strategies: a comparative study of Kenya and Nigeria. Innovation and Development 6(1):87–101.

2015

• Chen, S., Egbetokun, A. and Chen, D. Brokering knowledge in networks: institutional intermediaries in the Taiwanese biopharmaceuticals innovation system. International Journal of Technology Management 69(3-4):189–209.
• Egbetokun, A. The more the merrier? Network portfolio size and innovation performance in Nigerian firms. Technovation 43-44:17–28.
• Egbetokun, A. Interactive learning and firm-level capabilities in latecomer settings: the Nigerian manufacturing industry. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 99:231–241.
• Egbetokun, A. and Savin, I. Absorptive capacity and innovation: when is it better to cooperate? In The Evolution of Economic and Innovation Systems. Springer.

2014

• Egbetokun, A. and Savin, I. Absorptive capacity and innovation: when is it better to cooperate? Journal of Evolutionary Economics 24(2):399–420.
• Siyanbola, W. O., Adeyeye, A. D., Egbetokun, A., Sanni, M. and Oluwatope, O. B. From indicators to policy: issues from the Nigerian Research and Experimental Development Survey. International Journal of Technology Policy and Management 14(1):83–98.

2012

• Siyanbola, W. O., Afolabi, O. O., Jesuleye, O. A., Egbetokun, A., Dada, A. D., Aderemi, H. O., Sanni, M. and Razak, M. Determinants of entrepreneurial propensity of Nigerian undergraduates: an empirical assessment. International Journal of Business Environment 5(1):1–29.
• Egbetokun, A., Adeniyi, A. A., Siyanbola, W. O. and Olamade, O. O. The types and intensity of innovation in developing-country SMEs: evidence from a Nigerian sub-sectoral study. International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital 9(1/2):98–112.
• Egbetokun, A., Adeniyi, A. A. and Siyanbola, W. O. On the capability of SMEs to innovate: the cable and wire manufacturing sub-sector in Nigeria. International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital 9(1/2):64–85.

2011

• Siyanbola, W. O., Olamade, O. O., Isola, O. O. and Egbetokun, A. Learning, upgrading and innovation in Nigerian indigenous industries. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development 3(3):281–299.
• Siyanbola, W. O., Isola, O. O., Egbetokun, A. and Adelowo, C. M. R&D and the challenge of wealth creation in Nigeria. Asian Research Policy 2(1):20–35.
• Olamade, O. O., Oyebisi, T. O., Egbetokun, A. and Adebowale, B. O. Environmental scanning strategy of manufacturing companies in southwestern Nigeria. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management 23(4):367–381.

2010

• Egbetokun, A., Siyanbola, W. O. and Adeniyi, A. A. Learning to innovate in Nigeria's cable and wire manufacturing sub-sector: inferences from a firm-level case study. International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital 7(1):55–74.
• Sanni, M., Egbetokun, A. and Siyanbola, W. O. A model for the design and development of a science and technology park in developing countries. International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development 8(1):62–81.

2009

• Egbetokun, A., Siyanbola, W. O., Olamade, O. O., Adeniyi, A. A. and Irefin, I. A. Innovation in Nigerian small and medium enterprises: types and impact. Journal of E-Commerce in Organisations 7(4):40–51.
• Egbetokun, A., Siyanbola, W. O., Sanni, M., Olamade, O. O., Adeniyi, A. A. and Irefin, I. A. What drives innovation? Inferences from an industry-wide survey in Nigeria. International Journal of Technology Management 45(1/2):123–140.

2008

• Awoleye, M., Siyanbola, W., Egbetokun, A., Yesufu, T. and Adewoyin, J. Pattern of computer and internet use among teachers in higher institutions in Nigeria. International Journal of Learning 15(5):245–254.
• Oyefuga, I. O., Siyanbola, W. O., Afolabi, O. O., Dada, A. D. and Egbetokun, A. SMEs funding: an assessment of an intervention scheme in Nigeria. World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development 4(2/3):233–245.

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