Role
Samuel is a Senior Lecturer in Management within the Department of Management. His role spans both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, where he leads and delivers modules. At the undergraduate level, he is the Module Leader for Managing Information and Knowledge Strategically. At the postgraduate level, he leads the Consultancy Experience Project, mentoring students as they tackle real-world consultancy challenges and develop practical expertise. Beyond teaching, He is the Department’s Learning and Teaching Representative, promoting innovative and effective pedagogical practices. He is also a reviewer on the Schools of Business, Law, and Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee.
Career overview
He has extensive academic experience, currently serving as a Senior Lecturer in Management at Nottingham Trent University. His career includes previous senior lecturer roles at Birmingham City University, where he taught and led modules in management, strategy, and business administration. He has supervised research at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels and held leadership roles, including Course Director and Teaching Excellence Framework lead. His academic contributions extend to ethics review committees, external examiner positions, and a strong publication record in business and management research.
Research areas
His research specialises in systems thinking and information systems, with a focus on qualitative and interpretative approaches in business and management research. Past projects include exploring psychosocial factors in occupational health, mentoring dynamics in entrepreneurial contexts, and innovative practices among freelancers. Samuel has also investigated alcohol's role in workplace well-being and power dynamics in management. His work contributes to understanding complex organisational challenges and supporting entrepreneurial and professional growth in various sectors.
External activity
He serves as an External Examiner for management and leadership programmes across multiple institutions and have acted as a PhD examiner, assessing research in business and management. These roles allow him to contribute to academic quality assurance and the development of future researchers.
Publications
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Osei-Nimo, S., Millman, C., & Aboagye-Nimo, E. (2023). Power and built environment course delivery: A modern solution to force majeure. In Beyond the Pandemic Pedagogy of Managerialism: Exploring the Limits of Online Teaching and Learning (pp. 143–159). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. DOI: 10.1007/s11213-022-09591-2
Osei-Nimo, S., Aboagye-Nimo, E., & Millman, C. (2022). The interplay of alcohol and wellbeing in the workplace: Combining Soft Systems Methodology and a Foucauldian Approach. Systemic Practice and Action Research. DOI: 10.1007/s11213-022-09591-2
Osei-Nimo, S., Aboagye-Nimo, E., & Doreen, A. (2022). A critical appraisal of challenges facing fashion entrepreneurs in disadvantaged communities. In Hill, I., Dobson, S., & Ellis, S. (Eds.), Creative (and Cultural) Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century. Emerald Publishing. ISBN: 978-1-80382-412-3
Osei-Nimo, S. (2017). Management and Alcohol in Post-Bureaucratic Firms: Understanding Power Relations and the Worker. The International Journal of Knowledge, Culture, and Change Management: Annual Review, 17(1), 1–20. DOI: 10.18848/2327-8013/CGP/v17i01/1-20
Osei-Nimo, S., Adusei, D., Millman, C. and Aboagye-Nimo, E. Business support for young fashion designers in disadvantaged communities in post-pandemic UK. Paper submitted to The Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Conference 2022. York, UK. ISBN: 978-1-900862-34-9.
Aboagye-Nimo, E., Nai, F., Osei-Nimo, S. and Mamphey, S. 2021 ‘Occupational stress and site workers’ wellbeing: A case study of Ghana’, In: Hare B., Sherratt, F., and Emuze, F. (Eds.) Proceedings of the Joint CIB W099 & W123 Annual International Conference 2021: Good health, Changes & innovations for improved wellbeing in construction, 9th-10th September, Glasgow (on-line), UK, ISBN: 978-1-91418-801-5
Aboagye-Nimo, E, Michael, K & Osei-Nimo, S 2020, Empowering ethnic minorities in the UK construction industry. In F Sherratt, B Hare & F Emuze (eds), Proceedings of the Joint CIB W099 & TG59 International Web-Conference. September. UK.
Osei-Nimo, S. 2019. Alcohol at work: A poststructuralist perspective. Paper submitted to British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference. Aston, UK. ISBN: 978-0-9956413-2-7
Conference Papers
Osei-Nimo, S., Kazim, W., & Aboagye-Nimo, E. (2024). Psychosocial factors and their impact on Health and Well-being of Construction Site Workers in Ghana. 16th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Conference.
Osei-Nimo, S., Millman, C., & Aboagye-Nimo, E. (2023). Nurturing success: The dynamics of mentoring young fashion entrepreneurs. Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Conference 2023. Aston, UK.
Osei-Nimo, S., Aboagye-Nimo, E., & Millman, C. (2021). An exploration of the innovative practices and challenges of freelancers in the UK construction sector. ISBE Conference 2021. Cardiff, UK.
Osei-Nimo, S., Aboagye-Nimo, E., & Millman, C. (2020). Alcohol in the workplace: A Soft Systems approach. British Academy of Management Annual Conference. Virtual, UK. ISBN: 978-0-9956413-3-4
Preprint or Working Paper
Kah, S., Murithi, W., Ogunmokun, O. C., Osei-Nimo, S., & Munawar, M. (2024). Beyond Survival: How Black and Asian-Led Social Enterprises are Responding and Adapting to the UK Cost-of-Living Crisis. SSRN Working Paper. DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4939518