DR Olajide Ibietan
Associate Professor
B.A.(Hons); M.Sc.; PhD (Public Administration)
College
Department
Research Interests
Personnel/Human Resource Management
Industrial Relations
Administrative Theory
Local Government Administration
Public Policy
Governance and Development
Awards & Honours
Prof. A.Y. Aliyu Memorial Prize for the Best All Round Student in B.A. Administration (1988/89 Session)
Bruce Great Batch Prize for the Best Graduating Student in Public Administration (1989/90 Session)
Nasarawa State University, Keffi (MPA 2012) Award for the Most Excellent Lecturer in the Department of Public Administration
Covenant University 2015/16 Session Awards and Recognition for Academic Departments and Units - Best Department in the College of Leadership Development Studies (Head of Department, Political Science & International Relations)
Teaching Areas
Advanced Development Administration (PAD 812; 922)
Advanced Local Government Administration (PAD 827; 926)
Advanced Administrative Theory (PAD 913)
Advanced Research Methodology (CUR 811; 911)
Introduction to Public Administration (PAD 701)
Development Administration (PAD 423)
Contemporary Strategic Studies (STS 411)
Theory &Practice of Public Administration (PAD 311)
Introduction to Public Administration (PAD 121)
Current Postgraduate Supervision
PhD Public Administration-1
PhD Policy & Strategic Studies-1
Selected Publications (31)
2. Local Government and the Localism Principle: A Review
[ Download 639.38 kB ]3. Democratic Stability and Regional Economic Integration: The ECOWAS Experience
[ Download 2.57 MB ]5. The Role of Local Government in Rural Development Issues
[ Download 59.74 kB ]6. Theories of Personnel Motivation in Organisations
[ Download 59.65 kB ]7. Leadership and Followership: Perspectives and Application
[ Download 836.65 kB ]9. Public Policy Making Process: Agricultural and Rural Development Policies in Nigeria (1960 to Date)
[ Download 847.24 kB ]10. The Legal Framework of Collective Bargaining in the Nigerian Public Sector: A Process Approach
[ Download 964.76 kB ]11. Labour Conflicts in the Nigerian Public Sector: Causes and Resolution Strategies
[ Download 1.08 MB ]12. Conceptual and Methodological Approaches to Public Administration
[ Download 564.49 kB ]13. Collective Bargaining and Labour Conflict Resolution in Nigeria's Public Sector
[ Download 396.94 kB ]14. The Weberian Bureaucratic Principles and Nigerian Public Bureaucracy: An Evaluation.
[ Download 582.00 kB ]15. Rethinking the Agenda for Security Studies in the Post-Cold War Era: Debates and Expositions
[ Download 679.05 kB ]16. Conceptual Issues in Development Administration
[ Download 387.31 kB ]17. The Cost of Boko Haram Activities in Nigeria.
[ Download 96.57 kB ]18. Ethics in the Nigerian Public Sector: A Discourse.
[ Download 280.52 kB ]19. Corruption and Public Accountability in the Nigerian Public Sector: Interrogating the Omission.
[ Download 393.26 kB ]20. Communication and Manpower Development: Implication for Local Government Administration in Nigeria.
[ Download 186.28 kB ]21. Trends in Development Planning in Nigeria: 1962 to Date.
[ Download 179.36 kB ]22. New Public Management and Public Service Effectiveness in Nigeria: A Pragmatic Discourse.
[ Download 429.71 kB ]23. Leadership and the Failed State Status of Nigeria (2010-2012): An Enquiry.
[ Download 618.12 kB ]25. Greater Aid as Panacea to Third World Development Challenges: A Critical Analysis.
[ Download 770.18 kB ]27. Poverty Alleviation and the Efficacy of Development Assistance Models in Nigeria: An Appraisal.
[ Download 51.31 kB ]Collaboration/Linkages
Member, International Society for Development and Sustainability, Japan
Conferences Attended
2. Resource Person at the Workshop on Re-positioning Local Government Administration for Effective Service Delivery. Organised by NULGE in conjunction with LGSC for Top Local Government Functionaries in Bayelsa State at Tinapa Business Resort, Calabar (6-8 September,2011)
3. First National Conference on Literacy Issues in Education for Achieving the Transformation Agenda in Nigeria, organized by the Faculty of Education, Nasarawa State University, Keffi(11-14 June,2012)
4. Conference on Leadership and Peace in Nigeria, organised by Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan & Centre for Human Security, Obasanjo Presidential Library (June 9-11,2014)
5. 24th IBIMA Conference in Milan,Italy on 6-7 November,2014 (Virtual Presentation of Paper titled Nigeria and the BRICS: Regional Dynamics in Emerging Economies Studies by Sheriff Folarin; Jide Ibietan & Felix Chidozie)
6. Delegate to the Inaugural Conference of Ibadan School of Government and Public Policy at International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan,Nigeria (1-2 February,2016)
7. 10th Annual INTED Conference at Valencia-Spain(7-9 March,2016) Virtual Presentation of Three Papers.
8. Pre-Conference Workshop on Transdisciplinary Methodologies, Grant-Winning Proposal Writing and International Research Grant Opportunities, organised by Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan (14 March,2017)
9. Resource Person at the Sixth National Local Government Stakeholders Conference,held at Administrative Staff College of Nigeria(ASCON)Topo- Badagry (24-26 April,2017)
10. Resource Person at the 8th National Conference of Chairmen, Commissioners, Permanent Secretaries and Top Management Staff of Regulatory and Service Commissions/Boards held at ASCON,Topo-Badagry (20-22 November,2017)
