Dr. Anthony Chibo-Christopher

Research Associate / Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Anthony Chibo-Christopher

Research Associate

Biography

Dr. Anthony Chibo-Christopher is an international business economics and strategic management consultant. He is a researcher in economics, strategic management, business and development. Dr. Chibo-Christopher consults internationally for governments and multilateral/multinational organizations.

From the education side, he holds a Doctorate Degree in International Business Economics, a Master’s Degree in Information Technology Management and another Master’s Degree in Applied Research for Business & Development.

Dr. Chibo-Christopher is the Chief Executive of  Sun Business Strategies and Research (SBSR). For the past 14 years, in his consultancy practice he has constantly demonstrated knowledge and skills required to gain businesses, development policies, programmes as well as projects to succeed in developing countries or markets.

Furthermore, Dr. Chibo-Christopher carries out researches that constantly provides new findings and innovated solutions to real life organizational, international business, socio economic and development problems and needs in countries and markets. He is also a successful entrepreneur and owner of successful businesses operating internationally. Through empirical quantitative and qualitative research, he has developed a model/formula for explaining the critical success factors for FDI and recommending the choice of market entry mode among exporting, licensing, joint venture, and sole venture entry modes into emerging and African markets.


Work & Experience

  • Organization: SBSR Sun Business Strategies & Research Ltd, Nigeria, Switzerland and Dubai.

    Period: 2012 to Date

    Position: International Business Strategist

    Work & Duties: Includes international business research into new and developing markets for the purpose of developing successful market entry and business growth strategies for clients. Developing international cross-cultural management advice and strategies for clients. Organizing and guiding action research for large organizations or institutions for the purpose of improving strategies, practices and knowledge for growth in international markets.Strategic management consultancy.

  • Organization: Sun Technologies Net Ltd. Period: 2002 to Date

    Position: Innovations and Business Development Advisor (Part Time)

    Work & Duties: Includes helping to set the direction for new business via innovation and adaptations of new technologies in tech solutions for business being offered by firm.

  • Organization: Punch Newspapers Nigeria.

    Period: 2014 to Date

    Position: Guest writer on Economic and Business Affairs

  • Organization: NTA Nigeria Television Authority. Nigeria.

    Period: 2014 to Date

    Position: Guest Analyst on Economic and Business Affairs


Academic Publications, Articles & Research

  • The UN Sustainable Development Goals; Its success in Africa is critical. The Need for a New Implementation Strategy.

    Chibo-Christopher, A, 2015, The UN sustainable development goals; its Success in Africa is critical. The need for a new implementation strategy. SBSR Sun Business Strategies and Research, paper 100, viewed 20 July 2017

    http://sbsrconsultants.com/academic/publications_pub100.pdf

  • Inducing Intra – Africa Trade

    Through targeted trade financing and improved political will.

    Chibo-Christopher, A, 2017, Inducing Intra – Africa Trade Through targeted trade financing and improved political will. SBSR Sun Business Strategies and Research, paper 55, viewed 20 July 2017 http://sbsrconsultants.com/academic/publications_pub55.pdf

  • The critical success factors for foreign direct investment in Nigeria and the relationship with choice of entry mode.

    Chibo-Christopher, A, 2014, The critical success factors for foreign direct investment in Nigeria and the relationship to choice of entry mode. SBSR Sun Business Strategies and Research, Research paper 40, viewed 20 July 2017

    http://sbsrconsultants.com/academic/publications_pub40.pdf

  • A Critical review of the research paper “action research for operations management”

    Chibo-Christopher, A, 2013, A critical review of the research paper “action research for operations management”. SBSR Sun Business Strategies and Research, paper 22, viewed 20 July 2017 http://sbsrconsultants.com/academic/publications_pub22.pdf

  • Towards African food and development security

    Agriculture should be consortiums of small and medium scale international businesses from Africa.

    Chibo-Christopher, A, 2013, Towards African Food and Development Security. Agriculture should be consortiums of small and medium scale international businesses from Africa. SBSR Sun Business Strategies and Research, paper 37, viewed 20 July 2017

    http://sbsrconsultants.com/academic/publications_pub37.pdf

  • The UN Sustainable Development Goals; Its success in Africa is critical. The Need for a New Implementation Strategy.

    Chibo-Christopher, A, 2015, The UN sustainable development goals; its Success in Africa is critical. The need for a new implementation strategy. SBSR Sun Business Strategies and Research, paper 100, viewed 20 July 2017

    http://sbsrconsultants.com/academic/publications_pub100.pdf

  • Inducing Intra – Africa Trade

    Through targeted trade financing and improved political will.

    Chibo-Christopher, A, 2017, Inducing Intra – Africa Trade Through targeted trade financing and improved political will. SBSR Sun Business Strategies and Research, paper 55, viewed 20 July 2017 http://sbsrconsultants.com/academic/publications_pub55.pdf

  • AFRICA. Today’s opportunity for global business growth. Exploring Africanization as a key business strategy and success factor for doing business in Africa.

    Chibo-Christopher, A, 2017, AFRICA. Today’s opportunity for global business growth. Exploring Africanization as a key business strategy and success factor for doing business in Africa. SBSR Sun Business Strategies and Research, paper 19, viewed 20 July 2017

    http://sbsrconsultants.com/academic/publications_pub19.pdf


Trainings & Seminars Conducted

Course/SeminarLocation

New strategies and innovations for attracting and Benefitting from Foreign Direct Investment

Abuja – Nigeria
Designing a workforce plan for organizations     Abuja – Nigeria
Managing cultural diversity in the organization.Abu Dhabi – UAE.
Doing business successfully in Africa.Dubai – UAE
Workforce Development for organizations in AfricaPraia – Cape Verde
Policies towards sustainable developmentAbuja – Nigeria
Action learning and Action science.Addis Ababa – Ethiopia
Action ResearchCape Town – South Africa
Strategic Management for emerging market.Houston – USA
Implementing strategic plans for intl organizationsAbuja – Nigeria

Information Technology for economic development in Africa.

Abuja – Nigeria

Policies towards Agriculture for economic development in Africa.

Dubai – UAE
Strategic plans for sustainable Development.Dakar – Senegal

Strategies for Sustainable development through FDI

Induced Innovation & technology transfer.

Abuja – Nigeria

Entrepreneur/ Business Experience

  • Owner- Executive Investor

    Sun Properties & Real Estate Ltd

    Builders and sellers of luxury homes and commercial buildings (West Africa)

  • Owner- Executive Investor

    Sun technologies Networking Ltd

    Providers of technology solutions for businesses (West Africa)

  • Owner – Executive Investor

    SBSR Sun Business Strategies & Research Ltd

    International Business Consultants (UAE & Nigeria)


Extra – work & non profit activities

  • African Socio-Cultural & Economic Development Foundation.

    Ensure the true economic development of Africa and developing nations via spreading innovation and new thinking derived from research.