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
Nigeria: Social engineering for economic development
Chibo-Christopher, A, 2017, Nigeria: Social engineering for economic development. SBSR Sun Business Strategies and Research, paper 10, viewed 20 July 2017
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
Globalization Of Management
A critical review of three papers.
Chibo-Christopher, A, 2012, Globalization of management. A review of literature three papers. SBSR Sun Business Strategies and Research, paper 28, viewed 20 July 2017
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
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
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
Trainings & Seminars Conducted
| Course/Seminar | Location |
|---|---|
| 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 Africa | Praia – Cape Verde |
| Policies towards sustainable development | Abuja – Nigeria |
| Action learning and Action science. | Addis Ababa – Ethiopia |
| Action Research | Cape Town – South Africa |
| Strategic Management for emerging market. | Houston – USA |
| Implementing strategic plans for intl organizations | Abuja – 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.