Rate My Professor Ola Oladokun

Ola Oladokun serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Finance and Banking within the Faculty of Business at Curtin University Sarawak, Malaysia. His academic research centers on banks efficiency studies, financial innovation, and Islamic finance. Oladokun employs quantitative methodologies such as data envelopment analysis (DEA) and neural networks in economics to examine banking sector performance, particularly in Malaysia and Nigeria. His work addresses critical issues including the efficiency of Malaysian banks, securitization activities, consumer preferences for Islamic banking attributes, and the patronization behavior of Islamic bank customers modeled via the Theory of Reasoned Action. Additional research explores innovative financing mechanisms for sustainable energy security in Nigeria and the application of Waqf-Muzaraah-supply chain models (WMSCM) to resolve agricultural sector challenges in Nigeria, integrating Muzara’ah contracts with supply chain management.

Key publications by Ola Oladokun include 'Assessing the efficiency of Malaysian banks: a data envelopment analysis approach' (2015, African Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance), 'The problems facing the agricultural sector in Nigeria and the prospect of Muzara’ah and supply chain model' (2015, Humanomics), 'Sustainable Energy Security for Nigeria Through Innovative Financing Mechanisms' (2020, book chapter), 'WHAT DRIVES MALAYSIAN BANKS' SECURITIZATION ACTIVITIES?' (2013, conference paper), 'Malaysian consumers' preferences for Islamic banking attributes' (2012, International Journal of Social Economics), and 'Using Theory of Reasoned Action to Model the Patronisation Behaviour of Islamic Banks’ Customers in Malaysia' (2012). More recent contributions feature 'The impact of COVID-19 on the banking sector's efficiency and growth trajectory' (2024, Journal of Financial Services Marketing). His scholarship has accumulated over 530 citations on Google Scholar. Oladokun contributes to the academic community as an editorial board member for the International Journal of Finance Research and JURNAL SMARTINDO.