Dr. Darlington Richards, Assistant Professor
Business Administration Department

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. - Sheffield H. University, England, School of Business and Finance (Management)
LL.M. - University of Baltimore, Law School, (Taxation)
B.L. - Nigerian Law School, (Law)
LL.B. - University of Jos, School of Law, (Law)

CLASSES TAUGHT AT MORGAN:

BUAD 647- International Business Management (MBA)
BUAD 541- Environment of Business (MBA)
MKTG 676- International MarketinG (MBA)
BUAD 382- Business Law (Undergraduate)
BUAD 381- Legal and Ethical Environment of Business (Undergraduate)
BUAD 327- Fundamentals of International Business (Undergraduate)
BUAD 351- Entrepreneurship (Undergraduate)

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Privatization and Market Deregulation
Market Reform and Change Management
Law Reform for Emerging Economies
Ethics in Business

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS/ PRESENTATIONS:

Omar, M., Mohamed, L., Bathgate, I., Richards, C. D., Nwankwo, S. (in press), “Customer Satisfaction among Chinese online Shoppers”. Global Business & Organisational Excellence: A Review of Research & Best Practices. Wiley.

Omar, M., Nwankwo, S., & Richards, D. C. (in press). “Determinants of International Entrepreneurship”. World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development.

Nwanna, G. & Richards, D. C. (2006). “Rural-Urban Financial Partnership: A Potential Avenue to Rural Development”. The Consortium Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 10(2), 35-45.

Richards, D. C. & Nwankwo, S. (2005). "Reforming the Legal Environment of Business in Sub-Saharan Africa: Moderating Effects on Foreign Direct Investment." Managerial Law, 47, 154-163.

Nwankwo, S. & Richards, D. C. (2005). "The Role of the University Sector in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Africa." World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 2 (2), 1-16.

Richards, C. D. (2005). "Arbitration/Alternative Dispute Resolution and Foreign Direct Investment: Evolving A Functional Synergy for the Market and Economic Development of Sub-Saharan Africa." In Chudi Amasike. (Ed.) Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution in Africa, (pp. 265-277). Abuja, Nigeria: Infovision ISBN 978-066-219-7.

Richards, D. C. and Nwankwo, S. (2003), “Institutional Paradigm and the Management of Transitions: A Sub-Saharan African Perspective,” International Journal of Social Economics. 31 (1), 111-130

Richards, D. C., Nwanna, G. and Nwankwo, S. (2003), “Debt Burden and Corruption Impacts: African Markets Dynamism,” Management Decision. 41 (3), 304-310.

Nwanna, G., Ukpong, L. & Richards, C. D. (2003), “Savings Mobilization in the Rural Sector: Strategic Options for Developing Countries,” Dimensions of African Business Development, (PP. 243-263). Sheffield University Press, Sheffield, U.K. ISBN 086339 973 8.

Richards, D. C. (2002) “The Military Factor in Marketing Management in Sub-Sahara Africa” In Nwankwo and Aiyeko (Eds.), Dynamics of Marketing in African Nations, (pp. 139-156). United State of America: Quorum Books. ISBN 1-56720-399-X.

Richards, D. C. & Nwankwo, S. (2001), “Privatization: The Myth of Free Market Orthodoxy in Sub-Saharan Africa,” International Journal of Public Sector Management. 14 (2 & 3), 165-179.