Dr. Ojong is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Science. He is an Associate Editor for Business Strategy and the Environment, an Associate Editor for Sustainable Development, and a member of the Knowledge Network of African Experts, established by the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, to help shape economic and social policy in Africa.

His work can be divided into three streams. The first of these asks questions related to how people make sense of credit and debt as well as how they engage in borrowing and lending practices. This work involves a critique of the very narrow economic and technical conception of credit and debt which is prevalent in mainstream economic literature.

His second research stream focuses on the effects of low-carbon electricity generation technologies (e.g., solar parks and solar home systems) in sub-Saharan Africa. This research stream adds a critique to the dominant literature on these technologies in sub-Saharan Africa, which often frames them as technical fixes to the ongoing problem of energy poverty.

His third research stream explores the economic-sociocultural processes and conditions that shape entrepreneurship in the Global South. He is also interested in all facets of small business management in the Global South.

His work has appeared in Journal of Business Research, Nature Energy, Energy Research & Social Science, Environmental Research Letters, Social Science & Medicine, and Journal of Rural Studies.

Research Interests

Upcoming Courses

Dr. Ojong is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Science. He is an Associate Editor for Business Strategy and the Environment, an Associate Editor for Sustainable Development, and a member of the Knowledge Network of African Experts, established by the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, to help shape economic and social policy in Africa.

His work can be divided into three streams. The first of these asks questions related to how people make sense of credit and debt as well as how they engage in borrowing and lending practices. This work involves a critique of the very narrow economic and technical conception of credit and debt which is prevalent in mainstream economic literature.

His second research stream focuses on the effects of low-carbon electricity generation technologies (e.g., solar parks and solar home systems) in sub-Saharan Africa. This research stream adds a critique to the dominant literature on these technologies in sub-Saharan Africa, which often frames them as technical fixes to the ongoing problem of energy poverty.

His third research stream explores the economic-sociocultural processes and conditions that shape entrepreneurship in the Global South. He is also interested in all facets of small business management in the Global South.

His work has appeared in Journal of Business Research, Nature Energy, Energy Research & Social Science, Environmental Research Letters, Social Science & Medicine, and Journal of Rural Studies.

Degrees

Appointments

Professional Leadership

•Deputy Director, Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on African and its Diasporas, York University (2021-2023).
•Co-chair, Academic Petitions & Appeals Committee, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (2021-2023).
•Associate Editor, Business Strategy and the Environment
•Associate Editor, Sustainable Development

Manuscript reviewing for journals:

Small Business Economics 
Journal of Business Research
Entrepreneurship & Regional Development
Journal of Small Business Management
Business Strategy and the Environment
International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship
Journal of Management Inquiry
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship
Journal of Environmental Management
Energy Economics
Energy Research & Social Science
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Renewable Energy
Social Science & Medicine
Technology in Society
Sustainable Development
World Development
Journal of Rural Studies
Sociological Forum
Science & Public Policy
Resource Policy
Borsa Istanbul Review
Economic Modelling
Africa Journal of Management
Strategic Change
Scientific African
Utilities Policy
International Social Science Journal
Frontiers in Public Health
American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene
BMC Public Health
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
International Quarterly of Community Health Education
Journal of Asian and African Studies
Progress in Environmental Geography
Canadian Journal of Development Studies
World Development Sustainability
Forum for Development Studies
Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance
Telecommunications Policy
International Journal of Finance and Economics
African Review of Economics and Finance
Journal of Trust Research
Social Dynamics
AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies

Research Interests

Upcoming Courses