Dr. Kenneth Kalu
Dr. Kenneth Kalu is an Assistant Professor in Global Management Studies at the Ted Rogers School of Management. He joined Ryerson University from The University of Texas at Austin, where he was a Visiting Research Scholar. Dr. Kalu’s research focuses on the nature and evolution of economic and political institutions in developing countries. He is particularly interested in examining how economic and political institutions shape and are shaped by the business environment in Africa’s emerging markets. His research also explores the nature and dynamics of financial flows from developing countries into other developing countries, with particular focus on investment and aid flows from China to African countries. His work examines the intended and unintended impacts of these financial flows on the domestic policies of the host country.
Dr. Kalu has made several appearances on Television to discuss a wide range of subjects in Canada and overseas. He has appeared on CBC Weekend Business Panel, TVO’s The Agenda, Africa Independent Television’s MoneyLine as well as Channels Televisions Sunrise programs, among others. His views have been reported in several other electronic and print media across the world. He is a consultant and regular commentator on Africa’s economy and institutions, foreign aid, foreign direct investment, and China’s economic partnerships with Africa.
Prior to going into the academia, Dr. Kalu held senior executive positions in the public and private sectors in Canada and overseas. He holds a B.Sc. degree in Accounting, M.Sc. in Finance, M.A in Economics and a PhD in Public Policy. He is also a graduate of the AACSB-accredited Post-Doctoral Bridge Program in Business (Accounting & Finance) of the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Teaching Areas:
- The African Business Environment
- Introduction to Global Management
Selected Research Publications
| Journal Articles |
| Kalu, K. (2017). From Commodity to Creativity: Exploring the Economic Potentials of the Nigerian Film Industry. International Journal of Business and Economics Perspectives, 12(1), 1- 16. |
| Kalu, K. (2017). State-Society Relations, Institutional Transformation and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Development Policy Review, Vol. 35(S2), O234-O245. https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12320. |
| Books |
| Kalu, K. (2018). Foreign Aid and the Future of Africa. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan |
| Falola, T. and Kalu, K. (Eds.). (2018). Africa and Globalization: Challenges of Governance and Creativity. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan |
| Kalu, K., Yacob-Haliso, O. and Falola, T. (Eds.). (2018). Africa’s Big Men: Predatory State-Society Relations in Africa. Oxon and New York, NY: Routledge |
| Kalu, K. (2009). Review of Financial Liberalization in Sub-Saharan Africa: A case study and cross-country evidence. Berlin: VDM Verlag |
| Book Chapters |
| Kalu, K. (2018). Africa and the Cold War. In M. Shanguhyia and T. Falola (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of African Colonial and Postcolonial History (pp. 661-680). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan |
| Kalu, K. and Falola, T. (2018). Introduction: Africa in a Globalized World. In T. Falola and K. Kalu (Eds.), Africa and Globalization: Challenges of Governance and Creativity, (pp. 1-18). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan |
| Kalu, K., Yacob-Haliso, O. and Falola, T (2018). Introduction. In K. Kalu, O. Yacob-Haliso and T. Falola (Eds.), Africa’s Big Men: Predatory State-Society Relations in Africa, (pp. 1-18). New York, NY: Routledge |
| Kalu, K. (2018). The Postcolonial African State and its Citizens. In K. Kalu, O. Yacob-Haliso and T. Falola (Eds.), Africa’s Big Men: Predatory State-Society Relations in Africa, (pp. 21-35). New York, NY: Routledge |
| Kalu, K. (2018). Africa’s ‘Big Men’ and the African State. In K. Kalu, O. Yacob-Haliso and T. Falola (Eds.), Africa’s Big Men: Predatory State-Society Relations in Africa, (pp. 36-50). New York, NY: Routledge |
| Kalu, K. (2017). Transforming Sub-Saharan Africa’s Institutions for Sustainable Growth and Development: Any Role for the International System? In A. Amtaika (Ed.), Socio-Economic Development in Africa: Challenges and Dimensions, (pp. 367-386). Austin, TX: Pan-African University Press |
| Kalu, K. (2014). Anchoring Development on Trade: Another look at AGOA as an Instrument of Growth and Development. In A. Oyebade (Ed.), The United States’ Foreign Policy in Africa in the 21st Century: Issues and Perspectives, (pp. 41-530). Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press |
| Kalu, K. (2008). Migration and Institution Building in Africa: Time to Revisit the Lagos Plan of Action. In T. Falola and O. O. Okpeh (Eds.), Population Movements, Conflicts, and Displacements in Nigeria, (pp. 133-152). Trenton, N.J: Africa World Press |
| Conference Presentations |
| “Washington Consensus Vs. Beijing Consensus: Implications for Africa” (presented at Canada Association of African Studies conference at Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, May 4 -6, 2018) |
| “Seeking Economic Prosperity in Predatory States” (presented at the 2018 Africa Conference at the University of Texas at Austin, March 31 – April 2, 2018) |
| “An Examination of the Finance-Growth Nexus for Countries at Different Levels of Development” (presented at the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines Conference, Dallas, TX, April 2017) |
| “From Commodity to Creativity: Nollywood as potential growth engine for Nigeria’s economy” (presented at the 2016 Africa Conference at The University of Texas, Austin; March 2016) |
| “Examining State-Society Relations and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa”. (presented at the 2015 Africa Conference, at The University of Texas, Austin; April 2015) |
| “Strategies to Transforms Sub-Saharan Africa’s Institutions for Sustainable Growth and Development” (Presented at the 4th International Toyin Falola Conference; Durban, South Africa; July 3- 5, 2014) |
| “Migration and Institutions Building in Africa: Time to Revisit the Lagos Plan of Action” (Presented at the 2006 Africa Conference at The University of Texas, Austin, March 23 – 26, 2006) |
| “The Asymmetric Relationship between Interest Rates and Stock Returns: Can Individual Investors exploit it”? (with Domian, D. L. and Racine, M. D.; presented at the Academy of Financial Services conference in San Antonio, Texas, October 19 -21, 2002) |