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Christopher Odindo is an Associate Professor at De Montfort University (DMU), Faculty of Business and Law, and is based in the Leicester Castle Business School. He serves as the BAL Faculty Student Experience lead and has been a member of the academic staff since 2009. His role integrates teaching, research, and student experience leadership.
His educational background includes a PhD, MBA, BA (Hons.), and a PGCHE with Distinction. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), recognizing his experience and excellence in teaching.
Dr. Odindo's research focuses on the spatial implications for organisational learning and tacit knowledge, exploring how these elements contribute to sustainable competitive advantage. Additional research interests include the breakdown of work communities, consumer behaviour, and purchase intention prediction. His expertise extends to strategy, organisational behaviour, financial services, insurance, risk management, social enterprise (particularly among ethnic minority groups), and strategic marketing.
His teaching portfolio includes courses such as Understanding Business, Management and Strategy, Global Strategic Management, and the Executive MBA. His research is associated with the Organisation, Management and Learning (OMaL) research group at DMU.
Dr. Odindo has received significant recognition for his teaching excellence, including the Vice-Chancellors Distinguished Teaching Award in 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2018 — all university-wide, student-voted awards. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
He has extensive consultancy experience, having worked with major financial institutions (e.g., HSBC, Barclays, RBS, AVIVA), consumer advocacy groups (e.g., Citizens Advice Bureau, Which?, Consumer Credit Counselling Service), and public policy bodies (e.g., HM Treasury, FSA, Financial Ombudsman Service, UK House of Commons). This industry engagement enriches his academic work and teaching, particularly in financial services and organisational strategy.
No specific publications or student advisees are listed in the available text.
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