Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

  • Yoo, J., Ohu, E. A., & Mącik, R. (2025). Comparing VR and TV in Nigeria and the US: Impacts on empathy, engagement, and enjoyment. Journal of International Technology and Information Management, 34(2). [Link]
  • Ohu, E. A., Schrier, K., Emami, C., Alugo, M., Babatunde, E., Bodunde, I., Olominu, O., Odumbo, D., Adetunji, S., Ogbitse, A., Lansford, J. E., & Okonkwo, J. (2025). Virtual reality game jam as a character development tool in and beyond the classroom. Research in Human Development, 22(1), 81–103. [Link]
  • Allen, T., Beham, B., Ollier-Malaterre, A., Baierl, A., Alexandrova, M., Beauregard, A., Ohu, E ... & Waismel-Manor, R. (2024). Boundary management preferences from a gender and cross-cultural perspective. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 148, 103943. [Link]
  • Ohu, E. A. (2023). Too much information: When work-family conflict empowers senior managers to stay. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology/SA Tydskrif vir Bedryfsielkunde, 49(0), a2033. [Link]
  • Ohu, E. A., & Spitzmueller, C. A. (2023). Greasing the wheel through bribes: Interaction of national culture and local business conditions. South African Journal of Business Management, 54(1), a3435. [Link]
  • Beham, B., Ollier-Malaterre, A., Allen, T. D., Baierl, A., Alexandrova, M., Artiawati, Beauregard, T. A., Carvalho, V. S., Chambel, M. J., Cho, E., Coden da Silva, B., Dawkins, S., Escribano, P. I., Gudeta, K. H., Huang, T.-p., Jaga, A., Kost, D., Kurowska, A., Leon, E., Ohu, E…Waismel-Manor, R. (2023). Humane orientation, work–family conflict, and positive spillover across cultures. Journal of Applied Psychology, 108(10), 1573–1597. [Link]
  • Yoo, J., Lee, S., & Ohu, E. A. (2024). A cross-cultural analysis of VR gaming psychological needs and motivations: A self-determination theory approach. Managing Sport and Leisure, 29(3), 392–412. [Link]
  • Yoo, J., & Ohu, E. A. (2024). Virtual reality versus TV: Comparing empathy, engagement, enjoyment, and usage intentions. International Journal of Technology, Knowledge, and Society, 20(1), 35–63. [Link]
  • Lupinek, J. M., Brownlee, E., Ohu, E. A., & Yoo, J. (2022). The untapped inventory of virtual reality in-game advertising (IGA): Digital disruptions for sports marketing research. Journal of SPORT, 5(1), 1–17.
  • Thomas, C. L., Ingels, D. J., Kazmi, M. A., Ohu, E. A., Belle, C., & Spitzmueller, C. (2022). Adolescents' problematic internet use in secondary school students in Lagos, Nigeria: A preliminary examination of individual and family-based predictors and consequences. Computers in Human Behavior, 132, 107247. [Link]
  • Yoo, J., Ohu, E. A., & Ohu, I. (2022). A cross-cultural study of the influence of environmental factors on VR gamers' experience of spatial presence, enjoyment, and subjective workload: A preliminary study. Technology, Mind, and Behavior, 3(1). [Link]
  • Yoo, J., Lee, S., Ohu, E. A., & Brownlee, E. A. (2022). An analysis of potential VR sports game consumers' prospective motives. International Journal of Business in Sports, Tourism & Hospitality Management, 3(1), 31–56.
  • Lupinek, J. M., Yoo, J., Ohu, E. A., & Brownlee, E. (2021). Congruity of virtual reality in-game advertising. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3, 728749. [Link]
  • Ohu, E. A., & Dosumu, F. A. (2021). The other side of a pandemic in I-O psychology research. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 14(1–2), 239–243. [Link]
  • Ohu, E. A., Spitzmueller, C., Zhang, J., Thomas, C. L., Osezua, A., & Yu, J. (2019). When work-family conflict hits home: Parental work-family conflict and child health. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 24(1), 19–36. [Link]
  • Ohu, E. A. (2016). Cultural intelligence sounding the death knell for stereotypes in business communication. Global Advances in Business Communication, 5(1), Article 2. [Link]

Conference Proceedings

  • Ohu, E. A., Olarinde, O., Adetunji, T. S., Odumbo, D., & Ogbitse, A. (2026). VR builds lasting empathy and compassion: Observation edges embodiment in adolescents. Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR 2026). [Link]
  • Ohu, E. A., Schrier, K., Lansford, J. E., Emami, C., Bodunde, I., Babatunde, A., Alugo, M., Olarinde, O., Adetunji, T. S., Odumbo, D., Ogbitse, A., Okonkwo, J., Anifowose, P., & Ibeakanma, C. (2026). The scalability paradox: Passive VR observation outperforms active embodiment for adolescent empathy across two replicated trials. Extended abstract accepted at the International Conference on Extended Reality (XRM 2026), Tallinn, Estonia.

Book Chapters

  • Ohu, E. (2022). African Public Universities: Using Social Media for Competitive Advantage. In: Adeola O., Katuse P., & Twum K. (eds) Public Sector Marketing Communications - II - Traditional and Digital Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Bodunde, I. J., & Ohu, E. (2022). Advertising in virtual reality: A hierarchy of effects paradigm. In O. Adeola, R. E. Hinson, & A. M. Sakkthivel (Eds.), Marketing Communications and Brand Development in Emerging Economies Volume I (pp. 229–252). Springer International Publishing. [Link]
  • Anifowose P.O., Ohu E.A. (2020). Social Intrapreneurs: Rebels for Good. In: Marques J., Dhiman S. (eds) Social Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility. Management for Professionals. Springer, Cham. [Link]
  • Ohu, E., Laguda, E., & Ogunyemi, K. (2018). Mindfulness and stress reduction: Managing workplace stress. In The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment (pp. 1-32). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. [Link]
  • Laguda, E., Ogunyemi, K., & Ohu, E. (2018). From success to significance: Transforming your job into a calling. In The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment (pp. 1-29). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. [Link]
  • Adeola, O., & Ohu, E. (2019). The Board in the Financial and Social Performance of Firms. In Ngwu, F.N., Osuji, O.K., Ogbechie, C., & Williamson, D. (Eds.) Enhancing Board Effectiveness: Institutional, Regulatory and Functional Perspectives for Developing and Emerging Markets. Routledge. [Link]
  • Ohu, E., & Anifowose, P. (2019). Leading with a moral compass. In M. W. Stachowicz-Stanusch & W. Amann (Eds.), Management as a Calling: Leading Business, Serving Society (Chapter 17, pp. 191–203). Routledge.
  • Ohu, E., & Ogunyemi, K. (2019). Mindfulness and ethical consumption. In W. Leal Filho et al. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Responsible Consumption and Production (pp. 495–507). Springer.
  • David-West, O., Ohu, E., & Palvia, P. (2020). Information technology issues in Nigeria. In P. Palvia et al. (Eds.), The World IT Project: Global Issues in Information Technology (Chapter 24). World Scientific.

Books

  • Ohu, E. A. (2012). Organizational culture and communication in Edgar Schein: Application to non-profit organizations. Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome.

Selected Conference Presentations

  • Ohu, E. A. (2026, August). Less is more in VR empathy and compassion training: Suppression mechanisms explain mode effects, variance predicts harm. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association (APA) 2026 Annual Convention, Denver, USA. [Download Poster]
  • Ohu, E. A., Schrier, K., Lansford, J. E., Emami, C., Bodunde, I., Babatunde, A., Alugo, M., Olarinde, O., Adetunji, T. S., Odumbo, D., Ogbitse, A., Okonkwo, J., Anifowose, P., & Ibeakanma, C. (2026, June). The scalability paradox: Passive VR observation outperforms active embodiment for adolescent empathy across two replicated trials. Extended abstract presented at the International Conference on Extended Reality (XRM 2026), Tallinn, Estonia.
  • Beham, B., Allen, T., Ollier-Malaterre, A., Baierl, A., Alexandrova, M., Artiawati, M., Beauregard, T.A., Carvalho, V. S., Chambel, M. J., Coden da Silva, B., Cho, E., Dawkins, S., Escribano, P. I., Gudeta, K. H., Huang, T.-p., Jaga, A., Kost, D., Kurowska, A., Leon, E., Offer, S., Ohu, E…Waismel-Manor (2024, June). Religiosity and Work-Family Interface across cultures. Work and Family Researchers Network Conference 2024.
  • Ohu, E., Schrier, K., Emami, C., Alugo, M., Babatunde, E., Bodunde, I., Olominu, O., Odumbo D., Adetunji, S., Ogbitse, A., Lansford, J. E., Okonkwo, J. (April, 2023). Virtual Reality Game Jam as a Character Development Tool in and beyond the Classroom. Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Conference 2023.
  • Beham, B., Ollier-Malaterre, A., Allen, T. D., Baierl, A., Alexandrova, M., Artiawati, Beauregard, T. A., Carvalho, V. S., Chambel, M. J., Cho, E., Coden da Silva, B., Dawkins, S., Escribano, P. I., Gudeta, K. H., Huang, T.-p., Jaga, A., Kost, D., Kurowska, A., Leon, E., Ohu, E…Waismel-Manor, R. (2022, June). Humane orientation, work–family conflict, and positive spillover across cultures. Work and Family Researchers Network Conference 2022.
  • Lupinek, J., Yoo, J., Brownlee, E., & Ohu, E, (2021, October). Examining the Growth Inventory of Sport virtual Reality In-game advertising (IGA). Sport Marketing Association (SMA) Annual Conference 2021.
  • Schrier, K., Ohu, E., Bodunde, I., Alugo, M., Emami, C., & Babatunde, A. (2021). Piloting a Game Jam in Nigeria to Support Empathy and Compassion. arXiv preprint arXiv:2108.03475. [Link]
  • Ohu, E., Ohu, I., Laguda, E (2018, June). Linking Smartphone Notifications, Wellbeing and Productivity: The Roles of Stress and Mindfulness. 2018 Academy of Management Specialized Conference on Big Data and Managing in a Digital Economy, Surrey, United Kingdom.
  • Ohu, E., Zhang, J., Thomas, C., Spitzmueller, C., Anwuzia, E., Mazara, K. (2018, June). Low-Income Nigerian Worker Work–Family Conflict and Child Family Satisfaction. 2018 SIOP Annual Conference, Chicago, United States of America.​

Case Studies

  • Ohu, E. (2023). Make me buy: A virtual reality case for marketing. VHCI Lab, Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University.
  • Ohu, E. (2021). JEDCO case: Jigawa electricity distribution company. The Case Centre, Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University.
  • Ohu, E. (2019). Terragon: Just getting started. The Case Centre, Lagos Business School.
  • Ohu, E. (2018). Terragon: The future is mobile. The Case Centre, Lagos Business School.
  • Ohu, E. (2018). The marriage: A story of four mergers (A). The Case Centre, Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University.
  • Ohu, E. (2018). The marriage: A story of four mergers (B). The Case Centre, Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University.
  • Ohu, E. (2017). Frabho: The cassavapreneur. The Case Centre, Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University.
  • Ohu, E. (2017). Ibrahim: The cassava starch processor. Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 7(1), 1–14.
  • Ohu, E. (2015). Nollyflix. Open School of Management.

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