Research & Scholarly Work
Charles Aigbona’s scholarly work focuses on critical areas of organizational psychology, work-life balance, and economic empowerment, demonstrating a commitment to rigorous qualitative research and impactful project leadership.
Doctoral Research: Work-Life Integration
Charles Aigbona’s doctoral research is a pioneering, extensive qualitative study designed to establish the role of individual differences on the work-life integration of Gen-Z community pharmacists residing in Lagos State.
This groundbreaking work is the first of its kind, involving the recruitment of over 100 participants and conducting 54 in-depth interviews to capture rich, nuanced data. The impact of this research is already significant, with:
- Six articles submitted for publication in top academic journals.
- Two book chapters currently in preparation.
Selected Academic Publications
Charles has developed several scholarly papers during his Ph.D. program, many of which are currently being prepared for submission to Scopus-rated journals. His featured published works include:
- Amah, O. E., Kolo, V., Aigbona, C., Baderinwa, R., Okoro, C., & Akanji, M. (2024). Economic empowerment of women domestic workers: Role of digital financial services. South African Journal of Information Management, 26(1), 1-8.
- Kolo, V. I., Osezua, C., Osezua, G., & Aigbona, C. (2021). COVID-19 upon Us: The Work-Family Experiences of Married Couples during the First Three Months of the Pandemic in Lagos, Nigeria. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 9(10), 1-21.
Research Supervision & Grant Leadership
Charles Aigbona demonstrates a strong capacity for research leadership, project management, and successful grant execution.
WEEDiFine Project Grant Management
Charles supervised the successful application and execution of a major grant award valued at $43,700.46, fully funded by the Brac Institute of Governance and Development.
- Project Title: Empowering Women Domestic Workers: Qualitative investigation on the impact of DFS on women’s economic empowerment in Nigeria (the Women’s Economic Empowerment and Digital Finance – WEEDiFine Project).
- Outcome: All submission deadlines were met, and the final report was successfully delivered.
Institute for Work and Family Integration (IWFI) Research Supervision
Charles also provided supervision for research conducted under the Institute for Work and Family Integration (IWFI) Research, including the following publication:
- 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(5), 590.
Supervised the Pain point and Challenges of the first five years of marriage of couples residing in Lagos and imo State. A research funded by the Chinyere Dozie Marital Development Center at the Institute for Work and Family Integration
