Profile of Mazi (Dr) Azubike Okoro
Dr. Azubike Okoro holds two Master’s degrees in Sociology/Social Anthropology & Human Resource Management and Doctorate of Management of Argosy University, Chicago. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria, he is affiliated to the Nigeria Institute of Management, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) USA and the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI), USA. Currently a Deputy Director/Head, Manpower Planning & Career Development at the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), he earlier practiced journalism at the Nigerian Economist magazine.
He founded Aro News in 1997 to encourage research on the culture, history and civilization of Arochukwu nation and was the pioneer publisher/editor in-chief. Presently, he is Chairman, Editorial Board, Aro News Publications Ltd and President, Aronewsonline. With extensive exposure in capacity development, he has attended workshops, seminars and conferences organized by various world-class institutions including, Booths School of Business, University of Chicago, USA; World Bank, Washington DC, USA; RIPA, UK; ROSS School of Business, University of Michigan, USA and Ashridge Business School, UK.
Dr. Azubike Okoro has varied work experiences which span over two decades. His published works include Empirical Study of the Behavioral Pattern of Insured Bank Staff to Job Dissatisfaction; Perspectives on Aro History & Civilization , Vols. 1, 2 & 3, co- author; Survey of Performance Management Policies & Practices of Nigerian Banks – Institutional Perspective, Survey of Employee Well-being Post Bank Consolidation in Nigeria, Exploring the Role of Job Satisfaction in Managing Banking Distress in Nigeria: A Quantitative Causal-comparative Study; he co-authored Fraud And Job Satisfaction Amongst Nigerian Bank Managers and Investigating the Effect of Gender on Banking Distress: Perspectives from the Nigerian Banking Industry (Asian Journal of Research in Banking and Finance).
Some of the honors and awards he earned include induction into the highest international honor society for graduates of business, Beta Gamma Sigma, Loyola University, Chicago, USA and merit award (Ikemba Aro) by the Monarch of Arochukwu Kingdom.
Mazi Azubike Okoro is happily married with children.