Charles Oham

Charles Oham is a Senior Lecturer in Social Enterprise at the University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom. He also serves as the Social and Commercial Lead for the School of Human Sciences and has led on his university’s collaboration with Aspect Consortium UK, a £5.6 million Research England Connecting Communities Fund project. Previously he has held positions in lecturing and innovation at the Open University and the University of East London. His research interest and work are in the fields of social entrepreneurship, spiritual capital, community development, and entrepreneurship. Charles’s career in the public and third sector has included remits in regeneration and community development, social entrepreneurship, volunteering, enterprise, innovation, and international development. He sits on the board of two social enterprises in East London. Charles has over 20 publications on social enterprise and spiritual capital and is a reviewer for journal publications and books in the field of social entrepreneurship.

Publications

Cases on Survival and Sustainability Strategies of Social Entrepreneurs
Cases on Survival and Sustainability Strategies of Social Entrepreneurs
Charles Oham. © 2022. 312 pages.
Social enterprises often do business in a hostile business environment as they compete for market share with the private sector and address societal and governmental failures....
A Comparative Look at Social Housing in Developed and Developing Countries: The Role for Social Enterprises
A Comparative Look at Social Housing in Developed and Developing Countries: The Role for Social Enterprises
Fidelis Ifeanyi Emoh, Don Macdonald, Charles Oham, Gladius Kulothungan. © 2022. 22 pages.
Provision of housing is vital to all the members of any country, and even a fundamental right of every person in a society to be housed properly. Whilst the state has a primary...
A Comparative Look at Social Housing in Developed and Developing Countries: The Role for Social Enterprises
A Comparative Look at Social Housing in Developed and Developing Countries: The Role for Social Enterprises
Fidelis Ifeanyi Emoh, Don Macdonald, Charles Oham, Gladius Kulothungan. © 2022. 23 pages.
Provision of housing is vital to all the members of any country, and even a fundamental right of every person in a society to be housed properly. Whilst the state has a primary...
Entrepreneurial Parenting Through Spiritual Capital: A Case Study on First Fruit Group Social Enterprise
Entrepreneurial Parenting Through Spiritual Capital: A Case Study on First Fruit Group Social Enterprise
Charles A. Oham, Nathaniel Massa. © 2022. 32 pages.
This study aligns with the objectives of this volume, presenting cases reflecting social entrepreneurs' lived experiences, seeking understanding, and conveying learning from...
Entrepreneurial Parenting Through Spiritual Capital: A Case Study on First Fruit Group Social Enterprise
Entrepreneurial Parenting Through Spiritual Capital: A Case Study on First Fruit Group Social Enterprise
Charles A. Oham, Nathaniel Massa. © 2022. 32 pages.
This study aligns with the objectives of this volume, presenting cases reflecting social entrepreneurs' lived experiences, seeking understanding, and conveying learning from...
Faith-Based Social Enterprise and Value Creation in Communities
Faith-Based Social Enterprise and Value Creation in Communities
Charles Oham. © 2019. 17 pages.
This chapter explores the value creation activities of faith-based social enterprises (FBSE) in the economy. It discusses the challenges being faced by faith-based organizations...
Managing Uncertainty in Small and Micro Social Enterprises: A Cynefin-Bricolage Framework
Managing Uncertainty in Small and Micro Social Enterprises: A Cynefin-Bricolage Framework
Gladius David Kulothungan, Charles Oham, Puspa Jirel. © 2019. 22 pages.
Small and micro social enterprises deal with meeting unmet or inadequately met needs of marginalized people and communities by creating values for them. While organizing and...