Maritime Business Administration Department

Livingstone Caesar

Assistant Professor
Department of Maritime Business Administration

"In the end, the impact of our actions and inactions on others should be the guiding light in the quest to create lasting legacies."

– Livingstone Caesar

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What in your life drew you to your current field of study?

At a very young age, I had the passion to engage in work that could impact people and the environment in a positive way. Growing up, it dawn on me that being a professor offers a great platform to achieve the childhood dream of influencing people and society positively. Aside from growing up in a coastal community, I believe that the innate desire to groom responsible future business leaders largely influenced my decision to pursue a scholarship in the management and maritime business disciplines.

What do you hope your students gain from studying or working with you?

Develop the capacity to be independent critical thinkers equipped with the right mix of skills and qualities to positively impact their generation and the next one.

What are you passionate about in your personal life?

Musical instruments, singing, socializing, and community service.

Publications

Caesar, L. D. (2023). Emerging Dynamics of Training, Recruiting and Retaining a Sustainable Maritime Workforce: A Skill Resilience Framework. Sustainability, 16(1), 239. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16010239

Caesar, L.D., Eshun, M., Gamadey, F.M.K. and Okeremi, A. (2023), "A contingency study of the performance of new venture logistics firms in Nigeria", Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print.
https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-03-2023-0128

Zhang W, Shi W, Chen S, Bhaskar PR & Caesar, L.D.,… (2023) “The impact of innovative Industry 4.0 technologies on port resilience”, Proceedings of the 23rd Annual General Assembly of the International Association of Maritime Universities, 18-21 October, Helsinki, Finland. [Refereed Conference Paper].

Oppong, A., & Caesar, L. D. (2023). A contingency analysis of brand reputation and loyalty in the banking sector. SN Business & Economics, 3(7), 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43546-023-00481-w

Afenyo, M., & Caesar, L. D. (2023). Maritime cybersecurity threats: Gaps and directions for future research. Ocean & Coastal Management, 236, 106493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106493

Okeremi, A., & Caesar, L. D. (2022). Successful IT Entrepreneurship in Nigeria: The Contingent Role of Mentorship. Journal of African Business, 1-35. https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2022.2141865

Blay, F. K., & Caesar, L. D. (2022). The adoption of mobile money technology in emerging markets: a contingency analysis from Ghana. SN Business & Economics, 2(9), 1-26.

Sallah, C. A., & Caesar, L. D. (2020). Intangible resources and the growth of women businesses: empirical evidence from an emerging market economy. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 12(3), 329-355.

Caesar, L. D., Cahoon, S., & Fei, J. (2020). Understanding the complexity of retention among seafarers: a perspective of Australian employers. Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs, 12(1), 16-41.

Caesar, L. D., Cahoon, S., Fei, J., & Sallah, C. A. (2021). Exploring the antecedents of high mobility among ship officers: empirical evidence from Australia. Maritime Policy & Management, 48(1), 109-128.

Okeremi, A., Amoako-Gyampah, K., & Divine Caesar, L. (2021). Exploring the antecedents of entrepreneurship success in information technology firms in Nigeria. Africa Journal of Management, 7(2), 286-313.

Muparadzi, A., & Caesar, L. D. (2020). Examining the dynamics of industry–university collaborations in Ghana. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 13(2), 591-608.

Amoako, G. K., Bonsu, G. A., Caesar, L. D., & Osei-Tete, F. (2020). Finding the nexus between green supply chain practices and sustainable business advantage: an emerging market perspective. Management of Environmental Quality, 32(6), 1133-1149.

Jeevan, J., Othman, M. R., Salleh, N. H. M., Ghani, N. M. A., Noralam, N. A., & Divine Caesar, L. (2021). An analysis on the triadic connection between seaports, inland terminals and hinterland market. Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs, 13(1), 23-42.

Jeevan, J., Mohd Salleh, N. H., Mohd Zaideen, I. M., Othman, M. R., Menhat, M. N. S., & Divine Caesar, L. (2020). Application of geoeconomics in seaport operations: a theoretical proposal for post Covid-19 recovery strategy. Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs, 12(4), 217-242.

Jeevan, J., Harun, M., Abdullah, W. M. W., Othman, M. R., Salleh, N. H. M., & Caesar, L. D. (2021). The belt and road initiative: a pragmatic constituent for the growth of Malaysian seaport system. World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, 10(3), 225-244.

Presentations

Copley, S, Afenyo, M, & Caesar, DL. (2023) “An environmental and economic impact assessment of potential spills in the Galveston Bay Area”, Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the South East Decision Science Institute, 15-17 February, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, pp. 395-411. [Refereed Conference Paper].

Caesar, L. D. (2023). Emerging Dynamics of Training, Recruiting and Retaining a Sustainable Maritime Workforce: A Skill Resilience Framework.

Caesar, DL. (2023) “The performance of new venture logistics firms: A contingency analysis”, Proceedings of the 2023 British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference, 5-6 September, Brighton, United Kingdom. [Refereed Conference Paper]

Mazen, B, Caesar, DL, Jazairy, A, & Mileski, J. (2022) “IMO 2020: The assessment of investment decisions and financial risks”, Proceedings of the 51st Annual Meeting of the South East Decision Science Institute, 16-18 February, Jacksonville, Florida, USA, pp. 567-572. [Refereed Conference Paper]

Afenyo, M, Caesar, DL, & Yeboah, OD. (2022) “Regional analysis of oil seaborne trades: A focus on Africa”, Proceedings of the 2022 International Association of Maritime Economists, 14-16 September, Busan, South Korea, pp. 1-20. [Refereed Conference Paper

Caesar, LD, Cahoon, S, & Fei, J, “Breaking the psychological contract and managing expectations: developing solutions for the shortage of ship officers”, Proceedings of the 2013 International Association of Maritime Economists Conference, 3-5 July 2013, Marseille, France, pp. 1-18. (2013) [Refereed Conference Paper]

Caesar, LD, Cahoon, SC, & Fei, J, “Understanding and managing the complexity of retention issues for 21st century seafarers in the global shipping industry”, Proceedings of the 2014 International Association of Maritime Economists Conference, 15-18 July 2014, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, pp. 1-20. (2014) [Refereed Conference Paper]

Caesar, LD, Cahoon, S and Fei, J, “Challenging the current paradigms of seafarer training and careers”, Proceedings of the 15th Annual general assembly International Association of Maritime Universities - Innovation in Maritime Education, Training and Research, 27 - 30 October, Australian Maritime College, Launceston, Tasmania, pp. 348-356. ISBN 978-0-9806391-4-8 (2014) [Refereed Conference Paper]

Caesar, LD, & Cahoon, S, “Knowing the students we groom into seafarers: Going beyond the traditional admission forms”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium of Maritime Sciences, 10 - 14 November, Kobe University, Japan, pp. 1-6. (2014) [Non-refereed Conference Paper]

Chin, CKH, Fei, J, Mather, C, & Caesar, LD, “Comparison of use of Echo360 generated materials in maritime engineering and nursing disciplines to support student learning”, Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, 8-10 December, Te Papa Tongarewa National Museum of New Zealand, pp. 1-9. ISBN 978-0-473-30428-7 (2014) [Refereed Conference Paper]

Fei, J, Caesar, LD, Chin, C, & Mather, C, “The use of Echo360 generated materials and perceived student performance”, Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Conference on teaching, assessment and learning for engineering, 8-10 December, Wellington, New Zealand, pp. 1-5. (2014) [Refereed Conference Paper]

Fei, J, Chin, C, Caesar, LD, & Mather, C, “Uptake of lecture capture technology by lecturers in engineering, management, and nursing disciplines”, Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Conference on teaching, assessment and learning for engineering, 8-10 December, Wellington, New Zealand, pp. 1-6. (2014) [Refereed Conference Paper]

Mather, C, Chin, C, Caesar, LD, Chandler, L, & Fei, J, “Utilisation of Echo 360: A comparison between undergraduate nursing and maritime disciplines”, Teaching Matters 2014, 2-3 December, Newnham Campus, University of Tasmania, Launceston (2014) [Conference Extract]

Grants and Fellowships

2023-2024: International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) - The impact of innovative Industry 4.0 technologies on port resilience, $90,713.

2020-2024: European Union - Horizon 2020 Achieving wider uptake of water-smart solutions, $2,557,429.

2023-2024: The Texas A&M Global Cyber Research Institute - Developing an Economic Impact Assessment Tool for Cyber-Attacks in Business Systems (EITCB), $10,000

BMEL/BLE, Germany - Shaping food environments ($250,000 USD) - 2021

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Grant for Africa RISING Project ($28,000 USD) - 2019

Contact Info

Livingstone Caesar
Assistant Professor
Department of Maritime Business Administration

dlcaesar@tamug.edu

Phone: +1 (409) 741.4085

Fax: +1 (409) 741.4014

Classroom Lab Building (CLB), Office 230