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Apology: a repair mechanism in Akan social interaction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Kofi Agyekum --- Department of Linguistics, GhanaThis article addresses apology among the Akan of Ghana. An apology is a redressive speech mechanism that pays attention to the face needs of interlocutors during social interaction. Among the Akan, apology forms an integral part of the communicative competence... -
Community Psychology in Ghana: Challenges, Successes and Prospects
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Charity S. Akotia --- Department of Psychology, Ghana Kofi Bobi Barimah --- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, GhanaCommunity psychology gained formal recognition in Ghana when a few students were admitted to Wilfrid Laurier University, in Canada, to pursue master's degree in the early 1990s. In Ghana, community psychology is enacted through the operations of non-governmental organizations (NGOs)... -
In memoriam William Oscar Anku (1949-2010)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Kofi Agawu --- , -
Meki Nzewi and the discourse of African musicology: a 70th birthday appreciation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Kofi AgawuThis article offers a critical appreciation of the contributions of Nigerian ethnomusicologist, composer and scholar, Meki Nzewi, to the scholarly discourse on African music. It identifies a number of recurring themes in Nzewi's work (notably the human-centredness of African music... -
In memoriam – Pascal Zabana Kongo (1947–2014)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Kofi Agawu --- Princeton University, -
The sociocultural concept of ohia, poverty in Akan: Konadu’s song Ɛnneϵ mϵkɔ na maba
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Kofi Agyekum --- Department of Linguistics, GhanaThis paper looks at the concept of ohia ‘poverty’ from Akan sociocultural perspectives. It considers poverty from the Akan background and how the poor see themselves and the factors they believe are responsible for their poverty. Social, cultural, individualistic, fatalistic... -
Local ecological knowledge demonstrates shifting baselines and the large-scale decline of sawfishes (Pristidae) in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: G Braulik --- University of St Andrews, United Kingdom M Kasuga --- Wildlife Conservation Society Tanzania Program, Tanzania G Majubwa --- Ambakofi, TanzaniaSawfishes are coastally distributed rays that grow to very large sizes. All five species are assessed as Endangered or Critically Endangered as a result of population declines caused mainly by entanglements in fishing gear and by habitat degradation. Three species... -
Social capital and performance of SMEs: The role of entrepreneurial orientation and managerial capability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Suzzie Owiredua Aidoo --- , Ghana Ahmed Agyapong --- , Ghana Henry Kofi Mensah --- , GhanaThis study proposes and investigates the argument that social capital–performance link is mediated by entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and that this mediated relationship is dependent upon the level of managerial capability (MC) present in a firm. The study uses a sample... -
Using social practice approaches for strategic management research in Africa: an example, design considerations and potential contributions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: William Phanuel Kofi Darbi --- , Ghana Stanley Coffie --- , GhanaAfrican management theories and practices have received scant scholarly attention in organization and management literature. The recognition for vast opportunities for developing, adapting and extending management concepts, theories and practices in situ has become topical. Scholars have responded thus far,... -
Antiretroviral therapy adherence and viral suppression among HIV-infected adolescents and young adults at a tertiary hospital in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Isaac Justice Kobina Biney --- , Ghana Kofi Adesi Kyei --- , Ghana Vincent Jessey Ganu --- , Ghana Ernest Kenu --- , Ghana Peter Puplampu --- , Ghana Steven Manortey --- , Ghana Margaret Lartey --- , GhanaWith the introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART), many HIV-infected children are growing into adolescence and adulthood. A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted at the Fevers Unit of one of the teaching hospitals in Ghana. The Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8)... -
Hotel managers’ perspectives of Airbnb operations in Accra Metropolis, Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Rosemary Wunpini Issaka --- , Ghana Abednego Kofi Bansah --- , Ghana Conrad-Joseph Wuleka Kuuder --- , GhanaThe study was conducted to ascertain hotel managers’ standpoints on the influx of Airbnb facilities in Ghana’s hospitality “arena” and the palpable effects. Employing a qualitative approach to data collection, the study made use of in-depth interview guides, engaging 33... -
Yield, nutritional composition, and consumer acceptability of sweetpotato cultivars cultivated with soil amendments in the Middleveld of Eswatini
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Samuel Kofi Tutu --- , Eswatini Henry R Mloza Banda --- , Eswatini Cinisani Tfwala --- , EswatiniUncertainties about the effects of nutrient amendment on the culinary attributes of sweetpotato have limited fertiliser use in Eswatini. The study was carried out at a moist and dry location of Eswatini to investigate the culinary and nutritional attributes of... -
Social capital and firm performance nexus: The role of new product development capability and environmental dynamism in an emerging economy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Patrick Awusak Akanpaaba --- , Ghana Ahmed Agyapong --- , Ghana Henry Kofi Mensah --- , Ghana Samuel Yaw Akomea --- , GhanaThis paper seeks to examine the argument that the social capital and market performance link is more pronounced when it is channelled through the new product development capability of the firm. The study further argues that the indirect effect of... -
Adolescent religiosity and attitudes to HIV and AIDS in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kofi Nyame Amoako-Agyeman [d41e19]This study investigated the relationships between adolescent religiosity and attitudes to HIV/AIDS based on two major techniques of analysis, factor and regression analysis towards informing preventive school education strategies. Using cross-sectional data of 448 adolescents in junior high school, the... -
Chinese foreign direct investment and business start-ups in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Philip Akrofi Atitianti --- Africa Research Centre, Xiamen, People’s Republic of China Samuel Kofi Asiamah --- University of Education, GhanaIn recent decades, Chinese FDI has become an integral investment source for African countries and has, therefore, engendered studies seeking to understand the determinants of these flows. In a quest to identify the factors that stimulate these flows, this paper... -
Dietary behaviour among adults in Northern Ghana: a polytomous logistic regression model approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Kwame Opare-Asamoah --- University for Development Studies, Ghana Daniel Edem Kpewou --- University for Development Studies, Ghana Jerry Xola Sosu --- University for Development Studies, Ghana Vicentia Esinam Degbey --- University for Development Studies, Ghana Ezekiel Kofi Vicar --- University for Development Studies, Ghana Julius T Dongdem --- University for Development Studies, Ghana Saeed F. Majeed --- University for Development Studies, Ghana Kwadwo Fosu Antwi --- University for Development Studies, GhanaObjectives: This study determined the predictors of dietary behaviour among adults living in an urban and rural location in northern Ghana. -
Navigating market turbulence: A configurational perspective of ambidextrous innovation in strengthening organizational resilience in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Andrews Osei Okrah --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Nathaniel Boso --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Henry Kofi Mensah --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, GhanaThis study investigates the relationship between ambidextrous innovation capabilities and organizational resilience in Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in Ghana, with a focus on the moderating role of external market turbulence. Drawing on data from 285 MSMEs, the research... -
Leveraging learning orientation for superior organizational performance: The role of firm-specific factors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Henry Kofi Mensah --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Gilbert Anyowuo Okyere --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Emmanuel Kwabena Anin --- Kumasi Technical University, Ghana Phyllis Adjei Tuffour --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, GhanaExtant literature recognizes organizational learning orientation (LO) as a critical resource, yet the mechanisms and conditions under which it translates into superior performance remain underexplored and often assumed. We draw on Resource-Based View (RBV) and dynamic capability frameworks to develop... -
Emergence of dark kitchens and factors shaping consumer patronage: a review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Samuel Kwabena Chaa Kyire --- University of Energy and Natural Resources, Ghana Surjeet Singh Dhaka --- Central University of Punjab, India Jeffery Kofi Asare --- University of Energy and Natural Resources, GhanaDue to the dearth of thorough literature reviews, this review compiles information on the evolving concept of dark kitchens. Forty-nine research articles indexed in the Scopus database were gathered for the review. Performance analysis and science mapping were used to...
