Professor Moses Aquaah

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, December 2000
Major: Strategic Management
Minor: International Management
Dissertation:                Firm-specific Resources and the Sustainability of Firm-specific Profitability: An Empirical Analysis.

M.B.A., Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, May 1995
Concentration: Accounting & Policy Analysis

M.A., Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada, May 1991
Concentration: Economics (Monetary and International Economics)

Graduate Diploma in Development Studies
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, July 1988
Concentration: Economics & Politics of Development

B.A. (Honors), University of Science and Technology, Ghana, June 1985
Concentration: Social Sciences (Economics & Geography)

Acquaah, M., & Kiggundu, M. N. (2017). Prospects and Challenges in Managing Africa’s Future: An Introduction. Africa Journal of Management, 3(1): 1-6.

Acquaah, M. & Agyapong, A. (2016). “Dynamic Tensions from Management Control Systems and Performance in a sub-Saharan African Economy: Mediating Effects of competitive strategy. Africa Journal of Management, 2(4): 395-421.

Honig, B., & Acquaah, M. (2016). “Sustainable Management and Managing Sustainability: The Continued Challenges of the African Continent.” Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 33: 177-181.

Crabbe, M. J., & Acquaah, M. (2016). “The Determinants of Service Recovery Performance in the Retail Industry in Ghana.” African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 7(1): 54-74. 

Acquaah, M., & Tukamushaba, E. K. (2015). “Human Factor, Justice and Organizational Effectiveness in Africa.” Journal of Managerial Psychology, 30(3): 320-335.

Acquaah, M., & Padhye, G. K. (2015). “The Direct and Indirect Effects of Organizational Justice on the Human Factor through Mutual Commitment in Ghana and India: A Comparative Analysis.” Journal of African Business, 16(1-2):16-47.

*Runner-up for Best Paper Published in the Journal of African Business in 2015.

Acquaah, M., & Agyapong, A. (2015). "The Relationship between Competitive Strategy and Firm Performance in Micro and Small Businesses in Ghana: The Moderating Role of Managerial and Marketing Capabilities." Africa Journal of Management, 1(2): 172-193.

Nkomo, S. M., Zoogah, D. B., & Acquaah, M. (2015). “Why Africa Journal of Management and

Why Now?” Africa Journal of Management, 1(1): 4-26.

Acquaah, M. (2015). “Determinants of corporate listings on stock markets in sub-Sahara Africa: Evidence from Ghana.”  Emerging Markets Review, 22: 154-175.

Galperin, B., Liturchy, T., Acquaah, M., Bewaji, T., & Ford, D. (2014) “Leadership and Motivation in the African Diaspora: The United States and Canada.” Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 31(4): 257-269.

Acquaah, M., Zoogah, D.B, & Kwesiga, E. (2013). “Advancing Africa through Management Knowledge and Practice: The Way Forward.” African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 4(2): 164-176.

Acquaah, M. (2013). “Management Control Systems, Business Strategy and Performance: A Comparative Analysis of Family and Nonfamily Businesses in a Transition Economy in sub-Saharan Africa.”  Journal of Family Business Strategy, 4: 131-146.

Acquaah, M. (2012). “Social Networking Relationships, Firm-Specific Managerial Experience and Firm Performance in a Transition Economy: A Comparative Analysis of Family and Non-Family Firms.” Strategic Management Journal, 33: 1215-1228.     

Also, published in Strategic Management Society (SMS) (January 2015). Special Virtual Issues on “Applications: Strategy in African Countries”.

Acquaah, M. (2011). “Utilization and Value of Social Networking Relationships in Family and Nonfamily Firms in an African Transition Economy.” European Management Journal, 29: 347-361

 Acquaah, M., Amoako-Gyampah, & Jayaram, J. (2011). “Resilience in Family and Nonfamily Firms: An Examination of the Relationships between Manufacturing Strategy, Competitive Strategy and Firm Performance.” International Journal of Production Research, 49(18): 5527-5544.

 Acquaah, M. (2011). “Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage in Family Businesses in Ghana: The Role of Social Networking Relationships.”  Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, 16(1): 103 – 126. 

Acquaah, M., & Appiah-Nkrumah, J. (2011). “Firm-Specific Managerial Experience and the Social Capital-Performance Relationship in a Sub-Saharan African Transition Economy.” Journal of African Business, 12(1): 8-30.

(Winner of the Best Paper Published in the Journal of African Business in 2011). 

Acquaah, M., & Eshun, J P. (2010). “A Longitudinal Analysis of the Moderated Effects of Networking Relationships on Organizational Performance in a Sub-Saharan African Economy.” Human Relations. 63(5): 667-700. 

Acquaah, M.  (2009). “International Joint Venture Partner Origin, Strategic Choice and Performance: A Comparative Analysis in an Emerging Economy in Africa.” Journal of International Management, 15(1): 46-60.

 Acquaah, M. (2008). “Social Capital: The Benefits, Potential Costs and Prospects.” ESR Review, 10(2) (Fall): 12-18.

Acquaah, M. & Gelardi, A. M. G. (2008).  “The Growth and Stability of Revenues in British Columbia, Canada.” Journal of Business and Economic Studies, 14(2): 39-59.

 Acquaah, M. & Yasai-Ardekani, M. (2008).  “Does the Implementation of a Combination Competitive Strategy Yield Incremental Performance Benefits? A New Perspective from a Transition Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Journal of Business Research, 61: 346-354.

Acquaah, M., Adjei, M. C., & Mensa-Bonsu, I. F. (2008).  “Competitive Strategy, Environmental Characteristics and Performance in African Emerging Economies: Lessons from Firms in Ghana.” Journal of African Business, 9(1): 93-120.

Amoako-Gyampah, K. & Acquaah, M. (2008).  “Manufacturing Strategy, Competitive Strategy and Firm Performance: An Empirical Study in a Developing Economy Environment.” International Journal of Production Economics, 111: 575-592.

Acquaah, M. (2007).  “Managerial Social Capital, Strategic Orientation and Organizational Performance in an Emerging Economy.” Strategic Management Journal, 28: 1235-1255.

Also, published in Strategic Management Society (SMS) (January 2015). Special Virtual Issues on “Applications: Strategy in African Countries”.

  Acquaah, M., and T. Chi. (2007). "A Longitudinal Analysis of the Impact of Firm Resources and Industry Characteristics on Firm-Specific Profitability: A Longitudinal Analysis.” Journal of Management and Governance, 11: 179-213.

Acquaah, M. (2006). “The Impact of Managerial Networking Relationships on Organizational Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Ghana.” Organization Management Journal, 3 (2), 115-138.

Acquaah, M. (2005). “Economic Liberalization, Entrepreneurial Development and Manufacturing Priorities in Ghana”. Journal of Comparative International Management, 8(1): 58-83.

Acquaah, M. (2005). "Enterprise Ownership, Market Competition and Manufacturing Priorities in a Sub-Saharan African Emerging Economy: Evidence from Ghana.” Journal of Management and Governance, 9 (3-4): 205-235.

 Acquaah, M.  (2004). “Human Factor Theory, Organizational Citizenship Behaviors and Human Resource Management Practices: An Integration of Theoretical Constructs and Suggestions for Measuring the Human Factor.” Review of Human Factor Studies, 10(1): 129-162.

Acquaah, M. and K. Amoako-Gyampah. (2003). "Human Capital Availability, Competitive Intensity and Manufacturing Priorities in a Sub-Saharan African Economy”. Journal of Comparative International Management, 6(2): 65-88. 

Acquaah, M. (2003). "Organizational Competence and Firm-Specific Tobin's q: The Moderating Role of Corporate Reputation". Strategic Organization, 1(4): 383-411.

Acquaah, M. (2003). “Corporate Management, Industry Competition and the Sustainability of Firm Abnormal Profitability”. Journal of Management and Governance, 7(1): 57-85.

Acquaah, M. (1997). “Prospects for the Harmonization of Accounting Standards in Africa: The Case of West Africa”, Review of Human Factor Studies, Vol. 3, #1, pp. 27-47.

 Acquaah, M. and S. Adjibolosoo. (1995). “The Role of Human Factor and Co-management in Managing the Sardinella Fisheries of Ghana”, Review of Human Factor Studies, Vol. 1, #1, pp. 99 -120.

Acquaah, M. (2016). “Social Capital, Market Competition and Productivity Growth in Family Businesses in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Ghana”. In M. Acquaah & K. Stanz (Eds.), Managing Africa’s Future: Prospects and Challenges (pp. 133-149). Proceedings of the 3^rd Biennial Africa Academy of Management Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, January 5-10.

Crabbe, M. J., & Acquaah, M., (2014). “Sustaining Technology Adoption among Farmers”. In M. Acquaah and K. Stanz (Ed.), Sustainable Development in Africa through Management Theory, Research and Practice (pp. 570-584). Proceedings of 2nd Biennial Africa Academy of Management Conference, Gaborone, Botswana, January 8-11.

Galperin, B.L., Lituchy, T., Acquaah, M., Bewaji, T., Ford, D. (2014). “Effective Leadership and Motivation in the African Diaspora (LEAD): The Case of the United States and Canada.” In M. Acquaah and K. Stanz (Ed.), Sustainable Development in Africa through Management Theory, Research and Practice (pp. 262-269). Proceedings of 2^nd Biennial Africa Academy of Management Conference, Gaborone, Botswana, January 8-11.

 Acquaah, M., & Amoako-Gyampah, K. (2013). “The Role of Organizational Support on the Relationship between Fairness and Employee Job Effectiveness in Organizations in an African Economy.” Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy XV, Seville, Spain, June 23-27.

Crabbe, M. J., & Acquaah, M. (2013). “The Determinants of Service Recovery Performance in the Retail Industry in Ghana.” Proceedings of the 14^th International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) Conference, Accra, Ghana, May 14-18.

Amoako-Gyampah, K., Acquaah, M., & Jayaram, J. (2013). “Effects of HRM & Manufacturing Strategies on Competitive Strategy: Family vs. Nonfamily firms.” Proceedings of the 24^th Annual POMS Conference, Denver, CO, May 3-6.

Galperin, B.L., T. Lituchy, B. J. Punnett, M. Acquaah (2012). “Effective leadership and motivation in the African Diaspora.” In K. Jaakson & M. Vadi (Ed.), Work Values: Stability and Change in the Global Context (pp. 316-324), Proceedings of the International Society for the Study of Work and Organization Values Conference, Goa, India, June 24-27.

 Acquaah, M., & G. S. Kulkarni (2011). “Perceived Organizational Justice, Mutual Commitment and the Human Factor in Ghana and India.”  Proceedings of the International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) Conference, Edmonton, Canada, May 17-20. (Available on CD-ROM).

Acquaah, M., & G. S. Kulkarni. (2011). “An Analysis of Employees' Perception of the Human Factor in Ghana and India: The Role of Perceived Organizational Justice and Mutual Commitment.” Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy XIV, Bangalore, India, June 26-30. (Available on CD-ROM)

Acquaah, M. & Tukamushaba, E. K. (2010). “Human Factor, Organizational Justice and Organizational Effectiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 6-10 (International Management Division (IMD) Best Paper in OB/HRM/OT Finalist).

 Acquaah, M. (2009). “How Does Firm-Specific Managerial Experience Moderate the Social Capital-Performance Relationship? An Empirical Analysis from a Sub-Saharan African Transition Economy.” Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy XIII, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 21-25. (Available on CD ROM).

Acquaah, M., K. Amoako-Gyampah, & J. Jayaram, J. (2009). “Exploring the Relationships among Functional Strategies, Competitive Strategy and Firm Performance: Is there a Difference between Family and Nonfamily Firms?” Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy XIII, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 21-25. (Available on CD ROM).

Acquaah, M. & Tukamushaba, E. K. (2009). “The Human Factor, Organizational Justice and Perceived Organizational Effectiveness: An Empirical Analysis from Ghana and Uganda.” In S. Sigue (Ed). Supporting the Development of Businesses in Africa. Proceedings of the 10^th International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) Conference, (Available on CD ROM, pp 359-367, International Academy of African Business and Development).

Acquaah, M., Amoako-Gyampah, K., & Jayaram, J. (2008). “The Effects of Human Resource Management, Manufacturing and Marketing Strategies on Competitive Strategy and Firm Performance in an Emerging Economy: A Comparative Analysis of Family and Nonfamily Firms.” In Proceedings of the 39^th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute. Baltimore, MD, pp. 5021-5026.

Acquaah, M. (2008). “The Impact of Social Networking Relationships and Firm-Specific Managerial Experience on Performance: A Comparative Analysis of family and Non-Family Firms from Ghana.” In S. Sigue (Ed). Global and Local Dynamics in African Business and Development. Proceedings of the 9^th International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) Conference (Available on CD ROM), pp.293-301. International Academy of African Business and Development.

Acquaah, M. & Yasai-Ardekani, M. (2007).  “Incremental Performance Benefits of Combination Competitive Strategy in a Transition Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa.” In C. Harris (Ed.), Culture: Integration and Innovation. Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy XII (Available on CD ROM). Eastern Academy of Management International.

Amoako-Gyampah, K., M. Acquaah, & J. Jayaram. (2005). “An Empirical Test of the Mutual Causality between Operations Strategy and Competitive Strategy.” Proceedings of the 36^th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute. San Francisco, CA, pp. 18141-18146.

Acquaah, M. (2005). “Managerial Networking Relationships and Organizational Performance: Evidence from Ghana.” In D. J. Wong-MingJi, and M. P. Mangaliso (Ed). Business and Societal Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities for Economies on the Move.  Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management's Eleventh International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy XI, Cape Town, South Africa. (Available on CD ROM), pp. 1464-1495.

Amoako-Gyampah, K., M. Acquaah, & J. Jayaram. (2005). “Competitive Strategy, Operations Strategy and Firm Performance: A Test of Competing Models.”  In A. Lago (Ed). Decisions for Economic Development: Improving Management for a Better World. Proceedings of the 8^th International Conference of the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), Barcelona, Spain, pp. 331-341.

Acquaah, M., and K. Amoako-Gyampah. (2003). "The Impact of Perceived Human Capital Availability and Competitive Intensity on Manufacturing Performance: An Exploratory Study of the Manufacturing Sector of a Sub-Saharan African Economy”. In S.K. Saha (Ed.). Nations, Regions, and Globalism: Tensions and Opportunities. Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management's Tenth International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy X, Porto, Portugal (Available on CD ROM).

Acquaah, M. & M. Yasai-Ardekani. (2001). “Multiple Competitive Strategies and Firm Performance: Further Evidence". In R. Sanyal (Ed.). Firm Behavior, Competitive Advantage, and Sustainable Development: Linkages, Parallels, and Contradictions. Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management's Ninth International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy IX, San Jose. Costa Rica (Available on CD ROM).

Acquaah, M. & Kiggundu, M. N. (2017). (Guest Editors). Special Issue on Africa Academy of Management (AFAM) 2016 Conference: Prospects and Challenges in Managing Africa’s Future. Africa Journal of Management, Vol. 3(1).

Acquaah, M. & Honig, B. (2016) (Special Issue Guest Editors). Sustainable Development in Africa through Management Theory and Research. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, Vol. 33(3).

Acquaah M. (Ed.). (2016). Family Businesses in sub-Saharan Africa: Behavioral and Strategic Perspectives. New York, NY. Palgrave Macmillan.

Acquaah, M. (2016). Family Business Theories and Sub-Saharan African Family Businesses. In Acquaah, M., (Ed), Family Businesses in sub-Saharan Africa: Behavioral and Strategic Perspectives (pp. 9-42). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Acquaah, M., & Eshun, J. P. (2016). Family Business Research in Africa: An Assessment. In Acquaah, M., (Ed), Family Businesses in sub-Saharan Africa: Behavioral and Strategic Perspectives (pp. 43-93). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Acquaah, M., Amoako-Gyampah, K., & Tukamushaba, E. K. (2016). Organizational Justice and Employee Job Effectiveness in Family Businesses in Uganda: The Mediating Role of Organizational Support. In Acquaah, M., (Ed), Family Businesses in sub-Saharan Africa: Behavioral and Strategic Perspectives (pp. 97-122). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Acquaah, M., Amoako-Gyampah, & Jayaram, J. (2016). Human Resource Management and Market Orientation Strategies in Family and Non-Family Firms in Ghana: How Do They relate to Competitive Strategy and Firm Performance? In Acquaah, M., (Ed), Family Businesses in sub-Saharan Africa: Behavioral and Strategic Perspectives (pp. 123-153). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Agyapong, A., & Acquaah, M. (2016). The Direct and Indirect Effects of Innovative Capability on Firm Performance: Evidence from Micro and Small Family Businesses in Ghana. In Acquaah, M., (Ed), Family Businesses in sub-Saharan Africa: Behavioral and Strategic Perspectives (pp. 175-204). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Acquaah, M. (2016). Social Capital, Market Competition, and Productivity Growth in Family Businesses in Ghana. In Acquaah, M., (Ed), Family Businesses in sub-Saharan Africa: Behavioral and Strategic Perspectives (pp. 205-229). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Acquaah, M., & Amoako-Gyampah, K. (2016). Manufacturing Strategy, Competitive Strategy and performance; Testing Differences Between Family and Non-Family Firms in Ghana. In Acquaah, M., (Ed), Family Businesses in sub-Saharan Africa: Behavioral and Strategic Perspectives (pp. 231-254). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Acquaah, M. (2014). Construct Measurement in Strategic Management Research in Africa. In Zoogah, D. B., (Ed), Advancing Research Methodology in the African Context: Techniques, Methods, and Designs (pp. 1-20). (Volume 10 of Research Methodology in Strategy and Management Series), Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. 

Acquaah, M., Amoako-Gyampah, K., & Nyathi, N. Q. (2014). Measuring and Valuing Social Capital: A Systematic Review. Network for Business Sustainability-South Africa (NBS-SA), Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), Johannesburg, South Africa. Available at nbs.net/knowledge

Acquaah, M., & Stanz, K. (Ed.). (2014). Sustainable Development in Africa through Management Theory, Research and Practice. Proceedings of 2nd Biennial Africa Academy of Management Conference, Gaborone, Botswana. Africa Academy of Management.

Acquaah, M., Zoogah, D. B., & Kwesiga, E.  (2013). (Guest Editors). Advancing Africa through management knowledge and practice. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, Vol. 4(2).

Acquaah, M.  (2013). Management Control Systems, Competitive Strategy and Performance. In Liturchy, T., Punnet, B. J., & Puplampu, B. B., Management in Africa: Macro and Micro Perspectives. NY: Routledge (pp. 188-209).

Acquaah, M., & Tukamushaba, E. K.  (2013). The Human Factor, Organizational Support and Organizational Effectiveness. In Liturchy, T., Punnet, B. J., & Puplampu, B. B., Management in Africa: Macro and Micro Perspectives. NY: Routledge (pp.291-317).

Acquaah, M. (2009). “Do Family Entrepreneurial Businesses Benefit More from Social Capital than Nonfamily Businesses in Emerging Economies? A Comparative Analysis.” In Tripp, G., Payne, M. & Diodorus, D., Social Capital.  Nova Science Publishers.

 Kshetri, N. B., & Acquaah, M. (2009). Determinants of Birth and Mortality of Entrepreneurial Firms in OECD Economies. A Report Submitted to the Marion Erwin Kauffman Foundation for a grant awarded through the 2007 Kauffman Symposium on Entrepreneurship and Innovation Data Small Grants Program. 

Acquaah, M., Amoako-Gyampah, K., & Jayaram, J. (2008). The Effects of Human Resource Management, Manufacturing and Marketing Strategies on Competitive Strategy and Firm Performance in an Emerging Economy: A Comparative Analysis of Family and Nonfamily Firms. A Report Submitted to the Family Owned Research Institute (FOBI), Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.

 Acquaah, M. (1996). “Accounting Education for Economic Development Management in Anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa”. In S. B-S. K. Adjibolosoo (Ed.). Human Factor Engineering and the Political Economy of African Development. New York, Praeger Publishers (pp. 125 -140).

Abugre, J. B., & Acquaah, M. (2018). Co-Worker Relationship and Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Role of Employee Cynicism. A paper accepted for presentation at the 4^th Biennial Africa Academy of Management Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 3-6, 2018.

Acquaah, M., & Agyapong, A. (2017). Capabilities, Strategy and Performance in Family and Nonfamily Businesses in an African Economy. A paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, August 4-8.

Zoogah, D. B., Acquaah, M., Nkomo, S. M., Honig, B., Kwesiga, E., Beugre, C. D., Stanz, K. J., Nyathi, N., Ngunjiri, F. W., & Muthuri, J. (2017). Exploring the Interface of Indegineous and Western Knowledge for Management in Africa. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, August 4-8.

Acquaah, M., & Agyapong, A. (2017). Managerial Capabilities, Marketing Capabilities, Business Strategy, and Firm Performance in Family and Non-Family Businesses in a sub-Saharan African Economy. Paper presented at the Eastern Academy of Management International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy XVII, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, June 18 -22.

Ngunjiri, F. W., Zoogah, D. B., Nkomo, S. M., Muthuri, J., Acquaah, M., Kwesiga, E., & Honig, B. (2016). “Making Organizations Meaningful: An African Dialogue on Theory, Research and Practice.” A Caucus presentation at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, August 5-9.

Acquaah, M., Amoako-Gyampah, K., & Tukamushaba, E. K. (2016). Organizational Justice, POS and Employee Job Effectiveness in Family-Owned Businesses in Uganda.”  A paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, August 5-9.

Acquaah, M., & Eshun, J. P. (2016). Family Business Research in Africa: A Review and Assessment. A paper presented at the 17^th International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) Conference, Arusha, Tanzania, May 11-14.

Acquaah, M. (2016). “Social Capital, Market Competition and Productivity Growth in Family Businesses in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Ghana”. Paper presented at the 3^rd Biennial Africa Academy of Management Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, January 5-10.

Rodgers, Z., Godfrey, P., Santos, F., & Acquaah, M. (2015). "What Base of the Pyramid Research can Learn from Poverty Studies in the Disciplines." A paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 7-11.

Acquaah, M., & Saffu, K. (2015). “Female Entrepreneurial Activities and the Informal Sector is sub-Saharan Africa: A Research Agenda”. A Paper presented as part of a Professional Development Workshop (PDW) entitled “Governance, Informal Entrepreneurship, and Creative Capitalism in sub-Saharan Africa”” at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 7-11.

Zoogah, D. B., Acquaah, M., Olabisi, J., & Rustambekov, E. (2015). “Which Mode of Governance in Africa?: the Strategic, and Cultural Challenges.” A Caucus presentation at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 7-11.

Lituchy, T. R., Galperin, B. L., Senaji, T. A., Acquaah, M., Bagire, V. A., Charles, R. N., Knight, N., Metwally, E. K., Punnett, B.J., & Forson, C. (2015). “Doing Management Research in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Diaspora.” A Caucus presentation at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 7-11.

Agyapong A., & Acquaah, M. (2015).  “Does Organizational Capability Moderate the Business Strategy – Firm Performance Relationship in Micro and Small Businesses in Ghana? A paper presented at the 16^th International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, May 13-16.

Amoako-Gyampah, K., Acquaah, M., Famiyeh, S., & Adaku, E. (2015). “Achieving Project Management Goals in Ghana: The Role of Social Capital.” A paper presented at the 26^th Annual POMS Conference, Washington, DC, May 8-11.

Beugre, C. D., Zoogah, D. B., & Acquaah, M. (2015). “Transforming sub-Saharan African Countries from Aid Recipients to Wealth Creators: A Model of Creative Capitalism.” A paper presented at the 6^th Business and Entrepreneurship in Africa Conference, Syracuse, NY, April 16-18.

Acquaah, M., & Agyapong, A. (2015). “Does Business Strategy Moderate the Relationship Between Innovative Capability and Competitive Advantage? Evidence from Micro and Small Family Businesses in Ghana.”  A paper presented at the 6^th Business and Entrepreneurship in Africa Conference, Syracuse, NY, April 16-18.

Amoako-Gyampah, K., & Acquaah, M. (2014). Human resource strategy, competitive strategy and firm performance: Testing differences between family and nonfamily firms in Ghana. A paper presented at the 15^th International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) Conference, Bridgetown, Barbados, May 26-29.

Acquaah, M., & Agyapong, A. K. (2014). Innovative capabilities, competitive strategy and firm performance in family businesses in Ghana. A paper presented at the 15^th International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) Conference, Bridgetown, Barbados, May 26-29.

Crabbe, M. J., & Acquaah, M. (2014). Sustaining technology adoption among farmers. Paper presented at the 2^nd Biennial Africa Academy of Management Conference, Gaborone, Botswana, January 8-11.

Galperin, B., Lituchy, T. R., & Acquaah, M. (2014). Effective leadership and motivation in the African Diaspora: United States and Canada. Paper presented at the 2^nd Biennial Africa Academy of Management Conference, Gaborone, Botswana, January 8-11.

Galperin, B., Acquaah, M., Liturchy, T. (2013). The LEAD Project in the US and Canada. A paper presentation as part of a Symposium on “Leadership Effectiveness and Motivation in Africa and the African Diaspora” at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, August 9-12.

Damaraju, N. L., Gnan, L., Acquaah, M., Shinkle, G. A., Hermelo, F. D., & Mostafa, R. (2013). Fostering Publication from around the World in Leading Organization and Management Journals. A Business Policy and Strategy (BPS) Division Global Representatives Professional Development Workshop (PDW) at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, August 9-12.

Kwesiga, E., Metwally, E., Zoogah, D. B., Nyathi, N., Nkomo, S. M., Stanz, K., Acquaah, M., & Beugre, C. D. (2013). Capitalism in Africa: The Strategic, Managerial, and Cultural Challenges. A Caucus presentation at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, August 9-12.

Acquaah, M., & Amoako-Gyampah, K. (2013). The Role of Organizational Support on the Relationship between Fairness and Employee Job Effectiveness in Organizations in an African Economy. Paper presented at the Eastern Academy of Management International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy XV, Seville, Spain, June 23-27.

Crabbe, M. J., & Acquaah, M. (2013). The Determinants of Service Recovery Performance in the Retail Industry in Ghana. Paper presented at the 14^th International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) Conference, Accra, Ghana, May 14-18.

Amoako-Gyampah, K., Acquaah, M., & Jayaram, J. (2013). Effects of HRM & Manufacturing Strategies on Competitive Strategy: Family vs. Nonfamily firms. Paper presented at the 24^th Annual POMS Conference, Denver, CO, May 3-6.

Acquaah, M., & Saffu, K. (2013). Entrepreneurship and the base of the pyramid in sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Institutional Context. Symposium presentation at the Academy of Management Africa Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa, January 7-11.

  Acquaah, M., & Padhye, G. S. (2013). Organizational justice, mutual commitment and the human factor: Comparative study of Ghana and India, Paper presentation at the Academy of Management Africa Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa, January 7-11.

Acquaah, M. (2012). Competitive Strategy, Management Control Systems and Firm Performance in sub-Saharan Africa. Paper to be presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, August 3-7.

Acquaah, M. (2012). Women, Entrepreneurial Activities and the Informal Economy in sub-Saharan Africa. Paper presented as part of a Professional Development Workshop (PDW) entitled “A Research Agenda on Entrepreneurship in the Informal Economy in sub-Saharan Africa” at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, August 3-7.

Kwesiga, E., Metwally, E., Spraul, K., Jiang, C. X., Nkomo, S., Nyathi, N, & Acquaah, M. (2012). Informal Economy and Urban Development in Africa. A Caucus presentation at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, August 3-7.

Galperin, B.L., Lituchy, T., Punnett, B.J., Acquaah, M. (2012). Effective Leadership and Motivation in the African Diaspora. Paper presented at the International Society for the Study of Work and Organization Values Conference, Goa, India, June 24-27.

Acquaah, M. (2012). The Balanced use of Management Control Systems on Performance: The Mediating Effects of Competitive Strategy. Paper presented at the 13th International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) Conference, El Jadida, Morocco, May 15-19.

Acquaah, M., & Amoako-Gyampah, K. (2012). Fairness and Commitment in Family-Owned and Non-Family Firms in a sub-Saharan African Economy. Paper to be presented at the 8th Family Enterprise Research Conference (FERC), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 11-13

Acquaah, M. (2011). Corporate Listings on Stock Markets in sub-Saharan Africa: An Exploratory Analysis from Ghana. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, August 12-16.

Acquaah, M. (2011). Competitive Strategy, Management Control Systems and Firm Performance in Ghana: A Contingency Perspective. Paper Presented at the Africa Academy of Management (AFAM) Inaugural Conference, San Antonio, TX, August 11.

Acquaah, M., & Kulkarni, G. S. (2011). Perceived Organizational Justice, Mutual Commitment and the Human Factor in Ghana and India. Paper Presented at the 12^th International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) Conference, Edmonton, Canada, May 17-20.

 Acquaah, M. & Kulkarni, G. S. (2011). “An Analysis of Employees' Perception of the Human Factor in Ghana and India: The Role of Perceived Organizational Justice and Mutual Commitment.” Paper presented at the Eastern Academy of Management International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy XIV, Bangalore, India, June 26-30. 

Acquaah, M. (2011). Management Control Systems, Business Strategy, and Performance: A Comparative Analysis of Family and Nonfamily Businesses. Paper Presented at the 7^th Family Enterprise Research Conference (FERC), Grand Rapids, MI, May 6-8 (Winner of Best Poster Presentation).

Kshetri, N. & Acquaah, M. (2010). “Determinants of birth and mortality of entrepreneurial firms in OECD economies.” Paper presented at the Workshop/Symposium on Global Entrepreneurship: Latest Research on Business Creation, Washington DC, October 14-16.

Acquaah, M. & Tukamushaba, E. K. (2010). “Human Factor, Organizational Justice and Organizational Effectiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 6-10.

Zoogah, D., J. Muthuri, and M. Acquaah (2010). “Dare to Care: Passion and Compassion for African Management Research” A Caucus presentation at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 6-10.

Amoako-Gyampah, K., Acquaah, M., & Jayaram, J. (2010). “The Moderating Role of Market Orientation in the Competitive Strategy - Operations Strategy Link in a Developing Economy.” Paper presented at the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 7-10.

Acquaah, M. (2010). “Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage in Family Businesses in Ghana: The Role of Social Networking Relationships.” Paper Presented at the Whitman School of Management Conference on Entrepreneurship in Africa, Syracuse, NY, February

Acquaah, M. (2009). “The Utilization and Benefits of Social Capital in Family and Nonfamily Firms in an African Economy.” Paper presented the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 7-11.

Zoogah, D., M. Acquaah, and E. Kwesiga (2009). “African Management Research” A Caucus presentation at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 7-11.

Acquaah, M. (2009). “How Does Firm-Specific Managerial Experience Moderate the Social Capital-Performance Relationship? An Empirical Analysis from a Sub-Saharan African Transition Economy.” Paper presented the Eastern Academy of Management International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy XIII, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 21-25.

Acquaah, M., K. Amoako-Gyampah, & J. Jayaram, J. (2009). “Exploring the Relationships among Functional Strategies, Competitive Strategy and Firm Performance: Is there a Difference between Family and Nonfamily Firms?” Paper presented at the Eastern Academy of Management International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy XIII, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 21-25.

Acquaah, M. & Tukamushaba, E. K. (2009). “The Human Factor, Organizational Justice and Perceived Organizational Effectiveness: An Empirical Analysis from Ghana and Uganda.” Paper presented at the 10^th International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) Conference, Kampala, Uganda, May 19-23.

Acquaah, M., K. Amoako-Gyampah, & J. Jayaram, J. (2009). “HRM and Market Orientation Strategies in Family and Nonfamily Firms: Relationships to Competitive Strategy and Firm performance in an African Emerging Economy”. Paper presented at the 5^th Annual Family Enterprise Research Conference (FERC), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, April 24-26.

Acquaah, M., Amoako-Gyampah, K., & Jayaram, J. (2008). “The Effects of Human Resource Management, Manufacturing and Marketing Strategies on Competitive Strategy and Firm Performance in an Emerging Economy: A Comparative Analysis of Family and Nonfamily Firms.” Paper presented at the 39^th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Baltimore, MD, November. (Winner of Best Interdisciplinary Paper Award at the Decision Sciences Annual Meeting).

Acquaah, M., Lowe, K. B., & Ovadje, F. (2008). “The Impact of National and Individual Level Culture on Implicit Leadership Theories: Evidence from Two Sub-Saharan African Countries.” Paper Presented at the Leadership and Management Studies in Sub-Saharan Africa Conference, Accra, Ghana, July 7-9.

Acquaah, M. (2008). “The Impact of Social Networking Relationships and Firm-Specific Managerial Experience on Performance: A Comparative Analysis of Family and Non-Family Firms from Ghana.” Paper Presented at the 9^th International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) Conference, Gainesville, FL, May 20-24.

Acquaah, M. & Yasai-Ardekani, M. (2007). “Incremental Performance Benefits of Combination Competitive Strategy in a Transition Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa.”   Paper presented at the Eastern Academy of Management International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy XII, Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 24-28.

Acquaah, M. (2006). “The Direct and Contingent Effects of Organizational Networking Relationships on Performance in Ghana”. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, August 11 – 16.

Acquaah, M. (2006). “Joint Venture Partner Origin, Strategic Choice, and Performance in a Sub-Saharan African Economy”. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, August 11 – 16.

Acquaah, M., and C. E. Appeadu. (2006). “Managerial Perceptions and Stock Market Development in an Emerging Economy”. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, August 11 - 16

Amoako-Gyampah, K., M. Acquaah, and J. Jayaram. (2005). “An Empirical Test of the Mutual Causality between Operations Strategy and Competitive Strategy”. Paper presented at the 36^th Annual Meeting of the Decision Science Institute (DSI), San Francisco, CA, November 19 - 23.

Wingler, T., S. Balbirer, and M. Acquaah. (2005). “Corporate reputations: How long do they last and why?”  Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 5 - 10.

Amoako-Gyampah, K., M. Acquaah, and J. Jayaram. (2005). “Competitive strategy, operations strategy and firm performance: A test of competing models.” Paper presented at the 8^th International Conference of the Decision Science Institute (DSI), Barcelona, Spain, July 3 - 6.

Acquaah, M. (2005). “Managerial Networking Relationships and Organizational Performance: Evidence from Ghana”. Paper presented at the Eastern Academy of Management's Eleventh International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy XI, Cape Town, South Africa, June 26 - 30.

Acquaah, M. and A. M. G. Gelardi. (2005). “The Growth and Stability of Revenues in British Columbia”. Paper presented at the Canadian Academic Accounting Association Annual Conference, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, June 2 - 5.

 Acquaah, M. and A. M. G. Gelardi. (2005). “The Stability of Revenues in British Columbia”. Paper presented at the American Accounting Association Regional Midwest Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, April 7 - 9.

Acquaah, M. (2004). “Social Capital, Competitive Strategy and Performance in a sub-Saharan African Emerging Economy”. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, August 6 - 11.

Amoako-Gyampah, K. and M. Acquaah. (2004). “The Impact of operations and human resource strategies on firm performance: Evidence from an Emerging Economy”. Paper presented at the 2^nd World POM Conference and 15^th Annual POMS Conference, Cancun, Mexico, April 30 - May 3.

Acquaah, M. (2003). "Firm Ownership, Competition and Manufacturing Performance in a Sub-Saharan African Emerging Economy”. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, August 1 - 6.

Acquaah, M., and T. Chi. (2003). "Firm Resources, Industry Structure and Profitability: A Longitudinal Analysis". Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, August 1 - 6.

Acquaah, M., and K. Amoako-Gyampah. (2003). "The Impact of Perceived Human Capital Availability and Competitive Intensity on Manufacturing Performance: An Exploratory Study of the Manufacturing Sector of a Sub-Saharan African Economy”. Paper presented at the Eastern Academy of Management's Tenth International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy X, Porto, Portugal, June 20 - 24.

Acquaah, M. (2002). “Organizational Competence and Firm-Specific Tobin’s q: Moderating Role of Corporate Reputation”. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, August 9-14.

Acquaah, M. (2001). "Corporate Management, Industry Competition and Firm Abnormal Profitability". Paper presented at the INFORMS 2001 Annual Conference, Miami Beach, FL, November 4-7.

Acquaah, M., and M. Yasai-Ardekani. (2001). “Multiple competitive strategies and firm performance: Further evidence.” Paper presented at the Eastern Academy of Management's Ninth International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy IX, San Jose, Costa Rica, June 17-21.

Acquaah, M. (1999). “The Determinants of Global Strategic Alliances.” Paper presented at the INFORMS Spring Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 2-5.

• GRANTS
• Recipient of a grant of $3000.00 from Bryan Dean’s Research Scholars Program (DRSP), UNC at Greensboro, for the proposal “What Really Matters in Project Management Success? The Role of Cognitive Social Capital and Knowledge management in an African Project Environment” (with Kwasi Amoako-Gyampah), December 2016.
• Recipient of ZAR 250,000 (approximately, US$25,000) grant from the Network for Business Sustainability: South Africa, Gordon Institute of Business Science (“GIBS”) at the University of Pretoria for the proposal on “A review and synthesis of research and practice on measuring and valuing social capital for business decision-making and reporting” (with Kwasi Amoako-Gyampah and Nceku Nyathi).
• Winner of the 2011 Emerald African Management Research Fund Award of £1500.00 from Emerald Group Publishing/ALCS/INASP for a proposal on the Supporting the Dissemination of Knowledge for the Social Good in Africa. Title of grant proposal is “Towards Understanding Leadership Effectiveness in Uganda and Kenya” (with Bella L. Galperin, Samuel Sejjaaka, and Thomas Senaji), September 2012.
• Recipient of a grant of $5000.00 from Business Administration Scholars Research Program, UNC at Greensboro. April 2012
• Recipient of a grant of $3000.00 from Bryan Dean’s Research Fellow Program, UNC at Greensboro. October 2010.
• Winner of the 2008 Emerald African Management Research Fund Award of £2500.00 from Emerald Group Publishing/ALCS for a proposal on the Development of Public Sector Management in Africa. Title of grant proposal is “The Human Factor and Public Sector Effectiveness in Africa: The Role of Organizational Justice perceptions in Ghana and Uganda” (with Eddy K. Tukamushaba). February 2009.
• Recipient of Research Grant of $20,000 from the Erwin Marion Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, Missouri, for a proposal on entrepreneurship entitled “Determinants of birth, survival, growth, and mortality of entrepreneurial firms in OECD economies” (with Nir Kshetri), February 2008.
• Recipient of a Research Grant of $5000.00 from the Family Owned Business Institute (FOBI), Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, for a proposal on family businesses entitled “The Effects of Human Resource Management, Manufacturing and Marketing Strategies on Competitive Strategy and Firm Performance in an Emerging Economy: A Comparative Analysis”, (with K. Amoako-Gyampah and J. Jayaram), April 2007
• Recipient of a New Faculty Grant of $5000.00 from the Office of Research Services, UNC Greensboro, for a research on managerial networking relationships and its impact on organizational performance in Ghana, 2004-2005.
• Recipient of a grant of $500.00 from the International Travel Fund, UNC at Greensboro, to present a paper at an international Conference in Porto, Portugal, 2003.
• Recipient of a New Faculty Grant of $2000.00 from the Office of Research Services, UNC Greensboro, for the development of a research proposal on managerial networking in Ghana, 2002.
• Recipient of a grant of $1000.00 from the Kohler Fund, UNC Greensboro for travel to Ghana, 2002.
• Recipient of a grant of $500.00 from the International Travel Fund, UNC Greensboro, to present a paper at an international Conference in San Jose, Costa Rica, 2001.

 

• HONOURS AND AWARDS
• Best Reviewer, International Management Division, Academy of Management Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 2010.
• Best Reviewer, International Management Division, Academy of Management Meeting, Chicago, 2009.
• Best Reviewer, Eastern Academy of Management's Thirteenth International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy XIII, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2009.
• Best Reviewer, Business Policy and Strategy Division, Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim, 2008.
• Outstanding Achievement Award for Best Interdisciplinary Research Paper, 39^th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Baltimore, MD, 2008.
• Best Reviewer, International Management Division, Academy of Management Meeting, Philadelphia, 2007.
• Best Reviewer, Eastern Academy of Management's Eleventh International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy XII, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2007.
• Appointed the Family Owned Business Institute (FOBI) Research Scholar, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, 2007-2008.
• Best Reviewer, Eastern Academy of Management's Eleventh International Conference on Managing in a Global Economy XI, Cape Town, South Africa, 2005.
• Doctoral Consortium in Business Policy & Strategy, Academy of Management Conference, San Diego, CA, August 1998
• Doctoral Research Scholarship, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1998-99
• Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 1998.
• British Government Overseas Development Administration Scholarship, 1987-88.
• Ghana Government Scholarship, 1981-1985.