Professor Damoah Obi Berko
Strategic Management
Dr. Damoah Obi Berko is an Associate Professor with the Depaartment of Organisaation & Human Resource Management at the University of Ghana Business School. He holds a PhD (strategic management) (Wales, UK), MBA (Corporate Strategy & Economic Policy (the Netherlands), M. Phil (Finance Option) (Ghana) & BSc Administration (Accounting Option) (Ghana). Currently, Dr Obi is a member of faculty at the University of Ghana Business School, Legon, Accra, Ghana and lectures in Advanced Business Planning, Strategic Management and Project Management in Climate Change.
He has lived and worked in Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom and gained experience with the following international organisations: Iron Mountain, Records Management Organization (Brampton, Canada); the European Forum on International Co-operation (EUFORIC) (Maastricht, the Netherlands) and the Cardiff Metropolitan University (Wales, United Kingdom).
Dr. Obi is a member of three (3) of the most reputable academic professional associations namely: the British Academy of Management (BAM) (UK), Academy International Business (AIB) (USA) and the Academy of Management (AoM), USA.
Education
He holds a PhD (strategic management) (Wales, UK), MBA (Corporate Strategy & Economic Policy (the Netherlands), M. Phil (Finance Option) (Ghana) & BSc Administration (Accounting Option) (Ghana).
Research
International Management, SMEs’ Development, Network and Business Development, Strategy and Business development, export and import
Journal Publications
Damoah, O. B. O., Addai, A. A. & Kodjo E. K. (2017). Understanding the Barriers Limiting SMEs’ Capacity to Participate in Formal Training: A Perspective from an Emerging Market. Pan-Africa, Journal of Business Management, 1, 1, 49-70
Damoah, O. B. O. & Adu, I. N. (2016). The Influence of Leadership Strategies on Organisational Commitment: Evidence from the Plastic Manufacturing Sector of Ghana. Management Education: An Internal Journal, 16, 4, 1-12
Damoah, O. B. O., Ashie, A., Kodjo E. K. (2016). The Propensity to Participate in Formal Training Programmes: Evidence from Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana. World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 12(4), 344-358.
Baku, A. A., Damoah, O. B.O. & Korto, P. A. (2016). A Strategic Study of Organisational Commitment of Public Healthcare Workforce: Evidence from Ghana. African Journal of Management Research, 24, 109-121
Damoah, O. B.O., Opoku, L. & Acqual Colman, R. (2015). Understanding the Relative Strength of the Motives that Influence Acquisition Strategy: Evidence from an Emerging Market. African Journal of Management Research, 23,1, 55-72.
Arthur, I. K. & Damoah, O. B.O. (2015). Exploring the Resource and Capabilities of Food Related Enterprises in Rural Denmark: Implications for Rural Enterprises in Ghana. Ghana Journal of Geography, 7, 2, 58–78
Damoah, O. B.O. (2013). Strategic Factors and Firm Performance in an Emerging Economy. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 4, 2, 267 – 287.
Damoah, O. B. O & Hall, G. (2010). Understanding Small Business International Strategic Change: The Influence of Internal Resource Capacity – Evidence from a Developing Country. The International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, 10, 6, 97-116.
Book Chapter
Damoah, O. B. O., Carsamer, E. & Darkwah, K. A. (2017), “Strategic Banking Competition Efficiency Nexus: A Perspective from Africa”, In Osei, K. A., Abor, J. Y., Hinson, R. E., Boateng, R., Onumah, J. M., Dartey-Baah, K. & Ahenkan, A., (eds), Contemporary Issues in Management Development in Africa, pp. 169-207. London: Addonis & Abbey Publishers Limited.
Ofori, D. F., Damoah, O. B. O. & Addu, F. (2017), “Strategic Planning and Corporate Performanace: An Exploratory and Comparative Study of Leading Ghanaian Firms”, In Osei, K. A., Abor, J. Y., Hinson, R. E., Boateng, R., Onumah, J. M., Dartey-Baah, K. & Ahenkan, A., (eds), Contemporary Issues in Management Development in Africa, pp. 169-207. London: Addonis & Abbey Publishers Limited
Damoah, O. B.O. (2015). An Integrated Control Model: A Suggestion for Growing SMEs in Ghana. In Dartey-Baah, K & Amponsah-Tawiah, K. (Eds), Organisational and Human Resource Management: Relevance of Current Practices to Ghana (Business Series Vol. 5). (pp. 113-28). Tema, Ghana: Digibooks Ghana Ltd.
Damoah, O.B.O. (2007). Dimensions of Organizational Strategy Development: Some Thoughts for the Ghanaian Business Environment. In B. B. Puplampu (Ed.), Management in Action with a Twist of Theory (pp.56-66). Accra, Ghana: Sedco Publishing Limited.
Books
Books:
Damoah, O. O. B (2016). Business Policy, Theory and Practice: An Undergraduate Edition. Accra, Ghana: Digibooks Publishing Ghana Limited.
Damoah, O. O. B (2016). Exploring Strategic Planning from Cross A Discipline Approach: A Postgraduate Edition. Accra, Ghana: Digibooks Publishing Ghana Limited.
Hinson, R., Damoah, O.B.O., Archer, P & Manu B. (2006). Strategic Service in a Hard Environment: The Case of Ghacem in Ghana. In R. Hinson (Ed.), Management in Action with a Twist of Theory, First Edn., pp.56-66. Accra, Ghana: Sedco Publishing Limited.
Conference Proceedings
Damoah, O. B. O. & Daniel, N. O. W (2017) Strategic Management Factors Accounting for Successful Project Execution: A Single Case Evidence from Ghana. Proceedings of the 3rd International Research Conference (Humanities Research and the New Waves of Globalisation), College of Humanities, University of Ghana, Accra, July 18-20, 2017.
Damoah, O. B. O. (2017). The Factors that Limit the Development of SMEs: A Strategic Management Account of Organisations Supporting SMEs Development in Ghana. Proceedings of the 3rd International Research Conference - Humanities Research and the New Waves of Globalisation - College of Humanities, University of Ghana, Accra, July 18-20, 2017.
Damoah, O. B. O., K. F. Boateng & Hughes, H. (2017). Understanding How a Mission Statement is Communicated and Shared among Employees: A Case study from Ghana. Proceedings of the 3rd International Research Conference - Humanities Research and the New Waves of Globalization - College of Humanities, University of Ghana, Accra, July 18-20, 2017.
Damoah, O. B. O. (2016). The Factors that make Strategy implementation to Fail and /or succeed: Are they the same? Evidence from a Developing Country. Proceedings of the 76th Annual Management Meeting of the Academy of Management (AoM) – Making Organisations Meaningful - Anaheim, California, USA, August 5 - 9, 2016.
Damoah, O. B. O. (2016). A Critical Incident Analysis of the Export Behaviour of SMEs: Evidence from an Emerging Market. Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Conference of Academy of International Business, sub-Saharan Africa’s Chapter (AIB-SSA) - Africa’s Competitiveness in the Global Economy-, Lagos Business School, August 17 – 19, 2016.
Damoah, O. B. O. (2016). Why Non-Exporters Choose to Remain Concentrated on the Domestic Market: An Empirical Evidence from a Developing Country. Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Conference of Academy of International Business, sub-Saharan Africa’s Chapter (AIB-SSA) - Africa’s Competitiveness in the Global Economy - Lagos Business School, August 17 – 19, 2016.
Damoah, O. B. O. (2016). Factors That Make Strategy Implementation fail and/or Succeed: Are they the Same? Evidence from a Developing Country. Proceedings of the 3rd Biennial Conference of the Africa Academy of Management (AFAM) (387-397), the Strathmore Business School, Kenya, Nairobi, January 5 – 10, 2016.
Damoah, O. B. O., Makafui, A. A and Daniels, A. A. (2015). The Strategic Challenges that Working Adults face in doing MBA: Implications for Higher Education Management in Ghana. Proceedings from the 1st Annual Entrepreneurship Conference of Skills/Acquisition & Entrepreneurship Centre Otuoke (SAECO), the Federal University of Otuoke, Bayelsa, State, Nigeria, 27 – 30, 2015.
Damoah, O. B. O., Ebie, S. and Otuko, B. A. (2015). Gender & Strategic Export Decision: An Emerging Market Evidence. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Conference of Academy of International Business, sub-Sahara Africa Chapter, Gordon Institute of Science, University of Pretoria, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 26 – 28, 2015.
Damoah, O. B. O. (2015). Characteristics of Business aOwner’s Strategic Networking: Are there Differences between Exporters & Non-Exporters? Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business, sub-Sahara Africa Chapter, Gordon Institute of Science, University of Pretoria, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 26 – 28, 2015.
O. B. O. (2015). Gender and Strategic Decision Making on the Job: Does Sector Make a Difference? An Emerging Market Evidence. Proceedings of the Africa Faculty Development Workshop, the Africa Academy of Management (AFAM), University of Pretoria, South Africa, June 29 – July 3, 2015.
Damoah, O. B. O. (2014). Why Do Some SMEs Choose to Export? Evidence from Emerging Market. Proceedings of the 6th Annual American Business Research Conference, Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel, New York, USA, 9 – 10 June, 2014.
Damoah, O. B. O. (2013). Understanding the Export Behaviour of SMEs from a Developing Country Context: The Strategic Role of Critical Incidents. Proceedings of the British Academy of Management Conference - Managing to Make a Difference - (1-26) ( ISBN-970-0-954960865), Aintree Racecourse Liverpool, the UK, 10 – 12 September, 2013.
Damoah, O. B. O. (2013). Critical Incidents Which Trigger Export Initiation: What are the Perceptions of Non-Internationalised SMEs? Evidence from the Garment & Textile Sub-Sector of Ghana. Proceedings of the 14th Annual IAABD International Conference on the theme Integrating Africa Markets and Economies in a Changing Global Economy: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Ghana, 14 – 18 May, 2013.
