Publications & Conference Contributions
Introduction
The Access PhD students are not only working on their dissertations but are actively publishing in a wide variety of selected journals. From topics ranging to entrepreneurship in Ghana, community expectations of universities in Rwanda, and service learning practices, our PhDs are contributing and further debate across a wide variety of fields. Besides them, other team members and board members of Access are also participating in the scientific discourse. Have a look at their publications below.
Our Publications by Year
2024
Knowledge transfer from business schools to firms through academics: An AMO perspective in an emerging economy.
Thunderbird International Business Review, 66(4), 348-372.
Local community development and higher education institutions: Moving from triple helix to quadruple helix model.
International Review of Education, 69(1-2), 1-20.
2023
Accessibility of entrepreneurial ecosystem elements: A qualitative comparative analysis of developed and emerging economies.
2023 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC), Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2023, pp. 1-10.
Student career management and built employability capacity: Exploring the role of student relationship management.
The 15th Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems (MCIS) and the 6th Middle East & North Africa Conference on Digital Information Systems (MENACIS), IE Business School, IE University, Madrid, September 6-9, 2023.
Factors influencing faculty willingness to engage in academic service-learning approach with businesses for graduates' employability skills development: Benin perspectives.
The Paris Conference on Education, 2023.
Service learning: A new transfer strategy for skill acquisition by learners in tertiary institutions.
Saturday Nation, 15.07.2023, Kenya.
Why we mustn’t underestimate the value of business and economics courses.
Daily Nation, 16.02.2023, Kenya.
Changing lanes: Enabling new skills to succeed in Nigeria.
Journal of Arts and Humanities (JAH), 7(1).
2022
Strategies for implementing a “service learning program” in higher education institutions (HEIs): Learning strategies to improve employability.
Creative Education, 13, 1543-1553.
Promoting entrepreneurship to reduce graduate unemployment: Service-learning in higher education institutions, Kenya.
In R.A. Owusu, R. Hinson, O. Adeola, & N. Oguji (Eds.), Promoting Entrepreneurship to Reduce Graduate Unemployment (pp. 37-41). IGI Global.
Understanding internationalization of informal African firms through a network perspective.
International Small Business Journal, SAGE Publishing.
International entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa: Interfirm coordination and local economy dynamics in the informal economy.
Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Emerald Publishing.
2021
Business relationships in an enterprise cluster of informal artisans in Ghana.
In R.A. Owusu, R. Hinson, O. Adeola, & N. Oguji (Eds.), Business-to-Business Marketing: How to Understand and Succeed in Business Marketing in an Emerging Africa (pp. 37-41). Productivity Press, Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, New York, NY, United States.
Informal born regional enterprises in Ghana: An extension of internationalisation theories.
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business.
Social media adoption and employability performance of universities.
Middle East and North Africa Conference for Information Systems, Agadir, November 11-14, 2021.
Enhancing graduates' employability: Exploring the required competencies for faculty engagement in service-learning approach with businesses.
9th International Conference on Emerging Challenges: Business Transformation and Circular Economy (ICECH 2021), Hanoi, Vietnam, November 5-6, 2021.
Our Conference Contributions by Year
2024
Impact of University-Business Linkages on International Business Competence: In-Service Training Perspective.
Paper presented at the Academy of International Business (AIB) 2024 Conference, Seoul, Korea, July 2-6, 2024.
International Student Mobility and SME International Growth Orientation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Exploring the Mediating Role of International Knowledge Transfer.
Paper presented at the Würzburg International Business Forum, 7th International Business Conference on Social Entrepreneurship, Doğuş Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey, May 23-24, 2024.
2023
The Impacts of Knowledge Transfer through University-Business Linkages on International Business Competence: Evidence from Sub-Saharan African Business Schools.
Paper presented at the Third Biennial “Out of (and into) Africa” Conference, Morgan State University, USA, November 6-7, 2023.
The Impacts of Knowledge Transfer through University-Business Linkages on International Business Competence: A Perspective from In-Service Training Students.
Paper presented at the JIBS-JIBP Paper Development Workshop, AIB Canada Chapter Conference, HEC Montréal, Canada, November 17-18, 2023.
Student Career Management and Built Employability Capacity: Exploring the Role of Student Relationship Management.
Paper presented at the 15th Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems (MCIS) and the 6th Middle East & North Africa Conference on Digital Information Systems (MENACIS), IE Business School, IE University, Madrid, Spain, September 6-9, 2023.
University-Business Linkage Knowledge Transfer Impacts on International Business Competence: Evidence from Sub-Saharan African Business Schools.
Paper presented at the 27th McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden, August 30 - September 1, 2023.
The impact of the society and its culture on soft skills development and presentation in Nigeria.
Paper presented at the 2023 International Employability Research Conference of the African Centre for Career Enhancement and Skills Support (ACCESS), Abuja, Nigeria, August 2-3, 2023.
The Use of Informal Networks in the Ghanaian Labour Market: Good Matches or Limited Choices?
Paper presented at the 2023 International Employability Research Conference of the African Centre for Career Enhancement and Skills Support (ACCESS), Abuja, Nigeria, August 2-3, 2023.
Enhancing Soft Skills among Graduates in African Context: Strategies for Academic Service-learning Implementation with Businesses.
Paper presented at the 2023 International Employability Research Conference of the African Centre for Career Enhancement and Skills Support (ACCESS), Abuja, Nigeria, August 2-3, 2023.
Tunisia's Over-Education and Graduate Unemployment within the Context of the Educational Mismatching Problem.
Paper presented at the 2023 International Employability Research Conference of the African Centre for Career Enhancement and Skills Support (ACCESS), Abuja, Nigeria, August 2-3, 2023.
Drivers of Business School Scholars into Knowledge Transfer with Firms? Evidence from Ghana.
Paper presented at the 2023 International Employability Research Conference of the African Centre for Career Enhancement and Skills Support (ACCESS), Abuja, Nigeria, August 2-3, 2023.
Career Service Innovation for Employability Capacity Building of University Students.
Paper presented at the 2023 International Employability Research Conference of the African Centre for Career Enhancement and Skills Support (ACCESS), Abuja, Nigeria, August 2-3, 2023.
Accessibility of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Elements: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Developed and Emerging Economies.
Paper presented at the ICE IEEE/ITMC International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, June 19-22, 2023.
Business school scholars engaging in knowledge transfer with firms in a developing economy.
Paper presented at the Academy of International Business (AIB) Conference, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland, July 5-9, 2023.
Perceived Factors Influencing the Creation of University Spin-Offs (USOs) in Kenya: Formal and informal institutions.
Paper presented at the 7th Annual Conference of the Centre for African Research on Enterprise and Economic Development (CAREED), University of the West of Scotland, June 29-30, 2023.
Factors Influencing Faculty Willingness to Engage in Academic Service-Learning Approach with Businesses for Graduates Employability Skills Development: Benin Perspectives.
Paper presented at the Paris Conference on Education, June 16-19, 2023.
2022
Antecedents of international business competence: An exploratory analysis of university-business linkages' knowledge transfer factors.
Paper presented at the European International Business Association (EIBA) Conference, Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway, December 7-11, 2022.
Stakeholder Interactions and Employability of Higher Education Students.
Paper presented at the 10th Annual Conference "Universities, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development in Africa", Sankt Augustin, Germany, September 22-23, 2022.
Graduates Unemployment and Entrepreneurship in Tunisia.
Paper presented at the Insaniyyat Conference, Tunis, Tunisia, September 21-24, 2022.
Employers’ Perspective on Female Graduate Employability in Nigeria.
Paper presented at the Ghana Studies Association (GSA) Triennial 2022, "Ghana at Crossroads", Tamale, Ghana, July 18-20, 2022.
Reorienting Practices in Higher Education: Discourse on Rwandan Graduates Experience at Labor Market.
Paper presented at the Ghana Studies Association (GSA) Triennial 2022, "Ghana at Crossroads", Tamale, Ghana, July 18-20, 2022.
Getting a Job in Ghana: Job Search Perspectives Among Graduates in the Ghanaian Labor Market.
Paper presented at the Ghana Studies Association (GSA) Triennial 2022, "Ghana at Crossroads", Tamale, Ghana, July 18-20, 2022.
Adoption of Social Customer Relationship Management in Entrepreneurial Universities on Built Employability Capacity of Students.
Paper presented at the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2022), Timisoara, Romania, June 20-24, 2022.
Graduated Females in the Tunisian Labor Market.
Paper presented at the MECAM Traveling Academy 2022, "Edited Volume: Inequality and Mobility", Nabeul, Tunisia, June 6-8, 2022.
2021
Social media adoption and employability performance of universities.
Paper presented at the Middle East and North Africa Conference for Information Systems, Agadir, November 11-14, 2021.
Enhancing Graduates’ Employability: Exploring the Required Competencies for Faculty Engagement in Service Learning.
Paper presented at the 9th International Conference on Emerging Challenges: Business Transformation and Circular Economy (ICECH 2021), Hanoi, Vietnam, November 5-6, 2021.