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Dr. Anthony Nkrumah Agyabeng

Senior Lecturer
Faculty: Management Studies
Department: Business Administration
Email: [email protected]
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Dr. Agyabeng is a senior lecturer in the Department of Business Administration at the Faculty of Management Studies, UPSA. He holds a PhD in Public Administration and Policy Management, an

MPhil in Leadership, an MBA in Total Quality Management, and a BSc in Marketing. He has a Medicine Counter Assistant (MCA) certificate and a diploma in French (DELF A1 and DELF A2) from Alliance Française, as well as a qualification in Oil and Gas.

EDUCATION

University of Ghana – Ph.D. Public Administration & Policy Management                       2022

UPSA, Ghana – MBA Total Quality Management                                                            2015

UPSA, Ghana – M. Phil Global Leadership                                                                        2013

UPSA, Ghana – B. Sc. Marketing                                                                                         2011

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

Diplome d’etudes en Langue Francaise DELF A1, Ghana – Diploma                                   2010

Diplome d’etudes en Langue Francaise DELF A2, Ghana – Diploma                                    2010

Management Development and Productivity Institute, Ghana – Certificate Oil & Gas         2011

Medicine Counter Assistance (MCA), Ghana Certificate                                                      2012

 

TAUGHT COURSES

He teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses at the University of Professional Studies, Accra

(UPSA). These include Human Resource Management, Negotiations and Conflict Resolution, Public Administration, Leadership, Management, Corporate Governance, and Business Ethics. He is a research Fellow at the Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, as part of my PhD scholarship.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

He supervises students’ dissertations, long essays, and project work at PhD, MPhil, MBA, and undergraduate levels, along with serving as an examiner for PhD, graduate, undergraduate and diploma-level project work. He serves on many institutional committees, including the development of the Bachelor of Science in Logistics and Transportation Management, the reaccreditation of the Diploma in Management, and the development of the Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management. He also served as a session chair at the 10th edition of the International Conference on Business Management and Entrepreneurial Development in April 2025. He is a reviewer for some highly recognised scientific peer-reviewed publishers/journals, including Journal of Organisational Effectiveness: People and Performance –Emerald, Journal of Management of Environmental Quality

– Emerald, International Journal of Social Economics – Emerald, Habitat International – Science

Direct, International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insight-Emerald

 

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

He served in the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) for 20 years, in various capacities including Head of Department, artillery/Mortar, Senior Warrant Officer training, and Assistant Operations Officer. He participated in eight United Nations peacekeeping missions in countries including Lebanon, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Ivory Coast.  His areas of expertise include map reading, security intelligence and conflict management.

 

AREAS OF PUBLICATION

Public management, sustainability science, public health, local government, local economic development, informality, and slum governance.

 

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Agyabeng, A. , Kotey, R.N., Acquah, H.E.A., Essiam, J.O., Ketemepi, G.E., Wuttor, A. and Avusuglo, K.H. (2024), “Analysis of structured and unstructured stakeholders’ motivational support of Ghanaian slum communities”, Housing, Care and Support, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/HCS–04–2023–0007
  2. Delle, E., Kumasey, A. S., Agyabeng, A. N., Alfa, A. A., & Hossain, F. (2023). Work engagement: the role of psychological ownership and self-regulatory focus behaviour. Journal of Organisational Effectiveness: People and Performance, 10(1), 77-93.
  3. Agyabeng, A.N., Preko, A., Avusuglo, K.H., Kumasey, A.S., Kantanka, A.S. and Feglo, M.

(2023), “COVID-19 phobia, response to the vaccine and the right of urban migrant dwellers in the Ghanaian slums”, International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-ofprint. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHRH–06–2022–0057.

  1. Agyabeng, A. , Bawole, J.N., Ahenkan, A., Mensah, J.K. and Preko, A. (2023), “How do slum dwellers influence policies affecting their lives? Perspectives from Ghanaian slums”, Open House

International, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI–01–2022–0029.

  1. Agyabeng, A.N., Bawole, J.N., Ahenkan, A., Mensah, J.K. and Preko, A. (2023), “External stakeholders in the governance of slums in Ghana”, Social Responsibility Journal, Vol. ahead-ofprint No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/SRJ–06–2022–0253.
  2. Agyabeng, A. N., Peprah, A. A., Mensah, J. K., & Mensah, E. A. (2022). Informal settlement and urban development discourse in the Global South: Evidence from Ghana. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift-Norwegian Journal of Geography, 76(4), 242-253.
  3. Agyabeng, A.N., Nyigmah Bawole, J., Ahenkan, A., Mensah, J.K. and Preko, A. (2022), “Understanding policy framework for slum governance in a developing country”, International Journal of Public Leadership, 18 No. 4, pp. 355-368.
  4. Agyabeng, A.N., Ahwireng, P.O., Bawole, J.N., Mickson, M.K. and Ahenkan, A. (2022), “Understanding electricity nightmare and health implications among slum dwellers in Ghana”, Health Education, 122 No. 5, pp. 493-505.
  5. Agyabeng, A.N., (2022), “Does regional reorganization have implications on socio-economic development? Understanding Ghana’s experience”, International Journal of Public Leadership, 18 No. 1, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPL–09–2020–0095.
  6. Attiogbe, E. J. K. & Agyabeng N.A., (2022), “Employees’ role in the management of safety and risk practices in the electricity company of Ghana”, Journal of Business and Professional Studies 13 No. 1(2021), 1-32.
  7. Ahwireng, P.O, Agyabeng, A.N & Yaaka, F. (2022), Mobile money service on the rise: Examining students opinion of the service n Ghana. Journal of Business and Professional Studies, Vol. 13, No. 2.
  8. Agyabeng, A.N., & Preko, A. (2021), “A stakeholder analysis of government policy intervention in the Ghanaian slum communities”, Housing, Care and Support, 24 No. 2, pp. 41-53. https://doi.org/10.1108/HCS–12–2020–0020.
  9. Preko, A., Agyabeng, A.N., & Mensah, J.K. (2021), “Slum dwellers’ occupational activities and health implications”, Health Education, 121 No. 6, pp. 632-648. https://doi.org/10.1108/HE–052021–0077.
  10. Agyabeng A.N., (2021), “Are new centres of power a good idea? People in Ghana’s Oti region are divided on the issue”, The Conversation. Caroline Southey. London.
  11. Agyabeng A.N., (2020), “Exploring the Roles of Traditional Leaders in Conflict Management in Ghana: Experience from the Gbi Traditional Area”, Journal of Business and Professional Studies, 12 No. 1, pp. 88-101.
  12. Agyabeng, A. N. (2024). Does governance matter to underprivileged communities? Qualitative evidence from the Ghanaian slums. Cities, 149, 105000.

 

  1. Agyabeng, A. N., Kudo, L. K., Desouza, M., Tetteh Nyanyofio, J. G., Asante, R. E., Kubi, M., & Angenu, B. B. (2024). Socio-economic activities of slum dwellers in Ghana: towards health and environmental implication. GeoJournal, 89(4), 127.

 

  1. Agyabeng, A. N., Acquah, A., Njoki, H. D., & Susuawu, D. (2024). Insensitive waste management in deprived communities: Questioning the role of the local authorities. In Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Waste and Resource Management (pp. 1-22). Emerald Publishing Limited.

 

  1. Attiogbe, E. J., Agyabeng, A. N., Preko, A. D., Quao, B., & Otoo, E. (2024). The Impact of

University Housing on Student Success in Higher Education: A Ghanaian Perspective. SN Social Sciences, 4(12), 1-21

  1. Mercy DeSouza, Erasmus Keli Swanzy & Anthony Nkrumah Agyabeng (2025): Beyond the victims: The mental well-being cost of systemic corruption on public sector workers in Ghana, Administrative Theory & Praxis, DOI: 10.1080/10841806.2025.2465175
  2. Agyabeng, A. N., & Preko, A. (2025). Beneath the Surface: Exploring Clandestine Sex Transactions in Ghana’s Informal Settlements. Sexuality & Culture, 1-15.

 

AUTHORED BOOK CHAPTER

  1. Agyabeng, A.N., Mensah, J.K. and Acquah, A. (2024), “Waste Management Practices in the

Informal Settlement: Functionality of Local Assemblies”, Vinodan, A., Mahalakshmi, S. and Rameshkumar, S. (Ed.) Informal Economy and Sustainable Development Goals: Ideas, Interventions and Challenges, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 203-224.

https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-980-220241011

  1. Acquah, A., Agyabeng, A.N. and Mensah, J.K. (2024), “Digital Transformation and Implications for the Informal Sector of Ghana”, Vinodan, A., Mahalakshmi, S. and Rameshkumar, S. (Ed.) Informal Economy and Sustainable Development Goals: Ideas, Interventions and Challenges,

Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 29-51. https://doi.org/10.1108/978–1–83753–980220241002

  1. Mensah, J.K. and Agyabeng, A.N. (2024), “Inclusivity and Climate Action: City and Informal

Waste Actors Collaboration in Accra”, Vinodan, A., Mahalakshmi, S. and Rameshkumar, S. (Ed.)

Informal Economy and Sustainable Development Goals: Ideas, Interventions and Challenges,

Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 225-238. https://doi.org/10.1108/978–1–83753–980220241012