Adam Salifu
Biographic Data
| ID | 129082 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adam Salifu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adam |
| FAMILY NAME | Salifu |
| SIGNATURE | SALIFU A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Professional Studies Department of Business Administration, , , |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1575-1283 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Gatekeepers and hard hats
Purpose This study empirically examines women's lived experiences in technical roles within Ghana's petroleum sector. It seeks to understand how women enter technical work, experience daily organisational practices, and navigate gendered constraints in a male-dominated, high-risk industry. Design/methodology/approach Using purposive and snowball sampling techniques, qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 15 women …
Breaking barriers
Purpose This study explores the lived experiences of women with disabilities who have attained leadership roles in Ghana. This study aims to identify the unique barriers faced by these women and the strategies they employ to navigate a leadership terrain often shaped by cultural, social, and structural inequalities. Design/methodology/approach Using a qualitative phenomenological research design, the study draws on in-depth semi-structured interv…
Enhancing social protection
Women's Autonomy in Maternal Healthcare Decision-Making in Urban Ghana
Enhancing women's decision-making autonomy in developing countries constitutes one of the recognised approaches to improving maternal healthcare service utilisation. The inability of women to make decisions about their health, the lack of universal health insurance, and inadequate health facilities are contributing factors to high maternal mortality rates in many countries in the developing world. This study explored women's decision-making auton…
Examining the role of sub-national level leadership in the implementation of cash transfer programs
Purpose Although the last two decades have witnessed the implementation of several poverty reduction strategies in developing countries, many have failed to achieve their goal partly because of defective implementation strategies. This paper examines the implementation of one of Ghana’s flagship poverty reduction programs, the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP), with a focus on how leadership at the sub-national level influences the im…
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Examining the role of sub-national level leadership in the implementation of cash transfer programs
Purpose Although the last two decades have witnessed the implementation of several poverty reduction strategies in developing countries, many have failed to achieve their goal partly because of defective implementation strategies. This paper examines the implementation of one of Ghana’s flagship poverty reduction programs, the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP), with a focus on how leadership at the sub-national level influences the im…
Women's Autonomy in Maternal Healthcare Decision-Making in Urban Ghana
Enhancing women's decision-making autonomy in developing countries constitutes one of the recognised approaches to improving maternal healthcare service utilisation. The inability of women to make decisions about their health, the lack of universal health insurance, and inadequate health facilities are contributing factors to high maternal mortality rates in many countries in the developing world. This study explored women's decision-making auton…
Enhancing social protection
Gatekeepers and hard hats
Purpose This study empirically examines women's lived experiences in technical roles within Ghana's petroleum sector. It seeks to understand how women enter technical work, experience daily organisational practices, and navigate gendered constraints in a male-dominated, high-risk industry. Design/methodology/approach Using purposive and snowball sampling techniques, qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 15 women …
Breaking barriers
Purpose This study explores the lived experiences of women with disabilities who have attained leadership roles in Ghana. This study aims to identify the unique barriers faced by these women and the strategies they employ to navigate a leadership terrain often shaped by cultural, social, and structural inequalities. Design/methodology/approach Using a qualitative phenomenological research design, the study draws on in-depth semi-structured interv…
Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (2 works) · Ghana (2 works) · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (2 works) · Qualitative research (2 works)