John Kuada
Biographic Data
| ID | 2190170 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Kuada |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Kuada |
| SIGNATURE | KUADA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aalborg University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8314-643X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An Integrative Framework for Formal and Informal Entrepreneurship Research in Africa
It is a well-established practice of many Sub-Saharan African (SSA) governments to aid entrepreneurs within both the formal and informal sectors to enhance their performance and growth. Unfortunately, there is no agreed method by which governments can differentiate between entrepreneurs and target them with the appropriate promotion policies. Thus, despite the good intentions, entrepreneurship policy initiatives have been incorrectly targeted, po…
Building knowledge economies in Africa
Knowledge has emerged as a fundamental driver of economic growth and development by inter alia improving the effectiveness and efficiency of economic projects and boosting the process of finding new avenues of addressing developmental policy syndromes. Recent evidence suggests that Africa is on the threshold of significant and sustainable economic growth if its human and material resources can be effectively mobilised to support the process (Ason…
Knowledge transfer in the emerging solar energy sector in Ghana
This study reports the results of an exploratory qualitative investigation into knowledge transfer processes within the solar energy industry in Ghana. Our main thesis is that the development of a new economic sector requires diffusion of new technology and knowledge, most often through cross-border inter-firm collaborations. We interviewed 12 solar energy firms operating in the country and 12 users of solar energy. The data were analysed using T…
Private Enterprise-Led Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Private Enterprise-Led Development in Sub-Saharan Africa provides a novel theoretical and conceptual model to guide research into Africa's economic development. It endorses the view that private enter
Theories of Organizational Cultures
The concept of culture has turned some researchers’ attention to novel perceptions that have produced alternative frameworks for understanding how organizations actually work. Most management scholars agree that culture enhances firm performance by guiding organizational members’ response repertoires within their operational environments (Gordon and DiTomaso, 1992; Sørensen, 2002). Strong corporate cultures increase behavioural consistency within…
Political and Social Context of Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
As hinted in Chapter 1, a significant event in the history of SSA countries has been the political domination of the subcontinent by seven European countries — Britain, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Germany and Belgium. The impact of colonial legacy on SSA’s current economic, political and social malaise has remained a contestable issue among writers and observers of development trends on the subcontinent (Ndulu et al., 2007). Some scholars bla…
Leadership and the Management of Human Capability Development Processes
Students of economics see human beings as resources, focusing attention on their ability to contribute their labour and knowledge to the production of goods and services. I am uncomfortable with this conceptualization. Managed as “resources”, people do what other resources do: they become depleted — they burn out easily and become less motivated to develop their capabilities. The concept of “human assets” has, therefore, been introduced into the …
Cultural Influences on Leadership and Human Resource Management in Africa
A central argument in Chapter 10 is that leaders crystalize the compelling vision of members of their societies and organizations and invite them to buy into the vision and use it to guide their actions. Leaders also help followers to interpret the frequently fuzzy signals from their environments and maintain faith and courage that societal and organizational goals will be attained as long as they work hard enough. This understanding must be juxt…
Management Education in Africa
An increasing number of Sub-Sahara African (SSA) countries have achieved significant economic results in recent years partly due to positive changes in their political climate combined with increasing foreign direct investments and growing African entrepreneurship (Roxburgh et al., 2010; Gatune and Najam, 2011; Spring and Rolfe, 2011). The immediate future appears very bright for some of them. These changes undergird Nwankwo’s (2012) observation …
Facilitated inter-firm collaboration in Ghana
Since the mid-1980s, aid agencies have endorsed the need to support the development of private enterprise in low-income countries as an instrument for overall economic development and poverty reduction. Facilitated collaboration between firms in industrialised and developing countries has become one of the most popular forms of assistance in this endeavour. Although such collaborations vary in design, they all involve third-party organisations th…
Knowledge transfer in the emerging solar energy sector in Ghana
This study reports the results of an exploratory qualitative investigation into knowledge transfer processes within the solar energy industry in Ghana. Our main thesis is that the development of a new economic sector requires diffusion of new technology and knowledge, most often through cross-border inter-firm collaborations. We interviewed 12 solar energy firms operating in the country and 12 users of solar energy. The data were analysed using T…
Facilitated inter-firm collaboration in Ghana
Since the mid-1980s, aid agencies have endorsed the need to support the development of private enterprise in low-income countries as an instrument for overall economic development and poverty reduction. Facilitated collaboration between firms in industrialised and developing countries has become one of the most popular forms of assistance in this endeavour. Although such collaborations vary in design, they all involve third-party organisations th…
Facilitated inter-firm collaboration in Ghana
Since the mid-1980s, aid agencies have endorsed the need to support the development of private enterprise in low-income countries as an instrument for overall economic development and poverty reduction. Facilitated collaboration between firms in industrialised and developing countries has become one of the most popular forms of assistance in this endeavour. Although such collaborations vary in design, they all involve third-party organisations th…
Management Education in Africa
An increasing number of Sub-Sahara African (SSA) countries have achieved significant economic results in recent years partly due to positive changes in their political climate combined with increasing foreign direct investments and growing African entrepreneurship (Roxburgh et al., 2010; Gatune and Najam, 2011; Spring and Rolfe, 2011). The immediate future appears very bright for some of them. These changes undergird Nwankwo’s (2012) observation …
Private Enterprise-Led Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Private Enterprise-Led Development in Sub-Saharan Africa provides a novel theoretical and conceptual model to guide research into Africa's economic development. It endorses the view that private enter
Theories of Organizational Cultures
The concept of culture has turned some researchers’ attention to novel perceptions that have produced alternative frameworks for understanding how organizations actually work. Most management scholars agree that culture enhances firm performance by guiding organizational members’ response repertoires within their operational environments (Gordon and DiTomaso, 1992; Sørensen, 2002). Strong corporate cultures increase behavioural consistency within…
Political and Social Context of Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
As hinted in Chapter 1, a significant event in the history of SSA countries has been the political domination of the subcontinent by seven European countries — Britain, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Germany and Belgium. The impact of colonial legacy on SSA’s current economic, political and social malaise has remained a contestable issue among writers and observers of development trends on the subcontinent (Ndulu et al., 2007). Some scholars bla…
Leadership and the Management of Human Capability Development Processes
Students of economics see human beings as resources, focusing attention on their ability to contribute their labour and knowledge to the production of goods and services. I am uncomfortable with this conceptualization. Managed as “resources”, people do what other resources do: they become depleted — they burn out easily and become less motivated to develop their capabilities. The concept of “human assets” has, therefore, been introduced into the …
Cultural Influences on Leadership and Human Resource Management in Africa
A central argument in Chapter 10 is that leaders crystalize the compelling vision of members of their societies and organizations and invite them to buy into the vision and use it to guide their actions. Leaders also help followers to interpret the frequently fuzzy signals from their environments and maintain faith and courage that societal and organizational goals will be attained as long as they work hard enough. This understanding must be juxt…
Knowledge transfer in the emerging solar energy sector in Ghana
This study reports the results of an exploratory qualitative investigation into knowledge transfer processes within the solar energy industry in Ghana. Our main thesis is that the development of a new economic sector requires diffusion of new technology and knowledge, most often through cross-border inter-firm collaborations. We interviewed 12 solar energy firms operating in the country and 12 users of solar energy. The data were analysed using T…
Building knowledge economies in Africa
Knowledge has emerged as a fundamental driver of economic growth and development by inter alia improving the effectiveness and efficiency of economic projects and boosting the process of finding new avenues of addressing developmental policy syndromes. Recent evidence suggests that Africa is on the threshold of significant and sustainable economic growth if its human and material resources can be effectively mobilised to support the process (Ason…
An Integrative Framework for Formal and Informal Entrepreneurship Research in Africa
It is a well-established practice of many Sub-Saharan African (SSA) governments to aid entrepreneurs within both the formal and informal sectors to enhance their performance and growth. Unfortunately, there is no agreed method by which governments can differentiate between entrepreneurs and target them with the appropriate promotion policies. Thus, despite the good intentions, entrepreneurship policy initiatives have been incorrectly targeted, po…
Economics (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Global and Cross-Cultural Management (4 works) · Development economics (3 works) · Economic Growth and Development (3 works) · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development (3 works) · Law (3 works)