Kwame Asamoah
Biographic Data
| ID | 228310 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kwame Asamoah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kwame |
| FAMILY NAME | Asamoah |
| SIGNATURE | ASAMOAH K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8331-8123 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Comparing the frequency of quality control checks during day and night shifts on the production floor of a paper sack plant in Ghana
Continuous Quality Control (QC) inspections are essential for preventing defective products in manufacturing. Although QC is widely practiced, limited research compares inspection practices between day and night shifts. This study investigated inspection frequency across shifts in a Ghanaian paper sack plant over an eight-month period. Data was collected from four production teams operating under a two-shift, 12-hour system. Statistical analysis …
Local governments and sustainable flood risk governance in Ghana
Recurrent flooding in Accra stems from natural exposure and persistent human-induced pressures. This study examines how the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA) interprets and manages flood risk through Organizational Learning Theory. Using a qualitative case study, interviews with municipal officials, assembly members, and residents show that responses remain reactive and rooted in single-loop learning, constrained by political turnover, lim…
Harnessing crisis for innovation
Servant leadership in crisis management
This paper examined the application of the servant leadership style–broadly defined as a leadership style that focuses on serving others and improving the lives of people, organizations, and communities-by President Akufo Addo in addressing the Covid-19 pandemic crisis in Ghana. The study employs a qualitative case study approach using content analysis to (1) analyze how servant leadership principles were applied in the management of the Covid-19…
Multiple Streams Framework and Performance Agreement Policy Adoption in Ghana
Research on the multiple streams framework (MSF) has expanded rapidly over the past four decades, yet few studies directly explore public management issues. Focusing on performance agreement policy, we address this gap by answering the research question: To what extent can the MSF explain the adoption of performance agreement policy in Ghana's Civil Service? The data were obtained from thirty‐six (36) senior and mid‐level civil servants in summer…
Policymaking in Ghana through the lens of multiple streams framework
Democratic backsliding and public administration
Local politics and the revenue collection effort in a developing country context
Throwing the baby away with the bathwater
Local revenue mobilisation in Ghana
Revenue mobilisation for local development has gained significant global attention in recent years. Particularly, attempts to maximize the efforts for improved revenue collection in developing countries are weakened due in part, to the calibre of human resources available and the kind and extent of available innovative practices used. Extant literature suggests that revenue variability at the local government level is rare in developing countries…
Where you stand depends on where you sit”
This study examines how fuel pricing in Ghana has been used as a political tool to win votes and the government's role in this process. Applying Mile's Law, it explores post‐truth theory through content analysis of secondary data and interviews with energy experts. The findings indicate that political parties gain significant political leverage by promising lower fuel prices during campaigns but fail to deliver once in office. The government's in…
Collective action and revenue generation
New Public Management in Africa
Addressing the Problem of Political Vigilantism in Ghana through the Conceptual Lens of Wicked Problems
Ghana entered into the Fourth Republic in 1993 after experiencing political instability over two decades. A defining feature that has characterized the Fourth Republic of Ghana and marred Ghana's democratic credentials is the emergence of political vigilantism. Political vigilantism has basically been perpetuated by the two leading political parties in Ghana: the New Patriotic Party and National Democratic Congress. The major political actors in …
Transdisciplinary public leadership theory
The 21st century public organization is faced with complex problems, informed stakeholders, and information flows, which necessitate a corresponding open system view of leadership. The traditional notions of public administration and new public management had been structured by strict bureaucratic rules and managerial flexibility, respectively. This paper begins by theorizing two hypothetical constructs (helicopter and deadbeat leadership), which…
Fruitlessness of Anti-Corruption Agencies
Political corruption has become one of the most topical issues in the political discourse in Ghana. This stems from the fact that corruption has become so endemic and systemic in Ghanaian polity with its negative effects on the economy. Indeed, political corruption negatively affects job creation, investment potentials, infrastructural development and generally the standard of living of the people. It is within this context that anti-corruption i…
A socio-cultural approach to public sector corruption in Africa
The public sector of many African countries is notoriously corrupt; cultural inclinations and socialization processes largely have a tendency to lead public officials into actions that may amount to corrupt practices. Providing seven (7) key pointers for reflection, this study explores public sector corruption in African countries by examining the interplay between culturally acceptable norms and professional expectations of public officials. The…
A Contextual Analysis of Implementation Challenges of Small-Scale Mining Laws in Ghana
This study examines the implementation challenges of small-scale mining laws in the Bekwai Municipality of Ghana. The study adopted the qualitative approach using a case study design. Primary data were obtained through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. Among others, this study found that illegal mining is a formidable challenge to the implementation of small-scale mining laws in the Bekwai Municipality. The study also found that sc…
Public sector leadership-subordinate ethical diffusion conundrum
The interaction between organizational superiors and their subordinates has a practical implication on the entire organizational life cycle in terms of ethical conduct. This study explores how ethics among public leadership could trickle down on the conduct of public employees by using two empirical cases from developing African countries context. Using the attraction–selection–attrition and social learning models, the study assesses how superior…
A qualitative study of Chieftaincy and Local Government in Ghana
It is widely argued that chiefs do not play any meaningful role in local government in Ghana as they used to; since there is an existing structure which is responsible for local governance in Ghana. In recent times, this debate has been raging on ferociously to the extent that people want the chieftaincy institution to be abolished. This qualitative study uses the institutional framework to assess the role of chiefs in local government. The artic…
A socio-cultural approach to public sector corruption in Africa
The public sector of many African countries is notoriously corrupt; cultural inclinations and socialization processes largely have a tendency to lead public officials into actions that may amount to corrupt practices. Providing seven (7) key pointers for reflection, this study explores public sector corruption in African countries by examining the interplay between culturally acceptable norms and professional expectations of public officials. The…
Addressing the Problem of Political Vigilantism in Ghana through the Conceptual Lens of Wicked Problems
Ghana entered into the Fourth Republic in 1993 after experiencing political instability over two decades. A defining feature that has characterized the Fourth Republic of Ghana and marred Ghana's democratic credentials is the emergence of political vigilantism. Political vigilantism has basically been perpetuated by the two leading political parties in Ghana: the New Patriotic Party and National Democratic Congress. The major political actors in …
Democratic backsliding and public administration
A Contextual Analysis of Implementation Challenges of Small-Scale Mining Laws in Ghana
This study examines the implementation challenges of small-scale mining laws in the Bekwai Municipality of Ghana. The study adopted the qualitative approach using a case study design. Primary data were obtained through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. Among others, this study found that illegal mining is a formidable challenge to the implementation of small-scale mining laws in the Bekwai Municipality. The study also found that sc…
Fruitlessness of Anti-Corruption Agencies
Political corruption has become one of the most topical issues in the political discourse in Ghana. This stems from the fact that corruption has become so endemic and systemic in Ghanaian polity with its negative effects on the economy. Indeed, political corruption negatively affects job creation, investment potentials, infrastructural development and generally the standard of living of the people. It is within this context that anti-corruption i…
New Public Management in Africa
Where you stand depends on where you sit”
This study examines how fuel pricing in Ghana has been used as a political tool to win votes and the government's role in this process. Applying Mile's Law, it explores post‐truth theory through content analysis of secondary data and interviews with energy experts. The findings indicate that political parties gain significant political leverage by promising lower fuel prices during campaigns but fail to deliver once in office. The government's in…
Transdisciplinary public leadership theory
The 21st century public organization is faced with complex problems, informed stakeholders, and information flows, which necessitate a corresponding open system view of leadership. The traditional notions of public administration and new public management had been structured by strict bureaucratic rules and managerial flexibility, respectively. This paper begins by theorizing two hypothetical constructs (helicopter and deadbeat leadership), which…
Public sector leadership-subordinate ethical diffusion conundrum
The interaction between organizational superiors and their subordinates has a practical implication on the entire organizational life cycle in terms of ethical conduct. This study explores how ethics among public leadership could trickle down on the conduct of public employees by using two empirical cases from developing African countries context. Using the attraction–selection–attrition and social learning models, the study assesses how superior…
A qualitative study of Chieftaincy and Local Government in Ghana
It is widely argued that chiefs do not play any meaningful role in local government in Ghana as they used to; since there is an existing structure which is responsible for local governance in Ghana. In recent times, this debate has been raging on ferociously to the extent that people want the chieftaincy institution to be abolished. This qualitative study uses the institutional framework to assess the role of chiefs in local government. The artic…
Public sector leadership-subordinate ethical diffusion conundrum
The interaction between organizational superiors and their subordinates has a practical implication on the entire organizational life cycle in terms of ethical conduct. This study explores how ethics among public leadership could trickle down on the conduct of public employees by using two empirical cases from developing African countries context. Using the attraction–selection–attrition and social learning models, the study assesses how superior…
A socio-cultural approach to public sector corruption in Africa
The public sector of many African countries is notoriously corrupt; cultural inclinations and socialization processes largely have a tendency to lead public officials into actions that may amount to corrupt practices. Providing seven (7) key pointers for reflection, this study explores public sector corruption in African countries by examining the interplay between culturally acceptable norms and professional expectations of public officials. The…
A Contextual Analysis of Implementation Challenges of Small-Scale Mining Laws in Ghana
This study examines the implementation challenges of small-scale mining laws in the Bekwai Municipality of Ghana. The study adopted the qualitative approach using a case study design. Primary data were obtained through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. Among others, this study found that illegal mining is a formidable challenge to the implementation of small-scale mining laws in the Bekwai Municipality. The study also found that sc…
Transdisciplinary public leadership theory
The 21st century public organization is faced with complex problems, informed stakeholders, and information flows, which necessitate a corresponding open system view of leadership. The traditional notions of public administration and new public management had been structured by strict bureaucratic rules and managerial flexibility, respectively. This paper begins by theorizing two hypothetical constructs (helicopter and deadbeat leadership), which…
Fruitlessness of Anti-Corruption Agencies
Political corruption has become one of the most topical issues in the political discourse in Ghana. This stems from the fact that corruption has become so endemic and systemic in Ghanaian polity with its negative effects on the economy. Indeed, political corruption negatively affects job creation, investment potentials, infrastructural development and generally the standard of living of the people. It is within this context that anti-corruption i…
Addressing the Problem of Political Vigilantism in Ghana through the Conceptual Lens of Wicked Problems
Ghana entered into the Fourth Republic in 1993 after experiencing political instability over two decades. A defining feature that has characterized the Fourth Republic of Ghana and marred Ghana's democratic credentials is the emergence of political vigilantism. Political vigilantism has basically been perpetuated by the two leading political parties in Ghana: the New Patriotic Party and National Democratic Congress. The major political actors in …
New Public Management in Africa
Collective action and revenue generation
Local politics and the revenue collection effort in a developing country context
Throwing the baby away with the bathwater
Local revenue mobilisation in Ghana
Revenue mobilisation for local development has gained significant global attention in recent years. Particularly, attempts to maximize the efforts for improved revenue collection in developing countries are weakened due in part, to the calibre of human resources available and the kind and extent of available innovative practices used. Extant literature suggests that revenue variability at the local government level is rare in developing countries…
Where you stand depends on where you sit”
This study examines how fuel pricing in Ghana has been used as a political tool to win votes and the government's role in this process. Applying Mile's Law, it explores post‐truth theory through content analysis of secondary data and interviews with energy experts. The findings indicate that political parties gain significant political leverage by promising lower fuel prices during campaigns but fail to deliver once in office. The government's in…
Harnessing crisis for innovation
Servant leadership in crisis management
This paper examined the application of the servant leadership style–broadly defined as a leadership style that focuses on serving others and improving the lives of people, organizations, and communities-by President Akufo Addo in addressing the Covid-19 pandemic crisis in Ghana. The study employs a qualitative case study approach using content analysis to (1) analyze how servant leadership principles were applied in the management of the Covid-19…
Multiple Streams Framework and Performance Agreement Policy Adoption in Ghana
Research on the multiple streams framework (MSF) has expanded rapidly over the past four decades, yet few studies directly explore public management issues. Focusing on performance agreement policy, we address this gap by answering the research question: To what extent can the MSF explain the adoption of performance agreement policy in Ghana's Civil Service? The data were obtained from thirty‐six (36) senior and mid‐level civil servants in summer…
Policymaking in Ghana through the lens of multiple streams framework
Democratic backsliding and public administration
Comparing the frequency of quality control checks during day and night shifts on the production floor of a paper sack plant in Ghana
Continuous Quality Control (QC) inspections are essential for preventing defective products in manufacturing. Although QC is widely practiced, limited research compares inspection practices between day and night shifts. This study investigated inspection frequency across shifts in a Ghanaian paper sack plant over an eight-month period. Data was collected from four production teams operating under a two-shift, 12-hour system. Statistical analysis …
Local governments and sustainable flood risk governance in Ghana
Recurrent flooding in Accra stems from natural exposure and persistent human-induced pressures. This study examines how the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA) interprets and manages flood risk through Organizational Learning Theory. Using a qualitative case study, interviews with municipal officials, assembly members, and residents show that responses remain reactive and rooted in single-loop learning, constrained by political turnover, lim…
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