Samuel Adomako
Biographic Data
| ID | 3077772 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samuel Adomako |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samuel |
| FAMILY NAME | Adomako |
| SIGNATURE | ADOMAKO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Birmingham Business School University of Birmingham Birmingham UK |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7139-0988 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Do government R&D subsidies promote or constrain disruptive innovation in early-stage ventures? The moderating role of appropriation mechanisms
Sustainability Orientation and Entrepreneurial Performance in Resource‐Constrained Contexts
This study examines how sustainability orientation shapes entrepreneurial performance in bottom‐of‐the‐pyramid (BoP) markets by theorizing responsible entrepreneurship as a central mechanism and BoP orientation as a contextual contingency. Using survey data from 283 small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana, we integrate perspectives from sustainability, entrepreneurship, and inclusive‐market research to explain how firms pursuing susta…
TMT cognitive and affective trust, psychological safety and corporate entrepreneurship
What enables top management teams (TMTs) to turn trust into entrepreneurial action? This article answers this question by proposing a novel theoretical account to explain why and when trust-based relationships within TMTs create strategic benefits. Drawing on social exchange theory, we examine a moderated-mediation model that shows how: (a) TMT psychological safety mediates the effect of TMT cognitive and affective trust on corporate entrepreneur…
Innovating against the odds? The impact of regulatory challenges on technology commercialization and product innovation performance
This study investigates how regulatory burden influences product innovation performance in emerging markets. Grounded in institutional theory, we propose that regulatory burden undermines firms’ perceived ability to commercialize new technologies, termed technology commercialization potential, which mediates the negative impact on innovation outcomes. We further examine how this relationship is shaped by two contextual factors: intangible resourc…
CEO vision articulation, TMT relational attachment, and corporate entrepreneurship
Environmental Knowledge and Sustainable Consumption Behavior
In this study, we examined the influence of environmental knowledge on sustainable consumption behavior through the mediating mechanisms of perceived environmental responsibility and private‐sphere pro‐environmental behavior. It further investigated the moderating effect of environmental awareness. Data was collected from 491 young Vietnamese consumers. The results revealed that environmental knowledge indirectly influences sustainable consumptio…
Less Is More
Although research on sustainable consumption behavior has blossomed, the role of minimalism in driving sustainable consumption behavior is less understood. In addition, we still do not know enough about the boundary conditions of minimalism. Accordingly, we examined the effect of minimalism on sustainable consumption behavior and the boundary conditions of planned behavior (i.e., attitudes towards behavior, subjective norm, and perceived behavior…
Geographical Location, Green Technology Commercialization, and Sustainable Innovation
This study investigates how geographical location influences firms' sustainable innovation through the mediating role of green technology commercialization potential and the moderating effect of legal inefficiency. Drawing on a two‐wave, multi‐informant survey of 280 small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam, we test our research model utilizing structural equation modeling (SEM) with the maximum likelihood method. We find that firms l…
Intellectual property rights protection and sustainable innovation performance
Despite extensive research into the factors driving sustainable innovation, there remains a significant gap in understanding the impact of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection. This study delves into how IPR protection influences sustainable innovation performance and explores the mechanism of technology spillover and the condition of absorptive capacity. Analyzing data from 266 firms in Vietnam, our findings indicate a positive correlat…
Social innovation at the bottom of the pyramid
Until now, the theoretical exploration of informal entrepreneurship's role in driving social innovation has remained largely unaddressed. This study fills this gap by investigating the impact of informal entrepreneurship on social innovation performance through the mediating mechanism of affordable innovation. Using time‐lagged data collected from 264 firms in Vietnam, we find that (1) informal entrepreneurship positively relates to affordable in…
Exploring the effect of R&D support, green technology transfer, sustainable innovation
This article investigates the impact of R&D support on sustainable innovation through the mediating role of green technology transfer. Based on our analysis of data from 220 firms in Vietnam, we find the following: (1) R&D support has a positive impact on green technology transfer, (2) green technology transfer mediates the relationship between R&D support and sustainable innovation, and (3) The influence of green technology transfer on sustainab…
Stakeholder Management and Entrepreneurship in Africa
Building on past research in the broad field of stakeholder management and entrepreneurship, this book pushes a new agenda for more effective stakeholder engagement and management in entrepreneurial firms in Africa. Adomako, Gyensare, and Ahsan provide a novel lens for entrepreneurs to manage stakeholders in Africa and a sense of current best practices. Issues discussed include how external stakeholders such as government, nongovernmental organiz…
Be open to failure
Despite the considerable efforts made to investigate the factors that could potentially influence open innovation (OI), very little is understood about the impact of environmental factors such as dynamism. In addition, the question relating to the relationship between environmental factors and OI remains unresolved. Further, the conditions under which this relationship is more or less pronounced are also little understood. With our study, we exam…
Scaling up sustainable innovation
Deriving insights from the stakeholder theory, this article investigates the impact of industry stakeholders on product innovation through eco‐innovation. It further examines the moderating role of environmental R&D expenditure on this relationship. Using data from 212 firms, the results from this article reveal that (1) both intra and extra‐stakeholder ties predict eco‐innovation, (2) eco‐innovation mediates the relationship between industry sta…
Co‐innovation behavior and sustainable innovation in competitive environments
Despite substantial efforts in examining the drivers of sustainable innovation, we still do not know enough about the impact of co‐innovation behavior. In this study, we investigated the effect of co‐innovation behavior on sustainable innovation and the combinative effect of absorptive capacity and competitive intensity on this relationship. Data collected from 312 firms revealed that a firm's level of co‐innovation behaviors is positively associ…
Technology strategies in emerging economies
Environmental collaboration, sustainable innovation, and small and medium‐sized enterprise growth in sub‐Saharan Africa
This article investigates the impact of environmental collaboration on sustainable innovation and its impact on firm growth. The hypotheses are tested using data from 455 small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana. The findings from the study show that environmental collaboration positively relates to sustainable innovation and this relationship is moderated by environmental commitment. The results also show that sustainable innovation is…
Co‐innovation behavior and sustainable innovation in competitive environments
Despite substantial efforts in examining the drivers of sustainable innovation, we still do not know enough about the impact of co‐innovation behavior. In this study, we investigated the effect of co‐innovation behavior on sustainable innovation and the combinative effect of absorptive capacity and competitive intensity on this relationship. Data collected from 312 firms revealed that a firm's level of co‐innovation behaviors is positively associ…
Exploring the effect of R&D support, green technology transfer, sustainable innovation
This article investigates the impact of R&D support on sustainable innovation through the mediating role of green technology transfer. Based on our analysis of data from 220 firms in Vietnam, we find the following: (1) R&D support has a positive impact on green technology transfer, (2) green technology transfer mediates the relationship between R&D support and sustainable innovation, and (3) The influence of green technology transfer on sustainab…
Environmental collaboration, sustainable innovation, and small and medium‐sized enterprise growth in sub‐Saharan Africa
This article investigates the impact of environmental collaboration on sustainable innovation and its impact on firm growth. The hypotheses are tested using data from 455 small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana. The findings from the study show that environmental collaboration positively relates to sustainable innovation and this relationship is moderated by environmental commitment. The results also show that sustainable innovation is…
Social innovation at the bottom of the pyramid
Until now, the theoretical exploration of informal entrepreneurship's role in driving social innovation has remained largely unaddressed. This study fills this gap by investigating the impact of informal entrepreneurship on social innovation performance through the mediating mechanism of affordable innovation. Using time‐lagged data collected from 264 firms in Vietnam, we find that (1) informal entrepreneurship positively relates to affordable in…
Scaling up sustainable innovation
Deriving insights from the stakeholder theory, this article investigates the impact of industry stakeholders on product innovation through eco‐innovation. It further examines the moderating role of environmental R&D expenditure on this relationship. Using data from 212 firms, the results from this article reveal that (1) both intra and extra‐stakeholder ties predict eco‐innovation, (2) eco‐innovation mediates the relationship between industry sta…
Environmental Knowledge and Sustainable Consumption Behavior
In this study, we examined the influence of environmental knowledge on sustainable consumption behavior through the mediating mechanisms of perceived environmental responsibility and private‐sphere pro‐environmental behavior. It further investigated the moderating effect of environmental awareness. Data was collected from 491 young Vietnamese consumers. The results revealed that environmental knowledge indirectly influences sustainable consumptio…
Less Is More
Although research on sustainable consumption behavior has blossomed, the role of minimalism in driving sustainable consumption behavior is less understood. In addition, we still do not know enough about the boundary conditions of minimalism. Accordingly, we examined the effect of minimalism on sustainable consumption behavior and the boundary conditions of planned behavior (i.e., attitudes towards behavior, subjective norm, and perceived behavior…
Geographical Location, Green Technology Commercialization, and Sustainable Innovation
This study investigates how geographical location influences firms' sustainable innovation through the mediating role of green technology commercialization potential and the moderating effect of legal inefficiency. Drawing on a two‐wave, multi‐informant survey of 280 small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam, we test our research model utilizing structural equation modeling (SEM) with the maximum likelihood method. We find that firms l…
Environmental collaboration, sustainable innovation, and small and medium‐sized enterprise growth in sub‐Saharan Africa
This article investigates the impact of environmental collaboration on sustainable innovation and its impact on firm growth. The hypotheses are tested using data from 455 small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana. The findings from the study show that environmental collaboration positively relates to sustainable innovation and this relationship is moderated by environmental commitment. The results also show that sustainable innovation is…
Technology strategies in emerging economies
Co‐innovation behavior and sustainable innovation in competitive environments
Despite substantial efforts in examining the drivers of sustainable innovation, we still do not know enough about the impact of co‐innovation behavior. In this study, we investigated the effect of co‐innovation behavior on sustainable innovation and the combinative effect of absorptive capacity and competitive intensity on this relationship. Data collected from 312 firms revealed that a firm's level of co‐innovation behaviors is positively associ…
Be open to failure
Despite the considerable efforts made to investigate the factors that could potentially influence open innovation (OI), very little is understood about the impact of environmental factors such as dynamism. In addition, the question relating to the relationship between environmental factors and OI remains unresolved. Further, the conditions under which this relationship is more or less pronounced are also little understood. With our study, we exam…
Scaling up sustainable innovation
Deriving insights from the stakeholder theory, this article investigates the impact of industry stakeholders on product innovation through eco‐innovation. It further examines the moderating role of environmental R&D expenditure on this relationship. Using data from 212 firms, the results from this article reveal that (1) both intra and extra‐stakeholder ties predict eco‐innovation, (2) eco‐innovation mediates the relationship between industry sta…
Intellectual property rights protection and sustainable innovation performance
Despite extensive research into the factors driving sustainable innovation, there remains a significant gap in understanding the impact of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection. This study delves into how IPR protection influences sustainable innovation performance and explores the mechanism of technology spillover and the condition of absorptive capacity. Analyzing data from 266 firms in Vietnam, our findings indicate a positive correlat…
Social innovation at the bottom of the pyramid
Until now, the theoretical exploration of informal entrepreneurship's role in driving social innovation has remained largely unaddressed. This study fills this gap by investigating the impact of informal entrepreneurship on social innovation performance through the mediating mechanism of affordable innovation. Using time‐lagged data collected from 264 firms in Vietnam, we find that (1) informal entrepreneurship positively relates to affordable in…
Exploring the effect of R&D support, green technology transfer, sustainable innovation
This article investigates the impact of R&D support on sustainable innovation through the mediating role of green technology transfer. Based on our analysis of data from 220 firms in Vietnam, we find the following: (1) R&D support has a positive impact on green technology transfer, (2) green technology transfer mediates the relationship between R&D support and sustainable innovation, and (3) The influence of green technology transfer on sustainab…
Stakeholder Management and Entrepreneurship in Africa
Building on past research in the broad field of stakeholder management and entrepreneurship, this book pushes a new agenda for more effective stakeholder engagement and management in entrepreneurial firms in Africa. Adomako, Gyensare, and Ahsan provide a novel lens for entrepreneurs to manage stakeholders in Africa and a sense of current best practices. Issues discussed include how external stakeholders such as government, nongovernmental organiz…
CEO vision articulation, TMT relational attachment, and corporate entrepreneurship
Environmental Knowledge and Sustainable Consumption Behavior
In this study, we examined the influence of environmental knowledge on sustainable consumption behavior through the mediating mechanisms of perceived environmental responsibility and private‐sphere pro‐environmental behavior. It further investigated the moderating effect of environmental awareness. Data was collected from 491 young Vietnamese consumers. The results revealed that environmental knowledge indirectly influences sustainable consumptio…
Less Is More
Although research on sustainable consumption behavior has blossomed, the role of minimalism in driving sustainable consumption behavior is less understood. In addition, we still do not know enough about the boundary conditions of minimalism. Accordingly, we examined the effect of minimalism on sustainable consumption behavior and the boundary conditions of planned behavior (i.e., attitudes towards behavior, subjective norm, and perceived behavior…
Geographical Location, Green Technology Commercialization, and Sustainable Innovation
This study investigates how geographical location influences firms' sustainable innovation through the mediating role of green technology commercialization potential and the moderating effect of legal inefficiency. Drawing on a two‐wave, multi‐informant survey of 280 small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam, we test our research model utilizing structural equation modeling (SEM) with the maximum likelihood method. We find that firms l…
Do government R&D subsidies promote or constrain disruptive innovation in early-stage ventures? The moderating role of appropriation mechanisms
Sustainability Orientation and Entrepreneurial Performance in Resource‐Constrained Contexts
This study examines how sustainability orientation shapes entrepreneurial performance in bottom‐of‐the‐pyramid (BoP) markets by theorizing responsible entrepreneurship as a central mechanism and BoP orientation as a contextual contingency. Using survey data from 283 small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana, we integrate perspectives from sustainability, entrepreneurship, and inclusive‐market research to explain how firms pursuing susta…
TMT cognitive and affective trust, psychological safety and corporate entrepreneurship
What enables top management teams (TMTs) to turn trust into entrepreneurial action? This article answers this question by proposing a novel theoretical account to explain why and when trust-based relationships within TMTs create strategic benefits. Drawing on social exchange theory, we examine a moderated-mediation model that shows how: (a) TMT psychological safety mediates the effect of TMT cognitive and affective trust on corporate entrepreneur…
Innovating against the odds? The impact of regulatory challenges on technology commercialization and product innovation performance
This study investigates how regulatory burden influences product innovation performance in emerging markets. Grounded in institutional theory, we propose that regulatory burden undermines firms’ perceived ability to commercialize new technologies, termed technology commercialization potential, which mediates the negative impact on innovation outcomes. We further examine how this relationship is shaped by two contextual factors: intangible resourc…
Business (12 works) · Environmental Sustainability in Business (7 works) · Industrial organization (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Economics (5 works) · Entrepreneurship (5 works) · Sustainable development (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (4 works) · Innovation and Knowledge Management (4 works)