James Kwame Mensah
Biographic Data
| ID | 4127998 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James Kwame Mensah |
| GIVEN NAMES | James Kwame |
| FAMILY NAME | Mensah |
| SIGNATURE | MENSAH J K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1533-4903 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Voluntary Local Reviews and the Politics of SDG Localisation in African Cities
Attaining Sustainable Development Goals in African Cities
African cities are increasingly central to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), yet evidence on how SDGs are being implemented in urban Africa remains fragmented. This study systematically reviews peer‐reviewed literature on SDG implementation in African cities published between 2017 and 2025. Using PRISMA procedures, 1786 records were identified from Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar, of which 31 articles met the i…
Evaluating Citizen Participation in the Levels of Local Economic Development Implementation for Sustainable Community Development
Circular Economy—Sustainable City Nexus
This systematic review examines the role of the circular economy (CE) in promoting sustainable urban development in Ghanaian cities. Using a Boolean search, 20 peer-reviewed articles, reports, and policy documents were analyzed from Scopus, ScienceDirect, DOAJ, AJOL, and Google Scholar. Grounded in the sustainable city nexus, the review identifies resource efficiency and waste management, renewable energy integration, sustainable urban planning a…
From Solidarity to Sustainability
Exploring clean energy transitions in informal settlements
Building stakeholder trust in regulatory governance
Experimental Public Service Motivation Research
Inclusive and resilient local economies
Whereas previous research has acknowledged the significance of capacity building for development, there is little research on the capacity building typologies for local economic development (LED) actors at the local level. Adopting the community capitals framework, this study attempts to fill this gap by examining the LED capacity-building typologies and challenges in Ghana. Data for the study was collected through in-depth interviews with local …
Stimulating and developing sustainable urban local economies
Whereas urban agriculture is a potential tool for urban local economic development (LED), there appears to be little empirical evidence that has examined how urban agriculture affects the urban local economy from a LED perspective. This research aims to examine the role of urban agriculture in the urban local economy in a developing country, Ghana. Data for the research was obtained through focus group discussions and key informant interviews wit…
Recognizing, supporting and embracing the urban informal economy in Ghana
The informal economy has become a vibrant and growing phenomenon across the world. Within the context of sustainable development, connecting local economic development (LED) to the informal economy is imperative. However, the informal economy remains largely neglected within the conventional LED literature. Using key informant interviews and focus group discussions, this paper found that recognizing, embracing and supporting informal economy cont…
Insulating highly vulnerable populations from global pandemics
Informal settlement and urban development discourse in the Global South
The growth of informal settlements across the Global South has generated concomitant empirical research, and research attention has focused on a different aspect of informal settlements. However, despite the plethora of literature in the growing field of informal settlements research, there is a paucity of research concerning the contribution of informal settlement dwellers to the economic development of the urban economy, and the perception of i…
Electricity and informal settlements
Mitigating Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa
In line with Africa’s Agenda 2063 goal 12 of improving governance and building accountable institutions, this article contributes to the literature by examining corruption determinants using survey data from the Afrobarometer. Quantile regression estimates across 31 sub-Saharan African countries show that the effects of the determinants of corruption are heterogeneous across the quantiles. We observe that press freedom, parliamentary oversight, a…
Slum dwellers' occupational activities and health implications
Purpose The literature has acknowledged that good health is a crucial component of well-being. This study explores the country-specific understanding of slum dwellers' occupational activities and their environmental behavior. Design/methodology/approach Using the environmentally responsible behavior model, the study utilized exploratory qualitative approach to purposely sample 35 respondents, who responded to health-related behaviors through in-d…
Person–job fit matters in parastatal institutions
This article responds to recent calls for research examining the mechanisms through which talent management affects talented employee outcomes. Drawing insights from attraction–selection–attrition and ability, motivation and opportunity theories, the article examines one such mechanism, person–job fit, through which talent management influences talented employees’ affective commitment and quit intentions in parastatal institutions in Ghana. A sam…
The Policy and Practice of Local Economic Development in Ghana
Talent management and talented employees’ attitudes
This study responds to calls to examine the mechanism through which talent management affects talented employees’ attitudes. Anchored on exchange theories, this study examines a salient mechanism, perceived organisational support, through which talent management practices might affect talented employees’ attitudes. Data were obtained from a cross-sectional survey of 242 talented employees in the Ghanaian banking sector and analysed with the use o…
Electricity and informal settlements
Mitigating Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa
In line with Africa’s Agenda 2063 goal 12 of improving governance and building accountable institutions, this article contributes to the literature by examining corruption determinants using survey data from the Afrobarometer. Quantile regression estimates across 31 sub-Saharan African countries show that the effects of the determinants of corruption are heterogeneous across the quantiles. We observe that press freedom, parliamentary oversight, a…
Talent management and talented employees’ attitudes
This study responds to calls to examine the mechanism through which talent management affects talented employees’ attitudes. Anchored on exchange theories, this study examines a salient mechanism, perceived organisational support, through which talent management practices might affect talented employees’ attitudes. Data were obtained from a cross-sectional survey of 242 talented employees in the Ghanaian banking sector and analysed with the use o…
Person–job fit matters in parastatal institutions
This article responds to recent calls for research examining the mechanisms through which talent management affects talented employee outcomes. Drawing insights from attraction–selection–attrition and ability, motivation and opportunity theories, the article examines one such mechanism, person–job fit, through which talent management influences talented employees’ affective commitment and quit intentions in parastatal institutions in Ghana. A sam…
The Policy and Practice of Local Economic Development in Ghana
Talent management and talented employees’ attitudes
This study responds to calls to examine the mechanism through which talent management affects talented employees’ attitudes. Anchored on exchange theories, this study examines a salient mechanism, perceived organisational support, through which talent management practices might affect talented employees’ attitudes. Data were obtained from a cross-sectional survey of 242 talented employees in the Ghanaian banking sector and analysed with the use o…
Person–job fit matters in parastatal institutions
This article responds to recent calls for research examining the mechanisms through which talent management affects talented employee outcomes. Drawing insights from attraction–selection–attrition and ability, motivation and opportunity theories, the article examines one such mechanism, person–job fit, through which talent management influences talented employees’ affective commitment and quit intentions in parastatal institutions in Ghana. A sam…
Slum dwellers' occupational activities and health implications
Purpose The literature has acknowledged that good health is a crucial component of well-being. This study explores the country-specific understanding of slum dwellers' occupational activities and their environmental behavior. Design/methodology/approach Using the environmentally responsible behavior model, the study utilized exploratory qualitative approach to purposely sample 35 respondents, who responded to health-related behaviors through in-d…
Informal settlement and urban development discourse in the Global South
The growth of informal settlements across the Global South has generated concomitant empirical research, and research attention has focused on a different aspect of informal settlements. However, despite the plethora of literature in the growing field of informal settlements research, there is a paucity of research concerning the contribution of informal settlement dwellers to the economic development of the urban economy, and the perception of i…
Electricity and informal settlements
Mitigating Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa
In line with Africa’s Agenda 2063 goal 12 of improving governance and building accountable institutions, this article contributes to the literature by examining corruption determinants using survey data from the Afrobarometer. Quantile regression estimates across 31 sub-Saharan African countries show that the effects of the determinants of corruption are heterogeneous across the quantiles. We observe that press freedom, parliamentary oversight, a…
Stimulating and developing sustainable urban local economies
Whereas urban agriculture is a potential tool for urban local economic development (LED), there appears to be little empirical evidence that has examined how urban agriculture affects the urban local economy from a LED perspective. This research aims to examine the role of urban agriculture in the urban local economy in a developing country, Ghana. Data for the research was obtained through focus group discussions and key informant interviews wit…
Recognizing, supporting and embracing the urban informal economy in Ghana
The informal economy has become a vibrant and growing phenomenon across the world. Within the context of sustainable development, connecting local economic development (LED) to the informal economy is imperative. However, the informal economy remains largely neglected within the conventional LED literature. Using key informant interviews and focus group discussions, this paper found that recognizing, embracing and supporting informal economy cont…
Insulating highly vulnerable populations from global pandemics
Experimental Public Service Motivation Research
Inclusive and resilient local economies
Whereas previous research has acknowledged the significance of capacity building for development, there is little research on the capacity building typologies for local economic development (LED) actors at the local level. Adopting the community capitals framework, this study attempts to fill this gap by examining the LED capacity-building typologies and challenges in Ghana. Data for the study was collected through in-depth interviews with local …
From Solidarity to Sustainability
Exploring clean energy transitions in informal settlements
Building stakeholder trust in regulatory governance
Voluntary Local Reviews and the Politics of SDG Localisation in African Cities
Attaining Sustainable Development Goals in African Cities
African cities are increasingly central to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), yet evidence on how SDGs are being implemented in urban Africa remains fragmented. This study systematically reviews peer‐reviewed literature on SDG implementation in African cities published between 2017 and 2025. Using PRISMA procedures, 1786 records were identified from Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar, of which 31 articles met the i…
Evaluating Citizen Participation in the Levels of Local Economic Development Implementation for Sustainable Community Development
Circular Economy—Sustainable City Nexus
This systematic review examines the role of the circular economy (CE) in promoting sustainable urban development in Ghanaian cities. Using a Boolean search, 20 peer-reviewed articles, reports, and policy documents were analyzed from Scopus, ScienceDirect, DOAJ, AJOL, and Google Scholar. Grounded in the sustainable city nexus, the review identifies resource efficiency and waste management, renewable energy integration, sustainable urban planning a…
Urban and Rural Development Challenges (12 works) · Business (8 works) · Economics (8 works) · Economic growth (7 works) · Sustainable development (7 works) · Local Economic Development and Planning (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Focus group (4 works) · Geography (4 works)