Gordon K Adomdza
Biographic Data
| ID | 6540845 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gordon K Adomdza |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gordon K |
| FAMILY NAME | Adomdza |
| SIGNATURE | ADOMDZA G K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ashesi University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3397-2338 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Development of an Online Project-Based Learning Design Course for African First Year Students and Its Impact on Self-Efficacy Levels
Contribution: Online learning during the pandemic led to reports of learning losses, with physical isolation as one contributing factor. Education on the African continent faced additional challenges due to weaker supply chains and connectivity. Here, it is shown that even if students participate in a project-based design course online, from their homes across Africa, it is nonetheless possible for this pedagogy to increase their self-efficacy to…
Decision biases and entrepreneurial finance
Inventor perseverance after being told to quit
We find that approximately one third (29%) of independent inventors continue to spend money and 51% continue to spend time on projects after receiving highly diagnostic advice to cease effort. Using survey data from actual inventors, this paper studies the role of overconfidence, optimism, and the sunk‐cost bias in these decisions. We find that inventors are more overconfident and optimistic than the general population. We also find that optimism…
Inventor perseverance after being told to quit
We find that approximately one third (29%) of independent inventors continue to spend money and 51% continue to spend time on projects after receiving highly diagnostic advice to cease effort. Using survey data from actual inventors, this paper studies the role of overconfidence, optimism, and the sunk‐cost bias in these decisions. We find that inventors are more overconfident and optimistic than the general population. We also find that optimism…
Inventor perseverance after being told to quit
We find that approximately one third (29%) of independent inventors continue to spend money and 51% continue to spend time on projects after receiving highly diagnostic advice to cease effort. Using survey data from actual inventors, this paper studies the role of overconfidence, optimism, and the sunk‐cost bias in these decisions. We find that inventors are more overconfident and optimistic than the general population. We also find that optimism…
Decision biases and entrepreneurial finance
Development of an Online Project-Based Learning Design Course for African First Year Students and Its Impact on Self-Efficacy Levels
Contribution: Online learning during the pandemic led to reports of learning losses, with physical isolation as one contributing factor. Education on the African continent faced additional challenges due to weaker supply chains and connectivity. Here, it is shown that even if students participate in a project-based design course online, from their homes across Africa, it is nonetheless possible for this pedagogy to increase their self-efficacy to…
Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Cognitive bias (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Optimism (2 works) · Optimism bias (2 works) · Overconfidence effect (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)