Mark Kwaku Mensah Obeng
Biographic Data
| ID | 668514 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark Kwaku Mensah Obeng |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark Kwaku Mensah |
| FAMILY NAME | Obeng |
| SIGNATURE | OBENG M K M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6802-1965 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Supply-chain Disruptions under Covid
Chinese imports replace locally manufactured products in developing countries.The import of consumer goods from China to West Africa is closely linked to commercial travel, and China's border restrictions during the Covid outbreak put a near-halt to such travelling.Furthermore, the pandemic caused a global logistics crisis that disrupted supply chains with production in China.This paper asks whether Ghanaian manufacturers and artisanal producers …
Assessing tertiary students’ self-engagement characteristics in the online environment
Beyond affordability
The dominant thesis undergirding the surge in the consumption of Made-in-China (MIC) in Africa is the idea that Chinese products are patronised by low-income earners because they are cheap. This paper, however, argues for a discourse beyond affordability and asserts that the motivation for the consumption of MIC products are broader and more complicated. Data for this paper was collected using in-depth interviews with 65 individual consumers and …
Journey to the East
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, nationals of sub-Saharan Africa who had initially settled in the Middle East and other parts of Southeast Asia moved in unprecedented numbers to Guangzhou, China in response to the 1997/8 Asian financial crisis. They were later joined by many more as the Chinese economy improved and the economic relationship between China and Africa strengthened. This paper discusses the experiences of identifiable sets of Ghana…
Navigating the Unknown Treasures of Guangzhou, China
Using multiple ethnographic methodologies spanning a period of 13 months and collecting data across borders, this paper suggests that African importers' participation in the burgeoning economy of China is more nuanced than previously reported. It argues that approaches, motives and strategies employed by these importers are subject to their trading capacities such as the size of capital, trading experiences and locations of their imports. For ins…
Rational or irrational? Understanding the uptake of ‘made-in-China’ products
African economies are currently characterised by the increasing penetration of made-in-China products, resulting in a resurgence of academic interest in the ‘country of origin’ (COO) studies. The existing literature has described Chinese products as ‘inferior’ and patronised by the poor who cannot afford ‘superior’ brands from elsewhere. Based on in-depth interviews conducted with 65 consumers and 15 suppliers of made-in-China products in Ghana, …
Chinese Traders in Ghanaian Markets
Although recent analyses on Chinese entrepreneurship in Africa attempt a departure from African opposition and present Africans response as more nuanced. Little is known of the characteristics and considerations that shape the complex positions of Africans to Chinese entrepreneurship in the distribution sector. This paper argues that Ghanaian trade actors' response to the presence of Chinese traders is a function of their socio-demographic charac…
Chinese Traders in Ghanaian Markets
Although recent analyses on Chinese entrepreneurship in Africa attempt a departure from African opposition and present Africans response as more nuanced. Little is known of the characteristics and considerations that shape the complex positions of Africans to Chinese entrepreneurship in the distribution sector. This paper argues that Ghanaian trade actors' response to the presence of Chinese traders is a function of their socio-demographic charac…
Rational or irrational? Understanding the uptake of ‘made-in-China’ products
African economies are currently characterised by the increasing penetration of made-in-China products, resulting in a resurgence of academic interest in the ‘country of origin’ (COO) studies. The existing literature has described Chinese products as ‘inferior’ and patronised by the poor who cannot afford ‘superior’ brands from elsewhere. Based on in-depth interviews conducted with 65 consumers and 15 suppliers of made-in-China products in Ghana, …
Chinese Traders in Ghanaian Markets
Although recent analyses on Chinese entrepreneurship in Africa attempt a departure from African opposition and present Africans response as more nuanced. Little is known of the characteristics and considerations that shape the complex positions of Africans to Chinese entrepreneurship in the distribution sector. This paper argues that Ghanaian trade actors' response to the presence of Chinese traders is a function of their socio-demographic charac…
Journey to the East
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, nationals of sub-Saharan Africa who had initially settled in the Middle East and other parts of Southeast Asia moved in unprecedented numbers to Guangzhou, China in response to the 1997/8 Asian financial crisis. They were later joined by many more as the Chinese economy improved and the economic relationship between China and Africa strengthened. This paper discusses the experiences of identifiable sets of Ghana…
Navigating the Unknown Treasures of Guangzhou, China
Using multiple ethnographic methodologies spanning a period of 13 months and collecting data across borders, this paper suggests that African importers' participation in the burgeoning economy of China is more nuanced than previously reported. It argues that approaches, motives and strategies employed by these importers are subject to their trading capacities such as the size of capital, trading experiences and locations of their imports. For ins…
Rational or irrational? Understanding the uptake of ‘made-in-China’ products
African economies are currently characterised by the increasing penetration of made-in-China products, resulting in a resurgence of academic interest in the ‘country of origin’ (COO) studies. The existing literature has described Chinese products as ‘inferior’ and patronised by the poor who cannot afford ‘superior’ brands from elsewhere. Based on in-depth interviews conducted with 65 consumers and 15 suppliers of made-in-China products in Ghana, …
Beyond affordability
The dominant thesis undergirding the surge in the consumption of Made-in-China (MIC) in Africa is the idea that Chinese products are patronised by low-income earners because they are cheap. This paper, however, argues for a discourse beyond affordability and asserts that the motivation for the consumption of MIC products are broader and more complicated. Data for this paper was collected using in-depth interviews with 65 individual consumers and …
Assessing tertiary students’ self-engagement characteristics in the online environment
Supply-chain Disruptions under Covid
Chinese imports replace locally manufactured products in developing countries.The import of consumer goods from China to West Africa is closely linked to commercial travel, and China's border restrictions during the Covid outbreak put a near-halt to such travelling.Furthermore, the pandemic caused a global logistics crisis that disrupted supply chains with production in China.This paper asks whether Ghanaian manufacturers and artisanal producers …
Political science (5 works) · Business (4 works) · China (4 works) · China's Global Influence and Migration (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (3 works) · Commerce (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economy (2 works) · Geography (2 works)