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This study examines the role of ethical leadership in managing occupational stress to engender innovative work behaviour (IWB) in cargo logistic SMEs in a contrasting cross-cultural management context of Canada and Pakistan. We draw on Trait Activation Theory to develop the conceptual and theoretical framework of the study. Using connections and a networking approach, a proportionate equal sample of nine SMEs were selected for the study. Analysis of the data from the semi-structured Skype and face-to-face interviews with 38 supervisors and 97 employees showed that ethical leadership plays a vital role in reducing occupational stress and increasing employees’ IWB in both countries. Employees in both countries perceiving ethical leadership exhibit more creative-constructive behaviour. The results further demonstrate that males relative to females in both countries have a higher tendency of exhibiting risk-taking behaviour and IWB, resulting from leaders’ support. Similarly, males have higher tendency of challenging the prevailing “status quo” within the organisations than females. Generally, the Pakistani workforce scored higher in contrast to the Canadian workforce in demonstrating IWB due to ethical leadership support, despite higher perception of occupational stress. Cross-cultural management implications are duly outlined.
Adnan Ul Haque; Fred A. Yamoah. The Role of Ethical Leadership in Managing Occupational Stress to Promote Innovative Work Behaviour: A Cross-Cultural Management Perspective. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9608 .
AMA StyleAdnan Ul Haque, Fred A. Yamoah. The Role of Ethical Leadership in Managing Occupational Stress to Promote Innovative Work Behaviour: A Cross-Cultural Management Perspective. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (17):9608.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAdnan Ul Haque; Fred A. Yamoah. 2021. "The Role of Ethical Leadership in Managing Occupational Stress to Promote Innovative Work Behaviour: A Cross-Cultural Management Perspective." Sustainability 13, no. 17: 9608.
Climate change and environmental degradation have contributed in compromising the soil nutrient integrity of cocoa farmlands, yet sustainable nutrient recycling innovation in cocoa waste management has received less research attention. Utilizing experimentation methodology in an agroforestry system composed of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) and a Nitrogen-fixing Gliricidia sepium (Jacq. Kunth ex Walp.), the study examines how the soil nutritional level of farmland can be enhanced. The study confirms the proposition that the rate of decomposition and nutrients release from an innovative mixed waste sample (60% cocoa waste and 40% gliricidia waste in this case) is significantly higher in comparison with the traditional cocoa waste only sample. The results further established that innovative mixed waste sample had a faster decomposition rate (no biomass left at 216 days after laying) as compared to traditional cocoa waste which fully decomposed at 277 days after laying. A difference of 51 days after laying justifies the waste mixture decomposition as a sustainable nutrient recycling innovation within cocoa agroforestry waste management context. These results have implications for agroforestry waste management, soil nutrient recycling and cocoa industry performance.
James S. Kaba; Fred A. Yamoah; Adolf Acquaye. Towards sustainable agroforestry management: Harnessing the nutritional soil value through cocoa mix waste. Waste Management 2021, 124, 264 -272.
AMA StyleJames S. Kaba, Fred A. Yamoah, Adolf Acquaye. Towards sustainable agroforestry management: Harnessing the nutritional soil value through cocoa mix waste. Waste Management. 2021; 124 ():264-272.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJames S. Kaba; Fred A. Yamoah; Adolf Acquaye. 2021. "Towards sustainable agroforestry management: Harnessing the nutritional soil value through cocoa mix waste." Waste Management 124, no. : 264-272.
Drawing on the awareness of consequence literature, this paper unpacks how the awareness of the consequences of full-sun cocoa production can encourage farmers to adopt shaded cocoa agroforestry that preserves the land and favours better cocoa farm waste management. Using Ghana as a case study, the paper provides distinctive insights on how shaded cocoa agroforestry systems provide sustainable yields in the medium- to long-term, relative to unshaded systems. We also find that cocoa farmers’ awareness of consequences about the effects of undertaking unshaded cocoa production could make individual farmers exhibit pro-environmental behaviour, leading to the adoption of cocoa agroforestry systems that help preserve soil fertility and improve waste management. We recommend that the utilization of awareness of consequence protocols, coupled with the efficient diffusion of information on the benefits of agroforestry in terms of waste management and environmental improvements to the cocoa farmers, could increase the adoption of shaded cocoa production regimes in Ghana.
Fred Yamoah; James Kaba; David Botchie; Joseph Amankwah-Amoah. Working towards Sustainable Innovation for Green Waste Benefits: The Role of Awareness of Consequences in the Adoption of Shaded Cocoa Agroforestry in Ghana. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1453 .
AMA StyleFred Yamoah, James Kaba, David Botchie, Joseph Amankwah-Amoah. Working towards Sustainable Innovation for Green Waste Benefits: The Role of Awareness of Consequences in the Adoption of Shaded Cocoa Agroforestry in Ghana. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (3):1453.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFred Yamoah; James Kaba; David Botchie; Joseph Amankwah-Amoah. 2021. "Working towards Sustainable Innovation for Green Waste Benefits: The Role of Awareness of Consequences in the Adoption of Shaded Cocoa Agroforestry in Ghana." Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1453.
This research aimed to explore the nuances of utility in components of e-learning systems by using a multi-generational undergraduate business school cohort programme and an e-learning utility-satisfaction evaluation model. Our empirical research demonstrates differences between the three generations for the utility of all the variables of the e-learning systems components, with varying differences in the relationships between Generations X, Y and Z. Furthermore, we show course development, learner support and user characteristics influence results demonstrability which has a high influence on overall satisfaction. We established nuances in the learning utility essentials in courses on e-learning systems for multi-generational cohorts; revealed the utility of learner support as a key differentiator and developed a model on utility-satisfaction with reasonable explanatory and predictive power. The model possesses the dual advantages of fewer constituent items and the connective capability to link utility to satisfaction to enable e-learning systems evaluation and ease of identifying areas for improvement in e-learning course delivery.
David Yawson; Fred Amofa Yamoah. Understanding utility essentials of e-learning management systems in higher education: a multi-generational cohort perspective. Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning 2020, 1 -17.
AMA StyleDavid Yawson, Fred Amofa Yamoah. Understanding utility essentials of e-learning management systems in higher education: a multi-generational cohort perspective. Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning. 2020; ():1-17.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDavid Yawson; Fred Amofa Yamoah. 2020. "Understanding utility essentials of e-learning management systems in higher education: a multi-generational cohort perspective." Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning , no. : 1-17.
Despite the increasingly critical role of e-learning in higher education, there is limited understanding of the satisfaction essentials of multi-generational students' cohorts undertaking online courses. In this study, we examine the perceived value of educational experiences of multi-generational students' cohorts studying via an online learning management system (Moodle). The study analysed survey responses from multi-generational students (N = 611) on a core subject in an undergraduate business school programme. The results show that Generations X, Y and Z students produce different students' satisfaction levels in distinct components of the online programme; namely, course design, course delivery, course delivery environment and preference of the mode of delivery. Generations cohorts account for remarkable effects in the total satisfaction of students on the online learning programme. The results suggest that contextualising online teaching based on multi-generational students' cohort composition could be one strategy to enhance student learning experience and satisfaction.
David Eshun Yawson; Fred Amofa Yamoah. Understanding satisfaction essentials of E-learning in higher education: A multi-generational cohort perspective. Heliyon 2020, 6, e05519 .
AMA StyleDavid Eshun Yawson, Fred Amofa Yamoah. Understanding satisfaction essentials of E-learning in higher education: A multi-generational cohort perspective. Heliyon. 2020; 6 (11):e05519.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDavid Eshun Yawson; Fred Amofa Yamoah. 2020. "Understanding satisfaction essentials of E-learning in higher education: A multi-generational cohort perspective." Heliyon 6, no. 11: e05519.
Tracing the origin and development of British ethnic entrepreneurship from the 1800s to the 21st century raises awareness of a salient research gap to make a contribution to entrepreneurship research. We draw on path dependency theory to understand the range of socio‐cultural and economic factors that inform the dynamic behaviour and actions of visible minorities (Africans, Chinese, South Asians and people form the Caribbean) ethnic entrepreneurship. Archival and industry documentations are analysed to identify four distinctive epochal periods of origination of ethnic entrepreneurship that highlight the path dependency of activities. Furthermore, we found network alliances, business clusters and resilience factors, such as founder‐owner social outlook, culture, faith, and social identity as critical success factors. We further outline the implications of the historical development for research, government policy, industry and entrepreneurial practice in the UK.
Fred A. Yamoah; Christopher Johnson. Minding the Gaps in British Ethnic Entrepreneurship and Commercial History: From the Genesis to the 21stCentury. Journal of Historical Sociology 2020, 33, 614 -627.
AMA StyleFred A. Yamoah, Christopher Johnson. Minding the Gaps in British Ethnic Entrepreneurship and Commercial History: From the Genesis to the 21stCentury. Journal of Historical Sociology. 2020; 33 (4):614-627.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFred A. Yamoah; Christopher Johnson. 2020. "Minding the Gaps in British Ethnic Entrepreneurship and Commercial History: From the Genesis to the 21stCentury." Journal of Historical Sociology 33, no. 4: 614-627.
The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on the 11th of March 2020, but the world is still reeling from its aftermath. Originating from China, cases quickly spread across the globe, prompting the implementation of stringent measures by world governments in efforts to isolate cases and limit the transmission rate of the virus. These measures have however shattered the core sustaining pillars of the modern world economies as global trade and cooperation succumbed to nationalist focus and competition for scarce supplies. Against this backdrop, this paper presents a critical review of the catalogue of negative and positive impacts of the pandemic and proffers perspectives on how it can be leveraged to steer towards a better, more resilient low-carbon economy. The paper diagnosed the danger of relying on pandemic-driven benefits to achieving sustainable development goals and emphasizes a need for a decisive, fundamental structural change to the dynamics of how we live. It argues for a rethink of the present global economic growth model, shaped by a linear economy system and sustained by profiteering and energy-gulping manufacturing processes, in favour of a more sustainable model recalibrated on circular economy (CE) framework. Building on evidence in support of CE as a vehicle for balancing the complex equation of accomplishing profit with minimal environmental harms, the paper outlines concrete sector-specific recommendations on CE-related solutions as a catalyst for the global economic growth and development in a resilient post-COVID-19 world.
T. Ibn-Mohammed; K.B. Mustapha; J. Godsell; Z. Adamu; K.A. Babatunde; D.D. Akintade; A. Acquaye; H. Fujii; M.M. Ndiaye; F.A. Yamoah; S.C.L. Koh. A critical analysis of the impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy and ecosystems and opportunities for circular economy strategies. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2020, 164, 105169 -105169.
AMA StyleT. Ibn-Mohammed, K.B. Mustapha, J. Godsell, Z. Adamu, K.A. Babatunde, D.D. Akintade, A. Acquaye, H. Fujii, M.M. Ndiaye, F.A. Yamoah, S.C.L. Koh. A critical analysis of the impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy and ecosystems and opportunities for circular economy strategies. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2020; 164 ():105169-105169.
Chicago/Turabian StyleT. Ibn-Mohammed; K.B. Mustapha; J. Godsell; Z. Adamu; K.A. Babatunde; D.D. Akintade; A. Acquaye; H. Fujii; M.M. Ndiaye; F.A. Yamoah; S.C.L. Koh. 2020. "A critical analysis of the impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy and ecosystems and opportunities for circular economy strategies." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 164, no. : 105169-105169.
The paper reports a quantitative investigation into the nuances of gender perspectives of E-Learning utility across the social categorisations of Generation X, Y, and Z in the current phenomena of accelerated usage of e-learning in the emerging multi-generational undergraduate cohorts: using multi-generational undergraduate cohorts (N = 611) taking a mandatory online course in a Business School curricular. Using multi-group partial least-squares analysis, the study shows differences exist in the utility of e-learning within gender and Generations of X, Y, and Z. These differences may not be apparent when examined at only the gender level, which has led other researchers to conclude the gender gap is narrowing. However, we establish that within gender and across generations in a developing country context, the gender divide is not narrowing at the same pace as found in other developed countries. To accelerate the implementation of e-learning in traditional (face-to-face) undergraduate programmes globally, there is the need to contextualise Course Development, Learner Support, Assessment, and User Characteristics factors along with the different genders, and across generations to improve Results Demonstrability and Student Overall Satisfaction of utility of e-learning. In developing countries, there is a need to enhance Institutional factors to strengthen the drive to e-learning.
David Eshun Yawson; Fred Amofa Yamoah. Gender variability in E-learning utility essentials: Evidence from a multi-generational higher education cohort. Computers in Human Behavior 2020, 114, 106558 .
AMA StyleDavid Eshun Yawson, Fred Amofa Yamoah. Gender variability in E-learning utility essentials: Evidence from a multi-generational higher education cohort. Computers in Human Behavior. 2020; 114 ():106558.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDavid Eshun Yawson; Fred Amofa Yamoah. 2020. "Gender variability in E-learning utility essentials: Evidence from a multi-generational higher education cohort." Computers in Human Behavior 114, no. : 106558.
This study sheds light on the extent to which innovation input influences CO2 emissions and how country-level governance factors may moderate this relationship. The sample for the study consists of CO2 emissions per capita from 29 emerging countries and 725 country-year observations. We find a negative relationship between innovation input and CO2 emissions, suggesting that countries that invest in innovation combat climate change by reducing CO2 emissions. By separating the sample into low and high innovative countries, the results show that reduction of CO2 emissions is more pronounced in countries with high innovation input. We further establish that country-level governance factors, including political stability, government effectiveness, regulation quality, rule of law and control of corruption all negatively moderate the effects of innovation input on CO2 emissions. Our findings shed new light on the theoretical and practical implications of innovation and country-level governance on climate change initiatives.
Godfred Adjapong Afrifa; Ishmael Tingbani; Fred Yamoah; Gloria Appiah. Innovation input, governance and climate change: Evidence from emerging countries. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2020, 161, 120256 .
AMA StyleGodfred Adjapong Afrifa, Ishmael Tingbani, Fred Yamoah, Gloria Appiah. Innovation input, governance and climate change: Evidence from emerging countries. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2020; 161 ():120256.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGodfred Adjapong Afrifa; Ishmael Tingbani; Fred Yamoah; Gloria Appiah. 2020. "Innovation input, governance and climate change: Evidence from emerging countries." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 161, no. : 120256.
In view of the critical role of food value chain stakeholders in the public effort to prevent unhealthy practices that give rise to high incidence of obesity and other health risks, this study examined imported chicken value chain practices, knowledge and perceptions of key actors.
Fred A Yamoah; Birkbeck University of London. Imported Chicken Value Chain In An Obesogenic Ghanaian Food Environment: Knowledge, Practices And Perceptions Of Actors. Food Science and Nutrition 2020, 6, 1 -9.
AMA StyleFred A Yamoah, Birkbeck University of London. Imported Chicken Value Chain In An Obesogenic Ghanaian Food Environment: Knowledge, Practices And Perceptions Of Actors. Food Science and Nutrition. 2020; 6 (4):1-9.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFred A Yamoah; Birkbeck University of London. 2020. "Imported Chicken Value Chain In An Obesogenic Ghanaian Food Environment: Knowledge, Practices And Perceptions Of Actors." Food Science and Nutrition 6, no. 4: 1-9.
Although collaboration is vital in addressing global environmental sustainability challenges, research understanding on stakeholder engagement in climate-smart production innovation adoption and implementation, remains limited. In this paper, we advance knowledge about stakeholder collaboration by examining the roles played by stakeholders in scaling-up ecological sustainability innovations. Using the illustrative context and case of green cocoa industry in Ghana, the analysis identified three distinctive phases of stakeholder engagement in ecological sustainability innovations implemented from 1960 to 2017. We highlight defining periods of ecological challenges encompassing the production recovery sustainability initiative phase solely driven by the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD)—a governmental body responsible for production, processing and marketing of cocoa, coffee and sheanut. During the period, major initiatives were driven by non-governmental organisations in collaboration with COCOBOD to implement the climate-smart agriculture scheme in the cocoa sector. The findings have implications for cocoa production research and stakeholder collaboration in environmental innovations adoption.
Fred A. Yamoah; James S. Kaba; Joseph Amankwah-Amoah; Adolf Acquaye. Stakeholder Collaboration in Climate-Smart Agricultural Production Innovations: Insights from the Cocoa Industry in Ghana. Environmental Management 2020, 66, 600 -613.
AMA StyleFred A. Yamoah, James S. Kaba, Joseph Amankwah-Amoah, Adolf Acquaye. Stakeholder Collaboration in Climate-Smart Agricultural Production Innovations: Insights from the Cocoa Industry in Ghana. Environmental Management. 2020; 66 (4):600-613.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFred A. Yamoah; James S. Kaba; Joseph Amankwah-Amoah; Adolf Acquaye. 2020. "Stakeholder Collaboration in Climate-Smart Agricultural Production Innovations: Insights from the Cocoa Industry in Ghana." Environmental Management 66, no. 4: 600-613.
This paper examines the role of environmental quality attributes in food-related rural enterprise competitiveness in Denmark, using qualitative interviews. The results of the analysis demonstrate that in the quest to minimize small-market and location limitations, food-related rural enterprises are increasingly offering products with labels such as 'quality', 'green', or 'ethical' and 'sustainability' to justify high premiums for their products. Thus, environmental quality attributes are becoming prevalent and important business strategy for rural food-related enterprises in the selected communities. The results also establish that undertaking sustainable activities has been influenced by institutional policies that reward environmental conservation with subsidies and other resources. These findings contribute to our understanding of the growing relevance of environmental quality attributes in food-related rural enterprise performance.
Isaac K. Arthur; Fred A. Yamoah. Understanding the role of environmental quality attributes in food-related rural enterprise competitiveness. Journal of Environmental Management 2019, 247, 152 -160.
AMA StyleIsaac K. Arthur, Fred A. Yamoah. Understanding the role of environmental quality attributes in food-related rural enterprise competitiveness. Journal of Environmental Management. 2019; 247 ():152-160.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIsaac K. Arthur; Fred A. Yamoah. 2019. "Understanding the role of environmental quality attributes in food-related rural enterprise competitiveness." Journal of Environmental Management 247, no. : 152-160.
Purpose While it is essential to further research the growing diversity in western metropolitan cities, little is currently known about how the members of various ethnic communities acculturate to multicultural societies. The purpose of this paper is to explore immigrants’ cosmopolitanism and acculturation strategies through an analysis of the food consumption behaviour of ethnic consumers in multicultural London. Design/methodology/approach The study was set within the socio-cultural context of London. A number of qualitative methods such as in-depth interviews, observation and photographs were used to assess consumers’ acculturation strategies in a multicultural environment and how that is influenced by consumer cosmopolitanism. Findings Ethnic consumers’ food consumption behaviour reflects their acculturation strategies, which can be classified into four groups: rebellion, rarefaction, resonance and refrainment. This classification demonstrates ethnic consumers’ multi-directional acculturation strategies, which are also determined by their level of cosmopolitanism. Research limitations/implications The taxonomy presented in this paper advances current acculturation scholarship by suggesting a multi-directional model for acculturation strategies as opposed to the existing uni-directional and bi-directional perspectives and explicates the role of consumer cosmopolitanism in consumer acculturation. The paper did not engage host communities and there is hence a need for future research on how and to what extent host communities are acculturated to the multicultural environment. Practical implications The findings have direct implications for the choice of standardisation vs adaptation as a marketing strategy within multicultural cities. Whilst the rebellion group are more likely to respond to standardisation, increasing adaptation of goods and service can ideally target members of the resistance and resonance groups and more fusion products should be exclusively earmarked for the resonance group. Originality/value The paper makes original contribution by introducing a multi-directional perspective to acculturation by delineating four-group taxonomy (rebellion, rarefaction, resonance and refrainment). This paper also presents a dynamic model that captures how consumer cosmopolitanism impinges upon the process and outcome of multi-directional acculturation strategies.
Bidit Lal Dey; Sharifah Alwi; Fred Yamoah; Stephanie Agyepongmaa Agyepong; Hatice Kizgin; Meera Sarma. Towards a framework for understanding ethnic consumers’ acculturation strategies in a multicultural environment. International Marketing Review 2019, 36, 771 -804.
AMA StyleBidit Lal Dey, Sharifah Alwi, Fred Yamoah, Stephanie Agyepongmaa Agyepong, Hatice Kizgin, Meera Sarma. Towards a framework for understanding ethnic consumers’ acculturation strategies in a multicultural environment. International Marketing Review. 2019; 36 (5):771-804.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBidit Lal Dey; Sharifah Alwi; Fred Yamoah; Stephanie Agyepongmaa Agyepong; Hatice Kizgin; Meera Sarma. 2019. "Towards a framework for understanding ethnic consumers’ acculturation strategies in a multicultural environment." International Marketing Review 36, no. 5: 771-804.
This chapter presents the case for integrating sustainability principles into supply and value chain management provision at higher education level as an urgent matter for consideration. It draws on the key declarations including Global Action Programme (GAP) of UNESCO that support the incorporation of sustainability values and practices into all aspects of learning to underscore the need for embedding supply and value chain management curriculum with sustainability. The shared experience and insights from scholarly engagement with integrating sustainability principles at three levels in higher education facilitate sustainability knowledge transfer. Grounded in the extant literature, a critical discussion of the integration process including pedagogical practices reveals prospects and challenges to scaling up of sustainable supply and value chain management education.
Fred A. Yamoah. Sustainability in Supply and Value Chain Management. Incorporating Sustainability in Management Education 2019, 167 -193.
AMA StyleFred A. Yamoah. Sustainability in Supply and Value Chain Management. Incorporating Sustainability in Management Education. 2019; ():167-193.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFred A. Yamoah. 2019. "Sustainability in Supply and Value Chain Management." Incorporating Sustainability in Management Education , no. : 167-193.
Fred Yamoah; Adolf Acquaye; Sheraz Alam Malik. Regional differences in portion size consumption behaviour: Insights for the global food industry. AIMS Agriculture and Food 2019, 4, 731 -755.
AMA StyleFred Yamoah, Adolf Acquaye, Sheraz Alam Malik. Regional differences in portion size consumption behaviour: Insights for the global food industry. AIMS Agriculture and Food. 2019; 4 (3):731-755.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFred Yamoah; Adolf Acquaye; Sheraz Alam Malik. 2019. "Regional differences in portion size consumption behaviour: Insights for the global food industry." AIMS Agriculture and Food 4, no. 3: 731-755.