Dr. Boakye Boampong

Academic

Area: School of Management; Faculty of Mgmt, Law & Social Sciences
E-mail: b.boampong2@bradford.ac.uk
Phone: +441274233278

Biography

Dr Boakye Boampong is a lecturer in International Business and the programme leader for the BSc International Business and Management Programme at the School of Management. He holds a PhD in Development Economics from the University of Bradford, an MSc in Project Planning and Management, a PGCE in Education, a BSc (hons) in Land Economy, and a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Prior to joining the University of Bradford, Boakye worked as a teacher in Secondary education having achieved Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) from the Department for Education, UK. Boakye’s research interests include exploring the effects of project risk management on project success particularly in development project environments, international business expansion and adaptiveness, entrepreneurial orientation, strategic human resource management, stakeholder influence on project risk management and sustainable development. His work has been published in the Journal of International Development and he has successfully supervised several postgraduate dissertations across this area. Boakye is a member of several professional bodies (HEA, APM, CIPD) and has been invited to speak at Universities, Secondary Schools, Government departments and NGOs in Ghana, the UK, and France. As a professional teacher, Boakye adopts a practice-based approach to teaching and learning and was very instrumental in identifying and developing potential during his time as a teacher in secondary education. His teaching interests are in International Business Strategy, Cross-cultural Management, Human Resource Management and Development, and Project Management.

Research

Exploring the effects of risk management on project success in development project environments, entrepreneurial orientation, strategic human resource management, international business expansion and adaptiveness, strategic human resource, stakeholder influence on project risk management and sustainable development.

Teaching

International Business Strategy
Cross-Cultural Management
Human Resource Management and Development
Project Management
Research Methods

Modules

Cross Cultural Management - SIB7504-A
Current Issues in International Business - SIB6007-B

Professional activities

Education (4)

University of Bradford - MSc
University of Science and Technology Ghana - BSc (hons)
University of Bradford - PhD
University of Sunderland - PGCE

Journal reviews (1)

Global Business and Organizational Excellence - REVIEWER

Outreach activities (1)

Having come from a teaching background, I have began liaising with other colleagues to initiate visits to local secondary schools to provide guidance for students in years 10, 11, 12 and 13 about pathways to higher education to serve as a motivation for them to consider higher education and to improve student outcomes.

Professional associations (3)

Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Fellow (28 May 2024)
Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD), Academic Associate (18 September 2022)
Association of Project Management (APM), Member (6 June 2022)

Publications

Book chapter (1)

Gender, culture and stakeholder management strategies in Africa

Joseph Kwadwo Danquah, Betty J Aidoo-Anderson, Boakye Boampong, Gilbert Zana Naab, William Yamoah, Michael Mensah (2023) Stakeholder Management and Entrepreneurship in Africa. Routledge.

Peer reviewed journal (1)

Developing Sustainable Capacity for Urban Assemblies: Case study of a World Bank project in Ghana

Boakye Boampong, Joseph Kwadwo Danquah, Farhad Analoui, Ambrose Kwabena Amenshiah (2022) JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (ONLINE).