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Dr. Boakye Boampong

Academic

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

Biography

Dr Boakye Boampong is a lecturer in International Business and the programme leader for the BSc International Business and Management Programme at the triple crown 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 Entrepreneurship and Regional Development and the Journal of International Development, and he has successfully supervised several postgraduate projects 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 is highly skilled in identifying and developing potential leaders. 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
  • Cross-Cultural Management - SIB6009-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 (2)

  • 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.
  • I was involved in leading and managing a Near Neighbours sponsored project designed to identify and integrate Asylum seekers and refugees into communities. My duties included organising, planning and chairing meetings with community leaders and government departments, leading and preparing funding applications, planning and implementing the day-to-day execution of the project and ensuring key project activities are delivered on time, within specifications, and within approved budgets.

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 (2)

  • Cultural and Institutional Influences on African MNE Strategies

    Boakye Boampong, Samuel Yaw Kusi, Joseph Kwadwo Danquah, Michael Mensah, and Betty J Aidoo-Anderson (2026) Springer . In Springer editor(s)

  • 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.

Conference publication (2)

Peer reviewed journal (2)