STAFF PROFILE

    SUNYANI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

Prof. Kwame Oduro Amoako

Associate Professor

P. O. Box 206, Sunyani

kwame.amoako@stu.edu.gh

Associate Professor

Head of Quality Assurance Directorate

Autobiography

I am Kwame Oduro Amoako, an Associate Professor of Accounting and Corporate Sustainability at Sunyani Technical University. Born on December 31, 1981, in Kumasi, Ghana, I hail from Tano Odumasi, Agona in the Ashanti Region.

Publication/Research

Book Chapters
  • Tuffour, J., Patnaik, S., Ayikoru, M., & Amoako, K. O. (2024). Accounting for the informalisation of small-scale enterprises: evidence from Ghana’s gold mining industry. In Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development in Africa (pp. 37-52). Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Amoako, K. O., Amoako, I. O., Tuffour, J., Naab, G. Z., & Owiredu-Ghorman, K. (2023). Challenges of Sustainability Practices: Evidence From a Gold Mining Multinational Enterprise in Ghana. In Contextualising African Studies: Challenges and the Way Forward (pp. 53-78). Emerald Publishing Limited.
  • Amoako, K.O., Amoako, I.O., Tuffour, J. & Amaning, N. (2022). Contextualising Sustainability Reporting in Host Communities: An Insight from a Mining Subsidiary in Ghana. In Omeihe, K.O. and Harrison, C. (Ed.) The African Context of Business and Society: New Frontiers in African Business and Society, (pp. 137-164). Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing Limited.
  • Amoako, I. O., Maas, G., & Amoako, K. O. (2021). Entrepreneurship Education in the United Kingdom: Traditional Teacher-Led Learning Approaches Versus the Experiential Team Academy Model. In Vettraino, E. & Urzelai, B. (Ed.) Team Academy and Entrepreneurship Education (pp. 69-83). New York, USA: Routledge Taylor and Francis.
  • Nyame-Asiamah, F., Amoako, K. O. & Kawalek, P. (2022). Cohered Emergent Theory for designing and implementing multinational mining sustainability practices in Ghana. In David Crowther, D. & Seifi, S. (Ed.) The Complexities of Sustainability. Science, Technology and Sustainability: Volume 1. London, UK: World Scientific Publishing Company.
Journal Articles
  • Amoako, K.O., Lord, B.R. & Dixon, K. (2021). Narrative accounting for mining in Ghana: An old defence against a new threat?, Resources Policy, 74, pp. 1-17.
  • Amoako, K. O., Dixon, K., Amoako, I. O., Marfo, E. O., Tuffour, J., & Lord, B. R. (2024). Stakeholders’ perceptions of sustainability performance of a gold mining subsidiary in Ghana. Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change, 20(3), 409-432.
  • Marfo, E. O., Amoako, K. O., Arthur, J. L., & Yankey, N. (2024). Sustainability dimensions in the mission, vision and value statements of the largest corporations in Ghana: a sectoral analysis. International Journal of Law and Management, 66(5), 624-645.
  • Amoako, K. O., Marfo, E. O., Akwaa-Sekyi, E. K., Amaning, N., & Yankey, N. (2023). Stakeholder perceptions of sustainability reporting on the websites of technical universities in Ghana. Benchmarking: An International Journal, 30(2), pp 1-37.
  • Amaning, N., Osei, R. A., Amoah, R., Andzei, T. A., Amoako, K. O., & Quansah, E. (2023). Do audit report disclosures significantly predict firm failure? The Ghanaian context. International Journal of Critical Accounting, 13(3), 227-248.
  • Amoako, K.O., Amoako, I.O., Tuffour, J. & Marfo, E.O. (2021). Formal and informal sustainability reporting: an insight from a mining company’s subsidiary in Ghana. Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, 20(5), 897-925.
  • Amoako, K. O. (2023). Sustainability reporting on the websites of public and private universities in Ghana, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 24(2), pp. 1-27.
  • Awuah, L. S., Amoako, K. O., Yeboah, S., Marfo, E. O., & Ansu-Mensah, P. (2021). Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Motivations and challenges of a Multinational Enterprise (MNE) subsidiary’s engagement with host communities in Ghana, International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility, 6(1), 1-13.
  • Ansu-Mensah, P., Marfo, E.O., Awuah, L.S. & Amoako, K.O. (2021). Corporate social responsibility and stakeholder engagement in Ghana’s mining sector: A case study of Newmont Ahafo Mines. International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility, 6(1), pp. 1-22.
  • Marfo, E.O., Amoako, K.O., Amaning, N., Anim, R.O., & Owiredu-Ghorman, K. (2022). The impact of accounting on the sustainability practices of small and medium size enterprises (SMES) in Ghana, Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal, 26(6), 1-22.
  • Asigbetse, S., Arthur, J. L., Amoako, K. O., Marfo, E. O., & Arthur, S. D. (2022). An Empirical Assessment of the Nexus between Sectoral Structure, Inflation, Exchange Rate and Economic Growth in Ghana. Open Journal of Business and Management, 10(5), 2242-2275.
  • Amaning, N., Kuranchie, A., Amoako, K. O., Marfo, E. O., & Osei-Anim, R. (2022). Investigating the Auditor’s Adopted Safeguards in Ensuring Audit Quality amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from an Emerging Market, East African Scholars Journal of Economics, Business and Management, 5(3), 81-96.
  • Amoako, K.O., Lord, B.R. and Dixon, K. (2017). Sustainability reporting: Insights from the websites of five plants operated by Newmont Mining Corporation, Meditari Accountancy Research, 25(2), 186-215. https://doi.org/10.1108/MEDAR-02-2016-0020
  • Amoako, K. O., Amoako, I. O., & Marfo, E. O. (2018). Comparing sustainability disclosures on corporate websites: a case study of Newmont Mining Corporation's plant sites in Ghana. International Journal of Multinational Corporation Strategy, 2(3-4), 241-275.
  • Marfo, E. O., Amoako, K. O., Antwi, H. A., Ghansah, B., & Mohammed Baba, G. (2017). Corporate Social Responsibility: Institutional Behavior Differences in Extractive Industry. International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa, 33, 194-215.
  • Mensah, O. S., Asiedu-Appiah, F., Amoako, K. O., & Agyapong, J. (2018). The Relationship between Agribusiness Development and Agricultural Growth: Time Series Data from PR China. American Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 7(1), 2356-6191.
Research papers presented at international accounting conferences
  • Akwaah-Sekyi, E., Marfo, E. O & Amoako, K.O. (2020). Women in entrepreneurship and regulatory constraints: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa, 2020 Virtual Global Development Finance Conference, University of Cape Town (Virtual), 18-19 November,2020.
  • Amoako, K.O., Amoako, I.O., & Tuffour, J. (2020). Contextualizing sustainability reporting in host communities: An insight from a mining subsidiary in Ghana, UK (Online), BAM Conference in the Cloud, 2nd -4th September, 2020.
  • Amoako, K.O., Lord, B.R. & Dixon, K. (2018). Stakeholders’ perceptions about the connection between Sustainability and Accounting Practices: Insights from mining in Ghana, University of Edinburgh, UK: 12th Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting Conference, 11-13 July 2018.
  • Amoako, K.O., Lord, B.R. & Dixon, K. (2017). Stakeholders’ perceptions of sustainability and management accounting in the mining sector: Evidence from Gold Fields Ghana. Christchurch, New Zealand: 11th New Zealand Management Accounting Conference, 23-24 Nov 2017.
  • Amoako, K.O., Lord, B.R. & Dixon, K. (2016). Sustainability and environmental reports of a multinational mining firm: A pilot study. University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa: The Meditari Accountancy Research Conference 2016, 28-30 June 2016.
  • Marfo, E.O &Amoako, K.O. (2013). The industrial Differences of Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: An empirical study of Listed Firms in Ghana, a paper presented at the Sino-conference for foreign Post graduate students, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang-China, Nov 2013.
  • Amoako, K.O., Lord, B.R. & Dixon, K. (2018). Stakeholders’ perceptions on corporate sustainability performance in the mining sector: A case study of a multinational mining company operating in Ghana. University of Essex,Colchester, UK: 2018 Accounting and Accountability in Emerging Economies (AAEE) Conference.28-29 June 2018.
  • Amoako, K.O. (2016). Environmental accounting and Decision making of mining industry in Ghana. University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa: The Meditari Accountancy Research Conference-Doctoral Colloquium, 2016,28-30 June 2016.
  • Amoako, K.O., Lord, B.R. & Dixon, K. (2016). Sustainability and environmental reports of a mining firm in a multinational mining firm: A pilot study. Christchurch, New Zealand, University of Canterbury ACIS Postgraduate Students Research Conference 2016, 17-19 September, 2016.
  • Amoako, K.O. &Marfo, E.O. (2013). Environmental Accounting and The CEOs role in an organization, a paper presented at the Sino- conference for foreign Post graduate students, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang-China, Nov. 2013.
  • Amoako, K.O., Lord, B.R. & Dixon, K. (2015). Sustainability and environmental reports of a mining firm in Ghana: A pilot study. Lincoln, New Zealand: 9th New Zealand Accounting Conference, 19-20 Nov 2015.
  • Marfo, E.O & Amoako, K.O. (2013). The industrial Differences of Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: An empirical study of Listed Firms in Ghana, a paper presented at the Sino-conference for foreign Post graduate students, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang-China, Nov 2013.
Research Interest

    My research explores the adoption of sustainable practices in businesses, focusing on accounting, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges. I examine how multinational corporations (MNEs) and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developed and emerging economies navigate these challenges. My goal is to provide practical insights that help businesses, policymakers, and academics collaborate to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Professional Qualifications

Education

My academic journey began at Adventist Preparatory School in Techiman, Ghana, where I completed my basic education in 2007. I then attended SDA Senior High School in Bekwai, Ashanti Region, Ghana, studying Accounting. My tertiary education took me to Valley View University in Accra, Ghana, where I earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting in 2006. I furthered my studies at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, obtaining a Master of Business Administration in Accounting in 2008. In 2018, I obtained my PhD in Accounting from the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Teaching Experience

With over 15 years of teaching experience in Ghanaian universities and abroad, I have taught at esteemed institutions, including Coventry University, UK (Quest lecturer) and the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. My teaching expertise spans undergraduate and graduate courses.

Courses Taught
  • Principles of Accounting
  • Intermediate Accounting
  • Advanced Accounting
  • Management Accounting
  • Auditing
  • Financial Management
  • Taxation
  • Business Research Methods

As an Adjunct Professor, I have also taught at several universities, including Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Valley View University, University of Energy and Natural Resources, and Christian Service University.

Service/Innovations

Service to Sunyani Technical University Community
  1. Governing Council Member, Convocation Representative (Oct 2020-Date)
  2. Director, Quality Assurance and Academic Planning Directorate (Sept 2023-Date)
  3. Member, Academic Board (Aug 2019-Date)
  4. Deputy Director, Quality Assurance and Academic Planning Directorate (Dec 2022-Aug 2023)
  5. Chairman, Institutional Review Committee (Aug 2022-Date)
  6. Chairman, Parrot FM Management Committee (Oct 2023-Date)
  7. Chairman, Re-Accreditation and New Programmes Development Committee, Department of Accountancy (Dec 2019-Date)
  8. Chairman, Academic Programmes Committee (July 2023-Date)
  9. Chairman, Disciplinary Committee (June 10-17, 2021)
  10. Coordinator, GTEC's visit on five-year Cyclical Institutional Review (Sept 2020-Date)
  11. Peer reviewer/Internal Moderator (Sept 2018-Date)
  12. Academic Mentor, Department of Accountancy (Sept 2018-Date)
  13. Academic Counselor, Department of Accountancy (Sept 2018-Date)
  14. Member, Students Project Defense Panel, Department of Accountancy (Oct 2009-Date)
  15. Editorial Advisory Board Member, Journal of Engineering, Applied Science and Humanities (Jan 2022-Date)

Service to the Ghanaian Community
  1. Resource Person, Storm FM Morning Show (Aug 2022-Date)
  2. Member, Penkwase SDA Church Board (Jan 2019-Date)
  3. Church Auditor, SDA Church, Penkwasi (Jan 2019-Date)
  4. Member, Auditors for STU Driving School (2019)
  5. Member, Auditors for TUTAG STU credit union (2020)
  6. Member, Finance Committee, SDA Church, Penkwasi (Jan 2023-Date)
  7. Assistant Director, Stewardship, SDA Church, Penkwasi (Jan 2019-Date)
  8. Patron, Ghana Adventist Students Association, STU Chapter (Jan 2018-Date)
  9. Patron, Church Choir, SDA Church, Penkwasi (Jan 2021-Date)
  10. External Examiner/Assessor, Valley View University (Mar 2018-Date)
  11. External Examiner, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Oct 2021-Date)
  12. Research Supervisor, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Oct 2018-Date)
  13. External Assessor (Academic Staff Promotion), University of Energy and Natural Resources (2022-Date)
  14. External Examiner, Christian Service University College (Oct 2021-Date)
  15. Research Supervisor, Christian Service University College (Oct 2021-Date)

Service to the International Community
  1. Editorial Board Member, Social Sciences & Humanities Open (2024-Date)
  2. Discussant/Panel Member, 1st Dosz-Gash Students Scientific Conference (June 3, 2022)
  3. Reviewer, Qualitative Market Research (2022-Date)
  4. Reviewer, The Extractive Industries and Society Journal (2022-Date)
  5. Reviewer, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (2020-Date)
  6. Reviewer, Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change (2022-Date)
  7. Reviewer, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education (2022-Date)
  8. Reviewer, Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting (2022-Date)
  9. Reviewer, Contextualizing African Studies (2022-Date)
  10. Reviewer, International Journal of Real Estate Studies (2021-Date)
  11. Teaching/Research Assistant, University of Canterbury (Mar 2015-Sept 2018)