Dr Augustina Akonnor

Department

Liberal Arts & Hospitality Studies

Augustina Akonnor is a Senior Lecturer, the Dean of Student Affairs and Director of International Programmes at GIMPA. She holds a PhD in Educational Studies, Ohio University, USA (2008). Dr. Akonnor served as the Head of Department of Liberal Arts before she was appointed to the position of Dean of Student Affairs in September 2021. She also doubles as the Director of International Programmes. Prior to joining GIMPA, Dr. Akonnor has worked with Ghana Airways and international organisations in the United States.

PhD in Educational Studies, Ohio University, USA – 2008
MPA Ohio University, USA – 2005
MA in International Affairs, Ohio University, USA – 2003
BA (Hons) Secretaryship, University of Cape-Coast – 1998

Gender and Public Administration
Gender and Development
Development Management and Administration
Governance and Development of Extractive Industries

Peer Reviewed Publications

Ohemeng, F.L.K. & Akonnor, A (2022). The new public sector reform strategy in Ghana: Creating a new path for a better public service. Public Organisation Review https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-021-00600-x
Akonnor, A. & Ohemeng, F.L.K. (2019). Towards a more accountable resource governance in develop-ing countries: The case of Ghana’s oil and gas sector, Extractive Industries and Society, 2 (1): pp 24-32.
Mawuko-Yevugah, L., Abembia Ayelazuno, J. A. & Akonnor, A. (2019). The petrochemicals industry and land/ocean grabs in Ghana: Interrogating the role of the Ghanaian neoliberal state. Greenhill Journal of Leadership and Governance, 1 (1) 119-145.
Abdul-Rahaman, B. A. & Adusah-Karikari, A. (2019). The Rhetoric and Reality of Development Planning for Rural Development in Ghana: The Case of East Gonja District in Northern Ghana. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 54(5), 656-673.
Ohemeng, F.L.K. & Adusah-Karikari, A. (2017). The Rise of Executive Agencies and its Effect on the Civil Service. Ghana Social Science Journal. 14 (2), 199-229.
Ohemeng, F.L.K, Bukari H. Z. & Adusah-Karikari, A. (2015). Performance Appraisal and Its Use for Individual and Organizational Improvement in the Civil Service of Ghana: The Case of Much Ado about Nothing? Public Administration and Development, 35, 179–191.
Adusah-Karikari, A. (2015) Black Gold in Ghana: Changing Livelihoods for Women in Communities affected by Oil Production. Extractive Industries & Society Journal 2 (1): pp 24-32.
Adusah-Karikari, A & Ohemeng, F. (2014). Representative Bureaucracy in the Public Service: A Critical Analysis of the Challenges Confronting Women Managers in Ghana. International Journal of Public Administration, 37, 568-580.
Ohemeng, F.L.K. & Adusah-Karikari, A. (2014). Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Strategies to enhance the Advancement of Women in Ghana’s Public Service. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 50 (3), 359- 379.
Adusah-Karikari, A. & Akuoko, T. (2010). Gender Mainstreaming in Ghana’s Public Sector: Myth or Reality. The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations (10) 4, 95- 111.
Adusah-Karikari, A. & Godwyll, F. (2008). The Juggling Act: Mothers as Academics. The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations, (8) 6, 19-31.
Adusah-Karikari, A. & Tandoh-Offin, P. (2020) Managing Disasters in Developing Countries: Perspectives from Ghana. In Brown, David & Czaputowicz, Jacek (Eds.), Dealing with Disaster: Public Capacities for Crisis and Contingency Management, IIAS Public Governance Series (Vol. 1), Brussels: IIAS- IISA. pp 281-300.
Adusah-Karikari, A. & Godwyll, F. (2008). Globalization and its Impact on Women in Developing Countries. In F. Godwyll (Ed.), Poverty, Education and Development, Nova Science Publishers: New York, USA pp. 201-213.
Adusah-Karikari, A. (2015). Book Review – FRANKLIN OBENG-ODOOM, Oiling the Urban Economy: Land, Labour, capital and the state in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana. London: Routledge, Africa, 85, pp 559-560.
Adusah-Karikari, A. (2015). Gender-Based Initiatives at the Decentralised Level: Are we there yet? The Common Fund Newsletter (District Assemblies Common Fund) Issue 4.
Adusah-Karikari, A (2015). Gender and Diversity Module. Prepared for Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), West Africa.
Adusah-Karikari, A & Addae Mensah, I (2015). Leading and Managing Research. A Manual for Senior Academic Leadership Training (SALT).
Adusah-Karikari, A & Tabaazuing, J. (2013). Research Administration – A Manual for Research Administrator. Produced by GIMPA in collaboration with Institute Superieur de Development local for Association of African Universities.

Akonnor, A. & Krah, R.D. (Under Review). The Balancing Act: The Role of Professional Accounting Bodies in Supporting Women in the Accounting Profession. Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies.

Office: Student Affairs Directorate

E-mail: tinaadusah@gimpa.edu.gh