Disraeli Asante-Darko holds a PhD in Operations and Supply Chain Management from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, as well as an MPhil in Applied Mathematics (Operation Research) and a Bsc in Mathematics from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Disraeli  Asante-Darko is a Senior Lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). Disraeli was the Immediate Past Head of GIMPA’s Centre for Management and Development (CMD), which oversaw all executive education at GIMPA Business School. Disraeli was the Head of Programs at the Academy of Leadership and Executive Training, where he was in charge of designing the training curriculum and overseeing all training programs. He was also instrumental in the establishment and administration of the GIMPA Kumasi Campus. Disraeli Asante- Darko is currently the Coordinator of GIMPA Satellite Campuses and Affiliate Institutions.

• Business Analytics
• Supply Chain Management
• Operations Management
• Quantitative Research Methodologies

• Sustainable supply chain management for firm and environmental performance,
• Circular Economy
• Operations and supply chain management Practices
• Procurement Management practices and their attending effect on firm performance

• Provision of Consultancy Service for the West Africa Competitiveness Programme on Cassava,Processed Fruits (mango and Pineapple) and Cosmetic and Personal Care products Value Chain.

• Won the Prestigious Emerald Literati Outstanding Paper Award for 2019
• Won a partial scholarship to participate in the 2017, Global School in Empirical Research Methods. Organized by the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

Graduate Level

• Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Analytics
• Analytical Skills for Decision Making
• Managing Operations
• Managing Service Operations.
• Manufacturing Strategy.

Undergraduate Level

• Business Analytics
• Principles of Operations Management
• Quantitative Methods
• Business Mathematics
• Service Operations.

Selected Publications

• Famiyeh, S., Kwarteng, A., & Asante-Darko, D. (2018). Service quality, customer satisfaction and loyalty in automobile maintenance services: evidence from a developing country. Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, 24(3), 262-279.
• Famiyeh, S., Adaku, E., Amoako-Gyampah, K., Asante-Darko, D., & Amoatey, C. T. (2018). Environmental management practices, operational competitiveness and environmental performance: Empirical evidence from a developing country. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 29(3), 588-607.
• Asante-Darko, D., Adu Bonsu, B., Famiyeh, S., Kwarteng, A., & Goka, Y. (2018). Governance structures, cash holdings and firm value on the Ghana Stock Exchange. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, 18(4), 671-685.
• Adaku, E., Amoatey, C. T., Nornyibey, I., Famiyeh, S., & Asante-Darko, D. (2018). Delays in new product introduction: Experiences of a food processing company in a developing economy. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 29(5), 811-828.
• Asante-Darko, D., Adabor, E. S., & Amponsah, S. K. (2016). A Fourier series model for forecasting solid waste generation in the Kumasi metropolis of Ghana. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 202, 173-185.
• Mensah, I. A., Asante-Darko, D., Sackey, D. T., & Emmanuel, O. B. (2016). Investigation of the Relationship between Direct Major Causes of Maternal Mortality and Some Indirect Factors (Age, Parity and Gravida) through Canonical Correlation Analysis.
• Famiyeh, S., Asante-Darko, D., Kwarteng, A., Gameti, D. K., & Asah, S. A. (2019). Corporate social responsibility initiatives and its impact on social license: some empirical perspectives. Social Responsibility Journal.
• Famiyeh, S., Kwarteng, A., Asante-Darko, D., & Dadzie, S. A. (2018). Green supply chain management initiatives and operational competitive performance. Benchmarking: An International Journal.
• Famiyeh, S., Kwarteng, A., Darko, D. A., & Osei, V. (2020). Environmental and social impacts identification for small-scale alluvial mining projects. Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal.
• Saruchera, F., & Asante‐Darko, D. (2021). Reverse logistics, organizational culture and firm operational performance: Some empirical evidence. Business strategy & development, 4(3), 326-342.
• Tetteh, L. A., Kwarteng, A., Aveh, F. K., Dadzie, S. A., & Asante-Darko, D. (2022). The impact of internal control systems on corporate performance among listed firms in Ghana: the moderating role of information technology. Journal of African Business, 23(1), 104-125.
• Famiyeh, S., Opoku, R. A., Kwarteng, A., & Asante-Darko, D. (2021). Driving forces of sustainability in the mining industry: Evidence from a developing country. Resources Policy, 70, 101910.

Selected Book Chapters

• Osei, V., Asante-Darko, D. (2023). Collaboration Within the Supply Chain. In: Sarkis, J. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Supply Chain Management. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89822-9_56-1

Selected Conferences

• 29^th Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Conference, Houston, Texas, U.S.A: May 2018.
• 28^th Production and Operations Management Society Conference, Washington, Seattle, U.S.A: May 2017.
• Waste management conference organised by Wessex Institute of Technology UK. Valencia, Spain.

Email: dasante-darko@gimpa.edu.gh