Holy Kwabla Kportorgbi is a lecturer at the Accounting and Finance Department of the Business School. He was the Takoradi campus manager of the Institute. During my tenure, the campus experienced major transformations, culminating in improved brand image, scholarship, and financial sustainability of the campus. Through effective leadership, the Takoradi campus has become a potent platform for networking and idea sharing. Aside from academia, Holy has been at the forefront of managing and leading audit engagement teams.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree, First Class Division, from the University of Cape Coast (Ghana); and a Master of Science in Commerce (Accounting) from the University of Cape Coast. Holy also holds PhD in Accounting from the University of Ghana.

Before joining GIMPA, he worked as an Accountant and Auditor. He was an accounting Specialist at Procredit; the Management Accountant at Dizengoff; and Audit Manager at Suglo & Associates. Holy has led several project audits and supported accounting functions for small businesses in Ghana.

His research work has been published in reputable international peer-review journals including Cogent of Business Management, Cogent of Finance and Economics and Journal of Global Responsibility. Holy is also an examiner for the Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana).

Professional Affiliations

• Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana)

• Taxation
• Ethics
• Corporate reporting
• Sustainability reporting

• Taxation and corporate performance
• Tax ethics and ethical decision making
• Behavioural accounting

2019 Faculty of Excellence awards:

Master’s Level Course, GIMPA Business School, GIMPA, Takoradi Ghana    

• Corporate Reporting Strategy
• Accounting Information systems
• Public Sector Accounting and Finance

Undergraduate Course, GIMPA Business School, GIMPA, Takoradi, Ghana

• Business Policy and Strategy;
• Company Law
• SME Management
• Legal Environment of Business
• Principles of Financial Accounting
• Principles of Management Accounting
• Computer Applications in Business

Peer reviewed journal articles

• Kportorgbi, H. K., Aboagye-Otchere, F., & Kwakye, T. O. (2023). Ethical tax decision-making: Evaluating the effects of organizational prestige valuations and tax accountants’ financial situation. Cogent Business & Management, 10(1), 2196037.
• Kportorgbi, H. K., Kwakye, T. O., & Aboagye-Otchere, F. (2022). Ethical decision-making of tax accountants: examining the relative effect of religiosity, re-enforced tax ethics education and professional experience. Cogent Business & Management, 9(1), 2149148.
• Trawule, A. Y., Gadzo, S. G., Kportorgbi, H. K., & Sam-Quarm, R. (2022). Tax education and fear-appealing messages: A grease or sand in the wheels of tax compliance?. Cogent Business & Management, 9(1), 2049436.
• Gadzo S.G, Kportorgbi, H.K & Gatsi, J.G (2019) Credit risk and operational risk on financial performance of universal banks in Ghana: A partial least squared structural equation model (PLS SEM) approach, Cogent Economics & Finance, DOI: 10.1080/23322039.2019.1589406
• Kportorgbi, H.K; Gadzo, S.G and Gatsi, J.G. (2018). Corporate Tax planning: A Bourdiesian’s perspective. International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting, 8(4), 208-226. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5296/ijafr.v8i4.13791
• Pobbi, M, Gadzo, S.G., Anaman, E.A., Esse, P.Y, and Kportorgbi, H. K. (2018). Utilization of personal tax relief schemes: An empirical analysis in the context of tax evasion. Journal of Accounting and Taxation, 10(8), 96-109.

Office: OF 4, Takoradi campus

E-mail:hkportorgbi@gimpa.edu.gh