Dr. William Ansah Appienti

PhD in Management Science & Engineering, (Chengdu-China)

M.Sc. (Econ), Public Policy Economics, (Hull-UK)

B.A. Economics & Sociology (KNUST-Kumasi)

Member of Academy of Management Researchers

Member of International Association for Chinese Management Researchers (IACMR)

Member of Association of Certified Chartered Economists, in affiliation with the American Academy of Financial Management (AAFM)

Member of Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG)

Leadership, Organizational Behavior,

Creativity & Innovation, Entrepreneurship,

Human Resource Management,

Employee Relations. Strategic Management

Entrepreneurship and venture creation,

Economics, strategic entrepreneurship,

Family Business,

Strategic Manangement

• Conferences Attended:
  Chen, L& Appienti, W. A. Promotive or inhibitive? Examining the impact of paternalistic leadership on creative performance. 2020 Academy of Management Conference Proceedings, Published Online: 29 Jul 2020. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2020.11949abstract
• Chen L& Appienti, W. A. The curvilinear relationship between empowering leadership, work passion and job performance. 2019. Academy of Management Conference Proceedings, Boston, USA. Published Online:1 Aug 2019.  https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2019.10427abstract
• Appienti, W. A., & Chen, L.  Paternalistic leadership and employee creativity: Evidence from Ghana.13-17 June 2018 International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR) Conference Proceedings, Wuhan, China.  

 

• Osei, A, Yunfei, Appienti, W.A. Forkuoh, S.K .The antecedents of process innovation and SMEs Growth: Empirical evidence from shoe manufacturing sector in the Ashanti region of Ghana. 4th 5.Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference, AIIC 2016, 27-29 May, Pamuk Kale, Turkey.
• First International Conference of Entrepreneurship Educators, Researchers and Entrepreneurs in Africa (CEERA), Anita Hotel, Kumasi, 28th - 30th November 2011. Organized by Institute of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (IEED) of Kumasi Polytechnic.

Publications:

1. Bosompem, J., Zheng H., Okae-Adjei, S., Boadi E.A., Atuobuah-Boadi, V.. & Appienti, W.A. (2024). Listen to the other side: impact of supply chain integration practices on value chain performance of pineapple firms in Ghana. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence. /doi.org/10.1080/14783363.2024.2347374

2. Asare-Kyire, L., Bonsu, C. A., Appienti, W. A., & Ackah, O. (2023). Organizational Resilience, Innovation and Firm Performance: Moderating Role of Social Ties. Open Journal of Business and Management, 11, 2034-2050.

3. Asare-Kyire, L., Appienti, W. A., Bonsu, C. A., & Ackah, O. (2023). Entrepreneurial orientation and organizational resilience: role of organizational reconfiguration and absorptive capabilities. Open Journal of Business and Management, 11, 2014-2033.

4. Donkor, F., Appienti, W.A., & Achaia, E. (2021). The impact of transformational leadership style on employee turnover intention in state-owned enterprises in Ghana. The mediating role of organizational commitment. Public Organization Review. doi:10.1007/s11115-021-00509-5 

5.Appienti, W.A., Wadei, K.A., & Osei, A. (2020). The mediating role of information sharing in the relationship between empowering leadership and creativity in teams. American Journal of Leadership and Governance. 5(1):23-39.

6. Chen, L., & Appienti, W. A., (2020). Does a paternalistic leader facilitate voice and creative performance? Evidence from Ghana. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 30(6):1-12. Accepted April, 2020 (Indexed in SSCI).

7. Wadei, K.A., Chen, L., Frempong, J., & Appienti, W. A., (2020). The mediation effect of ethical leadership and creative performance: A social information processing perspective. Journal of Creative Behavior, 0(0):1-14. DOI: 10.1002/jocb.449 (Indexed in SSCI).

8.Appienti, W. A., & Chen, L. (2019). Empowerment, passion and job performance: Implications from Ghana, International Journal of Manpower. 41 (2): 132-151. (Indexed in SSCI).

9.Appienti, W. A., Ofori, D., Damptey, A.O., & Kusi, A. (2016), Key determinants of investment in Ghana: Cointegration and causality analysis. European Journal of Business, Economics and Accountancy. 4 (5):41-49.

10. Asare-Kyire, L., Appienti, W. A., Kusi, A., & Osei, A. (2016). An Investment Analysis of Private Hostel Business in Ghana Tertiary Institutions, a Case of Knust Campus. British Journal of Education, Society & Behavioral Science.15 (1): 1-13.

11. Osei, A., Yunfei, S., Appienti, W. A., & Forkuoh, S. K (2016). Product innovation and SMEs performance in the manufacturing sector of Ghana. British Journal of Economics, Management & Trade. 15(3): 1-14.

12. Opata, N., C., Owusu E.E., & Appienti, W.A. (2016). The impacts of Ghanaian culture, traditions and norms on small scale enterprises

13. Ayogyam, A., Appienti, W. A., Asaah, J. A., & Abubakari, Z., (2012). Resourcing Small and Medium Enterprises: Owners Willingness to Seek Funding from Banks in Ghana. European Journal of Business and Management. 4, (10): 11-19.

14. Ayogyam, A., Appienti, W. A., Asaah, J. A., & Abubakari, Z., (2012). The Impact of Students’ Industrial Training on their Employability Status after Graduation: Evidence from Kumasi in Ghana. International Journal of Advances in Management and Economics. 1(4): 108- 114.