Prof. Gilbert Kwabena Amoako
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Head of Department
Staff Grade
Associate Professor
Department
Department of Accountancy and Accounting Information Systems
Faculty
Business School
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Dr Gilbert Kwabena Amoako is a Senior lecturer at the Accounting and Accounting Information System Department, Kumasi Technical University. Dr Amoako is an avid man with an excellent teaching and leadership style that is capable of inspiring young people to grow and become excellent responsible adults and contribute meaningfully towards improved socio-economic well-being of society. He obtained a PhD in Business Administration (Accounting) from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana in September 2021.

Dr Amoako has taught at the undergraduate and postgraduate level for over 12 years in accounting and accounting related courses. He has also been engaging in scholarly research activities as a means to contributing to knowledge, since joining Kumasi Technical University in March 2011. Dr Amoako Currently has 13 peer reviewed research articles and over two hundred and seventy (270) citations in google scholar within the last 10 years.

  • PhD, Business Administration (Accounting),
  • Master of Business Administration (Accounting),
  • Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting),
  • Higher National Diploma (Accounting).
  • My research interest currently, is in the area of financial inclusion
  • sustainability reporting and accountability
  • environmental management accounting practices
  • internal auditing, internal and financial control
  • Financial Accounting
  • Cost Accounting
  • Management Accounting.
  • District Chief executive for Upper Denkyira West (2008 to 2009)
  •     Reviewer: Journal of Modern Economy

Mintah, K. O., & Amoako, G. K. (2022). Does the gender of board members Influence sustainability report format of listed firms? Empirical evidence from India. Managerial Finance, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1108/MF-05-2022-0242

Mintah, K. O., & Amoako, G. K. (2022) CEO characteristics and disability employment of listed firms. Evidence from India, Cogent Business & Management, 9(1),2119826, DOI: 10.1080/23311975.2022.2119826

Obeng, C. K., Frimpong, S., Amoako, G. K., Agyei, S. K., Asafo-adjei, E., & Adam, A. M. (2022). Asymmetric Exchange Rate Pass-Through to Consumer Prices in Ghana: Evidence EMD-NARDL Approach. Journal of Mathematics. 2022, https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/9075263

Gyasi, R.M., Frimpong, S., Lamptey, R.B., Amoako, G.K., Asiki, G., Adam, A.M., (2022). Associations of financial inclusion with physical activity participation in later life. HELIYON, 8(7). https:// doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09901.

Amoako, G. K., Asafo-adjei, E., Mintah, K. O., Adam, A. M. (2022). Do Volatilities Matter in the Interconnectedness between World Energy Commodities and Stock Markets of BRICS? Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society. 2022. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/1030567

Amoako, G. K., Anokye, A., Clement, M. A., Arthur, L., Tackie, G. (2021). Institutional isomorphism, environmental management accounting and environmental accountability: a review. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-01140-y

Sampong, F., Song, N., Amoako, G. K., Boahene, K. O. (2021). Voluntary social performance disclosure and firm profitability of South African listed firms: Examining the complementary role of board independence and managerial ownership. South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 24(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajems

Amoako, G. K., Adam, A. M., Tackie, G., Arthur, C. L. (2021). Environmental accountability practices of environmentally sensitive firms in Ghana: Does institutional isomorphism matter? Sustainability (Switzerland), 13(17). https://doi.org/10.3390/su13179489

Gyasi, R. M., Frimpong, S., Amoako, G. K., Adam, A. M. (2021). Financial inclusion and physical health functioning among aging adults in the sub-Saharan African context: Exploring social networks and gender roles. PLoS ONE, 16(6). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252007

Tweneboah, G., Adam, A. M., Dadzie, E. A. Amoako G.K. (2015). Long Memory Behaviour of Real Interest Rates in Ghana, Journal of Business and Enterprise Development, 5(1)

Sheriff, I. M., Amoako, G. K. (2014). Macroeconomic Determinants of Interest rate Spread in Ghana: Evidence from ARDL Modelling Approach. Journal of Finance and Bank Management, 2(2), 115–132.

Amoako, G. K. (2013). Accounting Practices of SMEs: A Case Study of Kumasi Metropolis in Ghana. International Journal of Business and Management, 8(24), 73–83. https://doi.org/10.5539/ijbm.

Amoako, G. K., & Asante, S. (2012). Compliance with International Financial Reporting Standard 7 (IFRS 7): A Study of Listed Banks in Ghana. Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 3(4), 66–73.