Elias Kodjo Kekesi

Lecturer, Department of Management Studies

  • Profile

    Elias Kodjo Kekesi is an Industrial and Organisational Psychologist with a passion for education, research, and consulting. He has been a lecturer at the Department of Management Studies, Ghana Communication Technology University, since September 2018. With a decade of teaching and research experience, Elias has expertise in management, HR, psychology, and organisational development. He holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Ghana with a research focus on psychosocial hazards in emergency work.

    His research interests include personality, entrepreneurship, organisational citizenship behaviours, strategic management, safety-critical organisational contexts, job insecurity, employee psychological health and wellbeing, and human resource practices in emerging markets. Elias has co-published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and received the University of Ghana/Carnegie Corporation of New York PhD Research Grant.

    He is skilled in data analysis and visualization using software such as Stata, SPSS, R, MPlus, Tableau, and Power BI. Additionally, he is dedicated to coaching start-up businesses and their owner-managers as well as enhancing university-community relations.

  • Publications

    No. PUBLICATION
    1 ojtczuk-Turek, A., Turek, D., Edgar, F., et al., …& Kekesi, E.K. (2024). Sustainable human resource management and job satisfaction. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 1–23.
    2 Agyemang, C. B., Agyei, F., Hansen-Garshong, R., Parimah, F., & Kekesi, E. (2024). Psychosocial consequences of job loss in Ghana. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 1-20.
    3 Kekesi, E. K., Agyemang, C. B., & Sam, D. L. (2023). Assessing knowledge and compliance during COVID-19 in Ghana. Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, 100168.
    4 Luguyare, S., Kekesi, E., & Agyemang, B.C. (2022). Predicting organisational citizenship behaviours among students. Legon Journal of Humanities, 32(2), 92-117.
    5 Hansen-Garshong, R., Parimah, F., Kekesi, E., & Agyemang, C. B. (2023). Innovative HR practices among Ghanaian female entrepreneurs. In African Leadership: Powerful Paradigms for the 21st Century.
    6 Agyemang, C. B., Kekesi, E., & Larbi, D. (2020). Locus of control and entrepreneurial intention among university students. Gender and Behaviour, 18(3), 16248-16260.
    7 Damoah, O.B., Addai, A. & Kekesi, K.E. (2017). Barriers to SMEs’ participation in formal training. The Pan-African Journal of Business and Management (PAJBM), 1(1), 49-70.
    8 Berko O. Damoah, O., Ashie, A., & Kekesi, K.E (2016). The propensity to participate in formal training programmes: Evidence from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana. World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 12(4), 344-358.
    9 Kekesi, K.E., & Agyemang, B.C. (2014). Perceived job insecurity and psychological distress: The moderating role of work values. International Journal of Management, Economics and Social Sciences, 3(1), 18-35.

  • Qualifications (Education)

    DATE DEGREE/QUALIFICATION INSTITUTION
    2024 PhD, Psychology University of Ghana, Legon
    July 2011 MPhil, Industrial and Organisational Psychology University of Ghana, Legon
    June 2008 BA, Psychology with English University of Ghana, Legon

  • Professional Training

  • Positions Held/Served

    DATES POSITION
    2019-2022 Ho Campus Coordinator, Student Affairs,.
    2022-2023 Academic year Module Leader, Strategic Management, 2022-2023 Academic year.
    Member, Departmental programme review committee, Department of Management Studies

  • Areas of Expertise/Research

    Psychology of Work and Entrepreneurship
    Organizational and Consumer Behaviour
    Occupational Health and Safety Management
    Human Resource Planning and Development
    Organizational Change and Development
    Business Policy and Strategy
    Psychological Health and Wellbeing

  • Conference/Seminars/Workshops

    26th Annual South African Psychology Congress, Johannesburg, South Africa, October 12-14, 2022.
    25th International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Czeck Republic, July 27-31, 2021
    32nd International Congress of Psychology, Czeck Republic, July 18-23, 2021
    International Conference on Education, Technology and Entrepreneurship, Ghana, September 11-12, 2019.
    4th University of Ghana Business School International Conference on Business and Development, Legon-Ghana, August 17-18, 2017.
    2nd International Research Conference on Promoting Humanities Research for Development in Africa, Legon-Ghana, June 15-17, 2016.

  • Honours/Awards

    University of Ghana/Carnegie Corporation of New York PhD Research Grant – January 2020