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Lecturer, Department of Management Studies
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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.
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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
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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
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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