Henry Adobor

Quinnipiac University | QU · Strategic Management + Entrepreneurship & International Business

Ghana’s small-scale artisanal mining sector boasts a rich history that stretches back to pre-colonial times when indigenous communities were involved in small-scale mining. Understanding this historical context is critical to grasping the factors that have led to the rise of illegal entrepreneurship in the present-day sector. Our analysis shows tha...

There is a widespread consensus that organizations are currently navigating an unprecedented era characterized by volatility, uncertainty, and complexity, which is anticipated to persist into the next decade. Addressing the disruptions stemming from such infrequent yet impactful events may necessitate the adoption of novel mental frameworks and man...

This study aims to explore how climate change education and sensemaking can lead to climate engagement and adaptive behavior at the grassroots level. The research focuses on five rural communities in Ghana and seeks to answer three key questions related to how people understand and respond to climate change issues. One strength of the study is the...

This research presents the findings of a study on the outcomes of policy intervention for eradicating illegal artisanal mining in Ghana. Using theories of everyday resistance and discourse, the study explored how actor motivations, choices, and behavior affected the outcome of the government's attempt to eradicate illegal artisanal mining. Driven b...

In this conceptual paper, we explore how artificial intelligence (AI) holds promise as an important and additional tool for combating corruption in public procurement in emerging economies. We aim to extend the understanding of how the emergent technology of AI may be another important tool in the fight against corruption in emerging economies. We...

Purpose-The purpose of this conceptual paper is to explore the role of strategic leadership under conditions of uncertainty and unpredictability. The authors argue that highly improbable, but high-impact events require the upper echelons of management, traditionally the custodians of strategy formulation to offer a new kind of strategic leadership...

The article addresses issues at the nexus of physician industrial action, moral agency, and responsibility. There are situations in which we find ourselves best placed to offer aid to those who may be in vulnerable positions, a behavior that is consistent with our everyday moral intuitions. In both our interpersonal relationships and social life, w...

The purpose of this conceptual paper is to explore the role of strategic leadership under conditions of uncertainty and unpredictability. The authors argue that highly improbable, but high-impact events require the upper echelons of management, traditionally the custodians of strategy formulation to offer a new kind of strategic leadership focused...

Purpose This paper aims to argue that national cultural context variables influence open strategy formation processes. This study suggests that country-specific differences may influence open strategy, a form of strategic decision-making and present propositions linking national culture dimensions, national trust orientation and open strategy. Des...

The paper presents a conceptual framework for extending our understanding of resilience in complex adaptive systems (CAS) such as supply chains using the adaptive cycle framework. The adaptive cycle framework may help explain change and the long-term dynamics and resilience in supply chain networks. Adaptive cycles assume that dynamic systems such...

Purpose A core premise of the paper is that participative, democratic organizational forms have a direct effect on openness. A key proposition is that organizational forms that promote inclusion, transparency and shared decision-making more broadly as part of their structure and culture would enhance greater openness. However, democratic forms are...

Purpose A core premise of the paper is that participative, democratic organizational forms have a direct effect on openness. A key proposition is that organizational forms that promote inclusion, transparency and shared decision-making more broadly as part of their structure and culture would enhance greater openness. However, democratic forms are...

Purpose This article extends the literature on agricultural entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial failure in Ghana, a country in sub-Saharan Africa by exploring failure in a cohort of firms. As engines of economic growth, the performance of micro, small, and medium-sized firms is important. Agro-based enterprises, in particular, are vital because en...

There is some consensus that knowledge management can build a nation’s intellectual capital and improve the effectiveness of public sector management. Therefore, how knowledge is preserved is important. This research explores organizational memory in three public agencies in a developing country context. The study targeted three large public insti...

More and more firms are now creating the position of Chief Ethics Officer (EO) as part of their overall ethical governance program. In the USA, the advent of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines in 1991, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), and the well-publicized corporate scandals that precipitated these legislations seemed to have provided the impetus for...

Strategy is an important tool for competitive success and how firms formulate and implement strategy is widely discussed in both the academic and practitioner literature. Historically, there has been a divide between strategy formulation and execution. Strategy formulation has largely been associated with top management teams, while implementation...

There is increasing research interest on how to build resilient supply chains. Despite this widespread interest, very few studies have directly explored resilience at different levels of analysis. The goal of this paper is to bridge that gap by developing a multi-level framework that describes supply chain resilience as a higher-level construct, ar...

Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework on resilience types in supply chain networks. Design/methodology/approach – Using a complex adaptive systems perspective as an organizing framework, the paper explores three forms of resilience: engineering, ecological and evolutionary and their antecedents and links...

This study explored how a credible third party facilitated the development of supplier partnerships. By identifying qualified potential suppliers, serving as a surrogate for legitimacy for supplier firms and providing a marketplace for the potential partners to meet, the third party organization provided key compensating mechanisms to reduce the po...

Nongovernmental voluntary regimes are important but face problems because of a lack of enforcement mechanism as these regimes are by nature voluntary. The paper examines the Kimberly Process and the Equator Principles as examples of nongovernmental regimes. We conclude that despite their inherent weaknesses, strengthening such regimes will improve...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extend the line of research on the ex ante valuation of the economic payoff from strategic alliances. The paper links a firm's related pre‐alliance situation to an alliance announcement, to predict how investors value the alliance. Design/methodology/approach The researchers collected data on marketing allia...

Purpose The purpose of this research is to examine leadership in an intermediary organization whose mission is to facilitate collaboration between large corporations and their smaller suppliers, a bridging organization. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach using a single case revelatory method was adopted. Data were collected from a...

The outsourcing of medical research has become a strategic imperative in the global pharmaceutical industry. Spurred by the challenges of competition, the need for speed in drug development, and increasing domestic costs, pharmaceutical companies across the globe continue to outsource critical parts of their value chain activities, namely contract...

Purpose The management and strategy literature continues to show that many companies now rely on alliances for their long‐term success. This paper seeks to explain why some industries have an over‐representation of inter‐firm strategic alliances, relative to others. Design/methodology/approach A theory of group behavior is used to show that an int...

Although purchasing trends are moving toward consolidation, a strong economic argument can be made for supplier diversity. In fact, most Fortune 500 companies currently employ supplier diversity initiatives. If integrated into the overall corporate strategy, supplier diversity can become a source of competitive advantage for corporations. In order...

Organizations continue to show renewed focus on managing their ethics programs by developing organizational infrastructures to support their ethics implementation efforts. An important part of this process has been the creation of an ethics officer position. Whether individuals appointed to the position are successful in the role or not may depend...

Strategic alliances have become an important means for developing and improving a firm's level of competitiveness. Although attractive, alliances are risky and difficult to manage. One crucial mechanism in managing and reducing alliance risk is reliance on personal relationships between managers in partnering firms. Personal ties are beneficial in...

Purpose This study seeks to investigate a nonlinear relationship between the uncertainty associated with an economic exchange and trust. Design/methodology/approach This study uses data from 191 respondents representing middle and senior management in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry in the USA and Canada to achieve the research purpo...

Cooperative strategies, both domestic and foreign, have become an important component of the strategic repertoire of firms. Various forms of interfirm alliances are redefining and transforming the very nature of competition. Considering their importance, a solid understanding of their fundamental dynamics is necessary. Different forms of alliances...

Purpose – The overall purpose of this research is to increase understanding of the factors that promote the effective use of simulations in management education. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses data from 49 teams of respondents performing a management simulation exercise to achieve the research purpose. Respondents took part in the si...

Cooperative strategies, both domestic and foreign, have become an important component of the strategic repertoire of firms. Various forms of interfirm alliances are redefining and transforming the very nature of competition. Considering their importance, a solid understanding of their fundamental dynamics is necessary. Different forms of alliances...

Although contracts are an important part of any interorganizational relationship, it is generally accepted that informal understanding, based on trust, may prove even more powerful than contracts in assuring a successful relationship. This study presents an empirical test of a theory of trust creation in economic exchange. The paper explores the th...

Joint ventures (JVs) and other forms of interfirm collaboration continue to be an important part of the strategy of a substantial number of firms. Although JVs are interfirm level phenomena, individuals play very important roles in managing the relationship. This article presents a framework for the identification and selection of individual talent...

Evidence from joint venture research points to the vital role of the group of individuals who manage the administration of the venture. Venture managers face challenges that may not be present in top management teams within the hierarchy of a firm. Despite substantial research on joint ventures, understanding of this unique management group remains...

Despite their allure and their growing importance, strategic alliances are risky and difficult to manage. Firms must take steps to protect themselves and develop the capability to manage successful relationships. E-commerce presents particular challenges. Where speed and change are the norm, a whole new set of critical success factors comes into pl...

This thesis focuses on the dynamics of trust in strategic alliances. Trust as a form of qualitative governance is generally seen as a mother lode for successful partnering. Yet our understanding of this core concept lags behind our appreciation of its importance. Worse yet, a certain amount of skepticism exists on the idea of governance by trust-ba...