Samuel Anokye Nyarko
PhD Alumni
Samuel Anokye Nyarko holds a PhD in International Businss from the School of Business and Law, University of Agder and a PhD in Economics and Management from the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Université libre de Bruxelles (cotutelle PhD). He has assisted in teaching several master and bachelor courses at the University of Agder, Norway and at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana. Previously, he also worked as an assistant coordinator of Educational Pathways International (EPI), Ghana.
Samuel holds a Master of Science degree in Business Administration (specilaization in International Management) from University of Agder and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (specialization in Accounting) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He is also a qualified Accountant with certification from the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG).
Samuel is a member of the Center for Research on Social Enterprises and Microfinance (CERSEM) at the University of Agder (https://cersem.uia.no/) and the Centre for European Research in Microfinance (CERMi) at the Université libre de Bruxelles (http://www.cermi.eu/).
Research interests
Hybrid organizations, Microfinance, Corporate governance, International business, social enterprises
Academic interests
- Pro-social organizations
- strategy
- Accounting
Projects
- Mission and performance of Social enterprises
- Subsidization of social enterprises
- Internationalisation of social enterprises
Scientific publications
- Ohene Djan, Kwame; Nyarko, Samuel Anokye; Mersland, Roy; Beisland, Leif Atle; Nakato, Linda (2023). Influence of international ownership on the performance of local social enterprises: Evidence from the global microfinance industry. Strategic Change. ISSN: 1086-1718. 32 (2-3). s 53 - 71. doi:10.1002/jsc.2536.
- Naatu, Felicia; Nyarko, Samuel Anokye; Munim, Ziaul Haque; Alon, Ilan (2022). Crowd-out effect on consumers attitude towards corporate social responsibility communication. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. ISSN: 0040-1625. 177doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121544.
- Mersland, Roy; Nyarko, Samuel Anokye; Sirisena, Amila Buddhika (2019). A hybrid approach to international market selection: The case of impact investing organizations. International Business Review. ISSN: 0969-5931. doi:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2019.101624.
- Mersland, Roy; Nyarko, Samuel Anokye; Szafarz, Ariane (2019). Do social enterprises walk the talk? Assessing microfinance performances with mission statements. Journal of Business Venturing Insights. ISSN: 2352-6734. 11s 1 - 11. doi:10.1016/j.jbvi.2019.e00117.
- Beisland, Leif Atle; Mersland, Roy; Nyarko, Samuel Anokye (2022). Lending to Women and Lending Risk in Micro-Banks: The Moderating Effects of Patriarchy and Female Leadership.
- Mwintome, Gordon; Mersland, Roy; Zamore, Stephen; Agana, Joseph; Nyarko, Samuel Anokye (2021). Agency conflicts and the demand for perceived audit quality in microfinance institutions.
- Mwintome, Gordon; Zamore, Stephen; Agana, Joseph; Nyarko, Samuel Anokye; Mersland, Roy (2020). Auditor Choice and its Implications for Hybrid Organizations.
- Hudon, Marek; Nyarko, Samuel Anokye; Szafarz, Ariane (2019). Donated equity, Subsidized loans, and the Governance of Social Enterprises.
- Djan, Kwame Ohene; Nyarko, Samuel Anokye; Mersland, Roy; Beisland, Leif Atle; Nakato, Linda (2019). The Impact of International Ownership on the Performance of Social Enterprises: A Global Survey of Microfinance Shareholder Firms.
- Hudon, Marek; Nyarko, Samuel Anokye; Szafarz, Ariane (2019). Donated equity, Subsidized loans, and the Governance of Social Enterprises.
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