Dr. Charles Osei Dwumfour

Email:

• [email protected]

Educational Qualifications:

• PhD in Management Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, China.
• Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE-Mathematics Option), University of Cape Coast, Ghana
• Master of Arts in Development Economics and BSc Agric. Tech. (Agric Economics and Extension –Major), University for Development Studies, Ghana

Areas of Specialization:

• Regional Economic Development
• Industrial Economics
• Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation
• Project Management
• Agribusiness Management
• Agriculture Economics
• Educational Management

Service to Community:

• Director (Programs), Dangee Humanitarian Mission For Africa, And Ngo 64 Dikbas Ave, Wonderboom, Wonderboom, Gauteng, 0182, South Africa.
• Board Member, Centre for Livelihood Development and Resilience, Ghana

Published Peer reviewed articles / Book Chapters/ Academic books:

• Jia, P., Zhuang, J., Vaca Lucero, A. M., Osei, C. D., & Li, J.(2021). Does Participation in Local Non-Agricultural Employment Improve the Mental Health of Elderly Adults in Rural Areas? Evidence from China. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 1-13

• Osei D.C. & Zhuang J. (2020) Rural Poverty Alleviation strategies and social capital link: The Mediation Role of Women Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation. Sage Open, 10(3), 1-10

• Osei, D.C., Zhuang, J., Menyah, M.V., & Gyasi, P.A. (2020). An Empirical Study on Determinants of Intentions toward Social Entrepreneurship among Overseas University Students in China. International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, 7(5), 276-291.

• Pakmoni L., Chen Y. Osei, D.C, Mangdow PS. (2018). Graduating from Extreme Poverty into a Sustainable Livelihood: A Case Study of LEAP programme in the Pandai District, Ghana. Developing Country Studies 8(12), 15-23.

• Osei, D. C., Tawiah R. and Osei-Boadu Y. (2014). Analysis of Rural Household Poverty and Farmers’ Decision on Child Labour Nexus using Multinomial Logit Model. American Journal of Mathematics and statistics, 4(6), 248-253.

• Osei D. C., Larbi E. and Osei-Boadu Y. (2014). Multidimensional approach to barriers of information and communication technology adoption among senior high school teachers in Ghana. International Journal of Educational Research, 2(12), 389-396.

Articles under review:

• Osei, D.C., Zhuang, J., Menyah, M.V. (Under review). Influence of regulative, normative and cognitive institutions on Entrepreneurial orientation and performance of rural farm enterprises in Ghana. (Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice).

• Osei, D.C. (Under Review). Institutions and Entrepreneurial Performance of Agribusiness Enterprises: Exploring the mediating role of entrepreneurial opportunity recognition and opportunity exploitation. (Journal of regional entrepreneurship development).

Research in Progress:

• Institutions, Public Goods and Women in Rural Entrepreneurship in Africa

Conference papers:  

• Charles Dwumfour Osei (201). Social Entrepreneurship intentions among Overseas University Students in China. Ninth Sino-Foreign Postgraduate international Conference, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China.