Kwasi Addei Mensah
Accra
Summary
Kwasi Addei Mensah is currently the head of the Department of General Business Studies at Wisconsin International University College, Ghana. Additionally, he has acquired the requisite skills and experience in research and teaching and has demonstrated this in every institution he has worked. He has also collaborated with other lecturers and senior lecturers in their research works. His areas of competence are; public administration, public policy, research methods, quantitative methods, human resource management /personnel administration, organizational management and administration, strategic management, and related courses. He has also been involved in academic planning, programme development and examination related activities. Additionally, he has practical work experience in workshop facilitation, participatory planning and management techniques as well as skills in evaluation research and technical report writing. His strong points are good interpersonal relations, excellent team spirit and working to stated deadlines.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Lecturer
Wisconsin International University College, Ghana
02.2013 - Current
- Ag
- Head of Department, General Business Studies Department
- Research, Lecturing (Public Administration, Principles of Management, Management and Organizational Development (MBA) and previously Professional Office Management and Training and Development and Quantitative Methods), examining students on the courses lectured/taught, and, supervision and examination of student project works
- Member, Academic Board
- Member, Academic Planning Committee
- Member, Disciplinary Committee
- Leader, printing team
- Responsible for the printing, packaging, and distribution of examination questions for the school
- Departmental examination coordinator (General Business Department)
- Responsible for the coordination and supervision of all examination related activities in the department
- Internal Examiner, School of Graduate and Research Studies.
Lecturer (Part-time)
Catholic Institute of Business and Technology, Accra, Ghana
02.2015 - Current
- Long Essay Supervision (Previously taught and examined students on International Human Resource Management, Constitution and Public Administration, Public Administration, Introduction to Public Administration, Introduction to Strategic Management and Ethics in Administration).
Lecturer (Part-time)
Methodist University College, Ghana
02.2018 - 06.2018
- Teaching and examining graduate students in International Human Resource Management, and Change Management and Organisation Development.
Lecturer (Part-time)
Organisation Development Institute
07.2019 - Current
- Dissertation Supervision
- (Previously taught and examined graduate students on Module 5 of the MA in Organisation Development
- The Module entails, Emotional Intelligence, Dynamic Team Building, and Relation Skills in the Consulting Process; and Module 6 which entails Large Systems Interventions, Leadership and Management, and Establishing a Consultancy Biusiness.
Part-Time Lecturer
Wisconsin International University College
09.2010 - 12.2012
- Research, Lecturing (Professional Office Management and Principles of Management; and previously Training and Development and Quantitative Methods), examining students on the courses lectured/taught, and supervision and examination of student project works.
Project Officer
MIGALS Services Limited
03.2005 - 04.2007
- Design and development of project proposals
- Responding to client requests
- Project monitoring and report writing
- Project evaluation
- Field studies.
Project Officer
Promoting Partnership with Traditional Authorities Project/Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council (PPTAP/AATC)
03.2005 - 10.2006
- Preparation of financial monitoring reports
- Preparation of Terms of Reference for the procurement of services
- Budgeting for workshops and project activities
- Assistant to the Procurement Specialist
- Planning and Organization of Workshops and Fieldtrips
- Preparation of Project Reports.
Project Officer
Community-Based Integrated Natural Resource Management Project – Okyeman Environment Foundation
03.2005 - 12.2005
- Preparation of financial monitoring reports
- Preparation of Terms of Reference for the procurement of services
- Budgeting for workshops and project activities
- Assistant to the Procurement Specialist
- Planning and Organization of Workshops and Fieldtrips
- Preparation of Project Reports.
National Service Personnel: Research Assistant
Bureau of Integrated Rural Development, (KNUST)
11.2003 - 08.2004
- Research Assistant at the Bureau of Integrated Rural Development, (KNUST), Kumasi.
Education
PhD Public Administration -
University of Ghana
Legon, Accra01.2015
Certificate -
University of California at Berkeley
Master of Public Administration (MPA) -
University of Ghana
01.2003
B.Sc. (Planning) -
KNUST
Kumasi, Ghana01.2003
SSCE -
Mfantsipim School
Cape Coast, GhanaSkills
- Microsoft Office Applications
- SPSS
- Corel Draw
Languages
English
Twi
Consultancy Services
- Final Evaluation of the project: Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight over Extractive Industry Revenues in Ghana, Revenue Watch Institute, Ghana, 06/2011, 09/2011
- Final Evaluation of the project; Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight over Extractive Industry Revenues in Sierra Leone, Revenue Watch Institute and IBIS, Sierra Leone, 04/2011, 09/2011
- Baseline Study on Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight over Extractive Industry Revenues in Sierra Leone, Revenue Watch Institute and IBIS, Sierra Leone, 04/2010, 06/2010
- A study on the Impact of Decentralization on Planning in Ghana: The case of the Health Sector, School of Research and Graduate Studies, University of Ghana, Accra, 03/2010, 05/2010
- Study on Fixing One-Time Premium for the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme, National Health Insurance Authority, Ghana, 11/2009, 01/2010
- Baseline Study on Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight over Extractive Industry Revenues in Ghana, Revenue Watch Institute, Ghana, 08/2009, 10/2009
- Development of a Policy Framework for the Management of Migration and Development in Ghana, UNDP, Ghana, 05/2006, 06/2006
- Research on ‘Child Labour in the Cocoa Industry in Ghana’, General Agricultural Workers Union of the Trade Unions Congress (GAWU of TUC, Ghana), Ghana, 11/2004
- Promoting Partnership with Traditional Authorities Project (PPTAP), Basic Health Improvement and Family Planning Project for the Asante Kingdom, Ghana, 05/2004
- Training of Beneficiary Groups in Business Management and Group Dynamics under the Village Infrastructure Project (VIP): Dormaa District, Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana, 05/2004
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 06/01/80
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Ghanaian
- Marital Status: Married
Personal Research
- Factors Affecting the Implementation of the National Health Insurance Policy, PhD, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, 2015
- The Influence of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) On Ghana’s Health Policy Formation (2001 - 2008), MPA, University of Ghana, Accra, 2009
- Evaluation of Housing Situation in Indigenous Housing Areas of Mining Settlements in Developing Economies: A Case Study of Akwatia town, B.Sc., KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana, 2003
Publications
Principles of Management Made Easy, NAB Superior Services, Accra, 2016, 978-9988-2-2364-9, Organizational change and its effect on employee performance. A study at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Wisconsin Journal of Arts and Sciences, 5, 1, 77–94, 2023, Kwasi Addei Mensah, E.E. Ahiaxonu, E. Twum, Legislator Views on Knowledge and Capacity challenges in Extractive Sector Policymaking and Governance in Ghana, International Journal of Politics and Good Governance, 1, 1.2, II, 2010, E. K. Sakyi, R. Azunu, Kwasi Addei Mensah, Factors Impeding Anticorruption Policy Implementation in Africa: The Case of Ghana’s Zero Tolerance for Corruption Policy, Africa Insight, 40, 3, 61-79, 2010, E. K. Sakyi, R. Azunu, Kwasi Addei Mensah, Sim re-registration (Politics - Big Issue), Daily Graphic, 08/08/2022, 17, Kwasi Addei Mensah, Easing COVID-19 Restrictions (Politics - Big Issue), Daily Graphic, 04/04/2022, 17, Kwasi Addei Mensah, E-Levy: We must move on (Editorial), Daily Graphic, 01/25/2022, 7, Kwasi Addei Mensah, Judgement Debt (Politics - Big Issue), Daily Graphic, 07/12/2021, 17, Kwasi Addei Mensah
References
- Prof. E. K. Sakyi, University of Ghana Business School, Legon, Accra, +233 24 9494 871, eksakyi@ug.edu.gh
- Dr. Emelia Amoako-Asiedu, Ghana Communication Technology University, Accra, Ghana, +233 20 400 1833, adadz@yahoo.com
- Mr. Mamadou Lamine Diedhiou, Founding Dean, Business School – Kumasi Campus, WIUC Ghana, Legon, Accra, LG 751, 0265407625, mamadou.lamine@wiuc-ghana.edu.gh
Training
- Knowledge and Skill Enhancement Workshop on “Planning and Managing Graduate Research”, School of Graduate Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, 05/24/2012, 05/25/2012
- A four-day course on statistics (introduction to R software), Centre for Democratic Governance (CDD) in collaboration with the Africa Social Research Initiative (ASRI), 07/03/2012, 07/06/2012
- Fourth UGBS Conference on Business and Development, University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), 08/17/2016, 08/18/2016
- Electronic Library Resources Training Workshop on TEEAL and AGORA, Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa (ITOCA) and Cornell University’s Mann Library in partnership with Wisconsin International University College (WIUC) and the Research4Life Programmes, 09/20/2016, 09/22/2016
- Building Capacity for Critical Thinking Enhancement in African Higher Education’ Workshop, 05/19/2021, 05/20/2021
- 15th General Conference of the AAU, AAU, 07/05/2021, 07/08/2021
- Developing Critical Thinking Skills for Teaching and Learning, 04/28/2022, 04/28/2022
- International Webinar on Grassroots Participation and Local Development: Learnings from the 'People's Plan Campaign’ in Kerala (India) and 'Batho Pele Initiative' in South Africa, 05/25/2022, 05/27/2022
- COVID-19 DIARY. The Effectiveness of African Health Systems in managing pandemics, 10/12/2022, 10/12/2022
Timeline
Lecturer (Part-time)
Organisation Development Institute
07.2019 - Current
Lecturer (Part-time)
Methodist University College, Ghana
02.2018 - 06.2018
Lecturer (Part-time)
Catholic Institute of Business and Technology, Accra, Ghana
02.2015 - Current
Lecturer
Wisconsin International University College, Ghana
02.2013 - Current
Part-Time Lecturer
Wisconsin International University College
09.2010 - 12.2012
Project Officer
MIGALS Services Limited
03.2005 - 04.2007
Project Officer
Promoting Partnership with Traditional Authorities Project/Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council (PPTAP/AATC)
03.2005 - 10.2006
Project Officer
Community-Based Integrated Natural Resource Management Project – Okyeman Environment Foundation
03.2005 - 12.2005
National Service Personnel: Research Assistant
Bureau of Integrated Rural Development, (KNUST)
11.2003 - 08.2004
PhD Public Administration -
University of Ghana
Certificate -
University of California at Berkeley
Master of Public Administration (MPA) -
University of Ghana
B.Sc. (Planning) -
KNUST
SSCE -
Mfantsipim School