Biography
Isaac Sakyi Damoah is a Full Professor of Management at Johnson & Wales University (JWU), Providence Campus. Before joining JWU, he held academic and leadership positions, including lectureships, professorships, and principal roles, at various colleges and universities; as well as project management consultancy services in the United Kingdom and the United States for more than 20 years.
Professor Damoah has demonstrated a strong commitment to student mentorship, innovation, and experiential learning. He has led numerous student teams to successful participation in regional and national competitions, spearheaded consultancy and entrepreneurship projects, and received several awards in recognition of his contributions. In 2019, his successful collaboration with a student to develop technology designed to reduce carbon emissions from vehicle components secured a £100,000 grant from the UK government. In 2018, he was awarded a competitive internal research grant of £5,000 as an individual researcher at Bournemouth University, United Kingdom.
His teaching and research interests include program and project management performance and stakeholder outcomes, operations and supply chain management, environmental accounting, sustainability, and the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Professor Damoah is an active researcher who has authored or co-authored more than 35 scholarly research outputs, including journal articles (21+), book chapters (2+), and peer review conference (12+). His work has appeared in reputable academic journals, including the Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Cleaner Production, Production Planning & Control, Business Strategy and the Environment, and the Project Management Journal. His research has attracted more than 1,600 citations on Google Scholar, reflecting its contribution to scholarships in management, project management, accounting and sustainability.
"The future is now."
Education
M.S., Rutgers University
Accounting
Ph.D., Liverpool John Moores University
Management Studies
MBA, University of Wales
Business Administration
B.A., University of Ghana
Political Science
1651 – Producer’s Exam for Life Insurance Examination (2023-)
State of Massachusetts
CITI Certification (2023-)
CITI
CompTIA Security+ (2021-)
CompTIA
Association for Project Management (APM) (UK)
CITI Certification (2025-2028)
CITI
CITI Certification (2025-2028)
CITI
CITI Certification (2025-2028)
CITI
You’re Brilliant Teaching Award
Bournemouth University
“Faculty Feature at jwu.” Damoah, I. (March 31, 2025)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pk9J3fZifY
Chartered Management Institute (CMI) (UK)
British Academy of Management (BAM)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Institute of Administrative Management (IAM) – Fellow
Damoah, I. & Ayakwah, A. (October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2022). Transferring AI Technology in Medical Supply Chain: A Disruptive Approach at Addressing Political, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Dilemma in Developing Economies. (Journal Article).
International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management, 22(4), 325-347.
Damoah, I. & Tingbani, I. & Kumi, D. & Akwei, C. & Amoako, I. (April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 26, 2022). Factors influencing school building construction projects abandonment. (Journal Article).
International Journal of Construction Management, 22(6), 961-976.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2019.1675025
Damoah, I. (January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2022). Assessing public sector road construction projects’ critical success factors in a developing economy: Definitive stakeholders’ perspective. (Journal Article).
Journal of Project Management, 7(1), 23-34.
Damoah, I. (January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2022). Exploring critical success factors (CSFs) of humanitarian supply chain management (HSCM) in flood disaster management (FDM). (Journal Article).
Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 12(1), 129-153.
Damoah, I. & Ayakwah, A. & Tingbani, I. (December, 2021). Artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced medical drones in the healthcare supply chain (HSC) for sustainability development: A case study. (Journal Article).
Journal of Cleaner Production, 328, 129598.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129598
Ayakwah, A. & Damoah, I. & Osabutey, E. (2021). Digitalization in Africa: The Case of Public Programs in Ghana: Advances in Theory and Practice of Emerging Markets. (Book Chapter).
Springer International Publishing, 7-25.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70538-1_2
Damoah, I. & Ayakwa, A. & Kumi, D. (2021). Causes of government construction projects’ abandonment. (Journal Article).
Journal of Project Management, 179-190.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5267/j.jpm.2021.5.004
Ayakwah, A. & Damoah, I. & Osabutey, E. (2021). Do local business peculiarities matter in internationalization? A perspective from micro, small and medium-scale entrepreneurs in business clusters. (Journal Article).
International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, 20(3), 253-272.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijmed.2021.118419
Amoako, I. & Akwei, C. & Damoah, I. (November 2, 2021). “We Know Their House, Family, and Workplace”: Trust in entrepreneurs’ trade credit relationships in weak institutions. (Journal Article).
Journal of Small Business Management, 59(6), 1097-1126.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12488
Damoah, I. & Botchie, D. (October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 3, 2021). Do-It-Yourself (DIY) laboratories and science, technology, and innovation (STI): trends, implications and future research. (Journal Article).
Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 33(10), 1267-1280.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2021.1942826
Damoah, I. & Ayakwah, A. (June, 2021). Exploring the Drivers of Corrupt Practices and Non-Adherence to Ethical Values in Public-Sector Management: Focusing on Public Policy and Programme Implementation. (Journal Article).
Urban Studies and Public Administration, 4(2), p53.
http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/uspa.v4n2p53
Botchie, D. & Damoah, I. & Tingbani, I. (January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2, 2021). From preparedness to coordination: operational excellence in post-disaster supply chain management in Africa. (Journal Article).
Production Planning & Control, 32(1), 1-18.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2019.1680862
Akwei, C. & Damoah, I. & Amankwah‐Amoah, J. (December, 2020). The Effects of Politics on the Implementation of Government Programs/Projects: Insights from a Developing Economy. (Journal Article).
Politics & Policy, 48(6), 1161-1201.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/polp.12384
Damoah, I. & Sha’ven, W. & Tauringana, V. & Tingbani, I. (2020). Working capital management and financial performance of UK listed firms: a contingency approach. (Journal Article).
International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance, 11(2), 173.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijbaaf.2020.10028048
Damoah, I. & Ayakwah, A. & Aryee, K. & Twum, P. (November 1, 2020). The rise of PPPs in public sector affordable housing project delivery in Ghana: challenges and policy direction. (Journal Article).
International Journal of Construction Management, 20(6), 690-703.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2020.1763897
Boakye, D. & TIngbani, I. & Ahinful, G. & Damoah, I. & Tauringana, V. (September, 2020). Sustainable environmental practices and financial performance: Evidence from listed small and medium‐sized enterprise in the United Kingdom. (Journal Article).
Business Strategy and the Environment, 29(6), 2583-2602.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bse.2522
Damoah, I. & Mouzughi, Y. & Kumi, D. (September 2, 2020). The effects of government construction projects abandonment: stakeholders’ perspective. (Journal Article).
International Journal of Construction Management, 20(5), 462-479.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2018.1486172
Chithambo, L. & Tingbani, I. & Agyapong, G. & Gyapong, E. & Damoah, I. (May, 2020). Corporate voluntary greenhouse gas reporting: Stakeholder pressure and the mediating role of the chief executive officer. (Journal Article).
Business Strategy and the Environment, 29(4), 1666-1683.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bse.2460
Damoah, I. (2019). The Vicious Cycle of The Effects of School Building Construction Abandonment: Beneficiary’s Perspective. (Journal Article).
Civil Engineering Research Journal, 9(3).
http://dx.doi.org/10.19080/cerj.2019.09.555763
Ayakwah, A. & Osabutey, E. & Damoah, I. (November 18, 2019). Driving Business Exports in Emerging Markets: Business Clusters as a Policy Option for Internationalization: International Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: Nature, Drivers, Barriers and Determinants. (Book Chapter).
Emerald Publishing Limited, 81-97.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/s2040-724620190000010008
Damoah, I. & Akwei, C. & Amoako, I. & Botchie, D. (June, 2018). Corruption as a Source of Government Project Failure in Developing Countries. (Journal Article).
Project Management Journal, 49(3), 17-33.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/8756972818770587
Damoah, I. & Kumi, D. (May 17, 2018). Causes of government construction projects failure in an emerging economy. (Journal Article).
International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 11(3), 558-582.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijmpb-04-2017-0042
Damoah, I. & Akwei, C. (January (1st Quarter/Winter) 4, 2017). Government project failure in Ghana: a multidimensional approach. (Journal Article).
International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 10(1), 32-59.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijmpb-02-2016-0017
Damoah, I. (September, 2015). Causes of government project failure in developing countries. (Conference Proceeding).
British Academy of Management (BAM), 1-10.
British Academy of Management (BAM), “Integrating Sustainable Business Models into Business Strategies in Developing Economies,” British Academy of Management (BAM), Kent, United Kingdom. (September 1, 2025).
British Academy of Management (BAM), “The impact of sustainability education and green consumption: a comparative study of higher education students,” British Academy of Management (BAM), Kent, United Kingdom. (September 1, 2025).
Project Management at Bournemouth University (PM@BU), “The Role Professional Associations in Students Learning Experience in Project Management,” Association for Project Management (PMI), United Kingdom. (2019).
Association for Project Management (APM), “Bridging the Gap between theory and practice in Project Management: The role of Project Management Professionals, Organization and Professional Associations,” Association for Project Management (APM) Dorset Chapter, United Kingdom. (2018).
Expertise
Operations and supply chain management; project management; sustainable development; entrepreneurship