Biography
Isaac Damoah is an associate professor of management at JWU’s Providence Campus. Prior to joining JWU, he held lectureship, professorships, and principal positions in various colleges and universities, as well as project management consultancy services in the UK and US for 16-plus years. He has also led several student teams to compete in regional and national competitions and won; and has also led consultancy and entrepreneurships projects and has won several awards. His successful collaboration with his student, Nirpaul Singh, to develop a technology that reduces carbon emission in vehicle parts secured a £100,000 UK government grant in 2019. He also secured internal competitive £5,000 research grants as an individual in 2018 at Bournemouth University (UK).
Damoah has teaching and research interests in Public Policy and Program/Projects Management performance and their impact on Stakeholders; Operations and Supply Chain Management and SMEs performance. Isaac has published in many journals, book chapters and conference papers; and has his research output in reputable journals such as Journal of Small Business Management; Production Planning & Control; Business Strategy and the Environment; Project Management Journal; Technology Analysis & Strategic Management; International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance; Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management; International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management; Journal of Project Management; International Journal of Managing Projects in Business; Politics and Policy; International Journal of Construction Management; International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development; Urban Studies and Administration; and Civil Engineering Research Journal.
Education
MS, Rutgers University
Accounting
PhD, Liverpool John Moores University
Management Studies
MBA, University of Wales
Business Administration
BA, University of Ghana
Political Science
1651 – Producer’s Exam for Life Insurance Examination
State of Massachusetts
CITI Certification
CITI
CompTIA Security+
CompTIA
Association for Project Management (APM) (UK)
CITI Certification
CITI
CITI Certification
CITI
CITI Certification
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. & David, B. & Weifeng, C. & Ashley, B. & Twum, P. (2023). From Policy to Operation: Exploring the Drivers and Success Factors of AI-enabled Medical Drone Adoption in Public Healthcare Supply Chain. (Journal Article).
Authorea, Inc..
http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.167544543.38372527/v1
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