Faculty Profile

Olivia

Anku-Tsede

Title: 

Prof

Role/Position: 

Associate Professor

Office Location: 

Room 8, 2nd Floor, Graduate Block

Email: 

oanku-tsede@ug.edu.gh

Biography: 

Olivia Anku-Tsede, is an Associate Professor of Regulation & Organisation in the Department of Organisation & Human Resource Management at the University of Ghana Business School. Her research focuses on regulation, organisation, enterprise development, public policy and social change, with special interest on how rudimentary data can affect complex policy issues and social change in developing economies. She is also the Legal Counsel of the University of Ghana and a Notary Public with over 24 years standing at the Ghana Bar with extensive experience in providing training and consultancy services in the areas of regulatory regimes, financial security, transaction advisory, policy development, compliance, organisational development & employee relations, legal risk management, business & public policy, as well as financial markets and enterprise development.

Olivia holds a Ph.D Degree in law from the Manchester University School of Law. She also holds a Qualifying Certificate (BL) from the Ghana School of Law and a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) from the University of Ghana. She is certified by the General Teaching Council of Scotland as a Qualified Teacher in Business Management for higher education. She is licensed by the National Pensions Regulatory Authority as an independent trustee for pension funds.
Olivia is currently the legal advisor to the University of Ghana Credit Union. She has worked in various leadership and challenging technical capacities, including being a legal advisor and product development consultant on a number of investment, insurance, pensions and microfinance projects, as well as led a number of legal and research consultants in various research projects and transaction advisory services including legal due diligence, fund management, pensions, venture capital, public private partnerships, listing on the Ghana Alternative Market of the Stock Exchange, acquisitions and mergers, financial and credit transactions as well as perfection of securities transactions. Olivia led the team that researched into and facilitated the establishment of the Gold Fund, one of the first unit trust schemes in Ghana. She also led a team of experts that developed a microfinance and enterprise development policy for an international organisation as well as a human resource policy for various organisations. Olivia has until May 2011 taught company law at the Ghana School of Law. Olivia also worked as a volunteer at CLIRT, UK, in 2008, where she provided a number of research and training in business management to black and ethnic minority small business owners. She is currently a permanent member of Clirt Institute, a charitable organisation supporting the poor and needy in education and health in Ghana.
Olivia has published extensively in a number of top international journals. She is a member of the Ghana Bar Association, the International Bar Association (IBA), Commonwealth Lawyers Association, the General Teaching Council of Scotland (GTC Scotland), the Socio-Legal Studies Association, UK (SLSA), Law and Society Association, USA (LSA), Africa  Academy of Management (AFAM) and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Academy of International Business (AIB).

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Research

Research : 

Olivia’s research interest includes regulation, public policy, employment relations, institutional design, financial markets, legal risk management, as well as business law and social change. Some of her research works in progress include: Creative Policy, Dignified Corruption and Societal Pressure, Retirement Income for the Informal Sector, The GAT-Prospects and Challenges for Ghana’s Pension Industry and Retirement Income Security for the Creative Industry.

Teaching

Teaching: 

Courses Taught at University of Ghana Business School
Business Law
Company Law
Labour Law & Industrial Relations
Commercial Law
Regulatory Environment of Projects
Administrative Law & the Regulatory Environment

Journal Publications

Journal Publications: 

1. Gyensare, M. A., Anku-Tsede, O., Sanda, M. A. & Okpoti, C. A. (2016). Transformational Leadership and employee turnover intention: The mediating role of affective commitment. World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 12(3), 243-266. ISSN 2042-5961 doi: 10.1108/WJEMSD-02-2016-0008

2. Anku-Tsede, O. & Adjadogo, N. (2016). Empirical analysis of workplace conflict and its influence on the attitude of media employees in Ghana. Journal of Management Policy and Practice, 17(1), 106-117. ISSN 1913-8067.

3. Appau, Y. & Anku-Tsede O. (2015). Promoting public sector accountability in Ghana: The role of stakeholders. African Journal of Management Research, 23(1), 24-34. ISSN 2458-7435

4. Anku-Tsede, O., & Ametorwoo, A. (2015). CSR and the law: A denominator or factor. In Organization and human resource management: Relevance of current practices to Ghana, Business Series, University of Ghana Reader, 5, 165-175.

5. Anku-Tsede, O. & Amankwaa, A. (2015). The institutional and regulatory framework of co-operative societies in Ghana: Implications for credit unions. International Journal of Cooperative Studies, 4(2), 18–26. ISSN 2168-2631 doi: 10.11634/216826311504628

6. Anku-Tsede, O. (2015). Maternity leave policy and work-family balance: Evidence from working mothers in Ghana. Business and Management Research, 4(3), 1-7. ISSN 1927-6001 doi:10.5430/bmr.v4n3p1

7. Damankah, B., Anku-Tsede, O., & Amankwaa, A. (2015). Is traditional banking declining? An empirical analysis of banks in Ghana. International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences, 5(1), 27-32, ISSN 2308-0337 doi: 10.6007/IJARAFMS/v5-i1/1414

8. Amankwaa, A. & Anku-Tsede, O. (2015). The moderating effect of alternative job opportunity on the transactional leadership-turnover intention nexus: Evidence from the Ghanaian banking industry. African Journal of Business Management, 9(14), 553-561. ISSN 1993-8233 doiA:10.5897/AJBM2014.7612

9. Anku-Tsede, O., Amankwaa, A. & Ametorwoo, A. (2015). The Concept of Social Justice and a growing economy: Mimics from a colony. African Journal of Business Management, 9(15), 581-589. ISSN 1993-8233

10. Amankwaa, A. & Anku-Tsede, O. (2015). Linking transformational leadership to employee turnover intention: The moderating role of alternative job opportunity. International Journal of Business Administration, 6(4), 19-29. ISSN 1923-4015 doi:10.5430/ijba.v6n4p19

11. Anku-Tsede, O. (2014). Maintaining order in the microfinance sector in Ghana. Asian Economic and Financial Review, 4(3), 387-403. ABDC

12. Damankah, B., Anku-Tsede, O., Abubakar, M. & Eliasu, N. (2014). Income diversification and financial stability of banks in Ghana. International Journal of Business and Social Science, 5 (12). ISSN 2219-6021

13. Anku-Tsede, O. (2014). Microfinance intermediation: regulation of financial NGOs in Ghana. International Journal of Law and Management, 56(4), 274-301. ABDC

14. Anku-Tsede, O., & Gadegbeku, C., (2014). Regulation and gender equality and non-discrimination of women in top management positions in Ghana. African Journal of Business Management, 8(19), 913-921. ISSN 1993-8233

15. Anku-Tsede, O. & Worlanyo, E. D. (2014). Corporate responsibility in Ghana: An overview of aspects of the regulatory regime. Business and Management Research, 3(2), 31-41. ISSN 1927-6001

16. Anku-Tsede, O. (2013). The media and the offence of criminal libel in Ghana: Sankofa. Journal of Law, Policy and Globalization, 9, 26-34. ISSN 2224-3259

17. Anku-Tsede, O. (2013). Susu: A dynamic microfinance phenomenon in Ghana. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 4(3), 146-155. ISSN 2222-2855

18. Anku-Tsede, O. (2013). Formal Enforcement Mechanisms and Informal Transactions. European Journal of Business and Management, 5(15), 63-67. ISSN 2222-2839

19. Anku-Tsede, O. & Kutin, E. (2013). Total reward concept: A key motivational tool for corporate Ghana. Business and Economic Research, 3(2), 173-182. ISSN 1309-2448

20. Amankwah, M. O. & Anku-Tsede, O. (2013). Enjoyment of statutory employee rights? A myth or a reality in Ghana? International Journal of Business Administration, 4(6), 145-154. ISSN 1923-4015

21. Anku-Tsede, O. (2013). Law: A Tool for Measuring Human Conduct and Socialization. Journal of Politics and Law, 6(3), 169-178. ISSN 1913-9055

Book Chapter

Book Chapter - Edited Books: 

1. Anku-Tsede, O., Nuakoh, E. A., Arthur, R. & Boakye Yiadom, A. S. (2018). Work place and Sexual Harassment: Time to take a second look at the law? Accepted for Publication in Advances in Social & Occupational Ergonomics. Springer International Publishing

2. Anku-Tsede, O., Ametorwo, A. M. & Akudugu, A. M. (2018). Regulations and employees’ commitment to change: Does emotional intelligence matter? Accepted for Publication in Human Factors in Management and Leadership. Springer International Publishing

3. Anku-Tsede, O., Gyensare, M. A., Kunu, E. E. & Kumedzro, L. E. (2018). The case for paternity leave in Ghana: Imperatives and implications for gender parity. Advances in Social & Occupational Ergonomics. Springer International Publishing

4. Arthur, R. & Anku-Tsede, O. (2018). The blessings and curses of job stress: Exploring the job stress –OCB/CWB nexus among Ghanaian bankers. Accepted for Publication in Advances in Social & Occupational Ergonomics. Springer International Publishing

5. Anku-Tsede, O., Dedzo, B. Q., Gyensare, M. A. & Ametorwo, M. A. (2018). Law in motion or passionate observer on the shelf? The Ghanaian disaster experience. Accepted for Publication in Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure. Springer International Publishing.

6. Gyensare, M. A., Anku-Tsede, O., Boakye, K. O. & Twumasi, E. (2018). Occupational health and safety and employee engagement: Evidence from the SMEs sector in Ghana. Accepted for Publication in Advances in Safety Management and Human Factors. Springer International Publishing.

7. Gyensare M. A., Anku-Tsede, O., Kumedzro L. E. (2018). Occupational health and safety dimensions and work outcomes in the mental hospitals in Ghana: The moderating effect of job satisfaction. In: Arezes P. (eds). Advances in safety management and human factors. Advances in intelligent systems and computing, 604.

8. Anku-Tsede, O. & Dedzo, B. Q. (2017). Cross-cultural competence and functional diversity in business negotiations: A developing country’s perspective. In Schatz S., Hoffman M. (eds). Advances in cross-cultural decision making. Advances in intelligent systems and computing, 480. Cham:

9. Anku-Tsede O. (2016). Occupational health and safety practices and the regulatory regime: Evidence from the infantile oil fields of Ghana. In Arezes P. (eds). Advances in safety management and human factors. Advances in intelligent systems and computing, 491. Cham: Springer. ISSN 21945357 doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-41929-9_9

Books

Books: 

Anku-Tsede, O., Regulating the Financial Sector: The Case of Susu in Ghana, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2013

Conference Proceedings

Conference Proceedings: 

1. Anku-Tsede, O., Adjei, E. & Dedzo, B. Q. (2017). Institutional and regulatory framework of the West African monetary zone: Implications for a single currency for the zone. In refereed proceedings of the 2017 Academy of International Business (AIB 2017) Annual Meeting, July 2-5, 2017, Dubai, UAE.

2. Gyensare, A. M., Anku-Tsede, O. & Sanda M. (2016). The leadership-turnover nexus: Exploring mediator and moderator effects of affective commitment. In the refereed proceedings of the 3rd Biennial Conference of the Africa Academy of Management, January 5-10, Strathmore Business School, Nairobi, Kenya.

3. Anku-Tsede, O. (2016). Legal response to the cacophony of disasters: The Ghanaian story. In the refereed proceedings of the Law & Society Association (LSA) Annual Conference, on Belonging, Place and Visions of Law and Social Change, 2-7 June, New Orleans, USA

4. Anku-Tsede, O. (2016). Organised crime and the regulatory regime: The sale and consumption of expired goods and drugs in Ghana. In the refereed proceedings of the Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Annual Conference, 5–7 April, Lancaster School of Law, University of Lancaster, UK.

5. Anku-Tsede, O. & Gadegbeku, O. (2013). Gender equality, inclusion and non-discrimination of women in top management positions in Ghana. In the refereed proceedings of the Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Annual Conference, March 26 – 28, York School of Law, University of York, UK, p.139.

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