Staff profile

Joseph Amankwah-Amoah is a Professor of International Business at Durham University Business School, UK. Prior to joining Durham University, he held positions at the Universities of Bristol and Kent, UK. He also served as Professor of International Business as well as the Associate Dean for Research and Innovation for Kent Business School. His research engages with the sub-discipline of international business and strategy, focusing specifically on business failure in emerging economies. He also serves as an international expert member on the UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (UN-OSAA)’s Knowledge Network. 

Joseph was included in Stanford University's prestigious list of the World Top 2% scientists for citation impact for the single year 2023, marking four consecutive years of inclusion (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020). He is also a recipient of multiple research awards across the social science disciplines and has consistently published in many journals of international repute, including the Journal of International Business Studies, British Journal of Management (4+), Journal of World Business, Industrial and Corporate Change, Business History (2+), Journal of Product Innovation Management, Social Science and Medicine, International Business Review (7+), Technological Forecasting and Social Change (17+), International Journal of Human Resource Management (2), Journal of International Management (3+), R&D Management, Business Strategy and the Environment (7+), Technovation, Computers in Industry, Group and Organization Management (2), International Journal of Production Economics, MIT Sloan Management Review, and Journal of Business Research (12+). In all, he has published over 160 articles, many in world-leading academic journals (i.e., over 90 papers appearing in just ABS 3*/4* and ABDC A/A*). He has also published over 80 papers in academic conference proceedings. He has more than 7,000 citations on Google Scholar. 

His standing in the community is further reflected in guest editorships of over 10 special issues for journals such as International Marketing Review (2 issues, 2014–2016), International Business Review (2018-2019), Industrial Marketing Management (2021-2023), Technological Forecasting and Social Change (Led 2 issues, 2016-2017, 2019-2020), and Journal of Business Research (3 issues, 2016-2019, 2021-22). 

He has a proven track record as a recipient of multiple research awards across the social science disciplines, including the 2021 Academy of International Business’ AIB Insight Outstanding Article Award - Celebrating 20 Years, European Academy of Management and European Management Review Best Paper for 2018, Emerald “Critical Perspectives on International Business” Prize 2013, 2017 Emerald Highly Recommended Award, and conference track best papers from Academy of International Business Southeast Asia and the British Academy of Management. He also serves as a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Strategy and International Business at Coal City University, Nigeria, and an Adjunct Professor of Management at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. 

Journal Article

• Amankwah‐Amoah, J. (online). Sustainable futures: Toward institutionalizing green industrial policy. Sustainable Development, https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.3095
• Akhtar, P., De Silva, M., Khan, Z., Tarba, S., Amankwah-Amoah, J., & Wood, G. (2025). Digital transformation in public-private collaborations: The success of humanitarian supply chain operations. International Journal of Production Economics, 279, Article 109461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109461
• Ibidunni, A. S., Amankwah-Amoah, J., & Kolawole, A. I. (online). Navigating Borders, Cultivating Innovations: The Dynamic Role of Cross-Border Knowledge Transfer in SMEs. The Journal of Technology Transfer, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-024-10121-6
• Adomako, S., Shenkar, O., Liu, X., Amankwah-Amoah, J., & Ahsan, M. (online). Editorial on Doing business in Africa: Navigating opportunities and challenges in Africa's emerging markets. Journal of International Management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intman.2024.101189
• Amankwah‐Amoah, J., Nyame-Asiamah, F., & Ayiine-Etigo, D. (online). Navigating Temporary Competitive Advantage: Pandemic‐Driven Strategies in the Global Airline Industry. Thunderbird International Business Review, https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.22423
• Abdalla, S., Amankwah-Amoah, J., Hirekhan, M., & Temerak, M. S. (online). Unlocking the potentials of hybrid business models in the sharing economy: an integrative review and new research agenda. Information Technology for Development, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/02681102.2024.2368536
• Afrifa, G. A., & Amankwah‐Amoah, J. (online). Beyond Labels: Unveiling the Interplay Between Identity and Name Changes in Firm Performance. International Journal of Finance & Economics, https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.3084
• Amankwah-Amoah, J., & Hinson, R. E. (2024). Scaling Up and Scaling Out of Darkness: Elucidating the Influences of Institutional Dysfunction in Scaling Up Solar PV in Sub-Saharan Africa. World Development, 183, Article 106726. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2024.106726
• Khan, Z., Wu, J., Khan, H., Amankwah-Amoah, J., Czinkota, M., & Zahoor, N. (2024). Exploring periphery–core dynamics in international management: A review, characterizations, and future research agenda. European Management Journal, 42(5), 653-657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2024.07.004
• Amankwah-Amoah, J., Boso, N., Adomako, S., & Danso, A. (2024). Editorial to the Special Issue "International Entrepreneurial Behaviors of African Firms: Emerging Issues, Challenges and Opportunities". Journal of Business Research, 182, Article 114763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114763
• Khan, H., Amankwah-Amoah, J., Lee, R., Knight, G., & Hussain, N. (2024). Breaking Barriers: How Do the Marketing Capabilities of Emerging-Market Micro-Multinationals Drive Social Innovation?. Management International Review, 64(4), 701-726. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-024-00538-4
• Onjewu, A., Nyuur, R., Amankwah‐Amoah, J., Olan, F., & Godwin, E. (2024). Foreign Ownership, Board of Directors, and Environmental Commitment in European International New Ventures. Thunderbird International Business Review, 66(5), 491-503. https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.22396
• Gyensare, M. A., Adomako, S., & Amankwah‐Amoah, J. (2024). Green HRM practices, employee well‐being, and sustainable work behavior: Examining the moderating role of resource commitment. Business Strategy and the Environment, 33(4), 3129-3141. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3642
• Tantawy, A., Amankwah-Amoah, J., & Puthusserry, P. N. (2024). Institutional voids and new venture performance: The moderating role of founders' political ties. European Management Review, https://doi.org/10.1111/emre.12644
• Amankwah-Amoah, J., Khan, Z., Adomako, S., & Khan, H. (2024). Business failure in post-pandemic era: New challenges for industrial networks, emerging insights and market opportunities. Industrial Marketing Management, 117, A3-A9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2023.12.014
• Amankwah-Amoah, J. (2023). Burning issues: Unraveling the nexus between dysfunctional institutions and counterfeiting in developing countries. Social Science & Medicine, 337, 116292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116292
• Amankwah‐Amoah, J. (2023). Leveraging business failure to drive eco‐innovation adoption: An integrated conceptual framework. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 31(2), 1354-1363. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.2639