Kwame Ohene Djan hails from Fufuo near Barekese in the Ashanti region of Ghana. He had his basic and secondary education all from Kumasi and completed his first degree in Business Administration from the KNUST in June 2011. He then proceeded to the University of Agder in Norway where he obtained both his MSc and Ph.D. degrees in International Management in 2014 and 2018, respectively.

Publications & Research: 

List of Publications:

• S Zamore, K Ohene Djan, I Alon, B Hobdari (2018). Credit risk research: Review and agenda Emerging Markets Finance and Trade 54 (4), 811-835
• KO Djan, R Mersland (2017). Does religious affiliation influence the design of corporate governance? Evidence from the global microfinance industry Strategic Change 26 (2), 101-116
• R Mersland, S Zamore, KO Djan, TW Sommeno (2019) Internationalization of the microfinance industry in Research Agenda for financial inclusion and microfinance Edward Elgar Publishing
• KO Djan, R Mersland (2021) Are NGOs and cooperatives similar or different? A global survey using microfinance data, Journal of Management and Governance, 1-43
• J Owusu, W Owusu Ansah, KO Djan, EK Anin (2021) Impact of financial resource building effort on financial resource availability among small and medium enterprises Cogent Business & Management 8 (1), 1920676

Teaching & Supervision:

Courses Taught:

• International Business Negotiation
• Intercultural Management
• Export and Import Management
• Global Business Strategy
• Strategic Management and Policy.

Selected Projects Supervised

• Rejoice Segbe (2019). Occupational Health and Safety Policy and Organizational Performance in the Technical Universities: The moderating role of Employee Involvement and Management Commitment
• Sabina Afia Gyabea (2021) The Effect of Knowledge Management Strategies on The Performance of SMEs: The Mediating Role Of Innovation Capacity