Ebenezer Adaku

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

Strategy and Management
Management Science and Operations Research
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Building and Construction
Environmental Engineering

Publications: 262014–2026
Citations: 876to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 15
Field-weighted impact: 3.481.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 42%11 of 26 scored papers
Open access: 31%8 papers free to read

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Publications

26 in all

Unpacking the reverse logistics onion
2026Discover AnalyticsJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1007/s44257-026-00058-5
Lean manufacturing, technological resilience and business sustainability: evidence from an emerging economy
2026Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Strategy and Management1558%
Management Science and Operations Research935%
Management Information Systems623%
Marketing623%
Building and Construction415%
Environmental Engineering312%
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology312%
Waste Management and Disposal312%
Atmospheric Science28%
Global and Planetary Change28%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Construction Project Management and Performance8
Sustainable Supply Chain Management7
Environmental Sustainability in Business5
Quality and Supply Management5
Public-Private Partnership Projects4
Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management4
Occupational Health and Safety Research3
Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management3
Recycling and Waste Management Techniques3
Facilities and Workplace Management2
Public Procurement and Policy2
Remote Sensing and Land Use2

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

38% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223344Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States5
United Kingdom3
China2
Nigeria1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of North Carolina at GreensboroUS5 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH4 papers
University of WolverhamptonGB3 papers
Methodist University College GhanaGH3 papers
Georgia Southern UniversityUS2 papers
Nanjing UniversityCN2 papers
University of Professional StudiesGH2 papers
University of GhanaGH2 papers
Aston UniversityGB1 paper
Regional Maritime UniversityGH1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management4
International Journal of Managing Projects in Business3
Construction Innovation2
Africa Journal of Management1
Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy1
Business Strategy & Development1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

17Partnerships for the goals9
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure7
11Sustainable cities and communities2
1No poverty1
12Responsible consumption and production1

Most cited

Analysing delay causes and effects in Ghanaian state housing construction projects
International Journal of Managing Projects in Business1
2015149 citationsWorld top 10%
Major causes of construction time and cost overruns
Journal of Engineering Design and Technology17
2017130 citationsWorld top 10%
Supplier relationship management and firm performance in developing economies: A moderated mediation analysis of flexibility capability and ownership structure

A review of current trends and future directions in reverse logistics research

2023Flexible Services and Manufacturing JournalJournalSenior authorCorresponding31 citations10.1007/s10696-023-09493-y

The reverse logistics resource matrix: a novel classification scheme

2023Journal of Manufacturing Technology ManagementJournalSenior author13 citations10.1108/jmtm-06-2022-0226

Performance Barriers for Coordination of Health and Safety during the Preconstruction Phase of Construction Projects

2023Journal of Construction Engineering and ManagementJournalOpen accessSenior author10 citations10.1061/jcemd4.coeng-12073

Project Scope Management in Developing Countries

2023WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooksBook chapter2 citations10.1142/9789811224720_0005

Cost overruns of public sector construction projects: a developing country perspective

2019International Journal of Managing Projects in BusinessJournalOpen accessSenior author113 citations10.1108/ijmpb-09-2018-0177

Delays in new product introduction

2018Journal of Manufacturing Technology ManagementJournalFirst author12 citations10.1108/jmtm-09-2017-0190

Improving public sector service delivery: a developing economy experience

2018International Journal of Productivity and Performance ManagementJournalOpen accessFirst author7 citations10.1108/ijppm-05-2017-0129

A comparison of high-speed internet service in Ghana: an analytical hierarchy approach

2018Information Technology and PeopleJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.1108/itp-06-2016-0143

Major causes of construction time and cost overruns

2017Journal of Engineering Design and TechnologyJournal130 citations10.1108/jedt-11-2015-0075

Beyond the causes

2017Construction InnovationJournal30 citations10.1108/ci-01-2016-0003

Analysing delay causes and effects in Ghanaian state housing construction projects

2015International Journal of Managing Projects in BusinessJournal149 citations10.1108/ijmpb-04-2014-0035

Risk management for a tailings re-mining project in Ghana

2015International Journal of Managing Projects in BusinessJournal18 citations10.1108/ijmpb-04-2014-0033

Rethinking Urban Infrastructure Cost Management in Developing Countries

2014Journal of Urban Planning and DevelopmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1061/(asce)up.1943-5444.0000269

Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal1

How it can be read

31% free to read

Gold 1 · 4%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Green 6 · 23%A copy in a repository
Closed 18 · 69%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

4 of 26 papers name a funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China2
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique1
European Commission1

International Journal of Production Economics912

2018119 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green

Environmental management practices, operational competitiveness and environmental performance

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management17

2018118 citationsWorld top 10%

Cost overruns of public sector construction projects: a developing country perspective

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business17

2019113 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green