Godfred Matthew Yaw Owusu

University of Ghana

Associate Professor, University of Ghana, since 2011per ORCID

Publishing since 2017, latest 2026

Accounting
Economics and Econometrics
Information Systems and Management
Strategy and Management
Sociology and Political Science
Marketing

Publications: 572017–2026
Citations: 1,085to those papers
h-index: 20i10-index 27
Field-weighted impact: 4.291.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 56%32 of 57 scored papers
Open access: 23%13 papers free to read

3 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

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

Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Associate Professor, AccountingUniversity of Ghanasince 2011

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

57 in all

Drivers of value of internal audit function: the perception of internal auditors and other primary stakeholders
2026Journal of economic and administrative sciences.Journal1 citation10.1108/jeas-05-2025-0246
Environmental taxes, environmental policy stringency and foreign direct investment
2026Management of Environmental Quality An International Journal

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From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Accounting3358%
Economics and Econometrics1526%
Information Systems and Management1425%
Strategy and Management1323%
Sociology and Political Science1119%
Marketing814%
Social Psychology712%
Information Systems59%
Education47%
Safety Research47%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance14
Ethics in Business and Education10
Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis10
Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting8
Corruption and Economic Development7
Environmental Sustainability in Business6
Taxation and Compliance Studies6
Corporate Taxation and Avoidance5
Islamic Finance and Banking Studies5
Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction5
Technology Adoption and User Behaviour4
Accounting Education and Careers3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

9% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

Malaysia3
China1
Sudan1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ghana Communication Technology UniversityGH9 papers
University of Professional StudiesGH7 papers
Accra Technical UniversityGH4 papers
Ghana Institute of Management and Public AdministrationGH3 papers
Valley View UniversityGH3 papers
Malaysia University of Science and TechnologyMY2 papers
Ashesi UniversityGH2 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH2 papers
Sunway UniversityMY1 paper
Universiti Putra MalaysiaMY1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Financial Crime5
International Journal of Ethics and Systems4
Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies3
Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education3
African Journal of Management Research2
International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility2
Journal of African Business2
Journal of Money Laundering Control2

How it can be read

23% free to read

Diamond 7 · 12%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 9%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 44 · 77%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 57 papers name a funder

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

16Peace, justice and strong institutions10
17Partnerships for the goals8
4Quality education5
8Decent work and economic growth4
5Gender equality2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
10Reduced inequalities1
12Responsible consumption and production1

Most cited

Determinants of environmental disclosures of listed firms in Ghana
International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility
2017132 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Mobile Banking Adoption among the Ghanaian Youth
Journal of African Business9
202074 citationsWorld top 10%
Determinants of asset misappropriation at the workplace: the moderating role of perceived strength of internal controls
Journal of Financial Crime16
202058 citationsWorld top 10%
The antecedents and consequence of financial well-being: a survey of parliamentarians in Ghana
Review of Behavioral Finance
202058 citationsWorld top 10%
Whistleblowing intentions of accounting students
Journal of Financial Crime16
202056 citationsWorld top 10%

The effect of environmental taxes on sustainable energy transition prospects

2025Sustainability Accounting Management and Policy JournalJournal6 citations10.1108/sampj-12-2024-1453

The state of Ponzi schemes research: a bibliometric analysis from 1977 to 2024

2025Journal of Money Laundering ControlJournalSenior author1 citation10.1108/jmlc-03-2024-0042

The state of ethical decision‐making research in accounting: A retrospective assessment from 1987 to 2022

2023Business Ethics the Environment & ResponsibilityJournalFirst author12 citations10.1111/beer.12519

Savings and investment behaviour of young adults: the role of financial literacy and parental financial behaviour

2022African Journal of Management ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.4314/ajmr.v27i1.5

Predictors of financial satisfaction and its impact on psychological wellbeing of individuals

2021Journal of Humanities and Applied Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding50 citations10.1108/jhass-05-2021-0101

Antecedents and consequences of compulsive buying behaviour: the moderating effect of financial management

2021Journal of Business and Socio-economic DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1108/jbsed-04-2021-0049

IFRS adoption and economic growth in developing economies

2021International Journal of Economics and AccountingJournalFirst author8 citations10.1504/ijea.2022.119613

Determinants of foreign direct investment in Africa: The role of international accounting standards

2021African Journal of Management ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.4314/ajmr.v28i2.4

What influences the willingness of university students to invest in stocks

2021International Journal of Education Economics and DevelopmentJournalSenior author1 citation10.1504/ijeed.2021.10035302

Mobile Banking Adoption among the Ghanaian Youth

2020Journal of African BusinessJournalFirst authorCorresponding74 citations10.1080/15228916.2020.1753003

Whistleblowing intentions of accounting students

2020Journal of Financial CrimeJournalFirst author56 citations10.1108/jfc-01-2019-0007

CSR in the telecom industry of a developing country: employees' perspective

2020Journal of Accounting in Emerging EconomiesJournal23 citations10.1108/jaee-01-2019-0017

What Factors Influence the Intentions of Individuals to Engage in Tax Evasion? Evidence from Ghana

2019International Journal of Public AdministrationJournalFirst authorCorresponding37 citations10.1080/01900692.2019.1665686

What influences the course major decision of accounting and non-accounting students?

2019Journal of International Education in BusinessJournalFirst author24 citations10.1108/jieb-02-2018-0004

Adoption of social networking sites for educational use

2019Journal of Applied Research in Higher EducationJournalFirst author18 citations10.1108/jarhe-04-2018-0069

Determinants of audit fees: The perception of external auditors

2019Journal of Research in Emerging MarketsJournalOpen accessFirst author7 citations10.30585/jrems.v1i4.368

Harvard Business School1

Northwestern University1

University of Ghana1

University of Ghana Business School1