Ronald Ebenezer Essel

Tutor, University of cape coast college of distance education, Ghana, since 2015per ORCID
theSOFTtribe Ltdper ORCID

Publishing since 2019, latest 2026

About Ronald Ebenezer Essel Ronald Ebenezer Essel is a PhD Candidate in Development Finance and a research-active finance academic with more than 20 years of combined experience in university teaching, research, industry, and development consultancy. His research is primarily anchored in Development Finance, with interdisciplinary interests spanning Corporate Finance, Behavioural Finance, Digital Finance and FinTech, Financial Inclusion, Corporate Governance, Banking, and… More on ORCID

Accounting
Economics and Econometrics
Strategy and Management
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Management Information Systems
Information Systems

Publications: 212019–2026
Citations: 148to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 3.911.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 48%10 of 21 scored papers
Open access: 43%9 papers free to read

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

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Papers, and the citations to them

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Citations received each year

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Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Tutor, BusinessUniversity of cape coast college of distance education, Ghanasince 2015
theSOFTtribe Ltd
HFC Bank limited (now) Republic Bank Gh Ltd
Credit Analyst, Credit Appraisal DeptPrudential Bank Ltd2006–2010

Education

Adisadel College
Ph.D. Development Finance, Development FinanceInstitute of Development and Technology Management (IDTM)2023–2026

Publications

21 in all

Capital Structure, Ownership Structure and Corporate Performance of Non-financial Listed Firms: Board Structure Elements’ Moderating Role in an Emerging Economy
2026IIMS Journal of Management ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1177/0976030x251404244
Corporate financial strategies and performance: Insights from China’s Shanghai Stock Exchange

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Subfields

Accounting1257%
Economics and Econometrics838%
Strategy and Management733%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management524%
Management Information Systems419%
Information Systems210%
Information Systems and Management210%
Gender Studies15%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance15%
General Health Professions15%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Corporate Finance and Governance10
Working Capital and Financial Performance6
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth4
Customer Service Quality and Loyalty3
Firm Innovation and Growth3
International Business and FDI3
Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting2
Economic Growth and Development2
Family Business Performance and Succession2
Financial Analysis and Corporate Governance2
Quality and Supply Management2
Risk Management in Financial Firms2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

5% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Plan InternationalUS1 paper

Where they publish

IIMS Journal of Management Science2
Journal of African Business2
Accounting1
China Report1
International Journal of Industrial Management1
International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research1
İşletme Ekonomi ve Yönetim Araştırmaları Dergisi1
Jindal Journal of Business Research1

How it can be read

43% free to read

Diamond 4 · 19%Free to read and to publish
Hybrid 3 · 14%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 12 · 57%Behind a paywall

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

5Gender equality4
8Decent work and economic growth2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure2

M.Phil, FinanceUniversity of Ghana Business School2013–2015

BSs (Admin) Banking and Finance, Department of financeUniversity of Ghana Business School2000–2004

Business Financial Strategies and SMEs Performance: Evidence from China’s Shenzhen Stock Exchange

2025SEDME (Small Enterprises Development Management & Extension Journal) A worldwide window on MSME StudiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1177/09708464251326392

Tax Evasion Determinants and Effect in Urban Ghana: The Case of Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly

2024Public Administration QuarterlyJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1177/07349149241267776

Assessing the Moderating Role of Trialability and Perceived Risk of E-Banking Adoption in an Emerging Economy

2022Vision The Journal of Business PerspectiveJournalFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.1177/09722629221106260

The Impact of Working Capital Management on the performance of Listed Firms: Evidence of an Emerging Economy

2021International Journal of Industrial ManagementJournalOpen accessFirst author19 citations10.15282/ijim.12.1.2021.6994

SMEs Corporate Governance Mechanisms and Business Performance: Evidence of an Emerging Economy

2021Journal of Governance and IntegrityJournalOpen accessFirst author17 citations10.15282/jgi.5.1.2021.6970

Foreign Direct Investment and Productivity Growth of Ghanaian Manufacturing Firms

2019International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations

Who funds it

1 of 21 papers name a funder

University of Ghana1
University of Ghana Business School1