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Professor James Baba Abugre

Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration & Human Resource Management

Professor James Baba Abugre is a distinguished Human Resource Management scholar and higher education leader whose work bridges academic research and institutional administration. He specializes in international human resource management, employee engagement, organizational and employee communication, and leadership. With a PhD from Swansea University, an MPhil in HR and MA in communication studies both from the University of Ghana-Legon, and a rich experience across leading African universities as external examiner, he has built a reputation for advancing strategic HRM and organizational effectiveness in both business institutions and higher education. He currently serves as Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Administration and Human Resource Management at the University of Kigali while maintaining a strong academic profile through teaching, research, and publication in human resource management and organizational studies.

 

Teaching and Supervision Impact

Prof. James Baba Abugre is a passionate worker and very enthusiastic in everything he engages in either social or academic. His teaching and supervision of students have created enormous impact on their lives that he was voted in 2022 as an impactful teacher by the Association of African University Impact Series (AAU) to share his life impact on students -this can be witnessed from this link- Impact Stories: Prof. James Baba Abugre shares his life experiences with Impact Stories 

He has taught many courses in the university and supervised hundreds of students from undergraduate to PhD levels.

 

Work Experience and Impact

Prof. James Baba Abugre is an avid worker who leaves an impact of his work ethics on wherever he goes. Among the institutions he has worked for before becoming an academic scholar are:

  1. The Anglican Vocational School- a Teacher of English
  2. The Upper East Regional Coordinating Council – as an Administrator
  3. The Navrongo Health Research Institute/ Ghana Vitamin A Supplementation Trial- as a Field Researcher 
  4. The Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) -Field Researcher – where he participated in the Afrobarometer 1, 2, and 3 continental research.
  5. Bolgatanga Girls Secondary School – French Teacher 
  6. The British American Tobacco Company Ltd.- corporate communication PR unit
  7. The University of Ghana- from Lecturer to Professor
  8. University of Kigali- as DVC Admin & HR.

 

Internationalization and Editorial Services

Prof. James Baba Abugre continue to impact on global assignment through his services as 

  1. Associate Editor- International Journal of Cross-cultural management (IJCCM)
  2. Editorial Board member of the Journal of African Business. 
  3. Former Executive Secretary of the Academy of African Business and Development
  4. Ghana Ambassador – Academy of Management- Human Resource Division.

 

Consultancy and Leadership Development

Prof. James Baba Abugre is a Senior Consultant with the Corporate Support Group-Ghana Ltd, and he has facilitated in several corporate training programmes internationally and locally in human resource and organizational development, Business communication, corporate communication plans, report and textual writing in organisations, translations from French to English documentations, and leadership and Decision-making in organisations.

 

Publications 

Books

  1. Kabongo, J., Sigue, S. & Abugre, J.B. (2024) Understanding Entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Ventureship Approach, Palgrave Springer Nature, Switzerland.
  2. Abugre, J. B., Osabutey, E. l.C. & Sigue, S. (2021). Business in Africa in the Era of Digital Technology: Advances in Theory and Practice of Emerging Markets, Springer Nature, Switzerland.

 

Journal Articles 

 

  1. Abugre, J. B. and Acquaah, M. (2022) A Contextual study of Co-worker Relationship and Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Role of Employee Cynicism, African Journal of Economics and Management, 3(2), 219-235.
  2. Abugre, J. B., Minlah, B. and Nasere, D. (2022) The Impact of Time Management Behaviors on Employee Performance in Humanitarian Service Organization: A study of Selected NPOs in Ghana, Journal of African Business, 24(1), 129-146.
  3. Zoogah, B. D., and Abugre, J. B. (2020). Restorative followership in Africa: Antecedents, moderators, and consequences, Africa Journal of Management, 6(3), 161-193.
  4. Abugre, J. B. and Nasere, D. (2020). Does High Performance Work Systems Mediate the Relationship between HR practices and Employee Performance in Multinational Corporations (MNCs) in Developing Economics? African Journal of Economics and Management, 11(4), 541-557.
  5. Abugre, J. B. (2020). The Moderating Role of Interpersonal Conflict on Managerial Decision-Making and Organisational Performance in Private Sector Organisations: A Contextual Study of Sub-Saharan Africa Journal of African Business, 21(1), 20-41.
  6. Abugre, J. B. and Anlesinya, A. (2020). Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy and Economic Business Value of Multinational Companies in Emerging Economies: The Mediating Role of Corporate Reputation, Business Strategy and Development, 3(1) 4-15.
  7. Abugre, J. B., Williams, C. and Debrah, Y. (2019). Dimensions of Expatriates adjustment in distant subsidiaries: A field study of Sub-Saharan African Institutional Distance, Thunderbird International Business Review, 63(4), 371-384.
  8. Abugre, J. B. and Debrah, Y. (2019). Assessing the Impact of Cross-Cultural Communication Competence on Expatriate Business Operations in Multinational Corporations of a Sub- Saharan African Context, International Journal of Cross-cultural Management, 19 (1) 85–104.
  9. Abugre, J. B. (2018). Cross-cultural communication imperatives: Critical lessons for Western expatriates in multinational companies (MNCs) in sub-Saharan Africa, Critical Perspectives on International Business, 14 (2/3), 170-187.
  10. Abugre, J. B. (2018). Institutional governance and management systems in Sub-Saharan Africa higher education: developments and challenges in a Ghanaian Research University. Higher Education, 75 (2), 323–339.
  11. Abugre, J. B. (2017). Relations at workplace, cynicism and intention to leave: a proposed conceptual framework for organisations. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 25(2), 198- 216.
  12. Abugre, J. B. (2017). A phenomenological study of time concept and management and productivity in a sub–Saharan African context. International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management, 17 (2), 197- 214.

Research Interest

  1. Toward a cross-cultural theory of work design
  2. Resilience of entrepreneurs in Developing Countries
  3. International Business and HRM in Developing Countries.
  4. Human Resource Management in Higher Education.
  5. Cross-cultural Management and Communication in Developing Countries. 
  6. Organizational and Personnel Communication in Organisations.

Accolades and Awards

Prof. James Baba Abugre has received many awards through his research work including winning the 2022 overall Best Researcher-Late career Division of the entire College of Humanities which constitute three thirds of the whole University of Ghana. Some of his accolades include: 2012 Emerald Most Highly Commended Paper; 2016: Best Paper Award 2016 AIB Conference-Lagos Business School; 2016 Best Paper Award 2016 AABD Conference-Arusha, Tanzania; 2022: Wiley Top Cited Article in Social Responsibility-2020-2021 etc.

Professor James Baba Abugre

Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration & Human Resource Management

Professor James Baba Abugre is a distinguished Human Resource Management scholar and higher education leader whose work bridges academic research and institutional administration. He specializes in international human resource management, employee engagement, organizational and employee communication, and leadership. With a PhD from Swansea University, an MPhil in HR and MA in communication studies both from the University of Ghana-Legon, and a rich experience across leading African universities as external examiner, he has built a reputation for advancing strategic HRM and organizational effectiveness in both business institutions and higher education. He currently serves as Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Administration and Human Resource Management at the University of Kigali while maintaining a strong academic profile through teaching, research, and publication in human resource management and organizational studies.

 

Teaching and Supervision Impact

Prof. James Baba Abugre is a passionate worker and very enthusiastic in everything he engages in either social or academic. His teaching and supervision of students have created enormous impact on their lives that he was voted in 2022 as an impactful teacher by the Association of African University Impact Series (AAU) to share his life impact on students -this can be witnessed from this link- Impact Stories: Prof. James Baba Abugre shares his life experiences with Impact Stories 

He has taught many courses in the university and supervised hundreds of students from undergraduate to PhD levels.

 

Work Experience and Impact

Prof. James Baba Abugre is an avid worker who leaves an impact of his work ethics on wherever he goes. Among the institutions he has worked for before becoming an academic scholar are:

  1. The Anglican Vocational School- a Teacher of English
  2. The Upper East Regional Coordinating Council – as an Administrator
  3. The Navrongo Health Research Institute/ Ghana Vitamin A Supplementation Trial- as a Field Researcher 
  4. The Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) -Field Researcher – where he participated in the Afrobarometer 1, 2, and 3 continental research.
  5. Bolgatanga Girls Secondary School – French Teacher 
  6. The British American Tobacco Company Ltd.- corporate communication PR unit
  7. The University of Ghana- from Lecturer to Professor
  8. University of Kigali- as DVC Admin & HR.

 

Internationalization and Editorial Services

Prof. James Baba Abugre continue to impact on global assignment through his services as 

  1. Associate Editor- International Journal of Cross-cultural management (IJCCM)
  2. Editorial Board member of the Journal of African Business. 
  3. Former Executive Secretary of the Academy of African Business and Development
  4. Ghana Ambassador – Academy of Management- Human Resource Division.

 

Consultancy and Leadership Development

Prof. James Baba Abugre is a Senior Consultant with the Corporate Support Group-Ghana Ltd, and he has facilitated in several corporate training programmes internationally and locally in human resource and organizational development, Business communication, corporate communication plans, report and textual writing in organisations, translations from French to English documentations, and leadership and Decision-making in organisations.

 

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