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RONALD EBENEZER ESSEL

Tutor, College of Distance Education (CoDE), Unit of Business Programmes, Cape Coast, Ghana · University of Cape Coast (UCC), College of Distance Education (CoDE)

https://researchid.co/esselronald
@ucc.edu.gh
254Google Scholar Citations
8Google Scholar h-index
8Google Scholar i10-index

Research Interests

Finance/Economics in Africa with specific interest in financial markets developments, FDI and growth, TQM and firm performance, banking and international trade, gender based violence issues in Africa

Biography

Ronald Ebenezer Essel is a Tutor in Finance at the University of Cape Coast, College of Distance Education, Unit of Business programmes, Ghana. He holds an M. Phil finance and a B.Sc. (Admin) banking and finance degrees, from the University of Ghana Business School. Ronald was a Credit Analyst at Republic Bank Ltd and Prudential Bank Limited for six years. He also worked with theSOFTtribe Limited for a year as a software implementation/support officer. Ronald’s research interest is in finance/economics (financial markets developments, FDI and growth, TQM and firm performance, banking and international trade, gender based violence issues in Africa) and has a number of research publications to his credit.

Education

Period: July 2015 Institution: University of Ghana, Legon Degree: M. Phil (Finance) Modules: 1. Advance Corporate Finance & Investment, 2. Financial Economics, 3. Financial Derivatives, 4. Development Economics for Finance, 5. Economics for Business, 6. Econometrics for Finance, 7. Research Design & Qualitative Techniques, 8. Multivariate Data Analysis, 9. Business Information Systems & 10. Business Strategy. Thesis: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Productivity Growth of Ghanaian Manufacturing Firms. Now published in International Journal 2. Period: May 2004 Institution: University of Ghan...

Recent Google Scholar Publications

  1. Capital Structure, Ownership Structure and Corporate Performance of Non-financial Listed Firms: Board Structure Elements’ Moderating Role in an Emerging Economy
    IIMS Journal of Management Science, 0976030X251404244 , 2026, 2026
  2. Financial Management Practices and Financial Performance in China’s Main Capital Markets: A Macroeconomics Moderation Analysis
    China Report 61 (4), 509-551 , 2025, 2025
  3. Intellectual Capital, Family Management, and the Performance of Listed Manufacturing Firms in Ghana: A Mediation Analysis
    Journal of the Knowledge Economy 16 (5), 16901-16941 , 2025, 2025 | Citations: 8.0
  4. Revenue mobilization channels and strategies and local government performance in Ghana: Implications for fiscal sustainability of the North Tongu District Assembly
    Journal of Contemporary Business Research 1 (1), 56-75 , 2025, 2025 | Citations: 5.0
  5. Business Financial Strategies and SMEs Performance: Evidence from China’s Shenzhen Stock Exchange
    SEDME (Small Enterprises Development, Management & Extension Journal) 52 (2 … , 2025, 2025 | Citations: 1.0

Grants / Consultancy

None 1. Provided consultancy services for Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF) Ghana, to support the three districts assemblies in the Eastern Region (Akwapem North,...

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