Book(s)

1. Kissi, E., Aigbavboa, C., & Thwala, D. W. (Eds.). (2023).Emerging Debates in the Construction Industry: The Developing Nations’ Perspective. Taylor & Francis ISBN 9781003340348
2. Kissi E. (2014) Project Management Practices in the Ghanaian Building Industry, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing ISBN-13: 978-365910579

Book Chapter (s)

1. Adesi, M., Ahiabu, M., Owusu-Manu, D., Boateng, F., & Kissi, E. (2023). Recyclability of Construction and Demolition Waste in Ghana: A Circular Economy Perspective. InSustainable Education and Development–Sustainable Industrialization and Innovation Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 106-120, ISBN 978-3-031-25997-5
2. Dafeamekpor, C. A., Adjei-Kumi, T., Nani, G., & Kissi E. (2021) Theoretical Framework for Assessing Self-help Housing Projects Affordability’, in Mojekwu, J. N. et al. (eds) Sustainable Education and Development. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, pp. 144–163. Available at: https:// www. springer. com/ gp /book  /97830306883 56

 Journal Papers

1. Adesi, M., Owusu-Manu, D., Boateng, F., Addy, M.N. & Kissi, E. (2023), "The challenges of pricing quantity surveying professional services in Ghana", Frontiers in Engineering and Built Environment,https://doi.org/10.1108/FEBE-03-2022-0011
2. Okyere-Mensah, H., Appiah Brempong, E., Babon-Ayeng, P., & Kissi, E. (2023). Assessing Client Satisfaction with Health Service Delivery under the National Health Insurance Scheme: The Case of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.Advances in Public Health, https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5527246
3. Dafeamekpor, C. A., Adjei-Kumi, T., Nani, G., & Kissi, E. (2022) Criteria for Assessing Self-Help Housing Projects Affordability: A Critical Literature Review, Journal of Real Estate Literature https://doi.org/10.1080/0927754 4.2022.2101744
4. Kineber, A.F., Kissi, E. & Hamed, M.M. (2022) Identifying and assessing sustainability implementation barriers for residential building project: A case of Ghana. Sustainability 14, 15506//doi.org/10.3390/su14231560
5. Babon-Ayeng, P., Oduro-Ofori, E., Owusu-Manu, D. G., Edwards, D. J., Kissi, E. & Kukah, A. S. K. (2022). Socio-political factors underlying the adoption of green bond financing of infrastructure projects: the case of Ghana.Journal of Capital Markets Studies, https://doi.org/10.1108/JCMS-06-2022-0018
6. Kissi, E., Aigbavboa, C., & Babon-Ayeng, P. (2022), Identifying the key areas for benchmarking towards the improvement of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) construction firms in developing countries: the case of Ghana. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, DOI 10.1108/IJPPM-01-2022-0031
7. Owusu-Manu, D., Babon-Ayeng, P., Kissi, E., Edwards, D.J., Okyere-Antwi, D. & Elgohary, H. (2022), Green construction and environmental performance: an assessment framework, Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, https://doi.org/10.1108/S ASBE-07-2021-0120
8. Kuoribo, E., Amoah, P., Kissi, E., Edwards, D.J., Gyampo, J.A. & Thwala, W.D. (2022), Analysing the effect of multicultural workforce/teams on construction productivity, Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-11-2021-0636
9. Kissi, E., Agyekum, K., Baiden, B.K., Tannor, R.A., Eshun, B.T.B. & Badu, E. (2022) "Factors influencing tender pricing strategies of construction SMEs in Ghana. International Journal of Construction Management, Vol. 22 No. 3, pp. 387-399
10. Kissi, E., Aigbavboa, C. & Kuoribo, E. (2022), "Emerging technologies in the construction industry: challenges and strategies in Ghana", Construction Innovation, https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-11-2021-0215
11. Aboagye, J.N., Kissi, E., Acheampong, A. & Badu, E. (2022), Assessment of competencies to promote best project management practices for road infrastructure projects in Ghana, Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-07-2021-0378
12. Kissi, E., Acheamfour, V. K., Gyimah, J. J., & Adjei-Kumi, T. (2022). Barriers to the use of Factoring Accounts Receivables: The Ghanaian Contractor's Perception. International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering, 16(3), 73-76.
13. Gyimah, J. J., Kissi, E., Osei-Tutu, S., Adobor, C. D., Adjei-Kumi, T., & Osei-Tutu, E. (2022). Exploring the Challenges to Usage of Building and Construction Cost Indices in Ghana. International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering, 16(3), 77-81.
14. Acheampong A., Owusu-Manu, D.,  Kissi E., & Tetteh A., P.  (2021) Assessing the influence of emotional intelligence (EI) on project performance in developing countries: the case of Ghana, International Journal of Construction Management, DOI: 10.1080/15623599.2021.1958279
15. Kissi, E., Adjei-Kumi, T. & Jnr, J. (2021) Development of Tender Price Indices for the Ghanaian Building Industry. Journal of Building Construction and Planning Research, 9, 189-222. DOI: 10.4236/jbcpr.2021.93013.
16. Dafeamekpor, C. A., Adjei-Kumi, T., Nani, G., Kissi, E., & Tengan, C. (2021). Determinants for assessing self-help housing affordability in Ghana's housing sector: a Delphi approach. International Journal of Construction Management, 1-13.
17. Acheamfour, V. K., Adjei-Kumi, T. & Kissi, E. (2021), Contractor selection: a review of qualification and pre-qualification systems, International Journal of Construction Management,  pp. 1-11, DOI: 10.080/ 15623599. 2020. 1868092
18. Adam, V., Manu, P., Mahamadu, A.-M., Dziekonski, K., Kissi, E., Emuze, F. and Lee, S. (2021), Building information modelling (BIM) readiness of construction professionals: the context of the Seychelles construction industry, Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, Vol. ahead-of-print No. Ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-09-2020-0379
19. Hackman, J. K., Ayarkwa, J., Osei-Asibey, D., Adjei-Kumi, T., & Kissi, E. (2021), Re-examining the Benefits of Decentralization for Infrastructure Delivery at the Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 8(2) 382-397
20. Kissi, E., Agyekum, K., Musah, L., Owusu-Manu, D.-G. & Debrah, C. (2021), Linking supply chain disruptions with the organisational performance of construction firms: the moderating role of innovation, Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, Vol. 26 No. 1, pp. 158-180. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMPC-11-2019-0084
21. Debrah, C., Owusu-Manu, D. G., Kissi, E., Oduro-Ofori, E., & Edwards, D. J. (2020). Barriers to green cities development in developing countries: evidence from Ghana. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment.https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-06-2020-0089
22. Kissi, E., Ahadzie, D.K., Debrah, C. and Adjei-Kumi, T. (2020), "Underlying strategies for improving entrepreneurial skills development of technical and vocational students in developing countries: using Ghana as a case study", Education + Training, Vol. 62 No. 5, pp. 599-614.
23. Tengan, C., Kissi, E., Asigri, T. M., & Eshun, B. T. B. (2020). Challenges and Strategies towards Entrepreneurship Education and Learning among Ghanaian Built Environment Students. Journal of Engineering Research and Reports, 17-28.
24. Kissi, E., Agyekum, K., Adjei-Kumi, T., Caleb, D. and Micheal, E.D. (2021), Exploring the influence of religious elements on performance factors in developing countries: a case of the Ghanaian construction industry, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 70 No. 7, pp. 1889-1906
25. Kissi E., Asare S. S., Yamoah, A. D., Oteng D. & Debrah C. (2020). Identification of factors influencing the pricing of sustainable construction materials in developing countries: views of Ghanaian quantity surveyors, International Journal of Construction Management, DOI: 10.10 80/ 1562 3 5 99.2020.1768462
26. Asamoah O., Baiden K. B., Nani G., & Kissi E. (2020). Identifying intangible resources to enhance profitability strategies of Small-Medium Scale Construction Firms (SMSCFs) in developing countries, International Journal of Construction Management, DOI: 10.1080 /15623599.2 020. 177 4 835
27. Kissi, E., Adjei-Kumi, T., Twum-Ampofo, S., & Debrah, C. (2020). Identifying the latent shortcomings in achieving value for money within the Ghanaian construction industry. Journal of Public Procurement. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOPP-11-2019-0075
28. Agyekum, K., Kissi, E., & Danku, M. J. C. (2020). Professionals' views of vernacular building materials and techniques for green building delivery in Ghana. Scientific African, https://doi.org/ 10.10 16/  j.sciaf .20 20. e00424
29. Agyekum, K., Kissi, E., & Danku, J. C., Ampratwum, G., & Amegatsey, G. S. (2020). Factors driving the career progression of construction project managers. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, DOI10.1108/JEDT-09-2019-0242
30. Troiani, E., Mahamadu, A. M., Manu, P., Kissi, E., Aigbavboa, C., & Oti, A. (2020). Macro-maturity factors and their influence on micro-level BIM implementation within design firms in Italy. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, pp. 1-18
31. Asamoah, R. O., Baiden, B. K., Nani, G., & Kissi, E. (2019). Review of Exogenous Economic Indicators Influencing Construction Industry. Advances in Civil Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/6073289.
32. Kissi, E., Odoi A., Kofi A., Agyemang, D. Y & Musah L., (2019) Ascertaining the Interaction Effects Among Organisational Citizenship Behaviour, Work Overload and Employees' Performance in the Ghanaian Construction Industry, International Journal Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 68(7), pp.1235-1249
33. Offei, I. Nani G., & Kissi, E., (2019) Factors Affecting the Capacity of SME Building Construction Firms in Ghana Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 24(1), 49-63
34. Asman, G. E., Kissi, E., Agyekum, K., Baiden, B. K., & Badu, E. (2019). Critical Components of Environmentally Sustainable Buildings Design Practices of office buildings in Ghana. Journal of Building Engineering, https://doi.org/10.101 6/j.jobe.2019.100925
35. Akunyumu, S., Adjei-Kumi, T., Danku, J. C., & Kissi, E. (2019). Communication problems in a projects-a research study for construction site projects: a case study of Ghana. International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, 11(4), 343-361
36. Acheamfour, V., Kissi, E., Adjei-Kumi, T. & Adinyira, E. (2019), Review of empirical arguments on contractor pre-qualification criteria, Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-03-2019-0067
37. Kissi, E., Kofi A., Baiden K., B. Tanor A., R., Asamoah E. G.,  & Andam E., (2019) "Impact of Project Monitoring and Evaluation Practices on Construction Project Success Criteria in Ghana", Built Environment Project and Asset Management, https://doi.org/10.1108 /BEPAM-11-2018-0135
38. Acheamfour V., K., Kissi E., & Adjei-Kumi, T. (2019) Ascertaining the Impact of Contractors Pre-Qualification Criteria on Project Success Criteria, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-03-2018-0110
39. Tutu, S. O., Kissi, E., Osei-Tutu, E., & Addison, D. (2019). Evaluating Critical Factors for the Implementation of E-Procurement in Ghana. International Journal of Procurement Management, 12(1), 1-14.
40. Agyekum, B., Kissi, E., Yamoah Agyemang, D., & Badu, E. (2018). Examining Barriers for the Utilization of Non-Traditional Cost Estimating Models in Developing Countries: Ghanaian Quantity Surveyors’ Perspectives. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology Vol.16 pp.3-16.
41. Kissi, E., Sadick, M. A., & Agyemang, D. Y. (2018). Drivers Militating Against the Pricing of Sustainable Construction Materials: The Ghanaian quantity surveyors' Perspective. Case Studies in Construction Materials, 8, 507-516.
42. Badu, E., Kissi, E., Boateng, E. B., & Antwi-Afari, M. F. (2018). Tertiary Educational Infrastructural Development in Ghana: Financing, Challenges and Strategies. Africa Education Review, 15(2), 65-81.
43. Kissi, E., Adjei-Kumi, T., Amoah, P., & Gyimah, J. (2018). Forecasting Construction Tender Price Index in Ghana Using Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average with Exogenous Variables Model. Construction Economics and Building, 18(1), 70.
44. Asante, J., Kissi, E., & Badu, E. (2018). Factorial Analysis of Capacity-Building Needs of Small-and Medium-Scale Building Contractors in Developing Countries: Ghana as a Case Study. Benchmarking: An International Journal, 25(1), 357-372.
45. Kissi, E., Mohammed, S. A., & Owusu-Diatuo, K. J. (2018). Challenges Facing Public Works Departments in Construction Project Delivery within Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies in Ghana. UDS International Journal of Development, 5(1), 129-143.
46. Suleman B., Asamoah E., G. & Kissi E. (2018). Impact of Inventory Management on Firm Performance: A Case Study of Listed Manufacturing Firms in Ghana, International Journal of Finance and Accounting, 7(4), pp. 83-96
47. Kissi E., Adjei-Kumi, T., Amoah, P., & Bannor B., E. (2017). Identifying key economic indicators influencing tender price index prediction in the building industry: a case study of Ghana. International Journal of Construction Management, pp. 1-7
48. Kissi E., Adjei-Kumi, T. & Amoah P., Bannor B., E. (2017) "Assessing the Critical Barriers to Tender Price Index Development in the Building Industry, International Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation, Vol 7, Special Issue 1 pp. 1933-1953
49. Kissi E., Ahadzie D., K., Adjei-Kumi T., & Badu E. (2017) "Rethinking the Challenges to the Pricing of Projects in the Ghanaian Construction Industry Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, Vol. 15 Issue: 5, pp.700-719, https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-11-2016-0090.
50. Kissi E., Adjei-Kumi, T. Badu, E., & Bannor B., E., (2017) "Factors Affecting Tender Price in the Ghanaian Construction Industry, Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction Vol:22, Issue: 3, pp 252- 262, DOI (10.1108/JFMPC-09-2016-0044)
51. Kissi E., Adjei-Kumi T. & Badu E. (2017) Exploring Cost Planning Practices Adopted by Ghanaian Construction Professionals. International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, Vol. 9, No. 1, 83-93
52. Kissi E., Adjei-Kumi T. & Badu E. (2016) Critical Barriers to the Practice of Effective Cost Planning in the Ghanaian Construction Industry, Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management, Vol 6, Issue.2, pp 8-15
53. Kissi E., Bannor Boateng E., Adjei-Kumi T. & Badu E. (2016) Principal component analysis of challenges facing the implementation of value engineering in public projects in developing countries, International Journal of Construction Management, pp. 1-10 DOI:10.1080/ 15623599.2016.1233088
54. Kissi E., Nsiah A., E., Tengan C., & Asamoah O., R. (2016) Challenges to Retrofitting and Adaptation of Existing Building Within the Major Central Business District in Ghana Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation Vol. 6 (2): 1460-1476, ISSN 2223-7852
55. Kissi, E., Oteng, D., Akunyumu, S., & Offei, I. (2016). Determinants of Price Differential for Labour Pricing within the Ghanaian Construction Industry. Journal of Infrastructure Development, 8(2) 1–9
56. Kissi E., Offei I., Bannor B., E. & Badu E. (2016) Networking for Knowledge Capacity Building of Procurement Professionals in Ghana, International Journal of Construction Supply Chain Management Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 34-47.
57. Osei-Bonsu N., Kissi E. & Agyekum K. (2016) The Growth of Quality Assurance for Public Works Procurement in Ghana: Problems and Critical Success Factors International Journal of Engineering and Management Research Vol., 6, Issue, 2. pp. 211-220
58. Somiah M. K., Kissi E. & Ayerakwa H. A. (2016) Constraints to Automating Public Sector Service Deliveries in Ghana: The Example of Permit Acquisition and Detection of Unauthorized Building Processes in Metropolitan Assemblies. International Journal of African and Asian Studies, Vol.,20. pp 20-30
59. Offei I., Kissi E. & Badu E. (2016) Public Procurement Policies and Strategies for Capacity Building of SME Construction Firms in Ghana. International Journal of Procurement Management Vol 9, No 4 pp 455-472
60. Kissi E., Asamoah-Duodu A. & Somiah M. K. (2016) Factors Influencing Venture Capital Financing of Real Estate Development in Ghana, African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp 355–364.
61. Kissi E., Ahadzie D. K. & Badu E. (2015) Strategies for Improving Professional Project Management Practices in the Ghanaian Construction Industry, Journal of Construction Management, Vol. 30 pp 6-16
62. Kissi E., Adjei-Kumi T. & Badu E.  (2015) Towards the Development of Tender Price Index for Effective Cost Planning in the Ghanaian Construction Industry, International Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 4(3) pp. 73-79, DOI:10.5923/j.ijcem.20150403.02
63. Kissi E., Ahadzie D. K. & Cobbinah J. F. (2015). A Qualitative Enquiry into Professional Project Management Practices in the Ghanaian Construction Industry. Engineering Management Research, 4 (1), pp. 5-12
64. Kissi E., Somiah M. K. & Kwame A. S. (2015) Towards Entrepreneurial Learning Competencies: The Perspective of Built Environment Students, Higher Education Studies Vol. 5, No.1 pp. 20-30
65. Kissi E., Ahadzie D. K. & Badu E. (2014) Constraints to the Development of Professional   Project Management Practices in the Ghanaian Construction Industry, Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation Vol. 4 (1) pp.791-808
66. Kissi E. & Ansah S. K. (2014¬) Professional Project Management Practices and Its Constraints in Developing African Countries: Literature Review, Covenant Journal of Research in the Built Environment (CJRBE) Vol. 1, No. 2. pp. 28-40
67. Kissi E., Addo A. F. & Adesi M. (2014) The Public Procurement Act 663 (2003) of Ghana: Compliance Level in Selected Education District Offices. Modern Management Science and Engineering Vol. 2, No. 1, pp.1-9
68. Anzagira L. F., Tengan C., Balaara S., & Kissi, E. (2014) Assessing Driving Factors to the Implementation of Project Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) Practices in the Ghanaian Construction Industry. International Journal of Engineering, 3(2).
69. Tengan C., Anzagira L. F., Kissi E., Balaara S., & Anzagira C., A. (2014) Factors Affecting Quality Performance of Construction Firms in Ghana: Evidence from Small-Scale Contractors. Civil and Environmental Research, 6 (5), 18-23
70. Tengan C., Duodu B., Kissi E. & Nani G. (2013) Assessing the Impact of Pre-Construction Conference (PCC) on the Success of District/Municipal Assembly Projects in Ghana, Scottish Journal of Arts, Social Sciences and Scientific Studies Vol. 14, Issue 2, pp.188-195
71. Ansah K. S. & Kissi E. (2013) Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Ghana, Journal of Education and Practice Vol. 4 No. 16, pp. 172-180
72. Kissi E., Ansah K. S. & Tengan C. (2013) The Operating Environment for Second Cycle Construction Training Institutions in Ashanti Region–Ghana, Universal Journal of Education and General Studies Vol. 2 Issue 4, pp.150-156

Conference Papers

1. Kissi, E., Babon-Ayeng, P., & Agyekum, A. K. (2022). Benefits of Multicultural Project Team Setting: Views of Professionals in the Ghanaian Construction Industry. EPiC Series in Built Environment, 3, 110-120.
2. Agyemang Daniel, Y., Fong, P. S., & Kissi, E.(2022) Operationalization of Desirable Skill Sets in Novice Construction Professionals. In Construction Research Congress, ASCE, 9-12 March, USA-Arlington, Virginia pp. 120-130.
3. Agbesi, K, Kissi, E & Adjei-Kumi, T (2020) Implementation of Sustainable Procurement Practices in Public Sector Construction Organisations in Ghana in Scott, L and Neilson, C J (Eds) Proceedings of the 36th Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-8 September 2020, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, pp.526-53
4. Kissi, E., Amoah, P., Ahadzie, K., D., & Debrah C., (2019) Critical Risk Factors in Pricing of Construction Resources of SME Construction Firms in Ghana 43rd Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference of Radical Innovation in the Built Environment, Australia, November,6-9,341-350
5. Agyekum, B., Kissi, E., Yamoah Agyemang, D., & Badu, E. (2019) Strategies for the Utilization of Non-Traditional Cost Estimation Models in the Construction Industry of Ghana. 13th Built Environment Conference Durban, South Africa,September 2-3,278-286
6. Oteng D., Ansah M. K., Kissi E., & Badu E., (2018) Barriers to the adoption of Building Information Modelling in Developing Countries: The Case of Ghana 1st International Conference on Construction Futures (ICCF) at Wolverhampton, UK
7. Osei-Tutu E., Kissi E., & Osei-Tutu S., (2018) "Sole Sourcing: The Ghanaian Procurement Experience, The 8th International Public Procurement Conference
8. Marteye, T., N., Kissi E., Agyeman D., Y., & Asare S., S. (2018) Exploring Challenges Facing Road Contractors in Execution of Government of Ghana (GOG) Funded Projects, 5^th International Conference on Road and Rail Infrastructure,17- 19 May Zadar, Croatia, 949-956
9. Amoah P., Kissi E. & Oteng D. (2018) Exploring the Drivers of Adaptation and Retrofitting of Existing Buildings in Ghana, in Gorse, C and Neilson, C J (Eds) Proceeding of the 34th Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2018, Belfast, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 255-264
10. Andoh, A. B., Ahadzie, D.  K., & Kissi, E. (2018) Conceptualizing Affordable Housing Definition from the Perspective of Informal Low-Income Earners: Evidence from Three Urban Settlements in Kumasi, Ghana. 7TH ICIDA,2018, The Complexity of Infrastructure System: What We are Fixing, March 28-30, Ikorodu, Lagos-Nigeria
11. Kissi E., Adjei-Kumi T. & Badu E. (2016) A Conceptual Framework Towards the Development of Tender Price Index. 40th Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference of Radical Innovation in the Built Environment, Australia, July 6-8, ISSN 2204-9029. pp.423-433
12. Kissi E., Adjei-Kumi T. & Badu E. (2016) Tender Price Index Development: A Critical Literature Review of Models for Prediction 9th cidb Postgraduate Conference on Emerging Trends in Construction Organisational Practices and Project Management Knowledge Areas Cape Town, South Africa, February,1-4 pp.71-81 ISBN - 978-0-620-69590-9
13. Kissi E., Bannor-Boateng E. & Adjei-Kumi T. (2015) Strategies for Implementing Value Management in the Construction Industry in Ghana, DII Conference on Infrastructure Development and Investment Strategies for Africa, Livingstone, Zambia September 16-18 pp.255-267, ISBN 978-0-86970-787-6
14. Kissi E., Nani G. & Badu E. (2015) Exploring the Causes of Price Differentials of Three Major Construction Products in Ghana. 2nd International Conference on Applied Science and Technology on Technological Innovation for Accelerated National Growth and Development, October 28 - 30, at Kumasi Polytechnic, Ghana.