Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
Affum-Osei, E., Goto, S. G., Chun, J., Rong, Y., Hodar, W., Abdul, I., & Darius, N. (2024). A cross-cultural study of entrepreneurial motivation and entrepreneurial intentions amongst university students?: the roles of individualism and collectivism. Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, 4.
Adjanor-doku, C., Ellis, F. Y., & Affum-Osei, E. (2024). Environmental performance?: A systematic review of literature and directions for future studies. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, July, 1–17.
Gyasi, R. M., Bimpeh, H., Pokuah, L., Nyaaba, E., Affum-Osei, E., Bruce, R., Muhonja, F., Degraft, D., Asamoah, E., Nimoh, M., & Adu-gyamfi, S. (2024). Food insecurity and mobility difficulty in middle-aged and older adults?: The importance of bio-psychosocial factors. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 184(April), 111849.
Asante, E. A., Khurshid, H., Affum-Osei, E., & Antwi, O. (2023). Examining the impact of trait grit on aspiring entrepreneur ’ s new venture ideation?: Evidence from Ghana. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 144.
Abrokwah, E., Rachayeeta, P., Affum-Osei, E., Yeboah, G., Agyare, C., & Asante, E. (2023). Engaging in unpaid jobs out of free will?: an attribution theory perspective on the effects of supervisor support attributions on volunteers ’ service quality. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 74
Affum-Osei, E, & Chan, D. K. S. (2023). Job search in a difficult labour market: linking goal orientation to job search strategies and outcomes with the moderating role of self- control. Current Psychology.
Asante, A. E, Oduro, F., Danquah, B., Dei Mensah, R., Dartey-Baah K., & Affum-Osei E., (2022). From being sacked to being unwell: A conservation of resources view on the effects of psychological contract violation on layoff victims' wellbeing. Human Resources Management Journal, 1-22.
Asante, A. E., Danquah, B., Oduro, F., Affum-Osei, E., Ankrah, M., Azunu, C., & Li, C. (2022). Entrepreneurial career persistence of hybrid entrepreneurs?: The opposing moderating roles of wage work-to-entrepreneurship enrichment and entrepreneurship-to-wage work enrichment. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 132(November 2021), 103660.
Antwi, C.O.; Belle, M.A.; Ntim, S.Y.; Wu, Y.; Affum-Osei, E.; Aboagye, M.O.; Ren, J. (2022). COVID-19 Pandemic and International Students’ Mental Health in China: Age, Gender, Chronic Health Condition and Having Infected Relative as Risk Factors. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 7916.
Antwi, C.O., Ren, J., Zhang, W., Owusu-ansah, W., Aboagye, M.O., Affum-Osei, E. and Agyapong, R.A. (2022), “ I Am Here to Fly , but Better Get the Environment Right?!" Passenger Response to Airport Servicescape”, Sustainability, pp. 1–24. (SSCI)
Affum-Osei, E., Mensah, H. K., Asante, E. A., & Forkuoh, S. K. (2021). Evaluating a job search strategy model of fit perceptions: a construct validation amongst unemployed job seekers. Career Development International, Vol 26 No. 2 pp. 269-289.
Affum-Osei, E., Mensah, H.K., Forkuoh, S.K. and Asante, E.A. (2021). Goal orientation in job search: Psychometric characteristics and construct validation across job search contexts. International Journal of Testing, Routledge, Vol. 21 No. 1, pp. 1–31.
Belle, M. A., Antwi, C. O., Ntim, S. Y., Affum-osei, E., & Ren, J. (2021). Am I Gonna Get a Job?? Graduating Students ’ Psychological Capital , Coping Styles , and Employment Anxiety. Journal of Career Development, (688), 1–15.
Affum-Osei, E., Goto, S. G., Yeung, J. C., Wang, R., Lam, H., Abdul-nasiru, I., & Chan, D. K. (2020). Examining the Factorial Validity of the Entrepreneurial Career Motives Scale?: A Five-Nation Comparison. Journal of Career Development, 1–18.
Affum-Osei E., Asante, A. E., Inusah A-N & Aboagye, M. O., Antwi, C. O., & Forkouh, S. K (2019). The Career Adapt-Abilities Scale in Ghana: Psychometric properties and associations with individual-level ambidexterity and employees’ service performance. Current Psychology.
Adom, E., & Affum-Osei, E. (2019). Entrepreneurship as a career choice?: The impact of locus of control on aspiring entrepreneurs ’ opportunity recognition. Journal of Business Research, 98 (February), 227–235.
Affum-Osei, E., Asante, E. A., Forkouh, S. K., Aboagye, M., & Antwi, C. O. (2019). Unemployment trends and labour market entry in Ghana: job search methods perspective. Labor History, 00(00), 1–18.
Affum-Osei E., Asante A. E., Forkuoh, S. K., & Inusah A-N. (2019). Career adaptability and ambidextrous behavior among customer service representatives: the role of perceived organizational support. Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, 1-15.
Affum-Osei, E., Aboagye, M. O., Antwi, C. O., & Asante, E. A. (2019). Validating the Auckland Individualism–Collectivism Scale (AICS): Testing Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance in Hong Kong and Ghanaian Samples. Psychological Studies. 64, 187-199.
Aboagye, M. O., Jinliang, Q., Pekárková S., Antwi, C. O., Asare, K., Jababu, Y., Affum-Osei, E., & Nila Akinyi (2019). Factorial validity of the student-teacher relationship scale-short form, latent means comparison of teacher-student relationship quality and association with child problem and prosocial behaviours. Psychological Studies 64, 221-234.
Aboagye, M. O., Jinliang, Q., Abdul, Q., Antwi, C. O., Jababu, Y., & Affum-Osei, E. (2018). Teacher burnout in pre-schools: A cross-cultural factorial validity, measurement invariance and latent mean comparison of the Maslach Burnout Inventory, Educators Survey (MBI-ES). Children and Youth Services Review, 94, 186-197.
Antwi, C. O., Fan, C., Aboagye, M. O., Brobbey, P., Jababu, Y., Affum-Osei, E., & Avornyo, P. (2018). Job demand stressors and employees’ creativity: a within-person approach to dealing with hindrance and challenge stressors at the airport environment. The Service Industries Journal, 1–29.
Book
Affum-Osei E., Asante E. A., Barnie J. (2014). Academic Achievement: the role of stress, self-concept and motivation, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, https://www.lap-publishing.com/
Book Chapter
Asante E.A., Affum-Osei E., Danquah B. (2020) Aspiring to Be a Social Entrepreneur: Does Prosocial Motivation Matter? In: Marques J., Dhiman S. (eds) Social Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility. Management for Professionals. Springer, Cham. pp. 47-61.
Academic Conferences
Asante, E. A., Khurshid, H., Affum-Osei, E., Khurshid F, Azunu, C., (2024). "Examining When Former Supervisor’s Abusive Behavior Affects Newcomers’ Adjustment in Their New Job" The 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, August 2023.
Asante, E. A., Affum-Osei, E., Gyensare, M., Antwi, C. O., (2023). The role of psychological contract violation from former employer in job search among job losers. The 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, (Hybrid Meeting), 4-8 August 2023.
Asante A. E Frederick Oduro & Affum-Osei E (August 2021) "Job Losers’ Wellbeing: Integrating Psychological Contract and Conservation of Resource Perspectives" Academy of Management Annual Meetings Proceedings (Online)
Affum-Osei E., & Chan D. K. S., (May 2018) “Job search during financial hardship: Employment commitment and expectations among selected job seekers in Ghana” 30th Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Affum-Osei E., & Chan D. K. S. (March 2018) “Differences in reasons for new venture creation: a comparative analysis across three cultures.” Postgraduate Conference on Interdisciplinary and Comparative Learning: Positioning the Young Academic Scholar for Excellence. Hong Kong, SAR.
Affum-Osei E., & Chan D. K. S (July 2017) “Differences in motivation for venture creation: A comparative analysis” European Conference on Psychology & Behavioural Sciences, Brighton, U.K.
Affum-Osei E., & Asante A. E. (March 2019) “On the dimensionality of job search strategies: A construct validation across job search contexts” Postgraduate Conference on Interdisciplinary and Comparative Learning: Positioning the Young Academic Scholar for Excellence. Hong Kong, SAR.
Asante A. E. & Affum-Osei E. (March 2019) “Opportunity recognition among aspiring entrepreneurs in Ghana: The roles of family motivation and persistence Postgraduate Conference on Interdisciplinary and Comparative Learning: Positioning the Young Academic Scholar for Excellence. Hong Kong, SAR.
Asante A. E. & Affum-Osei E. (August 2019) “The formation of social entrepreneurial intention: The role of prosocial motivation and prior experience” Academy of International Business African Conference. Accra Ghana.
Asante A. E, Chen, T, & Affum-Osei, E., (December 2019). “The influence of Entrepreneurial Intention on Aspiring Entrepreneurs’ Opportunity Recognition: The Roles of Career Optimism and Career Goal-setting” 33rd Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM), Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
Asante A. E. & Affum-Osei, E. (December 2018). “The Influence of Locus of Control on Aspiring Entrepreneurs’ Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition”. The 2018 Academy of International Business (AIB) Southeast Asia Regional Conference, Hong Kong.