Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
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., 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 2023 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.