Peter Adjei-Bamfo

Lecturers

Dr Peter Adjei-Bamfo

PhD, M. Phil., BSc., Dip.

Lecturer in Management
Port Macquarie

Peter is committed to high-quality teaching and research with over nine years of teaching experience both in Australia and Ghana in the capacity of Lecturer and Subject/Unit Coordinator developing and updating subject curriculum with a keen interest in providing excellent learning experiences for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Before joining Charles Sturt University, Peter previously taught Project Integration and Procurement Management among other subjects to postgraduate students at Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Western Australia, where he also graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Management and Commerce in 2024.

His outstanding research outputs and fast-growing international research profile has earned him various research grants including the prestigious and generous Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship in 2019 for his doctoral studies, and the ECU-Fuji Xerox Higher Degree by Research Excellence Award.

Peter’s current research explores how various procurement strategies drive sustainable innovation behaviour among supply networks, improve product and operational outcomes, and suppliers’ capabilities for transitioning to circular business models. Peter’s high-impact research has been published in reputable international journals including those listed as top-ranked in the Australian Business Deans Council journal quality list such as Business Strategy and the Environment, International Journal of Manpower, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Journal of Public Affairs, and Resources, Conservation & Recycling.

Teaching

Peter's teaching approach seeks to positively affect the present and future of students through student-centred learning. He strives to realize this goal through the problem-based learning approach. With this approach, he acts as a moderator and facilitator of the learning environment in class, online, and on field trips where students learn through practical experience of solving real-world management problems related to theoretical concepts. Assuming this role, he allows students to participate and engage in the learning process which enhances their learning experience and to conceptualize their own understanding of the issues discussed. Problem-based learning aims to help the students gain more confidence in the knowledge acquired and develop self-directed learning, effective collaboration skills, intrinsic motivation, and an open mind in problem-solving (essential for today’s job market).

Current subjects taught at Charles Sturt University include:

  • MGT553 Project Management
  • MGT583 Management of Sustainability

Research

  • Innovation Procurement Management
  • Supply Networks and Innovation
  • Circular Economy Capabilities
  • Sustainable Procurement and Consumption
  • Digital Transformation

Professional Membership

Member of:

  • International Purchasing & Supply Education & Research Association (IPSERA)
  • Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA)
  • Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANSAM)

Publications

Journal Articles:

  1. Adjei‐Bamfo P., Djajadikerta H.G., Jie F., Brown K., Kiani Mavi R. (2022). Public procurement for innovation through supplier firms' sustainability lens: A systematic review and research agenda. Business Strategy and the Environment, 32(1), 387-407. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3137 [‘A’ in ABDC; Q1 in SCOPUS].
  2. LePere-Schloop, M., Appe, S., Adjei-Bamfo, P., Zook, S., & Bawole, J. N. (2022). Mapping Civil Society in the Digital Age: Critical Reflections from a Project based in the Global South. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 51(3), 587-605. https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640211057401 [‘A’ in ABDC; Q1 in SCOPUS]
  3. Adjei-Bamfo, P., Domfeh, K. A., Bawole, J. N., Ahenkan, A., Maloreh-Nyamekye, T., Adjei-Bamfo, S., & Darkwah, S. A. (2020). An e-government framework for assessing readiness for public sector e-procurement in a lower-middle-income country. Information Technology for Development, 26(4), 742-761. https://doi.org/10.1080/02681102.2020.1769542 [‘B’ in ABDC; Q1 in SCOPUS]
  4. Adjei-Bamfo, P., Bempong, B., Osei, J., & Kusi-Sarpong, S. (2019). Green candidate selection for organizational environmental management. International Journal of Manpower, 41(7),1081-1096. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-10-2019-0480 [‘A’ in ABDC; Q1 in SCOPUS]
  5. Bawole, J. N., & Adjei-Bamfo, P. (2019). Public procurement and public financial management in Africa: dynamics and influences. Public Organization Review, 20(2), 301-318. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-019-00443-7 [Q1 in SCOPUS]
  6. Adjei-Bamfo, P., & Maloreh-Nyamekye, T. (2019). The ‘baby steps’ in mainstreaming Sustainable Public Procurement in Ghana: A double-agency perspective. Journal of Public Affairs, 19(1),e1902. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.1902 [‘B’ in ABDC; Q1 in SCOPUS]
  7. Adjei-Bamfo, P., Maloreh-Nyamekye, T., & Ahenkan, A. (2019). The role of e-government in sustainable public procurement in developing countries: A systematic literature review. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 142, 189-203.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.12.001 [Q1 in SCOPUS]

Book Chapters:

  1. Adjei-Bamfo, P., Lartey, E., Odoi, B., Adjei-Bamfo, S., & Baiden, E. (2022). The impact of the EPA on West Africa: The mediating role of an intra-African Trade Policy for Africa’s sustainable growth in the global value chain. In: R. Frei, Ibrahim, S., & Akenroye, T. (eds.), Africa and Sustainable Global Value Chains, (pp. 269-283). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78791-2_12
  2. Bawole, J. N. & Adjei-Bamfo, P. (2019). Public Procurement for Public Financial Management in Africa: Agency Theory Lenses. In: A. Farazmand (ed.), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance, (pp. 3860). Springer International, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3860-1
  3. Adjei-Bamfo, P., Yeboah-Assiamah, E. & Bawole, J. N. (2018). Recruitment and Selection into Ghana’s local governments: Theory and Practice. In: A. Farazmand (ed.), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance, (pp. 3498). Springer International, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3498-1
  4. Lartey, E., Ahenkan, A., Yeboah-Assiamah, E. & Adjei-Bamfo, P. (2018). Urban Sanitation: Optimizing Private Sector Involvement. In: A. Farazmand (ed.), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance, (pp. 3552). Springer International, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3552-1

Conference Papers:

  1. Monroe-White, T., Adjei-Bamfo, P., & Setor, T. K. (2020, June 19-21). Ghana’s Public Sector NGO Registration System: A Description and Critique of Innovation Prior Conditions. ACM SIGMIS Computers and People Research 2020 Annual Conference. Nuremberg, Germany.
  2. Monroe-White, T., Adjei-Bamfo, P., & Setor, T. K. (2020, March 27-28). A Critical Study of an Information System use in Ghana’s Public Sector. Southern Association of Information Systems (SAIS) Annual Conference. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
  3. Appe, S., Adjei-Bamfo, P., Bawole, J. N., LePere-Schloop, M., & Zook, S. (2019, November 21-23). Mapping Civil Society in the Digital Age: Critical Reflections from a Project based in the Global South. 48th Association for Research on Nonprofit Organziations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Conference. San Diego, CA USA. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/arnova/arnova19/index.php?program_focus=view_paper&selected_paper_id=1557310&cmd=online_program_direct_link&sub_action=online_program
  4. Adjei-Bamfo, P., Lartey, E., Odoi, B., Adjei-Bamfo, S., & Baiden, E. (2019, April 9-11). The Impact of EU and ACPs’ Economic Partnership Agreements on the West African sub-region: an organizational learning perspective and implications for an intra-African Trade Policy. Young Scholars Initiative Conference. University of Ibadan Conference Centre, Ibadan, Nigeria. https://ysi.ineteconomics.org/project/5c16fec7481f76259004c026/event/5c170fe5481f76259004c054