Essuman, Dominic, Dr

Dr Dominic Essuman

PhD, FHEA, MBA, BSc

Management School

Lecturer in Sustainable Management

D.Essuman@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 3239

D041, Sheffield University Management School

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Dr Dominic Essuman
Management School
D041
Sheffield University Management School
Conduit Road
Sheffield
S10 1FL

Profile

Dominic Essuman is a Lecturer in Sustainable Management at Sheffield University Management School. He teaches Strategic Supply Chain Management (postgraduate level) and Business Management in Context (undergraduate level).

His current research focuses on resilience, sustainability, and strategy issues in local and global supply chains. Dominic has published articles in leading international journals, such as Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Business Logistics, International Journal of Production Economics, Annals of Operations Research, Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, Journal of International Management, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, and Management International Review.

Before joining the Management School, he was a lecturer at the Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He was part of the committees supervising doctoral research on resilient and sustainable logistics and transport systems at the Center for Applied Research and Innovation in Supply Chain-Africa (CARISCA), KNUST, and the Regional Transport Research and Education Centre, Kumasi.

He is actively involved in developing supply chain management scholars and advancing supply chain management practices in Africa, and he has a keen interest in these areas.

Qualifications

PhD - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

MBA - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

BSc - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Research interests

Dominic is interested in theoretically-driven empirical studies, especially in the following areas:

Resilient operations and supply chains
Sustainability-resilience nexus
Strategic supply chain management
Global supply chain
Supply chains in Africa

Publications

Journal articles

Adeniji J, Essuman D & Olabode OE (2026) . Technovation, 149.
Olabode OE, Nalmpanti AD, Essuman D, Leonidou CN, Hultman M & Boso N (2025) . Industrial Marketing Management, 131, 137-151.
Awuni FY, Bempah NDO, Essuman D & Anin EK (2025) . Business Strategy and the Environment.
Ataburo H, Essuman D, Mensah HK, Aditchere J & Nkrumah P (2025) . Management Decision.
Afi Osei Y, Barnard H, Derban W & Essuman D (2025) . Africa Journal of Management, 11(1), 104-125.
Appiah LO, Essuman D, Forson CA, Boso N & Annan J (2025) . Journal of Business Research, 189.
Essuman D, Boso N, Addo Asamany P, Ataburo H & Asiedu-Appiah F (2024) . International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 30(11), 279-305.
Appiah LO & Essuman D (2024) . Business Strategy and the Environment, 33(7), 7241-7252.
Ataburo H, Ampong GE & Essuman D (2024) . Annals of Operations Research, 340(2-3), 723-755.
Dankyira FK, Essuman D, Boso N, Ataburo H & Quansah E (2024) . International Journal of Production Economics, 274.
Nkrumah M, Owusu-Yirenkyi D, Nyuur RB, Donbesuur F & Essuman D (2024) . Management International Review, 64(3), 397-417.
Anin EK, Essuman D, Asare-Baffour F, Manu D & Asamany PA (2024) . International Journal of Public Administration, 47(4), 283-294.
Awuni FY, Essuman D, Ataburo H, Anin EK & Acquah IN (2023) . Research in Transportation Business & Management, 51.
Essuman D, Owusu-Yirenkyi D, Afloe WT & Donbesuur F (2023) . Journal of International Management, 29(6).
Essuman D, Ataburo H, Boso N, Anin EK & Appiah LO (2023) . Journal of Business Logistics, 44(3), 300-322.
Boso N, Amankwah-Amoah J, Essuman D, Olabode O, Aku Bruce P, Hultman M, Kutsoati JK & Adeola O (2023) . Journal of International Business Studies, 54(6), 1055-1089.
Fianko AO, Essuman D, Boso N & Muntaka AS (2023) . Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 28(2), 385-404.
Essuman D, Bruce PA, Ataburo H, Asiedu-Appiah F & Boso N (2022) . International Journal of Production Economics, 254.
Ahinful GS, Tauringana V, Essuman D, Boakye JD & Sha'ven WB (2022) . Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, 34(3), 241-268.
Essuman D, Anin EK & Muntaka AS (2021) . Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 27(5).
Essuman D, Asamoah D & Anin EK (2021) . Africa Journal of Management, 7(3), 423-446.
Agyapong A, Essuman D & Afia Kesewa Yeboah L (2021) . Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, 33(1), 29-48.
Anin EK, Essuman D & Owusu H (2020) . International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences, 13(1), 91-105.
Essuman D, Boso N & Annan J (2020) . International Journal of Production Economics, 229, 107762-107762.
Ahinful GS, Tauringana V, Bansah EA & Essuman D (2019) . Accounting Education, 28(6), 553-581.
Agyapong A, Osei HV & Essuman D (2019) . International Journal of Business Excellence, 17(4), 414-414.
Munkata AS, Anin EK, Essuman D & Ataburo H (2017) . International Journal of Business Analytics, 4(1), 87-103.
Essuman D, Essien A, Roehrich J, Lam HKS, Schleper M & Blome C () . International Journal of Operations & Production Management.

Book chapters

Barnard H, Boso N, Essuman D & Verachia A (2024) , Strategy in a Turbulent Era (pp. 40-62). Edward Elgar Publishing

Research group: Supply Chain, Operations and Logistics Applied Research Centre

Teaching interests: Teachers are central to higher educational institutions’ capacity to create and deliver value for parents, industries, and society. Dominic is passionate about working with his students to attain this end.

He draws on emerging industry issues with pertinent research insights to inform my teaching while engaging students and ensuring they own the learning process.

He is interested in teaching supply chain management, strategic management, sustainability, and general management topics.