- Phone:
- 765-455-9254
- Email:
- aameyaw@iu.edu
- Campus:
- IU Kokomo
Main Building (KO), Room 178E
Main Building (KO), Room 178E
Biography
Abdul-Kadir Ameyaw, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Management at the School of Business at Indiana University Kokomo. His research examines the intersection of government policy, entrepreneurship, strategic management, and international business. He studies how political and institutional environments shape firm behavior, entrepreneurial activity, and (de)internationalization strategies in extreme contexts such as war and conflict. His scholarship has received several recognitions, including best paper awards, grants, and fellowships.
Education
- Ph.D., Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Florida Atlantic University (USA).
- Ph.D., Managerial Economics (Strategic Management and International Business), St. Petersburg State University (Russia).
- M.Sc., International Management (CEMS Alliance), University of Cologne (Germany).
- M.Sc., Management, St. Petersburg State University (Russia).
- B.Sc., Economics, Russian State Hydrometeorological University (Russia).
Area of Expertise
• International Business
• Strategic Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Qualitative Research
- Sawant Rajeev, Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir, Treviño Len J., & Li Yuan (Forthcoming), Multinational Enterprises’ Strategic Responses to Geopolitical Tensions and Sanctions, Journal of International Business Studieshttps://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-026-00891-6
- Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir, Rice Darryl, Storchevoy Maxim, & Glebova Sophia (Forthcoming), Constrained Moral Agency: Organizational (Non)compliance Under Coercive Stakeholder Demands, Journal of Business Ethics
- Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir & Panibratov Andrei (2025), Two Decades of Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: A Systematic Literature Review, Integrative Framework, and Agenda for Future Research, European Journal of International Management, Vol. 27 (1), 1-47, https://doi.org/10.1504/EJIM.2025.147963
- Panibratov Andrei*, Garanina Olga*, Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir* & Anand Amit (2024), POLI Advantages of State-Owned Multinationals, International Journal of Emerging Markets, 19 (5), 1385-1406. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-12-2021-1872 * Denotes Equal contributions.
- Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir (2024), Advancing Theory Development in Emerging and Frontier Markets: Embracing Indigenous and Historical Perspectives in International Business Scholarship,Journal of East-West Business, 30(3), 283-308. doi.org/10.1080/10669868.2024.2335243
- Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir, Panibratov Andrei & Ameyaw Ahmed Sadat (2023), Foreign Divestment: A Systematic Literature review, Integrative Framework, and Research Agenda, European Management Journal, 41(6), 1134 -1152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2023.11.001
- Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir (2023), Spanning the Boundaries: International Business Theories in a Complex Global Environment, Vestnik of St. Petersburg University, Management, 22(3), 422-444. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/375414730
- Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir (October, 2026), When the State Claims Employees: Governing Strategic Human Capital Under Wartime Mobilization, Southern Management Association Conference 2026, St. Petersburg, FL, USA.
- Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir & Terjesen Siri (August, 2026), Same Policy, Different Selves: Identity Work as Micro-mechanism, 86th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir & Rice Darryl, Storchevoy Maxim, Glebova Sofia (August, 2026), Constrained Moral Agency: Organizational Non(compliance) Under Coercive Stakeholder Demands, 86th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir, Packard Mark & Terjesen Siri (April, 2026), Entrepreneurship & Government Policy: A Literature Review & Agenda for Future Research, Association of Private Enterprise Education 50th Meeting Conference, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
- Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir, Packard Mark & Terjesen Siri (August, 2025), Entrepreneurship & Government Policy: A Literature Review & Agenda for Future Research, 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Copenhagen, Denmark. [https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/AMPROC.2025.12072abstract] - Academy of Management Proceedings.
- Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir & Panibratov Andrei (July, 2025), Political Connections as Key Advantage in EMNEs’ Internationalization, Academy of International Business Annual Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
- Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir (June, 2025) Same Policy, Different Selves: Identity Work as the Micro-mechanism Linking External Enablers to Occupational Outcomes, Institute of Human Studies 2025 Summer Graduate Conference, Online.
- Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir (October, 2024), Historical Ties as an External Enablement of Entrepreneurship, Southern Management Association Conference, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
- Sawant Rajeev, Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir, Treviño Len J., & Li Yuan (July, 2024), “Should I Stay or Should I Divest?”: An Inductive Case Study of MNC Divestment Strategies, Academy of International Business Annual Conference, Seoul, South Korea.
- Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir & Ameyaw Ahmed Sadat (July, 2023), Foreign Divestment from Emerging Markets: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Agenda, Academy of International Business Annual Conference, Warsaw, Poland
- Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir, Panibratov Andrei & Ameyaw Ahmed Sadat, (November, 2022), Foreign Divestment: A Systematic Literature review, Integrative Framework, and Research Agenda, Graduate School of Management Emerging Markets Conference, St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir, Shenglong Chen & Andrei Panibratov, (August, 2022). The Role of Intergovernmental Relations in Shaping Outward Foreign Direct Investment from China, 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, USA. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362398057] - Academy of Management Proceedings.
- Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir (July, 2022). A Retrospective and Agenda for Future Research on Foreign Direct Investment to Africa, Academy of International Business Annual Conference, Miami, USA.
- Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir & Panibratov Andrei, (August, 2021). “Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: A Retrospective and Agenda for Future Research,” 16th Vaasa Conference on International Business, Vaasa, Finland.
+ Best Paper Award; Sponsored by the International Journal of Emerging Markets (Conference Chair: Professor Jorma Larimo). - Shenglong Chen & Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir, (November, 2021). “How Intergovernmental Relations Shape OFDI from China: Evidence from the Belt and Road Initiative,” Graduate School of Management Emerging Markets Conference, St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir & Panibratov Andrei, (October, 2021). “Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: A Retrospective and Agenda for Future Research,” Second Out of (and into) Africa Conference, St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir, (December, 2020). “Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment from Emerging Economies to Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study of Ghana”, 46th Annual Conference of the European International Business Academy, Online.
- Ameyaw Abdul-Kadir & Panibratov Andrei, (November, 2020). “Determinants of Chinese FDI Stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa – A Host Country Perspective,” Graduate School of Management Emerging Markets Conference, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Academic/Professional Activities
• ACUE Certificate in Effective Teaching Practice
• ACUE Advanced Certificate in Effective Teaching Practice Framework
• Quality Matters, Applying the QM Rubric Certification
• Industry and Innovation, Editorial Review Board
• Academy of International Business (Member)
• Academy of Management (Member)
• Southern Management Association (Member)
Awards/Honors
- 2025/2026 Research Award, Indiana University Kokomo School of Business (2026)
- Indiana University Kokomo Summer Faculty Fellowship (2026)
- Academy of International Business Travel Stipend Award (2025, 2023, 2022)
- Institute of Human Studies Travel Grants (2025, 2024)
- Industry and Innovation Best Reviewer Award (2024)
- University of Pretoria, Gordon Institute of Business Science Research Fellow (2024)
- Markets and Management Fellow (2024)
- American Institute of Economic Research Travel Grant (2024)
- Exceptional Achievement in Education Award, His Royal Majesty Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Dr. Agyeman Badu II, King of Dormaa Traditional Council, Ghana (2024)
- Inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (2024)
- Oklahoma State University Travel Grant (2024)
- Journal of Management Studies Grant (2023)
- Academy of International Business Emerging Scholar from Emerging Market Fellow (2023)
- Inducted into the Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity (2023)
- Vaasa Conference on International Business Best Paper Award (2021)