Name: Universities, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development in Africa (8th Annual Conference) & BET Ghana Project Capacity Building Worshop organized by Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences
Start: 2020-02-01
Location: Sankt Augustin, Germany

About

Rev. Prof. George Tackie is an Associate Professor and the current Head of Department at the University of Cape Coast, Department of Accounting. He is a fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG) and serves on the Technical and Research Committee of ICAG. He also holds certifications from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). He has been involved in several seminar facilitations on the application of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on the backdrop of his training with ICAEW. Recently, he served as a panel member on the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), African Accounting and Finance Association (AAFA) and the Public Accountants and Auditors Board of Zimbabwe (PAAB) joint workshop on the IASB's exposure draft on the International Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Entities. He has over 20 years’ experience in teaching and research. His research focuses on environmental accounting and international financial reporting. He is very passionate about accountancy education and training alongside human capacity development. He has a number of publications to his credit. He is also a lay reverend minister of Victory Bible Church International where he is currently serving as the Ghana Finance Director of the Church. He is married to Gloria, and they are blessed with three lovely children. He loves farming.

Focus & expertise

Academic interests · number = colleagues who share it

Accounting Ethics7 Environmental Accounting and Performance Reporting International Financial Reporting Standards (Ifrs)

Recent activity

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Conference Feb 2020

Universities, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development in Africa (8th Annual Conference) & BET Ghana Project Capacity Building Worshop organized by Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

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Conference Jan 2020

Workshop on Strategic Case Study Exams, organized by The Institute of Chartered Accountants – Ghana.

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Award Jan 2017

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Research Grant

Background

🎓 Education & qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting

University of Ghana

2019

Master of Business Administration in Accounting

University of Cape Coast

2008

★ Career & positions

Head of Department

Department of Accounting

until Feb, 2022

Publications 23 works

ORCID 0000-0001-9551-989X →

2026

Implementation of digital health innovations in Ghana: a systematic review

Samuel Affran, Mavis Serwah Benneh Mensah, Samuel Kwaku Agyei, Edmond Yeboah Nyamah et al.

Discover Social Science and Health · Review · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex

Sustainability reporting practices and performance of commercial banks in Ghana: The moderating role of corporate stability

George Tackie, Albert Awortwi Sagoe, Eunice Oforiwah Ofori-Twum

African Accounting and Finance Journal · Article · Source: OpenAlex

Verification Capacity and Governance Divide: How Audit Committees Drive Environmental but Not Social Disclosure in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bismark Ackah, Vincent Adela, George Tackie

SSRN Electronic Journal · Preprint · Source: OpenAlex

2025

Green reporting and firm performance of listed manufacturing firms in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): Does chief executive officer (CEO) cultural origin matter?

Janet Adams, George Tackie, Anthony Adu‐Asare Idun

Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies · Article · 8 citations · Source: OpenAlex

CEO Cultural Heritage and Green Reporting of Listed Manufacturing Firms in Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA)

Janet Adams, Anthony Adu‐Asare Idun, George Tackie

Thunderbird International Business Review · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex

Determinants of audit automation adoption among audit firms in Ghana

Cornelius Adorm−Takyi, George Tackie, Anthony Adu‐Asare Idun

Journal of Business and Enterprise Development (JOBED) · Article · Source: OpenAlex

2024

Management Accounting Practices and Sustainability Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Ghana

John Kwame Akuma, George Tackie, Anthony Adu‐Asare Idun, Emmanuel Addai Kwaning

American Journal of Industrial and Business Management · Article · 5 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Management Accounting Practices and Financial Performance of Manufacturing Firms: Moderating Role of Information Technology Integration

John Kwame Akuma, Anthony Adu‐Asare Idun, George Tackie, Emmanuel Addai Kwaning et al.

American Journal of Industrial and Business Management · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex

Determinants of Audit Automation Adoption Among Audit Firms in Ghana

Cornelius Adorm−Takyi, George Tackie, Anthony Adu‐Asare Idun

SSRN Electronic Journal · Preprint · Source: OpenAlex

THE MODERATING ROLE OF IFRS ADOPTION SPEED IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CAPITAL INFLOWS AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Evelyn Otchere-Boateng, Anthony Adu‐Asare Idun, George Tackie

Journal of Law and Sustainable Development · Article · Source: OpenAlex

2022

Corporate governance and voluntary disclosures in annual reports: a post-International Financial Reporting Standard adoption evidence from an emerging capital market

Richard Nana Boateng, Vincent Tawiah, George Tackie

International Journal of Accounting and Information Management · Article · 61 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Tax planning and financial performance of insurance companies in Ghana: the moderating role of corporate governance

George Tackie, Samuel Kwaku Agyei, Isaac Bawuah, Vincent Adela et al.

Cogent Business & Management · Article · 12 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Institutional structures and strength of auditing and financial reporting standards in Africa

Vincent Adela, Mac Junior Abeka, George Tackie, Comfort Ama Akorfa Anipa et al.

Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies · Article · 11 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Working Capital-targeting and Firms Life Cycle: Analysis of Persistence and Speed of Adjustment

Baba Adibura Seidu, Yaw Ndori Queku, George Tackie, John Victor Mensah

African Journal of Business and Economic Research · Article · 6 citations · Source: OpenAlex

2021

Institutional isomorphism, environmental management accounting and environmental accountability: a review

Gilbert K. Amoako, Anokye M. Adam, Clement Lamboi Arthur, George Tackie

Environment Development and Sustainability · Article · 44 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Environmental Accountability Practices of Environmentally Sensitive Firms in Ghana: Does Institutional Isomorphism Matter?

Gilbert K. Amoako, Anokye M. Adam, George Tackie, Clement Lamboi Arthur

Sustainability · Article · 23 citations · Source: OpenAlex

2020

IFRS compliance, corporate governance and financial reporting quality of GSE-listed non-financial firms

Deborah Esi Gyanba Mbir, Otuo Serebour Agyemang, George Tackie, Mac Junior Abeka

Cogent Business & Management · Article · 38 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives of Environmental Accountability Practices in the Mining Sector

George Tackie

International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex

2019

Environmental Accountability Practices and Performance of Mining Firms in Ghana

George Tackie

Dissertation · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex

2017

An examination of environmental accounting and reporting Practices of large-scale mining companies in Ghana

George Tackie, Cletus Agyenim‐Boateng, Clement Lamboi Arthur

DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · Article · 5 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Corporate social responsibility and performance: A case study of mining companies in Ghana

Clement Lamboi Arthur, Gorkel Obro-Adibo, George Tackie

Journals & Books Hosting (International Knowledge Sharing Platform) · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex

2016

Determinants of Internal Audit Effectiveness in Decentralized Local Government Administrative Systems

George Tackie, Edward Marfo-Yiadom, Sampson Oduro Achina

International Journal of Business and Management · Article · 59 citations · Source: OpenAlex

2011

OER prospects and possibilities: reflections on the project

Kofi de Heer-Menlah, George Tackie, Ibrahim Bedi, Bernard Obeng et al.

Open Research Online (The Open University) · Book-chapter · Source: OpenAlex

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Engagements

📅 Conferences attended

2020 Universities, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development in Africa (8th Annual Conference) & BET Ghana Project Capacity Building Worshop organized by Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences Participant · Sankt Augustin, Germany

2020 Workshop on Strategic Case Study Exams, organized by The Institute of Chartered Accountants – Ghana. Participant · ICAG Accountancy House, Accra