Gloria K. Q. Agyapong is a Professor of Marketing and Strategy in the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. With over 15 years of academic and research experience, she brings a multidisciplinary background in marketing, monitoring and evaluation, supply chain innovation, virtual mobility and sustainability, anchored in a commitment to systems thinking and institutional capacity development. Prof. Agyapong holds a PhD in Business Administration, an MBA in Marketing, and an MSc in Monitoring and Evaluation, and a Bachelor of Management Studies, reflecting her deep expertise in performance measurement and organisational assessment. She has been involved in multiple international, transdisciplinary projects focused on building institutional resilience and entrepreneurial capacity in African universities, including the DAAD-funded BET-Ghana Project, the BAIN negotiation and digital inclusion initiative, and ART4DEV, which promotes applied research and sustainable development. Prof. Agyapong’s recent research explores total quality management, service quality management, monitoring and evaluation, circular economy practices, and digital transformation in African enterprises.
Prof. (Mrs.) Gloria Kakrabah-Quarshie Agyapong
About
Focus & expertise
Specializations
Academic interests · number = colleagues who share it
Recent activity
Eu-Ghana Pact for Skills: Integrated Action on Green Jobs and Skills Project
Ecohub – Knowledge Sharing for Sustainable Entrepreneurship Project, Ghana
Meaning-Making Research Initiatives (mri): Ghana and Kenya
Applied Research and Teaching for Development in Africa, Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, And Germany
Vice Chancellors Ghana Second Bi-Annual Conference on Higher Education
Background
🎓 Education & qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration
Open University Malaysia
2017
Master of Business Administration in Marketing
University of Cape Coast
2009
Bachelor of Management Studies in Business and Management
University of Cape Coast
2004
★ Career & positions
Head of Department
Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management
Feb, 2022 to Aug, 2026
Academic Advisor
Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management
Aug, 2025 to Jul, 2025
Teaching & projects
Projects
Eu-Ghana Pact for Skills: Integrated Action on Green Jobs and Skills Project
Head of Pilot Department
July 2025 - Present
Ecohub – Knowledge Sharing for Sustainable Entrepreneurship Project, Ghana
Co-Project Leader
March 2025 - Present
Meaning-Making Research Initiatives (mri): Ghana and Kenya
Co-Investigator
August 2024 - Present
Applied Research and Teaching for Development in Africa, Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, And Germany
Project Team Member
September 2023 - Present
BAIN PROJECT
COUNTRY COORDINATOR
August 2020 - Present
BET GHANA PROJECT
PROJECT TEAM MEMBER
September 2019 - Present
Publications ORCID 0000-0001-6233-6747 →
Engagements
🎤 Keynote lectures
Beyond Profit: Strengthening Micro-Credit Institutions Through Esg Principles
Raybow International Hotel, Takoradi · 2025-02-19
From Clicks to Deliveries: How Ai Is Transforming Marketing and Supply Chains in Ghana and Kenya
Bonn Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Germany · 2026-06-20