Prof. Issahaku Adam is a Professor of Tourism Management at the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management. He specialises in tourism management with particular emphasis on accessible tourism, inclusive leisure, tourist behaviour and experience, sustainable tourism, and gendered entrepreneurial pathways in tourism. He has been a grant recipient from the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Research England, National Geographic Society, Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), and the French Embassy in Ghana. He is an approved PhD and MPhil supervisor.
About
Focus & expertise
Specializations
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Recent activity
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Project
Sep 2019
Tourism Improvement Project (TIP): Multi-Product Tourism Development Initiative in the Komenda, Edina, Eguafo, Abirem (KEEA) Municipality in Ghana
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Project
Sep 2019
Evaluation of Interventions by the Ghana Heritage Conservation Trust (GHCT)
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Project
Sep 2019
Women Entreprenuerial Journeys through tourism in Sub-saharan Africa
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Project
Sep 2019
Behavioural Strategies to Reduce Single-Use Plastics
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Fellowship
Jan 2018
Blue Charter Fellowship
Background
🎓 Education & qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy in Tourism Management
University of Cape Coast
2016
Master of Philosophy in Tourism Management
University of Cape Coast
2011
Bachelor of Science in Tourism
University of Cape Coast
2008
★ Career & positions
Departmental Registration & Exams Officer
Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Sep, 2020 to Aug, 2021
Head of Department
Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Oct, 2021 to Aug, 2024
Vice-Dean
Faculty of Social Sciences
Nov, 2024 to Aug, 2026
Teaching & projects
I believe in student-centered learning and therefore make use of the problem-based learning approach to engage and stimulate the minds and imagination of students to be active co-creators of the lessons and more importantly unleash their creative and problem solving abilities.
Projects
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Behavioural Strategies to Reduce Single-Use Plastics
Principal Investigator
January 2019 - Present
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Women Entreprenuerial Journeys through tourism in Sub-saharan Africa
Country Lead Investigor
January 2018 - Present
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Evaluation of Interventions by the Ghana Heritage Conservation Trust (GHCT)
Co-Investigator
January 2017 - December 2018
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Tourism Improvement Project (TIP): Multi-Product Tourism Development Initiative in the Komenda, Edina, Eguafo, Abirem (KEEA) Municipality in Ghana
Co-Invistagtor and Consulatant
January 2017 - Present
Publications 72 works
2026
Enhancing cultural ecosystem services in sub-Saharan African ecotourism destinations through heritage interpretation: a systematic review
Journal article · Source: ORCID
Role of leisure in the rehabilitation of stroke survivors
Issahaku Adam, Addae Boateng Adu‐Gyamfi
African Journal of Hospitality Tourism and Leisure · Article · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
“Survival Precedes Peace”: Natural-Resource Conflict in an Ecotourism Protected Area in Ghana
Issahaku Adam
Tourism Planning & Development · Article · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
2025
Workplace inclusion struggles and consequences on migrant workers—a multi-group invariance analysis
Elizabeth Agyeiwaah, Frederick Dayour, Issahaku Adam
Journal of Sustainable Tourism · Article · 8 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Resilience in uncertainty: The impact of coping strategies on tourism entrepreneurs’ subjective well-being in sub-Saharan Africa
Manuel Alector Ribeiro, Issahaku Adam, Albert Nsom Kimbu, Frederick Dayour et al.
Tourism Management · Article · 6 citations · Source: OpenAlex
‘ Sometimes it’s as if I don’t exist’ : workplace inclusion of employees with disability in emerging destinations
Issahaku Adam, Ewoenam Afenyo-Agbe, Albert Nsom Kimbu, Tembi Maloney Tichaawa et al.
Journal of Sustainable Tourism · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Embodied Experiences of Tourists with Disability: Implications for Inclusive and Resilient Destination Management
Issahaku Adam
African Journal of Hospitality Tourism and Leisure · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex
Is emotional connectedness possible in Tourism? An examination of Residents' Emotional Attitudes and Behaviour Towards Tourists.
Kate Gyasi, Issahaku Adam, Victor Kwarteng Owusu, Prince Kwame Odame et al.
African Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management · Article · Source: OpenAlex
Representation of Disability in Akan Discourse
Emmanuel Amo Ofori, Issahaku Adam, Catherine Ekua Mensah, Comfort Bonsu et al.
Ghana Journal of Linguistics · Article · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
2024
A critical review of the socio-cultural, economic and environmental impacts of ecotourism in Ghana
Frederick Dayour, Ahmed Abubakari, Issahaku Adam, Simon Awintuuma Ndewin
Development Southern Africa · Article · 8 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Tourists’ Littering Behavior and Feeling of Guilt: Implications for Sustainable Coastal Destination Management
Issahaku Adam
Tourism in Marine Environments · Article · 2 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Hosts’ acceptance of tourist and trip experience in Ghana
Issahaku Adam, Juliet Otema Yeboah
Anatolia · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Western tourists’ adjustment to cultural expectations in Africa
Issahaku Adam
Journal of Heritage Tourism · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
2023
Migrant worker inclusion and psychological well-being: Insights from the hospitality and tourism workplace
Issahaku Adam, Elizabeth Agyeiwaah, Frederick Dayour
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management · Article · 19 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Crisis-induced financial anxiety, social support, socio-psychological wellbeing, and commitment to work in the tourism sector
Issahaku Adam, Frederick Dayour, Albert Nsom Kimbu
Development Southern Africa · Article · 8 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Gender and Ethnicity Interplays in Migrant Tourism Entrepreneurship
Ewoenam Afenyo-Agbe, Issahaku Adam, Albert Nsom Kimbu, Frederick Dayour
Book-chapter · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex
2022
Rational and Moral Antecedents of Tourists’ Intention to Use Reusable Alternatives to Single-Use Plastics
Issahaku Adam
Journal of Travel Research · Article · 29 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Leisure and psychological wellbeing of people with visual impairment
Issahaku Adam
World Leisure Journal · Article · 8 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Influence of leisure on sexual behaviour of young people with hearing and vision loss in Ghana
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Issahaku Adam, Charles Atanga Adongo, Georgina Yaa Oduro et al.
Annals of Leisure Research · Article · 5 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Segments of Tourists' Behavioral Responses To Single-use Plastic Waste at Beaches
Issahaku Adam
Tourism in Marine Environments · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex
2021
Women entrepreneurship orientation, networks and firm performance in the tourism industry in resource-scarce contexts
Manuel Alector Ribeiro, Issahaku Adam, Albert Nsom Kimbu, Ewoenam Afenyo-Agbe et al.
Tourism Management · Article · 114 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Single-use plastic bag policies in the Southern African development community
Joana Bezerra, Tony R. Walker, C. Andrea Clayton, Issahaku Adam
Environmental Challenges · Article · 109 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Recontextualising gender in entrepreneurial leadership
Albert Nsom Kimbu, Anna de Jong, Issahaku Adam, Manuel Alector Ribeiro et al.
Annals of Tourism Research · Article · 90 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Perceived impacts of COVID-19 on risk perceptions, emotions, and travel intentions: evidence from Macau higher educational institutions
Elizabeth Agyeiwaah, Issahaku Adam, Frederick Dayour, Frank Badu‐Baiden
Tourism Recreation Research · Article · 89 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Attitudinal and behavioural segments on single-use plastics in Ghana: Implications for reducing marine plastic pollution
Issahaku Adam, Tony R. Walker, C. Andrea Clayton, Joana Bezerra
Environmental Challenges · Article · 71 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Tourists' perception of beach litter and willingness to participate in beach clean-up
Issahaku Adam
Marine Pollution Bulletin · Article · 52 citations · Source: OpenAlex
COVID-19-Induced Redundancy and Socio-Psychological Well-Being of Tourism Employees: Implications for Organizational Recovery in a Resource-Scarce Context
Albert Nsom Kimbu, Issahaku Adam, Frederick Dayour, Anna de Jong
Journal of Travel Research · Article · 49 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Negative tourist-to-tourist interactions, value destruction, satisfaction, and post consumption behavioral intention
Issahaku Adam
Journal of Destination Marketing & Management · Article · 45 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Understanding the social identity, motivations, and sustainable behaviour among backpackers: a clustering approach
Issahaku Adam, Elizabeth Agyeiwaah, Frederick Dayour
Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing · Article · 43 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Entrepreneurial motivations among COVID-19 induced redundant employees in the hospitality and tourism industry
Frederick Dayour, Issahaku Adam
Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism · Article · 19 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Decoding domestic tourism customers’ emotional responses to covid-19: A segmentation approach
Issahaku Adam, Elizabeth Agyeiwaah, Frederick Dayour
Journal of China Tourism Research · Article · 10 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of a Visually Impaired Athlete’s Lived Experience with Competitive Stress at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Aida Stratas, Issahaku Adam, Hao Pan
The International Journal of Sport and Society · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex
Segments of cognitive responses towards local food safety concerns amongst international students in Ghana
Abednego Kofi Bansah, Issahaku Adam, Stephen Edem Hiamey
African Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex
2020
Policies to reduce single-use plastic marine pollution in West Africa
Issahaku Adam, Tony R. Walker, Joana Bezerra, Andrea Clayton
Marine Policy · Article · 278 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Policy responses to reduce single-use plastic marine pollution in the Caribbean
C. Andrea Clayton, Tony R. Walker, Joana Bezerra, Issahaku Adam
Marine Pollution Bulletin · Article · 165 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Managing the COVID-19 crisis: coping and post-recovery strategies for hospitality and tourism businesses in Ghana
Frederick Dayour, Charles Atanga Adongo, Francis Eric Amuquandoh, Issahaku Adam
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights · Article · 77 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Measuring negative tourist-to-tourist interaction: scale development and validation
Issahaku Adam, Francis Taale, Charles Atanga Adongo
Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing · Article · 44 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Strategies Africa’s tourism requires to manage blow from coronavirus
Issahaku Adam, Albert Nsom Kimbu
Other · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex
When it comes to leisure, disabled Ghanaians get a raw deal. What can be done
Issahaku Adam
Other · Source: OpenAlex
2019
Accommodators or non-accommodators? A typology of hotel frontline employees’ attitude towards guests with disabilities
Issahaku Adam
International Journal of Hospitality Management · Article · 41 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Digital leisure engagement and concerns among inbound tourists in Ghana
Issahaku Adam
Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism · Article · 21 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Drivers of physical accessibility among hotels
Issahaku Adam
Anatolia · Article · 13 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Women find it hard to sustain tourism businesses in Ghana and Nigeria. Here’s why
Albert Nsom Kimbu, Issahaku Adam, Ewoenam Afenyo-Agbe
Other · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex
Leisure, Resistance, and Identity Formation among People with Disabilities in Ghana
Issahaku Adam, Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme
Ohio University Press eBooks · Book-chapter · Source: OpenAlex
2018
Tourists' values and empathic attitude toward sustainable development in tourism
Charles Atanga Adongo, Francis Taale, Issahaku Adam
Ecological Economics · Article · 83 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Ethnic-based motives and experiences at former slave sites
Issahaku Adam, Francis Eric Amuquandoh
Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing · Article · 7 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
People with Visual Impairment “Watching” Television? Leisure Pursuits of People with Visual Impairment in Ghana.
Issahaku Adam
XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 15-21, 2018) · Article · Source: OpenAlex
2017
A structural decompositional analysis of eco-visitors’ motivations, satisfaction and post-purchase behaviour
Issahaku Adam, Charles Atanga Adongo, Francis Eric Amuquandoh
Journal of Ecotourism · Article · 71 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
People with visual impairment ‘watching’ television? Leisure pursuits of people with visual impairment in Ghana
Issahaku Adam
Disability & Society · Article · 11 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Leisure aspirations of people with visual impairment in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana
Issahaku Adam
Annals of Leisure Research · Article · 8 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Antecedents to leisure participation among people with physical disability in Ghana
Issahaku Adam
Managing Sport and Leisure · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Effect of Some Performance Indicators of Mathematics in the Nalerigu Senior High School
Hussein Salifu, Gabriel Nyamekye, Issahaku Adam
European Scientific Journal ESJ · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex
Effect of Some Performance Indicators of Mathematics in the Nalerigu Senior High School
Hussein Salifu, Gabriel Nyamekye, Issahaku Adam
European Scientific Journal ESJ · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex
2016
Do backpackers suffer crime? An empirical investigation of crime perpetrated against backpackers in Ghana
Issahaku Adam, Charles Atanga Adongo
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management · Article · 43 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Are we our own enemies? Leisure constraints of physically and visually disabled people in Ghana
Issahaku Adam, Kwaku Adutwum Boakye, Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme
World Leisure Journal · Article · 26 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Leisure motivation of people with physical and visual disabilities in Ghana
Issahaku Adam, Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Kwaku Adutwum Boakye
Leisure Studies · Article · 20 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF SEX DIFFERENCE IN UNDERSTANDING, KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION OF MATHEMATICS IN NALERIGU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Issahaku Adam
Article · Source: OpenAlex
2015
Backpackers' risk perceptions and risk reduction strategies in Ghana
Issahaku Adam
Tourism Management · Article · 222 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
2014
Students' food safety concerns and choice of eating place in Ghana
Issahaku Adam, Stephen Edem Hiamey, Ewoenam Afua Afenyo
Food Control · Article · 50 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
International Tourists’ Satisfaction with Ghanaian Upscale Restaurant Services and Revisit Intentions
Issahaku Adam, Charles Atanga Adongo, Frederick Dayour
Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism · Article · 26 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Leisure constraints in the university setting in Ghana
Issahaku Adam, Stephen Edem Hiamey, Ewoenam Afua Afenyo
Annals of Leisure Research · Article · 24 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Gendered perspectives of leisure patterns and constraints of university students in Ghana
Issahaku Adam
Leisure/Loisir · Article · 17 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Avifauna of conservation areas in Socol-Moldova Noua, Danube Iron Gates.
D. Stănescu, DORINA CHIRA, Issahaku Adam, I. C. Ântar et al.
Revista de Silvicultură şi Cinegetică · Article · Source: OpenAlex
2013
Hotel characteristics and location decisions in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana
Issahaku Adam, Francis Eric Amuquandoh
Tourism Geographies · Article · 58 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Dimensions of hotel location in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana
Issahaku Adam, Francis Eric Amuquandoh
Tourism Management Perspectives · Article · 47 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Perceived spatial agglomeration effects and hotel location choice
Issahaku Adam, Emmanuel Mensah
Anatolia · Article · 34 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
2012
Urban Hotel Development Patterns in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana
Issahaku Adam
Tourism Planning & Development · Article · 23 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Hotel location decision-making in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana: with whom and why?
Issahaku Adam
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · Article · 10 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Hotel Development Patterns and Location Decisions
Issahaku Adam
Book · Source: OpenAlex
2011
Bazos arboretum, the source of biodiversity in Timis county.
N. Cadar, O. Merce, Issahaku Adam
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE FORESTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY · Article · Source: OpenAlex
1990
[Selected medico-sociologic aspects of contact behavior in an urban population with special reference to the relation of neurotic disorders].
Issahaku Adam, D Schoof, Matthias Schoof
PubMed · Other · Source: OpenAlex
1982
[Work incapacity behavior and group specific behavior norms. Selected results of a study of ward collectives].
Issahaku Adam
PubMed · Other · Source: OpenAlex
OpenAlex updated 10 Sep 2026
Honors & affiliations
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University of Cape Coast (Directorate of Innovation, Consultancy and Research) Inter-departmental Research Grant
Directorate of Innovation, Consultancy and Research, University of Cape Coast · 2017
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University of Cape Coast (Directorate of Innovation, Consultancy and Research) Individual Research Support Grant
Directorate of Innovation, Consultancy and Research, University of Coast · 2017
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University of Cape Coast (Directorate of Innovation, Consultancy and Research) Best College-Level Researcher Award
Directorate of Innovation, Consultancy and Research, University of Cape Coast · 2017
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Association of Commonwealth Universities Early Career Academic Grants
Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) · 2017
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Association of Commonwealth Universities
Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) · 2017
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IFRA - French Embassy in Ghana grant for social sciences
French Embassy in Ghana · 2010
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Blue Charter Fellowship
Association of Commonwealth Universities · 2018
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Member
International Sociological Association (ISA) · 2018
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Member
Leisure Studies Association · 2017
Colleagues & frequently viewed together
Prof. Francis Eric Amuquandoh
Professor · Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
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Prof. Charles Atanga Adongo
Associate Professor · Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
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Dr. (Mrs.) Evelyn Addison-Akotoye
Lecturer · Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
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Dr. (Mrs.) Ewoenam Afua Afenyo-Agbe
Senior Lecturer · Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
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Prof. Kwaku Adutwum Ayim Boakye
Professor · Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
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Dr. Abednego Kofi Bansah
Senior Lecturer · Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
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Mrs. Gladys Attah-Gyamfi Abbeyquaye
Director · Directorate of Public Affairs
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Prof. Simon Mariwah
Professor · Department of Geography and Regional Planning
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Prof. Kwaku Adutwum Ayim Boakye
Professor · Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
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Prof. Charles Atanga Adongo
Associate Professor · Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
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Prof. Adeladza Kofi Amegah
Associate Professor · Department of Biomedical Sciences
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Prof. Ernest Kofi Amankwa Afrifa
Associate Professor · Department of Environmental Science
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