Dr. Oswin Aganda Anaba

Brief Biography:

Dr Oswin Aganda Anaba is a Senior Lecturer at Bolgatanga Technical University under the Department of Liberal Studies with over 10 years of experience in teaching Entrepreneurship, Small Business Development and Research Methods. Specializing in Paper Writing and Publishing, Frontier of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in SMEs, Research on Intellectual Property, Corporate Strategic Planning for Intellectual Property Rights, Research Methodology, and Business Plan. Oswin holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration, a Master of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development and Philosophy Degree in Management Science and Engineering. Oswin is also a Foreign Expert at Jiangsu University.  Oswin uses that experience to teach students and professionals on Business development. He has mentored a lot of business owners and has facilitated numerous entrepreneurial functions.

Educational Qualifications:

  • Ph.D. in Management Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China, 2020
  • MBA in Entrepreneurship and Small Enterprise Development, University of Cape Coast,  2013
  • BSc. in Economics and Business Administration, Catholic University of Ghana, Fiapre, 2006

Areas of Expertise:

  • Paper Writing and Publishing
  • Frontier of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in SMEs
  • Research on Intellectual Property
  • Corporate Strategic Planning for Intellectual Property Rights
  • Research Methodology
  • Business Plan
  • Good teaching skills
  • Possess an excellent interpersonal and intrapersonal skill
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision
  • Competent in the use MS office application
  • Good in the use of some soft wares like, Coral Draw, SPSS, SEM, DEA
  • Have a good typing speed of over 65 words per minute

Selected Publications:

  1. Anaba, O. A., Asunka, B. A., Abudu, D., Mba, O. D., & Nkrumah, E. N. K. (2025). Analysing the determinants of technical efficiency in major Chinese retail firms: A bootstrap data envelopment analysis (DEA) and truncated regression approach. American Journal of Finance and Accounting, 8(3), 217–232. https://doi.org/10.1504/AJFA.2025.10070537
  2. Su, J., Anaba, O. A., Wang, Z., & Zhang, Y. (2025). Industrial agglomeration patterns and green innovation efficiency under environmental regulation: Evidence from China’s Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration. Baltica Journal, 38(3), 130–151. https://doi.org/10.59879/R1xWJ
  3. Anaba, O. A., Asunka, B. A., Appiah, K., Akaligang, C., & Adongo, B. (2025). Analyzing the technical and super efficiency of rural banks amidst economic crisis in Ghana. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 15(2), 403–417. https://doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v15-i2/24720
  4. Anaba, O. A., Asunka, B. A., Akaligang, C., Dalad, O., & Adongo, B. (2024). The effect of tertiary entrepreneurship course on students’ career development competency: The case of technical university students. Interdisciplinary Journal of Emerging and Social Sciences. https://doi.org/10.62460/IJEASS/2024.014
  5. Anaba, O. A., Asunka, B. A., Boatbil, C. S., Polycarp, D., Akanyako, J., & Mba, O. D. (2024). Embracing business sustainability: The case of small and micro tourist accommodation in the Upper East Region. African Journal of Applied Research, 10(1), 359–373. http://doi.org/10.26437/ajar.30.06.2024.21
  6. Li, M., Chi, X., Su, J., Sun, H., Anaba, O. A., Khan, A. U., & Qadri, S. U. (2024). Evolutionary game theory in patent alliance dynamics: Strategy and policy implications. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2024.2361424
  7. Ayamba, E. C., Anaba, O. A., Abdul-Rahaman, A.-R., Apam, B., & Adjasi, D. (2024). An economic analysis of the traditional economic sectors in Eastern African countries. Empirical Economics Letters. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10939332
  8. Emmanuel Caesar Ayamba, Samuell Erasmus Alnaa, Oswin Aganda Anaba, Benjamin Apam, Matthew Kwabena Valogo, & Dennis Adjasi (2024). Causal Relationship and Efficiency Evaluation of the Sectoral Share of Southern African Countries and Their Impact on Economic Growth. Empirical Economics Letters, 23(3), 93-118. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11123935 
  9. Li, M., Zhang, M., & Anaba, O. A. (2022). Brand marketing of geographical indication products in Xinjiang Tianxiaxiang. In Casebook of Chinese business management. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8074-8_3 
  10. Anaba, O. A., Ma, Z., Li, M., Su, J., & Asunka, B. A. (2022). Efficiency evaluation of manufacturing firms in China: The case of patent-intensive industries. International Journal of Manufacturing Research. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMR.2022.121596
  11. Li, Z., Akouatcha, H. G., Akram, U., & Anaba, O. A. (2021). Information and communication technology and organizational performance during COVID-19 pandemic: The role of organizational commitment, growth mindset, and entrepreneurial orientation. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 752193. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.752193
  12. Li, Z., Anaba, O. A., Ma, Z., & Li, M. (2021). Ghanaian SMEs amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: Evaluating the influence of entrepreneurial orientation. Sustainability, 13(3), 1131. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031131
  13. Sun, Y., Li, M., Zhang, M., Khan, H. S. U. D., Li, J., Li, Z., Sun, H., Zhu, Y., & Anaba, O. A. (2021). A study on China’s economic growth, green energy technology, and carbon emissions based on the Kuznets curve (EKC). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28, 7200-7211.
  14. Zhang, M., Anaba, O. A., Ma, Z., Li, M., Asunka, B. A., & Hu, W. (2020). En route to attaining a clean sustainable ecosystem: A nexus between solar energy technology, economic expansion and carbon emissions in China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, 18602-18614. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-08386-z
  15. Anaba, O., Ma, Z., Li, M., & Asunka, B. A. (2020). Understanding the financial efficiency of military and civilian integration enterprises: The case of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai provinces of China. Pacific Business Review International, 12(7), 1-15.
  16. Asunka, B. A., Ma, Z., Li, M., & Anaba, O. A. (2020). Analysis of the determinants of innovation in developing countries: A vector auto-regression approach. International Journal of Scientific Research and Management, 8(3). https://doi.org/10.18535/ijsrm/v8i03.em01
  17. Asunka, B. A., Ma, Z., Li, M., & Anaba, O. A. (2020). Linking innovation to firm performance in developing countries: The role of trade liberalization. European Journal of Business and Management Research, 5(3), 1-12.
  18. Gu, X., Guan, K. Y., Liu, Y., Zhang, H. Y., & Anaba, O. A. (2019). Efficiency evaluation of Chinese digital game design art enterprises based on three-stage DEA model. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 81(S1), S71.
  19. Anaba, O. A., Ma, Z., Li, M., Isaac, A. M., Ayamba, E. C., & Nkrumah, E. N. K. (2019). The 1978 economic reforms of China and its impact on economic growth: A time series data analysis. Journal of Statistics and Management Systems, 22(8), 1511-1538. https://doi.org/10.1080/09720510.2019.1662582 
  20. Li, M., Anaba, O. A., Ma, Z., Guan, K., Zhang, M., Li, X., & Sun, H. (2019). The technical efficiency of military industrial enterprises: A civil–military integration perspective. South African Journal of Business Management, 50(1), Article a1322. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v50i1.1322 
  21. Nkrumah, E. N. K., Ernest, O., Serwah, A. L., & Anaba, O. A. (2019). Examining complaint handling processes among Ghanaian rural banks and its influence on customer satisfaction. International Journal of Economics, Business and Management Studies, 6(2), 285-297.
  22. Sulemana, I., Sadick, M. A., Anaba, O. A., & Khan, H. S. U. D. (2019). Assessing the efficiency of public universities colleges of education in the promotion of quality education in Ghana through DEA-SBM. International Journal of Educational Development, 10(1), 31-40.
  23. Chen, H., Ayamba, E. C., Agyemang, A. O., Afriyie, S. O., & Anaba, O. A. (2019). Economic development and environmental sustainability: The case of foreign direct investment effect on environmental pollution in China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26, 7228-7242. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-04167-5 
  24. Hu, W., Guan, K., Li, M., Yang, S., Cheng, H., Chen, Z., & Anaba, O. A. (2018). Investigating the hotspot and evolution path in the field of art design: A social network analysis approach. Journal of Arts and Design Studies, 68, 1-12.
  25. Anaba, O. A., Hu, W., Li, M., Yang, S., Cheng, H., & Chen, Z. (2018). Characteristics of knowledge cooperation network in a design-driven domain: A social network analysis. Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, 8(7), 1-12.
  26. Nkrumah, E. N. K., Ofori, D. N., Anaba, O. A., & Serwah, A. L. (2018). Determinants of dividend policy among banks listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange. Journal of Business & Financial Affairs, 7(1), 1-7.
  27. Nkrumah, E. N. K., Stephen, T., Takyi, L., & Anaba, O. A. (2017). Public infrastructure maintenance practices in Ghana. Review of Public Administration and Management, 5(3), 36-57.
  28. Ayamba, E. C., Maayir, G., Osei-Agyemang, A., & Anaba, O. A. (2017). Marketing mix practices in the development of small and medium enterprises in the Bolgatanga Municipality, Ghana. International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research, 6(12), 90-102.
  29. Guan, Y., Agyemang, A. O., Ayamba, E. C., & Anaba, O. A. (2017). Effect of corporate governance on firm performance in Ghana. International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research, 6(11), 108-118. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3473849 
  30. Anaba, O. A. (2015). Testing the relationships between marketing strategies and customer retention: The growth of hotels and guesthouses in Upper East Region, Ghana. European Journal of Business and Management, 7(31), 69-76.

Notable achievements or ongoing research projects:

  1. Academic Excellence Award, National Unions Ghana Students (NUGS-China), Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China, 2019
  2. Provincial Outstanding International Student Scholarship Award, Jiangsu University, 2019
  3. Best Exhibition Award, Jiangsu University, 9th SINO-Foreign Postgraduate Forum, 2019
  4. First Level Scholarship Award of the School of Management, Jiangsu University, 2019
  5. The Best Oral Presenter Award, Jiangsu University, 8th SINO-Foreign Postgraduate Forum, 2018
  6. The Excellent Paper Award, Jiangsu University, 8th SINO-Foreign Postgraduate Forum, 2018
  7. Second Level Scholarship Award of the School of Management, Jiangsu University, 2018
  8. The Excellent Paper Award, Jiangsu University 7th SINO-Foreign Postgraduate Forum, 2017