Personal statement

Sheku lectures on all Business and Management programmes at Bath Spa University London (BSUL). He is the Lead for Research at BSUL and Visiting Professor at Yessenov University, Kazakhstan. He is a Governance and Public Sector Management scholar with interest in inter-disciplinary research, and a Fellow of the Institute of Training and Occupational Learning (ITOL). 

Sheku has worked for several years as Programme Leader and Senior Lecturer at the London School of Commerce, the Associate College of Cardiff Metropolitan University. He has more than 12 years’ experience in the higher education sector in the UK with doctoral level supervision and examination experience. He has Transnational Programme Development and Course Delivery experience.

Prior to a career in academia, Sheku worked for several International Humanitarian organisations, both in the UK and in Africa. The organisations include Handicap International (HI), Oxfam GB, Matthew 6 Foundation and Medical Emergency Relief International (Merlin) which is now part of Save The Children UK. He is an Associate Professor at Yessenov University in Aktau, Kazakhstan. He aims to foster collaboration with international organisations promoting good governance across Africa and the developing world. He is research active and aims to publish in Scopus ranked journals. He has a working knowledge in French.

Academic qualifications

  • PhD in Public Sector Management
  • MSc in Management Consultancy
  • MBA Finance
  • LLB (Hons)

Professional memberships

  • Fellow of the Institute of Training and Organisational Learning (ITOL)

Other external roles

  • Doctoral Level Supervisor and Examiner 
  • Consultancy

Areas of expertise

  • Public Sector Management 
  • Local Governance and Decentralisation 
  • Organisational Behavior and General Management 
  • Human Resource Management and Leadership 
  • Business and Management Research

Areas of interest for research supervision

  • Public sector management, including decentralisation policy implementation 
  • Change management 
  • New public management 
  • Corporate social responsibility  
  • General management

Research and academic outputs

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The impact of corporate social responsibility on climate change actions for sustainable performance: a survey of private banks in Bangladesh adopting multi-variable analysis
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Fofanah, S.A, Jesmin, N.S, Hossain, D and Thapa, P (2025) 'The impact of corporate social responsibility on climate change actions for sustainable performance: a survey of private banks in Bangladesh adopting multi-variable analysis.' Social Responsibility Journal. ISSN 1758-857X (Forthcoming)

The effects of financial education on the adoption of financial technology (FinTech) services in the Buea Silicon Mountain community of Cameroon
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Enongene, G.N, Isoh, A.V.N, Mbarika, V, Fofanah, S.A and Itoe, M.M (2024) 'The effects of financial education on the adoption of financial technology (FinTech) services in the Buea Silicon Mountain community of Cameroon.' Business Management and Strategy, 15 (1). pp. 51-76. ISSN 2157-6068

The impact of tax administration on tax compliance levels in Fako Division of the southwest region of Cameroon
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Isoh, A.V.N, Ngangnchi, F.H, Nsanyui, N.F and Fofanah, S.A (2020) 'The impact of tax administration on tax compliance levels in Fako Division of the southwest region of Cameroon.' International Journal of Science and Business, 4 (7). pp. 76-90. ISSN 2520-4750

The effects of training and development on employees performance: the case of the National Financial Credit Bank (NFCB) of the centre region of Cameroon
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Isoh, A.V.N, Ofon, T.S and Fofanah, S.A (2020) 'The effects of training and development on employees performance: the case of the National Financial Credit Bank (NFCB) of the centre region of Cameroon.' International Journal of Science and Business, 4 (6). pp. 88-106. ISSN 2520-4750

Modeling a framework on the impact of service quality on customers’ satisfaction and service loyalty in selected commercial banks in Cameroon
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Isoh, A.V.N, Ekanu, E and Fofanah, S.A (2020) 'Modeling a framework on the impact of service quality on customers’ satisfaction and service loyalty in selected commercial banks in Cameroon.' Contemporary Marketing Research Journal, 7 (1). ISSN 5733 – 7154

Decolonising mindsets: adopting the principles of creativity to promote innovation
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Fofanah, S.A (2024) Decolonising mindsets: adopting the principles of creativity to promote innovation. In: The 3rd International Conference on Creativity and Innovation in Digital Economy, 14 - 15 November 2024, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești, Romania.

Understanding leadership role in local councils for effective service delivery: a staff-centric perspective
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Fofanah, S.A (2024) Understanding leadership role in local councils for effective service delivery: a staff-centric perspective. In: Global Academy of Liberal Arts (GALA) 10th Annual Conference: How Can The Liberal Arts Help a World in Crisis?, 13 - 15 September 2024, Bath Spa University, Bath, UK.

A framework for building a responsive local government system in Sierra Leone: integrating felt needs fulfilment model with the hybridity of paramount chiefs
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Fofanah, S.A (2024) A framework for building a responsive local government system in Sierra Leone: integrating felt needs fulfilment model with the hybridity of paramount chiefs. In: Global Academy of Liberal Arts (GALA) 10th Annual Conference: How Can The Liberal Arts Help a World in Crisis?, 13 - 15 September 2024, Bath Spa University, Bath, UK.

Climate change implies mass migration. How do we prepare for and manage this? [panellist]
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Fofanah, S.A (2024) Climate change implies mass migration. How do we prepare for and manage this? [panellist]. In: The 22nd SRRNet International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR) and the 13th Organizational Governance Conference, 4 - 7 September 2024, German University in Cairo, New Cairo, Egypt.

The impact of corporate social responsibility on climate change actions for sustainable performance: a survey of private banks in Bangladesh adopting multi-variable analysis
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Fofanah, S.A (2024) The impact of corporate social responsibility on climate change actions for sustainable performance: a survey of private banks in Bangladesh adopting multi-variable analysis. In: The 22nd SRRNet International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR) and the 13th Organizational Governance Conference, 4 - 7 September 2024, German University in Cairo, New Cairo, Egypt.