Prof. Raymond Adongo - University for Development Studies

PROF. RAYMOND ADONGO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ECOTOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT FACULTY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT NYANKPALA Campus

Background

Prof. Raymond Adongo is a Senior Lecturer with over 10 years’ experience teaching and researching in Tourism and Hospitality Management with special interest and specialization in Events. He also worked in the tourism industry both in Ghana and abroad prior to joining the University for Development Studies. His main interests include event stakeholder relations, meeting venues, event sustainability, tourism impacts, and hospitality operations management.

Education

PhD Events Tourism. Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong, China. 2017-2014
MA Conference and Events Management. University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. 2006-2007
BSc. Tourism. University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. 2001-2005

Adongo, R., Kim, S. S., and Elliot, S. 2019. “Give and take”: A social exchange perspective on festival stakeholder relations. Annals of Tourism Research, 75. pp. 42-57.
Adongo, R. and Kim, S.S. 2018. Whose festival is it anyway? Analysis of festival stakeholder power, legitimacy, urgency, and the sustainability of local festivals, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 26 (11). pp. 1-27.
Adongo, R. and Kim, S.S. 2018. The ties that bind: stakeholder collaboration and networking in local festivals. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 30 (6). pp. 2458-2480.
Adongo, R., Choe, J.Y., and Chin, H. 2017. Tourism in Hoi An, Vietnam: Impacts, Benefits, Community Attachment, and Support for Tourism. International Journal of Tourism Sciences, 17(2). pp. 86-106.
Agyeiwaah, E., Adongo, R., Dimache, A. and Wondirad, A. 2016. Make a customer not a sale: Tourist satisfaction in Hong Kong. Tourism Management, 57. pp. 68-79.
Agyeiwaah, E. and Adongo, R. 2016. Identifying core determinants of tourism demand in Hong Kong inbound markets. International Journal of Tourism Cities, 2(1). pp. 1-12.
Amoako, E. E., Asante, W. J., Cobbinah, S., Kuuder, C. J. W., Adongo, R. and Lawer, E. A. 2015. Tree tenure and its implications for sustainable land management: The case of Parkia biglobosa in the Northern Region of Ghana. Journal of Natural Resources and Development, 5. pp. 59 – 64.
Keteku, B. B. K., Bakobie, N., Adongo, R., Duwiejuah, A. B. and Sovoe, S. 2015. Assessment of Particulate Air Quality in Ho Municipality, Ghana. Advances in Research 4(4). pp. 247-254.
Adongo, R., Wuleka., C.J.K., Amoako, E. E., Asare, W., Duwiejuah, A. and Arthur, V. 2015. Stakeholder Views on Waste and Its Management in Tamale Metropolis, Ghana. Journal of Scientific Research and Reports, 6(5). pp. 340-349.
Kuuder, C.J.W., Adongo R., and Abanga J. 2013. The significance of the Kakube Festival to the Dagara of Nandom Traditional Area in Ghana. Ghana Journal of Development Studies, 9 (2). pp. 103-124.
Kuuder, C.J.W., Bagson, E., Prempeh, M.V., Mumuni, A., Adongo, R, and Amoako, E.E. 2013. Energy, Water and Waste Management in the Accommodation Sector of Tamale Metropolis, Ghana. American Journal of Tourism Management, 2 (1). pp. 1-9.
Adongo R., Nkansah D.O., and Salifu S.M. 2012. Social and Psychological aspects of communal hunting (pieli) among residents of Tamale Metropolis in the Northern Region of Ghana. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2 (2). pp. 118-234.
Kuuder, C.J.W. and Adongo, R. 2012. Pro-Poor Tourism Potentials of Ghana: How Lodging Facilities in the Wa Municipality Contribute to Poverty Reduction. Ghana Journal of Development Studies, 9 (1). pp. 54-68.
Kuuder, C.J.W. and Adongo, R. 2012. The Wechiau Hippo Sanctuary of Ghana: A Quintessence of Sustainable Tourism. Journal of Environmental Management and Safety, 3 (1). pp. 45-59.
Adongo, R. 2011. Quality Grading of United Kingdom Meeting Venues. Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, 12 (3). pp. 206-231.