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Prof. John Effah

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Professor of Digital Innovation, University of Ghana Business School Google Scholar

CollegeCENTRAL ADMINISTRATION
School / InstituteCENTRAL ADMINISTRATION
DepartmentINSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND PLANNING OFFICE SECRETARIAT
Digital Innovation
Publications

101

Citations

3,021

H-index

20

i10-index

41

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
29.9
Most cited paper
843
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 00:13
Publications

101 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Activity theory analysis of the virtualisation of teaching and teaching environment in a developing country university
IO Adam, J Effah, R Boateng
2019 Education and Information Technologies 24 (1), 251-276, 2019 Social Sciences 18
Institutional enablers and constraints of national biometric identification implementation in developing countries: The case of Ghana
EK Owusu-Oware, J Effah, R Boateng
2017 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 18
Examining client-vendor relationship in the outsourcing of a work environment virtualisation: an activity theory perspective
J Effah, IO Adam
2022 Information Systems Frontiers 24 (5), 1585-1599, 2022 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 17
Biometric Technology for Fighting Fraud in National Health Insurance: Ghana's Experience
E Owusu-Oware, J Effah, R Boateng
2018 Health Sciences 17
Biometric system for protecting information and improving service delivery: The case of a developing country's social security and pension organisation
E Owusu-Oware, J Effah
2024 Information development 40 (1), 61-74, 2024 Social Sciences 16
API integration and organisational agility outcomes in digital music platforms: A qualitative case study
J Ofoeda, R Boateng, J Effah
2024 Heliyon 10 (11), 2024 Humanities 15
Digital bricolage: creating a digital transformation from nothing
S Karanasios, PK Senyo, J Effah, A Zorina
2022 Association for Information Systems, 2022 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 14
A Typology of Big Data Capabilities from Resources to Dynamic Capabilities. Evidence from a Ghanaian Health Insurance Firm.
JS Marfo, R Boateng, J Effah
2017 Health Sciences 14
How FOSS replaced proprietary software at a university: An improvisation perspective in a low-income country
J Effah, G Abbeyquaye
2014 The African Journal of Information Systems 6 (1), 2, 2014 Engineering 13
An institutional perspective on application programming interface development and integration
J Ofoeda, R Boateng, J Effah
2025 Information Technology & People 38 (2), 984-1016, 2025 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 12
Formation and failure of an e‐marketplace pioneer in a developing country
J Effah
2014 The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries 61 (1 …, 2014 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 12
Import clearance digitalization and socioeconomic development: The case of Ghana
F Amankwah-Sarfo, J Effah, R Boateng
2018 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 11
Contextual effects on online banking implementation process and service content: a case study in Ghana
J Effah, M Nartey
2016 Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce 21 (2), 2016 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 11
Beyond the traditional'SME challenges' discourse: A historical field study of a dot. com failure in Ghana
J Effah, B Light
2009 UK Academy for Information Systems Conference Proceedings 2009, 25, 2009 Humanities 11
Institutional effects on national health insurance digital platform development and use: the case of Ghana
A Renner-Micah, J Effah, R Boateng
2020 Conference on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society, 28-38, 2020 Health Sciences 10
Digital innovation and taxi services: The case of Uru in Ghana
ROB Simmons, J Effah, R Boateng
2019 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 10
Electronic procurement practices in the public sector: The case of an inter-organizational information system in Ghana
MN Agbeko, J Effah, R Boateng
2021 Conference on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society, 60-70, 2021 Engineering 9
ICT unbounded, social impact of bright ICT adoption
Y Dwivedi, E Ayaburi, R Boateng, J Effah
2019 Springer International Publishing, 2019 Social Sciences 9
Virtual process modelling informed by organisational semiotics: a case of higher education admission
J Effah, K Liu
2014 International Conference on Informatics and Semiotics in Organisations, 42-51, 2014 Social Sciences 9
Actualizing the affordances of seaport smart container terminal system in a developing country
E Owusu-Oware, J Effah, IO Adam, F Amankwah-Sarfo
2023 Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research 25 (4), 339-367, 2023 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 8
From national to sector level biometric systems: the case of Ghana
J Effah, E Owusu-Oware
2021 Information Technology for Development 27 (1), 91-110, 2021 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 8
Springer: Cham
Y Dwivedi, E Ayaburi, R Boateng, J Effah
2018 Switzerland, 2018 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 8
Development of e-passport application portal: a developing country case study
W Larkotey, J Effah, R Boateng
2017 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 8
Standardizing a developing country health information system through proprietary software: Ghana’ s experience
J EFFAH, A ABUOSI
2013 Journal of Health Informatics in Developing Countries 7 (2), 2013 Engineering 8
Evaluation of a national digital location infrastructure: Stakeholders’ perspectives in Ghana
DT Bibi, J Effah, R Boateng
2019 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 7