About

Professor Maxwell A. Asumeng is a Professor in Industrial and Organisational Psychology and a former Head of the Department of Psychology at the University of Ghana. He holds a PhD in Organisational & Occupational Psychology from the University of Surrey, UK. His research and teaching focus on managerial competency models, performance management and feedback-seeking behaviour, employee wellbeing, and organisational behaviour in African contexts. He has published influential work on how managers seek feedback about their performance and how competency frameworks can be adapted to improve leadership effectiveness and workforce development. Professor Asumeng’s work bridges theory and practice, offering insights that support leadership training, organisational growth, and evidence-based human resource management. As an academic leader and mentor, he has contributed to shaping the development of psychology in Ghana. He continues to inspire future psychologists, managers, and policymakers through research, teaching, and professional engagement.

Education

• PhD in  Organisational & Occupational Psychology, University of Surrey, UK
• MPhil- Industrial & Organisational Psychology,  University of Ghana, Ghana
• BA- Psychology, University of Ghana.

Research Interest

• Managerial competency models and leadership development
• Performance management and feedback-seeking behaviour in organisational and business  settings
• Industrial and Organisational Psychology in African workplaces
• Employee wellbeing, safety culture, and organisational effectiveness

Publications

1. Acquah-Coleman, R., Asumeng, M.A.  Mate-Kole, C.C. , Amponsah. B. & Dotse,  J.E.K.(2025).  Small holder farmers engagement in agriculture in Ghana: An exploration of socio-economic motivations. Ghana. The International Journal of  Community and Social  Development.  1-14.
2. Aryee, E.M E., Asumeng, M.A. & Agyemang, C.B. (2024).  Person -environment fiton organizational citizenship behaviour and employee engagement among administrators of public universities in Accra, Ghana. Journal of Organisational Psychology. 24(3) 82-97.
3. De Suza, M., Swanzy, E.L. & Asumeng, M,A. (2023). Should I accept or refute? Understanding the socio-organisational factors influencing corruption in Ghana Public Service. Public Integrity. https//doi.org/10.1080/1099922.223.2290749
4. Agyemang, C.B.  Asumeng, M.A., Mate-Kole, C.C., & Feikob, P. (2023) Living a lie at the workplace: Ghanaian media practitioners understanding of emotional labour and response patterns. Ife Psychologia. 31 (1)106-121.
5. Asamani, L. , Asumeng, M.A., Anum, A., & Twumasi, E. (2022). Religiosity and safety performance. Mediating role of safety behaviour among rice farmers. Journal of Workplace Health Management, 15 (6), 745-760.
6. Oppong, S., Mate-Kole C. C., Nyarko, K., & Asumeng, M.A. (2022). Analysis of road traffic accidents and implications for road safety: Evidence from public transportation system in non-western setting. Ghana Social Sciences Journal. 19(1) 74-94.
7. Tetteh, J. & Asumeng, M. A. (2019).Succession planning, career development programmes and employee retention.  African Journal of Management Research, 28(2).152-169.
8. Anokye, N. E. & Asumeng, M. A. (2019). Psychological capital and achievement motivation as predictors of work engagement: A study of micro and small-scale entrepreneurs in Accra, Ghana.  Ife Psychologia Journal, 27(2)62-73.
9. Asumeng, M.A., & Folitse,  B. Y. (2019) Occupational Hazards, safety culture and behaviour: A study of  fishermen in Jamestown, Accra. Ghana Social Science Journal,  16(1), 1-22.
10. Darkwah, E., Daniel, M., & Asumeng, M. A.  (2018)  The impact of organizational structure and funding sources on the work and health of employed caregivers in  in Children’s Homes in Ghana.  Occupational Health Sciences . https://doi.org/10.1007s41542-018-0020-x