Hershey, Pennsylvania
New York, New YorkBeijing, China

Theresa Obuobisa-Darko

Theresa Obuobisa-Darko an Associate Professor in Human Resource Management, holds a PhD in Public Administration and Policy Management, an MBA in Human Resource Management, an MA in Organisational Development and a first degree in Home Economics. Theresa has experience in teaching and research. Her research interest includes Leadership in Organisation, Performance Management, Sustainability, Employee and Career Satisfaction, Health and Safety and Employee Engagement. Theresa has published in peer reviewed journals and presented papers at both international and national conferences.

Publications

Building a Sustainability Culture in a Faith-Based University in Ghana
Building a Sustainability Culture in a Faith-Based University in Ghana
Richard H. Afedzie, Theresa Obuobisa-Darko. © 2025. 22 pages.
The study assessed the sustainability culture in a Faith-based institution. The quest to be competitive in a 21st century world of business merits that institutions adapts to...
Entrepreneurial Leadership: The Best Promoter of Employee Engagement and Innovative Behaviour for Organisational Success
Entrepreneurial Leadership: The Best Promoter of Employee Engagement and Innovative Behaviour for Organisational Success
Theresa Obuobisa-Darko. © 2025. 30 pages.
Using the social exchange theory, the paper explains why Entrepreneurial leadership influences employee engagement and employee's innovative behaviour towards organisation...
Adopting Effective Leadership Strategies for Managing Diversity
Adopting Effective Leadership Strategies for Managing Diversity
Amdy Diene, Neeta Baporikar, Theresa T. Obuobisa-Darko. © 2024. 22 pages.
In this study, 15 participants from a West African organization participated in interviews and surveys. The themes that emerged from the data analysis were organization conflict...
Cultural Competencies: A Pre-Requisite for Diversity Management and Employee Engagement – Role of a Responsible Leader
Cultural Competencies: A Pre-Requisite for Diversity Management and Employee Engagement – Role of a Responsible Leader
Theresa Obuobisa-Darko, Millicent Wiafe-Kwagyan, Ricard Brenyah, Moro Alhassan. © 2024. 29 pages.
The chapter explores how public sector leadership could adopt the responsible leadership orientation for employee engagement through a responsible leader's cultural...
Managing Stress and Enhancing Employee Wellness and Performance in Times of Crisis: The Authentic Leader as the “Magic Bullet”
Managing Stress and Enhancing Employee Wellness and Performance in Times of Crisis: The Authentic Leader as the “Magic Bullet”
Evans Sokro, Theresa Obuobisa-Darko. © 2023. 22 pages.
Employee stress has been explored extensively. However, there remain a dearth of scholarship on how leadership, specifically authentic leadership, helps to reduce employee stress...
Diversity and Employee Engagement in the 21st Century Organisation: A Focus on Inclusive Leadership
Diversity and Employee Engagement in the 21st Century Organisation: A Focus on Inclusive Leadership
Theresa Obuobisa-Darko, Evans Sokro, Richard Afedzie. © 2023. 32 pages.
Globalisation has affected the work environment, leading to an increase in the workforce. Workforce diversity describes ways employees differ by way of values, beliefs...