Department/Unit: Hospitality and Tourism Management
Qualifications: PhD (Tourism), PG Cert. (Hospitality Operations) & PG. Cert. (Events Planning & Tradeshow Management), M.Phil. (Tourism), B.Sc. (Tourism), Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE), American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute
PhD Institution: University of Cape Coast
PhD dissertation title: Environmental performance of hotels in Accra
Current research interests and projects: Coastal tourism development Community-based tourism development Destination marketing Environmental management Hospitality and tourism education Roots tourism among the African Diaspora Service quality in tourism and hospitality Special events management.
Selected publication 1: [2] Anthony, G., Mensah, I., & Amissah, E. F. (2021). Factors influencing undergraduate hospitality students’ intentions to choose careers in the hospitality industry. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education. DOI: 10.1080/10963758.2021.1963754
Selected publication 2: [4] Mensah, I. (2021). Factors influencing visitors’ perceptions of beach quality at the Kokrobite beach in Ghana, Tourism in Marine Environments, 16(2), 83-98. doi.org/10.3727/154427321X16170954575551
Selected publication 3: [12] Mensah, I., & Dei Mensah, R. (2018). Effects of service quality and customer satisfaction on repurchase intention in restaurants on University of Cape Coast campus, Journal of Tourism, Heritage and Services Marketing, 4(1), 27-36.
Selected publication 4: Moreaux, S. O., Adongo, C. A., Mensah, I., & Amuquandoh, F. E. (2018). There is information in the tails: Outliers in the food safety attitude-behaviour gap. Food Control. 87, 161-168.
Selected publication 5: [16] Mensah, I. (2017). Benefits and challenges of community-based ecotourism in park-fringe communities, the case of Mesomagor of Kakum National Park, Ghana. Tourism Review International, 21, 81–98
Selected publication 6: [19] Mensah, I. (2014). The roots tourism experience of Diaspora Africans: a focus on the Cape Coast and Elmina castles. Journal of Heritage Tourism, 10(3), 213-232
Selected publication 7: [21] Mensah, I., & Blankson, E.J. (2014). Commitment to environmental management in hotels in Accra, International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration, 15(2), 150-171.
Selected publication 8: [22] Mensah, I. (2014). Stakeholder pressure and hotel environmental performance in Accra, Ghana, Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, 25(2), 227-243.
Selected publication 9: [25] Mensah, I. (2013). Different shades of green: Environmental management in hotels in Accra, International Journal of Tourism Research, 16(5), 450-461.
Selected publication 10: [31] Mensah, I. (2006). Environmental management practices among hotels in the Greater Accra Region, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 25(3), 414-431.
Capstone assignment title: Towards maintaining ethical standards in PhD supervision
Capstone assignment abstract: The successful completion of a PhD usually hinges on the relationship between the student and the supervisor. There is however enough evidence to suggest that the relationship between students and supervisors has sometimes not been cordial and this has sometimes had disastrous consequences.Many universities have developed manuals, guidelines and ethical codes for the conduct of research for both students and supervisors. However, one area that has received little attention is development of a code of ethics for supervisors. This paper, emphasizes the importance of the supervisor to the successful completion of theses. It further examines the ethical principles in supervision and provides recommendations on how to uphold such principles. Thus it is imperative that universities and research institutions offering doctoral programmes develop ethical codes of conduct for both supervisors and students.
