Associate Professor David Acquaye
Head of Division-Business, Management, Accounting & Finance
David is currently the Head of the Accounting and Finance Division within the Faculty of Science, Business and Enterprise (SBE). His leadership has made his division one of the most vibrant and visible within the University community.
With over 18 years of teaching experience in higher education, he has made significant contributions in learning and teaching through programme development, quality assurance and postgraduate research delivery.
His outstanding work has been recognised by all the institutions where he has been an employee. It is important to note that he is a recipient of several awards such as Outstanding Teacher Fellowship Award, Professional Mentor of the Year, Excellence in Teaching Award and Most Inspirational Lecturer of the Year. David has led the team to design programmes which address contemporary skills needs within Banking, Accounting, Finance and Analytics.
Quantitative Research Methods, Corporate Finance, Statistics and Financial Markets and Investments.
David’s research interest is in Corporate Finance, Project Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Structure, Data Analytics, and FinTech
Do students seek optimal distinctiveness in new learning environments? (2019), International Journal of Management Education, with Pownall, I and Kennedy. V. Volume 17, Issue 2, July 2019, Pages 254-266.
David Mwaura, David Acquaye, Sarnai Jargal, (2013) "Marketing implications of the destination image of Mongolia", Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, Vol. 5 Iss: 1, pp.80 – 91.
Liu, J., Aston, J. and Acquaye, D. (2013), International Joint Ventures: Do they Enhance Shareholder Value? Conference Paper [Presented at the British Academy of Management Conference in September, 2013] P393.
Acquaye, D. (2013), ‘Does the use of ‘project finance’ enhance shareholder value upon announcement of international? ‘ [Online], British Library Thesis Collection: EthOS.