Staff profile

Dr Dacosta Omari is a Research Associate in the Department of Management and Marketing at Durham University Business School, UK. He earned his PhD in Innovation Management from Durham University Business School, where his research continues to shape the field. Complementing this, Dr Omari holds a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree in Human Resource Management and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Psychology with Political Science, both from the University of Ghana.

Prior to joining Durham University, Dacosta was a Lecturer in the Department of Human Resource Management at the Central Business School (CBS), Central University in Ghana. There, he served as an academic advisor and an active member of key university committees, including the Thesis Vetting Committee and the Central Business School Public Lecture Committee.

Dr Omari’s research interests are diverse, encompassing R&D Investment, Quality Management, Product Development, Strategy, Innovation Management, SMEs, and International Human Resource Management (IHRM). Dr Omari is a fellow of the Research and Development Management Association (RADMA) and the European Institute of Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM).

Mini Biography

Dacosta is a Research Associate in the Department of Management and Marketing, DUBS. 

• R&D Investment
• Product Development
• Innovation Management
• Quality Management
• Strategy
• Entrepreneurship

Chapter in book

• Omari, D., & Jin, C. (2024). Stakeholder Management in the Wake of Business Failure. In S. Adomako, M. A. Gyensare, & M. Ahsan (Eds.), Stakeholder Management and Entrepreneurship in Africa (254-265). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003256014-22
• Khan, W. A., Shabbir, M. F., Khizar, H. M. U., & Omari, D. (2023). Corporate Governance and Sustainability Reporting in Africa. In S. Adomako, A. Danso, & A. Boateng (Eds.), Corporate Sustainability in Africa: Responsible Leadership, Opportunities, and Challenges (405-426). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29273-6_18

Conference Paper

• Omari, D., Scott, S., & Tsinopoulos, C. (2022, July). The Relationship between Quality Management and Product Innovation: A Systematic Review. Presented at 29th Innovation and Product Development Management Conference, Hamburg, Germany

Journal Article

• Omari, D., Scott, S. A., Tóth, Z., & Tsinopoulos, C. (online). The SME R&D intensity and product innovation relationship: the mediating role of quality management in the context of a developing country. R&D Management, https://doi.org/10.1111/radm.12721