Refereed Journal Articles
- Tingbani, I., Hartwell, C.A. and Alhassan, Y. (2024). Looking in the rear-view mirror: Evidence from artificial intelligence investment, labour market conditions and firm growth. International Journal of Finance & Economics (ABS 3*). DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.2945.
- Ahmed, T., Kabir, S., Aziz, A. and Alhassan, Y. (2023). Islamic Home Finance in the UK: A Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling Approach. Sustainability, 15(5), p.4188. DOI: 10.3390/su15054188.
- Tingbani, I., Salia, S. Hussain, J. and Alhassan, Y. (2021) “Environmental tax, SME financing constraint and Innovation: Evidence from OECD Countries”. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, pp.1-20 (ABS 3*). DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2021.3110812.
- Alhassan, Y., and Nwagbara, U. (2021). Institutions, Corruption and Microfinance Viability in Developing Countries: The Case of Ghana and Nigeria. Economic Insights – Trends and Challenges, 2021(2), pp. 61-70. DOI: 10.51865/EITC.2021.02.06.
- Ibeawuchi, N., Nwagbara, U., Alhassan, Y. and Brown, C. (2021). Leading Change in Difficult Times: The Role of Effective Leadership in Confronting Educational Challenges of Coronavirus Pandemic. Economic Insights – Trends and Challenges, 2021 (1), pp. 11-20. DOI: 10.51865/EITC.2021.01.02.
Edited Books
- Nwagbara, Uzoechi, Idowu, Samuel and Alhassan, Yahaya, eds. (2024). Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure in Developing and Emerging Economies: Institutional, Governance and Regulatory Issues. CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance. Springer Cham, Switzerland. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-61976-2. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-61976-2.
- Alhassan, Yahaya, Bellamy, Lawrence, Nwagbara, Uzoechi and Mawutor, John Kwaku Mensah, eds (2025). Microfinance, Financial Innovation, and Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Economics. IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-6622-6. https://www.igi-global.com/book/microfinance-financial-innovation-sustainable-entrepreneurship/344810.
- Munna, A., F., Nwagbara, U and Alhassan, Y. (2024). Promoting Crisis Management and Creative Problem-Solving Skills in Educational Leadership. IGI Global Publishing. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8332-9. https://www.igi-global.com/book/promoting-crisis-management-creative-problem/313177.
- Alhassan, Y. and Nwagbara, U. (2023). Empowering Women Through Microfinance in Developing Countries. IGI Global Publishing. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8979-6. https://www.igi-global.com/book/empowering-women-through-microfinance-developing/317083.
- Alhassan, Y. and Nwagbara, U. (2023). Transforming Economies Through Microfinance in Developing Nations. IGI Global Publishing. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5647-7. https://www.igi-global.com/book/transforming-economies-through-microfinance-developing/296568.
- Alhassan, Y. and Nwagbara, U. (2022). Microfinance and Sustainable Development in Africa. IGI Global Publishing. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7499-7. https://www.igi-global.com/book/microfinance-sustainable-development-africa/264266?f=e-book.
Chapters in Books
- Nwagbara, U., Alhassan, Y., Ibeawuchi, N. and Stewart, J. (2024). CSR Disclosure, Motivation for Disclosure, and Who Matters to the Firm: Prospecting for Normative Oraganisational Practice. In: Nwagbara, U., Idowu, S.O., Alhassan, Y. (eds) Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure in Developing and Emerging Economies. CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, pp 45–58. Springer, Cham. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61976-2_3
- Alhassan, Y., Nwagbara, U., and Bellamy, L. (2025). The Impact of FinTech Integration on the Accessibility and Sustainability of Microfinance Institutions: A Case Study Approach. In: Alhassan, Y., Bellamy, L., C., Nwagbara, U., Mawutor, J., K., M. (eds) Microfinance, Financial Innovation, and Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Economics, pp 183–212. IGI Global Publishing. DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-6622-6.ch007.
- Meme, J., Alhassan, Y., and Bellamy, L. (2025). The Evolution of Microfinance. In: Alhassan, Y., Bellamy, L., C., Nwagbara, U., Mawutor, J., K., M. (eds) Microfinance, Financial Innovation, and Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Economics, pp 1–22. IGI Global Publishing. DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-6622-6.ch001.
- Alhassan, Y., McChristie, S. and Paul, G. (2024). The effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on learning and teaching: evidence from a survey of academics and students. In: Munna, A., F., Nwagbara, U and Alhassan, Y. (Eds). Promoting crisis management and creative problem-solving skills in educational leadership, pp 1–25. IGI Global Publishing. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8332-9.ch001.
- Alhassan, Y., and Hua, J. (2023). Reducing poverty through microfinance in developing economies: critical perspectives from Literature. In: Alhassan, Y., and Nwagbara, U. (Eds). Transforming economies through microfinance in developing nations, pp. 39-59. IGI Global Publishing. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5647-7.ch003.
- Alhassan, Y., Paul. G, Salia, S. and Nwagbara, U. (2023). Transforming local economies through microfinance in rural Ghana: Evidence from a review of existing literature, pp.1-19. In: Alhassan, Y., and Nwagbara, U. (Eds). Transforming Economies through Microfinance in Developing Nations. Pennsylvania: IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5647-7.ch001.
- Alhassan, Y., Kuagbela, F., Nurokina, C. D., and Appiah, B. (2023). The role of microfinance in Africa: a review of outcomes from Ghana and Nigeria. In: Research Anthology on Microfinance Services and Roles in Social Progress, pp.111-132. IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-7552-2.ch007.
- Alhassan, Y., Nwagbara, U. and Salia, S. (2022). Analysis of factors that affect the use of microfinance for microbusiness development in Ghana. In: Alhassan, Y. and Nwagbara, U. (Eds). Microfinance and sustainable development in Africa, pp.103-126. Pennsylvania: IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7499-7.ch005.
- Alhassan, Y., Salia, S. and Nwagbara, U. (2022). Microfinance impact on micro business development in Africa: evidence from a control group experiment in Ghana. In: Alhassan, Y., and Nwagbara, U. (Eds). Microfinance and sustainable development in Africa, pp. 1-26. Pennsylvania: IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7499-7.ch001.
- Salia, S. Hussain, J., Alhassan, Y. and Ibrahim, M. (2022). The impact of entrepreneurial and behavioural framework on diaspora remittance: an African perspective. In: Kolade, O., and Rae, D., and Obembe, D., and Woldesenbet, B. K. (Eds). The Palgrave Handbook of African Entrepreneurship, pp. 145-169. London: Palgrave Macmillan. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75894-3_7