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PEARL FAFA BANSAH

Grand Forks

Summary

Experienced university lecturer with a strong academic and teaching background. Skilled in managing degree and diploma programs, with a proven track record of 11 years of excellence in teaching. Focus on fostering students' critical skills and significantly improving their performance. Comfortable in all teaching environments, possessing a wide range of transferable skills, organizational expertise, and administrative proficiency. Research interests include SMEs marketing, tourism marketing, customer experience, marketing strategy, customer service, international marketing, and teaching and learning experiences.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Lecturer, Coordinator ICM, UK & Industrial attachment unit

Evangelical Presbyterian University College
02.2012 - Current
  • Organise teaching programmes & ensure adequate facilities are available for research in the department
  • Maintain acceptable standards of teaching in the department
  • Liaison between ICM, Accra & UK and responsible for all correspondences
  • Liaise with other academic divisions of the university, industry and, professional bodies
  • Responsible for the direct administration of the departments
  • Supervision of students’ project work

Team Lead

TeleTech Customer Care Management GH. Ltd
12.2010 - 03.2011
  • Managed customer service staff to ensure support to customers and Stakeholders, including training & site support
  • Developed team members by setting performance targets, and provided coaching and feedback on performance
  • Identified individual training needs
  • Built & maintained healthy relationship with supervisor, team members & other business units
  • Strategized with Management in the operation of company goal, values and missions
  • Managed specifically designated projects consistent with each customer’s expectation
  • Supervised, participated in the day-to-day activities of all Customer Service functions, and ensure superior Customer Service is provided to all of our customers
  • Provided and maintained all relevant documentation on employees

Customer Care Manager

Vodafone GH, Call Centre
05.2006 - 11.2010
  • Organized & supervised a team of Customer Service Representatives who provide service to Customers (32 staff)
  • Developed & maintain up to date performances tracking spreadsheet that accounts for individual performance
  • Managed specifically designated projects
  • Organized, convened & facilitated meetings
  • Performed real time monitoring of call queues and makes real time adjustment
  • Ensured employees are trained appropriately, follow correct procedures & maintain a high degree of quality
  • Managed staff performance appraisal and identify developmental and training needs
  • Monitored random calls to improve quality, minimize errors and track agent’s performance
  • Prepared historical information and combines it with forecast data to determine the appropriate staffing levels that are needed on an hourly basis to achieve the desired service level
  • Analyzed front office data to help management make informed decisions

Senior Customer Service Representative

Vodafone GH, Call Centre
11.2004 - 05.2006
  • Analyzed and processed data to help customers
  • Liaised with other departments on escalated customer issues
  • Undertook customer information survey
  • Assisted my manager with all Team goals
  • Coach & mentor customer service representatives
  • Handled all customers’ inquiries and complaints in a professional manner
  • Respond timely to additional assignments from my superiors

Customer Service Representative

Supra Telecommunication Ltd
12.2003 - 07.2004
  • Provided customer service to customers in Florida U.S.A
  • Audited & explained bills to customers
  • Analyzed & processed information to assist customers
  • Provisioned customers’ orders
  • Undertook Telemarketing & sales

Education

PhD - Education, Health and Behavior Studies (Instructional Design & Technology)

University of North Dakota
08-2028

PhD - Management (Marketing)

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Bandung, Indonesia
08-2024

MBA - Project Management

Wisconsin International University College
Accra, Ghana
05-2010

Bed - Social Science

University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana
06-2001

A ‘Level - Geography, Economics

Okuapeman Secondary School
Akwapim, Ghana
06-1996

O’ Level -

Mawuko Girls Secondary School
Ho, Ghana
06-1994

Skills

  • Research and analysis
  • Academic research
  • Academic writing
  • Class management

Accomplishments

  • Redesigned the Marketing curriculum for re-accreditation.
  • Appointed a member of executive committee of senate.
  • A member of senate (Academic Board) of the University College.
  • Was instrumental in the formation of marketing students’ association of the institution.
  • Worked as a project member for high Value customer (HVC) at the call center: designed & documented the HVC process at Vodafone GH.
  • Worked as a project member for corporate/email unit at the call center: designed, documented & trained representatives of this unit.
  • Successfully coordinated Voice of the Customer (VOC) among all customer touch points in Vodafone GH.
  • Associate member of chartered institute of marketing.
  • Acted as the head of the Front Office call center for one month.
  • Facilitated in a training program for Ghana Telecom (Vodafone) across the country.

Articlepublications

  • On the Rise of Social Media Influencer Marketing: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Agenda, Bansah, P.F., Gaffar, V., Disman, H., & Yeliawati, A.K., 2023, Image Journal
  • The Power of Green Influencers: Leveraging social media for Environmental Sustainability, Bansah, P.F., Gaffar, V., Disman, H., & Yeliawati, A.K., 2023, Conference proceedings: GCBME
  • Responsible Consumption Behaviour, Crucial Goals for sustainable Development: A systematic Review and future Research Prospects, Gunawan, A.I., Gaffar, V., Bansah, P.F., 2023, International Journal of Applied business (IJABR)
  • Analysis of poor patronage of Tourism destinations in the Volta Region of Ghana, Bansah-Kagambega, P.F., 2019, International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, Vol.VII, Issue 12, pg 347-359
  • Analysis of Electronic Banking and customer loyalty in Ghana, Dzogbede, O.E., & Bansah, P.F., 2015, The EPUC Journal, 1, 1, 41-57
  • The effect of branding on consumer buying behaviour among textile Ghana fabric users in the Ho Municipality of Ghana, Bansah, P.F., Dabi, M., Dzovakpor, S.A.E & Nwodo, H., 2015, European Journal of Business and Management, 7, 26, 2222-1905 (paper), 2222-2839 (online)
  • Empirical Evaluation of the use of cell phones and customer loyalty in Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Ghana, Dzogbede, O.E., Bansah-Kagambega, P.F., Adzido, R.Y.N., & Kamassah, V., 2015, International Journal of Economics, Commerce and management, 2348-0386, Vol III, Issue 9

Articlesacceptedinpublicationprocess

  • Effect of influencer marketing strategy on consumer behaviour in fast moving consumer goods firms in Ghana, Bansah, P.F., Gaffar, V., Disman, H., & Yeliawati, A.K., 2023, ASEAN Marketing Journal (AMJ)
  • Unraveling Green Consumer Behaviour: A systemic Literature Review, Bansah, P.F., Gaffar, V., Disman, H., & Yeliawati, A.K., 2023, The International Journal of Applied business (TIJAB)
  • Online environmental influencers and pro-environmental purchase intentions: examining the interplay of green brand attitude and green brand associations in Green Fast-Moving Consumer Goods,Bansah, P.F., Gaffar, V., Disman,H., & Yeliawati,A.K., 2023, International Journal of Business Forecasting and Marketing Intelligence
  • Exploring the Reasons of Indonesian Young Adult Consumers Toward Sustainably- Packaged Food & Beverages Product, Arie Indra Gunawan, Fatya Alty Amalia, Muhamad Ramadhan, Bansah Pearl Fafa, 2023, Journal of Marketing Innovation

Publicationsunderreview

  • Mapping the Green Trail: Navigating Sustainable Consumer Behaviour through VOSviewer, Bansah, P.F., Gaffar, V., Disman, H., & Yeliawati, A.K., 2023, World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development
  • Determinants of Impulse Buying Behaviour amongst Supermarket Consumers in Ghana, Bansah, P.F., Gaffar, V., Disman, H., & Yeliawati, A.K., 2023, Organum: Jurnal Saintifik Manajemen dan Akuntansi

Hobbies and Interests

  • Watching Football
  • Playing puzzles

Workshopsconferencesattended

  • GCBME (the 8th global conference on business management and entrepreneurship), 08/08/2023
  • Workshop on research & publication for Master and Doctoral school, University of South Africa, Oceanic Resort, 07/17/2017 - 07/21/2017
  • Workshop on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, WABER professional Education, UHAS, 03/21/2016 - 03/23/2016
  • 1st National Food Hygiene & Sanitation Conference, Ho Polytechnic, G.M Afeti Auditorium, 09/29/2015 - 09/30/2015
  • Workshop on co-teaching as collaborative practice for academic staff, EPUC, 09/2014
  • Workshop on strategic planning, EPUC, 07/2014
  • Seminar on Blended learning, EPUC, 06/2014
  • Workshop on Teaching and Assessment, UCC, 02/2014
  • Workshop on setting of examination questions & lecture delivery, 11/2013

Timeline

Lecturer, Coordinator ICM, UK & Industrial attachment unit

Evangelical Presbyterian University College
02.2012 - Current

Team Lead

TeleTech Customer Care Management GH. Ltd
12.2010 - 03.2011

Customer Care Manager

Vodafone GH, Call Centre
05.2006 - 11.2010

Senior Customer Service Representative

Vodafone GH, Call Centre
11.2004 - 05.2006

Customer Service Representative

Supra Telecommunication Ltd
12.2003 - 07.2004

PhD - Education, Health and Behavior Studies (Instructional Design & Technology)

University of North Dakota

PhD - Management (Marketing)

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

MBA - Project Management

Wisconsin International University College

Bed - Social Science

University of Cape Coast

A ‘Level - Geography, Economics

Okuapeman Secondary School

O’ Level -

Mawuko Girls Secondary School
PEARL FAFA BANSAH