Dr David Botchie
Divisional Lead - Global Management / Reader in Sustainability Global Value Chains
Eastern Gateway 104i
- Email: david.botchie@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 265945
- Global Management
- Brunel Business School
- College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences
Summary
David is a Reader in Sustainability and Global Value Chains at Brunel Business School. He joined the school in 2017 from Bournemouth University, where he was a Research Fellow. He has also worked as a User Experience Researcher on the DFID-funded Internet Portals Evaluation Project in Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda, and as a consultant for various international organisations such as the World Bank, UNDP, and FAO. He holds a PhD in International Development and has a background in both social and natural sciences. His research interests include climate change and green growth, circular economy, food and agriculture systems, global value chains, innovation, and technology management. David is currently exploring the role of artificial intelligence and machine learning in sustainable plastic circular economy. His research has appeared in journals such as Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Technovation, Socio-Economic Review, R and D Management, Science and Public Policy, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Project Management Journal. Before his PhD studies, he worked as a researcher at ISSER, University of Ghana, and taught Enterprise Development at Ho Technical University, Ghana.
Qualifications
BSc, MPhil, PhD, FHEA
Responsibility
Member: Misconduct and Professional Suitability Board
Newest selected publications
Sarpong, D., Ofosu, G., Botchie, D. and Meissner, D. (2023) 'A phoenix rising? The regeneration of the Ghana garment and textile industry'. Socio-Economic Review, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 25. ISSN: 1475-1461 Open Access Link
Han, H., Shiwakoti, RK., Jarvis, R., Mordi, C. and Botchie, D. (2022) 'Accounting and auditing with blockchain technology and artificial Intelligence: A literature review'. International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, 48. pp. 1 - 16. ISSN: 1467-0895 Open Access Link
Botchie, D., Sarpong, D. and Meissner, D. (2022) 'Chain upgrading, technology transfer, and legitimacy: The Schumpeterian character of China in the information and communication technology sector in SSA'. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 183. pp. 1 - 12. ISSN: 0040-1625 Open Access Link
Sarpong, D., Boakye, D., Ofosu, G. and Botchie, D. (2022) 'The three pointers of research and development (R&D) for growth-boosting sustainable innovation system'. Technovation, 122. pp. 1 - 9. ISSN: 0166-4972 Open Access Link
Chen, W., Botchie, D., Braganza, A. and Han, H. (2022) 'A transaction cost perspective on blockchain governance in global value chains'. Strategic Change, 31 (1). pp. 75 - 87. ISSN: 1086-1718 Open Access Link