Joyce Manu, BComm, MBA, PhD (in progress)

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Joyce Manu,
BComm, MBA, PhD (in progress)
Professor

Biography

Joyce Manu is a management professional who has experience and expertise in strategic management, entrepreneurship, small business development, microfinancing and teaching. She has worked with credit unions and microfinance institutions in selected West African countries to help entrepreneurs there start and operate small businesses. With a keen interest in promoting entrepreneurship among disadvantaged women, Joyce has worked as a consultant on inclusive finance projects that focused on designing microcredit programs for that target group.

As a zealous adult educator, Joyce creates positive learning environments for learners of all kinds. She respects individual differences, builds rapport with learners and uses outcome-based pedagogical strategies in her classes to ensure that set outcomes are always achieved. Her plans for the near future are to finish her doctoral program while staying committed to teaching at George Brown College and engaging in professional development activities that exemplify her commitment to society.

Academic Credentials

Doctor of Philosophy (in progress), Management Program, Walden University Certificate, Online Instruction program, George Brown College, 2013

MBA, University of Phoenix, 2007

Certificate, College Teacher Training program, George Brown College, 2007

Certificate, Institute for the Advancement of Teaching in Higher Education, 2007

Bachelor of Commerce, Queen's University, 2005

Areas of Specialization

Business Concepts

Organizational Behaviour

Small Business Management,

Microfinance

Areas of Expertise

Strategic Management

Entrepreneurship Development

Small Business Management

Microfinancing

Online Course Design

Adult Education

Career Highlights

2007-Present – Professor, George Brown College, Centre for Business

2009-2014 – Management Consultant, Kingdom Books and Stationery, Accra

2013-2014 – Professor, Mohawk College (through Pures College), Scarborough

2009-2009 – Microfinance Consultant, IRIS Centre, University of Maryland (assigned work completed in Liberia)

1998-2002 – Sales and Customer Service Work, CIBC and RBC, Halifax

1992-1995 – Project Officer and Zonal Manager, Ghana Cooperative Credit Unions Association, (CUA, Ghana)

1991-1995 – Management Teacher, Accra Academy High School and Tarkwa Secondary School, Ghana

Other Activities

Operations Advisor – Regent University and the University of Science and Technology E-Learning project

Volunteer – Canadian Institute of Leadership and Development

Member – Strategic Management Society

Awards

Female doctoral students scholarship, Nova Scotia Government, 2008 and 2009

Wilda Baker Parkinson Award, Queen’s University, 2004

Alumni Scholarship, University of Phoenix, 2004

The Lint Family Award, Queen’s University, 2003

Millennium Scholarship, Government of Canada, 2002 and 2003