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Ninette Afi Appiah

23 Publications11 Research Themes20 Open Access
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Research Overview & Focus

The researcher has made significant contributions across diverse domains, including cultural fabric, digital economy, crafts, quality management, education, sustainability, ethics, and global practices within the Ghanaian fashion and textile industries. Their work integrates insights from various social sciences, emphasizing the interplay of cultural elements, economic systems, technological advancements, ethical considerations, educational approaches, and environmental sustainability in shaping the identity and practices of GhanaianFashion.

Key Research Themes (11)
Physical Sciences

Business and Economic Development

Social Sciences

Crafts, Textile, and Design

Social Sciences

Digital Economy and Work Transformation

Social Sciences

Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Social Sciences

Environmental Sustainability in Business

Social Sciences

Fashion and Cultural Textiles

Social Sciences

Global trade, sustainability, and social impact

Social Sciences

Higher Education and Employability

Social Sciences

Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender

Social Sciences

Quality and Supply Management

Social Sciences

Sustainability in Higher Education

Publications (23)

Assessing Consumer's Purchase Practices and their Awareness on use and disposal of Second-hand Clothes

Open Access
2025DOI: 10.35738/ftr.v6.2025.13

Compliance with Global Best Practices by Garment Producers in Ghana

Open Access
2025Global trade, sustainability, and social impactDOI: 10.35738/ftr.v6.2025.24

Improving Kaizen Implementation in the Ghanaian Garment Production Industry: Prioritising Critical Success Factors

Open Access
2025Quality and Supply ManagementDOI: 10.35738/ftr.v6.2025.11

Aligning Ghana’s Apparel Industry with Global Best Practices: A Critical Assessment of Sourcing, Production, and Distribution Operations

Open Access
2025Quality and Supply ManagementDOI: 10.4236/ajibm.2025.155034

Exploring Ethical Challenges and Labour Practices in the Informal Sector: A Study of Ghana’s Fashion Apprenticeship Programs

Open Access
2024Digital Economy and Work TransformationDOI: 10.35738/ftr.v5.2024.14

Crafting 21st-Century Trend-Compliant Fashion Collections for Muslim Women: Ghana in Perspective

Open Access
2024Fashion and Cultural TextilesDOI: 10.55554/2785-9649.1040

Integrating Faith and Fashion: How Muslim Women in Ghana Are Redefining Workplace Dress Codes

Open Access
2024Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderDOI: 10.11648/j.ajad.20240902.12

Strengthening Industry-academia Collaboration for Improved Fashion Education

Open Access
2024Crafts, Textile, and DesignDOI: 10.9734/ajarr/2024/v18i6655

Exploring the Adoption of African Prints in Women’s Nightwear Design in Ghana: Analyzing Diversity and Innovation in Applications

2024Fashion and Cultural TextilesDOI: 10.56557/ajahss/2024/v7i165

Usage of Free-Hand Cutting and Patterns in Garment Construction in Ghana

Open Access
2024Crafts, Textile, and DesignDOI: 10.4236/adr.2024.122009

Sustainable Fashion Promotion: Assessment of Waste Generation and Management in Ghana’s Garment Industry

2024Environmental Sustainability in BusinessDOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-65357-5_53

Ethical Dimensions in Sustainable Fashion Design Practice: Analysis of the Garment Industry in Ghana

2024Crafts, Textile, and DesignDOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-65357-5_30

Globalisation and Its Impact on Operational Flexibility Drive and The Performance of Ghana’s Small and Medium-Scale Garment Enterprises

Open Access
2023Business and Economic DevelopmentDOI: 10.26437/ajar.v9i2.583

Challenges Visually Impaired Students Face in Acquiring Fashion Skills: A Case Study among Visually Impaired Training Institutions in Ghana

Open Access
2023Fashion and Cultural TextilesDOI: 10.26437/ajar.v9i2.582

Formal Fashion Education and Business Performance: An Exploration of Small-scale Fashion Designers in Ghana

Open Access
2023Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesDOI: 10.9734/ajess/2023/v49i21117

Exploring the Influence of Fashion Events on the Development of the Textile and Fashion Markets in Ghana: an in-Depth Study of Kumasi Metropolis

Open Access
2023Fashion and Cultural TextilesDOI: 10.56557/jogress/2023/v17i48395

Implementing Total Quality Management Principles in The Apparel Manufacturing Sector: Ghana in Perspective

Open Access
2023Quality and Supply ManagementDOI: 10.37745/bjmas.2022.0228

Higher Fashion Education in Perspective: The Effects of Work-Based Learning On Industry Requirements

Open Access
2023Higher Education and EmployabilityDOI: 10.37745/bjmas.2022.00206

The Relationship Between Wbl and Certificated Learning Within Higher Education Institutions: the Ghanaian Experience

Open Access
2023Higher Education and EmployabilityDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2475149/v1

Quality Attributes: Consumers’ Evaluation of Tailored Clothing in Ghana

Open Access
2023Fashion and Cultural TextilesDOI: 10.47941/jms.1185

Implementing Total Quality Management Principles in The Apparel Manufacturing Sector: Ghana in Perspective

Open Access
2023Quality and Supply ManagementDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4582419

The Influence of Western Culture on Ghanaian Traditional Costumes: A Study of Selected Traditional Areas in the Volta Region of Ghana

Open Access
2022Fashion and Cultural TextilesDOI: 10.35738/ftr.v4.2022.03

Assessment of Technical Universities’ Curriculum Contributions to Sustainable Fashion Practices in Ghana

Open Access
2021Sustainability in Higher EducationDOI: 10.35738/ftr.v3.2021.08
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Industrial Art
Total Publications23
Research Themes11
Open Access Papers20

Department of Industrial Art

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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