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Emmanuel Opoku
Assistant Professor in Business Management
Edinburgh Business School

Emmanuel Opoku is an Assistant Professor in Business Management at the Edinburgh Business School. He brings a strong interdisciplinary background in leadership, strategy, and human resource management, with a particular focus on the hospitality and tourism sectors.

He previously lectured in Leadership, Strategy, and Innovation at Edinburgh Napier University (April–September 2025), and has taught extensively across a range of management modules, including Employment Relations, Strategic Management, Sustainable HRM, and Leadership.

Emmanuel  is a prolific researcher with publications in several leading journals in hospitality and tourism management. He also serves as a regular peer reviewer for a number of high-impact journals in these fields.

His research interests centre on migrant labour, intersectionality, gender, workforce dynamics in tourism, and workplace mistreatment. His work critically explores the lived experiences of marginalized and underrepresented groups within service-oriented industries.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

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