Dr Joseph Chenchehene

Senior Lecturer and Course Director (BA (Hons) International Finance and Accounting)

Joseph Chenchehene is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting at Coventry University London. He has more than six years of teaching experience at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Before entering into teaching in higher education, he was a Practice Manager in charge of Accounts and Audit at Douglas Darko and Co Ltd, a firm of Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors in South London. Dr Joseph is committed to ensuring excellent student experience through effective teaching and the development of quality teaching materials. His teaching philosophy is informed by his engagement with his students during his time working in the UK educational system.

Due to his passion for teaching and learning, Dr Joseph’s main aim is to make improvements to students’ lives through knowledge transfer. Currently, he teaches modules in accounting, taxation, and finance and supervises both undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations.

Qualifications

Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice in Higher Education (2021) Coventry University
PhD in Corporate Governance and Financial Distress (2019) Bournemouth University
MSc Accounting with Finance (2010) London South Bank University
MBA in Finance (2007) University of Leicester
BSc in Business Administration (Accounting) (2000) University of Ghana

Professional and Industry Memberships

FCCA (Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountant - 0834019)
FFA FIPA (Fellow of the Institute of Financial Accountants – 284281)
FHEA (Fellow of Higher Education Academy - PR211485)

Research and Consultancy

Corporate Governance
Corporate Failure and Firm Financial Distress
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Accounting
Audit and Assurance
Firm Performance
Fraud Prevention

Publications and Scholarship Activities

Chenchenehe, J., Mukherjee, S., and Ahinful, G. S. “Corporate governance and financial distress: Evidence from the UK”, working paper.
Attended and presented a paper at the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) 2017 Annual Conference on 10-12 April 2017, at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Paper title – Corporate governance and financial distress prediction in the UK.
Chenchehene, J., and Mensah K. (2014). “Corporate survival: Analysis of financial distress and corporate turnaround of the UK retail industry”, International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science, Vol. 2 No. 9, page 18-34.
Chenchehene, J., and Mensah K. (2015). “Dividend policy and its effects on shareholders wealth: Evidence from UK retail industry”, International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science, Vol. 3 No. 2, 52-64.

Teaching Areas

Introduction to Financial Accounting
Professional Financial Reporting and Analysis
Business Accounting
Management Accounting
Principles of Taxation
Managerial Finance
Managing People and Systems