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Democratic Elections And Fiscal Management In Ghana’s Fourth Republic, 1992-2016

ABSTRACT  The Ghanaian state was ushered into multi-party democratic governance in 1992. Unlike its predecessors, the 1992 Constitution of Ghana which shepherded the democratic transition has so far survived seven successive competitive elections and three turnovers of power from one democratically elected government to another, surpassing Huntington’s “two turnover test” the criterion for democratic consolidation. However, fiscal policy management by successive elected governments sin...

Users’ Perspectives Of Electronic Banking Risk Issues And Control Measures To Manage The Identified Risk: A Case Study Of Gcb Bank Ltd

ABSTRACT The speed of technological advancement has improved financial innovation in the banking sector by the introduction of new products and services, with electronic banking capabilities to enhance the convenience of banking. However, this financial innovation poses risk issues, which need to be addressed. This research study was carried out to obtain users' perspectives on e-banking risk issues and the control measures to manage the identified risk, using GCB Bank Ltd as a case study. I...

An Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of The Automated Revenue System In Etosha National Park Namibia

ABSTRACT Revenue collection is an effective way in which governments can develop their economies. However, many developing countries like Namibia face challenges in their revenue collection. The Namibian government loses millions of dollars through fraud and errors related to the manual revenue collection system. This study was conducted with the purpose of ascertaining the effectiveness of the introduced automated revenue collection system in Etosha National Park, Namibia. A Descriptive Rese...

An Analysis Of Macroeconomic Determinants Of Banking Sector Development In Namibia

ABSTRACT This study carries out an empirical investigation of the determinants of banking sector development in Namibia. The study uses quarterly data for Namibia covering the period of 2000: I to 2011: IV, obtained from the Bank of Namibia. The indicator that is used to represent banking sector development is the ratio of credit extended to the private sector by the banks to gross domestic product (GDP). The study uses the autoregressive distributed lag model (ARDL) for the analysis. The bou...

SSA Research 62 PAGES (14205 WORDS) Economics Thesis
The Relationships Between Perceived Organisational Politics, Employee Political Skill And Job Stress Among Employees In The Ghanaian Private Sector

ABSTRACT This study examined the relationships between Perceived organisational politics, Employee political skill and Job stress and further sought to explain the context of Organisational politics from the perspective of the individual. The transactional stress model guided this research. This model acknowledges that individuals can have extremely distinct attitudinal and behavioural responses to the same situation. Using a cross-sectional survey design and convenience sampling, questionna...

Edu Frontiers 132 PAGES (27932 WORDS) Psychology Thesis
Challenges Of The 2011 – 2014 Strategic Plan Implementation At The Head Office Of The Namibian Police Force

Abstract A quantitative survey study was conducted in the Namibian Police to investigate the implementation of the 2011 - 2014 strategic plan. The study was motivated by the absence of a new strategic plan. At the end of the strategic plan cycle, no evaluation was conducted and no new strategic plan was crafted. To date, no report has been compiled on the achievement of the strategic plan, neither has a new strategic plan been drawn. The study focused on the effectiveness, the challenges enco...

Political Representation And Stewardship At Local Level In Nigeria’s Fourth Republic (An Examination Of Funtua Local Government Constituency 2007-2011)

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page - - - - - - - - - - i Approval page - - - - - - - - - - ii Dedication - - - - - - - - - - iii Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - - - - - -iv-v Table of content - - - - - - - - -- - - -vi-viii CHAPTER ONE 1.1 Introduction - - - - - - - - 1-3 1.2 Statement of the research problem - - - - - -3-3 1.3 Research question - - - - - - - - 3-3 1.4 Aims and objectives - - - - - - - - 3-4 1.5 Assumptions of the study - - - - - - - 4-4 1.6 Scope and limitation - - - - - - - 4-4 ...

Financial Intermediation And Micro Small And Medium Scale Entrepreneurs In Nigeria: A Study Of Selected Enterprises In Kano Metropolis

ABSTRACT This research is to examine the role of financial intermediation in promoting the growth and development of Micro Small and Medium Scale Entrepreneurs in Nigeria. The primary data was collected through structured questionnaires containing both closed and open ended questions. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentages, and tables. The findings show that most of the respondents agreed with the fact that, they did not received a lot of suppor...

International Trade Flows And Employment In Nigeria: A Trend Analysis From 1981-2006

ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between international trade flows and employment in Nigeria for the period 1981 to 2006. Using time series estimation technique, we found no significant link between trade flows and employment in Nigeria both in the short-run and longrun. However, external factors such as FDI, real effective exchange rate, SAP and internal factors such as political stability, labour regulation and real wage are more important factors in explaining employm...

Exchange Rate As An Instrument Of Macro-economic Management (Nigeria In Perspective 1996 – 2005)

ABSTRACT    The economy of Nigeria has a strong external orientation.  It is characterized by heavy dependence on the export of one or a few product.  The products find markets in the developed countries where ironically there is a small control over the prices of the exports.  As a result of this, the Nigerian economy is vulnerable to external shock.  This calls for effective tools for managing the external sector.  The main focus of this study has been to evaluate the effectiveness a...

Local Political Leadership And Utilization Of Local Government Revenue In Tanzania: A Case Study Of Iringa Municipal Council

ABSTRACT This study investigated the Impact of local Political leadership on the utilization of local government revenue in Tanzania, with special focus on Iringa Municipal Council. The study examines the problems encountered in local leadership and utilization such as; transparency and lack of accountability of the local political leaders, ineffective financial controlling measures, misappropriation, and embezzlement of local government funds. The research is a survey research while a simpl...

The Trade Unions Role In Improving Employees Working Conditions: A Case Study Of Tuico In Dar Es Salaam

ABSTRACT This study is based on assessing the roles of TUICO on improving employees working conditions and the effectiveness of TUICO on improving employees working conditions and identifying strategies employed by TUICO on improving employees working conditions. A sample size of 67 respondents was employed and cross sectional survey was employed with a combination of data collection techniques including questionnaires, interviews and SPSS was used for management of data and analysis. The fi...

Leadership Accountability And Service Delivery In Tanzania Local Government Authorities: A Case Of Health Service In Songea District

ABSTRACT The research has aimed at examining the Leadership Accountability in service delivery and the selected health service. The main objective was to investigate the Leadership Accountability and the delivery of health service. Specific objectives were to examine the role of the leaders on health service provision in Songea district, examining the influence of Leadership Accountability in improving health service provision, and to identify the factors and challenges affecting the effecti...

Donor Funded Project Activities And Development Of Rural Entrepreneurship: A Case Study Of Living Project

ABSTRACT Tanzania rural entrepreneurship is facing a number of challenges such as limited access to capital, market, entrepreneurship skills and technology. Understanding the importance of assessing donors projects and to ascertain their contribution on rural entrepreneurship, this study examined the USAID funded Living Project implemented by CARE International in Mvomero district, Morogoro region from January 2007 to December 2009. The objective was to assess the projects‘ contribution to...

The Impact Of Employee Incentive System On The Performance Of Urban Water Supply And Sanitation Authority In Dodoma

ABSTRACT This study had an aim at assessing the impact of employee’s incentive system on the performance of DUWASA. The study specifically addressed three objectives, namely; perceptions of the employees regarding incentives system used by DUWASA, an effect of incentive used on the performance of DUWASA and challenges facing DUWASA, in operationalizing incentive to its employees. This study employed a holistic descriptive case study design, where data were collected from employee responden...


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