ABSTRACT An evaluation of the budgetary process in Ghana depicts that annual expenditure proposals are continuously anchored on projected revenue. This means that the accuracy of revenue projection is a necessary condition for devising a suitable framework for fiscal deficit management in Ghana. This study explores the impact of tax policy measures on economic growth using time series data for the period 1970 2013 to devise a reasonably accurate estimation of Ghana‟s sustainable revenue p...
ABSTRACT The sustainable environment has become an important issue in global development as a result of recurrent instability in the interaction among environmental, economic and social systems. Different policy directives and interventions have therefore been championed for promoting a balance in these systems. Key among them is education for a sustainable environment, identified to contribute knowledge, skills and attitudes required to bring about a change. In spite of these, a sustainable ...
ABSTRACT The study was designed to assess the challenges pertaining to the adoption and implementation of Affirmative Action Practices and their impact on Female Empowerment in some selected Tertiary Institution in Ghana. The universities used for the study were, The University of Ghana, Legon (UG), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and the University of Education, Winneba (UEW). The study adopted the qualitative research approach, using explanatory and descriptive r...
ABSTRACT Domestic violence victims explore avenues within two major supporting systems, formal and informal, in their help-seeking processes for amicable resolutions or justice. Often, victims explore different avenues when seeking help until they achieve a satisfactory remedy. The core objective of the study was to explore the help-seeking trajectories of domestic violence victims. The data was collected at the Greater Accra regional office of the Domestic Violence and Victims‟ Support Un...
ABSTRACT The study was a randomly-sampling based survey of 165 respondents living in three suburbs of Abokobi – low-income, middle-income and high-income areas. It was undertaken to identify the types of solid wastes generated by householders, ascertain the solid waste management practices of households, assess the level knowledge of households with regards to the various methods for converting solid wastes into resources for their benefit, and assess the current practices of converting so...
ABSTRACT Although the issue of corporate governance and accounting information quality appears to be popular amongst developed economies, the same cannot be said for their developing counterparts. European research has documented improved accounting information quality to firms that are engaged in good corporate governance practices. The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between the internal corporate governance mechanisms and accounting information quality which uses d...
ABSTRACT The study of conflict and cooperation in competitive situations has contributed greatly to various fields. From modelling to describing behaviour, the application of game theory in these fields has significantly improved their depth and robustness. Despite the field’s usefulness there is still a significant disconnect between theoretical predictions and what is evidenced empirically. Illuminating this gap greatly explains the motivation behind this empirical study. An experiment o...
ABSTRACT Over the years, there has been an improvement in child nutritional status around the world. Though this improvement in child nutritional status has also been evident in Ghana, it has been slow and unevenly distributed across the country. Ghana‘s child nutritional indicators are still below the average conditions that prevail globally. Wasting in Ghana is still higher than the average rate around the world, and a relatively higher percentage of children below age five in Ghana suf...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to investigate the relationship between branch banking and stability using efficiency as a conduit in the Ghanaian banking sector. Two measures of bank stability (the z-score and non-performing loans ratio proxies) were used. This is to ensure that the analysis of the relationship was from two complementary dimensions i.e. instability resulting from the risk of insolvency and non-performing loans. The fixed effect model was used to assess the impact of b...
ABSTRACT The World Bank Reported in 2013 that 25 out of the 48 SSA countries were experiencing energy crises which has resulted in brownouts and blackouts in those countries. Consequently, many sectors of the economy of these countries have being suffering great losses as they experience incessant power outages. Therefore the study focused on the factors that determine the generation of electricity in the case of selected SSA countries so as contribute in the curbing of the situation. Also,...
ABSTRACT Social protection has become an antidote to economic and social development in modern governments worldwide. Since 1957, successive governments in Ghana have formulated policies to give relief to the poor and vulnerable in the society. Furthermore, some of these social policies have been rather unsustainable due to the myriad of challenges in policy implementation. However, the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme appears to be standing the test of time under diffe...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this research study is to investigate the relationship between financial inclusion, to be specific access to finance and its impact on the performance of firms in the Construction sector of Ghana. As it is well known in the literature that financial inclusion generally has a positive influence on performance, will the results differ if the scope is narrowed down from country level to firms with similar characteristics? Firstly, the paper seeks to identify the level of ...
ABSTRACT Despite provisions to uphold and safeguard the rights of persons with disability in Ghana, there is evidence that they still encounter several challenges which limit their full and effective involvement in mainstream society, including the gold mining sector. The study sought to explore how persons with physical disability (PWPDs) experience gold mining in the Obuasi Municipal Area. A qualitative research design was used to discover and to understand the experiences of PWPDs regard...
ABSTRACT This study employed the Probit regression method to identify and examine the extent to which the identified factors influence the audit assistants’ decision to leave the audit profession in Ghana. The study identified age, marital status and sex of audit assistant as influential factors to the decision to leave the audit profession. Thus, the study concludes that older, married audit assistants are more likely to exit the audit profession perhaps due to the added domestic responsib...
ABSTRACT Nowadays, supply exceeds demand rendering consumers the opportunity to select, buy and consume brands that equals their personalities. Owing to the fact that several offerings are available in the market, consumers tend to reject some brands. Whereas most prevailing studies are geared towards building robust consumer-brand relationships and nurturing brand loyalty, the area of brand avoidance has received little attention. Furthermore, it is argued that brand emotions act as mediator...