The issues of economic reforms, deregulation, liberalisation or economic adjustment programme began in the early 80s, particularly in the African continent. Even though the terms are used synonymously, there are d differing emphasis and applications in government pol icies, journalistic and economic parlance. Whatever the case may be, the application of these terms began with the ac.loption, at least in the Afric::in co11ti11e11t, or the Economic Structural Adjustment Programme (ESAP) p...
A widely views has it that taxable adults in Enugu state evade tax payment, thereby depriving government of revenue. For this reason, this study focused on tax evasion: causes and implication on Enugu state government revenue so as to understand the importance of taxation towards improving internally generated revenue in Enugu state to enable government of the state provide her citizens with adequate amenities without hoping on statutory allocation. In the light of this study, two specifi...
ABSTRACT This study sought to examine the influence of IFRS adoption on audit fees. The study also examined the impact of IFRS adoption on the timeliness of audit reports. The study further sought to identify aspects of the IFRSs that pose compliance challenges. The study employed panel regression analysis to address the influence of IFRS adoption on audit fees as well as on audit report timeliness. The data used was drawn from the audited annual reports of thirty-six (36) firms observed over...
ABSTRACT Information communication technology (ICT) usage is a global phenomenon and has caught up with users in the African continent. In view of this, Ghana as a country in realizing the importance of ICT in the lives of its citizens as a potential in enhancing development rolled out a policy for the use of ICT. This policy has seen the study of ICT as a subject in both the basic and second cycle levels of the educational institution. One major barrier arising in terms of ICT usage is what ...
This thesis examined the experience of the ECOWAS Monitoring Group, ECOMOG, in conflict management in the intra-state conflicts in Liberia and Sierra Leone between 1990 and 2000, when ECOMOG’s operation lasted. The specific objective of the studywas the evaluation of the experience of ECOMOG, as a mechanism of subregional security cooperation, and how it conducted peace operations in Liberia and Sierra Leone under Chapter VII of the UN charter. It appraised the conceptual and theoretica...
ABSTRACT AGOA offers Sub-Saharan African countries some special privileges and opportunities to export their products into the United States of America without restrictions. It seeks to promote sound socio-economic and political development within the affected region through intercontinental trade liberalization. This work is, therefore, an attempt made to investigate the extent to which AGOA has contributed to transform the economic, social, and political structures of Ghana since 2000. This...
ABSTRACT Up until June 2007, spouses in Ghana had immunity from the criminal consequences of (non-consensual sexual acts) marital rape, a phenomenon which until recently was viewed as too private to be probed. In 2003, a coalition of individuals and Human Rights Advocates in Ghana fronted the repeal of Section (42)g which exempted spouses from marital rape prosecution. Consequently marital rape is prosecutable under: The 732 Act of the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana entitled- Domestic Vi...
ABSTRACT The availability of reliable energy supply to meet the exigency of the growing population in West Africa is important in achieving sustainable development and reducing poverty in the continent. Diverse studies have sought to examine the link between energy consumption and growth. However, the consensus with reference to the causal link if any between energy consumption and growth is not explicit. Conflicting conclusions have been espoused on the energy-growth nexus and this has neces...
ABSTRACT The consolidation of democracy requires the removal of contending threats to democracy whilst improving upon the successes achieved to a stage of high democratic performance. The failure of the Electoral Commission to enforce the constitutional provisions and electoral laws can reduce the quality of elections, cripple citizen’s participation, erode democratic cultures and creates avenues for electoral violence. Hence, the study aimed at the role the Electoral Commission (EC) plays ...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the relationships between socio-cultural values, work-family conflict and work attitudes among managers in the financial services sector. Although previous studies have investigated work-family conflict and other types of work attitudes, little is known regarding how an individual‟s socio-cultural values, together with their experience of work-family conflict influence their work attitude (job satisfaction, organizational commitment and job involvement). The ...
ABSTRACT In this study, the researcher examined bullying as a human right abuse in selected second cycle institutions in the Birim Central Municipality. To achieve this goal, the following questions guided the study. That is, what are the lived experiences of victims of bullying in Secondary Schools in the Birim Central Municipality? What are the effects of bullying experiences in Senior High Schools? and to what extent does bullying constitutes a violation of the fundamental human rights and...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of training programmes on the performance of administrative staff of public universities in Ghana, a case study of the University of Education, Winneba, College of Technology Education (COLTEK). The study used descriptive research design. Quantitative research approach was used. The study population encompasses all the staff of the company. The population size of the company is approximately four hundred and six (406). Random sampli...
ABSTRACT The increased use of mobile phones to access healthcare service by both health professionals and consumers has raised the need for more attention to be focused on mobile health (mHealth) service quality issues. The purpose of this study is to assess the level of mHealth technology service quality and its effect on user satisfaction and continual usage intentions among rural communities in Ghana. This study seeks to examine causal relationships between four variables, namely: mHealth ...
ABSTRACT Corporate governance (CG) literature implicitly assumes that profit making organizations are the subject of analysis, as a result of the stress placed on them in CG literature. However, the findings in the profit making organizations cannot be replicated in the non-profit organizations due to the differences in the motives of existence. Various studies that have been conducted in the NGO setting tend to implicitly associate their governance narrowly to the boards, often to the neglec...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to assess the causes of illegal water connection and the impact on the performance of Ghana Water Company in production, billing and revenue generation in Ashanti North Region. The researcher used descriptive research design for the study. Quantitative and qualitative research approaches were used. The population was made up of the staff and customers of Ghana Water Company in the Ashanti Region. The total population for the study was Nine Thousand ...