ABSTRACT Global business trends such as globalisation, technology revolution and trade liberalisation have affected operations of Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) across the global. In developing countries including Ghana, the global trends have affected operations of SMEs in the domestic markets such as Central region (an administrative region in Ghana). Studies have therefore been done in developing countries such as Ghana regarding how SMEs have responded to these compelling globa...
ABSTRACT This study examined the relationship between corporate governance and performance of mutual funds in Ghana during the 2008 to 2013 period. Using panel regression model, the study found no significant relationship between board size, board composition as well as fund size. However, a significant positive relationship has been found between frequency of corporate board meetings and corporate performance, implying that boards that meet more frequently tend to generate higher financial p...
ABSTRACT For rapid economic growth, there is the need for small businesses and individuals to have access to loan facilities to expand their businesses. Commercial banks therefore come in handy by way of granting of credits to facilitate the growth of businesses. However, despite the significant impact of credit on small businesses, quite a large number of customers default in repayment of loans granted to them thereby threatening the stability of financial institutions in the country. In thi...
ABSTRACT The study sought to explore the role of block farming in attracting and retaining the youth in farming. The study was conducted in the Techiman Municipal Area and it examined the motivations and participation of farmers, the inputs accessed and profitability of block farming. One hundred and ten (110) farmers in block farming participated in the study. It emerged that income rather than employment is the most important motivation for participation in the programme. All 110 farmers we...
ABSTRACT This study was based on the effect of exchange rate changes on stock market returns. It could be seen that exchange rate from the previous years have been increasing at a faster rate, in the same way stock market returns has also been unstable. It was therefore to determine the relationship between exchange rate and stock market. The study made use of monthly data of Ghana stock exchange All-share index and exchange rate variable from January 2007 through December 2015; to examine th...
ABSTRACT The study primarily investigated the reforms and public sector auditing in Ghana. Ghana has been at the forefront of many of the World Bank reform programmes in the Sub-region. Specifically the study investigated the nature and types of audit reforms as well as the factors and challenges influencing public sector audit reforms. The study was undertaken from an interpretivist perspective as this offered explanation to the reforms in Ghana‟s audit service from the perspective of both...
ABSTRACT Although various studies have established a relationship between dispositional empathy and caregiver-child interactions, the influences of the individual dimensions of dispositional empathy have not been adequately explored among caregivers in the early childhood care and education (ECCE) setting. The current study examined how the empathic dispositions of ECCE caregivers in the Ghanaian setting influenced their beliefs and intentions about their interactions with the children in the...
ABSTRACT The study evaluated the challenges and success of implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in AngloGold Ashanti Ghana Ltd (Iduapriem Mine). The study employed the descriptive design and the quantitative approach. The targeted population was AngloGold Ashanti Ghana Ltd. The study conducted a census survey and primary data was collected through questionnaires. Furthermore, the data were analysed using tables and percentages. The study found that factors such...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of Facebook usage on sales performance and explore whether an employee's service behaviour has a mediating effect on the relationship between Facebook usage and sales performance. This study employed an explanatory research design to explain the cause-and-effective relationship among Facebook usage, an employee's service behaviour and sales performance. Self-administered questionnaires and the use of a uniform resource locator (UR...
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study was to examine farmers’ perceptions of the contribution of maize farming technologies to livelihoods in the Buea Sub-Division of Cameroon. The specific objectives dealt with farmers’ demographic characteristics and their use of maize technologies, farmers’ views of other factors that influence their use of maize technologies, a comparison of the yields, incomes and livelihood perceptions of farmers who use traditional technologies and those who u...
ABSTRACT This study sought to evaluate the constitutional-legal and institutional framework for promoting and enhancing public financial accountability (PFA) in Ghana since the advent of the Fourth Republic in 1993. The study focused on three independent oversight institutions; the Office of the Auditor-General (A-G), Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and the Financial Administration Courts (FAC) in the enhancement of financial accountability in the public sector. In Ghana, the A...
ABSTRACT The study examined factors affecting solid waste management in Mamobi community. Specifically, it sought to: (i) identify perceptions and attitudes of people and institutions towards waste management; (ii) ascertain the types of waste management practices the people engaged in; (iii) examine the challenges confronting the people and institutions on waste management in the community; and (iv) recommend policy interventions to address the sanitation situation. The study dwelled on the ...
ABSTRACT This study determined the effect of livestock ownership on household poverty in Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions of Ghana. Specifically, the study determined the effects of medium-sized and large-sized ownership of livestock on household poverty and examined the effect of type of livestock (cattle, sheep and poultry) ownership on household poverty together with the joint effect between size and type of livestock ownership on household poverty. Employing the Ordinary Least ...
ABSTRcr Recent e;dence suggests that the burden of new HIV infection in developing COtmtries is concentrated among YOtmg people even \;th the inc=in!! knowledge of how to protect oneself from infection. :-'Iany scholars have e.,:plained this tmder the economic thesis that the daily situations of economic and social disadvanta"cre that characterize the lives of many YOtmg people push them to indulge in ris!.:y sex"Ua! behayiours that increase their risk of contracting HIV. 1bis study empirical...
ABSTRACT Medicines are important commodities and their use in households continues to generate interest. In developing countries, medicines form about 30-40% of health expenditure. Most of these medicines are bought by individuals for self-medication and rarely bought on prescription. Yet as chemical products their uncontrolled use could be dangerous. It is therefore important to understand how individuals use medicines especially at the household level, and how the context influences their a...