Accountancy and Commerce Research Papers/Topics

THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING IN GHANA

The study assessed the extent to which technology can be used to enhance public sector accounting in Ghana. There have been numerous interventions aimed at enhancing technology adoption in the public sector with the aim of enhancing efficiency and effectiveness. Despite these interventions, very little is known about what improvements have emerged in Public Sector Accounting that may be attributable to the use of technology. A descriptive study design was used to gather information from 327 r...

An Assessment Of Quality On Organizational Productivity: A Case Study Of South Sudan Breweries Company, Central Equatorj~ State South Sudan

ABSTRACT Quality is the fitness of a service or product for its purpose. Some organizations embrace quality to achieve productivity, good will and market share. This research work is “Assessing quality on organizational productivity: A case study of South Sudan Breweries Company”. The objective of the study is to assess the relationship between quality and productivity of the company. It also seeks to study the profile of respondents in terms of age, gender, and education level. The descr...

Impact Of Credit Policy Management On Performance Of Microfinance Institutions A Case Study Of Kitgum Sacco

Abstract The purpose of the study was to establish the effectiveness of credit policy management and performance in kitgum saving cooperative and credit society (Kitgum SACCO) and to establish the extent to which management contributes to the successful operation of the existing credit policy in kitgum district. The study sample size was 25 respondents from kitgum sacco. The study was carried out using questionnaires as a method of data collection. The secondary data used were internal docum...

Subsidized Loans And The Performance Of Borrowers: A Case Study Of Garasoya Savings And Credit Co-Operative In Buliisa District

TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration ...................................................................................................................... ii Approval .......................................................................................................................... iii Dedication ....................................................................................................................... iv Acknowledgement ..............................................................

Budgetary Control And Organisation Performance A Case Study Of Bakhresa Grain Milling Uganda Limited (Azam)

ABSTRACT This research focused on the budgetary control and organizational performance in Bakhresa Grain Milling (U) Ltd (Azam) with four major objectives: Establishing how budgetary control are being used in Bakhresa Grain Milling (U) Ltd (Azam), Whether there is a relationship between budgetary control and organizational performance, establish whether budgetary control has improved occurrence and reliability of the company and to examine the challenges Bakhresa Grain Milling (U) Ltd (Azam)...

The Impact Of Debt Finance On The Financial Performance Of A Small To Medium Enterprise: A Case Of Workman Zimbabwe (Private) Limited

Abstract The main purpose of this research was to determine the impact of debt finance on a small to medium entity, a case of Workman Zimbabwe (Private) Limited. The management reports of the company showed a recurring decline in profits, increase in interest costs as well as high gearing ratios from 2015 to 2017. This had resulted in greater variances between budgeted amounts and actual amounts raising a cause for concern thereby necessitating the need for this research. Literature from vari...

An Analysis Of The Adoption Patterns Of Fair Value Accounting In Zimbabwe

ABSTRACT This research undertook to examine the basic understanding of fair value accounting (FVA) in Zimbabwe and analyse the patterns within which it is adopted. The researcher’s analysis focused on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), listed banks and individual Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s). Accountants and auditors were also engaged in the research so as to determine their knowledge and their views on FVA. The researcher chose this topic because although a lot of authors have pr...

An Analysis of the role of Microfinance institutions in achieving financial inclusion in Zimbabwe

ABSTRACT This dissertation defines financial inclusion as ongoing access to a range of financial services in an affordable and convenient manner. As low income groups are often among those lacking financial access, Microfinance programmes providing financial services to them have emerged as a public policy instrument to promote financial inclusion. This dissertation analyses the contribution of microfinance programmes in promoting financial inclusion in Zimbabwe. The research questions in the...

Analyzing The Impact of Budgetary Controls on Capital Projects to The Operational Performance.

ABSTRACT This paper specifies the impact of budgetary control measures on capital projects to the operational performance of the Zimbabwean aviation industry. In this study, the major objective was to identify the impact of budgetary control measures on operational performance. Mixed research design was used in data collection incorporating both the qualitative and quantitative approaches so that they could accompaniment each other in investigating the impact of budgetary control on capital ...

The impact of corporate governance practices on firm’s performance: An empirical evidence from Indian tourism sector

Abstract. The growth of Indian companies in recent years has led to a change in the nature of the economy which attracted outsider investors from developed countries who demanded robust corporate governance practices from Indian companies which made regulators and competitors gave a great effort to restructure corporate governance. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate the effect of corporate governance practices on firms’ performance, with a special reference to the Indian tourism sect...

Assessing The Nexus Between Internally Generated Funds And Infrastructural Development Of The Mmdas In The Northern Region Of Ghana

ABSTRACT  SEND-Ghana (2008) report revealed that MMDAs have 130 deficits in infrastructure with majority of the MMDAs in the Northern Region and 45% of most local infrastructures remain uncompleted especially IGF finance infrastructure. The study assessed the nexus between internally generated funds and infrastructural development of the MMDAs in Northern Region of Ghana. The study specifically identify whether there is significance difference between IGF of the MMDAs in the Northern Region ...

The Antecedents of Work-School Conflict and Work-School Enrichment

Abstract The cost of higher education is rapidly increasing on both a global scale (Creed, French & Hood, 2015), and in the local South African context (Calitz & Fourie, 2016). This rise in costs has seen a commensurate increase in the number of university students who work, largely as a means to fund the increasing cost of their higher education (Butler, 2007; Cinamon, 2016; Owen, Kavanagh & Dollard, 2018). These working students are frequently referred to as non-traditional students in the ...

Simulated transactions from a common–law perspective and whether this doctrine is still relevant in respect to the application of the current anti-avoidance rules

ABSTRACT Simulated transactions from a common–law perspective and whether this doctrine is still relevant in respect to the application of the current antiavoidance rules

The Use Of Technology To Enhance Public Sector Accounting In Ghana

ABSTRACT  The study assessed the extent to which technology can be used to enhance public sector accounting in Ghana. There have been numerous interventions aimed at enhancing technology adoption in the public sector with the aim of enhancing efficiency and effectiveness. Despite these interventions, very little is known about what improvements have emerged in Public Sector Accounting that may be attributable to the use of technology. A descriptive study design was used to gather information...