Abstract This study reviews the effectiveness of the analysis of Namdeb’s turnaround strategy to improve its financial performance in view of declining carats profile. The study was triggered by the continuous uncertainty in land operations, which is affecting Namdeb’s financial profits. The study determines the extent to which the company’s financial performance is attributed to its turnaround strategy, identify factors that are crucial to the company and suggest ways to improve the c...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to study the cash flows and operating loss in a parastatal – Air Namibia (Pty) Ltd for the period 01 April 2006 to 31 March 2011. This problem was chosen by the researcher to investigate the root causes of operational loss and cash flow problem faced by the parastatal.
ABSTRACT The aim of this thesis is to review the investment policy of the banking sector and the ease of SME access to bank finance. Secondly, to determine the extent to which bank finance contributes to the success of SMEs. This study used both qualitative and quantitative methods. In order to test the extent to which bank finance contributes to the success of SMEs the study used the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression method to analyze cross-sectional data. Whereas under qualitative met...
ABSTRACT The study focused on factors which encumber SMEs from acquiring financial resources from financial institutions and banks in Namibia. The major objectives of the study were to critically evaluate the status of SMEs in Namibia regarding access to formal credit facilities. The study also sought to document the difficulties that SMEs have in accessing finances and assess the financial gap that exists between fund providers and SMEs and how it can be narrowed. The analysis provided an e...
ABSTRACT This study provided comprehensive details and assessment on the economic effects of antimoney laundering in Namibia. The mixed method was used to describe and analyse money laundering and financing terrorism in Namibia. The study also used a regression model to analyse the effect of money laundering on the economy. The topic is vital with regards to the main findings that revealed that money-laundered negatively affects economic growth. Corruption and tax evasion were identified as ...
Abstract This thesis explores the adoption and implementation of ABC in 2009 by the Government Institutions Pension Fund in Namibia. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the implementation of ABC at the GIPF was effective. The aim of this study is to determine the benefits achieved as well as the barriers and challenges that might have been encountered thus far in the implementation of ABC at the GIPF. This study is an empirical investigation, which analyses the experiences and p...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to explore the upward mobility of women in accounting firms in Ghana. It examines various experiences encountered by women in comparison to those encountered by men in the profession, through the lens of the “labyrinth metaphor”, including their coping strategies. The study employed an exploratory qualitative case study approach, using semi-structured interviews to collect data from a sample of 13 female and 8 male chartered accountants in managerial ...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate how the effectiveness of the audit committee influences banking stability in Ghana. In doing so, the researcher aimed at examining the effect of independence of the audit committee, the size of the audit committee, as well as how the relationship between other variables such as the composition of gender, bank size, among others influence the stability of the bank. Employing a quantitative research design together with a descriptive approach, the resea...
ABSTRACT The study sought to establish the accounting practices utilized by the SMEs, the motivation for and against the utilization of these practices and whether the utilization of accounting practices of interest have performance implications for SMEs with same magnitude. The study adopted a survey research approach to achieve the three study objectives. The study also adopted purposive sampling method to get 90 SMEs who participated in the study. The study utilized correlation mean and s...
ABSTRACT Management of working capital which aims at maintaining an optimal balance between each of the working capital components, cash, receivables, inventory and payables is a fundamental part of the overall strategy to create value and competitive advantage in businesses. The study focused on effects of the working capital practices utilized by the SMEs on the growth. The study employed a quantitative research design approach to achieve its objectives. A sample of 94 SMEs was studied. In...
ABSTRACT The gold mining industry is a price taker, a predicament that makes cost control and management the most important consideration to maximise profit. Despite the growing concern for employing management accountants to utilize modern management accounting techniques to control cost, mining companies continue to adopt traditional methods of cost control. The study, therefore, seeks to investigate the perceptions of non-finance managers on the role of management accountants and the exte...
ABSTRACT The critical role entrepreneurship play in economies made it necessary for the study to be done to examine critical factors that affect students’ Entrepreneurial Intentions. The heightened rate of unemployment in Ghana coupled with the Ghanaian youths’ overreliance on the state for employment made the conduct of this study critical and timely, as it sought to assess the effect of access to credit on students’ entrepreneurial intentions at the Valley View University, Oyibi. The...
ABSTRACT The study explored the financial management strategies of Al-Rayan International School as a case study using qualitative methods. Its study revealed that, tuition, application and registration fees; sale of paraphernalia and donations were the most sources of income generation of the school. On the other hand, staff salaries, advertising, audit fees, insurance, utilities were the cost drivers of Al-Rayan International School (ARIS). Within the financial management structure (capital...
The surge of importance and concern given to the role of auditors is apparent since the scandals of Enron and World Com. These scandals are not only prevalent in the United States but also in developing countries like Ghana. The main aim of the study was to examine the role of junior auditors in small accounting firms in the Accra Metropolis. The study was conducted using qualitative research design. The study adopted purposive sampling technique for the selection of interview respondent...
ABSTRACT This study sought to examine the effect of Internal Audit on Corporate Government at Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs). Five (5) Municipal and District Assemblies from the Volta Region were selected as a case study. Five (5) respondents which includes the Finance Officer, Budget Officer, Audit Committee member, Administrator and a Director further sample from each of these selected Municipal and District Assemblies. It was found from the study that, Internal Au...