ABSTRACT Bank portfolio allocation is an important determinant of the efficacy of monetary policy through the bank lending channel of monetary policy transmission mechanism. This study generally investigates the factors that influence banks‟ portfolio allocation in Sierra Leone. Specifically, the study looks into the effects of risk premium, leverage ratio, and credit risk on banks‟ earning asset portfolio allocation in Sierra Leone between 2002 and 2011. Using annual bank level data on a...
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...
ABSTRACT Background: As compared to developed economies, stroke is a rising epidemic affecting mostly the younger workforce in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), exerting a severe toll on the physical, psychoemotional, cognitive and social lives of its victims with a 3-year mortality rate of 84%. The occurrence of seizures lead to poor prognosis and increased mortality in stroke patients. Early screening for seizures and effective prognostication of the functional outcome of stroke may improve the out...
ABSTRACT Branding is a global phenomenon that has pervaded many industries. Researchers have confirmed that globally firms spend millions of dollars on branding activities. However, of the many studies that have been conducted on branding, there exists no study that directly examines the relationship between branding and loyalty. Furthermore, a common perception is that branding will automatically result in customer loyalty. This study sought to disprove that notion by stating that the presen...
ABSTRACT Foreign direct investment (FDI) has been argued to be a blessing and curse to most economies of the world, especially developing economies. Despite its growth enhancing attributes, FDI also serves as an avenue for dumping with subsequent effects on environmental quality. The current study examined the effect of manufacturing FDI and its effects on climate change. Measuring climate change by changes in carbon dioxide emissions, the study employed a time series data spanning years (197...
ABSTRACT The mobile phone technology only recently gained its ubiquitous status and rapidity in design and features. The African context is no exception to this, as a result, it is only in the last decade that people have had the opportunity to own and discard various mobile phone handsets. Most studies have not considered the social dimension of the "journey" of owning and discarding the mobile phone handset. Consequently, the study explored the entire process involved in the traders accessi...
ABSTRACT Social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube have become important sources of information. However, the dynamics between the volume of information on social media and the quality of choices consumers make remain unclear in literature. While some social media users complain of choice overload affecting the quality of choices and post purchase dissonance, others believe that information on social media is of quality and sufficient for effective decision making. T...
ABSTRACT Scholars have noted that cultural ideas and power imbalances weaken accountability of chiefs in stool lands administration in Ghana. For this reason, the Land Administration Project (LAP) was initiated in 2001 with its main objective of ensuring transparency and accountability in stool land administration through the creation of Customary Land Secretariat (CLS). This study evaluated the extent to which the CLS has improved accountability of chiefs in stool land administration in the ...
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 Brand image is acknowledged as an important concept in modern brand management and it has been examined with respect to its impact on several aspects of brands management. Brand image is frequently examined as an aggregated component. The current study sought to examine the impact of brand image as an aggregated component on brand choice. The study further sought to examine the impact of brand image as a disaggregated component, made up of cognitive and affective dimensions and the i...
ABSTRACT Local government administration over the past three decades has been hindered by the issues of accountability and transparency in meeting the needs and demands of local citizens. One of the mechanisms used by citizens to ensure accountability among local public officials is through local elections. Meanwhile, studies have shown that elections have a periodic interval for at least four years in ensuring accountability among public officials. This according to studies leads to the mani...
ABSTRACT Childhood is believed to be a period of innocence in an individual’s life where he/she is trained, supported, assisted and given guidance primarily by parents and guardians to ensure that they grow into responsible adults. Street children are children for whom the street and other unoccupied dwelling places have become their abode and do not have the care and supervision of responsible adults. This study looked at the livelihood strategies of street children in Accra, specifically ...
ABSTRACT Reducing the loss of life due to suicide has become a critical international mental health goal. Several researches in the field of suicide prevention have focused on the role of medical facilities, schools and other local or state organizations and the role of religious leaders as gatekeepers has been overlooked. Using a qualitative approach, the study explored the attitudes of Christian, Islamic and Traditional religious leaders within the Ga East Municipal District of Ghana toward...
ABSTRACT Unemployment is often cited as one of the macro-economic indicators measuring the strength and growth of an economy. Given that the youth are three times more likely to be unemployed, it is only prudent that in addressing issues of unemployment, programs, and policies are structured to address youth unemployment. In an attempt to better understand the dynamics of youth unemployment this study takes a brief look at the patterns of unemployment in SubSaharan Africa, particularly Ghana,...
ABSTRACT Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in the economic development of nations. In Ghana SMEs are the key providers of employment and income, and the drivers of innovation and growth in the economy. Observing from statistics available however, it is very disturbing to note that the failure rate of SME businesses is quite high, while surviving SMEs are not able to sufficiently expand to provide the needed employment necessary to stimulate economic growth. Again...