Accounting and Finance Research Papers/Topics

An Assessment Of The Economic Effects Of Anti-Money Laundering In Namibia

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 ...

Evaluating The Implementation Of Activity-Based Costing At The Government Institutions Pension Fund In Namibia

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...

Exploring The Upward Mobility Of Women In Accounting Firms In Ghana: The Labyrinth Metaphor

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 ...

Audit Committee And Banking Stability: A Case Of Listed Banks In Ghana

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...

Accounting Practices And Performance Of Smes: A Case Of Mukono Central Division

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...

Does Working Capital Management Affect Growth Of Smes: A Case Study Selected Smes In Mukono District

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...

Non-Finance Managers Perspectives on The Role of Management Accountants: The Case of Gold Mining Companies in Accra.

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...

The Effect of Access to Credit on Students Entrepreneurial Intentions; A Case Study of Valley View University, Oyibi

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...

Effective Financial Management On Private Schools Sustainability: The Case Of Al-Rayan International School

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 Role Of Junior Auditors In Small Accounting Firms In The Accra Metropolis

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...

Corporate Governance And Internal Audit: A Case Study Of Mmdas In Volta Region Of Ghana

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...

Role of Internal Audit in The Efficient And Effective Financial Management of The Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana

ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to ascertain the role of internal audit in the effective and efficient financial management of the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana. Specifically, the study examined the role of internal audit at the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, ascertained the effective and efficient financial management of the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, determined the relationship between the role of internal audit and the effective and efficient financial management of the ...

Effects Of Monetary Policy Rate On Interest Rate And Level Of Customer Borrowing

ABSTRACT The study sought to investigate the effects of monetary policy rate on interest rate and level of customer borrowing in the banking industry with evidence GCB Bank from 2013-2017. The study outlined some specific objectives such as; to assess the effects of Bank of Ghana’s Monetary Policy Rate on lending rate of GCB Bank and to assess the effects of lending rate on the level of customer borrowing at the GCB Bank. The study also measured the impact of external factors such as inflat...

Exploring The Audit Assistants’ Decision To Leave Audit Firms In Ghana

ABSTRACT This study employed the Probit regression method to identify and examine the extent to which the identified factors influence the audit assistants’ decision to leave the audit profession in Ghana. The study identified age, marital status and sex of audit assistant as influential factors to the decision to leave the audit profession. Thus, the study concludes that older, married audit assistants are more likely to exit the audit profession perhaps due to the added domestic responsib...

Quadratic Relationship Between Working Capital Management And The Profitability Of Listed Manufacturing Companies In Ghana

ABSTRACT As of late, analysts have led concentrates to explore the straight connection that may exist between working capital administration and profitability. Some researchers have discovered a positive linear connection between working capital administration and profitability while others have discovered a negative straight connection between working capital and profitability. A couple of different specialists have likewise discovered blended outcomes with regards to the connection between ...


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