Research Papers/Topics in Development Finance

The Impact of Import Duties On the Automobile Spare Parts Industry in Ghana

ABSTRACT Studies on the impact of import duties on the spare parts industry and Abossey Okai market to be specific are limited. Most of the available studies conducted in this subject area have focused attention on the challenges of the automobile industry. It is in this regard that this study sought to evaluate the impact of import duties on the Abossey Okai spare parts dealers. The specific objectives were to evaluate the impact of import duties on the sales, employment and quantity of goo...

The Adoption Of Mobile Money Services In Ghana: The Case Of University Of Ghana Community

Abstract Mobile money is an important phenomenon for the cause of financial inclusion in developing countries. The value and volume of both mobile money transactions and payment systems transactions have tredemously increased in Ghana. This study sought to investigate the adoption of mobile money by Ghanaians, using members of the University of Ghana Legon campus as case study. The study adopted questionnaires as the sole instrument for data collection. The findings reveal that dominant use ...

The Effect Of Mergers And Acquisitions On Employee Morale: A Case Study Of Ghana Commercial Bank

ABSTRACT The area of major concern for the general public after the Bank of Ghana (BoG) approved a purchase and assumption of UT Bank and Capital Bank to Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) was the uncertainty surrounding the employment status of employees of the acquired banks (UT and Capital bank). It was in this light that this research sought to fill the existing knowledge gap by examining the effects of mergers and acquisitions on employee morale. The target respondents were eighty seven (87) em...