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Corporate governance, disclosure and foreign share ownership on the Ghana Stock Exchange

Bokpin, Godfred A.; Isshaq, Zangina (University of Cape Coast, 2009)

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the interaction between corporate disclosure and foreign share ownership on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). Design/methodology/approach – The paper follows the trinary ...
Corporate governance, ownership structure, cash holdings, and firm value on the Ghana Stock Exchange

Isshaq, Zangina; Bokpin, Godfred A.; Onumah, Joseph Mensah (University of Cape Coast, 2009)

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the interaction between corporate governance, ownership structure, cash holdings, and firm value on the Ghana Stock Exchange. Design/methodology/approach – A multiple ...
Tax Compliance Among Self-Employed in Ghana: Do Demographic Characteristics Matter?

Seidu, Adibura Baba; Asante, Stephen (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

The paper investigates the influence of demographic characteristics, specifically gender, age, marital status and education attainment on tax compliance among selfemployed in Ghana using survey method. A questionnaire ...
The Effects of Financial Innovation on Financial Savings: Evidence From an Economy in Transition

Ansong, Abraham; Marfo-Yiadom, Edward; Ekow-Asmah, Emmanuel (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

The general objective of this research is to establish the effects of financial innovations on financial savings in Ghana for the period 1963 to 2006. Both the perceptual index and M2=M1 that were used as proxies for ...
Bank Competition, Stock Market and Economic Growth in Ghana

Asante, Stephen; Agyapong, Daniel; Anokye, Adam M. (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

The paper empirically investigates the relationship between bank competition, stock market and economic growth in Ghana using time series data for the period between 1992 and 2009. Short and long run relationship were ...
Dividend Policy and Bank Performance in Ghana

Marfo-Yiadom, Edward; Agyei, Samuel kwaku (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

The main thrust of this study is to find out the relationship between dividend policy and performance of banks in Ghana. The study used panel data constructed from the financial statements of 16 commercial banks in Ghana ...
Customers’ Perception of Innovative Banking Products in Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana

Marfo-Yiadom, Edward; Ansong, Abraham (University of Cape Coast, 2012)

Competition and reforms in Ghana’s financial sector have brought about a lot of innovation into the Ghanaian banking industry. This study explores how innovative banking products are perceived by consumers. The study used ...
Sanctions: Panacea for Income Tax Non-Compliance Among Ghanaian Self-Employed

Seidu, Adibura Baba; Asante, Stephen (University of Cape Coast, 2012)

Income tax from self-employed is very important for governments but compliance among self-employed leaves much to be desired. This study used hypothetical questionnaire to a sample of 380 self-employed in the Accra Metropolis. ...
A Micro Level Analysis of the Market Orientation – Small Business Financial Performance Nexus

Boohene, Rosemond; Agyapong, Daniel; Asomaning, Rudolf (University of Cape Coast, 2012)

The critical role small enterprises play in economic growth of developing economies has been recognised. Policy makers have therefore initiated policies and programmes to promote their growth and sustainability. Despite ...
An Evaluation of intra-trade potential in economic communities of West African States (ECOWAS)

Anokye, Adam M. (University of Cape Coast, 2012)

Single currency for West Africa countries has been revered as the solution to a great deal of the sub region’s problems. Attentions of past and present government have been the champion of the introduction of single currency. ...
ALTERNATIVE MODEL FOR FINANCING SMEs IN GHANA

Akorsu, Patrick Kwashie; Agyapong, Daniel (University of Cape Coast, 2012)

The role of SMEs in the economic development of a country cannot be over-emphasized. They contribute to employment, GDP, innovations, human resource development and poverty alleviation. However, they are constrained by ...
An empirical Analysis of the Effect of Entrepreneurial Orientation on Firm Performance of Auto Artisans in the Cape Coast Metropolis

Boohene, Rosemond; Marfo-Yiadom, Edward; Yeboah, Moses Ahomka (University of Cape Coast, 2012)

The health of a country’s automobile industry is closely related to the robustness of its auto artisans and this is true about the Ghanaian economy. This paper examined the influence of entrepreneurial orientation on ...
Bank competition financial innovations and economic growth in Ghana

Adu-Asare Idun, Anthony; Aboagye, Anthony QQ (University of Cape Coast, 2013)

Purpose – This paper takes the finance-growth nexus further by looking at the relationship between bank competition, financial innovations and economic growth in Ghana. The purpose of this paper is to find the causality ...
Building an Organizational Culture that Promotes Innovation in IT Firms: A Conceptual Framework

Korkpoe, Carl Hope; Nyarku, Kwamena Minta (University of Cape Coast, 2013)

Conceptually, new technologies have affected individuals and organisations resulting to the rethinking of all the fundamental operating assumptions of many organisations and the roles in them. Organisations exist in ...
Compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards by Listed Companies in Ghana

Atsunyo, Wisdom; Marfo-Yiadom, Edward (University of Cape Coast, 2014)

This study examined the extent to which companies listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) comply with International Financial Reporting Standards’ (IFRSs) presentation and disclosure requirement. With the aid of a checklist, ...
Board of Directors and Firm Performance of Banking Institutions: A Ghanaian Experience

Agyemang, Otuo Serebour; Aboagye, Emmanuel; Antwi, Samuel; Frimpong, Joyce (University of Cape Coast, 2014)

We examine how board characteristics and activities affect firm performance of banking institutions listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange. The data come from the annual reports of the banking institutions for the period, ...
A Comparative Study of the Quality of Wastewater from Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) Against EPA Standards and its Effect on the Environment

Sarkodie, Peter Abum; Agyapong, Daniel; Larbi, George Obiri; Owusu-Ansah, Ernest (University of Cape Coast, 2014)

The proliferation of industrialization has resulted in increased wastewater generation and its disposal has rapidly been of serious concern in recent times to environmental scientists. The discharge of these untreated or ...
Undergraduate Competences as Labour Market Mechanism for Curriculum Alignment in Ghana: Case of University of Cape Coast School of Business

Owusu, Anthony Akwesi; Marfo-Yiadom, Edward; Owusu, Georgina Asi (University of Cape Coast, 2014)

The increasing graduate unemployment rate in Ghana is a matter of concern not only to government but also to stakeholders in education. In an era of globalisation, the issue has culminated in discourses about curriculum ...
Corporate disclosure and foreign share ownership: empirical evidence from African countries

Bokpin, Godfred A.; Isshaq, Zangina; Nyarko, Eunice Stella (University of Cape Coast, 2014)

Purpose – The study aims to seeks to ascertain the impact of corporate disclosure on foreign equity ownership. Corporate disclosures are important to for stock markets because it is an activity that mitigates information ...
Technological Innovations in Banking: User Acceptability and Payment Problems in Ghana: A Case Study of Zenith Bank Ghana Limited

Kusi, Lawrence Yaw; Amin, kwadwo; Nyarku, Kwamena Minta (University of Cape Coast, 2015)

This study sought to uncover technological innovations in banking emphasising user acceptability and payment problems in Ghana, and selected Zenith Bank Ghana Limited as the case study. Questionnaire was the main research ...

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