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Competitiveness of Higher Education Institutions in Hong Kong: The Mediating Effect of Student Satisfaction, School Image and Student Loyalty

Canon Tong, Anthony Wong & Arison Woo · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2016

A rapid expansion of higher education in last ten year in Hong Kong, especially in the development of self-financed programmes, it is necessary to address the issue of the qulaity of education, student satisfaction and image of institutions. Despite extensive studies in the areas...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2016/23422

Economic Integration Problem of Turkey: An Evaluation about Shanghai Cooperation Organization within the Frame of Alternative Searches

İlhan Eroğlu, Meltem Uçgunoğlu & Nalan Kangal · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2016

When the economic developments analyzed after World War II, the economic integration movements, which include the liberalization of countries’ economic relations between each other, draw attention. In terms of world trade, globalization tendencies on one hand and regionalization...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2016/24230

Benchmarking Study of the Global and Ukrainian Trends in Nanotechnologies’ Scientific Research for the Future NBIC-Society

Mykola Kyzym, Igor Matyushenko, Olga Polyakova, Viktoriya Shlykova & Yuri Moiseienko · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2016

Aims: In the conditions of advanced countries industrial markets’ competition escalation the issue of creating new economy on the basis of nanotechnologies as Nano-bio-info and cogno(NBIC)-technologies is becoming more and more important. As all developed countries, Ukraine condu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2016/24812

Prospects of Nigeria’s ICT Infrastructure for E-Commerce and Cashless Economy

Kehinde Oluwaseun Omotoso & Adelowo Caleb Muyiwa · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2016

The contribution of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to socio-economic growth and development is well-established. Global economies of the 21st century have come to realise that no country can become competitive in terms of trade, industry, manufacturing and service...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2016/24432

Corporate Governance and Business Ethics Structural Failures for Kingdom Bank Africa Limited (KBAL) Botswana

Conelia Farai Mazhambe · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2016

The thrust of this study is to investigate the corporate governance and business ethics structural failures for Kingdom Bank Africa Limited (KBAL) Botswana. The research reviewed various literature elaborating on the various causes of failure of corporate governance within KBAL....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2016/19852

Evaluating the Volatility Behaviour in Irish ISEQ Overall Index Using GARCH Models

Adel M. Alsharkasi, Martin Crane & Heather J. Ruskin · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2016

This paper aims to model the volatility of the Irish stock market (ISEQ) index price; data used in this article include the daily closing prices of ISEQ overall index, from January 1st, 2008 to March 28th, 2014. The data are observed to be naturally divided into three time frames...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2016/24632

Barriers to E-Commerce Adoption and Implementation Strategy: Empirical Review of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Ghana

Modzi Socrates Kwadwo, Ankrah Twumasi Martinson, Twum Teddy Evans & Asamoah Esther · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2016

Most of the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the developing countries are yet to espouse and witness the full potential of electronic commerce (e-commerce) in their business operations despite its popularity in the developed countries. SMEs indispensable role in econo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2016/25177

The Long and Short Run Determinants of Private Sector Investment in Ghana, 1970-2011

Augustine Konor, Eric Effah Sarkodie & Isaac Addai · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2016

Private investment is viewed as a powerful tool for maintaining and expanding the capital stock and production capacity of an economy. Many developed and developing countries have for several decades relied greatly on it to solve their macroeconomic problems, particularly those r...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2016/21773

Assessing and Mapping the Supply Chain of Pineapple Production in Ghana

Otchere Fianko Alexander, Emmanuel Kwabena Anin & Kwame Owusu Sarpong · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2016

The aim of the study was to evaluate fresh pineapple production processes and activities in Ghana and to graphically map the various stages of the value stream involved. The study targeted pineapple producing organisations in Ghana. Three organisations were selected based on thei...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2016/16955

Similarities and Differences between the CR and HHI as an Indicator of Market Concentration and Market Power

I. Pavic, F. Galetic & D. Piplica · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2016

Market concentration can be measured in different ways, i.e. by using different indicators. In the broadest use are the concentration ratio (CR) and Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI). Concentration ratio of market concentration is usually measured as the sum of the market shares o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2016/23193

Empirical Investigation of Technical Efficiency of Smallholder Women Farmers in Northern Ghana: Stochastic Frontier Approach

Awal Abdul-Rahaman & Abdallah Abdul-Hanan · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2016

In this study, we employed the Cobb-Douglas production function to assume the stochastic frontier approach (SFA). We then investigate the technical efficiency of smallholder women farmers in northern Ghana using data from 320 women gathered through multi-stage sampling technique....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2016/24727

Long-term Impact of Human Capital on Economic Growth: A Panel Data Analysis on the Balkan Countries

Cengiz Yılmaz & Banu Demirhan · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2016

The aim of this study is to investigate empirically the impact of human capital on economic growth in the long run empirically by using the data of the Balkan countries. Panel cointegration technique and Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS) and Dynamic Ordinary Least Squ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2016/25198

Paradigm Evolution and Sustainability Thinking: Using a Sustainability Inversegram to State Paradigm Death and Shift Expectations under Win-Win and No Win-Win Situations

Lucio Muñoz · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2016

The history of science is one based on revolutions and discourse where a new paradigm arrives challenging the status quo with the promise of progress and if the evidence is there to justify paradigm shift on the basis of that promise the consensus will be to shift paradigms. Appa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2016/24697

Analysis of Financial Efficiency and Constraints of Smallholder Cotton Farmers in the Northern Region of Ghana

Awal Abdul-Rahaman · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2016

This study examined the financial efficiency and constraints faced by smallholder cotton farmers in some selected districts in the Northern Region of Ghana. Multistage sampling approach was employed to solicit cross-sectional data from 150 smallholder cotton farmers in three sele...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2016/24728