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Effects of Industrial Paddy Processing on Local Rice Competitiveness in Glazoué District, Benin Republic

Blandine A. Ekpodilè & Barthélemy G. Honfoga · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

Aims: This research aimed to assess the extent to which public investment in industrial paddy processing increases local rice competitiveness in Benin Republic, and to discuss policy implications of the findings. Study Design: The study was conducted in the Glazoué district using...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/20015

Estimating the Money Demand Function and a Demystification of the Endogeneity-Exogeneity Nexus of Money Supply: The Case of Zimbabwe (1991-2008)

Dzingirai Canicio · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

The main aims of this paper is to fill the gap in monetary economics literature of whether money demand function is static or time-variant overtime and whether money supply is exogenous or endogenous during hyperinflationary episodes in less developed countries setting. It employ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/19110

Modelling Transport Energy Demand in Ghana: The Policy Implication on Ghanaian Economy

Jonathan Annan, Yarhands Dissou Arthur & Emmanuel Quanah · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

Aim: The study aims at modeling automotive energy demand in Ghana as well as predicting the long term energy demand and its implication on the Ghanaian economy. Research Design: The research design deployed in order to achieve the aim was explanatory. Research Duration: The resea...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/18378

An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Electronic Records Management at Africa University, Mutare, Zimbabwe

Stanislas Bigirimana, Nelson Jagero & Pedia Chizema · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the management of electronic records at Africa University. Effective management of electronic records implies effective creation, distribution, use, storage, securing, backup, and disaster recovery systems and procedure...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/15460

Effect of Environmental Accounting on Company Financial Performance in Kisii County

R. Magara, N. N. Aming & E. Momanyi · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

This research focused on the impact of environmental accounting on financial performance of corporate organisations in Kisii County. The main variables of the study were EA application being the independent variable, and perceived financial performance as the dependent variable....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/19909

Economic Activity of Population in the Ukrainian Labor Market: Nonlinear Smooth Transition Model

Marianna Oliskevych · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

This article presents the econometric analysis of labor force participation rate in Ukraine based on macroeconomic data for 2002—2014 years. In the article was reviewed a nonlinear logistic smooth transition autoregressive model which makes it possible to model the asymmetry in b...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/19772

Foreign Direct Investment and Accumulation of the Technological Capital in Developing Countries: Interdependence and Causality in the Case of Tunisia

Samir Saidi & Sami Hammami · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

The interest of this paper is mainly to highlight the impact of FDI on the long-term growth while centralizing the analysis on the concept of positive externalities or spillovers. In the same order of ideas, we will discuss the role of FDI on the Tunisian economic growth. We want...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/15651

The Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility on Pride in Membership, Job Satisfaction and Employee Engagement

Ayse Kucuk Yilmaz, Imran Ali & Triant Flouris · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

The current study examines the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in developing a sense of pride in membership, job satisfaction and engagement among employees. The study used data collected through self-administered structured survey questionnaire from 487 employees f...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/19022

Estimating Potential Output for Pakistan: A Production Function Approach

Farzana Shaheen, Azad Haider, Sunila Jabeen & Muhammad Iftikhar Ul Husnain · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

Measures of potential output and the output gap are useful to help identify the scope for sustainable non-inflationary growth and to allow for an assessment of the stance of macroeconomic policies. In this paper, we apply the aggregate production function to estimate the path of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/19814

SMEs Growth Influencers: An Exploratory Study on the Impact of Entrepreneur Character Traits on SMEs Growth in Ghana

Forkuoh Solomon Kwarteng & Yao Li · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) play vital roles in the economic growth, employment generating, and poverty reduction in both developed and developing countries. An improvement in the sector will therefore have positive impact on the lives of the people. Several factors may le...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/19670

Leasing, Alternative Source of Financing for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMES) in Ghana

Forkuoh Solomon Kwarteng & Yao Li · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

Inadequate funding has been cited as one of the major challenges limiting the performance of most SMEs, from both developed and developing countries alike. Several researches conducted on SMEs access to finance shows massive dependents on loans. Whiles an alternative sources such...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/19668

Employees Perception about HRM Practices in the Selected Retail Shops in Bangladesh

Md. Atiqur Rahman Sarker & Rumana Afroze · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

Retail business in metropolitan cities of Bangladesh is playing a significant role in community life. It is offering good number of employment at present, and this sector is booming due to huge business demand. Therefore, competition also rises in this sector. In order to retain...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/19389

Analyzing the Relationship between Economic Freedom and Economic Growth: The Case Study of South-West Asian Countries

Yousof Mehnatfar, Mohmamadreza Zare & Seyed Mohsen Hossini · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

Aims: The main propose of this paper is analyzing the impact of economic freedom on growth in South West Asian countries using the panel data. Place and Duration of Study: This study uses the panel data from 2000 to 2011 for 24 South West Asian countries economic freedom measurem...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/7852

The Impact of Channel Relationship Management on the Channel Partners of Telecom Industry- A Case Study of Reliance Communications in Western Uttar Pradesh Circle, India

Abhinanda Gautam & Lebogang Kamohi · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

This research explores the kind of channel relationship marketing strategies that the Indian telecom industry is pursuing in today's rapidly changing and highly competitive environment, and to study their effect on the service quality and satisfaction of channel partners. Approac...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/14433