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The relationship between social interactions, trust, business network, external knowledge access and performance: a study of SMEs in Ghana
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of social interaction ties, trust and business networks in the acquisition of foreign business knowledge and foreign institutional knowledge. It also assesses the effect of these types of…
The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of social interaction ties, trust and business networks in the acquisition of foreign business knowledge and foreign institutional knowledge. It also assesses the effect of these types of…
Capital structure and corporates financial sustainability: evidence from listed non-financial entities in Ghana
This study examined the nexus between capital structure and the financial sustainability of 28 listed non-financial firms in Ghana. Panel data for the period 2008 to 2019 was used for the analysis. From the results, the panel studied was…
An empirical study on the adoption of consumer-to-consumer E-commerce: Integrating the UTAUT model and the initial trust model
With the ever-increasing internet penetration in Ghana, e-commerce development seems to be on the ascendency. However, users are reluctant to patronize these online sites due to the lack of trust. While literature is inundated with numerous B2B and…
Optimization of inulin and polydextrose mixtures as sucrose replacers during sugar-free chocolate manufacture–Rheological, microstructure and physical quality characteristics
Inulin and polydextrose have in recent times form basic ingredients in the manufacture of many sugar-free products. However, the applicability and suitability of inulin and polydextrose mixtures as sucrose replacers during manufacture of sugar-free…
Board, gender diversity and firm performance
The article examined Board Gender Diversity and Firm Performance. Covering the 34 listed companies on the Ghana’s capital market over the period 2010 to 2014. It observed that women are poorly represented on the corporate boards of listed firms in…
Exploring customer loyalty following service recovery: a replication study in the Ghanaian hotel industry
Purpose
The study sought to assess the nexus between components of perceived justice and satisfaction, trust and loyalty with service recovery.
Design/methodology/approach
Survey data were gathered from a sample of 300 clients from 8 midscale…
The study sought to assess the nexus between components of perceived justice and satisfaction, trust and loyalty with service recovery.
Design/methodology/approach
Survey data were gathered from a sample of 300 clients from 8 midscale…
Exploring Consumers’ Intention to Adopt
Mobile Payment Systems in Ghana
In this paper, the authors examined consumers’ intention to adopt and use mobile payment methods in
Ghana. Data for the study was obtained from a sample of 260 respondents through online and direct
survey using structured questionnaire. Structural…
Ghana. Data for the study was obtained from a sample of 260 respondents through online and direct
survey using structured questionnaire. Structural…
Enhancing export intensity of entrepreneurial firms through bricolage and international opportunity recognition: The differential roles of explorative and exploitative learning
This study proposes and tests a framework relating to the effect of entrepreneurial bricolage on international opportunity recognition (IOR) and the influence of the latter on export intensity. Survey data from 193 export-oriented entrepreneurial…
Toward the Development of a Model of Student Usage of MOOCs
Purpose
The study seeks to investigate the factors that influence MOOC usage by students in tertiary institutes in Ghana.
Design/methodology/approach
As this study sought both to test existing UTAUT variables and potentially identify additional…
The study seeks to investigate the factors that influence MOOC usage by students in tertiary institutes in Ghana.
Design/methodology/approach
As this study sought both to test existing UTAUT variables and potentially identify additional…