In the current changing world, the question of access to energy sources has become a concern for many countries. This article aims to identify the structural determinants of the level of energy consumption in a country heavily depending on imported energy by taking the example of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/27636
This paper shows the results of an investigation aimed to determine if some organizational and market variables are related to the propensity of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to use renewable energy. The methodology of the study is correlational, and uses statistica...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/27238
Continuous data with substantial proportion of zero values arise often in many disciplines. Modeling such zero-inflated data is always challenging. We use Tweedie model to analyze zero-inflated continuous outcome with a view to evaluate the effect of job training on future earnin...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/26043
This paper empirically examines the extent of satisfaction experienced by customers and their switch intention within the Ghanaian banking industry, with special focus on Ghana Commercial bank. The study involved a cross-sectional survey of 200 respondents using structured questi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/26494
There are several factors that affect working capital management on profits of insurance companies in Ghana. The main objective of the study is to determine the factors that significantly influence the profitability of insurance companies in Ghana. Principal Component Analysis (P...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/25732
Satisfying students is an important factor towards quality university education because students are the major customers of universities. This study analysed service quality, price and student satisfaction in Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola. The major objective is to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/26071
Anti-corruption movement became more violent in recent years in China, because China government notices the corruption damaged the social interests seriously. In many cases, guanxi is regarded as the corruption phenomenon, as guanxi is almost always involved in the corruption. Pr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/27577
The increasing trend in remittance receipts, especially to developing countries has widened the opportunities for external sources of finance for investment and growth. However, while some literatures suggest that remittance matter for growth through investment, others contend th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/25026
Aims: This paper aims at bridging the gap or managing the level of overall losses between economic losses and insured losses that are usually caused by extreme earthquakes, by calculating the price of catastrophic bonds. While examining the frequency of the event, it was observed...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/26775
The paper indicates a relatively big share of firms of the SME sector in the economic development of countries and attention is paid to beneficial effects achieved from the growth of those firms. The author presents selected conclusions of empirical research into that problem in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/25163
The government of Rwanda has set up an empowering environment to support SMEs and has attracted players with good local, regional, and international experience in using innovation and technology to expand business activities and increase economic growth. The majority of SMEs stru...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/26746
The paper points out that throughout economic history the international economy faced numerous crises due to various events (war, epidemics, physical catastrophes etc). However in spite of various crises the international economy has been able to grow and transform from feudal to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/25083
In the last decade empirical studies have focused on the importance of entrepreneurship in old age. At the age of retirement, people hold good experience of any particular sector. This study explored the livelihood strategies of old age people in Sargodha city, taking into accoun...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/25336
The purpose of this research was to assess the effect that work related factors have on the performance of the clergy in the ACK Diocese of Nakuru. The study sought to achieve the following objectives: To assess the effects of motivation on clergy work performance and service; to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/19908
The aim of this paper is to investigate the energy consumption-economic growth nexus for 7 Black Sea countries for the period 1990-2012. By using panel data techniques, findings show that increases in real per capita GDP have a positive and statistically significant effect on per...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/26184