The non-farm sector is critical for the socio-economic development of Ghana especially the rural poor. This paper analyses the determinants of individual participation in non-farm enterprises and the intensity of participation. The paper used the Economic Growth Centre (EGC)/Inst...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2017/33814
This paper examines an empirical evidence of the specific impact of public health expenditure on life expectancy in Nigeria using time series data spanning between 1981 and 2014. The study made use of the recent bounds testing co-integration approach developed within the framewor...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2017/31783
The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of brand extension strategy upon brand image to LG customers. Home appliances and mobile phone are considered as original product and extended product respectively. The research model includes five variable; initial brand imag...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2017/32736
The study examined the influence of working capital management on the performance of SMEs in Ghana. Both descriptive and correlational research design was adopted for the study. The annual financial statements from 2011 to 2015 of SMEs in the Greater Accra, Ashanti and Brong Ahaf...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2017/33579
One key strategy to achieve economic development is to grow the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector of the economy. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) scalability (growth or expansion) have become an area of concern for economic growth in developing economies. In view of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2017/31399
Aims: In the first place, to demonstrate that the economic behavior that neoclassical theory attributes to competitive firms is technically inefficient since it does not correspond to the highest possible internal rate of return, which implies the violation of the first theorem o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2017/33194
The study examined the external factors or low visibility factors that affect the accuracy of pre-tender estimate among building contractors of public institutions in the Brong and Ashanti Regions of Ghana. The study was s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2017/33536
Entrepreneurship is increasingly recognized as an important driver of economic growth, productivity, innovation and employment, and it is widely accepted as a key aspect of economic dynamism. Entrepreneur is the key factor of entrepreneurship and now women have been recognized as...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2017/32298
The manufacturing subsector has become increasingly important as the engine and driver of economic growth in both developing and developed economies. This study set out to investigate the relationship between manufacturing output and economic growth. The analysis was conducted us...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2017/29352
This study evaluates service quality in Tabuk Municipality and tries to identify employee constraints of providing better service. The study used SERVPERF presented by Cronin and Taylor [2] to explore client perceptions of the service quality provided by municipal Tabuk. Intervie...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2017/33021
This study was analysing the cost and returns of coir products in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. The production performance of coir industry have been examined. The primary data collected from 40 sample coir products manufacturing units/ producers and Cobb Douglas mode...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2017/32828
Aims: This study was aimed to examine the behaviour and pattern of fluctuations in market volume and prices of 21 major vegetables consumed in Trinidad and Tobago. Study Design: The study used monthly data for a period of 10 years from 2006 to 2015 obtained from the National Agr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2017/28752
Proved reserves for the Emerging Nigerian Gas Market is estimated to be around 186 trillion cubic feet (Tcf). In the short to medium term, only 54% or approximately 100 Tcf will be available for utilisation, the remaining locked up as Gas Cap Gas, only available on the long term...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2017/32140
Saudis live segregated life between male and female in all forms which might affect their decision making and purchase intention. Understanding the difference between male and female regarding their purchase intention and behavior is growing. Accordingly, this paper outlines thre...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2017/32793
This study investigated the impact of oil price volatility on investment decision making in Marginal fields’ development in Nigeria. The study also investigated the relationship between oil price volatility and marginal fields’ investment analysis in Nigeria. The marginal fields’...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2017/28175