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This topic currently groups 16 published articles across 6 issues.
Determinants of Grocery Store Loyalty of Consumers in Bangladesh
Dr. Palto Ranjan Datta • Bonya R. Chakraborty
Volume 04 Issue 1 · 09 Sep 2013
Due to the belief that customer retention is a much cost-effective strategy than attracting new customers, the customer loyalty subject has become of increased interest to most businesses over the last few years. Loyal…
The relationship between Investment and economic growth in Developing Countries: A Case in Ghana
Duke Darko
Volume 01 Issue 2 · 29 Feb 2012
This paper uses simple regression analysis for a time series data between 1981 and 2000 to assess the relationship between FDI and economic growth in Ghana. The general thought of the paper is that FDI does not result i…
International Migration and Managing Labour Diversity in 21st Century: A Concern for Managers in the United Kingdom
Joel Barimah • Josephine Boakye-Mensah • Richmond Osei • Yaw Gyamfi
Volume 01 Issue 2 · 29 Feb 2012
International migration continues to play a crucial role in the world demographic change. It has affected the very fabric of the receiving societies and seen as fundamentally challenging to liberal states like United Ki…
Labour Flexibility and the Ethical Responsibility of Businesses
Frank Bamfo
Volume 01 Issue 2 · 29 Feb 2012
This article seeks to examine labour flexibility within the context of the ethical and social responsibilities of businesses. Our aim is to find out what bases there are for businesses and organisations to claim moral a…
High Sickness Absence among Part-time Workers in the U.K Food Retail Sector- Unravelling the Truth
Divine Mawuli Akwensivie, ACIM • Alice Kisembo Masereka
Volume 01 Issue 2 · 29 Feb 2012
This paper aims to address two main issues; firstly if it is indeed possible to manage absence due to sickness to the advantage of both the employer and the employee and secondly, to examine if it is indeed possible to…
Ghana's Highly Indebted Poor Country Initiative and External Debt Sustainability
Duke Darko
Volume 01 Issue 2 · 29 Feb 2012
This paper examines Ghana’s experience with external debt and debt relief measures, specifically, Ghana's experience with the Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) initiative and the relevance to po…
Marketing Culture and Marketing Effectiveness: A Reflection in the Ugandan Telecommunication Industry
Dr. Musiime Andrew • Dr. Palto Ranjan Datta
Volume 01 Issue 2 · 29 Feb 2012
This study sets out to examine the marketing culture of firms in the telecommunication industry and how it reflects to marketing effectiveness in Uganda. The main objective is to theoretically understand the relationshi…
The Incorporation of Real Estate into the Corporate Strategy: The Ghanaian Experience (Part 2)
Geoffrey Tumwesigye • Charles Nkansah-Asamoah
Volume 02 Issue 2 · 28 Feb 2012
Any business enterprise ceteris paribus is in it to make profits and minimise losses, save a charity. Hence, the activities and the management of the people are directed towards an end, towards meeting certain goals (Mu…
Human Resource Planning in Organisations
Rita Dzigbordi Haligah • Dina Yawa Apedoe-Dzidza • Dr. Dominic Kwaku Danso Mensah
Volume 02 Issue 2 · 28 Feb 2012
This study examines if Human Resource Planning (HRP) is used effectively in organisations to achieve organisational goals. The aims and objectives are to explore HRP as useful in achieving organising goal and improving…
Affiliate Marketing as a Paradigm of the 21st Century: An Assessment of its Impact in the Developing World
Geoffrey Tumwesigye • Charles Nkansah-Asamoah
Volume 02 Issue 2 · 28 Feb 2012
Affiliate marketing concept as a new paradigm of the 21st century has captured the imagination of businesses world over, Thousands of businesses world wide have devoted a great amount of resources to this new invention…
Emergence of Organized Pharmacy Retail in India: Challenges and Opportunity
Dr. Mrinalini Shah • Dr. Sumi Jha
Volume 02 Issue 1 · 28 Feb 2012
There are over 8 lakh chemists in India. A number of studies on medical stores and community pharmacists reveal that drug retailers do nothing but sell drugs. Organized retail is facilitator for wellness of the customer…
Social Auditing in Educational Institutions
Isaac Owusu-Dankwa
Volume 02 Issue 1 · 28 Feb 2012
This article identifies and examines the principles and role of social auditing and discusses its relevance in educational institutions. Social auditing is deemed to be of relevance in as much as it helps to derive info…
Incorporation of Real Estate in Corporate Strategy - The Ghanaian experience (Part 1)
Charles K. Nkansah-Asamoah • Geoffrey Tumwesigye
Volume 02 Issue 1 · 28 Feb 2012
Any business enterprise ceteris paribus is in to make profit and minimise losses save a charity. Hence the activities and the management of the people are directed towards an end, towards certain goals (Mullin, 1999). H…
Keeping Commercial Bank Customers Satisfied: A study of Shama- Ahanta East District of Ghana
Dr. Dominic Kwaku Danso Mensah • Dina Yawa Apedoe-Dzidza
Volume 03 Issue 1 · 27 Feb 2012
The purpose of this study is to investigate commercial bank customers’ satisfaction level in the Shama –Ahanta East District of Ghana. 86 customers were involved in the questionnair…
Sustainable Development: Drivers and Barriers on Office Buildings in Bristol
Dr Martin Kwame Owusu • Dr Kwaku Owusu Acheampong • Yvonne Nimoh-Brema • Justice Amoako-Prempeh
Volume 03 Issue 1 · 27 Feb 2012
This paper seeks to explore and contribute to the underlying notion of sustainability and environmental management in office buildings within the Bristol, Southwest of England. This is important because the activities o…
The impact of entrepreneurship and innovation on developing the marketing strategy in business organizations -An Analytical Study-
Dr. Ahmed Shakir Al-Askari
Volume 05 Issue 2 · 24 Feb 2012
Entrepreneurship and innovation are considered among the main characteristics of strategic thinking in business organizations today because of their complicated effects on designing and executing the different activitie…