Essays about: "kumasi"

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  1. 1. Electoral Violence and Women Political Participation in Ghana

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Sulemana Umar; [2017]
    Keywords : Electoral Violence; Women; Political Participation; Ghana.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Ghana’s strive to strengthen and consolidate its democracy is met by the incidence of electoral violence and low levels of women political participation. Having passed the ‘two turnover’ test prescribed by Samuel P. Huntington, Ghana became the beacon of hope for Africa’s democracy. READ MORE

  2. 2. Integration assessment of regional yam markets in Ghana : a spatial price analysis

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Noah Larvoe; [2015]
    Keywords : autoregressive; impulse response; integration; regional markets; symmetric threshold cointegration; price transmission; yam;

    Abstract : World food price hikes in 2007/2008 and 2012 plunged several people into hunger and poverty in developing countries. The situation stimulated responses from policy makers in some of these countries by trying to boost local production of crops in which they are self-sufficient. READ MORE

  3. 3. The Attitudes of Christian Church Pastors and Leaders toward Leadership Succession, For Leadership Continuity, in Charismatic and Pentecostal Church Organizations in Kumasi, Ghana.

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : David Appiah; [2015]
    Keywords : Attitudes; CEO; Incumbent leaders; leadership succession; leadership continuity; self-centeredness; and Love.;

    Abstract : Lack of cooperation of the incumbent leaders was a major cause of leadership succession failures of organizations reported. This investigation was carried out to determine the attitudes of Christian Senior Pastors and leaders (associate Pastors and Elders), for leadership continuity, toward leadership succession of Charismatic and Pentecostal Church organizations in Kumasi, Ghana; to find lasting solution to the problem of lack of cooperation of incumbent leaders towards leadership succession planning by determining the root cause of lack of cooperation of incumbent senior leader towards leadership succession. READ MORE

  4. 4. Corporate Governance Practice among Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana; Impact on Access to Credit

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : David Dzigba; [2015]
    Keywords : Corporate Governance; SMEs; Economic growth; Board Size; Board composition; Corporate governance modules; CEO dualilty ;

    Abstract : Background, Purpose and Problem Discussion This study, Corporate Governance Practice among SMEs in Ghana; impact on access to credit, was undertaken to bring to the fore the level of corporate governance practice among Ghanaian SMEs and what impact it has had on them accessing credit. In spite of all the argument about the advantages of corporate governance and the potential economic development that it could bring to a developing country like Ghana, its practice among the SMEs is very low though that sector forms the majority of the country’s firm tissue. READ MORE

  5. 5. Pharmaceutical pollution in irrigation water : A Minor Field Study in Chirapatre Estates in Kumasi, Ghana

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Therese Wesström; Jenny Andersson; [2014]
    Keywords : Pharmaceutical residues; wastewater; irrigation; water quality;

    Abstract : In Ghana, wastewater is frequently used as a source of irrigation water for crops in urban areas, due to water scarcity and an increasing population growth. The water contains high amounts of nutrients, but also other unwanted constituents such as heavy metals, pathogens and pharmaceutical residues and is a potential health risk for the consumers. READ MORE