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Drivers of organisational performance : a state owned enterprise perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study seeks to analyse the historical performance of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in sub-Saharan Africa, and to investigate and explain factors that combine to influence SOE performance with the ... -
Essays on alternative energy options, environment and economic growth : the case study of Nigeria
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The contribution of energy to the economic productivity of developed and developing countries has been a controversial topic in economic theory. The theoretical and empirical literature on the impact of ... -
Essays on FDI and welfare dynamics in Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Industrialisation for broad-based development and economic transformation remains Africa’s overarching priority. This dissertation examines the dynamics of how Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) translates ... -
Essays on finance and international trade in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Access to finance has been noted as a vital ingredient in promoting international trade activities of firms. This thesis is a collection of three essays that investigate the effect of financial access on ... -
Essays on finance, productivity, market participation and welfare : the case of smallholder agricultural farmers in Ghana
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Access to finance plays a significant role in transforming or modernising the agricultural sector from subsistence to commercial farming; however, access to finance remains a challenge to smallholder ... -
Essays on foreign direct investment and firm economic activities in selected sub-Saharan African countries
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : In recent times, the attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) into economies has been a major task embarked upon by many nations. Though much have been documented on the impact of foreign direct ... -
Essays on sectoral inflation persistence and threshold differentials in Ghana
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study empirically identifies various sector-specific threshold inflation levels in Ghana with annual and monthly data covering the period 1960 to 2017. The results of the assessment have been compiled ... -
The impact of microinsurance on household welfare in Ghana
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Microinsurance services have been operating in Ghana for the last decade, but the question whether they have enhanced the welfare of low-income households, mostly in the informal sector, is largely ... -
Innovation and access to finance in African enterprises
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Innovation enhances enterprise productivity, and contributes to economic growth (Radas and Bozic, 2009: 438). African firms are lagging behind the rest of the world in terms of innovation (Global Innovation ... -
Volatility of capital inflows, economic growth and financial development in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : In recent years, private capital flows to sub-Saharan Africa have increased considerably, becoming a major source of economic financing. Not only have private capital flow levels become important but also ...
