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Corporate social responsibility and dividend payout policy in extraordinary time: Empirical study of South Africa by Buertey, Samuel, Ramsawak, Richard, Dziwornu, Raymond K., Lee, Yong‐Seok

“…Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a strategic tool that firms use to gain competitive advantage and enhance profitability in the long run, yet its…”
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Does Managerial Ability Really Drive Cost Efficiency? Evidence from Broiler Businesses by Dziwornu, Raymond K.

“…This paper ascertains whether managerial ability really drives cost efficiency of broiler businesses. Data was collected from 354 broiler businesses in Ghana…”
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Analyzing financial and economic development thresholds for carbon emission reduction: a dynamic panel regime-switching study across income levels by Yiadom, Eric B., Mensah, Lord, Bokpin, Godfred A., Dziwornu, Raymond K.

“…PurposeThis research investigates the threshold effects of the interplay between finance, development and carbon emissions across 97 countries, including 50…”
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COVID-19 pandemic and stock market performance: A comparative study of emerging economies by Insaidoo, Michael, Ullah, Assad, Dziwornu, Raymond K., Amoako, Samuel, Abdul-Mumuni, Abdallah

“…The paper investigates the co-movement of COVID-19 pandemic and performance of stock markets of four emerging economies. The Quantile-on-Quantile regression…”
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Agricultural loan pricing by banks in Ghana: a panel data analysis by Dziwornu, Raymond K., Yiadom, Eric B., Narteh-yoe, Sampson B.

“…PurposeThe cost of agricultural loans is a major constraint to the growth of the agriculture sector. This paper examines agricultural loan pricing by banks in…”
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Deficit of digital orientation among service-based firms in an emerging economy: a resource-based view by Amoah, John, Jibril, Abdul Bashiru, Odei, Michael Amponsah, Egala, Sulemana Bankuoru, Dziwornu, Raymond, Kwarteng, Kofi

“…Digital technologies are essential tools that Service-based firms can integrate into their business to transform their operations. However, in the emerging…”
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Measuring efficiency and productivity changes: A non-parametric analysis of Ghanaian life insurance industry by Ashiagbor, Albert Ayi, Dziwornu, Raymond, Gbade, Aku Vivian, Offei-Kwafo, Kwasi, Liticia, Gagakuma

“…Efficiency and productivity measurement in the insurance industry has attracted great interest from academicians, practitioners, financial market analysts,…”
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Driving factors to competitive sustainability of SMEs in the tourism sector: An introspective analysis by Amoah, John, Egala, Sulemana Bankuoru, Keelson, Solomon, Bruce, Emmanuel, Dziwornu, Raymond, Duah, Frank Agyemang

“…The services sector continues to play a major role in the transformation of economies. For instance, the tourism sub-sector, which is a key segment of the…”
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Financial inclusion and inclusive growth in Africa: What is the moderation role of financial stability? by Iddrisu, Khadijah, Doku, James Ntiamoah, Abor, Joshua Yindenaba, Dziwornu, Raymond

“…This article aims to explore the interplay between financial stability, financial inclusion, and inclusive growth in 40 African countries during the period…”
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Structure, Conduct and Performance of Onion Market in Southern Ghana by Wongnaa, Camillus Abawiera, Bannor, Richard Kwasi, Dziwornu, Raymond K, Ennin, Joel Atta, Osei, Emmanuel Assibey, Adzikah, Courage, Charles, Arthur

“…The local onion market in Ghana is dominated by ‘on the spot’ market relationships with little or no coordination of chains to improve quality and performance…”
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Social capital and knowledge creation: a higher education institution networks by Boadi, Isaac, Abekah, Joseph, Okoe Amartey, Abednego, Dziwornu, Raymond K., Anim-Wright, Koryoe, Mensah, Samuel

“…Social capital concept has become popular over the past decades. What is not known in literature and worth investigating is the network designs and nature that…”
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Are poultry farmers willing to insure their farms? Empirical evidence from Ghana by Dziwornu, Raymond K., Assefuah, Kathryn A.O.

“…The inherent risks in poultry business require that farmers insure their farms to relief them when they occur. This paper investigated the willingness of…”
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Emergence of Mobile Financial Services in Ghana: Concerns for Use among Informal Sector Women Entrepreneurs by Dziwornu, Raymond K., Anagba, Kingsley K., Aniapam, Ampem D.

“…Mobile financial services (MFS) have emerged in recent years as an indispensable tool to promote financial inclusion in emerging economies like Ghana. This…”
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Exploring the relationship between extreme weather events, urbanization, and food insecurity: Institutional quality perspective by Yiadom, Eric B., Dziwornu, Raymond K., Mawutor, John K.M., Amankwah, Richard F.

“…This study examines the potential for institutional quality to address Africa's trilemma of food insecurity, rapid urbanization, and extreme weather…”
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Technical efficiency in the Ghanaian banking sector: does boardroom gender diversity matter? by Boadi, Isaac, Dziwornu, Raymond, Osarfo, Daniel

“…Purpose The marginalization of women on boards is a heavily discussed topic across the world, especially in Ghana. Apart from estimating the link between…”
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APPLICATION OF THE STOCHASTIC PROFIT FRONTIER MODEL TO ESTIMATE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY IN SMALL-SCALE BROILER PRODUCTION IN THE GREATER ACCRA REGION OF GHANA by Raymond K. DZIWORNU, Daniel B. SARPONG

“…This paper applied the stochastic profit frontier model to estimate economic efficiency of 199 small-scale commercial broiler producers in the Greater Accra…”
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Does Managerial Ability Really Drive Cost Efficiency? Evidence from Broiler Businesses: Managerial Ability, Cost Efficiency, Broiler Business, Ghana by Dziwornu, Raymond K.

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Does Eurobond issuance influence FDI location? Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa by Mensah, Lord, Yiadom, Eric B, Dziwornu, Raymond

“…PurposeDoes the issuance of Eurobonds carry enough information about favourable domestic conditions to warrant more FDI inflows? In this study, the authors…”
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ENHANCING SME CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: A PERSPECTIVE FROM AN EMERGING ECONOMY by Amoah, John, Belas, Jaroslav, Dziwornu, Raymond, Khan, Khurram Ajaz

“…Small-medium enterprises (SMEs) have a huge and not fully maximized potential to address the socio-economic challenges that emerging economies are facing. This…”
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