The widespread coronavirus (COVID-19) has sparked considerable worry among businesses worldwide, including Ghana. Despite a growing body of information on market and business reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are few to no studies that have empirically examined the direct impact of...

This study examines whether audit firm industry specialization affects the cost of debt finance of business. We hypothesize that audit firm industry specialization reduces client cost of debt since auditors with industry specialization are more likely to deter and detect questionable accounting...

The purpose of the study was to establish the impact of audit committee characteristics on audit fees from listed companies in Ghana. Audit committee size, gender diversity, meeting, and financial expertise were adopted to measure audit committee characteristics against the fees charged by the...

This study examines the J-Curve phenomenon of a developing country for the case of Ghana and its major trade partners: Switzerland (Swiss) and China. Using quarterly bilateral data from Q1-1995 to Q4-2018 to investigate the impact of currency depreciation on the bilateral trade balance in the...

This study examines the dynamic interactions among foreign direct investment (FDI), economic growth (GDPG), and real exchange rate (RER) in Ghana using time series data over the period 1996 to 2018, and two econometric models: a trivariate VAR and the ARDL bound test. The results reveal that no...

This research examines the relationship which exists between the CEO's cultural background and firm's internal control quality. It further investigates whether CEO duality, board size, and CEO tenure moderate this relationship. A sample of 100 unlisted, non-financial firms in Cameroon from 2016...

This study examines whether audit firm industry specialization affects the cost of debt finance of business. We hypothesize that audit firm industry specialization reduces client cost of debt since auditors with industry specialization are more likely to deter and detect questionable accounting...

This research examines the relationship which exists between the CEO's cultural background and firm's internal control quality. It further investigates whether CEO duality, board size, and CEO tenure moderate this relationship. A sample of 100 unlisted, non-financial firms in Cameroon from 2016...

The purpose of the study was to establish the impact of audit committee characteristics on audit fees from listed companies in Ghana. Audit committee size, gender diversity, meeting, and financial expertise were adopted to measure audit committee characteristics against the fees charged by the...

The political climate of any country has become one of the pillars of decision-making for investment and any other financial business. Zimbabwe is one of the countries that have experienced political instability for the longest time. Many studies have looked at the impact of political risk on...