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Capacity development through international projects: a complex adaptive systems perspective

McEvoy, Peter; Brady, Malcolm; Munck, Ronaldo - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 9 (2016) 3, pp. 528-545

Purpose – International development practice has had as its dominant paradigm the rational-analytic model of project planning, management and evaluation. This is reflected in the widespread adoption by donor agencies of results-based management (RBM), side by side with conventionally used...

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From cultural values to cross‐cultural interfaces: Hofstede goes to Africa

Jackson, Terence - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 24 (2011) 4, pp. 532-558

Purpose – Hofstede's theory may be problematic from both a methodological/theoretical and practical view when applied to the 80 per cent of the globe we term developing. It is necessary to break out of an epistemic paradigm and a “view from nowhere” in order to focus on multiple layers of...

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CSR‐OHS

Amponsah‐Tawiah, Kwesi; Dartey‐Baah, Kwasi - In: Journal of Global Responsibility 3 (2012) 2, pp. 224-234

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to trace the path to achieving the millennium development goals (MDG) in developing countries through the lens of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and organisation health and safety (OHS). Design/methodology/approach – The paper employed discourse...

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Goal integration through transformational leadership

Dartey-Baah, Kwasi - In: Journal of Global Responsibility 7 (2016) 1, pp. 4-25

Purpose The purpose of this study was to present a conceptual analysis of how the issue of corruption in Ghana’s public … that dissatisfaction with work (especially pay) amongst Ghana’s public sector workers is a major factor necessitating the … study recommends that leaders in Ghana’s public sector (both political and administrative) must exhibit qualities of …

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Exploring value for money (VfM) assessment methods of public-private partnership projects in Ghana

Ameyaw, Collins; Adjei-Kumi, Theophilus; Owusu-Manu, … - In: Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction 20 (2015) 3, pp. 268-285

measuring VfM in Ghana.Public–private partnership (PPP) has long been recognized as an effective way of procuring public … infrastructure to deliver value for money, but the subject has received little research attention in Ghana. Design …/methodology/approach – The methodology comprises a multi-stage critical review of relevant literature; review of Ghana’s National Policy on PPP …

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Corporate governance and the small and medium enterprises sector: theory and implications

Abor, Joshua; Adjasi, Charles K.D. - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 7 (2007) 2, pp. 111-122

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the extent to which the corporate governance framework can be applied to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and discuss these issues further within the Ghanaian context. Design/methodology/approach – After considering some of the key...

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Disclosure and corporate governance in developing countries: evidence from Ghana

Tsamenyi, Mathew; Enninful‐Adu, Elsie; Onumah, Joseph - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 22 (2007) 3, pp. 319-334

/methodology/approach – The data for the analysis are gathered from 22 listed companies on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE representing 95 percent … in studies from other developing countries the study finds that the level of disclosure in Ghana is low. Furthermore … representative of all companies operating in Ghana. Originality/value – The study is important because of the recent surge in …

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Turning potential collision into cooperation in Ghana’s oil industry

Amponsah-Tawiah, Kwesi; Dartey-Baah, Kwasi; Osam, Kobena - In: Society and Business Review 10 (2015) 2, pp. 118-131

social responsibility (CSR), oil and gas industry in Ghana and Nigeria as well as communication. Findings – The paper … possible collision. Additionally, Ghana’s oil industry must identify and engage all stakeholders in planning suitable and … accountability are also needed to promote cooperation rather than collision among stakeholders in Ghana’s oil industry. Originality …

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The effects of normative social belief systems and customer satisfaction on rural savings programs in Ghana

Dadzie, Kofi Q.; Winston, Evelyn; Afriyie, Kofi - In: Management Decision 41 (2003) 3, pp. 233-240

bank program in Ghana. The results show that considerations of these influences beyond income alone provide stronger … approach used in Ghana differed significantly across state owned commercial banks, foreign multinational banks, and rural banks … mobilization programs in Ghana and elsewhere in Africa are discussed. …

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