http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8843 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:32:34 GMT 2026-03-12T04:32:34Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9599 You Cannot Give What You Do Not Have: Assessing Practicing Teachers’ Capacity to Teach Personal Finance among Senior High Schools in Ghana Ansong, Abraham A survey of practicing Senior High School teachers was conducted to determine teachers‘ background and capacity to teach personal finance. The results indicate that a majority of teachers have little personal finance education. Therefore, there is a great need to expand personal finance educational opportunities for teachers in order to meet both their personal and professional needs. Finally, because a majority of teachers see financial education as a subject that is appropriate primarily for higher grades, teachers must be educated on the developmental nature of financial reasoning and in learning how to make financial concepts accessible at different educational levels. Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9599 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9598 Women, Livelihood and Oil and Gas Discovery in Ghana: An exploratory Study of Cape Three Points and Surrounding Communities Boohene, Rosemond; Peprah, James Atta The role of oil and gas exploration and other natural resources in the economic development of a country cannot be over emphasized. Unfortunately, in most oil producing countries women have not benefited from oil and gas exploration. This study therefore seeks to explore the effects of the oil find in Ghana on the livelihood of women in the catchment area of Cape Three Points. Purposive sampling was used to select two hundred and forty respondents who were interviewed in two communities at Cape Three Points about their anticipated challenges and prospects in the wake of the oil find. Results indicate that more than half of the respondents perceive a decrease in fish catch, loss of jobs for husbands and reduction in income levels. It is recommended that in order for women to take advantage of the oil find, there is the need to create alternative livelihoods such as access to finance; capacity building; training and development; and technical services for women in the catchment area Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9598 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9597 WHY THE ZEBRA’S STRIPES ARE IMPORTANT: PROTECTING ORGANIZATION INTELLECTUAL ASSETS Opoku Mensah, Abigail This article discusses a framework to protect proprietary information drawing upon the Zebra as a metaphor to protect the information that matters to a business. The discourse to shield proprietary information in successful enterprises is divided in four parts in this paper. The first part deliberates about the nature and description of knowhow and how it can be protected from intrusion. Knowhow can be safe by limiting the number of personnel with access to proprietary data within an organization. The second portion debates about recruitment and selection of potential candidates to work in know-intensive value creation system. Background checks can be supported with personality assessments to limit the appointment of those who are not qualified. The third segment examines the importance of historical data which can be analyzed and interpreted in loss control efforts. The fourth section discusses the know-how and how it is ubiquitous in most value creation systems. All practices procedures and tooling should be patented and only selected key personnel should be allowed into the company’s data bases to protect the company’s competitive advantage all the time. Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9597 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9596 Unearthing the Integral Determinants of Foreign Ownership Prevalence of Companies in Africa: Role of Country-level Governance Agyemang, Otuo Serebour; Fantini, Giulia; Ansong, Abraham This study seeks to deepen our understanding on how countrylevel governance structures influence prevalence of foreign ownership of firms in Africa. This study reinforces the new institutional economics perspective by empirically highlighting that governance structures influence the prevalence of foreign ownership of companies in an economy. Using archival data from 39 African economies, we found that there is a significant positive association between regulatory quality and foreign ownership prevalence. Also, foreign ownership is prevalent in African countries that are politically stable and embrace rule of law. However, we found that countries with high voice and accountability structures are associated with low foreign ownership prevalence. Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9596 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z