African Journal of Economic and Management Studies: Volume 2 Issue 1

Decomposed analysis of import tax changes in Ghana

Camara Kwasi Obeng, William Gabriel Brafu‐Insaidoo, Ferdinand Ahiakpor

The purpose of the paper is to investigate the quantitative effect of import liberalization on tariff revenue in Ghana.

The determinants of FDI in Mauritius: a dynamic time series investigation

Boopen Seetanah, Sawkut Rojid

The purpose of this paper is to supplement the literature on the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) by bringing new evidences for the case of a successful FDI…

Firm versus industry financing structures in Nigeria

Abel Ebeh Ezeoha

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether industry‐specific factors play a more significant role in the financing decisions of firms than firm‐specific characteristics; and…

Emerging critical generic managerial competencies: A challenge to hospitality educators in Kenya

Billy Wadongo, Oscar Kambona, Edwin Odhuno

The purpose of this paper is to identify emerging critical generic managerial competencies in the Kenyan hotel industry.

Consumer ethnocentrism and attitudes toward South African consumables in Mozambique

Anna V. John, Malcolm P. Brady

The purpose of this paper is threefold: to validate the consumer ethnocentrism tendencies (CET) scale in Mozambique and to describe the profile of CET in that country; to describe…

Social capital and earnings distribution among female micro‐entrepreneurs in rural Nigeria

I. Oluranti Ogunrinola

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role that social capital plays in the determination and distribution of business earnings of female entrepreneurs in selected rural…

A new company descriptor takes us into a new era

Rebecca Marsh

Understanding growth options and challenges in African economies

John Kuada