Franchising in African markets: Motivations and challenges from a Sub‐Saharan African country perspective
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DOI: 10.1002/tie.21987
Abstract: Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, University of Ghana Business School, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana Central Business School, Central University, Accra, Ghana Correspondence Dr. Mahmoud A. Mahmoud, Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, University of Ghana… read more here.
Keywords: franchising african; ghana; university ghana; african markets ... See more keywords
Generalised Ordered Model for Conceptualising and Ascertaining the Determinants of Livelihood Satisfaction in Ghana
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DOI: 10.1007/s10902-017-9868-8
Abstract: Various studies of satisfaction rarely focus on livelihood satisfaction. They focus on job satisfaction which does not provide a comprehensive understanding in terms of livelihood studies. Moreover, these studies use the normal ordered logistic model… read more here.
Keywords: satisfaction; ghana; determinants livelihood; model ... See more keywords
An empirical assessment of rural livelihood assets from gender perspective: evidence from Ghana
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DOI: 10.1007/s11625-017-0483-8
Abstract: Poverty studies have demonstrated that a group’s ability to escape poverty is largely dependent on the types of assets that the group’s members possess. A major claim that has been asserted with limited empirical evidence… read more here.
Keywords: headed households; asset; ghana; evidence ... See more keywords
Towards a classification of the drivers of jatropha collapse in Ghana elicited from the perceptions of multiple stakeholders
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DOI: 10.1007/s11625-018-0568-z
Abstract: Jatropha for biofuel production created high expectations in Ghana for boosting rural development and national energy security. In the mid-to-late 2000s, large areas were allocated across the country to jatropha investments that eventually collapsed. Jatropha… read more here.
Keywords: collapse; ghana; towards classification; drivers jatropha ... See more keywords
Fighting Urban Poverty in Ghana: the Role of Non-governmental Organizations
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DOI: 10.1007/s12132-018-9331-x
Abstract: The study examined the activities of urban non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in fighting poverty in Kumasi, Ghana. Specifically, the study sought answers to three key questions relating to the role of NGOs in urban poverty reduction.… read more here.
Keywords: poverty; ghana; urban poverty; governmental organizations ... See more keywords
Urban Wetland Planning and Management in Ghana: a Disappointing Implementation
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DOI: 10.1007/s13157-018-1105-7
Abstract: The Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), in Ghana, has witnessed the destruction of approximately 60% of its wetlands. Wetlands provide many valuable ecological, social, economic, and recreational functions. Appreciation of the importance of wetlands has… read more here.
Keywords: wetland; wetland planning; urban wetland; implementation ... See more keywords
Evaluation of onchocerciasis control in the Upper Denkyira East municipal in the forest area of Ghana: Responses of participants and distributors to the CDTI programme.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.06.017
Abstract: The African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC), which focused on annual mass treatment with ivermectin, was launched in 1995 and was replaced by the Expanded Special Project for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ESPEN) by the end… read more here.
Keywords: transmission; ghana; compliance; onchocerciasis control ... See more keywords
The Perception and Management of Acute and Chronic Pain in Rural Ghana
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2017.03.141
Abstract: REFERENCES CONCLUSIONS • Health fairs were held in various locations. • Door to door interviews were conducted. • A modified form of the Brief Pain Inventory (Cleeland 1991) was used. • Interviews were subsequently coded… read more here.
Keywords: management acute; ghana; perception management; pain ... See more keywords
The experiences of providing caregiving for patients with schizophrenia in the Ghanaian context.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2018.06.005
Abstract: a Department of Psychology, School of Social Science, University of Ghana, Ghana b Centre for Suicide and Violence Research, Ghana cDepartment of Epidemiology, College of Global Public Health, New York University, United States d College… read more here.
Keywords: ghana; university ghana; experiences providing; university ... See more keywords
Arsenic burden in e-waste recycling workers - A cross-sectional study at the Agbogbloshie e-waste recycling site, Ghana.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127712
Abstract: The export of e-waste from industrialized to developing countries has led to the formation of a large-scale informal e-waste recycling sector in Accra, Ghana. During recycling processes, workers are exposed to several hazardous substances, such… read more here.
Keywords: ghana; waste; waste workers; inorganic arsenic ... See more keywords
Child begging, as a manifestation of child labour in Dagbon of Northern Ghana, the perspectives of mallams and parents
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104836
Abstract: Abstract The existence of begging in Ghana is a historical phenomenon. In the past, it was interpreted in religious and geographical terms where the beggars in the capital city of Accra were said to be… read more here.
Keywords: perspectives mallams; child labour; ghana; dagbon ... See more keywords