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International journal of finance and banking research, 2019
Working capital management plays a vital role in the success of businesses because of its effect ... more Working capital management plays a vital role in the success of businesses because of its effect on profitability. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of working capital management on the profitability of listed manufacturing firms in Ghana. The study used secondary data collected from seven (7) manufacturing firms listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange for a period of ten years (2005-2014). The profitability as dependent variable was measured in terms of gross operating profit. The working capital was determined by Accounts Receivables Period, Accounts Payables Period, Inventory Conversion Period and Cash Conversion Cycle are used as independent variables. Moreover, current ratio used as liquidity indicator and firm size as measured by logarithm of sales are used as control variables. Data was analysed using the Fixed-Effects model of the Panel data regression. The regression results revealed that account receivables period (ARP) and inventory conversion period (ICP) days had a statistically significant negative impact on the profitability whiles account payables period (APP) days had insignificant positive effects on the profitability. The study, on the other hand found out that cash conversion cycle (CCC), current ratio (CR), and firm size (LOS) had a significant positive impact on the profitability. The study recommended that manufacturing firms should adopt efficient and effective ways of managing these components of working capital management.
adeoye moses adeleke, 2018
The study was conducted to appraise the application of Total Quality Management (TQM) in secondar... more The study was conducted to appraise the application of Total Quality Management (TQM) in secondary school administration in Ilorin West Local Government Area. Descriptive survey design was employed for the study. The population of the study comprises 1365 administrators. Multi stage sampling techniques was used to select 358 respondents, comprising of 53 principals, 53 vice principals and 252 teachers from the Local Government Areas in the education zone. A self-developed instrument titled Total Quality Management in Secondary School Administration Questionnaire(TQMSSAQ) was used for data collection. Six research questions and six null hypotheses guided the study. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research question while the null hypotheses were tested using t test statistics at 0.05 level of significance. To ensure the validity of the instrument, the instrument was face validation by three experts, two from the Department of educational foundations and one from science Education Department. The data generated from the trial testing were analyze using Cronbach Alpha statistics and the overall reliability index of 0.76 was obtained. Findings of the study revealed that total commitment and teamwork is applied to a high extent in secondary school administration. The findings further showed that to a low extent, effective communication, customer satisfaction and continuous improvement is applied in secondary school administration in Ilorin West Local Government Areas education zone. This is to say that TQM is applied to a low extent in secondary school administration. Based on the findings, some recommendations were made which include that the ministry of education should organize seminars, workshops and conferences for teachers where TQM attributes will be discussed for continuous quality improvement and that principals should be fully committed to every activity of Total Quality Management for continuous quality improvement in secondary school administration in Ilorin West education zone.
Journal of Economic & Financial Studies, 2015
This paper is the first time to consider the effective tax rates set between 0 and 1 and this ran... more This paper is the first time to consider the effective tax rates set between 0 and 1 and this range is more meaningful for the ETRs. 2. This paper attempts to use the panel data models with two-sided censoring suggested by Alan, Honor´e, and Leth-Petersen (2014) to study the determinants of ETRs for the listed on China stock markets. 3. For a comparison with previous research, this article adopts four definitions of ETR and the empirical results demonstrate fruitful conclusions. 4. This model can add more observations especially the observations with tax preferences
International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences, 2014
Hail Mary Publications, 2016
There was limited time for the study. The researchers during the off campus teaching practice pro... more There was limited time for the study. The researchers during the off campus teaching practice program were having about one academic semester within which they carried out the action research which was coupled with the heavy teaching schedule. Again, not all the questionnaires that were sent out were retrieved. Some of the students took the questions but did not submit them and therefore, all their views were not able to be sampled. Finally, Due to limitation of financial resources, the sample was very small.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of credit risk management on the performance ... more The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of credit risk management on the performance of selected listed commercial banks in Ghana. The study used secondary data collected from seven (7) banks listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange for a period of ten (10) years covering 2007-2016 with a total of seventy (70) observations. The credit risk management variables (independent variables) used were non-performing loans, loan loss provision, capital adequacy, with bank size (as controlling variable) whiles the financial performance of commercial banks (as dependent variable) was measured using return on asset. The data was examined using standard descriptive statistics and fixed effect model for hypothesis testing. Based on the test conducted on the data collected and the analyses of the results, this study found a significant relationship between the credit risk management variables (NPL, CAR and SIZE) and the profitability of listed banks in Ghana. In general, banks need to maintain an optimum level of CAR as per regulatory requirement so that they will not have difficulty in meeting their financial obligations, be able to absorb any financial shocks that may arise, protect their depositors' investment and thus promotes the stability of the financial system. The study further recommends for banks in Ghana to control and monitor NPL, and keep the level of NPL as low as possible by emphasizing more on the ability of customers to pay back before credit approvals are given, a practice that will enable banks to achieve higher performance.
International Journal of Finance and Banking Research, 2019
Working capital management plays a vital role in the success of businesses because of its effect ... more Working capital management plays a vital role in the success of businesses because of its effect on profitability. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of working capital management on the profitability of listed manufacturing firms in Ghana. The study used secondary data collected from seven (7) manufacturing firms listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange for a period of ten years (2005-2014). The profitability as dependent variable was measured in terms of gross operating profit. The working capital was determined by Accounts Receivables Period, Accounts Payables Period, Inventory Conversion Period and Cash Conversion Cycle are used as independent variables. Moreover, current ratio used as liquidity indicator and firm size as measured by logarithm of sales are used as control variables. Data was analysed using the Fixed-Effects model of the Panel data regression. The regression results revealed that account receivables period (ARP) and inventory conversion period (ICP) days had a statistically significant negative impact on the profitability whiles account payables period (APP) days had insignificant positive effects on the profitability. The study, on the other hand found out that cash conversion cycle (CCC), current ratio (CR), and firm size (LOS) had a significant positive impact on the profitability. The study recommended that manufacturing firms should adopt efficient and effective ways of managing these components of working capital management.
mkpuma solomon, 2018
effects of clinical supervision on teachers’ job performance in ohaukwu lga of ebonyi state
mkpuma solomon, 2018
Abstract The main purpose of this research project is effects of clinical supervision on teachers... more Abstract
The main purpose of this research project is effects of clinical supervision on teachers’ job performance in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Five variables were investigated. To achieve this purpose, five research questions were formulated. A population of one thousand five hundred(1500) Teachers were used. One hundred respondents were selected through the use of simple random sampling technique. Data were collected through the use of questionnaire. The instrument was face validated by two experts in educational foundations and one expert in measurement and evaluation. Test re-test method was applied to measure how reliable the instrument is. The collected data were analyzed and presented using mean and frequencies. From the analysis, the researcher made among other things the following findings: Clinical supervision improves teacher’s classroom behaviour in terms of method and interaction ability;Clinical supervision helps teachers develop expertise in controlling the classroom environment, dealing with students, and preparing lessons and presenting them in an attractive way; That clinical supervision makes teachers to be familiar with different techniques of classroom management hence effective job performance; That clinical supervision guides teachers to use effective methods to help students to overcome their learning difficulties; And that some school administrators in Ohaukwu lack the competency in the use of clinical supervision. Based on these findings, the researcher made among other things the following recommendations:Workshops and seminars should be organised regularly for clinical supervisors on the best way of guiding teachers; There should be good rapport between supervisors and teachers for clinical supervision to be friendly and positive; Clinical al supervision should be organized with the view of helping teachers to develop experiences in the teaching field; Clinical al supervision should help teachers to understand the curriculum, and adopt appropriate and varied teaching methods. During educational supervision activities, teachers should be assisted to identify and understand the characteristics of their students; Regular and effective professional development activities should be organized by clinical supervisors to enable teachers identify and develop their strengths, and address their weaknesses and that The government and other stake holders in education should provide technological gadget to be used especially as it concerns recording of what occurred to enhance the use of clinical supervision.
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Working capital management plays a vital role in the success of businesses because of its effect ... more Working capital management plays a vital role in the success of businesses because of its effect on profitability. The study examined the effect of working capital management on the profitability of selected listed manufacturing firms in Ghana. A sample of seven (7) manufacturing firms listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange was used for a period of ten years covering the period from 2005-2014 with the total seventy (70) observations. The profitability as dependent variable was measured in terms of gross operating profit. The working capital was determined by Accounts Receivables Period, Accounts Payables Period, Inventory Conversion Period and Cash Conversion Cycle are used as independent variables. Moreover, current ratio used as liquidity indicator and firm size as measured by logarithm of sales are used as control variables. Data was analyzed on quantitative basis using standard descriptive statistics and panel data regression models of cross-sectional and time series data were used for hypothesis testing. The regression results revealed that account receivables period (ARP) and inventory conversion period (ICP) days had a statistically significant negative impact on the profitability whiles account payables period (APP) days had insignificant positive effects on the profitability. The study, on the other hand found out that cash conversion cycle (CCC), current ratio (CR), and firm size (LOS) had a significant positive impact on the profitability. It is therefore recommended that manufacturing firms should adopt efficient and effective ways of managing these components of working capital management.
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International journal of finance and banking research, 2019
Working capital management plays a vital role in the success of businesses because of its effect ... more Working capital management plays a vital role in the success of businesses because of its effect on profitability. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of working capital management on the profitability of listed manufacturing firms in Ghana. The study used secondary data collected from seven (7) manufacturing firms listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange for a period of ten years (2005-2014). The profitability as dependent variable was measured in terms of gross operating profit. The working capital was determined by Accounts Receivables Period, Accounts Payables Period, Inventory Conversion Period and Cash Conversion Cycle are used as independent variables. Moreover, current ratio used as liquidity indicator and firm size as measured by logarithm of sales are used as control variables. Data was analysed using the Fixed-Effects model of the Panel data regression. The regression results revealed that account receivables period (ARP) and inventory conversion period (ICP) days had a statistically significant negative impact on the profitability whiles account payables period (APP) days had insignificant positive effects on the profitability. The study, on the other hand found out that cash conversion cycle (CCC), current ratio (CR), and firm size (LOS) had a significant positive impact on the profitability. The study recommended that manufacturing firms should adopt efficient and effective ways of managing these components of working capital management.
adeoye moses adeleke, 2018
The study was conducted to appraise the application of Total Quality Management (TQM) in secondar... more The study was conducted to appraise the application of Total Quality Management (TQM) in secondary school administration in Ilorin West Local Government Area. Descriptive survey design was employed for the study. The population of the study comprises 1365 administrators. Multi stage sampling techniques was used to select 358 respondents, comprising of 53 principals, 53 vice principals and 252 teachers from the Local Government Areas in the education zone. A self-developed instrument titled Total Quality Management in Secondary School Administration Questionnaire(TQMSSAQ) was used for data collection. Six research questions and six null hypotheses guided the study. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research question while the null hypotheses were tested using t test statistics at 0.05 level of significance. To ensure the validity of the instrument, the instrument was face validation by three experts, two from the Department of educational foundations and one from science Education Department. The data generated from the trial testing were analyze using Cronbach Alpha statistics and the overall reliability index of 0.76 was obtained. Findings of the study revealed that total commitment and teamwork is applied to a high extent in secondary school administration. The findings further showed that to a low extent, effective communication, customer satisfaction and continuous improvement is applied in secondary school administration in Ilorin West Local Government Areas education zone. This is to say that TQM is applied to a low extent in secondary school administration. Based on the findings, some recommendations were made which include that the ministry of education should organize seminars, workshops and conferences for teachers where TQM attributes will be discussed for continuous quality improvement and that principals should be fully committed to every activity of Total Quality Management for continuous quality improvement in secondary school administration in Ilorin West education zone.
Journal of Economic & Financial Studies, 2015
This paper is the first time to consider the effective tax rates set between 0 and 1 and this ran... more This paper is the first time to consider the effective tax rates set between 0 and 1 and this range is more meaningful for the ETRs. 2. This paper attempts to use the panel data models with two-sided censoring suggested by Alan, Honor´e, and Leth-Petersen (2014) to study the determinants of ETRs for the listed on China stock markets. 3. For a comparison with previous research, this article adopts four definitions of ETR and the empirical results demonstrate fruitful conclusions. 4. This model can add more observations especially the observations with tax preferences
International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences, 2014
Hail Mary Publications, 2016
There was limited time for the study. The researchers during the off campus teaching practice pro... more There was limited time for the study. The researchers during the off campus teaching practice program were having about one academic semester within which they carried out the action research which was coupled with the heavy teaching schedule. Again, not all the questionnaires that were sent out were retrieved. Some of the students took the questions but did not submit them and therefore, all their views were not able to be sampled. Finally, Due to limitation of financial resources, the sample was very small.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of credit risk management on the performance ... more The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of credit risk management on the performance of selected listed commercial banks in Ghana. The study used secondary data collected from seven (7) banks listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange for a period of ten (10) years covering 2007-2016 with a total of seventy (70) observations. The credit risk management variables (independent variables) used were non-performing loans, loan loss provision, capital adequacy, with bank size (as controlling variable) whiles the financial performance of commercial banks (as dependent variable) was measured using return on asset. The data was examined using standard descriptive statistics and fixed effect model for hypothesis testing. Based on the test conducted on the data collected and the analyses of the results, this study found a significant relationship between the credit risk management variables (NPL, CAR and SIZE) and the profitability of listed banks in Ghana. In general, banks need to maintain an optimum level of CAR as per regulatory requirement so that they will not have difficulty in meeting their financial obligations, be able to absorb any financial shocks that may arise, protect their depositors' investment and thus promotes the stability of the financial system. The study further recommends for banks in Ghana to control and monitor NPL, and keep the level of NPL as low as possible by emphasizing more on the ability of customers to pay back before credit approvals are given, a practice that will enable banks to achieve higher performance.
International Journal of Finance and Banking Research, 2019
Working capital management plays a vital role in the success of businesses because of its effect ... more Working capital management plays a vital role in the success of businesses because of its effect on profitability. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of working capital management on the profitability of listed manufacturing firms in Ghana. The study used secondary data collected from seven (7) manufacturing firms listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange for a period of ten years (2005-2014). The profitability as dependent variable was measured in terms of gross operating profit. The working capital was determined by Accounts Receivables Period, Accounts Payables Period, Inventory Conversion Period and Cash Conversion Cycle are used as independent variables. Moreover, current ratio used as liquidity indicator and firm size as measured by logarithm of sales are used as control variables. Data was analysed using the Fixed-Effects model of the Panel data regression. The regression results revealed that account receivables period (ARP) and inventory conversion period (ICP) days had a statistically significant negative impact on the profitability whiles account payables period (APP) days had insignificant positive effects on the profitability. The study, on the other hand found out that cash conversion cycle (CCC), current ratio (CR), and firm size (LOS) had a significant positive impact on the profitability. The study recommended that manufacturing firms should adopt efficient and effective ways of managing these components of working capital management.
mkpuma solomon, 2018
effects of clinical supervision on teachers’ job performance in ohaukwu lga of ebonyi state
mkpuma solomon, 2018
Abstract The main purpose of this research project is effects of clinical supervision on teachers... more Abstract
The main purpose of this research project is effects of clinical supervision on teachers’ job performance in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Five variables were investigated. To achieve this purpose, five research questions were formulated. A population of one thousand five hundred(1500) Teachers were used. One hundred respondents were selected through the use of simple random sampling technique. Data were collected through the use of questionnaire. The instrument was face validated by two experts in educational foundations and one expert in measurement and evaluation. Test re-test method was applied to measure how reliable the instrument is. The collected data were analyzed and presented using mean and frequencies. From the analysis, the researcher made among other things the following findings: Clinical supervision improves teacher’s classroom behaviour in terms of method and interaction ability;Clinical supervision helps teachers develop expertise in controlling the classroom environment, dealing with students, and preparing lessons and presenting them in an attractive way; That clinical supervision makes teachers to be familiar with different techniques of classroom management hence effective job performance; That clinical supervision guides teachers to use effective methods to help students to overcome their learning difficulties; And that some school administrators in Ohaukwu lack the competency in the use of clinical supervision. Based on these findings, the researcher made among other things the following recommendations:Workshops and seminars should be organised regularly for clinical supervisors on the best way of guiding teachers; There should be good rapport between supervisors and teachers for clinical supervision to be friendly and positive; Clinical al supervision should be organized with the view of helping teachers to develop experiences in the teaching field; Clinical al supervision should help teachers to understand the curriculum, and adopt appropriate and varied teaching methods. During educational supervision activities, teachers should be assisted to identify and understand the characteristics of their students; Regular and effective professional development activities should be organized by clinical supervisors to enable teachers identify and develop their strengths, and address their weaknesses and that The government and other stake holders in education should provide technological gadget to be used especially as it concerns recording of what occurred to enhance the use of clinical supervision.
Working capital management plays a vital role in the success of businesses because of its effect ... more Working capital management plays a vital role in the success of businesses because of its effect on profitability. The study examined the effect of working capital management on the profitability of selected listed manufacturing firms in Ghana. A sample of seven (7) manufacturing firms listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange was used for a period of ten years covering the period from 2005-2014 with the total seventy (70) observations. The profitability as dependent variable was measured in terms of gross operating profit. The working capital was determined by Accounts Receivables Period, Accounts Payables Period, Inventory Conversion Period and Cash Conversion Cycle are used as independent variables. Moreover, current ratio used as liquidity indicator and firm size as measured by logarithm of sales are used as control variables. Data was analyzed on quantitative basis using standard descriptive statistics and panel data regression models of cross-sectional and time series data were used for hypothesis testing. The regression results revealed that account receivables period (ARP) and inventory conversion period (ICP) days had a statistically significant negative impact on the profitability whiles account payables period (APP) days had insignificant positive effects on the profitability. The study, on the other hand found out that cash conversion cycle (CCC), current ratio (CR), and firm size (LOS) had a significant positive impact on the profitability. It is therefore recommended that manufacturing firms should adopt efficient and effective ways of managing these components of working capital management.