African Journal of Economic and Management Studies: Volume 4 Issue 1

Information and communications technologies in the age of globalization: Challenges and opportunities for Africa

Felix M. Edoho

This paper aims to examine the challenges and opportunities for implementing ICTs in Africa. It identifies potential areas that ICTs can be targeted and implemented for maximum in…

Regulation of the electricity industry in Africa: In search of an optimal model – where and when the next model?

Anastassios Gentzoglanis

Regulatory and institutional changes, restructuring and/or privatization of the erstwhile vertically integrated electricity networks have been adopted by all Sub‐Saharan African…

Determinants of utilization of antenatal care services in developing countries: Recent evidence from Ghana

Edward Nketiah‐Amponsah, Bernardin Senadza, Eric Arthur

The purpose of this paper is to estimate the key socio‐economic and demographic factors influencing the utilization of antenatal care services in Ghana.

Connecting the dots: A multiple case study of the network relationships of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in the non‐traditional agricultural export (NTAE) sector of Ghana

Rita Abban, S.W.F. (Onno) Omta, John B.K. Aheto, V.E. Scholten

Most research on networks of exporting SMEs has been conducted in developed economies. The present paper aims to apply this concept to a developing economy arguing that there is a…

Organizational commitment and market orientation of Nigerian non‐oil exporting companies

Omotayo Oyeniyi

This paper aims to test the relationships between organizational commitment and market orientation within the context of the non‐oil sector of a developing country.

Customer‐perceived relationship quality and satisfaction: A case of Ethiopian Telecommunication Corporation

Rakshit Negi, Eyob Ketema

The purpose of this study is to explore and assess the contribution of relationship marketing constructs namely trust, commitment, communication, and conflict handling to…

A new dimension to neo‐institutional sociology: Some evidence from the adoption of new budgetary practices in local governments in Uganda

Stephen Kasumba

The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which institutional pressures can be deployed to reinforce each other in creating and sustaining new budgetary practices.

Preliminary reflections on the privatization policy in Nigeria

Edwin Etieyibo

Like many developing countries, Nigeria embarked on the privatization of many of its state owned enterprises (SOEs) in the late 1980s. Although a number of stakeholders, for…

Finding Africa's Business Voice: A Commentary The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

Uzoechi Nwagbara

2012 Awards for Excellence

Infrastructure and development in Africa

John Kuada