African Journal of Economic and Management Studies: Volume 8 Issue 4

Exploring high-performance work processes in effective virtual teams

Anita Juliana De Bruyn

The purpose of this paper is to bridge the void in virtual teams’ (VTs) lived experiences on the high-performance work process theme by exploring process alignment best practices…

Dynamics of Algeria’s international reserves

Mohammad Kashif, S. Thiyagarajan, P. Sridharan

The purpose of this paper is to explore the determinants of international reserves in Algeria using economic growth and real effective exchange rate variables. The paper used…

Financial sector development and income inequality in South Africa

Forget Mingiri Kapingura

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between financial sector development and inequality in South Africa for the period from 1990 to 2012. Unlike previous…

A review of Zimbabwe’s macro-fiscal forecasts

Chathebert Mudhunguyo

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate accuracy of macro fiscal forecasts done by Government of Zimbabwe and the spillover effects of forecasting errors over the period…

Brand choice and brand switching: a case study of relocated consumers

Krishna Kisten Govender

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact on consumer behaviour/brand choice resulting in the relocation of communities from informal to formal settlements.

Investigating the non-linear Wagner’s hypothesis in South Africa

Temitope Lydia A. Leshoro

The commonly adopted view of the relationship between government spending and economic growth follows the Keynesian approach, in which government spending is considered to…

Agripreneurship development: a strategy for revamping Nigeria’s economy from recession

Innocent Otache

The purpose of this paper is to explore agripreneurship development as a strategy for economic growth and development.

Return and volatility spillovers between oil and stock markets in South Africa and Nigeria

Babajide Fowowe

The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine return and volatility spillovers between oil and the stock markets of Nigeria and South Africa.

Intellectual capital and competitive advantage in Uganda’s microfinance industry

Nixon Kamukama, Tumwine Sulait

The paper examines individual contribution of intellectual capital elements to competitive advantage. The purpose of this paper is to explore the weight of individual intellectual…

Household income inequality in Ghana: a decomposition analysis

Jacob Novignon

The purpose of this paper is to decompose income inequality across various household income components and to estimate the marginal effects of changes in each of the income…