Ghana Baptist University College

About: Ghana Baptist University College is a education organization based out in Kumasi, Ghana. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Revenue & Keystroke logging. The organization has 22 authors who have published 32 publications receiving 77 citations. The organization is also known as: null & GBUC.

Co-movement of real exchange rates in the West African Monetary Zone

Abstract: In three different ways of lead–lag causal relationship, covariance/correlation and coherence, we apply the wavelets analysis via the Continuous Morlet Wavelet Transform to delineate the significant frequency–time domain lead–lag relationships for the West African Monetary Zone member countries for real US dollar exchange rates and their absolute log returns from January 2001 to April 2015. The results indicate that lead–lag associations at different periodicities vary across the countries. No one country comes off as leading conveniently for both real and absolute returns of the exchange rates. Our results corroborate other evidences of non-convergence of exchange rates in the monetary zone, which hinders the eventual implementation of the single currency in the ECOWAS region.

Evidence of market inefficiency and exchange rate predictability in Ghana

Abstract: The random walk behaviour of exchange rates in Ghana is explored by employing parametric and non-parametric variance ratio tests based on ranks and signs. The paper fills an important gap by using various time series techniques to investigate the efficiency of the foreign exchange market in Ghana. The conclusive evidence based on non-parametric variance ratio tests indicates that the behaviour of monthly Cedi/US dollar exchange rates is inconsistent with the random walk process and the weak-form efficient market hypothesis. This supports prior findings of the validity of long-run purchasing power parity and predictability of exchange rates in Ghana.

"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live" (Exod 22:18) and contemporary Akan Christian belief and practice: A translational and hermeneutical problem

Abstract: The King James Version (KJV) of Exod 22:18, "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live," has been used by some contemporary ordinary Akan Christians in Ghana to justify praying for the death and destruction of witches and wizards. Instructions such as "Pray for the death of any witch in your family or business; pray that Holy Ghost fire will consume any witch holding your destiny," have become a common statement at some Akan Christian prayer meetings in Ghana. This article seeks to show this belief and practice is a translational and hermeneutical problem because the Hebrew word תפשבט which the KJV translates as "witch" and subsequently translated in early Asante Bible as obayifo2 is a representational term used by the redactor of Exod 22:18 to reflect the semantic range of idolatrous practices condemned by YHWH among the Israelites. The article also purports to show that the phrase תההאל does not necessarily mean to kill the offender, and that the prohibition can be understood as being essentially religious rather than merely legal.

On the sustainability and synchronization of fiscal policy in latin america

Abstract: This paper explores the sustainability of fiscal policy for a panel of Latin American countries over the period 1990–2012. We extend the literature on the causal relationship between government expenditure (GX) and revenue (GR) in the short run and long run. Our results show a significant long-run relationship between GX and GR, suggesting that fiscal policies are consistent with their intertemporal budget constraints. We establish bidirectional causality between revenue and expenditure in the long run, indicating a contribution from both GX and GR in establishing steady state equilibrium following substantial deviations. Our data also uphold the fiscal synchronization thesis.

Factors that Influence the Glass Ceiling. Evidence from Formal Sector Organisations in Ghana

Abstract: The objective of this study is to investigate some of the factors that impede on the careers of women. The study is intended to help come out with guidelines for HR practitioners in Ghanaian organisations on how to enhance the career advancement of women as well as help policy makers in making decisions that concerns improvement of the conditions and standard of living of women in Ghana. This research is made up of a literature review which analyses various theories related to the glass ceiling and supported by a survey and semi-structure interviews using themes developed from the literature review. The survey was conducted using self-administered questionnaires to workers in the formal sector who met the respondent specification since purposive sampling technique was used. Also, the snowball sampling was used to identify women in upper levels of organisations for the semi-structured interviewees since their experience on the research topic was crucial to their selection. In all, 50 questionnaires were answered and 3 semi-structured interviewees were conducted in three formal sector organisations in Ghana. The respondents were men and women in subordinate and management positions. The findings from the study revealed that there are few women at the top levels of organisations. This indicates that certain factors prevent women from getting to the upper levels of organisations which signals the existence of the glass ceiling. Also, it was realised that there were four factors which influence the existence of the Original Research Article Aidoo and Achira; BJEMT, 12(1): 1-13, 2016; Article no.BJEMT.22729 2 glass ceiling in organisations. These factors are; the role of the government, organisational barriers, the influence of the society and the contributions made by women themselves.