Profitability Analysis of the Telecommunications Industry in  Ghana from 2002 to 2006

Koi-Akrofi, Godfred Yaw

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“…The first one is the panel OLS regression model which has been applied by a number of accounting articles on financial performance and in most literature less than ten variables are used (Al-Jafari and Al Samman, 2015; Jakob, 2017; Burja, 2011). The second model has been the multiple regression which was adopted by other researchers (Bhunia et al , 2011; Kofi-Akrofi, 2013; Buse et al , 2010).…”

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Financial statement analysis

Mbona

Kong

2019

AJAR

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Purpose The Chinese Telecoms Industry has been rapidly growing over the years since 2001. An analysis of financial performance of the three giants in this industry is very important. However, it is difficult to know how many ratios can be used best with little information loss. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach A total of 18 financial ratios were calculated based on the financial statements for three companies, namely, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom for a period of 17 years. A principal component analysis was run to come up with variables with significance value above 0.5 from each component. Findings At the end, the authors conclude how financial performance can be analysed using 12 ratios instead of the costly analysis of too many ratios that may be complex to interpret. The results also showed that ratios are all related as they come from the same statements, hence, the authors can use a few to represent the rest with limited loss of information. Originality/value This study will help different stakeholders who are interested in the financial performance of each company by giving them a shorter way to analyse performance. It will also assist those who do financial reporting on picking the ratios which matter in reflecting the performance of their companies. The use of PCA gives unbiased ratios that are most significant in assessing performance.

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“…Kofi-Akrofi (2013) carried out a similar study but he, however, used multiple regression to look at the profitability of Telecommunications in Ghana for a period of four years. In his research, the main objective was to establish the relationship between the two main statements, hence, he treated them as independent from each other.…”

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Financial statement analysis

Mbona

Kong

2019

AJAR

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“…In a study by Koi-Akrofi, Koi-Akrofi and Quarshie [5], 7 reasons for IT project failures were realized: no project management departments, No quality checks for it projects, IT projects not completed according to schedule, No specific it project methodology followed, Revision of scope very often for a particular project, IT projects not meeting user needs, Wrong estimates.…”

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“…IT spending is achieved largely in the form of IT projects in organizations. The success/failure of IT projects over the years has been researched by several researchers tackling it from various angles [5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15]. The success criteria for a typical IT project are completing the project on time, completing the project on budget, and ensuring that deliverables are according to specifications [16].…”

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I.T. Project Success: Practical Frameworks Based on Key Project Control Variables

Koi-Akrofi¹,

Afful²,

Matey³

2019

IJSEA

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The objectives of this study were to research into the interdependencies IT project control variables, and also come out with frameworks to help IT project managers understand how to effectively control these variables to ensure the success of IT projects. The study employed six control variables: Cost, Time (Schedule), Scope, Quality, Risk, and Benefits. A qualitative approach was adopted, where selected IT program and project managers of the Telecom industry in Ghana were interviewed individually and in a group based on a set of questions. The findings, espoused in the frameworks, reiterated the theory of the dependence of one control variable on the other, and the fact that varying one affects the others positively or negatively in relation to IT project success, as is the case for the iron triangle. Again, key activities of the control variables necessary to ensure IT project success were discovered.

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“…The mobile telecoms sector has been a major contributor towards Ghana's socio-economic development. In the year 2010, the mobile telecoms industry contributed about a third of the gross domestic product (GDP) of Ghana, with nearly 40% of mobile telecom operators' revenues going to the government (Koi-Akrofi, 2013). Further, the establishment of The National Communications Authority (NCA) of Ghana in 1997, liberalised the telecoms sector in Ghana thus gave rise to tremendous growth and intense competition within the telecoms industry.…”

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Corporate social responsibility and purchase intentions: perceptions and expectations of young consumers' in Ghana

Neequaye¹,

Amoako

Attatsitsey

2019

IJSSOC

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Despite the growing practice of corporate social responsibility (CSR) within the telecommunications industry of Ghana, it has received limited research attention. Thus, the primary purpose of this study is to examine perceptions and expectations of consumers' regarding Airtel Ghana CSR initiatives, consider their impact on purchase intentions and identify any gap between consumers' perceptions and their expectations of Airtel Ghana CSR initiatives. A cross-sectional survey was adopted for this study and the study is quantitative in nature. The results suggest philanthropic and legal CSR were the current main drivers of Airtel Ghana consumers' purchase intentions. However, based on their expectations, Airtel Ghana consumers' wished their purchase intensions were driven by economic and ethical CSR practices instead. The researchers' discuss managerial and theoretical implications of the research results. Future research will adopt the three part model of CSR and findings compared to get a view of CSR from different perspectives.

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Profitability Analysis of the Telecommunications Industry in Ghana from 2002 to 2006

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I.T. Project Success: Practical Frameworks Based on Key Project Control Variables

Corporate social responsibility and purchase intentions: perceptions and expectations of young consumers' in Ghana

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