International Journal of Business and Economics Research

Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014

  • Pricing as a Marketing Mix Element: Investigating its Effect on Market Share for Supermarkets in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District of the North West Province of South Africa

    Ateba Benedict Belobo, Hein Johannes Prinsloo

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014
    Pages: 196-210
    Received: Sep. 17, 2014
    Accepted: Oct. 05, 2014
    Published: Nov. 18, 2014
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    Abstract: This paper propped up as a result of the lack of awareness on the role of pricing in market share gain or loss among retailers in general. The empirical focus of the study was at the Ngaka Modiri Molema district in the North-West province of South Africa. The researcher saw that the identified problem negatively affected the profits of retailers in... Show More
  • Application of Game Theory on Inventory Level Decision Making

    Masoud Vaziri, Manbir Sodhi

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014
    Pages: 211-219
    Received: Nov. 12, 2014
    Accepted: Nov. 21, 2014
    Published: Nov. 25, 2014
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    Abstract: Many companies producing durable products, profit more from spares than the base parts. In a competitive and uncertain aftermarket, an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) can benefit from Game Theory to manage spare parts inventories. We study the spare parts inventory game as an N-person non-zero-sum single-shot game where players play simultane... Show More
  • Economic Growth, CO2 Emissions and Energy Consumption: The Case of Bangladesh

    Bikash Chandra Ghosh, Khandakar Jahangir Alam, Md. Ataul Gani Osmani

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014
    Pages: 220-227
    Received: Nov. 12, 2014
    Accepted: Nov. 26, 2014
    Published: Dec. 16, 2014
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    Abstract: Issues on climate change have been recognized as serious challenges for regional sustainable development both at a global and local level. Given the background that most of the artificial carbon emissions are resulted from the energy consumption sector and the energy is also the key element resource for economic development, this study examines eco... Show More
  • Preliminary Assessment of Wealth Creation in Wood Products’ Business in Ghana: The Perspective of Lumber and Furniture Production and Implications for Entrepreneurship

    Peter Kessels Dadzie, Martin Amoah, Stephen Lartey Tekpetey

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014
    Pages: 243-249
    Received: Nov. 20, 2014
    Accepted: Dec. 05, 2014
    Published: Dec. 17, 2014
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    Abstract: Export values of lumber appear lesser than those of garden furniture parts, but in Ghana, lumber entrepreneurs dominate the market. This study investigated the demand trends of wood species used for garden furniture and the Free-On-Board (FOB) export values of their kiln-dried (KD) lumber and furniture. The study aimed at identifying and assessing ... Show More
  • Entrepreneurship Development among Nigerian Youths, Empirical Identification of the Driven Factors

    Dada Matthew Abiodun, Fayomi Olugbenga Abimbola, Simeon-Fayomi Bolanle Clara

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014
    Pages: 250-258
    Received: Sep. 29, 2014
    Accepted: Oct. 29, 2014
    Published: Dec. 29, 2014
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    Abstract: This study empirically identified the driven factors into entrepreneurship among Nigerian youths with a view to isolating those factors that are fundamental to youths’ entrepreneurship development in Nigeria. The study employed a survey design. Data were collected on socio-economic and demographic characteristics as well as personal entrepreneurial... Show More
  • Determinants of Health Care Demand in Ghana Using the Ordered Probit Model Analysis

    Bismark Osei, Mark Edem Kunawotor, Enock Anane

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014
    Pages: 259-265
    Received: Dec. 01, 2014
    Accepted: Dec. 09, 2014
    Published: Jan. 12, 2015
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    Abstract: The study examines the factors that determine health care demand of the people of Kwabre East District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Health behaviour model formulated by Anderson and Newman was adopted for the analysis with the help of Ordered Probit. The result of the study revealed that, the level of income, transportation cost, hospital cost ... Show More