Table of Contents :

Determinants of Mutual Fund Performance Manipulation under Different Market Conditions in South Africa
Richard Apau, Peter Moores-Pitt, and Paul-Francois Muzindutsi9

Modelling immigrants' participation in undeclared work in Gauteng Province, South Africa
Kabeya Clement Mulamba31


Credit Information Sharing and Credit Access in Kenya: Impact, Perspectives, and Challenges
Eric Gwandega Magale 81


Interlinkage of JSE Super Sectors During Extreme Market Events
Babatunde Lawrence, Adefemi Obalade, and Mishelle Doorasamy101


Competition, Research and Development Expenditure and Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Is there an inverted-U Relationship?
Johnson Bosco Rukundo123


Influence of Work- Family Conflicts on Job Satisfaction in Ghanaian Banks
Fortune A. Djirackor, John Kuada and Michael Tagoe149


An Examination of the Relationship between Budget Deficit and Economic Growth in Malawi
Bertha Nguluwe and Hannah Mayamiko Dunga175


Empirical Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment and Export Performance in South Africa
Bongumusa Prince Makhoba199


The Influence of Visual Identity Elements on the Creation of a Footwear Brand in Ghana
Emmanuel Kwarteng-Amaniampong, Prof Madéle Tait and Adele Potgieter221


The Persuasion Effect of Cause-Related Marketing on Brand Preference and Repurchase Intention: The Mediating Role of Brand Distinctiveness and Credibility
Yaw Brew243


The Influence of Trust on Supplier Development, Knowledge Creation and Supply Chain Performance
Daluxolo Mandlenkosi Mbambo and Progress Hove-Sibanda267


Investigating the impact of social media marketing efforts on brand loyalty in South Africa: the moderating role of gender
Neo Ligaraba287


Export Barriers for Medium sized Textile Manufacturing Enterprises in Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Evidence from Mauritius
Rajesh Sannegadu, Louis Jacobus van Staden and Alfred Henrico309


Enhancing Small-scale sugarcane growers' productivity at Felixton Mill through Agriculture Value Chains collaboration
Luyanda Mtshali331


Examining the Moderating Role of Leadership in the Nexus between Organizational Justice and Employee Performance in Ghanaian SMEs
Karikari Amoa-Gyarteng and Shepherd Dhliwayo351


Listing of Small and Medium Enterprises on the Alternative Exchange in South Africa - A Model of factors that lead to successful listing
Lebogang Mosupye-Semenya373


A comparison of the effectiveness of SMEs and Cooperative subsidy and grant programmes: Evidence from South Africa
Timothy Olaniyi Aluko, Paul Kibuuka, Innocent Bayai and Nicoolas Booyse395


Effect of Green Product and Green Package on Business Performance: Mediating Effect of Competitive Advantage A Case of Medium and Large Scale Manufacturing Firms in Sidama National Regional State of Ethiopia
Alemu Ashagrie Adela, Brehanu Borji Ayalewu and Mohammed Arshad-Ur Rahman417


Financial Literacy And Performance of Small Medium Enterprises in Ghana: Exploring the Interplay of Financial Risk Attitude and Access to Finance
Agnes Whajah and Deodat Emilson Adenutsi 439


Covid-19 - The New Ecosystem and Resilience Challenges: A Qualitative Survey of Small and Medium Enterprises (Smes) in Eastern Morocco
Nezha El Rhazali, Youssra Lazrak and Amina El Idrissi Tissafi 463


Joan Robinson Model for Employment Generation: A Path to Development
Priyanka Singh485

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