International Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2014

  • Who Decides on What to Spend in CSR? Moving from Compulsion to Consensus

    Jagannath Mohanty

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2014
    Pages: 13-19
    Received: Apr. 04, 2014
    Accepted: May 04, 2014
    Published: May 30, 2014
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    Abstract: With CSR spending becoming mandatory in some prominent economies, quantum of spend is increasingly becoming a non issue. Instead spending right has acquired prominence. Ever since policy makers mulled the idea of making CSR spending compulsory, there appears to be rush and panic in the business world to spend on CSR activities that gives them the b... Show More
  • The Effect of Exchange Rate Volatility on Foreign Direct Investment in Ghana

    Emmanuel Adu Boahen, Oteng Evans

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2014
    Pages: 20-28
    Received: May 06, 2014
    Accepted: May 26, 2014
    Published: Jun. 10, 2014
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    Abstract: Increasingly, Foreign Direct Investment is assuming a prominent role in the development and growth strategies of developing and emerging countries. Using a Vector Autoregressive (VAR) model, this study demonstrates theoretically that nominal interest rate volatility can simultaneously drive exchange rate volatility and impact on Foreign Direct Inve... Show More