Net trade credit: what are the determinants?

The main objective of this paper is to extend the literature on trade receivables and trade payables by examining the determinants of net trade credit. To do that, a sample of 67,047 firms in the UK with 443,190 firm year observations is used. Results are robust to unobserved heterogeneity and industry effects. The evidence suggests that firms with more inventories, market share and are financially distressed invest less in trade credit. Moreover, higher operating cash flow, annual sales growth, export propensity, access to bank credit and larger firms lead to higher investment in trade credit. Additionally, the paper broadens the scope of the literature by analysing the determinants of net trade credit around the financial crisis and industry competitiveness

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Support for large scale agricultural investments in Africa has been mainly premised on their employment prospects for local populations. However, despite earlier calls by

Land Grabs, Farmworkers, and Rural Livelihoods in West Africa

The global land rush has spurred small, modest, and big anti-land grab mobilizations, notably the food sovereignty movement. The movement has been instrumental in representing the interests of small-scale family farmers whose livelihoods are threatened by capitalist control over land in the countryside. However, this dominant narrative tends to overlook or de-emphasize some important diversity within the peasantry. In West Africa, anti-land grab discourses emphasize family farming as a major collective action frame, focusing less on issues related to agricultural wage labour – farmworkers’ access to land, food, and decent working conditions. If food sovereignty is to fully realize its potential power as a counter-narrative to neoliberalism, and as a possible democratic alternative for working people with differentiated and at times competing socio-economic interests, then demands that adequately reflect the agrarian struggles of the rural working people have to be put onto the agenda and engaged better than it is now

Computer Health Risks Among Graphic Design Students in Ghanaian Tertiary Institutions: The Case of UEW

The study was set out to explore the computer health risks awareness among Graphic Design students in tertiary institutions of Ghana, using University of Education, Winneba as a case study. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. To accomplish the aim, two research questions were formulated to guide it. Review of related literature centred on computer health risks, particularly eye, vision and posture, while empirical studies on computer ergonomics were also reviewed. Stratified, purposive and simple random sampling techniques were adopted to select one hundred and fifteen (115) respondents for the study. The instruments used for data collection were questionnaire and observation, while the data collected was analysed and presented in simple percentages and frequencies. The analysis of data indicated that a majority of Graphic Design students were using the computer extensively and for prolonged hours. However, they were not aware of the associated health implications. Hence, they adopted a bad attitude by using the machine for prolonged hours without intermittent breaks, and assumed bad postures such as slouching. It was recommended that the Department of Graphic Design, University of Education, Winneba should make efforts to educate students about the dangers involved in using the computer as well as ensuring students adhere to best practices when it comes to computer usage. Keywords: Technostress, Ergonomics, Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) DOI: 10.7176/ADS/107-03 Publication date:September 30th 202

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DEALING WITH INDISCIPLINE AMONG JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN AGONA SWEDRU, AGONA WEST MUNICIPALITY, GHANA

The purpose of the study was to investigate measures that are in place to deal with indiscipline among Junior High Schools in Agona Swedru in the Agona West Municipality. The study was a quantitative study underpinned by the positivist paradigm and adopted the descriptive survey design. The study was undertaken in the Agona Swedru township in the Agona West Municipality of Ghana. Selected Junior High school students formed the sample of the study. Purposive sampling and simple random sampling were used to sample 120 students for the study. The questionnaire was employed for data gathering. Data were analyzed descriptively using frequencies and percentages. It emerged from the study that predominant forms of indiscipline behaviours were related to the following; leaving the school grounds, physical aggression, disturbing others, inappropriate use of school material, out-of-seat behaviour such as moving, noncompliance with teacher’s directives. The study revealed that the causes of indiscipline behaviour were school size, home factors, individual factors, family factors, gender and ethnicity, school factors, societal factors, and peer group pressure. The study showed that indiscipline behaviours result in low academic performance, breeds undesirable student behaviour, and dropping-out of school. The study therefore recommends that the Agona educational directorate, the Agona District assembly, the authorities of the selected schools and the various administrative staff should collaborate with the guidance and counselling coordinators to organise programmes focused on the forms of indiscipline exhibited by the students to effectively equip them to deal with the everyday indiscipline behaviours in the school.  Article visualizations