Business Administration

Kwame Adom is an Associate Professor at the Burman University in Canada. He has acted as a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at the University of Ghana Business School. He has several journal papers, book chapters and books to his credit. His research specialization is entrepreneurship and he can be reached at kwameadom@burmanu.ca.Robert E. Hinson is currently the Pro Vice-Chancellor at the Ghana Communication Technology University, having the joined that University from the University of Kigali where he acted as Deputy Vice Chancellor – Academic with additional responsibility as Interim Vice Chancellor. His main research interests lie in the academic areas of marketing and communications, information and technology management, service management, and social responsibility and sustainability management. He has 30 originally authored and edited volumes to his credit and his book collection can be accessed at www.robertebohinsonbooks.com. He can be reached on rehinson@gctu.edu.gh.Enoch Opare Mintah is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Lincoln, UK and doctorate student at the Kingston University in the United Kingdom. He holds an MBA (University of Liverpool, UK), MSc Governance (University of Lincoln, UK) Cert. Hospitality and Tourism Management (Florida Atlantic University, USA) and a BA English (KNUST, Ghana). His research interests revolve around ESG disclosures, Sustainability Reporting, Corporate Social Responsibility, Nonprofit Leadership and Education. Enoch is a member of the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA), European Accounting Association (EAA), and the Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (ICRS-UK). He can be reached at eomintah@kingston.ac.uk.Theresa Obuobisa-Darko holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration and Policy Management, a Master of Philosophy in Public Administration as well as a Masters of Business Administration (Human Resource Management option), all from the University of Ghana. She has over thirty (30) years teaching and research experience in the field of Human Resource Management, Organisational Development and Public administration and has authored several journal articles and book chapters in these areas. She can be reached on tobuobisa-darko@gctu.edu.gh.

• CHAPTER 1: BUSINESS AND ITS EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER 2: FORMS OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP. CHAPTER 3: HOW TO START AND GROW A BUSINESS. CHAPTER 4: THE MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS CHAPTER 5: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. CHAPTER 6: PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT. Chapter 7: Marketing Management 119 Chapter 8: Accounting and Financial Statements.