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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN GHANA.

ABSTRACT   This research was motivated by the presence of equivocatory and divergent views on the relationship between corporate social responsibility and organizational performance in extant literature. The research in this direction sought to clarify this relationship by proposing an explanatory model assuming the Ghanaian perspective. To do this, the research firstly ascertained the determinants of organizational performance in the Ghanaian context. These determinants were then analyzed...

AN ENHANCED RESEARCH PROPOSAL ON THE APPLICATION OF PARTNERING FOR EFFECTIVE STAKEHOLDER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

The construction sector in India is large and diverse, with many distinct sorts of stakeholders and personnel. Due to a lack of management or oversight on the part of the project manager, construction projects in India frequently end in failure. When there is improper team coordination, a lack of project objective knowledge, a lack of trust, etc., there is a lack of management. The construction management sector needs carefully thought-out stakeholder relationship management in order to ...

IMPLICATIONS OF GLOBAL WARMING ON CONTINENTAL EUROPE

TITLE:IMPLICATIONS OF GLOBAL WARMING ON CONTINENTAL EUROPE Human-driven climate change by global warming poses as a critical peril to continental Europe in the way it impacts ecosystem, mankind, and economies. The consequences on the continent could be far-reaching and should easily stand as an imminent challenge that needs to be addressed with. The most critical issues include increased frequency in extreme weather events and high intensity. Heatwaves, floods, and storms have become regul...

IMPACT OF GREEN PROCUREMENT PRACTICES ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN THE COUNTY GOVERNMENTS IN KENYA.

ABSTRACT This study aims examines the impact of green procurement practices on organizational performance in county governments in Kenya. Green procurement, also known as sustainable procurement or environmentally responsible procurement, involves incorporating environmental considerations into the procurement process to minimize negative environmental impacts and promote sustainability. The study investigates how green procurement practices are adopted and implemented in county governments i...

IMPACT OF STRATEGIC PLANNING ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF ANCHOR UNIVERSITY.

ABSTRACT The study examined the impact of strategic planning on organizational performance in order to determine if strategic planning has an impact on the performance of an organization, using Anchor University, Lagos as a case study. The study's objectives are, to ascertain whether or not organizational structure leads to improved employee productivity in Anchor University, to ascertain the relationship between leadership effectiveness and level employee productivity in Anchor University, a...

THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC RELATIONS ON THE INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF

ABSTRACT This project examines the Impact of Public Relations on the Interpersonal Relationships  of the management and staff of Leadway Assurance Plc. The study aims to understand how internal public relations practices influence communication, trust, and collaboration, ultimately affecting the overall work environment. By employing a mixed-method approach, including survey, interview, and case studies, the research investigates the effectiveness of various public relations tools in fos...

HYBRIDIZED CONVOLUTIONAL LONG SHORT-TERM MEMORY AND SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES MODEL FOR VIOLENCE DETECTION IN SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE

There has been widespread use of Closed-circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance cameras in both public and private settings to increase security. The bitrate for an FHD (Full High Definition) camera operating at thirty frames per second (30 fps) with moderate compression is eight megabits per second (Mbps). Based on the assumption of this bitrate and a twenty-four-hour recording period, the approximate daily data output of a single FHD camera would then amount to approximately eighty-six Gigab...

Economic Growth and Carbon Emissions: A Comparative Study between Kenya and South Africa

This study is a comparative analysis of Kenya and South Africa, the largest economies in Eastern and Southern Africa respectively, based on gross domestic product (GDP), energy use and carbon emissions. This study investigates the contribution of economic growth and renewable energy use on greenhouse carbon dioxide emissions in both country-level and group data, to observe their possible impact on environmental pollution. The present study addresses United Nations Sustainable Development Goal...

Advancing honour and dignity in death for victims of armed conflicts: Exploring the challenges and opportunities of AI and machine learning in humanitarian forensic action under IHL

With technological developments presenting tremendous opportunities, rapid developments in data-driven artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have the potential to significantly transform humanitarian forensic action. Yet, their role in the forensic identification of dead bodies remains unexamined. The correct and early identification of dead bodies is not only important to afford the deceased their honour and dignity and to ensure that their families know the fate of the...

PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND ANTIMICROBIAL SCREENING OF THE ROOT

The increasing resistance of microorganisms to conventional antibiotics has heightened the need to explore alternative sources of antimicrobial agents. This study aimed to investigate the phytochemical constituents and antimicrobial properties of the root extract of [Plant Name]. Phytochemical analysis was performed using standard methods to detect secondary metabolites such as alkaloids, tannins, saponins, flavonoids, and glycosides. The antimicrobial activity of the root extract was assesse...

AN INVESTIGATION ON THE USAGE OF COMPUTER BASED TEST ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS STUDENTS IN NIGERIA

This study was carried out on the  investigation on the usage of computer based test on the performance of secondary schools students in Nigeria . Specifically, the study examined  effect of  CBT on the performance of secondary schools students, investigate the problems associated with the use of CBT in Nigeria, discover if any measure is stop or put an end to the problems OF CBT in Nigeria, proffer solutions to the problem of CBT in Nigeria. The study employed the survey descriptive resea...

PROVOCATION AS A DEFENCE TO CRIMINAL LIABILITY

ABSTRACT Provocation on its own it not a total defense as to make the accused discharged of his guilt. It reduces murder to manslaughter. This essay considers the adequacy of this defense by examining it under the penal laws of Nigeria and different centers.   The general requirement is that of the deceased must have been caused by accused upon provocation induced by the deceased himself and this must be offered before the accused had time for his passion to cool down. The injury inflicted m...

AYATUTU ONTOLOGY- The George Akume Leadership Recruitment Model

The Nigerian state has fallen from a formerly epistemic purity of the past and that, there is the conflict of “truth” and “facts” as opposed to falsehood/fake news. Poor leadership recruitment process has aided corruption and instilled the culture of falsehood and fake news. It has created a huge gap between the anticipated gains of democracy and democracy dividends on ground. This paper argues that the masses in Nigeria are like boats on the volatile sea without a leadership guide an...

EFFECT OF E-BANKING SERVICE QUALITY ON CUSTOMERS SATISFACTION

It is worrisome to note that despite the huge investments in technology, banks have continued to witness unending queues in the banking hall which defies the main purpose in which the technologies were invested upon, this lead to decline in overall performance and customers` dissatisfaction. Therefore, this study sought to examine the effect of e-banking service quality dimension of Responsiveness, reliability, security, website design, ease of use and how they affect customer satisfaction of...

ASSESSMENT OF DOSE-DEPENDENT EFFECT OF ETHANOLICEXTRACT OF COCOS NUCIFERA HUSK ON ACTIVITIES OFENZYMIC ANTIOXIDANT IN STREPTOZOTOCIN-INDUCED TYPE 2 DIABETES IN FEMALE WISTAR RAT

The global expenditure on diabetes related health care is an estimated USD760 billion a year. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in the world and about six deaths per minute are attributable to diabetes complications. In 2019 approximately 1.5 million deaths occur from diabetes annually, As of 2019, an estimated 463 million people had diabetes worldwide accounting for 8.8% of the adult population, diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death globally. Diabetes is a chronic metabolic...