Management and Administration Research Papers/Topics

Understanding Employees Perceptions Of Inequity In Organizations’ Reward Systems And Its Effects On Employee Job Satisfaction

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to provide understanding on how employees’ perception of inequity in organizations’ reward systems affects their job satisfaction. Guided by literature on employees’ perception of inequity and its effects on their job satisfaction, data was collected from 50 employees of AirtelTigo (Regional Retail and Franchise unit of the Customer Experience Team) using self-administered questionnaire. Based on descriptive analysis it was found that employees hold...

Women In Conflict Management Among Gonja In Yapei, Northern Ghana

ABSTRACT As a global problem, the united nations, NGOs, civil society organization and other stake holders have taken steps to prevent, minimize and find solutions to conflicts worldwide

Assessing The Factors That Engender Commitment And Job Satisfaction Among Employees. A Case Study At Ghana Meteorological Agency Headquarters

ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to assess the factors that engender commitment and job satisfaction among the employees at Ghana Meteorological Agency Headquarters, Accra. It is also to assess the measures which needs to be put in place to ensure the employees are satisfy and committed to the success of the organization. The study adopted a quantitative approach because it gives an advantage of describing respondent’s personal characteristics, opinions, attitude, perception and preference...

The Impact Of Containerisation On Takoradi Port

ABSTRACT  Containerisation has since the middle of the 20th century made container ports and terminals an essential component of the modern economy and its impact has touched all the three major maritime communities of vessels, ports and shore side activities. This phenomenon did not only change shipping but has caused the docks of some traditional maritime centres to decline into obsolescence. In order to survive in the port competition, Port Authorities are under colossal pressure to incre...

Perceived Leadership Styles Of Headteachers In High And Low Achieving Public Basic Schools Of The Bosomtwe Atwima Kwanwoma District Of The Ashanti Region Of Ghana

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out the leadership styles headteachers exhibit in public basic schools in the Bosomtwe Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region. The study was specifically interested in finding out the factors accounting for high performance in particular schools in the district and those responsible for low performance in other schools of the same district. Questionnaires were used as the instrument for the study. Out of a sample population of sixty, fift...

An Assessment of Risk Management Practices: A Case Study of El-Virtues Construction Limited

ABSTRACT The purpose of study was to understand and assess the risk management practices and their effectiveness using El-Virtues Construction Limited as a case study. The study employed the cross-sectional design and the qualitative approach to gather data from 20 employees through semi-structured interviews and with the aid of a questionnaire. The study found that there was an adequate understanding of risk management among the respondents as including a tool to facilitate the project, a sy...

THE IMPACT OF PORT LABOUR SYSTEM ON EMPLOYEE’S PRODUCTIVITY IN TEMA PORT

ABSTRACT This dissertation was aimed at studying the participation of Private Stevedoring Companies (PSCs) in Port of Tema with the specific objective of identifying the differences in stevedoring operations between private and public stevedores, enquiring about the impact the participation of PSCs on the performance with respect to cargo handling and finding out the challenges confronting PSCs in the Port of Tema and how they mitigate them. Using qualitative research method and research inst...

REAL ESTATE DEMAND AND SUPPLY ISSUES IN GHANA: A CRITICAL SURVEY

ABSTRACT The study sought to determine land availability, pricing of property, economic situation of a country and the demographic profile of an area as factors that influence demand and supply of real estate property and the extent to which these factors influence demand and supply of real estate property. Purposive and convenience sampling methods were employed in selecting the population sample of 70 for the study. The study employed descriptive and inferential statistics to obtain the sta...

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA CHALLENGES FACING MERIDIAN PORTS SERVICES (MPS) IN THE HANDLING AND DELIVERY OF CONTAINERS TO CUSTOMERS ON THE MPS TERMINAL, THE CASE AT THE TEMA PORT

ABSTRACT The study made use of a descriptive cross sectional survey approach. The research approach involves the use of questionnaires to obtain quantitative data. The target population for the research consisted of workforce comprising management, employees , and customers of MPS container terminal. Consequently, six (6) technical/operations managers were randomly selected from a population of eight (8) managers. Also, a sample of seventy (70) respondents was randomly selected from a populat...

UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECT OF NON-RECEIPT OF REWARD GIVEN TO SELECTED-FEW EMPLOYEES HAS ON JOB SATISFACTION OF OTHER EMPLOYEES.

ABSTRACT  This work is aimed at providing understanding on the effect that the non-receipt of the reward given to selected-few employees by the management has on the job satisfaction of other employees in the organization. Guided by literature on the effect of non-receipt of reward given to selected few employees has on job satisfaction of other employees, data was collected from forty (40) staff of Hydrological Services Department and self-administered questionnaire. Based on descripti...