ABSTRACT Work-life balance has become major factor in modern trends in human resource management that will enable direct relationship between competent and committed organization and its employees. Studies in the work-life balance literatures have shown that work-life balance has some influence on employees‘ performance but has not been conclusive. The study moves out to investigate the relationship between of work-life balance and employees‘ performance at Volta River Authority, Western ...
ABSTRACT The Free Maternal Health Services Scheme emanated from the conditions and benefits that were outlined in the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative embarked upon by the Government of Ghana to alleviate the plight of the poor and vulnerable in society as well as improve upon the living conditions of the citizenry. As a policy, the essence of the scheme was to ensure easy access and utilization of antenatal care, delivery and post – natal care services by women in the rural...
ABSTRACT Financial literacy and behaviour have attracted increasing attention in both the developed and developing world due to its role in financial decision and their influence on savings habits of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) owners. This study examined the influence of financial literacy, financial behaviour on savings habits of SMEs owners in the Awutu Senya District of Ghana. The study used across-section data set within a descriptive research design. The study employed quantitat...
ABSTRACT Working capital management plays a vital role in improving the financial performance of companies. The purpose of the study is to analyze the effects of working capital management on the financial performance of pharmaceutical companies in Ghana. For this reason Pearson correlation and regression were used to analyze the secondary data in the form of annual financial report were obtained from the pharmaceutical companies for a period of eleven years (2005-2015). The study measured fi...
ABSTRACT Effective leaders are enablers that directly point to competent and committed employees. Studies in the leadership literature have shown that leadership styles and employees‟ performance are of major determinants of organisational performance. The study set out to establish the impact of leadership styles on employees‟ performance in Ameen Sangari Company Limited, Cape Coast. Having used quantitative approach and correlation design, census method, interview guide, multiple linear...
ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between Working Capital Management (WCM) determinants and financial distress level of the listed manufacturing companies in Ghana. This research used evidence from financial report of ten manufacturing organizations selected from the main board of the Ghana Stock exchange. Quantitative research approach involving panel least square estimates with white cross section were used for analysis. Descriptive statistical analysis including regression ...
ABSTRACT Girls lag behind boys at all levels of fonnal education in Ghana. Enrolment, retention, and transition and achievement rates for girls are always lower than that of boys. This means that even many of the girls who are enrolled in school do not complete Junior Secondary School. There is the strong belief that negative parental attitude must be blamed for the low level education of girls. The purpose of the study was, therefore, to examine current parental attitude towards the educatio...
ABSTRACT This work looks at solid waste management practices in the Birim North District, Ghana. The study used political economists’ perspectives in provision and management of public service to analyse waste disposal practices in the study communities. The aim was to explore factors responsible for indiscriminate dumping and burning of domestic waste in the Birim North District and suggest solutions to address the problem. Methodologically, the qualitative approach was used to select 87 p...
ABSTRACT This study assesses the impact of Microfinance on Rural communities in Agona District in the Central Region of Ghana. The specific objectives of the study were to assess customers’ level of awareness of microfinance programmes in place, the effect of microfinance on poverty reduction, challenges faced by residents in acquiring loans from MFIs, constraints associated with the operation of MFIs and strategies to improve the services of MFIs. A survey was conducted and one hundred (10...
ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to understand how leadership styles influence employee creativity in Ghana’s telecommunication industry. Guided by literature reviewed on componential theory of creativity and the leader-member exchange (LMX) theory, data was collected from three hundred and thirty five (335) employees using a semi structured questionnaire. The study used the quantitative research approach. Data collected was analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistic...
ABSTRACT The study sought to assess the effect of motivation on the performance of Ghana Armed Forces schools and selected public schools in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis. Four research questions were posed to guide the study. The descriptive survey design was used. All basic schools in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis constituted the accessible population. However, only six public schools and six armed forces schools were involved in the study. A total of 177 respondents, comprising 12 head...
ABSTRACT The study examines how increasing the shares of fees and commissions, trading income and total non-interest income makes African banks more risky, for banks that specialize in either retail or investment banking activities. The study used financial information obtained from the Bankscope database to construct a panel of African banks from 2008 to 2012. The study used the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression model with Newey – West standard errors, robust for heteroskedascity an...
ABSTRACT The Northern Region is witnessing protracted and relapsed conflicts and attempts at restoring enduring peace, largely, through Western models, particularly, the formal court system, have not been successful. This study analyses conflicts and conflict management mechanisms in the Northern Region of Ghana towards a comprehensive and sustainable management of the conflicts. The study is purely qualitative, employing the multiple case study design. Sixty-two participants were, purposivel...
ABSTRACT The need for the government to maintain macroeconomic stability is becoming increasingly crucial in the era of slow economic growth, growing unemployment and high debt. However, the trend of Balance of Payment over the years reveals an unstable pattern. One key factor that has been overlooked in terms of the determinants of Balance of Payment is exchange rate volatility. Coming from the background of volatility/instability in the Ghana’s exchange rate, could it be the reason for th...
ABSTRACT Over the years, attempts have been made by the public that universities should be funded fully by their Internally Generated Funds due to constrained on public funds and the huge financing of the universities. One of the major problems now facing the Ghanaian public universities is the problem of under-funding. Therefore it has recently become nationally referenced for building up public universities in Ghana. For these, an internally generated fund deserves the attention of policy- ...