ABSTRACT Government of Ghana has put in place many measures to improve the wellbeing of cocoa farmers in the country through increase in the income they receive from cocoa produce. Despite this, cocoa farmers in Ghana do not earn the quality premium received by Ghana cocoa on the international market. This study examined the influence of cocoa farming business and financial literacy on the social welfare of cocoa farmers in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana. The study employed both qualitative ...
ABSTRACT The study examined the effects of exchange rate movement on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Ghana. Specifically, the study examined the trends in FDI inflows and exchange rate in Ghana, investigated the impact of exchange rate volatility on FDI inflow and determined the impact of FDI inflow on exchange rate volatility. The study also examined the impact of economic growth on FDI inflows to Ghana. For the purpose of this research, secondary data sourced from World Devel...
ABSTRACT Over the last ten (10) years the Ghana Civil Service has been implementing a new Civil Service Code of Conduct and Work Ethics policy. It was introduced in 1999 by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service (OHCS) with the ultimate goal of improving the work culture, enhancing the overall professional efficiency and image of the Civil Service. This study into the relevance of the new policy to the Civil Service of Ghana was done from the stand point of the top level management per...
ABSTRACT The study focussed on assessing the role and impact that Clinical Psychology as a profession has made on the delivery of health in Ghana since its inception in 1972. In order to achieve this objective, both quantitative and qualitative research methods were employed. The qualitative technique involving interviews and archival research helped reviewed the nature of health delivery that existed before 1972 when Clinical Psychology was not yet introduced, and the contribution it broug...
ABSTRACT Public sector financial management has witnessed several deficiencies in developing countries including Ghana. This development has led to several reforms by various governments to avert the deficiencies inherent in the management of public finance. Building on current literature, this study generally evaluated the Ghana integrated financial management information system (GIFMIS) of financial reporting quality of Ghana education service. The study specifically sought to examine the...
ABSTRACT The study investigates the potential non-linear and asymmetric impact of remittances and bank-based financial development on economic growth and also the potential mediating role of bank-based financial development in the remittance-growth nexus. The study used the newly developed Non-linear Autoregressive Distributed Lag (NARDL) model by Shin et al. (2014) on annual data for Ghana from 1979 to 2017 for the analysis. The study finds that remittances have a non-linear and asymmetric...
ABSTRACT The study examined the influence of Retirement Planning Programs (RPPs) on retirement planning and attitude towards retirement among some employees in Ghana. Two hundred and fifty-eight (258) workers consisting of 154 who have attended RPPs and 104 who have never attended RPPs were used for the study. Findings indicated that workers who have attended RPPs engaged more in retirement planning and had positive attitude towards retirement compared to those who have never attended RPPs....
ABSTRACT This study investigated factors influencing demand for packing and removal services using Doxa worldwide movers Ltd. as a case study. Doxa Worldwide Movers/Doxa Van Lines Ltd. is an international moving company based in Ghana. It has operated in the air, land and ocean freight forwarding business since its inception 20 years ago. The study specifically sought to: assess volume of cargo that Doxa has handled over the study period; examine factors which determine demand for packing an...
ABSTRACT There have been debates about the effectiveness of rehabilitation programmes worldwide. While some studies have asserted that prison rehabilitation programmes are effective in reducing recidivism, others have argued that treatment programmes are not able to decrease the rate of re-offending. This study situated the debate in Ghana by exploring the various vocational and educational programmes of the Nsawam Medium Security Prisons and the impact of these programmes on the inmates wh...
Abstract Evaluation has been recognised as having the potential to contribute to the effectiveness of development interventions. Using a mixed method approach involving surveys and Q Methodology, the study examines evaluation processes and evaluation use particularly process use in evaluations in Northern Ghana; a zone in which the framework for monitoring and evaluation of development interventions developed by the National Development Planning Commission has been piloted. Evaluation capac...
ABSTRACT The main thrust of the study was to assess the service quality and patients’ satisfaction at the ophthalmology unit of the Nsawam Government Hospital. To achieve this purposes, the study employed quantitative approach through the use of descriptive survey. In the quest of selecting the sample, Convenience sampling method was used in the study to select 260 clients of ophthalmology unit of the Nsawam Government Hospital for the study. A self- developed questionnaire was used for th...
ABSTRACT Laxed or poor credit management is identified as a major cause for the collapse of many a rural bank in Ghana. Kakum Rural Bank Ltd., as one of the few rural banks to stand the test of time, established way back in 1982, continues to post significant profits year after year. However, in 2003, an on-site report into the operations of the bank by Bank of Ghana showed that the ratio of overdue and non-performing loans to advances was unhealthy and alarming. As a result, the bank was t...
ABSTRACT The Department of Feeder Roads, like most Ghanaian organizations, does not give much attention to the human being as a vital resource. As a result of this no proper planning is made for human resource development. This is the issue that the study set to investigate, using the Department of Feeder Roads as a case. The objective was to find out the human resource situation in the Department of Feeder Roads, bringing out the shortcomings in human resource administration and proposing ...
ABSTRACT Training and developing staff are key elements in the achievement of organisational goals, and the performance and quality of an organisation depend on the quality of its human resource. The objective of the study was to assess the staff training and development process at the Takoradi Polytechnic. The data for the study was gathered through two media - questionnaires and interview guide. The study employed the quota and simple random sampling techniques. A total of 222 respondents...
ABSTRACT Teenage pregnancy is a social problem that affects the social well-being of teenagers. Prevention of teenage pregnancy will help to improve the livelihood of teenagers and reduce the prevalence of some social vices in Ghana. This study sought to investigate the causes and consequences of teenage pregnancy in AssinSouth District. Ninety pregnant teenagers or teenage mothers, 6 Head of Health Directorate and 6 Traditional Birth Attendants were interviewed for the study. Both in-depth...