ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships among organizational learning, empowerment and creativity. The design of the study was a Cross- sectional survey design. A sample of 157 employees from four financial institutions in Accra, namely Barclays Bank, Ghana Commercial Bank, Ecobank Ghana Limited and Enterprise Insurance Company Limited was used for the study. Participants constituting 54% were from ages 25-35, 24% were from ages 18- 24 and 17% were also from ages 36...
ABSTRACT Donating blood regularly and voluntarily is the World Health Organisations remedy to the Worlds perennial blood shortage. Globally, there has been a surge in interventions aimed at encouraging individuals to adopt this behaviour (donating blood regularly and voluntarily). This current study seeks to apply Social Marketing using perceived attributes of innovation (a diffusion of innovation concept) to understand the factors influencing the diffusion and adoption of regular voluntary b...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the mobilisation and application of internally generated fund at Adansi-South District Assembly (ASDA). The study adopted quantitative research methodology as its research approach and used descriptive survey as its design. Questionnaires were self-designed and self-administered. Beside the primary data, secondary data was sourced from Composite Budget for 2016 as well as Medium Term Development Plan of ASDA for the period of 2010 to 2017. The data collected were ...
ABSTRACT This study examined how a mining company in the Eastern Region of Ghana, Newmont Golden Ridge Limited (NGRL), integrates stakeholder approaches in its CSR to ensure sustainability of CSR outcomes. A qualitative approach using a single case study of NGRL was adopted. The study purposively selected thirty five (35) key participants including officials of NGRL, selected chiefs, selected officials of two regulatory bodies, and community members. The main instruments for the primary data ...
ABSTRACT The Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651) aside; the law governing the management of labour in Ghana appears to be scanty, incomprehensive and not readily available to those who need to use them whenever the need arises. The study therefore sought to fill this gap with specific reference to the exit phase. The study achieved this by exploring in depth and putting together the laws applicable to the exit phase of labour management in Ghana. This included not only the statement of the appropriate...
ABSTRACT The main objective of this study was to ascertain whether performance appraisal systems in organizations are adequately designed and implemented to generate appropriate data in terms of adequacy, relevance, accuracy and practicality to be used for Effective Human Resource Management. The study relied on primary and secondary data collected from two hundred and twenty-one (221) staff randomly selected from Sissala East District Directorate of Education. The study showed that the organ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to find out the effects of occupational health and safety on employees’ performance.Structured questionnaires and interview guide were used to collect data from the selected population of 180 health workers through purposive sampling. The descriptive survey was used for the study. The statistical method used in the analysis was descriptive statistics. Percentages were calculated for the summary of the various responses. The study found out that the kind...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study is to assess organisational culture and sustainability of savings and loans companies in Ghana - case study of selected savings and loans companies in the Kumasi Metropolis. The researcher used descriptive research design for the study. Quantitative research approach was used. The population for the study was 160. The simple random and purposive sampling technique was used in selecting 120 respondents for the study. Questionnaire was the main instrument ...
ABSTRACT The increasing competition among banks in Ghana is largely explained by the liberalisation and implementation of the various financial sector reforms recommended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. In today’s competitive world, one of the challenges facing many managers in the banking sector is how to increase business market shares and profits concurrently. Although the correlation between market shares and profitability has been sustained over the years, ...
ABSTRACT This study examines three main issues concerning the youth in the Asbiedu Keteke Sub~ metropolitan Area. These include their poverty profiles, unemployment problems and coping strategies. Central to the increase in urban poverty is the rise in unemployment especially among the youth. This provides the point of departure for this dissertation. The first section shows how Asbiedu and its environs, ahhougb constituting the commercial heartland of Accra, have not reached its potential in...
ABSTRACT The main aim of the study was to examine the attrition and retention of teachers of public Senior High Schools (SHS) in the Tamale Metropolis. This was pursued through examining the factors that led to teacher attrition/retention, as well as analysing the effects of teacher attrition on student performance. A descriptive design was adopted to study the 95 teachers from eight schools in the metropolis. Questionnaires were used to collect data from the teachers and analysed using stati...
ABSTRACT. The Brong-Ahafo Region urban space is a very vibrant one, consisting of a number of Towns which principally play a pivotal role in the region’s socio-economic developmental trajectory. They provide essential services in administration, health care, education, commerce, industry and jobs to serve its inhabitants and peripheral populations, which culminate in a varying degree of functional importance. However, as a consequence of glaring inequalities on the functionalities of towns,...
ABSTRACT There has been a widespread appreciation of the concept of social entrepreneurship across the globe and this concludes that its importance cannot be overemphasized in all aspects.Social entrepreneurship in the Ghanaian environment is emerging and currently few social enterprises operate in the country, none has however been able to achieve a national scale nor reached medium-sized operations. Not much of literature on social entrepreneurship is available for consideration in Africa; ...
ABSTRACT The study investigated how nutritional labelling affects consumer purchasing decisions of food products within the Kumasi metropolis. Specifically, the objectives of the study were to find out the level of awareness of consumers towards nutritional labelling in terms of buying behaviour, to examine whether nutritional labelling affect consumer decision to purchase healthy food products and finally to ascertain whether a consumer demographic characteristics (i.e. gender, income, educa...
ABSTRACT The impact of corporate organizations activities on society is a growing global concern. As a result, the expectations of stakeholders on the role of businesses in society have increased over the last decade. To this end, greater attention has been given to CSR activities and its subsequent disclosures (Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure). The disclosure of corporate social responsibility activities of corporations provides information to the public regarding corporate activi...