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INTERNAL AUDIT AS A CONTROL FOR EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES IN GHANA

ABSTRACT This research aims to examine the influence of internal audit on effective corporate governance in SOEs in Ghana. A questionnaire was used to collect data and was distributed to the 100 top senior level officials and internal audit department of the SOE sectors. The regression model that was used in this study was five dependent variables: internal audit independence; proficiency and due professional care; nature of work; quality assurance and improvement program; and managing the in...

THE IMPACT OF CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: A CASE STUDY OF FIDELITY BANK LIMITED

ABSTRACT The study assessed the impact of customer relationship management on customer satisfaction at Fidelity Bank Limited. Specifically, the objectives of the study were; to identify the customer relationship management strategies of Fidelity Bank Limited, to investigate which of the customer relationship management strategies of the bank has the most impact on its customer satisfaction and finally to examine the impact between customer relationship management strategies and customer loyal...

Conceptualizing Continuity and Shifts in the African and the Black Diaspora Performance Traditions

ABSTRACT In engaging the challenge of evolving a shared pedgogy of Black and african knowledge systems on the continent and African Diaspora(s)

Child Labour in Fostering Practices: A Study of Surulere Local Government Area Lagos State, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT Many studies in Nigeria have been carried out to examine the trend and outcome of fostering practices and child labour independently but such studies have been generally overlooked the issue of child labour in fostering pratices.

BUSINESS REPONSE PATTERNS TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES: AN APPRAISAL OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVES IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT In recent years, advocates of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) have argues that CSR should be a strategic engine for a long term corporate profits and responsible social development.

PRODUCTIVITY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN STATE AND PRIVATE OWNERSHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL OIL INDUSTRY

ABSTRACT The participation of countries in the international oil industry in the form of national oil companies started in 1914 and has continued to this date. Although their role in market systems has been seen in literature to be a major cause of inefficiency, active state participation does not seem to be waning. This is primarily because of state dependence on oil products, growth of major state-owned oil companies and the belief that state control over its resources is a major sign of na...

ADOPTION OF AN ECOSYSTEM-BASED ADAPTATION (EbA) APPROACH IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE: IMPROVING LIVELIHOODS IN FRINGE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WOROBONG SOUTH FOREST RESERVE

ABSTRACT Extreme human activities couple with climate change have the potential to reduce the resilience of communities whose livelihoods depend on the forest ecosystem services. As a way of building resilience of society using the same resource also has the capacity to derive co-benefits for the forest ecosystem upon which livelihoods activities operate. To this end, the study sought to adopt the Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) to identify Ecosystem services of the Worobong South Forest Res...

CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS OF GROUP LENDING IN MICROFINANCE SERVICE DELIVERY: EVIDENCE FROM WOMEN GROUPS WITH THE BONZALI RURAL BANK IN TAMALE.

ABSTRACT Globally, microcredit has risen to prominence at a rapid speed after its large-scale success in the 1970s in Bangladesh with Grameen Bank. Its central idea is that traditional banks find the poor too costly to serve due to their lack of steady income and collateral. To address the issue of a lack of collateral to secure loans, some rural banks and microfinance companies have taken to group guarantees as a form of social collateral to provide loans. This study delves into the group l...

PERCEPTION ON DISTANCE EDUCATION AMONG UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST DISTANCE STUDENTS IN ACCRA

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess the perception of students of distance education about distance learning in Ghana. Specifically, this study assessed; the opinion of distance students regarding distance education in Ghana, the main factors contributing to the demand for distance education, the level of distance students’ satisfaction of distance education, and the challenges faced by the students offering distance education. A cross-section survey and quantitative method wer...

The effect of financial inclusion on poverty reduction in Sub Sahara Africa: Does threshold matter?

This paper investigated the threshold effect of financial inclusion on poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Using an annual dataset spanning 2010 to 2017, the Hansen’s estimation and Differenced generalized method of moments (GMM) methods were used to estimate the threshold level of financial inclusion that will reduce poverty and factors that influence financial inclusion respectively. The results showed that beyond a threshold level of 0.365, financial inclusion would lead to po...

NON-ENFORCEMENT OF THE DISABILITY RIGHTS LAWS IN GHANA: THE HEARING IMPAIRED AND ACQUISITION OF DRIVERS’ LICENSES

ABSTRACT Non-enforcement of policies regarding persons with disability (PWDs) is a major national problem, especially when it comes to the hearing impaired and acquisition of drivers’ licenses in Ghana. The hearing impaired persons mobility to accessing some basic services such as education, social and economic activities, health and other cultural activities could depend on their mandate to drive to places in seeking for these basic services, hence the need for drivers’ licenses to ply t...

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF MUTUAL FUNDS IN GHANA. A CASE STUDY OF DATABANK

ABSTRACT In the last few decades, mutual funds have developed due to the global integration of financial markets. The aim of this study is assessing the role of mutual funds towards increasing the financial gains of investors, using Databank Mutual fund as a case study. The study adopted descriptive research. The simple random sampling method is used to sample the 100 respondents from the Accra and Tema branches of Databank. The study found out that a greater majority of the respondents inves...

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EFFECT OF GHANAIAN NURSES’ MENTAL STRESS ON THEIR JOB SATISFACTION: THE ROLE OF WORKLOAD AND TIME PRESSURE

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to identify factors constituting workload, time pressure, mental stress and their job satisfaction of Ghanaian nurses and also to provide an understanding of the influencing relationships among these factors. Guided by theoretical concepts in work physiology and occupational health, a standardized questionnaire was adapted and used to collect data from 300 nurses in four public hospitals in Accra. The collated data was analyzed using factor, correlation a...

AN INVESTIGATION INTO MICRO ENTERPRISE GROWTH IN GHANA: EVIDENCE FROM “GORO BOYS” IN ABOSSEY-OKAI MARKET, ACCRA

ABSTRACT The distortions in the literature on the relevance of micro-enterprises have been blamed partly on the lack of clarity on the growth measures for micro-enterprises. This study, therefore, investigated whether there are specific growth measures used by micro-enterprise to measure growth. From a qualitative perspective, the researcher adopted a case study strategy, semi-structured interview, and a snowballing sampling technique to sample five micro-entrepreneurs popularly called ―Gor...

EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT IN DECISION MAKING AND WORKER MOTIVATION: A STUDY OF TWO SELECTED BANKS IN GHANA

ABSTRACT Rewarding workers for their effort within a given period becomes a motivation that spurs them on to work harder. Motivation for work is both intrinsic and extrinsic, but with time, individual workers become more drawn towards one of the forms of motivation. This study focuses on examining the relationship between employee involvement in decision making and their levels of motivation. Participation or involvement in decision making constitutes an intrinsic form of motivation while mon...

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