ABSTRACT The changing nature of work these days has brought about issues of psychological wellbeing of employees affected by organizational restructuring. In this regard, the present study investigated the mediating effects of pay satisfaction and employability on the relationship between perceived change management and employee wellbeing among some 274 employees of a recently integrated/merged revenue agencies into the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). A multi-stage quota and convenience sampli...
ABSTRACT This study was done to ascertain the psychosocial factors and their impact on unsafe abortion in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. One hundred (100) women who had ever had abortion(s) and were visiting the Family Planning Units of the Ridge Hospital and La General Hospital as well as the Obstetric and Gynaecological Unit of the 37 Military Hospital were the participants of the study with ages between 9 and 50 years. Data was collected using a questionnaire and analysed with the Logi...
ABSTRACT Sub-Saharan Africa has over the years witnessed the proliferation of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) within the sub-region. However, intra-regional trade remains considerably low around 10 percent of its trade with the rest of the world. This has led researchers to investigate whether these RTAs have been trade-creating or trade diverting. Nevertheless, these studies have not extended their analysis to investigate the effect of the membership of some dominant economies in their resp...
ABSTRACT Repeat pregnancies among teenage girls is a social problem confronting many countries, including Ghana. This study sought to: (a) find out factors contributing to repeat pregnancies among teenage mothers, (b) identify challenges faced by teenage mothers with repeat pregnancies, (c) explore the knowledge of teenage mothers with repeat pregnancies on contraceptives, and (d) ascertain the social support systems available to teenage mothers with repeat pregnancies in Ablekuma sub-Metropo...
ABSTRACT Governments of Ghana have endeavored over the years to promote the use of cleaner energy and stoves for domestic use, but about 70% of Ghanaian households still rely on biomass fuel for their main household energy sources. This, therefore, makes the adoption and use of improved cook stoves (ICSs) important to curtail the adverse health, economic and environmental effects associated with using biomass fuel and traditional cook stoves. The aim of the study was to assess the status of a...
ABSTRACT Urbanization is recognized as a key driver of rapid economic growth, structural transformation and poverty reduction. The enormous body of both theoretical and empirical knowledge widely supports the idea of a positive relationship between urbanization and economic growth. However, at the core of the existing debate is the causal direction. The first part of the study investigated the causal relationship between urbanization and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from the tw...
ABSTRACT The primary aim of this study was to examine the relationships between leadership styles and voluntary work behaviors of employees among selected banks in Ghana. Specifically, the objectives was to determine the extent to which leadership styles (transformational and transactional) predict employees‟ voluntary work behaviors (OCB and CWB); to examine the mediating effect of leaders‟ emotional intelligence on the leadership styles and voluntary work behaviors relationships; and to...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of investment in the Nigerian economy by making use of time series data for the period, 1970-2015. The study employed the auto-regressive distributed lag (ARDL) for the analysis. From the result, it is shown that exchange rate, interest rate, inflation rate, and total financial saving, all have a positive effect on investment whereas external debt has a negative effect on investment. Therefore, the Government should improve the...
Abstract This study examines empirical determinants of inflation dynamics in Nigeria between 1995 and 2018 fiscal years. It employed monthly data that were sourced from the Central bank of Nigerian Statistical Bulletin, 2018 edition. Several studies have examined inflation determinants in Nigeria for several periods, but the empirical findings of some of these studies are mixed in terms of the different forms of inflation. Headline inflation, which is the most, reported inflation in Newspaper...
ABSTRACT Social protection programmes are redistributive programmes carried out by various governments to enhance the livelihood of the poor and vulnerable in society. Unfortunately, these programmes are confronted with errors, fraud, and corruption (EFCs), thus rendering them ineffective. This study seeks to contribute to the existing knowledge gap in social accountability mechanisms within social intervention programmes. The study seeks to examine the extent of effectiveness of social accou...
ABSTRACT Training is one of the most pervasive methods for enhancing the productivity of individuals and communicating organizational goals to personnel (Arthur.W.Jnr, Bennet.W.Jnr, Edens. P.S. and Bel. S.T 2003). In the field of human resource management, training and development is the field concerned with organizational activity aimed at bettering the performance of individuals and groups in organizational settings. Training and Development is the framework for helping employees to develop...
ABSTRACT This paper is an investigation into the impact of rural banking on economic development. The study involves a survey of management and employees of Unity Rural Bank Limited and the inhabitants of “Ziope”; a rural area in the Volta Region of Ghana. Interviews and questionnaires were the main research techniques adopted for the data collected for this study. Results show that, for the bank to be able to contribute effectively to economic development, further education of the rural ...
ABSTRACT This research thesis sought to find out the factors influencing the stock prices in the Ghana Stock Exchange. The independent variables were gross domestic product, inflation, dividend policy, and trading volume. A descriptive survey method was used in this study. The target population was the 61 firms that are listed at the GSE. The study used secondary data obtained from annual reports and financial statements of the firms listed in GSE found at the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) ...
ABSTRACT The present study explored Ghanaian socio-cultural values about work and work ethic beliefs of twenty-six employees of state owned organisations. Ghanaian socio-cultural values were investigated by examining societal beliefs about work and employee work goals/values. Work ethic beliefs examined in this study include employees’ success orientation and beliefs about self-reliance and teamwork. Data was collected through in-depth interviews and analysed using the Braun and Clark appro...
Abstract This research study focused on Corona virus and organizational innovativeness in the private sector of Rivers State using Hightaste Bakeries Limited as the case study.The Corona virus pandemic has caused serious chaos and has posed a big challenge to the Health system of the world. Although, some innovations have helped reduce exposure to the virus and private organizations have devised means of being productive in the midst of the pandemic.This research covers five chapters and has ...