ABSTRACT This study examined the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on employment creation in Ghana using panel data covering the period 1997 to 2012. The study employed Pedroni co integration, Johansen panel test and the Granger No-causality test procedure suggested by Toda and Yamomanto to empirically examine the relationships and directional relationships between FDI and employment creation. The study employed two controlling variables namely exchange rate and GDP growth. The study ...
ABSTRACT Managing organizational commitment brings positive outcomes to organizations. These outcomes are measured in terms of loyalty, intention to leave, work stress and self performance. The purpose of this research was to find out the effect of organizational commitment on the performance of senior staff of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The research was conducted by employing both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection. Stage one involved the...
ABSTRACT The research aims to examine accounting record keeping practices and its association with growth of SMEs in Wassa Amenfi West Municipality. The specific objectives are: to determine the extent of accounting record keeping practices of SMEs in the Wassa Amenfi Municipal, examine the types of accounting records kept by SMEs in Wassa Amenfi West Municipal, determine whether entrepreneur characteristics affect accounting record keeping practices and assess the effect of accounting record...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of training on job performance of employees at Prudential Bank Limited’s Cape Coast branches. Descriptive survey design is employed in this study. Using questionnaires, responses were sourced from fifty-six (56) staff who were selected using census sampling technique and analysed using multiple regression analysis. The result of the study revealed that training programmes at the bank usually take the form of on-the-job training (co...
Abstract Background: Hypertension is a common non communicable condition worldwide. In developing countries (including Nigeria), the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is common. This study investigated the frequency and factors associated with use of CAM among hypertensive subjects in an urban Nigerian community. Perspectives about the management of hypertension were obtained from CAM practitioners in the community. Methods: Four hundred and forty hypertensive subjects in ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the relationship of inflation targeting monetary policy and economic growth in Ghana. Inflation rate was measured by conditional variance generated by fitting an empirical Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Hetroskedasticity (GARCH) model to seasonally adjust annual consumer price inflation for the period 1960-2015. The inflation rate measure, together with macroeconomic control variables, was used to estimate economic growth models for two periods corresp...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study One major phenomenon that is responsible for the setback in the development of human society is child abuse, specifically bullying. This global phenomenon, has, over the years, attracted the attention of governmental and non-governmental organisations all over the world (Farmer, 2011). Children of today indisputably are the custodians of tomorrow’s world. The continuous existence of any society depends on the ability of the society to sociali...
ABSTRACT Personal selling is a marketing strategy which contrary to classical promotion such as advertising with one-way communication, permits communicative interchanges between the seller and buyer. It is of primary importance in the marketing of commodities which due to their complexity require some form of explanation or demonstration to the buyer. Its usefulness as argued in the literature is said to be more pronounced in industrial marketing and services compared to products in the fast...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess the effectiveness of operational risk management in selected banks in Ghana (UT Bank Ltd, SG Ghana Ltd, Agriculture Development Bank Ltd and Cal Bank Ltd). The study sought to find out how effective Ghanaian Banks are managing operational risk since its inception in Ghana about a decade ago. The data was collected by the use of questioners and interview guide which help to analyzed and present results in percentage and frequency tables. The stu...
ABSTRACT The appalling financial management systems across all public organizations are the major setbacks influencing the economy. Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) is an information system that monitors and summarizes financial information on financial transactions. This study sought to assess the implementation of GIFMIS on government financial operations in relation to the management of public funds in MMDAs and the vital role it plays on financial accounta...
ABSTRACT Reward management is one of the ways used by organizations for attracting and retaining suitable employees as well as helping them to improve their performance. This study was conducted at the College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between reward systems and employee performance at University of Ghana. Specifically, the study sought to determine the relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic rewards an...
ABSTRACT Globalisation is a multi-dimensional phenomenon with diverse consequences. The nature of the consequences has, however, remained contentious. There are contending perspectives on the effects of globalisation on modern states, particularly developing countries. In-depth studies that examined the cogency of these perspectives in relation to the Nigerian State are sparse. This study examined the manifestation of globalisation in Nigeria between 1985 and 2007 and its effects on the Stat...
ABSTRACT The study examined the perceptions of the various stakeholders in the forestry sector on how logging has affected the environmental and socioeconomic life of the communities living around the logging areas in the Adansi East District. The following methods were used: field assessment, collection of field reports from the FSD District Office, aerial photographs of the Forest Reserves and administration of structured questionnaires. Forest Services Division staff in the District and c...
ABSTRACT Starlife Assurance Company Limited is one of Ghana’s premier life insurance companies, and has contributed immensely to the growth of the insurance industry in Cape Coast. The company, like most insurance companies, has a training policy as prescribed by their Human Resource Department. However, the availability of the policy alone does not imply that the company’s training practices are without challenges. The study therefore sought to investigate the challenges Starlife Assura...
Abstract The introduction of school-based adolescent sexuality and life skills education in Nigeria’s formal education sector raises the misgiving that out-of-school youths who constitute more than half of the youth population might be neglected. This study investigated the extent to which out-of-school adolescents have been reached with sexuality education in Nigeria. The study took place in the six geopolitical zones and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, and involved out-of-school ado...