ABSTRACT Major problems faced by Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) all over the world is limited access to business funds, accounting records, human resource management and managing their SMEs productively. Part of the solution to address the aforementioned challenges is inherent in social capital. Social capital provides opportunities for entrepreneurs to use mutual relationships to access financial and other forms of capital without having to provide collateral securities. Despite t...
ABSTRACT The advent of social media platforms has been considered as one of the breakthroughs in e-business. Firms around the globe have capitalized on social media to market their products. This study sought to examine how social media usage has influenced the profitability of SMEs in Ghana, using SMEs in Accra as a case study. In attempt to address the study objectives, a mixmethodology research was adopted. Thus, the study collected both quantitative and qualitative data to explore th...
Abstract This study examined the role of the audit service in fighting corruption in public institutions in the Ashanti Region. The population for the study encompassed all audit workers in the audit department in the Kumasi Metropolis in the Ashanti Region. A sample of twenty auditors was selected for the study through convenience sampling technique. The findings from the study indicated that there was high level of corruption in public institutions in the Ashanti Region and that the role ...
ABSTRACT In the world of business, the significant factor that leads to the establishment of corporate organizations is the maximization of shareholders’ wealth. Much is expected from managers of corporate bodies – Agents, engaged by the Investors – Principals, to generate investment activities towards the attainment of the basic financial objective of maximization of shareholders’ wealth. Sometimes, the agents succeed in their endeavour to satisfy the shareholders’ interests. How...
ABSTRACT The study investigated how brand image impact on consumer purchasing of electronic gadgets within the Kumasi metropolis. This study followed the positivist paradigm hence, quantitative methodology was adopted. The total population for the study covered the entire students of the Graduate School of the University of Education-Winneba, Kumasi campus. The population size for this study was 525. The study employed purposive sampling and used Krejcie and Morgan (1970) sampling table to ...
ABSTRACT Maternal mortality reduction has been a global health priority to prevent women and babies who die due to complications from pregnancy and childbirth especially, in developing country. There have been several interventions to curb maternal and neonatal deaths in Ghana. To achieve good maternal health the food habits of pregnant women in the New Juaben municipality, Koforidua in the Eastern Region of Ghana was investigated. Descriptive survey was used to find out the nutritional know...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the recruitment and selection practices of organisations, using the Ghana Education Service (GES) Office in the Kumasi Metropolis as a case. The study was guided by these objectives; to identify the recruitment and selection practices, to examine how recruitment and selection practices affect the performance of teachers and to assess the challenges faced by GES in recruitment, and selection process. The population for the study was forty e...
Abstract This study set out to investigate the relationship between breastfeeding and the nutritional status of children in Ghana. This stems from the fact that in spite of conflicting research findings on the benefits of prolonged breastfeeding, there is intensive breastfeeding compaign going on in the country. The 1998 GDHS data set was used in this study. Specifically, data on breastfeeding and other child feeding practices, childhood illnesses and anthropometry as well as some background ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of motivational factors on employees’ performance in an organization, a study of Golden Tulip Kumasi City Hotel. The objectives of the study were to analyse the influence of monetary dynamics on employee’s performance, to examine the outcomes of the various job designs on employee’s performance, and to ascertain the effects of staff training and development on employee’s performance. The population for the study was 120 re...
The choice of fund sources to finance an organization’s operation and investment activities is one of the major activities organization managers have to decide. This decision of managers in financing their firm’s operation and investment could involve; issuance of debt, raising of new capital through issuance of additional shares of equity, or retaining of capital from earnings generated from operations; and selection from among them largely depend on the effect they have on the organiza...
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 ins...
ABSTRACT Optimal feeding during infancy and early childhood is fundamental to the makeup of a child’s full human potential. This study aimed at infant and young child feeding practices of mothers and the effect on nutritional status of their children at Dadease and Effiduase in the Sekyere-Kumawu and Sekyere-East Districts respectively. A cross sectional design was used for the study using a sample size of 122 mothers and their young children within the age range of 0-24 months old. Multi...
ABSTRACT The study assessed pay disparity impact on catholic health workers within the Ashanti region of Ghana. Specifically, the objectives of the study were; to examine the kind of perceived pay differentials that exist at the Catholic Health Service, to examine the nature of relationship that exists between perceived pay differentials and employees’ performance at the Catholic Health Service and finally to assess the reaction of employees in senior and lower positions regarding the dif...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of training and development programmes on job performance with the University of Cape Coast as a case study. A survey was carried out at the University of Cape Coast .The researcher used questionnaires and interviews (about 100) respondents where necessary to collect the primary data for the study. The collected data was examined and checked for validity and consistency. The data was summarised, coded and tabulated the data col...
ABSTRACT Work-family conflict (WFC) is an inter role conflict that arises as a result of incompatible role pressures from the family and work domains. WFC issues have been left out of studies on human resources in the hospitality industry in Ghana. Therefore, this study examined work-family conflict among employees of hotels in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, Ghana. Questionnaires were used to collect the data from hotel employees in Sekondi-Takoradi. Convenient sampling method was employed ...