ABSTRACT T he success of organisations largely depend on the nature of motivational policies established in dealing with employees been the most valuable assets who work to achieve set goals and objectives. This study sought to examine motivational strategies adopted by organisations with specific reference to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). The target population involves employees of KATH (3,519). Stratified sampling technique was used in selecting a sample size of 271 out of which 21...
ABSTRACT Surgical patients have been known to benefit immensely from psychological interventions. This study set out to assess the pre and postoperative anxiety levels and depression and the effect of cognitive therapy among Nigerian surgical patients, The effects of gender and educational status on perioperative anxiety and depression were also evaluated. Study design . The study utilized a controlled outcome design to evaluate the efficacy of self instructional training (SIT) and rational e...
ABSTRACT Economic Community of West African States‘ (ECOWAS) total trade has reflected deficit in the last two decades. It was $1.42 billion in 1990, increased to $3.32 billion in 2000 and $6.24 billion in 2009. This trade imbalance in the ECOWAS region can be traced to the dominance of primary over manufactured products in the region‘s exports. However, the imbalance can be reversed with trade in similar products that is Intra-Industry Trade (IIT) between the region and her highest trad...
ABSTRACT Rural households in developing countries have for a long time been perceived as farm households, and that they receive their income predominantly from agriculture. There is growing evidence however in the rural livelihoods literature to show that rural households in developing countries derive a significant proportion of their incomes from non-farm activities, and income from this source is growing. In addition, nonagricultural activities constitute the main occupation of an increas...
ABSTRACT Universities have unique features from regular business entities. However, like any other organisation the environment in which they operate is constantly changing, and they need to change not only to survive but to compete successfully to achieve set objectives. This study examines universities and how they achieve success in change implementation, given their culture and readiness for change tendencies. A total of 528 participants made up of academic and non-teaching staff, as wel...
ABSTRACT In an ideal situation, over 97 percent of newborn infants can be expected to survive through the first five years of life. Reduction in this survival probability in any society is due to the operation of social, economic, biological, and environmental forces. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between sanitation and diarrhoeal diseases among children who are less than five years in Ghana. A sample of 2005 women who had given birth in the last five years preced...
ABSTRACT The study examined to a greater extent, the organizational policies, procedures and resources that support the appraisal system of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority. The timing, frequency, uses of appraisal data and other relevant issues that affect the performance appraisal system were also critically evaluated. The data collection tools employed in the study included questionnaires, interviews and focus group discussions. The simple random sampling technique was used to draw t...
ABSTRACT Despite the obvious differences between the formal government system and the traditional system of governance, there is the growing awareness that good governance at the local level can only be achieved when traditional rulers are incorporated into the formal system of governance. This study examines the predominant traditional authority systems in the Komenda Traditional Area in Ghana. The study sets out to assess the roles and relevance of these traditional authorities in relation ...
ABSTRACT The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) was established by an Act of Parliament in 2000, Act 581, to promote the development of education in the country. Notwithstanding the wellcrafted nature and noble intentions of the GETFund policy, its implementation has suffered setbacks. Analysis of data collected revealed that GETFund has been politicized. Its implementation has generated conflict among competing forces including disagreements, suspicions and an effort to sidestep frontline ...
ABSTRACT Working capital management is a very sensitive area in the field of financial management. The working capital management of a firm in part affects its profitability. A firm is required to maintain a balance between liquidity and profitability while conducting its daily operations. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of working capital management practices on financial performance of Small and Micro Enterprise in Sokoban Wood Village in Ashanti region. This objective wa...
ABSTRACT The study was to examine the basis for conducting performance appraisal at the GES Headquarters in Accra, what is appraised by the Directors in terms of knowledge of job, quality of work, dependability, etc. vis-à-vis the employees perception on the appraisal system. One hundred and sixteen (116) respondents drawn from the ten (10) divisions were interviewed and made to answer a questionnaire which were mostly close-ended and open-ended comprising mostly dichotomous and multiple cho...
ABSTRACT This study sought to interrogate factors leading to the low patronage of improved sanitation facilities in peri-urban settings. The study’s main emphasis was on the Prampram community located in the Ningo-Prampram District of the Greater Accra Region in Ghana. A recent study by the Joint Monitoring Programme for water and sanitation (JMP) shows that, in Ghana, only 14% of the people have access to improved sanitation or decent toilet facilities. Ghana was graded 48th among 51 Afric...
Introduction This chapter talks about the background and the motivation for the study, the statement of the problem, purpose of the study(objectives), research questions, significance of the study, limitation and delimitations of the study and organization of the study.
ABSTRACT In Ghana healthcare institutions are not anticipated to be efficient but due to the rising demands on hospital reimbursement levels, focus on efficient operations is becoming more vital. This study compared technical efficiency levels of private and public clinics and hospitals in Central Region. A sample of 34 private and public hospitals and clinics in the Central Region of Ghana was used for the study. The main estimation technique employed was the Data Envelopment Analysis, with ...