Abstract The main aim of the study was to assess the adoption of electronic banking by Rural and Community Banks and its effect on the livelihood of the people of Bogoso. Over the past decade, electronic business has grown as an emerging industry. In recent years, the banking industry has strived on the emergence of the internet and has taken advantage of it to get competitive advantage over its competitors. A descriptive case study design approach was adopted in the methodology in which seve...
ABSTRACT One major problem found in the Ga districts is indiscriminate sand winning and its associated negative effects on the environment, farming and health. This study therefore aims at identifying and measuring the impact of sand winning on the socio-economic life of communities in the Ga districts. To achieve these objectives, the study examines and evaluates institutional and operational framework controlling sand winning communities and provides recommendations. I apply a cross se...
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of corporate governance and national culture on the debt maturity structure of firms in sub-Saharan Africa. A relatively unexplored area world-wide, the dearth of literature on debt maturity structure in Africa necessitates this study. This study sought to understand the impact that the corporate governance systems of sub-Saharan African firms have on corporate debt maturity on the basis of the argument that the debt maturity structure of a firm could a...
ABSTRACT The study examines the extent of commitment of cocoa farmers in the Obuasi Municipality. The data for the study were obtained from cocoa farmers in the Obuasi municipality through a survey in the month of December, 2009. The methodology covers the study area, study design, population, the sample and sampling procedures, sources of data collection, research instruments, pilot testing, field work, challenges to be encountered, and data analysis procedure. The study revealed that cocoa ...
ABSTRACT Inflation Targeting as a monetary policy has been adopted widely by many countries both developed and developing. The Bank of Ghana, adopted Inflation Targeting in 2002 but made an official announcement of its use in 2007, making Ghana the second country to adopt Inflation Targeting in Africa after South Africa. This study sought to determine the effects of Inflation Targeting on the Inflation Rate, Economic Growth, the Exchange Rate and the growth in Money Supply of Ghana. The study...
ABSTRACT The study examined the effectiveness and efficiency of headteachers' training programmes in the Wenchi District ofthe Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana. The research problem was as a result ofmismanagement of basic school resources and declining pupil performance between 1997 and 2000 academic years. A cross-sectional study design was used to gat~er information from two groups of respondents (40 headteachers and 11 GES officers). Purposive sampling method Was used to select the respondents...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine the effects of service quality on customer satisfaction at Zenith bank Achimota branch Accra Ghana. The study adopted the quantitative research design and data collection was made with the random sampling technique. The study adopted the random sampling technique and in all three hundred and twenty customers of the bank was sampled for the study with the use of structured questionnaires as the research instrument. The findings of the study revealed that th...
ABSTRACT Financial institutions are the main intermediation channels between saving and investment in a country. Bank efficiency allows for mobilizing of savings from diverse sources and allocate it to more productive activities for economic growth. This study carries out a comparative analysis of technical efficiency for listed and unlisted banks in Ghana. Using panel annual financial data from eleven (11) banks starting from 2009 to 2013, the study employed the Stochastic Frontier Approach ...
ABSTRACT This study was aimed at evaluating the performance of the KNUSTSM, Tarkwa, for the period that it has existed as a tertiary institution todate, a time span of twenty-five years. The School will celebrate, in October 2001, its silver jubilee of nurturing by the mother university, KNUST, Kumasi. Even though it is at the threshold of becoming a University College, no formal evaluation has been made about how the School has so far performed. The study also sought to establish whether...
ABSTRACT ,,' Throughout time people have been concerned with questions regarding life and death, mortality and immortality. So, the disposal ofthe dead and funeral have been given special attention. This study therefore seeks to find out whether the impression that funerals have more negative than positive effects on the Takoradi community is true or not. The sample for the study was taken from the Takoradi community made up of family heads, bereaved family members, those committees in charge...
ABSTRACT The prevalence rate of child obesity has increased globally, including developing countries such as Ghana. The use of teachers as implements of change to combat child obesity seem to be a useful idea since teachers have direct interaction with children for substantial amounts of time each day. Yet, there is no study that has evaluated the use of teachers in managing child obesity in Ghana. This study sought to investigate the intervention strategies that can be adapted by teachers in...
ABSTRACT It was until the early 1990’s that economists began to place greater emphasis on the role of human capital development as the basic rock for development. Using a multi-stage sampling technique, the researcher interviewed a sample of 868 households in rural Ghana. The study adopted unitary model of intra household decision model to examine parents’ expectation and investment in children’s education in rural Ghana. The study revealed that the probability that children getting the...
ABSTRACT This study seeks to examine the effect of exchange rate movements on export sector performance in Ghana. The focus is on the real sector of the economy thus, Agricultural, Industrial and Services Sectors. A quantitative research design is employed. It uses data from the World Development Indicators (WDI) and the sample period spans1984-2016. The Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedastic (GARCH) model is employed in calculating exchange rate volatility. This was after an ...
ABSTRACT This study assessed training programmes offered by T.M.A. to its staff members. The general objective was to assess the extent to which training programmes offered by the T.M.A. have influenced the output of staff. The population for the study was the 3500 staff members of T.M.A. who have been at post from six months and more. The sample size of respondents was 100 made up of 90 junior staff members and 10 management staff. Questionnaires were used to gather information from manageme...
ABSTRACT This study assesses the relationship between innovation, performance and competitive advantage among Ghanaian banks. It uses the subjective way of customer perception to measure innovation, performance and competitive advantage with questions based on theory. The customers involved are mainly retail customers who visit their respective banks. The research is carried out in Accra and encompasses banks listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange. A Structural Equation Model (SEM) with resp...