ABSTRACT Many scholars have found that, in the midst of ineffective and unproductive states in developing countries, there exists exceptionally well-performing public organizations that deliver their mandates effectively and productively. There is renewed research to understand why and how these pockets of effective and productive public organizations managed to emerge and persist in a context where failure of public organizations is the norm. The study explored the factors that have accounte...
ABSTRACT The study investigated two main issues; the types, causes and effects of immorality among students in the Second Cycle Institutions and the solutions to the problems of immorality among students in the various Second Cycle Institutions in the Asante Akyem North District. The research design used for the study is a descriptive survey. The decision to use the descriptive survey is based on the fact that this research is non-experimental as it deals with describing the existing conditio...
ABSTRACT Policy makers in the country see the private sector as the engine of growth. It is the pivot around which our quest for the middle-income status revolves. However, productivity is generally low in Ghana mainly because employees are poorly motivated. The study, therefore, assessed the perception of employees on the relationship between motivation and productivity in some selected private organisations in Accra. Both primary data comprising field survey and secondary data mainly obtain...
ABSTRACT The study sought to find out infant feeding practices and nutritional knowledge of nursing mothers in Apam. Multiple methods of data collection procedures such as questionnaire and interviews were used for the study. A total of one hundred and fifty (150) respondents were purposively sampled for the study. The St Lukes hospital and the Reproductive and Child health center (RCHC) all in Apam were used for the study. The data obtained were analysed using SPSS Version 20 and presented ...
ABSTRACT All companies have to be concerned with the issue of making sure that the best and most effect people are employed. This is something that a lot of organisations struggle with and find challenging. In recent times we have seen significant changes in both business and social environment, and those changes have caused organisations to reconsider the implementation of their Human Resource Management policies and practices. Selecting individuals that have good technical skills is no long...
ABSTRACT The Ghana Prisons Service engages in agriculture for two main reasons: for knowledge and skills acquisition in agriculture by the prisoners and to produce food for consumption. There is the perception of low levels of productivity in agriculture in the Ghana Prisons Service. The study sought to determine the effects of motivation on increasing productivity in agriculture at Nsawam Medium Security Prison in order to achieve the reasons for which the Service engages in Agriculture. The...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating the effects of stress on employee’s performance in UT Bank in the Western Region of Ghana. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The study involved 50 participants, comprising 10 managers and 40 employees. Simple convenient and purposive sampling technique were used in selecting the respondents. Questionnaires were the main instruments used to collect data. Frequencies and percentages were used to analyse the quantitative data, u...
ABSTRACT This study examines some of the roles non-governmental organisations (NGOs) play in promoting rural development in Ghana using Christian Rural Aid Network (CRAN); an NGO in Cape Coast as a case for study. The study identified some of the programmes and activities of CRAN in two of the communities it operates in, namely Duakor and Abakam, all suburbs of Cape Coast. Simple random sampling was used to identify 188 households using their house numbers for the study. The study identified ...
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...