ABSTRACT The working conditions of the Ghana Commercial Bank Limited (GCB Ltd) has been regarded by its members of staff as unfavorable, as it has had negative repercussions on their health. By virtue of this problem, this study sought to ascertain the effect of the conditions of work on the health of the bank’s staff members in Kumasi Zone. Specifically, the research examined the elements that motivated workers to render their services with the bank, the nature of their conditions of work ...
ABSTRACT The quality of the human resource of an organization is essential to its success. As such, every organization must seek to improve the quality of its workforce through training. Training has a direct impact on the performance of employees hence improving the company’s output and productivity. Therefore this study sought to analyses how employee training programs influence performance of West African Mills Company Limited. Data was derived through questionnaires administered to samp...
ABSTRACT The general objective of the study was to evaluate the performance appraisal (PA) system of the Ghana Judicial Service (GJS) Headquarters. This was pursued through examining the processes of staff performance appraisal at the headquarters, determining the level of understanding of the administrative staff on the performance appraisal, and assessing the effectiveness of performance appraisal in the GJS headquarters. A descriptive cross-sectional survey was employed to study 38 apprais...
ABSTRACT Training is a pre-requisite for the growth and survival of rural banks in this era of competitive banking. Indeed, the importance of training to the effective and smooth running of rural banks cannot be over-emphasised. The principal aim of the study was to ascertain whether training is a tool for performance improvement in the modern banking industry with particular reference to rural banks. The descriptive research design was used for the study. The target population comprised all ...
ABSTRACT In today’s competitive business environment, Training and Development has become a valuable activity in all organisations in which Koforidua Polytechnic is no isolation. It is therefore incumbent on Koforidua Polytechnic to pay much attention to training and development of its workforce to enable it compete with other educational institutions. The main purpose of this study was to examine the effects of training and development on performance at Koforidua Polytechnic. Data was ...
ABSTRACT The study evaluated the Performance Appraisal system of the Mfantseman Municipal Assembly between 2010 and 2012. It also considered the measures adopted by the Municipal Assembly to address the issues of Appraisal within the Assembly. Data were collected from both Appraisers and Appraisees in five Departments. Eighty questionnaires were distributed to the respondents (70 appraisees and 10 appraisers) who were randomly selected for the interview. All the questionnaires were returned...
ABSTRACT Tax revenue remains the single most important source of government revenue in Ghana. Given its large impact in the development of the Ghanaian economy, it is expected that the workers within the Tax Revenue Agencies would be given adequate attention and be well motivated since these motivational packages could be used effectively to enhance interest and performance. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of employee reward on organizational performance in the Tax ...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine the existence of the various leadership styles and its impact on the job performance at the various units of the Academic Affairs Directorate of the University of Ghana. Close ended questionnaires were used for the collection of the data. The close ended questionnaires were administered to sixty-one (61) staff members who were selected using the stratified sampling technique from the various Units. Nine (9) of the Unit Heads of the Directorate were also ...
ABSTRACT This research assessed the human resource management policies and programmes of teachers and managers with focus in the Tamale Metropolis. The broad objective was to determine the effectiveness of the policies and programmes in terms of its ability to motivate, improve teachers’ welfare, and to satisfy teachers. To carry out the study, the descriptive survey method was adopted. A total of 157 questionnaires were administered out of which 144 were retrieved given a response rate of ...
ABSTRACT The study set out to examine the performance management process in the Volta Regional Hospital at Ho. Eight management staff and one hundred and twenty employees were randomly sampled to collect views on the performance management system in the hospital. Personal interviews and questionnaire were used to collect data. The findings of the study suggest that there is a performance management programme in place in the hospital. Managers and employees see the performance management proc...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out how stress affects senior members in some selected public Universities in Ghana and the management strategies that can be adopted to influence their work performance. A total of 300 participants were randomly selected from two public Universities in Ghana namely; University of Cape Coast and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. A 34 item questionnaire were designed and administered. The research data was analyzed using the SPSS...
ABSTRACT The study assessed the impact of training on staff performance in the Audit Service of Ghana in some selected Districts in the Central Region of Ghana. The descriptive and cross-sectional designs were adopted in the study and representative sample sizes of 100 employees were selected from the study. Self-developed questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. The descriptive statistics was used to analyse the data including means, standard deviations, frequencies and percentages...
ABSTRACT Usually the organisation of training and development programmes for staff in institutions are carefully planned. This study is an investigation into the effectiveness of training and development programmes for State Insurance Company (SIC) staff within the Accra Metropolis. The general objective of the study was to explore the effectiveness of training and development programmes for the employees. Based on this general objective, five research questions were answered. A 37-item quest...
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This project could not have been accomplished without the contributions of my able supervisor Dr. Kwabena Barima Antwi of the Department of Geography and Regional Planning, University of Cape Coast, whose comments, perceptive and constructive suggestions bestowed on the script have greatly improved and putting the script in a better perspective. My sincere thanks go to all those who provided constructive comments and advice which have greatly contributed positively to the tex...
ABSTRACT Human resources refer to the individuals who comprise the workforce of an organization, although it is also applied in labour economics, for example, business sectors or even whole nations. The recruitment of staff into NHIS is believed to be on party lines without adherence to good human resource management practices. The study was, therefore, conducted to assess the human resource management practices within the National Health Insurance Scheme in the Brong Ahafo region and to draw...