ABSTRACT The study set out to examine to explore the impact of working conditions and performance among non-teaching senior staff at the University of Education Winneba. The specific objectives that guided the study were; to assess the effects of physical conditions on performance of the non-teaching senior staff; to analyse the effects of occupational health and safety on the performance of the non-teaching senior staff; to analyse the effects of internal organisational communication on perf...
ABSTRACT Acquiring money through honest means is what God approves. This is required of members of society in the pursuit of wealth, riches and material possessions. It is for this reason that the Reverend John Wesley, founder of Methodism, dedicated time and attention to educate his followers, and by extension all others to let the principles of honesty guide them in the pursuit of riches. The study sought to examine the attitudes of Christians towards money. Specifically, the study sought t...
ABSTRACT The impetus for this study arose from the concern, which has grown in recent times over the positive and possible negative impact of the activities of Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on rural, community and national development. It was thus the overall aim of this study to examine the extent to which the activities of NGOs, in terms of the provision of water have been accepted by the communities in which they are working. Specifically, the study focused on the level of communit...
ABSTRACT Some literature of health insurance indicate that it is a private or public system of protection against the losses owing to medical expenses, or a method of providing for members of a defined group or community with protection against the cost of medical care. The national health insurance scheme has been identified as the more humane, efficient and sustainable means of financing healthcare in low-income countries, especially where a large percentage of the population are in the inf...
ABSTRACT Human resource makes tremendous contributions toward the success of every organisation. As such, managing human resource performance is currently one of the key activities undertaken by heads or authorities of these institutions. This can largely be achieved through the implementation of performance management system which ensures constant evaluation and improvement in employee performance. The study examined the effect of performance management system on employee performance at La D...
ABSTRACT This study is aimed to explore the training and development processes and post training performance of employees in public organisation. The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice was used as a case study. In order to test two contrasting theories on training, the study set out to investigate of the relationship between training/development processes and post training performance of CHRAJ. The sample consists of one hundred and seventeen employees of CHRAJ in the Grea...
ABSTRACT This study was undertaken to find out the underlying reasons and effects of labour turnover among the Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) operating in the Bia District of the Western Region of Ghana. The reason being that, the Ghanaian cocoa industry suffer devastating consequences of alarming rates of labour turnover. The employees have therefore been experiencing frequent job loss/job change. Accordingly, the hope of the researcher is that the result of this study will serve as a use...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of employing training and development on job performance at Quality Control Company Limited (QCCL). The study argues that when the employee is given the right level of training at the right time and in a conducive environment, the employee will absorb the content of the training and that would help shape his/her skills in performing his/ her task in the workplace. The study assessed the training needs of the employees and how such...
ABSTRACT The study examined the training and its challenges to hospital employees under the Ghana Health Service of the Trauma Hospital at Winneba in the Central Region. The case study research design was adopted for the study. Through the use of census sampling and the simple random sampling procedures 60 hospital employees were selected to participate in the study. The questionnaire was used to gather the requisite data for the study. The data were analyzed through the computation of desc...
ABSTRACT The study set out to evaluate the staff development and training policy of the Bank of Ghana. A descriptive and cross-sectional survey was adopted to study 47 employees of the Tamale Branch of Bank of Ghana. The categories of staff studied covered employees from Banking, Issue, Research, General Service, and Administration. These groups comprised the sources of primary data for the study. The completed questionnaires were subjected to reliability test using SPSS version 16. Frequenc...
ABSTRACT Employee turnover has been one high-handed problem that the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice has been grappling with. This problem affected all calibre of staff, thereby giving rise to staff shortages, resulting in the overburdening of the remaining staff and poor work delivery. The study set out to examine the causes of employee turnover, its effects on the operational mandates of the CHRAJ and to explore opportunities for attaining staff retention in the CHRAJ....
ABSTRACT This study sought to address the determinants of work-family conflict among female teachers and how it affects their job satisfaction. The specific objectives of the study were to identify the determinants of work-family conflict; assess the differences between work-family conflict among married and unmarried female teachers; and examine the effect of work-family conflict on satisfaction of female teachers. A total of 250 respondents were used for the study. The lottery method of th...
ABSTRACT The study examined the role of staff training and development in the risk management programme of Inspection and Control Services (ICS) Limited in Accra. Specifically, the study focused on the factors that influence assignment of staff to the risk management unit, effectiveness of the risk system and the role training and development play in ensuring the effectiveness of the risk management system. Descriptive study design, covering 74 staff and management personnel of Inspection a...
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study was to assess the nature of supervision of teaching and learning in public basic schools in the Wa West District. The study focuses on types of supervision, role of supervision and challenges of supervision as practised in the district. Using a simple random sampling, 248 respondents comprising 137 teachers, 103 headteachers and 8 circuit supervisors were selected to respond to questionnaire. The design used was descriptive survey. Questionnaires were...
ABSTRACT The performance and survival of any organisation (such as banks) in a rapidly changing work environment, among other factors, depend largely upon the employees’ motivation. Given that needs of employees and the level of motivation may differ from organisation to organisation, an understanding of what fosters and enhances employee motivation and organisational performance is critical. The study therefore sought to determine the factors that influence bank staff motivation in the Ca...