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The Effect Of Heat On Some Chemical Properties Of Vegetable Oils.

ABSTRACT   Organizational justice is an essential component and predictor of successful organizations. Organization that is fair and just in its procedures, policies, interactions and distribution systems, employees of that organization give better response to the organization in terms of their positive behaviours and productivity thus the main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of organizational justice on citizenship behaviour in Nigeria breweries. The study adopted th...

Saving Habits And Use of Savings Among Households in GA East Municipality

Abstract It is a clear and undisputable fact that savings is of great value to a nation’s growth and development. Mobilizing both domestic and international savings is necessary if any society can proceed into ‘self-sustaining economic growth’. Higher savings has been proven to precede economic growth. Therefore the analysis of saving is the analysis of issues of growth and development. This study therefore sought to examine the savings habit of households using the GLSS 5 data with mu...

The Effect Of Organizational Justice On Citizenship Behaviour Of Employees In Nigerian Breweries

ABSTRACT   Organizational justice is an essential component and predictor of successful organizations. Organization that is fair and just in its procedures, policies, interactions and distribution systems, employees of that organization give better response to the organization in terms of their positive behaviours and productivity thus the main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of organizational justice on citizenship behaviour in Nigeria breweries. The study adopted the...

The Determinant of Financial Performance of Pension Funds in Ghana. A Case Study on Social Security And National Insurance Trust.

ABSTRACT Pension funds act as an important stimulus to capital markets in most countries where they exist through financial intermediation. Pension funds complement, and hence stimulate the development of capital markets while acting as substitutes for banks as they generate returns themselves. The returns they realize depend on different factors that vary from country to country and from time to time. The purpose of this study was to establish the determinants of the financial performance o...

The Relationship Between Multiple Roles of Working Mothers And Their Family Life Satisfaction Within The Banking Sector in Ghana

ABSTRACT Women in the Ghanaian society have always worked to support and take care of their families. Their work however mostly took place in the informal sector in recent times however; Ghanaian women have had to combine traditional roles with formal employment, a phenomenon which has dire implications on both the women and their families. The study investigated and sought to establish the relationship between multiple roles of working mothers and their family life satisfaction within the b...

The Relationship Between Perceived Organizational Politics, Organizational Commitment And Organizational Citizenship Behavior Among Some Selected Public Sector OrganizationsIn Accra

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between Perceived Organizational Politics, Organizational Commitment and Organizational Citizenship Behavior among 2 selected public sector organizations in Accra. A survey correlational research design was used in the collection of data from 160 participants from the Ghana Standards Authority, a regulatory body in Ghana and the West Africa Examination council an international body for examination in Ghana. Perceived orga...

"Why We Deliver Elsewhere" Women's Preferred Places of Delivery And Their Effects

ABSTRACT Despite the crucial role place of delivery plays in maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity of women in Ghana, there continue to exit a gap between women who also utilize antenatal care service but fail to deliver at the hospital (elsewhere). This study was conducted in Assin Fosu in the Assin North district to examine why women prefer to deliver elsewhere (not the hospital. The objectives the study sought to investigate were: where women prefer to deliver; the factors that i...

The Determinants Of Exchange Rate In Nigeria (1980-2014)

ABSTRACT This research study examined the determinants of exchange rate in Nigeria from 1980-2014. For this purpose, annual figures of interest rate, inflation and degree of trade openness at the economy were regressed on exchange rate in a framework of multiple models; ordinary least square (OLS) technique at estimation was employed. The result revealed that inflation rate was an insignificant determinant of exchange rate. Also interest rate was revealed to be insignificant determinant of e...

The Changing Role Of Public Enterprises In A Deregulated Economy: The Study Of Nigerian Ports Authority

Abstract  The issues of economic reforms, deregulation, 1 iberal isation or economic adjustment programme began in the early 80s, particularly i n the Afr i can c o n t i nent. Even though the terms are used synonymously, there are d iffe r i ng e m phasis and applications i n government pol icies, jou r nalistic and economic parlance. Whatever the case may be, the application of these terms began w ith the ac.loption, at least i n the Afric::in co11ti11e11t, or the Economic Structural Adjus...

Natural Resources, Institutions And Domestic Revenue Mobilization; From Global to Local Evidence

ABSTRACT The quest to mobilize sustainable domestic revenues for financing development is a challenge for many countries, especially those in the developing world. Discovering non-renewable natural resources should therefore be good news. However, the notion of a natural resource curse suggests that countries that are rich in natural resources often perform poorly on several development outcomes. A related term, fiscal resource curse, has emerged. The fiscal resource curse is the inability o...

Exploring The Lived Experiences of Incest Victims And Views of Informants

Abstract Incest has been described as an abuse which leaves victims with serious adverse effects such as poor psychological health and suicidal tendencies. To curb this menace, efforts need to be made to create positive environments for victims of incest to lessen the effect that the abuse has on the victims. This study thus aimed at exploring subjective experiences of incest victims and the support that key informants in the society could provide, and barriers that hinder the provision of t...

Contribution of National Health Insurance Scheme Towards Access to Quality Child Health Care Services Denkyembour District, Eastern Region.

ABSTRACT Background: Irrespective of an individual’s race, sex, religion and finances, health must be rudimentary and an indispensable benefit to all, generally making healthcare supreme to every person. Nonetheless, for the reason that children are confronted with special health problems linked to the phases of their physical and mental development, which make them vulnerable to malnourishment and infectious diseases, health care is more critical for children. Objective: To assess the con...

Tax Evasion: Causes And Implication On Enugu State Government Revenue (A Study Of Enugu State Board Of Internal Revenue)

ABSTRACT A widely views has it that taxable adults in Enugu state evade tax payment, thereby depriving government of revenue.  For this reason, this study focused on tax evasion: causes and implication on Enugu state government revenue so as to understand the importance of taxation towards improving internally generated revenue in Enugu state to enable government of the state provide her citizens with adequate amenities without hoping on statutory allocation.  In the light of this study, t...

North-South Migration And Urban Poverty in Ghana; The Case of Greater Accra

ABSTRACT More than half the world’s population in recent times lives in cities. Urban growth is over 90 percent in developing countries, with an annual increase of about 70 million migrants migrating from rural areas to urban areas. The number of urban drawlers is expected to increase in the world’s two poorest regions (South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa) in the next two decades. The study aims at the relationship between rural-urban migration and urban poverty in Ghana with a focus on so...

Competition And Corporate Tax Avoidance: Empirical Evidence From Nigerian Deposit Money Banks

ABSTRACT This study examined the impact of competition on tax avoidance activities among Nigerian Deposit Money Banks. Tax Revenue is essential for the growth and development of any economy. The objective of the study was to examine the effects of competition on tax avoidance and also determine the impact of managerial efficiency and non-performing loans on tax avoidance has on the Nigerian Deposit Money Banks. To achieve the objective, this study used panel regression model to analyse the da...


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