ABSTRACT Women all over the world play a key role in the socio-economic development of every country. In Ghana, as in elsewhere. the varied ~t~grees of empowennent due to the social, economic and cultural nonns and practices have attracted interventions that seek to push forward the advancement of women. A study into the socio-economic circumstances of omen is thus important since most previous research treat women as an entity regardless of their intra-gender situations. The objective of t...
ABSTRACT Small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) are considered as the heartbeat of every economy due to their immeasurable contributions to GDP as well as employment (Aryeetey, 2001; and Abor and Adjasi, 2007). Despite all these, they face myriad of challenges from capital inadequacy to technological deficiency. This study, therefore, sought to identify the source(s) of funding available to SMEs in Tema Metropolis, their performance and prospects as well as the challenges and coping stra...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted on the premise that despite the introduction of free maternal delivery policy geared at reducing maternal mortality, the incidence of maternal mortality is still on the high side. The objectives of the study were to examine the causes and effects of maternal mortality, examine the challenges of the free maternal delivery policy, investigate the potentials of the free maternal delivery policy and also assess the effect of the free maternal delivery policy on ...
Abstract Demand Responsive Approach (DRA), adopted as a policy for rural water delivery in Ghana, is an attempt within a decentralized programme to improve the efficiency of service supply and also to make users take key decisions about the service they want and are willing and able to pay for. This study was conducted in communities where the DRA had been applied under the National Community Water and Sanitation Programme (NCWSP) in the Shai-Osudoku District of Ghana. The aim was to examine ...
ABSTRACT The exports sector plays a vital role in economic growth and development in Ghana. NonTraditional Exports (NTEs) is essential in expanding the exports sector. Hence, this paper applied the augmented gravity model of trade to investigate the determinants of Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) growth in Ghana. A panel dataset of Ghana and her 78 major trading partners from 2004 to 2016 was used. The Poisson Pseudo Maximum Likelihood regression (PPML) was used to reveal the effect that var...
ABSTRACT The study investigates the attitudes of the public, workers towards persons with disability in the Tema and Accra municipality and metropolis respectively. The study employed a cross-sectional study design to interview one hundred and fifty three respondents made of fifty three Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and one hundred able workers or Non Persons with Disabilities (NPWDs). The one hundred NPWDs were interviewed to collect views on their attitude towards fellow workers who are ...
ABSTRACT The concept of job satisfaction is considered to be a very critical issue for any organisation’s performance. Thus, employers benefit from lower staff turnover and higher productivity if their employees experience a high level of job satisfaction. The study sought to assess the state of job satisfaction among the staff of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. A cross-sectional survey design was used for the study and data were obtained from 126 respondents, using questionnaires. The stud...
ABSTRACT This thesis investigates the factors that determine demand for healthcare in Ghana by placing emphasis on price, income, and opportunity cost (the price of time). The study uses data from the sixth round of Ghana Living Standards Survey (GLSS 6) conducted in 2012/2013. The thesis is organized in a paper-based approach. The first paper aims at finding the sensitivity of demand for healthcare services to price and income, as well as finding the benefit incidence of the ...
ABSTRACT In Ghana, the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) is established to make Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) financially sound to implement their development programmes. Human resource development is among the areas that benefit from the DACF. The objective of the study was to examine how the DACF was used to develop human resources of the Wenchi District Assembly WDA). Descriptive research approach was employed to achieve the objective of the study and thirty ...
ABSTRACT The Free Maternal Health Services Scheme emanated from the conditions and benefits that were outlined in the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative embarked upon by the Government of Ghana to alleviate the plight of the poor and vulnerable in society as well as improve upon the living conditions of the citizenry. As a policy, the essence of the scheme was to ensure easy access and utilization of antenatal care, delivery and post – natal care services by women in the rural...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at investigating the perception of public Senior High School teachers of authentic assessment. It also found out the extent to which public Senior High School teachers practice authentic assessment in their assessment procedure. The stratified sampling procedure was adopted to group Senior High Schools into categories A, B and C. Simple random sampling was used to select three schools from category “A” and two schools from category “B” but the two schools in...
ABSTRACT Distance education is an excellent method of learning which gives learners the greatest possible control over the time, place and pace of education. However, it is not without problems. This study examined the status and growth of distance education programmes at the University of Cape Coast (UCC). It also examined the significance as an alternative to attaining higher tertiary education, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats as well as the concerns of learners on the prog...
Abstract This chapter constitutes the general introduction to the study. It is made up of the background to the study. The background contains general and specific issues on investment in training and development, statement of the problem, the objectives of the study, research questions, scope and significance of the study and the organization of the study. Investment in training and development has been a great concern to management of most organizations. Some of the reasons assigned to thes...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating the effects of leadership styles on sales force performance at Fidelity Bank, in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The study involved 152 participants. Census sampling technique was used in selecting the respondents. Questionnaires were the main instruments used to collect data. Frequencies percentages, correlation and regression were used to analyse the quantitative data, using Statistical ...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine police training instructor’s participation in curricula decision making in the training of police recruits on conflict and crime management in Ghana. A descriptive research design was used where questionnaires were used to elicit information from personnel at the National Police Training School (NPTS). Due to the smaller number of training instructors at the NPTS census was used. The study also uses qualitative information from some of the senior polic...