ABSTRACT In Ghana, the banking industry presents one of the most challenging industries. Since 2005, Ghana has In Ghana, the banking industry presents one of the most challenging industries. Since 2005, Ghana has seen a phenomenal increase in the number of foreign banks coming into the country especially from Nigeria because of the financial sector reform program embarked upon by the Bank of Ghana. Presently, there are about thirty (30) banks in Ghana out of which seventeen (17) indigenou...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine how the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) has impacted on enrolment, attendance and retention of children in some beneficiary Basic Schools in Ga South Municipality.The target population for the study was sixty-eight (68) participating schools in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region and other stakeholders of the programme. The Public Relation Officer of GSFP, District Desk Officer, School Implementation Committee member, Ci...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine how the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) has impacted on enrolment, attendance and retention of children in some beneficiary Basic Schools in Ga South Municipality.The target population for the study was sixty-eight (68) participating schools in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region and other stakeholders of the programme. The Public Relation Officer of GSFP, District Desk Officer, School Implementation Committee member, Ci...
ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to examine Africentric coping, adjustment and quality of life among breast cancer patients. The study recruited 200 breast cancer patients using the purposive and convenience sampling methods. Participants were administered tests assessing coping, adjustment, quality of life and psychopathological symptoms. The findings revealed that breast cancer patients use cognitive methods in coping with breast cancer. However, the results showed that breast cance...
ABSTRACT The study assessed the contribution of international NGOs towards sustainable health promotion in the Northern Region. It has also investigated the level of collaboration and networking among the international NGOs working in the health sector in the Northern Region as well as the key intervention areas of the International NGOs health programmes and the problems affecting their health programmes implementation among others. The Northern Region is plagued with a myriad of health haza...
ABSTRACT Performance management remains a test for numerous organizations. The study sought to investigate performance management implementation in Ghana’s Local Government using the Sefwi Wiawso Municipal Assembly as a case study. Specifically, the study investigated the current performance management system of the Sefwi Wiawso Municipal Assembly as well as the challenges faced by the Assembly in implementing its performance management system. The study adopted a qualitative approach and ...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine the impact of macroeconomic indicators on the capital structure decisions of firms and also the causal relationship between capital structure and profitability within the Ghanaian context. A panel data covering a period from 2000 to 2012 for 27 nonfinancial firms listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange were analysed using the Panel Vector Autoregression (PVAR) approach to mitigate endogeneity problems and more importantly to examine the causal relationship bet...
ABSTRACT In this era of intense competition, especially amongst churches, the yardstick for measuring success depends on the extent of awareness creation, persuasion and informing customers of the existence of offerings and this has resulted in several marketing communications tools being employed by churches to help them succeed in this kind of competition. This study sought to explore the application of marketing communication by churches in Ghana. The study adopted a mixed method approach...
ABSTRACT Teacher turnover is a phenomenon that has assumed a global dimension, requiring more attention from all stakeholders in Ghana. This study examined the factors that influence turnover intentions, the effects of turnover intentions on teachers’ commitment to Ghana Education Service (GES) and the teaching profession and how to reduce turnover intentions among teachers in the Bolgatanga Municipality. The study adopted a survey research design. A total sample of two hundred and fifty f...
ABSTRACT The tourism sector has increasingly become an important contributor to the growth and development of the Ghanaian economy. Identified as one of the key drivers of the service sector, the industry offers the country the opportunity to diversify her economy which over the years has been dependent on primary commodities from the extractive industry. Despite the potential of the tourism industry in Ghana, the country still lags behind regional leaders like Kenya, South Africa and Egypt...
ABSTRACT The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was introduced in Ghana in 2004. The scheme was brought on board a substitute for the then out-of-pocket system, popularly identified as the dreaded ‘cash and carry system’. This system required that clients pay healthcare service at the point of service. The reimbursement of claims by the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has not been regular as it ought to be. This study assessed whether delays in claim payment by the NHIA a...
ABSTRACT This study examined the three levels of electoral governance and the extent to which they have contributed to the elections that Ghana‟s Electoral Commission has managed under the Fourth Republic. The practical initiatives undertaken by the Electoral Commission in the area of rule making, rule application and rule adjudication in managing elections in Ghana, were the central issues that the study addressed. The study argued that the constitutional leverage granted to the EC to make...
ABSTRACT The SSNIT Pension scheme was instituted (coverted from Provident Fund) in 1991 with the promulgation of PNDC Law 247 to pay benefits in the event of some specified contingencies namely: old age, death and invalidity. The study focused on the old age benefits paid to retired workers (contributors) which is deemed as a replacement of their lost income. Benefits paid range between fifty and eighty percent of ones best three years' salary. Though the system has been in operation for some...
ABSTRACT The extent and speed to which farmers adopt available innovations/technologies can significantly improve crop production and promote food security locally, nationally and globally. However, there is evidence that farmers do not easily adopt farming innovations. In an attempt to understand and predict farmers’ innovation adoption behaviour, recent studies have focused on farmers’ background and economic factors with little attention to psychological factors, particularly within t...
ABSTRACT People cannot fully enjoy their personal lives whiles achieving all their job related goals. In many situations, people are forced to make compromises; conflict between their work and family are no exception. Work-family conflict is a determinant in maximizing productivity in every industry and in fulfilling the duties in respective homes. Parents are saddled with a lot of work and they are again demanded to care for their children. The inter-role conflict that occurs when engaging i...