ABSTRACT Work ethics which has been a major concern in Nigerian public and private financial institutions . is not known to be given much research attention on contemporary workplace issues that impact employee productivity. This necessitated the survey, which involved a sample size of 230. Participants that include male and females were drawn from employees of different branches of a commercial bank in Lagos. Using standardised scales for data collection, results of multiple regression analy...
Abstract This project attempts to identify the implications of commercial pineapple farming in the Awutu-Effutu-Senya District for farm workers and communities. Primary data were gathered using questionnaires, interviews as well as observations made in the farms and communities. Secondary data sources included published and unpublished official documents, new papers and the Internet. The report concludes that although pineapple farms offer employment opportunities for both citizens and migra...
Abstract The adoption of the Euro by the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) has spurred the various Regional Economic Communities (REC) of the African Union (AU) to pursue their longterm aim of forming monetary unions and adopting common currencies. As part of the regional integration into monetary unions, ECOWAS has been pursuing a monetary union since 1987 which it finally agreed to launch a common currency (the ECO) in 2020. Even though the ECOWAS countries have not been able to si...
ABSTRACT Economic reforms and the quest for efficiency in public administration call for the decentralization of collective bargaining and wages in the public sector in Nigeria. But the effort to decentralize has translated into both a protracted industrial relations crisis and intergovernmental conflict. This situation is traced to the failed effort at institutionalising collective bargaining and the consolidation of the unified wage structure in the public sector by the resort to ad hoc wag...
ABSTRACT Foreign aid has become one of the most important sources of capital flows to developing countries in the present past. According to development theorists, this massive inflow of capital wilt fill the foreign exchange gap and propel developing countries into sustained growth and development. This study attempts to examine the impact of this massive capital inflow on the inflation and the growth of output in Ghana for the period under consideration. The principal objective ofthe study...
ABSTRACT Life satisfaction, identified as one of the important components of quality of life, is generally low in Nigeria. Most studies on life satisfaction have been focused on the effects of psychological factors to the neglect of the importance of house-ownership and neighbourhood effect. This study, therefore, investigated the influence of house-ownership, religious commitment, self-esteem, social support, personality factors and the moderating effect of neighbourhood on life satisfaction...
Abstract Since colonial times, identity construction and reconstruction has been a recurrent trend among ethnic groups in contemporary Benue State, Nigeria. Violent contestations have emerged from these reconstructions leading to loss of lives and properties. Understanding the dynamics of identity construction is critical to understanding the recurrence of violent contestations in Benue State. While a plethora of information exists on these contestations, there is dearth of data on the dynami...
ABSTRACT Effective and well implemented customer relationship management practices have assumed significant attention among scholars and practitionersin recent times. However, despite extensive literature on CRM, studies onhow CRM practices influence customer deposit culture is very limited in the banking industry, particularly in Ghana. Lower Pra Rural bank, over the years has introduced various deposit products such as Ebusua MfreYie, Kese Wokan and Gyedzi to improve deposit mobilisation w...
ABSTRACT This study looks at the effect of performance appraisal system of selected banks in Akim Oda. The specific objectives are to examine the relationship between performance appraisal and employee commitment, the extent to which it affects performance and intention to quit. The study adopted a quantitative method with a sample size of 80. Questionnaire was the main research instrument which was used in the collection of data. Data was analysed with means, standard deviations, frequenci...
ABSTRACT Clinical risk management is a specific form of risk management concentrating on clinical process that is directly and indirectly linked to the patient. The main objective of the study was to examine clinical risk management practices in University of Ghana Hospital. Specific objectives were to investigate the clinical risk management practices in University of Ghana Hospital, identify policies that are available for clinical risk management practices and the challenges in the impleme...
ABSTRACT The primary focus of this study was to investigate the recruitment and selection processes used by two International Mining Companies, Anglogold Ashanti Iduapriem Limited (AAIL) and Golden Star (Bogoso/Prestea) Limited (GSBPL) operating in GHANA. To achieve the purpose of the study, 127 employees comprising top management, senior and junior staff were interviewed using self administered questionnaire. The primary data was supplemented with secondary information collected from the co...
ABSTRACT The quality of Human Resource is an asset to any organization and as a result Training has become an issue that has to be faced by every organization. The amount, and quality of training carried out varies enormously from organization to organization due to factors such as the degree of external change, for instance, new markets or new processes, the adaptability of existing workforce and importantly the extent to which the organization supports the idea of internal career developme...
ABSTRACT Globally, there is now a growing concern for the elderly. In the developing world especially, this concern has grown significantly due to increase in life span, the structural difficulties caused by globalization, rural-urban migration and the breakdown in the capacity of the extended family to perform its traditional roles. The net result is that in Ghana as in many developing countries, in the absence of government support, the elderly are compelled to fend for themselves. How the ...
ABSTRACT The perceived inequitable distribution of economic and social resources remains a perennial feature of Nigeria’s political history. The rise of ethnic minority organisations and the concomitant violent struggles for justice has continued to militate against economic growth and political stability of Nigeria. Although, there are several studies on the conflicts and intervention programmes in the Niger Delta, these have not been done from the perspective of a Theory of Justice. This ...
ABSTRACT Deregulation and various reforms in Ghana’s financial sector have made the Ghanaian banking industry an intensely competitive proposition. Due to such competitive environment, it has become crucial not just to attract every potential customer but also to develop strategies aimed at maintaining the existing customers. This study, therefore, sought to explore the factors that influence customers’ choice of bank in the Cape Coast Metropolis in Ghana. A descriptive cross-sectional ...