ABSTRACT This study aims at ascertaining the perceptions of employees at Benso Oil Palm Plantation (BOPP) on how human relations impact on their performance. Stratified probability sampling is used to draw sample of three departments each from two divisions. From these three departments, a sample of sixty employees are further drawn (35 males and 25 females). This comprises of ten (10) managers, fifteen (15) supervisors, fifteen (15) administrative staff and twenty (20) field workers. Throu...
ABSTRACT Chieftaincy is one of the oldest and most cherished of Ghana’s traditional institutions which interpret our indigenous system of governance as it has evolved through centuries. Chiefs, through cultural activities like festivals are seen as agents of development. However, this colourful and vibrant part of our culture is fraught with long standing chieftaincy disputes in many parts of the country. The chiefs and people of Winneba have had their fair share of conflicting encounters...
ABSTRACT The study set out to investigate the effects of Public-Private Partnership on waste management in the Ho Municipality. The study is a descriptive research of how waste management is carried out by both public and private sectors in the municipality. It aims at presenting relevant information on the effectiveness of Public-Private Partnership in waste management. The study covered 129 respondents made up of 89 households in the municipality, 20 market women, 10 Environment Officers,...
ABSTRACT In Ghana, a number of conflicts have assumed protracted nature. Most of these conflicts have been handled by state and civil society organizations with various conflict resolution mechanisms. However, these conflicts have been reoccurring over time which leaves one to question the effectiveness of the resolution mechanisms employed to resolve the conflicts. This study therefore sought to assess the effectiveness of conflict resolution mechanisms used by National Peace Council in re...
There are indications. that gender influences involvement in risky activities including sexually risky behaviour. The present study therefore sought to explore gender differences in responsible sexual behaviour among in-school adolescents. Using a cross-sectional survey design, two hundred and fifty InSchool adolescents drawn from Secondary Schools in Ondo State, South West Nigeria participated in the study. Participants were made up of 97 (38.8%) males and 153 (61.2%) females, with ages rang...
ABSTRACT The study examines the impact of macroeconomic variables (inflation, exchange rate, and interest rate) on stock market performance in Ghana using quarterly data ranging from 2008 to 2018. Using time-series techniques of co-integration and vector error correction estimation, the study examines both the short-run and long-run associations between macroeconomic variables and stock market performance. The study uses the GSE all-share index as a dependent variable to measure stock market...
ABSTRACT Empirical evidence indicates that macroeconomic uncertainty, political and institutional instability, less developed financial system, and higher rate of return differentials in other countries abroad induces capital flight from Sub-Saharan Africa. This research recognizes corruption as an aspect of a weak political and institutional system. However, the relationship between corruption and capital flight has received little emphasis, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study, th...
ABSTRACT Holding adequate liquidity is very crucial for the survival of banks. Nevertheless, reserving liquidity in excess hinders the development of interbank markets and suggests that banks are forgoing financial intermediation (hence, returns) and are inefficient. It is against this background that this study sought to find explanations on why bank liquidity in Ghana has for about a decade now remained above global average levels. In attaining this objective, I argued that a more complete...
ABSTRACT Every organization, be it primary, manufacturing, or service depends on materials and services to enhance its operations. Material requirements are either in their raw form, which are used as inputs in the manufacturing process or finished goods, which are used as consumables in the running of the organization. To ensure continuity of operations, organizations require systematic and regular supply of materials, which must be purchased and stocked to be issued, out when the need aris...
ABSTRACT Market orientation was criticised for being a micro marketing concept with limitations in handling stakeholder concerns. In an attempt to enhance market orientation into a macro marketing concept, sustainability market orientation was advanced as a replacement. The main aim of this study was to develop a framework for optimising sustainability market orientation in Ghanaian hotels. The study argued that economic, social, environmental, and ethics are the lower-order dimensions of su...
Abstract The effect of both private and public health expenditures on health outcomes has received much attention in the literature. However, how governance and institutional quality mediate between these health expenditures and health outcomes have attracted limited attention as far as SubSaharan Africa (SSA) is concerned, thus, necessitating this study. This study used the system generalized method of moment estimation technique. It covered 22 Sub-Saharan Africa countries with data spannin...
ABSTRACT A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TIME MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AMONG DAGAABA HOUSEHOLDS IN AKORO AND JIRAPA Elizabeth M. Ba-ama Dr. Mrs. Laetitia A.P. Hevi-Yiboe University of Ghana, 2002 Major Supervisor The study was conducted in Akoro and Jirapa in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The aim of the study was to find out how Dagaaba households in the rural and urban settings use their time to accomplish their goals. It was hypothesized that: HOi. There is no significant difference between the time ...
ABSTRACT The effect of donor-funded interventions has been a subject of long standing debate over several years of donor support. This thesis focuses on donor-funded interventions and the activities of a professional accountancy organisation in Ghana. Specifically, the thesis explores and analyses how donor-funded interventions have influence the activities of a professional accountancy organisation in Ghana as well as soliciting the perceptions of stakeholders about the outcomes of the inte...
ABSTRACT Studies have shown that the Igbo are one of the most migratory ethnic groups in Nigeria with more than half of the internal migrants being women. Most Igbo internal migrants go to the western part of the country of which Lagos is the most preferred destination. Although studies exist on internal migration in Nigeria, negligible attention has been paid to female migration and the associated motivating factors. This study, therefore, examined the determining factors as well as the con...
ABSTRACT Training of health professional has evidently impacted positively on the skills and knowledge of health professional. One key area of improving professional’s knowledge and patient’s outcome has been through continuing training. The study conducted at Holy Family Hospital, was to assess the impact of training on the performance of healthcare professionals. Specifically it sought to assess the different kinds of training the hospital and other stakeholders organize for the healt...