ABSTRACT The study examined the relations between CSOs and government institutions in the management of mining-related conflicts in the Asutifi North District of Ghana. The qualitative research approach was adopted for the study. Through the purposive sampling procedure, key respondents from government institutions, CSOs and individual members of the district were interviewed. Although the Asutifi North District was relatively peaceful before the arrival of Newmont Gold Ghana Limited (NGGL),...
ABSTRACT The issue of citizens’ apathy towards the assembly’s activities, drop in revenue and weak Unit committees, revealed during the POCC analysis for the Techiman Municipal Assemblies’ 2006-2009 Medium Term Development Plan prompted this study. The study examined how citizens participated in the governance and service delivery in the Techiman Municipality. The study made use of survey methods by using interview schedule and questionnaires to gather information from the respondents....
ABSTRACT The interest in financial literacy has increased globally because it enhances financial security, wealth creation and excellent portfolio choice for the individual. The study was set up to investigate financial literacy and the practice of saving and investment by public sector workers in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam district of the Central region of Ghana. Frequency distributions, percentage, contingency tables and bar charts have been employed to show the results in the study conduct...
Abstract This paper analyses the use of social media for political mobilisation and communication during the 2015 General Elections in Nigeria. Its aim is to describe the structure and context of information dissemination and communication among political actors, agents and the electorate during this period. It argues that the widespread use of social media was due to the evolving technological architecture of the Internet as well as the ready supply of human technical competencies and appeti...
This study investigated the influence of empathy, knowledge, and personal distress on HIV-IAIDS-related stigmatization and discrimination in a normal population ,(N = 346). Participants ranging' in age from 18 to 69 years responded to a validated questionnaire. The results showed a significant main and joint influence of empathy, knowledge, and personal distress on stigmatization and discrimination. Stigmatization and discrimination are thus identified as great obstacles in the fight against ...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to assess the relationship between human resource management practices and intention to quit among administrative staff of the University of Cape Coast. Descriptive research design was adopted in this study with much reliance on quantitative research approach. The study adopted simple random sampling technique. Structured questionnaire was used to collect the primary data. The primary data was collected through self-administration. Statistical Package for Soc...
ABSTRACT The study sought to test the hypothesis that foreign aid flows generate “Dutch Disease” in the recipient country which in this case is Ghana. Annual data covering the period 1983 to 2010 was collected and interpolated into quarterly series for the analysis of the study. The outcome of the study showed that foreign aid as well as government expenditure, real GDP and money supply had an appreciating effect on real exchange rate where as trade openness and terms of trade exert depr...
ABSTRACT The classroom teacher is the key to the quality of any educational system. Serious motivational problems are affecting teachers in Ghana at both the junior and senior high school levels. The current levels of motivation have resulted in increased teacher absenteeism, high teacher turnover and professional misconduct. Many graduate teachers are being lost from the educational system as they leave for better paying jobs in the private sector or join other departments where promotions ...
ABSTRACT Financial literacy among public sector workers is important following the large number of people in the sector and the many personal financial responsibilities they often assume in their homes and workplaces. The study assessed the level of financial literacy, factors influencing financial literacy, and level of application of financial literacy among public sector workers in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Cross-sectional and descriptive study designs were employed for the study. A tot...
ABSTRACT This study examined the influence ofpersonality factors (that is, need for achievement, need for affiliation, and need for power) on knowledge sharing intention. A cross-sectional survey design was adopted while a total of207 employees selected from two commercial banks inNigeria using accidental sampling technique participated in the study The participants were made of 113 (54.6%) males and 94 (45.4%) females. Their ages ranged between 26 and 47 years with a mean of33.35 and standar...
ABSTRACT Ghana is still battling with a dual governance system nearly 60 years after attaining independence. The situation has resulted in misunderstandings and claims of superiority of authority between state officialdom and traditional rulers which derail local development efforts. The study set out to explore ways of integrating traditional authority with the local government system of governance. The Central Region was selected and categorised into three types of paramountcies within the...
ABSTRACT This study examines the macroeconomic determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Ghana, using the Johansen Multivariate cointegration technique. Some elements ofthe Neoclassical and Eclectic approaches to the determinants ofFDI are used to develop a dynamic simultaneous equation model and then the system is estimated sirnuItaneously by using the Full Information Maximum Likelihood (FIML) method. The Granger Non-causality test is used to determine how the endogenous variables...
ABSTRACT This study sought to determine the effects of off-farm economic activities on farm household income in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District in the Central Region of Ghana. A cross-sectional survey design was used and data was collected from farm household heads and their spouses in the district for the purpose of analysis. An interview schedule was used for the collection of the data from the respondents. In total 253 married farm households were interviewed. A bivariate probit mode...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating the socio-economic effects and resettlement challenges associated with the construction of the Bui Hydro Power Dam on the Black Volta River at the Bui Gorge in Ghana. It used the qualitative research methodology with the use of both a set of structured questionnaire and focus group discussions. It was found that affected communities in the Bui Dam area had been resettled into new areas. However, most of the resettlers had lost some property or some ...
ABSTRACT Over the past few decades, corporate governance has been a subject of mounting debate and has received considerable attention in the public domain of both developed and developing countries. Corporate governance is primarily due to the various past financial scandals, as well as, the major surprising collapse of corporate bodies across the globe. The study, therefore, assessed the relationship between corporate governance and the performance of Medium Enterprises in the Sekondi-Tako...