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TECHNOLOGY AND ITS EFFECT ON HUMAN CAPITAL WITHIN THE FINANCIAL- SERVICE INDUSTRY IN GHANA: THE CASE OF EJURAMAN AND ASOKORE RURAL BANK LIMITED

ABSTRACT Technology transfer has brought about a revolution in the functioning of banks as it offers major opportunities to banks and their customers. This has made the transition to electronic banking a necessity for banks in order to be viable. Despite its benefits, developing countries still lag behind in the adoption of technology transfer. This study therefore seeks to examine technology transfer and its effect on human capital within the financial service industry in Ghana, focusing on ...

CUSTOMER SERVICE PRACTICES AT UNITED BANK OF AFRICA (UBA). A CASE STUDY OF TANOSO BRANCH

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess the customer service practices in United Bank of Africa (UBA) using Tanoso Branch as a case study. A survey was used to gather information from a sample of 100 individuals analysed into 20 staff and 80 customers of UBA bank. The researcher used convenience sampling strategy to select members to be included in the sample frame. And collected primary data for the study through questionnaires and interviews. From the study, a link between satisfact...

MANAGEMENT OF ‘ASRAM’ IN ADAMOROBE IN THE AKWAPIM SOUTH DISTRICT.

ABSTRACT Reduction in neonatal mortality has been steadily slow in most African countries including Ghana and remains a public health concern. ―Asram‖, a locally known neonatal disease among the Akan speaking communities in Ghana has been identified as a major cause of neonatal mortality. Generally, this thesis sought to explore the knowledge, beliefs, and perceptions of ‗asram‘ and how it is managed among families in Adamorobe in the Akwapim South District of the Eastern Region of Gh...

CENTRAL BANK INDEPENDENCE, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND ELECTIONS IN AFRICA

ABSTRACT This thesis is related to literature on (i) macroeconomic commitment institutions, i.e. institutions pledging policymakers to pre-established rules and procedures in monetary and fiscal policymaking, in order to overcome the issue of time-inconsistency (ii) institutional economics (iii) the interplay between the effectiveness of commitment and constraints and the institutional framework with focus on Africa where macroeconomic commitment institutions and (iv) political business cycle...

CONTRIBUTION OF INTERNATIONAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE HEALTH PROMOTION IN THE NORTHERN REGION OF GHANA.

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...

A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE SELF-EFFICACY OF UEW STUDENTS FROM MARGINALISED GROUPS WINNEBA, GHANA, WEST AFRICA

ABSTRACT This study took a phenomenological look at how students from marginalised categories effectively outsmarted marginalisation in a neo-colonial setting, Ghana, West Africa. In-depth, semi-structured interviews and observations were conducted with ten University of Education – Winneba (UEW) students. The participants were first-generation students, and they represented various categories of people who were different and were often marginalised by general society. The categories repres...

INVESTIGATING THE DETERMINANTS OF TAX MORALE OF PROSPECTIVE TAXPAYERS

ABSTRACT This study investigates the determinants of tax morale. It examines the effect of tax knowledge, perceived fairness, religiosity, national pride and financial satisfaction on tax morale. With a sample of prospective taxpayers drawn from the regular student population of the University of Ghana, the study analyses the hypothesised relationships using the partial least square structural equation modelling technique. The results show that religiosity, national pride and perceived fairne...

UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCE OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT ON ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AND TURNOVER INTENTIONS IN HIGH PERFORMING FIRMS: EVIDENCE FROM SELECTED COMPANIES IN THE GHANA CLUB 100

ABSTRACT The study tried to understand employee engagement and how it influences turnover intentions as well as organisational commitment in high performing firms from selected companies in the Ghana Club 100. Using primary data gathered through administering questionnaire, and carrying out some statistical tests including the Chi-square, mean rankings, and a frequency distribution analysis, the study found that, the dominant employee engagement dimension among both junior and senior staff me...

ANALYSIS OF INFORMAL CRIME PREVENTION STRATEGIES IN URBAN GHANA: THE CASE OF KUMASI AND TAMALE

ABSTRACT Globally, the twenty-first century has been considered as an age of urbanization and globalization. These contribute to cities as key nodes, with potential to lead in socio-economic development: increasing connectivity in goods, information, people and, consequently, creating jobs within economies of scale and of scope. Most city managers have often assumed that development is synonymous with economic growth, ease of access to social services, and a foregone conclusion that with pros...

MOBILE MONEY SERVICES AND GROWTH OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES: SMEs IN LEDZOKUKU, LA DADE KOTOPON AND KPONE KATAMANSO MUNICIPALITIES

ABSTRACT Mobile money in recent times has become very essential in transferring money/carrying out a business. The introduction of Bank to Wallet transfers and mobile interoperability has enlarged the mobile money market. The purpose of the study is to find out how mobile money influences the growth of small and medium scale enterprises. Qualitative data was used to examine these questions: What is the level of adoption of Mobile Money by Small and Medium Scale Enterprises? What is the ration...

EFFECT OF WORLD OIL PRICES ON GHANA’S CEREAL PRICES

ABSTRACT In Ghana, most of the oil needs of the country is largely dependent on imported crude oil which makes imported crude oil an essential part of the economy and as such changing world oil prices is a concern that needs to be examined. This thesis examines the effect of world oil prices on Ghana’s cereal (maize and rice) prices using monthly data covering the period 1990 to 2015. Using the Vector Error Correction Models and generalized impulse response analysis, the study finds that am...

THE RELEVANCE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT (EPM) PROCESS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT: THE CASE OF SUSTAINABLE IBADAN PROJECT (SIP), NI

ABSTRACT Nigerian cities which are supposed to be development centres are currently plagued with environmental problems of various types. There has, however, been the recognition that better city management practices will facilitate attempts at minimizing those environmental problems .. Moreover, combined efforts of the federal. state and local governments, as well as those of the private sector will be needed in order to deal effectively with urban problems.

ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF ELECTORAL REFORMS IN GHANA: THE CASE OF BIOMETRIC VOTER REGISTRATION AND VERIFICATION

ABSTRACT Ghana returned to constitutional rule in 1993 and has made tremendous strides in its democracy. This has won the country international acclaim. The country has often been described as the beacon of democracy in the West African sub-region. This has been made possible with the smooth conduct of peaceful elections coupled with electoral reforms. The adoption of these electoral reforms has gone on to ensure a relative sense of electoral integrity albeit with challenges particularly in t...

AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF PER CAPITA INCOME CONVERGENCE HYPOTHESIS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

ABSTRACT The incidence of cross-country per capita income convergence has been debated for long by economists; all in the attempt to either validate or reject the per capita income convergence hypothesis as predicted by the Human capital - augmented Solow model (HC-ASM). However, researchers seem to have given little attention to Sub-Saharan African (SSA) in this ongoing discourse despite the wide per capita income disparity gap in the region. This present study fills this gap by conducting a...

THE ADOPTION OF IFRS AND AUDITOR SWITCHING: A CASE OF GHANAIAN LISTED COMPANIES

ABSTRACT Given the growing levels of corporations through international trade and the significant changes global economies have seen over the last few years have resulted in significant changes in business operations world over. Prominent among such changes the financial sector has witness is the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The purpose of the study was to examine the extent of compliance with IFRS by Ghanaian companies, its association with auditor switchin...


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