ABSTRACT The thesis examined the effect of macroeconomic factors on foreign direct investment inflows to Ghana. It specifically examines a few selected macroeconomic variables that have either a direct or indirect relationship with foreign direct investment in Ghana. The principal objective of this study was to empirically analyse the effect of macroeconomic variables on foreign direct investment in Ghana between 1993 to 2013. Secondary data are used in this study. Time series data for the pe...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to examine the role effectiveness of Audit Committees and financial reporting quality in selected companies in Ghana. The study adopted the case study research design. A total of fifty-four respondents participated in the study. The convenience sampling method was used in selecting the respondents for the study. Data was collected using questionnaire. Spearman Rank Order (rho) correlation, frequencies and percentages, pie charts, and mean and standard deviat...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the relationship between capital structure and profitability of listed non-financial firms in Ghana, covering a seven-year period (2002-2008). Capital structure theories provided theoretical basis for the work. The study adopted the panel data methodology to examine the effects of capital structure on the profitability of twenty selected non-financial firms. The general least square technique was used as an estimation technique for the study. Financial statemen...
ABSTRACT The working conditions of the Ghana Commercial Bank Limited (GCB Ltd) has been regarded by its members of staff as unfavorable, as it has had negative repercussions on their health. By virtue of this problem, this study sought to ascertain the effect of the conditions of work on the health of the bank’s staff members in Kumasi Zone. Specifically, the research examined the elements that motivated workers to render their services with the bank, the nature of their conditions of work ...
ABSTRACT The quality of the human resource of an organization is essential to its success. As such, every organization must seek to improve the quality of its workforce through training. Training has a direct impact on the performance of employees hence improving the company’s output and productivity. Therefore this study sought to analyses how employee training programs influence performance of West African Mills Company Limited. Data was derived through questionnaires administered to samp...
ABSTRACT The study assessed the effects of foreign direct investment on government revenue in Ghana. Foreign direct investment, Per Capita GDP, Education and Urbanisation were used as independent variables whereas tax revenue was taken as dependent variable. Augmented Dickey-Fuller, Phillips-Perron, Ng-Perron and Zivot-Andrews unit root tests were applied to find the level of stationarity in the time series. Autoregressive Distributed Lag and its Error Correction Model were applied to find lo...
ABSTRACT The general objective of the study was to evaluate the performance appraisal (PA) system of the Ghana Judicial Service (GJS) Headquarters. This was pursued through examining the processes of staff performance appraisal at the headquarters, determining the level of understanding of the administrative staff on the performance appraisal, and assessing the effectiveness of performance appraisal in the GJS headquarters. A descriptive cross-sectional survey was employed to study 38 apprais...
ABSTRACT Ghana’s decentralization policy has the agenda of socio-economic transformation which stimulate democracy, political equity and people's active participation at the local level. Local level development planning plays an important part in the decentralisation process. This study set out to examine the prospects and challenges of citizen participation in development planning in the Ga West Municipality. The study was based on both primary and secondary sources of data. Primary data w...
ABSTRACT Under the current democratic dispensation, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana are no longer there just to discharge administrative functions. They are deeply involved in collective participation of governance, encourage physical and economic development, create the conditions for job creation within their localities and provide social services that will improve the well-being of their people. But for MMDAs to perform these functions effectively and effic...
ABSTRACT Training is a pre-requisite for the growth and survival of rural banks in this era of competitive banking. Indeed, the importance of training to the effective and smooth running of rural banks cannot be over-emphasised. The principal aim of the study was to ascertain whether training is a tool for performance improvement in the modern banking industry with particular reference to rural banks. The descriptive research design was used for the study. The target population comprised all ...
ABSTRACT Ghana’s local government system is premised on citizen’s participation at the local level. Since the enactment of the Local Government Law in 1993, governance structures and systems have been put in place to grant greater autonomy and administrative capacity to local governments, without a commensurate enhancement in the capacity and quality of participation of citizens at the local level. Apart from examining the nature and organisation of civil society organisations, the study ...
ABSTRACT Menu design has the potential of influencing restaurant customers‟ food choice (Baiomy & Jones, 2016; Ozdemir & Caliskan, 2015). Although menu design and customers‟ food choice have attracted the attention of both academics and practitioners, the link between these two concepts have rarely been examined in the literature. Additionally, the attributes of menu design have not been clearly identified by previous researchers. This study sought to examine the effects of menu design on...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at assessing the effects of lending practices of Kakum Rural Bank on its borrowers. Both probability and non-probability sampling techniques were used to select a sample of 256 respondents from four agencies of the bank. The main instruments used to collect data were the interview schedule and the questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and SPSS software were used to analyse the data. The results were presented in charts and frequency tables. The results disclosed that:...
Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary:4 1.1 Summary for the business plan4 1.2 Business description4 1.3 Objectives4 1.4 Customer:4 1.5 Management:5 1.6 Summary of Financial Projections5 2. Business Overview6 2.1 Mission:6 2.2 Vision:6 2.3 GOAL6 2.4 Objectives7 2.5 Location & Facilities:7 3 Product and services:7 3.1 Access to Inexpensive Materials7 3.2 Services:7 4 Industry Overview.8 4.1 Market research:8 5 Management & Staffing9 5.1 Organizational Structure9 5.2 Labor Market Issue:9 6 Fin...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at assessing employee’s perception of management leadership style and its effect on their performance. The main objective of the study was to investigate employees’ perception of management leadership styles (democratic, job-centred and employee-centred) and its effects on their performance. A survey research strategy was used in which a well-structured questionnaire was adopted to collect data of leadership styles and employees’ performance. Out of the populat...