ABSTRACT In Ghana, the issue of managing the maintenance of water supply facilities still remains a big problem in rural water provision. One of the recurring issues in rural water supply is how to ensure sustainability of water supply facilities. The main objective of this study therefore, was to examine the maintenance structures as they exist for the effective management of water supply facilities in the Builsa District. The research was a non-interventional study, and using simple random...
ABSTRACT The study examines the relationship between food security and trade liberalization in the context of Ghana using time series data from 1986 to 2016. The sum of imports and export over GDP is used as the key variable to measure the trade liberalization of the economy. Other than the key variable of trade liberalization, the study employs five variables namely food production index, consumer price index, real GDP, arable land, and reserve of foreign exchange to assess their effect on ...
ABSTRACT Despite the major role played by rural and community banks in economic development and in the financial climate, their performance over a decade now have not been up to expectations. They continue to experience huge challenges due to innovations in technology as well as globalization which create opportunities for growth. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of liquidity on rural and community banks in the Eastern Region of Ghana selected from eleven (11) banks for t...
ABSTRACT It is now a fact that the position of traditional authorities has undergone major transformations. The outcome has been that the power of traditional authorities has experienced ebbs and flows mostly depending on regime preferences and changes in the traditional institutions themselves. Some people are of the view that traditional authorities are no longer relevant while others think they are. This thesis uses the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District as a case study and examines the role...
ABSTRACT Tax revenue remains the single most important source of government revenue in Ghana. Given its large impact in the development of the Ghanaian economy, it is expected that the workers within the Tax Revenue Agencies would be given adequate attention and be well motivated since these motivational packages could be used effectively to enhance interest and performance. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of employee reward on organizational performance in the Tax ...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine the existence of the various leadership styles and its impact on the job performance at the various units of the Academic Affairs Directorate of the University of Ghana. Close ended questionnaires were used for the collection of the data. The close ended questionnaires were administered to sixty-one (61) staff members who were selected using the stratified sampling technique from the various Units. Nine (9) of the Unit Heads of the Directorate were also ...
ABSTRACT The importance of the construction industry cannot be overemphasized because of its strong linkages with other sectors of the economy. Despite this, the empirical literature on the non-linear (Bon curve) relationship between construction expenditure and economic growth remains unclear and hence, leave much space for further engagements. Therefore, this study seeks to find answers to these questions: Does construction expenditure matter in economic growth, and does the Bon curve hold ...
ABSTRACT This research assessed the human resource management policies and programmes of teachers and managers with focus in the Tamale Metropolis. The broad objective was to determine the effectiveness of the policies and programmes in terms of its ability to motivate, improve teachers’ welfare, and to satisfy teachers. To carry out the study, the descriptive survey method was adopted. A total of 157 questionnaires were administered out of which 144 were retrieved given a response rate of ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to describe the nature of the employee training and development programmes that exist at the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Ghana (Kumasi). It also ascertained the modes of conducting employee training programmes and identified the challenges of planning and implementation of the training programme in the company. Descriptive survey method was used for the study. Census was the sampling method used on a population size of 230 employees of the company who ...
ABSTRACT One of the key attributes of ethnic conflicts is that they could be complex and intractable. The Alavanyo-Nkonya conflict is one such conflict that presents traits of a complex conflict since the first violence was recorded in 1923. To understand such complexity, a qualitative research design was employed to study the conflict. Primary data was collected through in-depth interviews of six key informants selected purposively from among conflict parties and mediators. Secondary data fr...
ABSTRACT The study set out to examine the performance management process in the Volta Regional Hospital at Ho. Eight management staff and one hundred and twenty employees were randomly sampled to collect views on the performance management system in the hospital. Personal interviews and questionnaire were used to collect data. The findings of the study suggest that there is a performance management programme in place in the hospital. Managers and employees see the performance management proc...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out how stress affects senior members in some selected public Universities in Ghana and the management strategies that can be adopted to influence their work performance. A total of 300 participants were randomly selected from two public Universities in Ghana namely; University of Cape Coast and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. A 34 item questionnaire were designed and administered. The research data was analyzed using the SPSS...
ABSTRACT The study assessed the impact of training on staff performance in the Audit Service of Ghana in some selected Districts in the Central Region of Ghana. The descriptive and cross-sectional designs were adopted in the study and representative sample sizes of 100 employees were selected from the study. Self-developed questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. The descriptive statistics was used to analyse the data including means, standard deviations, frequencies and percentages...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the relationship between economic growth and financial deepening for the case of Ghana using quarterly data from 1983 to 2008. Whereas financial deepening was proxied by credit to private sector/GDP and broad money/GDP, economic growth was measured by real GDP per capita. Other variables included gross fixed capital formation/GDP, interest rate and government spending/GDP. Employing the Johansen cointegration approach, vector error correction, vector autoregre...
ABSTRACT Usually the organisation of training and development programmes for staff in institutions are carefully planned. This study is an investigation into the effectiveness of training and development programmes for State Insurance Company (SIC) staff within the Accra Metropolis. The general objective of the study was to explore the effectiveness of training and development programmes for the employees. Based on this general objective, five research questions were answered. A 37-item quest...