ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess the determinants of staff turnover intentions in the judicial service of the Ghana with concentration on the High Court at Kumasi. The study was guided by three objectives which were to assess the impact of personal or demographic factors on staff turnover intentions, the impact of economic factors on staff turnover intentions and the impact of organisational factors on staff turnover intentions at High Court, Kumasi. The study was a descriptiv...
ABSTRACT Poverty in the Savelugu-Nanton District has a long history reinforced by its geographical location and cultural practices of the people. The study set out to assess the impact of the Ghana School Feeding Programme on basic education and poverty reduction in the Savelugu-Nanton District in the Northern Region of Ghana. This impact study, involved content analysis and field survey that assessed the implementation process and examined the effect of the programme on the beneficiary commu...
ABSTRACT The study set out to examine the role that education plays in the empowerment of the girl- child within Jamestown. It also examined the attitude of the girl-child and their parents towards the education of the girl-child and strategies that could be put in place to encourage the girl child to give priority to education. Descriptive and cross – sectional designs were adopted to study 252 household heads and 115 students. Questionnaires were used to collect data from both set of resp...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to develop a questionnaire instrument having six underlying constructs, and to then use it to predict retirement adjustment and satisfaction. Economic, health, social and psychological variables were used as the Independent Variables to predict retirement adjustment and retirement satisfaction as the Dependent Variables. Designed as a descriptive survey using inferential analyses and purposive sampling by the snowball method, three research questions and...
ABSTRACT The study determined the amount of selected nutrients in the fruits of Turkey berry(Solanum torvum sw.) and any significant difference(s) heathad on nutrient content. Samples of Turkey berries were bought from the market, cleaned, ground (raw, boiled or roasted) and tested. Results were then analysed using means, percentages and ANOVA. A survey was also conducted to ascertain the level of consumption and knowledge froma sample of pregnant women inCape Coast Metropolis. Proximate anal...
ABSTRACT In the quest to improve the economic fortunes of developing countries, varieties of trade preferences have been introduced. This mechanism appears to be in support of the ‘trade not aid’ campaign. The AGOA trade preference enacted by the US in the year 2000 is one that has received much recognition in Sub Saharan Africa as a means of boosting export hence economic development. The importance of trade, especially in the developing countries calls for the need to study the effects ...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at examining women’s health in Accra, Ghana. The study consisted of women aged 18 and over in the City of Accra. The data used for the study were collected from Women’s Health Survey in Accra, 2003. The sample size was 3,200 women.A descriptive analysis was used to analyse the characteristics of respondents, while chi-square test was used to determine the relationship between area of residence, age and specific health conditions. The health status of women r...
ABSTRACT Exchange rate volatility has a direct impact on import and export trade. The adoption of a flexible exchange rate regime after the demise of the Bretton Woods system of exchange has become a major source of risk to trade and therefore, negatively affects imports which are critical to the development and growth of third world countries. This study therefore, examined the impact of exchange rate risks on the profitability of auto parts dealers (importers) in Ghana who have carried on t...
ABSTRACT Customer satisfaction plays an important role in business strategy and acts as a key factor in the sustainable development of organisation. It is regarded as a fundamental determinant of long-term organization’s success and widely accepted that satisfied consumers are not concerned on price, less influenced by competitors attack and loyal to the firm longer than dissatisfied customers. The study examined service quality, customer satisfaction and brand equity in Presbyterian basic ...
ABSTRACT Women lack economic resources, and have limited access to financial and non-financial resources. Over the years, credit facilities have been made available to women in the hope of improving their wellbeing. However, some school of thought have remained critical about the role micro-credit plays in the wellbeing of women. Given this, this study sought to explore the extent to which micro-credit can improve or contribute to the wellbeing of women, with emphasis on their income l...
ABSTRACT The study examined the impact of exports on economic growth in Ghana using annual data for the period 1980 to 2013. Applying popular time series econometric techniques of cointegration and vector error correction estimation, the study sought to explore long-run and short-run relationships between exports and gross domestic product (GDP). The Johansen‟s cointegration test revealed the existence of long-run relationships between real GDP, exports, gross capital formation and labour i...
ABSTRACT The current economic trends have made it important for all institutions; both private and public to maintain effective internal control systems. Internal control has attracted intense debate and attention across industries in accounting and auditing literature over the past decades. The regulatory and institutional framework has improved significantly over the years yet still the Tema Development Corporation (TDC) in particular is faced with lots of challenges. It is against this bac...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to investigate E-marketing and hotel performance with emphasis on three E-marketing tools namely; website, e-mail and social media. Previous studies that have looked at electronic marketing and hotel focused on adoption of the internet and electronic use in hotels. Others focused on the financial performance of electronic marketing: that is, return on investment, profit and loss and sales margin, to the neglect of other relevant issues such as the effect E...
ABSTRACT Credit creation process exposes banks to high default risk which could lead to financial distress including bankruptcy. The objective of the study is to identify the key determinants of credit risk faced by the banks in Ghana and to assess its impact on their financial performance in terms of profitability. The study is based on data from seven banks operating in Ghana for a 15-year period ranging 2001 to 2015. The study showed an inverse relationship between capital adequacy and cre...
ABSTRACT Profitability has always been considered as a primary indicator of dividend payout ratio. There are numerous factors other than profitability that affect dividend decisions of an organization, namely, earning per share, current ratio, debt to equity ratio and price to book ratio. Available literature suggests that dividend payout ratio is positively related to profits, cash flows and it has inverse relationship with debt to equity, retention ratio and price to book ratio. This disser...