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The Role of the Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice in the Promotion of Good Governance in Ghana

ABSTRACT To ensure its democratic governance, Ghana has established the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) in particular to promote and protect human rights and freedoms and administrative justice. There is not enough comprehensive literature from studies on the effect of a national human rights institution like the CHRAJ on the development of a culture of human rights and its impact on promotion of good governance. Non-interventional and descriptive study design w...

Students' Perception of Their Participant in Decision Making Wesley College of Education in Kumasi

ABSTRACT The study examined how students perceive their participation in decisionmaking processes in Wesley College of Education in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. In all, one hundred and ninety-two student leaders, fifty-five teachers and three college administrators were purposively sampled for the study. The main research instrument for the study was the questionnaire. Three sets of questionnaire were designed for respondents. The findings of the study suggest among others, that st...

Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth in Ghana

ABSTRACT The study examined the relationship between electricity consumption and economic growth in Ghana using annual data for the period 1971 to 2010 by employing autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach to cointegration. The study found a cointegrating relationship among the variables when real GDP was used as the dependent variable and no cointegrating relationship among the variables when electricity consumption was used as the dependent variable. The bounds test results revealed ...

Causes and Effects of Political Violence in Berekum Municipality

ABSTRACT The dissertation, which was a cross-sectional descriptive survey, aimed at investigating the causes and effects of political violence in Berekum Municipality. The study was informed by deepening intensity with which violence germinates and multiples before, during and after presidential and parliamentary electioneering campaigns in the Municipality A sample of 226 respondents made up of 84 party members and 142 members of the public were selected for the study. The sample also consi...

Advertising and Performance of Lacdan Roofing Company, Kumasi

ABSTRACT Advertising has become a powerful marketing tool in increasingly competitive business environment. This study explored the effect(s) of advertising strategies on sales performance of Lacdan Roofing Company in Kumasi, Ghana. Three constructs measuring advertising strategies including informative, persuasive and reminder advertisements were employed in this study. There were two objectives of the study. The first objective was to determine the effectiveness of advertising tactics emplo...

Performance Appraisal in First Allied Savings & Loans Ltd

ABSTRACT The study followed the procedures of a descriptive analysis. It described how a private company appraised the performance of its workers. Among the objectives were the description of a model performance appraisal system, the description of the appraisal system of First Allied Savings & Loans Ltd, the analysis ofthe weaknesses thereof and suggestions to improve upon the appraisal system ofthe company. To achieve the objectives aforementioned, questionnaires were designed to gather rel...

Group Behaviour and Organisational Performance in the Ghana Railway Company Limited - Takoradi

ABSTRACT Group behaviour has both positive and negative effect on the overall performance of an organisation. These effects have not been considered by various consultants who were engaged to come out with remedies to the challenges confronting Ghana Railway Company Limited. It is in view of this that, this descriptive investigation into the effects of group behaviour on the overall performance of the Ghana Railway Company Limited was conducted using Takoradi (i.e the headquarters) as a case...

Value Added Tax Flat Rate Scheme for Retailers in the Cape Coast Metropolis

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine the VAT flat rate scheme for retail businesses in Cape Coast Metropolis. Specifically, the study focused on the VAT flat rate scheme on sales of retail products. Again, the study dealt with the level of VAT flat rate compliance by the retailers. The study further identified the major challenges faced by both the retailers and the service in the implementation and the administration of the scheme in the Cape Coast Metropolis. The descriptive su...

Impact of Career Development on Employee Engagement at Women's World Bank, Kumasi

ABSTRACT The study aimed at assessing the impact of career development on employee engagement at Women‘s World Bank, Kumasi. The study used descriptive survey research and a census of 266 employees. The research approach used was the quantitative approach and Questionnaire was the main data collection instrument used to collect data from the field survey. The data for this study was processed with SPSS (V 22) and analysed with regression and correlational analysis, means and standard devia...

Corporate Social Responsibility and Profitability of Listed Companies in Ghana

ABSTRACT With the increased concentration on the corporate social responsibility (CSR), companies are not only required to focus narrowly on generating profit for shareholders, but also asked to take responsibilities for firms’ other stakeholders, e.g. customers, employees, society etc., from social, environment and economic perspectives. Hence, nowadays, having both a decent CSR performance and adding profitability are the significant aspects for the company to achieve the sustainable suc...

Perceptions of Public Junior High School Teachers in Berekum Municipality on the Performance Appraisal System in Ghana Education Service

ABSTRACT The study was to find out the perception of public junior high school teachers in Berekum Municipality on the performance appraisal system in Ghana Education Service (GES).The evaluative research design was used in the study. The cluster and simple random sampling techniques were used to select 142 respondents for the study. The questionnaire was the main instrument used in the collection of the field data. The data were analysed with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences...

Employee Turnover and Performance of National Disaster Management in the Central Region of Ghana

ABSTRACT Human resource management is one of the most important practices which help to ensure retention of staffs in organisations. The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in Ghana has been under intense pressure by citizens to revamp their workforce in order to achieve high performances. However, the institution has failed to be proactive in its responses to disaster management in the country. This study therefore examines the effect of employee turnover on performance of NAD...

Impact of Career and Succession Planning Management on Organisational Performance in Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT)

ABSTRACT The dissertation aimed to access the impact of career and succession planning practices on the achievement of the organisatioal goals of SSNIT. It employed a descriptive approach to describe the demographic orientation and analyze the views of respondents. Due to the cumbersome nature of the population a sample of (175) respondents were used. Again, it applied statistical descriptive method as well as seasonal trend analyses to explain key performance indicators that were linked wit...

MOTIVATION AND PERFORMANCE OF EMPLOYEES OF THE PRODUCE BUYING COMPANY (PBC) IN THE WASSA AMENFI WEST DISTRICT

ABSTRACT The globalisation of businesses and advancement in Information Communication Technology (ICT) is reshaping the world of work and changing the way employees behave and the way managers manage their employees. Motivating and retaining employees have become an important and complex task for managers. This study sought to examine the effects of motivation on employee performance at the Produce Buying Company (PBC) in the Wassa Amenfi West District (WAWD). It also investigated the factors...

AN EXAMINATION OF IMPACT OF MICROFINANCING ON THE GROWTH OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY. A STUDY OF KENTE WEAVERS AT BONWIRE, ASHANTI REGION

ABSTRACT The main focus of the research was to examine the impact of Microfinancing on the growth of Small Scale Industries. The study adopted a descriptive design and also concentrated on the collection of quantitative data. However, the target population of the study were Kente Weavers at Ashanti Bonwire area. For this specific reason, relevant data was collected from the owners or operators of the Kente Business, (Kente Weavers), in the Bonwire locality. In all, 60 respondents participat...


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