ABSTRACT The primary aim of this study was to examine the relationships between leadership styles and voluntary work behaviors of employees among selected banks in Ghana. Specifically, the objectives was to determine the extent to which leadership styles (transformational and transactional) predict employees‟ voluntary work behaviors (OCB and CWB); to examine the mediating effect of leaders‟ emotional intelligence on the leadership styles and voluntary work behaviors relationships; and to...
ABSTRACT The study examined the relationship between three dimensions of safety climate (management commitment to safety, priority of safety at the hospital, and pressure for health service delivery), and their impact on safety behaviour reported by employees. The study sought to examine if pressure for health service delivery affects the safety behaviour of healthcare workers. Using a quantitative approach, questionnaires were administered to a sample of 295 employees from two teaching hospi...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate factors affecting maternal health care delivery in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abbrem Municipality. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used to elicit information for the study. For quantitative method, simple random and snow ball sampling procedures were used to sample 150 respondents for the survey. Indepth interviews and focus group discussions were employed to solicit information for the qualitative data. The findings of the study show...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between emotional intelligence and employees’ commitment to change. It was also aimed at exploring the roles regulations play during organizational change assignments. In order to accomplish these objectives, survey questionnaires and interviews were used to sample views of employees of Ghana Revenue Authority in order to gather their perspectives on the change process that was initiated by their organization in 2009. Resu...
ABSTRACT Globally, conflict between work and family has gained the attention of researchers. This heightened interest can be attributed to the effects of work-family conflict on individuals and organisations. Hence, this study sought to ascertain the relationship that exists between work-family conflict and satisfaction while examining whether social support can have an effect on the relationship between them. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the study made use of quantitative...
ABSTRACT The role of organizational culture has received considerable and sustained attention with both practicing managers and organizational researchers. This dissertation seeks to examine the impact of organizational culture on work performance of employees of Ghana Airports Company Limited. To achieve the above objective, the case study approach was used; the population sample frame is 100, of staff who are 2 years and above. The research used 2 years and above because it wants to find ...
ABSTRACT The Purpose of this study was to find out employees perception on Performance Appraisals and organizational commitment at Techiman Municipal NHIS. To achieve the objectives of the study, five research questions were administered to the employees at Techiman Municipal NHIS. The study adopted descriptive survey study design involving the entire fifty-two (52) employee. The main source of data for the study was primary data. Questionnaire was used to gather information from the employ...
ABSTRACT The study examined the level of importance employees (Junior and Senior Administrative staff) placed on job choice factors before accepting job offers in the university. It then investigated how job choice factors influenced employees’ satisfaction. Job Choice Theory, (which comprise Objective Factors Theory, Subjective Factors Theory and Critical Contact Theory), was reviewed. Based on the theory, three main hypotheses were tested. These hypotheses sought to examine the effects o...
ABSTRACT A public pension system is the only system that guarantees income security for the aged, regardless of any economic change in the future. In this regard, a pension is seen as a social and economic necessity that society should embrace in the quest to alleviate poverty and provide economic security that will enable individuals to cope with life's major risks. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of the current tier-three pension scheme in providing adequate so...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to assess the effect of reward systems on employee motivation in Urban Roads Department, using Kumasi –Metro as a case study. Quantitative research approach was used. The population for the study was five hundred and fifty (550) employees from the Urban Roads Department, Kumasi Metropolis. Random sampling technique was used to select 226 participants for the study. Questionnaire was the main instrument used to collect primary data. The computer s...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine factors influencing employee performance in the Ghanaian private sector: A case of the Boakye Dankwah Memorial Hospital (BDMH). The study was guided by the following objectives; to assess the influence of recruitment and selection on employee performance; to establish the influence of training and development on employee performance and to establish the influence of reward management on employee performance. The population of the study was 60 ...
ABSTRACT Leadership is a relevant factor in achieving high employee performance. This is because the style of leadership of superiors commits an employee to a course of action of relevance and helps to ensure willingness to perform better in the organization. The study examined the effects of leadership styles on employee performance in the Judicial Service of Ghana, Cape Coast regional office. Descriptive design of the quantitative method of research was employed for the study. The simple r...
ABSTRACT Organisational politics plays a large role in how most organisations function and develop. Thus, organisational politics is an unavoidable factor at the workplace, and has so many influences on the affairs and behaviour of employees in an organisation. It is in recognition of these facts that an effort was made in this research to find out the causes, prevention and management of organisational politics in Cape Coast Polytechnic. The target population for the study consisted of empl...
ABSTRACT Employee perception of organisational politics constitutes an important aspect of organisational life with respect to its members as these influence various processes which ultimately affect performance of employees. Although many studies have been conducted to broaden the concept and find its relationship with employee performance, most studies made use of a narrower stream for the measurement of employee performance. The purpose of the study was to examine the moderating role of ...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to assess the effect of compensation on employee performance after controlling for the effect of perceived external equity. It was conducted in Holy Family Nursing and Midwifery Training College in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. Explanatory research design was adopted in this study with much reliance on quantitative research approach. The study adopted census as the sampling techniques since the population size was relatively smaller (84 permanent staff) an...