ABSTRACT The Department of Feeder Roads, like most Ghanaian organizations, does not give much attention to the human being as a vital resource. As a result of this no proper planning is made for human resource development. This is the issue that the study set to investigate, using the Department of Feeder Roads as a case. The objective was to find out the human resource situation in the Department of Feeder Roads, bringing out the shortcomings in human resource administration and proposing ...
ABSTRACT Training and developing staff are key elements in the achievement of organisational goals, and the performance and quality of an organisation depend on the quality of its human resource. The objective of the study was to assess the staff training and development process at the Takoradi Polytechnic. The data for the study was gathered through two media - questionnaires and interview guide. The study employed the quota and simple random sampling techniques. A total of 222 respondents...
ABSTRACT Teenage pregnancy is a social problem that affects the social well-being of teenagers. Prevention of teenage pregnancy will help to improve the livelihood of teenagers and reduce the prevalence of some social vices in Ghana. This study sought to investigate the causes and consequences of teenage pregnancy in AssinSouth District. Ninety pregnant teenagers or teenage mothers, 6 Head of Health Directorate and 6 Traditional Birth Attendants were interviewed for the study. Both in-depth...
ABSTRACT This study examined private sector participation in the management of water supply systems in seven small settlements in the Ashanti and Brong Ahafo regions. The seven water supply systems selected were located in the following towns, Bekwai, Ejura and Kuntenase all in the Ashanti region and Nkoranza, Atebubu, Duayaw Nkwanta, and Nante in the Brong Ahafo region. The objective of the study is to examine the participation of private sector in the management of small town water supply ...
ABSTRACT The general objective of the study was to investigate career management in a firm engaged in downsizing, with special reference to Vodafone Ghana. Specifically, the study sought the causes of downsizing in a firm, the consequences of downsizing on the individual and the organization, the extent to which a firm can manage careers when downsizing and the strategies that can be adopted for a successful career management while downsizing. The research design adopted for the study was d...
ABSTRACT The performance and survival of any organisation (such as banks) in a rapidly changing work environment, among other factors, depend largely upon the employees’ motivation. Given that needs of employees and the level of motivation may differ from organisation to organisation, an understanding of what fosters and enhances employee motivation and organisational performance is critical. The study therefore sought to determine the factors that influence bank staff motivation in the C...
ABSTRACT The quality of Human Resource is an asset to any organization and as a result Training has become an issue that has to be faced by every organization. The amount, and quality of training carried out varies enormously from organization to organization due to factors such as the degree of external change, for instance, new markets or new processes, the adaptability of existing workforce and importantly the extent to which the organization supports the idea of internal career developme...
ABSTRACT The study examined the link between livelihoods, poverty and environmental degradation in the Sissala East District of the Upper West Region. Available literature shows that, the region is one of the poorest in Ghana and agriculture is the main livelihood. The main data collection methods employed were household interviews, focus group discussions and library search. The study covered 90 respondents selected by simple random sampling, purposive sampling and systematic random sampli...
ABSTRACT This study aimed to examine the issue of job stress and its effect on some ‘human components’ of HRD (general health, wellbeing, capabilities and cognitive capacity). The study adopted a descriptive research design, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methods. Target population comprised staff of the College of Distance Education, University of Cape Coast. The census approach was used to include all the 223 staff at the College in the study. Data collection was done thro...
ABSTRACT The general objective of this study is to evaluate the financial performance of Credit Unions in the Western and Central Regions of Ghana. This study was prompted by the inability of some credit unions to effectively analyse their financial performance. The survey design was adopted while the study covered 12 credit unions over the period 2007-2012. The analysis and discussion of the data point to three key findings. First the study revealed that the average values for the performa...
ABSTRACT This study investigated to determine whether the assertion of providing initiatives leads to improved performance of teachers in the Ga West Municipality. Hence, the purpose of the study was to establish effects of rewards on performance of teachers in some selected senior high schools in GA West municipality. The first research objective sought to identify the motivation practices while the third research objective examined the influence of rewards on performance. The study employe...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact of the use of accounting software on the processing of financial information. An exploratory research design was used and the population was all the finance offices of Ghana Education service at New Juaben Municipality. A probability convenient sampling technique was used to select sample of 50 employees in the finance department across the New Juaben Municipality. Questionnaire was used to collect data and data analysed with Stati...
ABSTRACT Motivation is an essential tool and its implementation leads to effective and efficient teaching and learning hence attainment of quality education. The study examined influence of motivation on quality of teaching and learning in selected Senior High Schools in Cape Coast Metropolis. A descriptive survey was used in the study. A sample of 136 teachers was selected from the population of 223 teachers from five selected SHS in Cape Coast Metropolis using simple random sampling techn...
ABSTRACT Mergers and acquisitions are a relatively new but fast growing phenomenon in the Ghanaian economy as a response to increasing competition, emanating from the changing business environment. However, because they are relatively new in the country, mergers and acquisitions are not well understood in Ghana. This study examines the impact of mergers and acquisitions on the acquiring company’s corporate financial performance, within the Ghanaian economy, using Guinness Ghana Breweries ...
ABSTRACT The study was undertaken to analyze the factors influencing personal financial management decisions of 200 employees of International Oils and Fats Ltd. Specific objectives that motivate the study were to identify the factors that influence financial management decisions, examine the mistakes of employees concerning their personal financial habits and to examine the challenges that employees face in applying their financial knowledge in daily personal financial management decisions....