ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine the tax compliance behavior of ownermanagers of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The study employed the survey design underpinned by the quantitative approach to research. The sample comprised 150 owner-managers of SMEs in the Kumasi Metropolis selected from three major sectors – manufacturing, trading and services using the stratified sampling technique. Data was collected using a questionnaire and analyzed using mean scores and st...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess the effects of workplace stress on employee performance. The study however concentrated on employees in the Judicial Service of Ghana in Kumasi, Ashanti Region. The study was divided into three objectives that is; identify the effect of organisational level stress on the performance of employees, identify the effect of individual level stress on the performance of the employees, to identify perceived coping strategies adopted by employees in the...
ABSTRACT The impact of performance appraisal on employees’ performance could be mixed (both positive and negative) depending on how effective and efficient the appraisal process is perceived by employees.The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) uses the graphic rating scale annually in evaluating the performance of its employees. However, literature and observation show that the graphic rating scale method has the major drawbacks of subjectivity and low reliability. It was in response to the...
ABSTRACT This study determines whether or not the effect of physical exercise on blood pressure is only direct as most studies posit or is also mediated by some socioeconomic factors, including the wealth status of the household. The study used data on 13,784 individuals from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) and employed two models, namely the multinomial logit and the multiple regression models. The multinomial model was used to determine, while controlling for other varia...
Abstract Focusing on the #NoToSocialMediaBill Twitter protest against the introduction of The Frivolous Petitions (Prohibition, etc.) Bill 2015, in Nigeria, this chapter examined the composition of the loudest voices that framed the protest, explored the level of engagement of those voices with the content of the bill, and analysed the nature and outcome of the protesters' reactions to the bill. To achieve these objectives, the study adopted a mixed method sequential design consisting of qua...
ABSTRACT Proficient communication has a positive effect on employees. Some previous studies in the communication literature revealed that communication style is a main driver of organizational, employees’ performance and satisfaction. The study set out to investigate the relationship between communication styles and employees’ performance. The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between communication styles and employees’ performance. Thus, using quantitative appro...
ABSTRACT The study sought to investigate the motivational factors that have been responsible for teachers’ high output leading to excellent student performance in private Junior Secondary Schools in the Ga District of the Greater Accra region. The study involved 150 teachers sampled from 25 schools. The descriptive survey design was used because it is practical and versatile and indicates how data are collected, organised and displayed in tables and graphs. Teacher motivation and teacher co...
This study was carried out to examine the Role of Women in Community Development in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Four research questions were formulated to guide the study. A total of six (6) communities in the study area were used for the study. 230 people were selected through simple random sampling techniques to complete the questionnaire. The instrument used for the study was a structured questionnaire designed by the researcher for the collection of data and the survey r...
ABSTRACT Several studies have explored the impact of macroeconomic variables on economic growth. Such works have often established a significant relationship between these variables (Agyapong et‟al, 2016; Mensah and Okyere, 2015; Agalega and Antwi, 2013; Khan and Senhadji, 2011; Hausmann et‟al, 2005). The main purpose of this study is to find the effect of exchange rate, inflation, and interest rate on economic growth in Ghana. The general objective of the study is to determine if these t...
The aim of the study is to appraise the role of internal audit in the management of fraud with special emphasis on Zenith Bank Plc. The main objective of this study is to ascertain the role played by internal audit in the management of fraud. The specific objectives include; (1) to examine the role of internal audit in the detection of fraud, (2) to examine the role of internal audit in theprevention of fraud and (3) to examine the role of internal audit in the control of fraud. Thestudyused...
ABSTRACT The study sought to empirically investigate the effects of microfinance on small scale businesses in Ghana using Keta municipality as a case study. An ordinary least squares method was used, based on primary data of 200 small scale business entrepreneurs, 100 of whom have taken loans and 100 without loans. A Cobb-Douglas production function was first estimated to find the effect of microfinance loans on productivity. Afterward, a profit function was used to estimate the effects of mi...
The aim of this study was to ascertain the role of internal auditing in organizational effectiveness focusing on Diamond Bank. The specific objectives are; to determine the role of internal auditing in promoting organizational performance of Diamond Bank, to examine the effect of internal auditing in the internal control systems of Diamond Bank,to ascertain the effect of auditors’ independence on the efficiency of internal auditors and to determine the effectiveness of internal auditing in...
This research looks at the role of fraud management in the profitability of Nigerian banks (A study of first bank Nigeria plc). The objectives of this study include to ascertain the role of fraud detection and the contribution of fraud investigation in the profitability of Nigerian banks. Ex-post factor research design was adopted for this study because secondary data was used. Data was collected from the bank’s annual report and fact books covering from the period 2006 –2015 However regr...
ABSTRACT This study examined the extent to which Africentric worldview influence the relationship between stress and psychological health among primary caregivers of children with intellectual disability in Ghana using the mixed methods design. The quantitative phase recruited and assessed 160 primary caregivers using standardized measures assessing Stress, Africentric worldview, Africultural coping, and Psychological health. Results from MANOVA indicated that primary caregivers of children w...
Abstract Objective—To provide information on the profile, comorbidity and impact of insomnia among an understudied group of elderly Africans. Method—Using the WHO Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), the 12-month prevalence of three forms of insomnia was assessed in face-to-face interviews conducted with a regionally-representative sample of elderly Nigerians, aged 65 years and over (n=2152). The association of insomnia with quality of life, rated with the WHO Quality of...