ABSTRACT This research was undertaken with the aim of determining whether bias occurred in news coverage by private newspapers in Ghana. The study focused on the year 2014 which was the period just after the 2013 presidential election petition at the Supreme Court. This period was chosen because it was the era immediately after a major election dispute in Ghana and rivalry between the feuding parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was perceived to be...
ABSTRACT The study seeks to investigate into social infrastructure and its contribution to rural livelihood in Mpohor District. To achieve the objective, various methods were used to collect data these include; Questionnaires, Observations, and Interviews. The findings of the the study was that; social infrastructure contribute to the socio-economical lives of the rural dwellers, it provides employment, it reduces migration and immigration in the rural communities, absent and inadequate lead...
ABSTRACT There is a weakness in the way university libraries manage various moment of truth.
Interfaith dialogue is becoming a household name in our global society within the context of religious pluralism. Christians and Muslims are widely spread across the globe commanding almost a half of global population. Some Christians, particularly among some Pentecostals view Muslims with distrust, apprehension and rivalry. In Nairobi, Kenya, features of mistrust, disharmony, and intolerance among Pentecostal churches toward Muslims have been witnessed and vice versa. The study explored Chri...
ABSTRACT This paper presents an empirical exploration and analysis of the economic and policy impact of development aid to Namibia since independence 1990. Namibia has been receiving a large amount of economic and humanitarian aid, in the form of financial, technical and material support from both bilateral and multilateral development cooperation partners with a common objective to promote good governance, economic growth and reducing poverty. International aid did not came as a surprise, t...
ABSTRACT The study is a quantitative content analysis of the coverage of the proceedings of the Judgment Debts Commission by the Daily Graphic newspaper. The Commission was set up by President John Dramani Mahama to inquire into payments made from public funds for and on behalf of the state arising from judgment debts, arbitration awards, negotiated settlements and related processes. The study had the purpose of determining the news worthiness of, and the frames given to the proceedings of th...
ABSTRACT The quest for increased female participation and representation in district assembly governance process is a critical concern in Ghana. This is because, it is a fundamental right of women to be given equal chance to contest for political office. In this paper, the study seeks to contribute to the debate on challenges which hinder women's active political participation and representation in district assembly governance process in the Wa municipality. To achieve this goal, purposive ...
ABSTRACT This research looked to decide the degree of utilization of technology and its influence on performance and organizational strategy at Winmat Publishers Limited which is an educational publishing institution. In achieving a descriptive survey, the objectives of the study were utilized. Again, ―the collection of primary data was done through the use of questionnaire‖. The study‘s targeted population contained the whole Winmat Publishers Limited Head office staff which is 108 per...
ABSTRACT Rural urban migration has been a phenomenon that has gained world attention due to its associated challenges. This study sought to find out the effects of rural urban migration on the sociodemographic characteristics of migrants living in Abossey Okai Zongo. Using a mixed method approach, both qualitative and quantitative methods were applied in the administration of 100 semi-structured questionnaires. The questionnaires were administered using a multi-staged approach. Respondents ge...
ABSTRACT Human Resource Management is the process through which management builds the workforce and tries to create the human performances that the organization needs (Boxall & Purcell, 2016). Compensation which is the ability and responsibility of a company to contribute to its employees for their achievement of task and to appreciate their performance is one of the key HRM activity. This study was conducted to examine the effect of compensation on employee effectiveness. This study examined...
ABSTRACT The study assesses the impact of information technology in ensuring efficiency in operations of the Customs Division. It is descriptive in nature and employs the quantitative research approach through the use of questionnaires. A sample size of fifty (50) and participants were chosen by random sampling methods. The study found that most of the activities rely on the use of IT and that these activities have been automated to make operations very effective and efficient. The study furt...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate how some advertising practitioners in Ghana conceptualized ethical guides by the Advertising Association of Ghana (AAG) and applied them to their daily work-related activities. The study focused on knowledge levels of agency practitioners regarding the ethical guides, their ethical dilemmas and how they resolved them. The study was underpinned by the utilitarian ethical principle, categorical imperative and the golden mean theory. Data was obtained fr...
ABSTRACT The study examines the transnational practices and activities of Nigerian immigrants in Ghana. Specifically, the study explores factors that influence their migration, economic activities they engage in as well as the effect of transnationalism on the host country. The research design that was adopted was a mixed method. The sample size was made up of 70 respondents selected through stratified sampling procedure. Instruments were questionnaires and in-depth interview guide. The quant...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine the overall effect of organizational justice on the job satisfaction of employees among selected firms in Ghana. Guided by the literature, the study sample 60 a respondent from 3 accounting firms to examine the effect of organizational justice on the job satisfaction of employees and found that procedural and distributive justice were the two most common types of justice orientation within the firms. These categories help define the concept of justice to ...
ABSTRACT The research purpose is to know whether teachers recognize other forms of rewards apart from money. Guided by Literature only on understanding the extent to which teachers recognize other forms of rewards aside from money. Data was collected from Fifteen (15) teachers of Queens International using self-administered questionnaires, based on descriptive analyses it was found that teachers in the school hold the perception that paying everyone the same amount promotes mediocrity.It is ...