ABSTRACT The chief thrust of this work is to examine the stimulus banks novelties has on fiscal performance in Ghana profitable banks listed. This research selected these banks registered on the interchange market to avoid issues of subjective outcomes which may lead to sceptical issues later on. Specifically, the study sought to: look at, the influence bank innovations have on net interest margin in Ghana commercial banks, scrutinise the stimulus banks novelties has on earning per shares in ...
ABSTRACT The thesis examined the career and educational aspirations of secondary school students in Ghana. The study, which was a cross-sectional descriptive survey specifically, aimed at determining the type of jobs students wish to do, sectors of the economy and places they wish to work, relationship of their career aspirations to the manpower needs of Ghana as well as factors influencing their career aspirations. Students' intention and desire to pursue further studies as well as the type ...
ABSTRACT The history of the Nigerian civil war of 1967-1970, though short, still lingers in the memory of many Nigerians especially communities that were not among the many ethnic groups in the war, hence they were seen as saboteurs. For this many atrocities were netted on them; among which was rape. Up till date, it is still obvious in some of the names given to children now adults born of rape victims by the Biafran and Nigerian army during the two and half years the war lasted. This study ...
ABSTRACT Forest Plantation Development has been given special attention by the Government of Ghana to restore the degraded forest cover of the nation and to create employment with the aim of reducing poverty. This study set out to examine the socio- economic effects of the Presidential Special Initiative (PSI) on Forest Plantation on the lives of the participating farmers of the Birim North District in the Eastern Region. In the study, 106 respondents comprising farmers and non farmers were...
ABSTRACT The provision of potable water is very vital to individuals and businesses. Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana used to experience perennial water shortage with its attendant problems. Therefore Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) instituted some measures including dredging of the Brimsu dam and construction of a new water treatment plant at Sekyere Hemang to improve water supply situation in the Region. In spite of these interventions by GWCL, available records indicate that ...
ABSTRACT Healthcare seeking behaviour among household members often depends on the decision-making structure and headship of the household. In Nigeria, the male is assumed to be de-facto head who takes daily socio-economic household decisions that relate to financial allocations. The implication of this is a possible gender bias in the decision-making and outcomes. While gender bias has been examined within households in Nigeria generally, its incidence and influence on healthcare needs, uti...
ABSTRACT The training, development and education of employees at all levels within organisations is now considered a vital component in maintaining competitiveness in the international arena. The objectives of the study were to describe the purposes of training and development programmes, determine the commitment of the bank and examine the effectiveness and challenges of training and development programmes. The study involved 120 junior, senior and management staff respondents from the Kuma...
ABSTRACT In the field of penology, very few studies have paid attention to the role of religion in prison. The sparse scholarly studies are largely focused on the advanced countries, and rarely on prisons in Africa. In addition, the findings of the impact of religion on inmates have yielded mixed results. This study examined the de facto religious pursuits of inmates in attempts to cope with imprisonment, and at selfreformation for possible reintegration. The study was underpinned by social...
ABSTRACT Despite entrepreneurship being regarded as a driving force in the development of many countries, few studies have been conducted to investigate the various motivational factors that influence performance. This dissertation therefore attempts to examine the relationship between various motivation factors and firm performance of the entrepreneurs in the New Juaben Municipality. Descriptive research design was employed in this study. Simple random sampling was employed to select 205 SM...
ABSTRACT This research was carried out to determine the effect of community health education on the behaviour of people in selected coastal communities in the Central Region of Ghana between 2002 and 2006. A health centre from each of three study districts and then two communities were selected through simple random sampling. Respondents from the study communities categorized into beneficiaries (Breman, Egyankwa and Simbrofo) and non-beneficiaries (Eguafo, Etsibeedu and Mprumem) were interv...
ABSTRACT This study takes a look at the issue of funding development at the local level. A case study of the Agona and Assin District Assemblies of the Central Region of Ghana in the period 1993-1997 is undertaken to help find solutions to the problem of inadequate funding for local development. The objective of the study was to analyze the system of financing local development, determine the degree of success of the system, establish the basis for the levels of success and propose an impro...
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 ra...
ABSTRACT The main purpose for this study was to explore community participation and sustainability of the School Feeding Programme (SFP), examine the existence of community participation within the implementation of the SFP, examine the essence for the sustainability of the programme and assess how community participation contributes to the sustainability of the SFP in CCMA. The study design adopted was qualitative with focus group discussion guide and key informants interview guide as instru...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore the extent to which Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Cape Coast Metropolis comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs). The study further looked at firm attributes (size, profitability, audit type, internationality, type of SME, and leverage) that relate and also influence the level of SMEs’ compliance with IFRSs. The descriptive design was adopted for this study. The study sampled 89 SMEs within the metropolis, ...
ABSTRACT Depression is a major psychological disorder which is common among patients in psychiatric hospitals. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) has been used as complimentary intervention for depression, its efficacy on group cognitive therapy in Nigeria is yet to be established. This study therefore, examined the efficacy of group CBT in the treatment of depressed patients at the Federal. Neuro psychiatric Hospital, Yaba (FNPHY) Lagos. The cognitive and behavioural theories provided the ...