ABSTRACT A review of the private health sector of some economies shows the growing use of business models, by health care providers in the sector, to improve health care provision whilst simultaneously increasing financial performance. This growing use has been based on the ability of business models to engage the resource-based and market-based principles, which have been shown to provide a sustainable competitive advantage for firms in diverse industries. Emerging African economies like Gha...
ABSTRACT Workplace bullying has been identified as a major occupational and social problem that has been in existence for ages. It is considered damaging, continual and long lasting where one party exerts some negative influence and supremacy over the other party. This study examined the impact on workplace bullying on employee productivity which eventually affects the productivity of a firm. Specifically, this study addresses the impact that it has on a target‟s ability to perform through ...
Abstract In Africa, several empirical studies on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have mainly focused on why they occur and not on their likely impact on macroeconomic indicators. Mergers and Acquisitions are major corporate actions but these raise imperative concerns about labour employment. The objective of this study therefore is to empirically test the impact of M&A on employment in Africa using annual time series and cross-sectional data of 14 African countries from 1990 to 2010. The study...
Abstract Over the years, Ghanaian football-loving fans both home and abroad have lamented over the poor performance of their local clubs in both continental and domestic competitions. As a result of this, many of these football loving fans have either given up on the local league or are cast in the dark about the actual problems affecting their respective clubs. Hence, in an attempt to delve into this problem, this dissertation assessed football clubs in Ghana to ascertain whether their organ...
Abstract To make the most out of investment choices, investment advisors need to understand the risk propensity that an investor can tolerate. However, measuring this risk propensity is very difficult, as it must be quantified. Among the many factors that influence risk tolerance is the demographic profile of the investor. A review of the literature proved that extensive research exists in the area or has been explored. However, the findings are inconclusive. This scenario displays an unclear...
INTRODUCTION This paper seeks to explain the concept of an agricultural commodity exchange and provides the reader with a practical understanding of the concept. The focus of the study is Ghana. The paper also seeks to highlight the conditions that will enable the Ghanaian economy operate under such a system. The paper’s main objective is to determine the technical feasibility of such a system in Ghana, given various constraints this economy faces.
Background Following the proliferating use and adoption of the Internet, e-commerce has established itself as a pervasive business phenomenon (Zhu & Thatcher, 2010). The changes that have emerged through e-commerce have dramatically impacted the traditional business environment, and improved both service and product offering delivery (Huang, Yoon & Benyoucef, 2012). A recent study conducted by Alexiou, Riddleston and Singleton found that e-commerce has gone on to impact global consumer behavi...
ABSTRACT The real estate industry is lucrative industry as the developing economy continue to boom. It has being likened to the rise and fall of most economies. In Ghana, the industry is a relatively young one, and has shown signs of growth and expansion. It is a capital intensive industry, where availability of finance is crucial in determining the viability of any development. In valuing real estate developments, focus is placed on four main factors, that is: location, structural quality, u...
Abstract The Police Service is an institution which is long over due for rebranding and should be transformed to restore a better public image; this is as a result of the negative reports that have been highlighted in relation to the service. This study assesses the operations of the Ghana Police Service using Cantonments Police Station as a case study. From the study it was concluded that very few Police Officers had educated themselves to the tertiary level leaving majority of them at the M...
ABSTRACT Just-in-Time, a system of production that calls for the elimination of inventory has taken many parts of the world by storm. Many producers and even suppliers are engaging the statutes of this new production system and are seen to be clearly reaping the benefits associated with it. Ghanaian firms seem to be tarrying with respect to the use of this system thus this paper seeks to discover how beneficial this system of production will be to producers in Ghana and how feasibly its imple...
ABSTRACT In this present age where economic growth in not enough to sustain a country and its inhabitants. There is the need to establish strategies that spur its economy into development, and impact its inhabitants positively in the process. The study relates state-directed capitalism to economic development, while taking lessons from East Asian Tiger countries (South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong), and taking into consideration Ghana’s context and areas where state direction is n...
ABSTRACT The Government of Ghana has committed to establishment of the Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) to create orderly, transparent, and efficient marketing system for its key commodities with the objectives of promoting agricultural investment, enhancing productivity, encouraging market access and fair returns for smallholder farmers, and facilitating the formalization of informal agricultural trading activities. This dissertation was conducted to determine the whether the current crop yiel...
ABSTRACT This research sought to find out if there exist in Ghana, a group of people theorized as “neo-elites”, and if they did, could they use tenets of PanAfricanism to drive transformational change in Ghana. The respondents selected for this research included, individuals in top and mid-level occupational positions, across various industries; and returnees who have come back home to Ghana, to settle down and live. This research was exploratory and qualitative in nature. In total, 16 pe...
Abstract Ghana has been plagued by cases in the news of patients being turned away at major hospitals in the country due to overcapacity and a lack of beds This study examines role primary care plays in alleviating the pressure faced at secondary and tertiary facilities assessing and identifies challenges and weaknesses inhibiting its function as a gatekeeper. The paper seeks to assess patient perceptions and understanding of the primary care system, while also taking in to account the role o...
Abstract Without the much-needed financial and technical resources to exploit the oil and gas resource discovered in 2007 on her own, Ghana sought foreign expertise to develop the Jubilee Field and surrounding fields. To enable locals benefit from the resource through increased employment, transfer of knowledge and technology know-how, supplier developments and various other means, a local content policy was adopted in 2011 and a subsequent Legislative Instrument passed in 2013 to enforce thi...