ABSTRACT Environmental degradation has been exacerbated where there has been absence or weak land use planning and regulations to ensure orderly human settlement development. The first land use plan for Tamale was formulated in 1969 for the period 1970 – 1985 and received statutory approval in 1975. The plan is still the legal frame-work within which developments are carried out This study investigated the problem of planning and development in Tamale which is not due to unavailability of ...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at finding out if human resource management (HRM) practices are employed stringently in the hospitality industry particularly the hotel industry to attract, equip and maintain the right people to deliver quality service. It had an objective of finding out the perception of management of hospitality facilities on HRM practices such as recruitment, selection, training and motivation to get the right people to offer quality service and to reduce labour turnover. The s...
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to examine the extent to which motivation affects the attitude of teachers using content and process theories of motivation. Stratified and systematic sampling procedures were used to select a sample size of 64 teachers comprising of 43 males and 21 females and purposive method was also employed to select 16 key informants consisting of 11 Heads of Institutions in both public and private schools and 5 senior personnel at the New Juaben Municipal Educ...
ABSTRACT This study examined the challenges that the various refugees institutions, organizations, and allied bodies or agencies face in the implementations of durable solutions for refugees in the country. The purposive and accidental sampling techniques were used to select 65 respondents from UNHCR Ghana, Ghana Refugee Board, International Organization for Migration as well as Krisan/ Sanzule/Ekwei, and Budumburam refugee camps. The main instruments used for data collection were interview...
ABSTRACT Sexual and reproductive health is fundamental to the development of human capital. However, early age at sexuality exposes adolescents to the health risk of early pregnancy and childbearing, sexually transmitted infections, unsafe abortions, lost of socio-economic benefits and thereby affecting the realization of their human capital potentials. Descriptive cross-sectional design, questionnaire and interview schedules were the methods employed in data collection. Probability and non-p...
ABSTRACT The study sought to analyse the implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Assin North Municipal Assembly. In all, 138 NHIS subscribers and three key informants comprising the manager of Assin North NHIS, the head of one accredited NHIS pharmacy and the head of one accredited NHIS health centre were selected for the study. Questionnaires and interview guide were the research instruments that were used to collect data from the field. In addition to this, purpos...
ABSTRACT The general objective of this study was to examine employee motivational practices at Merchant Bank in the Kumasi metropolis. The study was a descriptive study. The study population was 104 from the four branches in the Kumasi metropolis, out of this number, 85 (48 clericals, 33 supervisors and 4 managers) were selected as the sample size for the study. A multiphase sampling technique used was to select the participants. A questionnaire was used as the major tool to collect data fr...
Abstract This project attempts to identify the implications of commercial pineapple farming in the Awutu-Effutu-Senya District for farm workers and communities. Primary data were gathered using questionnaires, interviews as well as observations made in the farms and communities. Secondary data sources included published and unpublished official documents, new papers and the Internet. The report concludes that although pineapple farms offer employment opportunities for both citizens and migra...
ABSTRACT The primary focus of this study was to investigate the recruitment and selection processes used by two International Mining Companies, Anglogold Ashanti Iduapriem Limited (AAIL) and Golden Star (Bogoso/Prestea) Limited (GSBPL) operating in GHANA. To achieve the purpose of the study, 127 employees comprising top management, senior and junior staff were interviewed using self administered questionnaire. The primary data was supplemented with secondary information collected from the co...
ABSTRACT Chieftaincy is one of the oldest and most cherished of Ghana’s traditional institutions which interpret our indigenous system of governance as it has evolved through centuries. Chiefs, through cultural activities like festivals are seen as agents of development. However, this colourful and vibrant part of our culture is fraught with long standing chieftaincy disputes in many parts of the country. The chiefs and people of Winneba have had their fair share of conflicting encounters...
ABSTRACT The study set out to investigate the effects of Public-Private Partnership on waste management in the Ho Municipality. The study is a descriptive research of how waste management is carried out by both public and private sectors in the municipality. It aims at presenting relevant information on the effectiveness of Public-Private Partnership in waste management. The study covered 129 respondents made up of 89 households in the municipality, 20 market women, 10 Environment Officers,...
ABSTRACT In Ghana, a number of conflicts have assumed protracted nature. Most of these conflicts have been handled by state and civil society organizations with various conflict resolution mechanisms. However, these conflicts have been reoccurring over time which leaves one to question the effectiveness of the resolution mechanisms employed to resolve the conflicts. This study therefore sought to assess the effectiveness of conflict resolution mechanisms used by National Peace Council in re...
ABSTRACT The study examined the relations between CSOs and government institutions in the management of mining-related conflicts in the Asutifi North District of Ghana. The qualitative research approach was adopted for the study. Through the purposive sampling procedure, key respondents from government institutions, CSOs and individual members of the district were interviewed. Although the Asutifi North District was relatively peaceful before the arrival of Newmont Gold Ghana Limited (NGGL),...
ABSTRACT The issue of citizens’ apathy towards the assembly’s activities, drop in revenue and weak Unit committees, revealed during the POCC analysis for the Techiman Municipal Assemblies’ 2006-2009 Medium Term Development Plan prompted this study. The study examined how citizens participated in the governance and service delivery in the Techiman Municipality. The study made use of survey methods by using interview schedule and questionnaires to gather information from the respondents....
ABSTRACT The classroom teacher is the key to the quality of any educational system. Serious motivational problems are affecting teachers in Ghana at both the junior and senior high school levels. The current levels of motivation have resulted in increased teacher absenteeism, high teacher turnover and professional misconduct. Many graduate teachers are being lost from the educational system as they leave for better paying jobs in the private sector or join other departments where promotions ...