Research Papers/Topics in Development Studies

“ASSESSING THE EXTENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN MEDIUMTERM DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESSES: A CASE STUDY OF AWUTU SENYA EAST MUNICIPALITY”

ABSTRACT The global recognition of community participation as essential to development is an issue on which there is greater consensus in literature. More importantly, involving people in planning through consultative problem identification and designing of initiatives cannot be overemphasised. Wrongly identifying and designing such initiatives without proper community consultations, renders plans and initiatives unresponsive to community needs. The acceptance of decentralization in general a...

PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE IN THE ASHANTI MAMPONG MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT The study examined the factors that prevented women from actively participating in local level governance and politics in the Ashanti Mampong Municipality in the Ashanti Region. To be able to get the views of across section of women on the issue, 230 respondents comprising university lecturers, tutors from Colleges of Education, political party activists, nurses and teachers took part in the study. A self-administered questionnaire, which also served as an interview guide in some i...

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS: A CASE STUDY OF THE MERGER BETWEEN ANGLOGOLD COMPANY LIMITED OF SOUTH AFRICA AND ASHANTI GOLDFIELDS COMPANY LIMITED OF G

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine the true impact of the Anglo Gold/Ashanti Goldfields merger on human resource management. The study examines human resource management and practices of the two companies before the merger, steps taken to integrate the two practices, and their impact on human resource management of the merged company. Interviews with four key players in the merger negotiations from both Ashanti and Anglo Gold and prepared questionnaires randomly distributed to ...

PARTICULATE MATTER POLLUTION IN THE TAKORADI HARBOUR INDUSTRIAL AREA

ABSTRACT Air pollution is the introduction into the atmosphere of chemicals, particulate matter or biological materials that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms, or damage the natural environment. Particulate matter smaller than 10µm, can settle in the bronchi and lungs and cause health problems. The study investigated and evaluated the release of particulate matter (both TSP and PM10) from industrial activities within the Takoradi Port Industrial Area which is seen...

ASSESSING PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY AT ABOKOBI IN THE GA EAST MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY

ABSTRACT Accessibility is very critical to health service delivery. It includes financial, geographical and cultural accessibility. These factors inform the utilization of health services. The importance of accessibility and utilization of health services have been established in various studies globally. Yet in most developing countries and Ghana for that matter, accessibility to health care is limited in one way or the other. In Ghana, the implementation of the National Health Insurance Sch...

WOMEN’S ACCESS TO AND CONTROL OF FAMILY ASSETS AND THEIR WELLBEING

ABSTRACT The study employed a mixed method to investigate the relationship between women‟s access to and control of family‟s assets and their wellbeing within family negotiations. Data were collected from three communities in the Awutu Senya East municipality to complete the investigation. It was found that most women have access to and control over family assets. These mainly comprised of personal small-scale businesses and household consumables. Two components of wellbeing Women‟s sel...

FACTORS INFLUENCING ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS FOR BUSINESS START-UP AMONG STUDENTS OF HO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN GHANA

ABSTRACT This study examined the factors that influence entrepreneurial intention for business start-up among students of Ho Technical University in Ghana. Using the deductive research approach, the correlational study design and the multistage sampling method, 260 accounting, management and statistics students were selected to serve as subjects for the study, from a population of 804 students. All 260 students responded to the instrument after several follow-up were made by the researcher,...

THE EFFECT OF PINEAPPLE FARMING ON THE LIVELIHOOD OF PINEAPPLE FARMERS IN THE GA DISTRICTS

ABSTRACT The decision by the government of Ghana to diversify the agricultural sector through the Medium Term Agricultural Development Programme (MTADP), led to the establishment of the World Bank Funded Agricultural Diversification Project in 1991. The project sought to identify some agricultural products for development and promotion of which pineapple was the most prominent because of its high yield and export value. Government and other organizations have since encouraged pineapple ...

EVALUATION OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF STAFF PROGRAMMES OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICES IN GHANA, AT THE HEADQUARTERS

ABSTRACT The study examine the staff training and development programmes of the IRS by; identifying the training and development needs of staff, examining the overall training and development processes, assessing the benefits of training and development as well as examining the challenge facing the effective implementation of staff training and development policies in the IRS. Descriptive and cross-sectional survey designs were adopted for the research and a sample of 240 drawn using simple ...

PURCHASING BEHAVIOUR AND THE ACCUMULATION OF ELECTRONIC WASTE AMONG TEACHERS OF SECOND-CYCLE SCHOOLS IN THE TAKORADI SUB-METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT Ghana’s electronic waste is alarming for a number of reasons, purchases of these electronic goods like many other normal goods are increasing, the nonexistence of specific regulations on electronic waste management and the general weak enforcement of existing laws on general waste management makes the handling of electronic waste in particular a daunting task for waste managers. The study sought to examine the purchasing behaviour of teachers of second cycle schools for electronic...

FACTORS THAT PREDISPOSE ADOLESCENTS TO HIV/AIDS/STIs IN COMMUNITIES IN AND AROUND THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST, GHANA.

ABSTRACT This study examined factors that predispose adolescents to Human Immunodeficiency Virus! Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromel Sexually Transmitted Infections (HIV/AIDS/STIs) in the communities in and around the University ofCape Coast, Central Region, Ghana as a result of rising incidence of HIV/AIDS/STIs reported cases in the University Hospital, particularly among adolescents. Using an exploratory cross-sectional study design, a probability sampling method was used to select 450 ad...

PERFORMANCE OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME IN THE HO MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT This study focused on assessing the performance of the Ho Mutual Health Insurance Scheme and considered factors including; availability of administrative structures and logistical support, quality of care, attitude of hospital staff towards insured persons, claim processing, etc. There have been some concerns over the quality of treatment under the health reform compared to cash and carry system hitherto, practiced. For instance, questions have been raised about the attitude of hosp...

COMMUNITY BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT: A STUDY OF SELECTED SITES IN THE NZEMA EAST DISTRICT.

ABSTRACT The last two decades have witnessed a ‘paradigm shift’ in conservation and natural resource Management away from costly state-centered control towards approaches in which local people play a much more active role. The inefficiency of state control over natural resources use, has partly led to poverty, forest degradation and lack of participation by local actors in resource management. The purpose of this study therefore was to analyse the emergence and development of Community B...

Effects of Urbanisation on Coastal Wetland: The Case of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis

ABSTRACT Wetlands play important role in the sustenance of humankind but it seems the reciprocal gesture of protecting this ecosystem is on the decline. The result is the loss of wetlands, especially in the urban areas. This study set out to examine the effects of urbanisation on coastal wetlands in the SekondiTakoradi Metropolis of the Western Region. Using a mixed-method research design, 358 respondents were sampled from the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis to respond to the data collection in...

SKILLED LABOUR PLACEMENT AND ORGANISATIONAL EFFICIENCY: A CASE STUDY OF GHANA CUSTOMS AND PREVENTIVE SERVICE

ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to investigate skilled labour placement and organizational efficiency in the Customs Excise and Preventive Service of Ghana (CEPS). To achieve this goal, questionnaires specially designed in line with the objectives of the study were administered to 200 officers of CEPS. Their responses were analyzed with the Predictive Analysis Software (PASW) version 17 and presented in the form of simple frequency tables. The results of the study suggest that CEPS measure...


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