ABSTRACT Reward management is one of the ways used by organizations for attracting and retaining suitable employees as well as helping them to improve their performance. This study was conducted at the College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between reward systems and employee performance at University of Ghana. Specifically, the study sought to determine the relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic rewards an...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the moderating effect of gender on the relationship between work-family conflict on employees‟ job and family satisfactions. The study covered University of Cape Coast junior staff. Descriptive cross-sectional survey was employed to achieve the objectives of the study. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 339 respondents for the study. A structured questionnaire which consisted four sections was used as the main instrument for...
ABSTRACT Human resource development is being viewed today as an important strategic approach to to improved productivity, efficiency and profitability. The level of human resource development which is the central driving force in the achievement of organisational goals and economic development in Ghana is rather not encouraging and should be given the needed boost by building the knowledge, skills, working abilities and innate capacities of all the people in the society. The study therefore a...
ABSTRACT The study analyzed the perception of performance appraisal and employee performance. The main objective of the study was to examine the relationship between performance appraisal and employee performance of employee from Blue Skies Product Limited at Nsawam in the Eastern Region. Data for this present study was collected through a biographical questionnaire, performance appraisal questionnaire and employee performance questionnaire. The census method was employed which was made up of...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to determine the extent to which selected factors such as salaries, conditions of service, incentives, opportunities for promotion, relationship with heads, supervisors, colleagues, teaching and learning materials influence the retention of graduate teachers at senior high schools in the Ho Municipality. A sample of 154 graduate teachers was drawn from a population of 239, representing about 65%. Proportionate stratified sampling method was used to select the...
ABSTRACT The study sought to establish the assertion that there is a relationship between Human Resource Development and productivity by examining the effect of Human Resource Development on stevedore operation at the Tema Port in terms of ship turn-around time, ship productivity, labour productivity and accident rate. The study investigated the educational background of the stevedore gangs and officers, how training needs analysis was conducted, the effect of training on stevedore productivi...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effectiveness of in-service training (INSET) programmes on the performance of teachers in the Offinso South Municipality. The study targeted all the 32 Junior High Schools with a total teacher population of 270. Simple random sample was used to select 19 schools while stratified sampling method was used to select five (5) teachers from each of the selected schools. Five (5) Circuit Supervisors responsible for the schools were added. Questionnaire and inter...
ABSTRACT Within the polytechnics, enormous strides are being made with some of the polytechnics striving to introduce more market driven programmes such as Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech). These emerging trends require that the Koforidua Polytechnic positions itself in all strategic human resources management, including recognition and rewards. This prompted the need to investigate current rewards and recognition and their potential effects on employee retention at the polytechnic. The study ...
ABSTRACT The main reason for undertaking this study was to examine the main recruitment and retention problems affecting teachers in the Sunyani Metropolis and alternatively find out how transparent the recruitment process was. To investigate these concerns therefore, a sample size of 110 respondents from three senior high schools in the Sunyani Metropolis were selected. The simple random sampling method was used in selecting the respondents from the various schools. Questionnaire was the mai...
ABSTRACT Employees are valuable assets of any organisation, and therefore need training and development to upgrade their skills. This study seeks to examine the training and development practices in the education units in the Koforidua Municipality. The research design for the study is descriptive survey. Using convenient sampling technique, 100 employees were selected for the study. Questionnaire was used to collect data from respondents. The Statistical Product for Service Solution (SPSS ve...
ABSTRACT This study examined training programmes outlined for non engineering staff in the Volta River Authority (VRA) and if adequate training is being given to this category of staff. It also seeks to find out if there is any point of reference by which training is done, and how systematic is the training programme. The research also seeks to determine if any serious training need analysis is being done. The study design used for this research was exploratory. It was also a case study, conc...
In recent years, Information Systems (IS) have been deployed by organisations for achieving efficiency, effectiveness, enhancing quality and gaining competitive advantage. Ghana Commercial Bank has had challenging moments and difficult times in implementing a successful Human Resource Information System (HRIS) in recent years. The study examines the information needs for the organisation and problems associated with HRIS implementations. Critical factors that needed to be considered were high...
ABSTRACT The study assessed human relations and job performance in Anglo Gold Ashanti Limited at Obuasi . Four research questions were formulated to guide the study. A descriptive survey design was employed. All workers of Anglo Gold Ashanti at Obuasi constituted the population. The population was rendered into stratas which represented the five divisions or departments in the company out of which 3% of the respondents were randomly sampled from each which resulted in the selection of 131 res...
ABSTRACT Teachers occupy a central and vital position in any educational system and that their attitudes and commitment have been of paramount interest to educational authorities. The study seeks to examine the influence of head teachers’ leadership style on teachers’ commitment in the Adentan Municipality. Descriptive design of the quantitative method of research was employed for the study. The systematic random and simple random sampling methods were used in selecting respondents. Quest...
ABSTRACT The study set out to examine child labour among public Junior High School pupils in the Techiman Municipality in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It covered 60 respondents selected through purposive and simple random sampling techniques. The main data collection techniques were questionnaire and interview. The data was processed, using the Statistical Product for Service Solutions (SPSS). Majority of the pupils used for the study were engaged in hawking in the municipality. Poverty w...