ABSTRACT Retaining employees forms the basis for developing competitive advantage in any organization including banks. It is therefore imperative to consider employee retention role in the banking institutions. One factor that influences employee retention is motivation. This study primariliy assessed how financial and non-financial reward benefits motivate employeees at First Atlantic Merchant Bank with (FAMB) and how these in turn influence their employee retention. Specific objectives were...
ABSTRACT Work-life balance has become major factor in modern trends in human resource management that will enable direct relationship between competent and committed organization and its employees. Studies in the work-life balance literatures have shown that work-life balance has some influence on employees‘ performance but has not been conclusive. The study moves out to investigate the relationship between of work-life balance and employees‘ performance at Volta River Authority, Western ...
ABSTRACT The Free Maternal Health Services Scheme emanated from the conditions and benefits that were outlined in the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative embarked upon by the Government of Ghana to alleviate the plight of the poor and vulnerable in society as well as improve upon the living conditions of the citizenry. As a policy, the essence of the scheme was to ensure easy access and utilization of antenatal care, delivery and post – natal care services by women in the rural...
ABSTRACT Effective leaders are enablers that directly point to competent and committed employees. Studies in the leadership literature have shown that leadership styles and employees‟ performance are of major determinants of organisational performance. The study set out to establish the impact of leadership styles on employees‟ performance in Ameen Sangari Company Limited, Cape Coast. Having used quantitative approach and correlation design, census method, interview guide, multiple linear...
ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to understand how leadership styles influence employee creativity in Ghana’s telecommunication industry. Guided by literature reviewed on componential theory of creativity and the leader-member exchange (LMX) theory, data was collected from three hundred and thirty five (335) employees using a semi structured questionnaire. The study used the quantitative research approach. Data collected was analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistic...
ABSTRACT This study investigated to determine whether the assertion of providing initiatives leads to improved performance of teachers in the Ga West Municipality. Hence, the purpose of the study was to establish effects of rewards on performance of teachers in some selected senior high schools in GA West municipality. The first research objective sought to identify the motivation practices while the third research objective examined the influence of rewards on performance. The study employe...
ABSTRACT The concept of job satisfaction is considered to be a very critical issue for any organisation’s performance. Thus, employers benefit from lower staff turnover and higher productivity if their employees experience a high level of job satisfaction. The study sought to assess the state of job satisfaction among the staff of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. A cross-sectional survey design was used for the study and data were obtained from 126 respondents, using questionnaires. The stud...
ABSTRACT In Ghana, the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) is established to make Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) financially sound to implement their development programmes. Human resource development is among the areas that benefit from the DACF. The objective of the study was to examine how the DACF was used to develop human resources of the Wenchi District Assembly WDA). Descriptive research approach was employed to achieve the objective of the study and thirty ...
ABSTRACT The Free Maternal Health Services Scheme emanated from the conditions and benefits that were outlined in the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative embarked upon by the Government of Ghana to alleviate the plight of the poor and vulnerable in society as well as improve upon the living conditions of the citizenry. As a policy, the essence of the scheme was to ensure easy access and utilization of antenatal care, delivery and post – natal care services by women in the rural...
ABSTRACT Distance education is an excellent method of learning which gives learners the greatest possible control over the time, place and pace of education. However, it is not without problems. This study examined the status and growth of distance education programmes at the University of Cape Coast (UCC). It also examined the significance as an alternative to attaining higher tertiary education, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats as well as the concerns of learners on the prog...
Abstract This chapter constitutes the general introduction to the study. It is made up of the background to the study. The background contains general and specific issues on investment in training and development, statement of the problem, the objectives of the study, research questions, scope and significance of the study and the organization of the study. Investment in training and development has been a great concern to management of most organizations. Some of the reasons assigned to thes...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating the effects of leadership styles on sales force performance at Fidelity Bank, in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The study involved 152 participants. Census sampling technique was used in selecting the respondents. Questionnaires were the main instruments used to collect data. Frequencies percentages, correlation and regression were used to analyse the quantitative data, using Statistical ...
ABSTRACT This study explored the leadership style in a contemporary church growth in Sunyani Baptist Association churches. The study comprised of 40 pastors and 80 church executives from the Sunyani Baptist Association, using Krejcie and Morgan (1971) mathematical table. A self-administered questionnaire was the main research instrument. The study concludes that the Sunyani Baptist Association church is governed mainly with democratic leadership style. The study further disclosed a positive...
ABSTRACT The study seeks to explore the strategic role of human resource management practices on employee‟s performance of some selected commercial banks in Cape Coast metropolis, Ghana. This study was empowered by Resource Based View Theory. In particular, the primary data was collected through standard questionnaires from a random and purposive selected sample of 97 employees of the selected banks. Regression model was used to analyze the data SPSS presented. The findings of this study r...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate leadership styles (transactional and transformational) among male and female managers and how these leadership styles influenced stress at the workplace. The study adopted the quantitative research approach and used questionnaires in the collection of data. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to collect data from Ecobank Ghana (Accra Zone), which was selected as the population target. Out of 285 questionnaires administ...