ABSTRACT The issue of whether or not in-service training had actual significance influence on employee performance at work necessitated the need for this piece of research work. The main aim of this research therefore is to access the level of impact that in-service training organised for employees within the Catholic Health Service Diocese had on their overall performance. The researcher in an attempt to meet this objective had to first of all deal with the literature review on the subject ...
ABSTRACT The study is about the educational background of the indigenes of Wassa West District and their employability at the mines. Most of the indigenes in the district are not gainfully employed. They are neither engaged in farming nor formal mining which are the main sources of income in the area. They rather resort to galamsey and pay little attention to schooling. There are occasions when the mines express the desire to recruit the indigenes as a compensation for exploiting their natura...
ABSTRACT The issue of human resource management has become paramount and complex due to current trend of business competition resulting from globalisation and trade liberalisation. The purpose of this study was to examine the human resource management (HRM) practices of the University Printing Press of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (UPK) and how they affect print production. The study focused on four HRM practices namely, resource planning, recruitment and selection, ...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to examine the perceived leadership style and its relationship with employees’ satisfaction and organizational performance in Takoradi Polytechnic. The study adopted descriptive research and cross sectional research designs. The sample size for the study was two hundred and sixty (260) taken from senior members, senior staff and junior staff. Also, convenience sampling was used to ensure that those employees found at their workplaces were the ones used for...
ABSTRACT Human resource, in the 21st century, is regarded as the most vital asset for good and effective performance of any organisation worldwide (Armstrong & Baron, 2005). Educational institutions can never survive without relying heavily on human resource (teachers). It was in this light that, this study examined the relationship between teacher motivation and school performance in three selected Senior High Schools (SHSs) within the Prampram district, Ghana. The study employed the quanti...
ABSTRACT This study sought to examine the relationship between continuing professional development (CPD) and job satisfaction among public basic school teachers with reference to how CPD is planned, resourced and delivered by the Ghana Education Service. This study utilized a cross-sectional survey design in which 216 participants were selected through stratified and convenience sampling. A sample size of 182 responded to the questionnaire representing an 84% response rate. Both quantitative ...
ABSTRACT This study looks at the effect of performance appraisal system of selected banks in Akim Oda. The specific objectives are to examine the relationship between performance appraisal and employee commitment, the extent to which it affects performance and intention to quit. The study adopted a quantitative method with a sample size of 80. Questionnaire was the main research instrument which was used in the collection of data. Data was analysed with means, standard deviations, frequenci...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to assess the relationship between human resource management practices and intention to quit among administrative staff of the University of Cape Coast. Descriptive research design was adopted in this study with much reliance on quantitative research approach. The study adopted simple random sampling technique. Structured questionnaire was used to collect the primary data. The primary data was collected through self-administration. Statistical Package for Soc...
ABSTRACT This study set out to determine the mode of staff performance appraisal at the Nyakrom Rural Bank and how the system of appraisal can be improved. Factors that could influence the appraisal system of the bank were considered. For the purpose of this study, stratified random sampling was applied, therefore information was collected from the various levels of the organisational structure made up of top management team, branch managers and the junior employees. Five people from the top ...
ABSTRACT The study sought to assess how the Civil Service uses performance appraisal as a tool for employee development. The researcher used data from civil service organizations in the Greater Accra Metropolis. Stratified sampling technique was used to select the respondents which were grouped into Senior and Junior Staff. 102 staff out of a population of 213 was sampled. The instrument used for gathering data was the questionnaire. The study revealed that the performance appraisal system of...
ABSTRACT The study set out to examine to explore the impact of working conditions and performance among non-teaching senior staff at the University of Education Winneba. The specific objectives that guided the study were; to assess the effects of physical conditions on performance of the non-teaching senior staff; to analyse the effects of occupational health and safety on the performance of the non-teaching senior staff; to analyse the effects of internal organisational communication on perf...
ABSTRACT It is now a recognized fact amongst both academics and practitioners that Human Resources play a critical role in the success of organizations. This awareness has precipitated the myriad of empirical researches that have explored the link between the HR practices used by firms and the performance firms attain. The objective of this study was to first, identify and examine the extent to which bundles of HRM practices affect performance of Ghanaian manufacturing firms. Specifically, ...
ABSTRACT The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility is increasingly becoming popular in the 21st Century in both business and academic circles. In response to heightened global awareness of environmental sustainability and stakeholder rights, social legitimacy has become the bedrock for business survival, profitability and growth. This study sought to examine the stakeholder management approach practiced by the Chirano Gold Mines Limited in the Western Region of Ghana. The qualitative cas...
ABSTRACT In this study, the researcher examined bullying as a human right abuse in selected second cycle institutions in the Birim Central Municipality. To achieve this goal, the following questions guided the study. That is, what are the lived experiences of victims of bullying in Secondary Schools in the Birim Central Municipality? What are the effects of bullying experiences in Senior High Schools? and to what extent does bullying constitutes a violation of the fundamental human rights and...
ABSTRACT This study examined how a mining company in the Eastern Region of Ghana, Newmont Golden Ridge Limited (NGRL), integrates stakeholder approaches in its CSR to ensure sustainability of CSR outcomes. A qualitative approach using a single case study of NGRL was adopted. The study purposively selected thirty five (35) key participants including officials of NGRL, selected chiefs, selected officials of two regulatory bodies, and community members. The main instruments for the primary data ...