ABSTRACT Good governance is a preferred system of claiming and legitimising rights that can be boosted through effective citizen-state engagement. The state often holds and controls the bulk of public resources and governments must formulate policies and decisions for distribution of such resources to ensure sustainability. While governments are built and held in power by ordinary people, their authority and decision-making mandate often put them in categories above those of ordinary persons....
ABSTRACT Organisations are using information technology and increasing their corporate websites pages for recruitment purposes. Despite this increased utilization of information technology for employee recruitment , the extent to which employers perceive information technology as a useful source of employment information and their reactions to these practices have not yet been studied in the insurance companies in Ghana. This study examined the role of information technology in employee recru...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of motivation on productivity in Ghana Education Service in the Akim South District of the Ashanti Region. Five research questions guided the study. Quantitative research design was employed. A sample of 160 respondents participated in the study through structured questionnaires, and in-depth interviews. All the respondents were professional teachers from the Asante Akim South District in the Ashanti Region. Sampling was done u...
ABSTRACT Several decades have passed since organisational citizenship behaviour began to penetrate the organisational sciences. Recently, however, scholars have begun to critically analyze the motives that drive organisational citizenship behaviour. The present study attempted to explore the relationship between personality variables and organisational citizenship behaviour. Specifically, Norman‟s Big Five personality model-which includes, conscientiousness, extraversion, neuroticism, agree...
ABSTRACT This study sought to understand organisational change management at Central University. The specific objectives were; to determine the drivers of change at the Central University; to determine the nature of resistance to change at the Central University; assess the impact of organisational change on employee performance; and lastly to assess strategies adopted to manage change at Central University The study was purely survey which adopted a quantitative methodology. The design of th...
ABSTRACT Rewards are mostly used by organizations and institutions to recognize the efforts of hardworking, innovative, and dedicated employees. In most cases, they are meant to urge employees to maintain or increase performance, and also motivate others to improve on their work output. The general objective of the study was to examine the reward system in the Trust Hospital in Accra. The study was guided by the positivist philosophy of research – a quantitative approach. The sample size fo...
ABSTRACT The study examined Performance Appraisal Practices among senior staff of Volta River Authority. Descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The study focused on employees’ views on the implementation of performance appraisal systems and the linkage to VRA mission, vision and corporate objectives; employees’ involvement in PA systems and its effect on job performance, as well as training associated with PA and measures that could be adopted for improving the PA systems....
ABSTRACf The sight of gushing water from burst pipes in Accra and the scarcity of the same commodity in other communities prompted the researcher to examine the human capital, corporate culture, performance management and bottlenecks that hinder organizational performance in Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL). The research was cross-sectional, non-contrived, and non-causal. It was analytical consisting of a description and analysis of the phenomena of interest. A sample size of about 50% comp...
ABSTRACT Recruitment and selection as a human resource management function, is one of the activities that impact most critically on the performance of an organisation. It has an important role to play in ensuring worker performance and positive organisational outcomes. This study seeks to examine the recruitment and selection practices in Ghana Navy. A descriptive survey design was used for the study and data were obtained from thirty team leaders responsible for recruitment and selection in ...
ABSTRACT Employees in Ghanaian organisations now work with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds. Even companies who decide to recruit exclusively Ghanaian work force will still have to contend with the same interpersonal cross cultural challenges that confront multinational organisations. This is because within the national culture are sub cultures that significantly affect the behaviours of Ghanaians. It is against this backdrop that this study seeks to examine the effects of cultura...
ABSTRACT The performance and survival of any organisation (such as banks) in a dynamic work environment, among other factors, depend largely upon the employees’ motivation. Given that needs of employees and the level of motivation may differ from organisation to organisation, an understanding of what fosters and enhances employee motivation and performance is critical.The study sought to assess the motivational packages available at Kakum Rural Bank limited and how it affects employee perfo...
ABSTRACT The general low academic performance in Senior High schools have been attributed to teachers’ inability to perform their functions well and head teachers’ lack of good leadership among others (Osei,2006;Akyeampong, 2010; Oduro, Dachi&Fertig, 2008).The study sought to find out how leadership styles of Head teachers in Senior high schools in the Mfantseman municipality influence teacher performance. The instrument used was the questionnaire and responses were indicated on a five po...
ABSTRACT Any efficient performance appraisal scheme should ensure fairness and aim at giving opportunity for employees to air their views. The objective of the study was, to examine the performance appraisal system as practiced in the Graphic Communication Group Limited and establish its effectiveness and weaknesses so as to suggest ways of improving it. Primary and secondary data were used to accomplish the objective. Instruments used were questionnaire and the methods employed were personal...
ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to ascertain how the introduction of microfinance programs by the Lower Pra Rural Bank in the rural areas of their catchment area has helped to alleviate the poverty situation in the Shama, Mpohor Wassa East Districts and Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Area. It was also to establish whether or not the program has had any effects on the business operations of the beneficiaries and their livelihoods. In all 10 groups were sampled out of which 60 respondents made...
ABSTRACT The study examined the relationship between three dimensions of safety climate (management commitment to safety, priority of safety at the hospital, and pressure for health service delivery), and their impact on safety behaviour reported by employees. The study sought to examine if pressure for health service delivery affects the safety behaviour of healthcare workers. Using a quantitative approach, questionnaires were administered to a sample of 295 employees from two teaching hospi...