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 role of organizational culture has received considerable and sustained attention with both practicing managers and organizational researchers. This dissertation seeks to examine the impact of organizational culture on work performance of employees of Ghana Airports Company Limited. To achieve the above objective, the case study approach was used; the population sample frame is 100, of staff who are 2 years and above. The research used 2 years and above because it wants to find ...
ABSTRACT The Purpose of this study was to find out employees perception on Performance Appraisals and organizational commitment at Techiman Municipal NHIS. To achieve the objectives of the study, five research questions were administered to the employees at Techiman Municipal NHIS. The study adopted descriptive survey study design involving the entire fifty-two (52) employee. The main source of data for the study was primary data. Questionnaire was used to gather information from the employ...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to assess the effect of reward systems on employee motivation in Urban Roads Department, using Kumasi –Metro as a case study. Quantitative research approach was used. The population for the study was five hundred and fifty (550) employees from the Urban Roads Department, Kumasi Metropolis. Random sampling technique was used to select 226 participants for the study. Questionnaire was the main instrument used to collect primary data. The computer s...
ABSTRACT Leadership is a relevant factor in achieving high employee performance. This is because the style of leadership of superiors commits an employee to a course of action of relevance and helps to ensure willingness to perform better in the organization. The study examined the effects of leadership styles on employee performance in the Judicial Service of Ghana, Cape Coast regional office. Descriptive design of the quantitative method of research was employed for the study. The simple r...
ABSTRACT Organisational politics plays a large role in how most organisations function and develop. Thus, organisational politics is an unavoidable factor at the workplace, and has so many influences on the affairs and behaviour of employees in an organisation. It is in recognition of these facts that an effort was made in this research to find out the causes, prevention and management of organisational politics in Cape Coast Polytechnic. The target population for the study consisted of empl...
ABSTRACT Employee perception of organisational politics constitutes an important aspect of organisational life with respect to its members as these influence various processes which ultimately affect performance of employees. Although many studies have been conducted to broaden the concept and find its relationship with employee performance, most studies made use of a narrower stream for the measurement of employee performance. The purpose of the study was to examine the moderating role of ...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to assess the effect of compensation on employee performance after controlling for the effect of perceived external equity. It was conducted in Holy Family Nursing and Midwifery Training College in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. Explanatory research design was adopted in this study with much reliance on quantitative research approach. The study adopted census as the sampling techniques since the population size was relatively smaller (84 permanent staff) an...
ABSTRACT This study sought to examine the effects of reward systems on job satisfaction of the staff of the National Investment Bank main branch in Accra. The research, specifically examined the nature of reward systems at NIB and compared the reward system to best practice as well as determine the extent of worker satisfaction with the reward system. The study used descriptive design to determine the effects of reward systems on job satisfaction. A total of 44 respondents made up of staff an...
ABSTRACT The study examined the improvement of staff performance through training and development at the Ridge Hospital. The problem was negative attitude observed toward patients by some of the nursing staff. The data were obtained from semi-structured interview and questionnaire (5 – point likert scaled questionnaire). The study design was a case study. The sample for the study involved fifty nurses and ten management staff. The data were analyzed using frequency tables and percentages Th...
ABSTRACT This study aims at examining the perception on training and organisational commitment among staff of Ghana Immigration Service in the Upper West region. The objectives were: to examine the perceived benefits of organizational training; determine the nature of organisational commitment among staff, assess the extent to which the perceived main individual organisational training factors influence employee’s commitments, and finally to examine the main association between training and...
ABSTRACT Job Satisfaction, no matter the parameters that one may use in describing it, has been found to be an important contributory factor in productivity. The perception that workers have about their jobs may have an influence on their attitude and commitment towards the job. This study focused on job satisfaction among the junior and senior staff of the Balme Library, University of Ghana, Legon. It aimed at determining the factors affecting job satisfaction, the extent or level of job sat...
ABSTRACT Leadership is a relevant factor in achieving high employee performance. This is because the style of leadership of superiors commits an employee to a course of action of relevance and helps to ensure willingness to perform better in the organization. The study examined the effects of leadership styles on employee performance in the Judicial Service of Ghana, Cape Coast regional office. Descriptive design of the quantitative method of research was employed for the study. The simple ra...
ABSTRACT The study examined the relationship between organizational culture and employees‟ job satisfaction among nurses at the Ghana Health Service in the Agona district in the Central Region of Ghana. The descriptive and cross sectional designs were adopted in the study. A representative sample size of 169 was selected out of 300 total population for the study. Self-developed questionnaire was used for data collection. The descriptive statistics was used to analyse the data including mean...