It is a long held belief that the greatest area of waste, corruption and misappropriation in the public sector is on procuremen t and contract management. These executive excesses are largely a tribute ted to lack of proper regulation and adequate control. This research is designed to look into the issue. The en tire resea rch work wa s focu sed on the effect of the govern men t due process policy on public procuremen t and con tract management using Small and Medium Enterprises Devel...
This study is aimed at identifying the problems of development-policy making in Obudu local government area of Cross River state. The theoretical framework adopted in this study is the planning theory propounded by Fainstein (2000). This research adopted the survey method given the nature of data. The population of the study consists of the staff of Obudu local government of Cross River state which is one hundred and eight seven (187) respondents. The sample technique adopted in the study is ...
This study was undertaken to evaluate political participation and democratic consolidation in Nigeria with a particular reference to Enugu State. Three objectives and three research questions were formulated to guide the research. The study adopted thematic format in its literature review. The theoretical framework used was structural functionalism and research design used in the study was expos facto design and content analysis was used to evaluate the topic under discussion in line with eac...
Poverty reduction has been a long concern fol' all African co1mtl'ies since independence. The high incidence of po1·crty in Nigcl'ia has been a greatest obstacle to the development of the nation at large. This research work examined the role of the government in Poverty Alleviation Programmes in Nigeria in orde!' to reduce poverty to its minimum barest level. Questionnaire 111as used as instrument for gathering data for the research. The data collected were ana�y:::.ed using simple p...
Since the attainment of independence in 1960, it has been known that party polities has not really done much in the area of national integration in Nigeria because of this; political parties in Nigeria tend to promote ethnic and private interest which has milted against National integration. Based on this, this study sought to investigate the party politics and national integration with a view to analyzing the nature and structure of the People ’s Democratic Parties (PDP) between 1999 – 2...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Online music retail stores have made it possible for users to access a wide range of music online either by paying or free of charge (Swanson, 2013). Aftown is a commercial online music retail store which provides music from a wide range of African Artistes. Aftown users are categorized into the artistes(sellers) who upload their music unto the portal, and the music lovers(buyers) who can also subscribe to the portal. Since it’s establishment in June 2017, Aftown has subsc...
Abstract Way with Words is a Ghanaian company that produces and sells authentic arts and crafts and home décor items. Established in 2006 and located in Tema, their products include wall decals, desk items, wall décor, greeting cards as well as embroideries. Way With Words is in the process of creating an online store where it can retail its products. However, it does not have an efficient delivery system to fulfil customer orders from their online store. Therefore, clients would still have...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Vodafone Ghana previously, Ghana Telecom is a company in the telecommunications industry in Ghana that delivers a widespread of services including voice, messaging, data and fixed communications. In increasing Vodafone’s market share and maintaining Vodafone’s relevance in the market, a needs assessment was conducted to identify the gaps in their services and later a proposed solution was provided. From the needs assessment, the gap identified was the differences in the ...
The study seeks to find out the implication of human resource development on the economic development of Umuna in Orlu Local Government Area in Imo State. With the use of survey design and random sampling of corporate workers, civil servants, private company workers and labor in general, questionnaire administration is used to acquire information and simple percentage for generalization. The study found out that development can be achieved through accessible health care and affordable educati...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) is one of the most renowned schools that offers a competitive Executive MBA program. It has been in existence since 1994 and has spread its knowledge both in China, Europe and now in Africa. Its campus in Africa was started in 2009 and is based in Ghana. CEIBS seeks to have an inclusive environment where all the business leaders from all walks of life will join and acquire the knowledge necessary to take their businesses to ...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This capstone project sought to provide the client with an in depth understanding of the delivery space of Ghana, the various interactions between the businesses in this space, individuals and the major players in the delivery space I.e. logistic and delivery service personnel. It achieved this by conducting interviews and through the administration of surveys to the general public through platforms like WhatsApp and Twitter and Facebook. It did not however include an evalua...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Accents & Art Limited (A&A), is a fully Ghanaian-owned company founded in May 2000 by Constance E. Swaniker. The company specializes in furnishings and décor made primarily out of metal, with wood, glass, and cane accents. The primary objective of this project was to identify a problem that Accents & Art faced, and go through the necessary steps to find an appropriate solution for it. Having been in operation for a little over 16 years, A&A has relied mainly on customer ref...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Les Klar Couture is a fashion company located in Ghana and noted for its simple, decent but classy designs. Selling at affordable prices, Les Klar hopes to expand its operations worldwide, a few years to come. It, however, focuses on empowering its clients to have confidence in themselves and to dress to suit their body sizes. The company currently runs its main branch at North Industrial Area and is yet to operate at its new branch in Kasoa. However, after conducting a need...
ABSTRACT Lemish Pharmacy is a pharmaceutical company that focuses on administering drugs to people in need of it and offering counselling to patients in one medical situation or the other. The company has 2 employees who attend to customers and suppliers during the day and in the evenings. There are several problems that the company is facing but the main cause is that they lack a business plan that would guide their operations and help in better decision making. The lack of a business plan h...