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Business Analysis & Growth Strategy for At Heart Beauty Concepts

Executive Summary At Heart Beauty Care Concepts is a hair and beauty care salon located in Santa Maria, Accra. A sole proprietorship business, the salon offers services of hairdressing, interior decoration, makeup, pedicure and manicure, among others. The vision of the business is to be a beauty hub that showcases the excellence of hair and beauty care and thrives on the mission of delivering such excellent services and producing professionals to do same. Assessing the need in the business to...

An Inventory Management Optimization Strategy for LittyMart Enterprise

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This research initially analyzed the current state of the inventory management practices at LittyMart. LittyMart is limited liability Company that deals in items such as kitchen napkins and underwear for both sexes. This project aims to help optimize the firm’s inventory by creating a simple and efficient tool. Amid the strength of the firm are a good marketing strategy, diverse product list, and good relationship with trading partners. The Weakness of the firm includes th...

A STAFF RETENTION STRATEGY FOR DELSI MONTESSORI SCHOOL.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Delsi Montessori School is a private elementary educational institution located at New Achimota-Accra, Ghana. The school provides unique educational services for children from the ages of three months to fourteen years, i.e., creche, nursery, kindergarten, primary and JHS. Presently, it has twenty classes that cater to a pupil and staff population of 250 and 45 respectively. Meanwhile, the school has had a longstanding problem with staff turnover. A needs assessment guided b...

FEASIBILITY STUDY ON ESTABLISHING A FERENCH-ENGLISH BILINGUAL SCHOOL AT MEDIE IN THE GA-WEST DISTRICT FOR MR. AND MRS. PAINTSIL

Executive Summary Mr. and Mrs. Paintsils are a young couple who recently bought a plot of land at Akutuase/Medie and intend to develop the land by establishing a bilingual school on the land. The main objective of this study is to determine the feasibility, viability and desirability of establishing a bilingual school in Akutuase. Secondary data collected from online journals, news articles and scholarly articles showed that bilingualism is being bilingual is important because it gives a pers...

An Assessment of Book Keeping Practices Among Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Kumasi Metropolis

ABSTRACT The relevance of keeping proper books of accounts and sound accounting practices has been emphasized in achieving proper financial management in Small and Medium Scale Enterprises. In this study, we investigate the recording of proper books of account by SMEs in Kumasi (Ghana) through information based on responses to a close- ended questionnaire from 90 SMEs in Kumasi. We report that majority of SMEs’ owners were academic inclined, and also had at least an average level of accoun...

An Investigation into the Benefits and Challenges of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Adoption and Implementation Amongst Small and Medium Enterprises in Kumasi Metropolis

ABSTRACT This paper provides empirical evidence regarding the perceived investigation into the benefits and challenges of international financial report standard adoption and implementation amongst small and medium enterprises in Kumasi metropolis. The Ghanaian financial reporting framework is keeping pace with the global development due to the globalization of the world’s economy and markets led companies and nations to become world global players. Thus, as a result, Ghana made prepa...

AN ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY POLICING-ORIENTED TRAINING PROGRAMME IN BENUE AND LAGOS STATES, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT The adoption of community policing-oriented strategy in Nigeria in 2004 has led to a shift in police training focus and curriculum contents. Studies on community policing-oriented training have largely been general in nature without paying much attention to the training content, competence of trainers and post-training challenges. This study therefore, assessed the perceived influence of community policing-oriented training on police interactions with the public in crime prevention ...

Impact of Motivational Factors on Employees' Performance in an Organisation: A Study of Golden Tulip Kumasi Hotel

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of motivational factors on employees’ performance in an organization, a study of Golden Tulip Kumasi City Hotel. The objectives of the study were to analyse the influence of monetary dynamics on employee’s performance, to examine the outcomes of the various job designs on employee’s performance, and to ascertain the effects of staff training and development on employee’s performance. The population for the study was 120 re...

STAFF PERFORMANCE-APPRAISAL PROCESS AT WENCHI METHODIST HOSPITAL: A REVIEW.

ABSTRACT The focus of this research is in the area of performance-appraisals (PA) systems. Performance-appraisal is a key component of Human Resource Management (HRM) in every organization and one of the most vital responsibilities for human-resources and line managers/supervisors. A well-designed and implemented formal PA system can serve many valuable purposes in the manager-subordinate relationship (Longenecker et al., 1988). However, it is often perceived as a cumbersome and destru...

IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARD (IFRS) ADOPTION ON THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF AN ORGANISATION: A CASE OF GUINNESS GHANA BREWERIES

ABSTRACT The globalization of the world‟s economy and markets led companies and nations to become world global players. Before the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), different countries developed their own national accounting standards. However, movement of business toward global economy brought challenges in comparability, objectivity, reliability, understandability among others. In view of this, this paper attempts to assess the impact of International Financi...

EXAMINING MANAGEMENT OF WORK PLACE - RELATED STRESS: A CASE STUDY OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OF UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA.

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the management of work place - related stress:  the case of the Division of Human Resource Management Unit of UEW, Winneba. A sample of forty-five (45) participants was chosen for the study through simple random technique and purposive sampling techniques.  Among others, it was found that: staff of the Human Resource Division of the University of Education, Winneba experience stress as a result of doing so many things within a limit...

HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING ON ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR: A CASE OF GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE, GES, KUMASI METROPOLIS.

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess human resource planning on organisational behaviour and performance, using the Ghana Education Service as case study. The researcher used descriptive research design for the study. The objectives of the study were to establish the relationship between human resource planning and organisational performance, to identify the strategies use to improve human resource planning and to assess the challenges faced by an organisation in human resour...

AN EXAMINATION OF IMPACT OF MICROFINANCING ON THE GROWTH OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY. A STUDY OF KENTE WEAVERS AT BONWIRE, ASHANTI REGION

ABSTRACT The main focus of the research was to examine the impact of Microfinancing on the growth of Small Scale Industries. The study adopted a descriptive design and also concentrated on the collection of quantitative data. However, the target population of the study were Kente Weavers at Ashanti Bonwire area. For this specific reason, relevant data was collected from the owners or operators of the Kente Business, (Kente Weavers), in the Bonwire locality. In all, 60 respondents participat...

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON EMPLOYEES’ COMMITMENT: A CASE OF SOME SELECTED OIL MARKETING COMPANIES WITHIN THE KUMASI METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of human resource management practices on employees’ commitment: a case of some selected oil marketing companies within the Kumasi Metropolis. Descriptive research design was used for the study. The study used the quantitative research approach. The population for the study was sixtyfive (65) respondents comprising of managers and staff of the selected oil marketing companies in the Kumasi Metropolis. The random sampling procedure ...

ORGANISATIONAL RESTRUCTURING AND TURNOVER INTENTION AMONG BANK EMPLOYEES IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Studies on organisations have focused on restructuring as strategic response to increased competitive pressure of globalization and the need to be more efficient. The effectiveness of restructuring depends on the influence of work attitude and behaviour (Job Satisfaction (JS), Organisational Commitment (OC) and Turnover Intention (TI)) of surviving employees which had been inadequately studied in Nigeria‟s banking sector. This study was conducted to examine organisational restruct...


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