ABSTRACT Traditional forms of leadership are many and varied. One of the variants is chieftaincy, which is considered the oldest institution of traditional leadership. It has also enjoyed the glory, powers and prestige among many continents around the world including Africa. In Postcolonial African countries such as Ghana, the institution of chieftaincy has continued to be a source of attraction to various individuals and groups. One of such groups is migrant communities. The resurgence and r...
ABSTRACT Poor customer service has had diverse forms of impact on businesses all around the world and eateries are no exception. Statements such as “Their food tastes good but there are just too many flies around” and “The food tastes really good but they always get my order wrong” are a few of several opinions that customers of Ashesi eateries have shared concerning their customer service experiences. Research has also proven that customer service plays a significant role in the choi...
ABSTRACT Man is a social as well as psychological being. He strives to interact with others while depending on them and they on him.
ABSTRACT The study investigated the influence of organizational culture, self-esteem, self-efficacy and selfregulation on indulgence in procrastination. It utilized a correlational survey design involving two hundred andforty two sampled male (1l4) andfemale (128) civil servants in lbadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Data were collected from the sample using five scales. All the scales were re-validated. Four hypotheses were tested. The results of correlation analyses showed both age and marital stat...
ABSTRACT Companies have noticed that the love for a brand is an important factor to maintain a good relationship with their consumers and improve profits. The concept of brand and its relationship with customer loyalty has been an issue of great concern in corporate management and marketing literature. In this regard, this study sought to investigate the effects of brand love on consumers’ purchasing behaviour using Vodafone Ghana Limited as a case study. The objectives of the study ...
ABSTRACT Home Management of Malaria (HMM) is a component of the roll back malaria (RBM) programme being implemented for over a decade to reduce the malaria burden. This study examined the extent to which HMM has raised the ability in promptly recognising and treating malaria at home. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study of 262 pregnant women attending antenatal clinics and 233 mothers of under-five children using semi-structured questionnaire in Ijebu North and Yewa North local govern...
Abstract Background—Little is known about factors that determine the QoL of elderly persons living in developing societies undergoing rapid social changes. Method—A representative sample of elderly Nigerians, aged 65 years and over (n= 2152), was assessed for QoL using the World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument (WHOQoLBref). Other than sociodemographic factors, respondents were also evaluated for major depressive disorder, physical conditions as well as for social network,...
ABSTRACT Hypertension is an important condition among adults, affecting nearly one billion people worldwide. Treatment with appropriate medication is a key factor in the control of hypertension and reduction in associated risk of complications. However, compliance with treatment is often sub-optimal, especially in developing countries. The present study investigated the factors associated with self-reported compliance among hypertensive subjects in a poor urban community in southwest Nigeria....
ABSTRACT Women all over the world have a lot of things in common. Inspite of geographical, developmental, cultural and social differences, and diversity in experiences and social status, violence against women is a common phenomenon and worldwide problem. Such violence is the ultimate form of discrimination in a world that discriminates against women and it is increasingly attracting attention all over the world as a development question. The manifestation is not restricted to any particular ...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the influence of branding on consumer purchasing decision of mobile network provider. Specifically, the objectives of the study were; to assess the effect of brand awareness on consumer purchasing decision of mobile network provider, to measure the relationship between brand image and consumer purchasing decision of a mobile network provider and lastly to ascertain how the perceived quality of a brand affect consumer purchasing decision of a mobile netwo...
ABSTRACT Wetlands play important role in the sustenance of humankind but it seems the reciprocal gesture of protecting this ecosystem is on the decline. The result is the loss of wetlands, especially in the urban areas. This study set out to examine the effects of urbanisation on coastal wetlands in the SekondiTakoradi Metropolis of the Western Region. Using a mixed-method research design, 358 respondents were sampled from the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis to respond to the data collection in...
ABSTRACT A lot of researches have been conducted to find out the causes of labour unrest in many organisations in Ghana. However, little has been explored in the area of Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union in Ghana. It is for this purpose that the research was conducted to investigate the main causes of labour unrest among members of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union. The descriptive survey designed was employed for the study. The multi-sampling procedures (simple random, p...
ABSTRACT The study provides a comprehensive discussion on credit ration of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), its effect on the growth of SMEs and subsequent effect on employment in Ghana. Access to finance has been noted as one of the major challenges upending the survival and growth of the SMEs sector in Ghana. The problems of access to finance, gaps and the reasons for the gaps in SMEs financing in Ghana are discussed. Gaps in SMEs financing were discussed in relation to credit ra...
ABSTRACT The study investigates the relationship between exchange rate volatility and economic growth in Ghana using quarterly data from 1990 to 2012, by means of the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach and the Granger causality test. The study found a unique cointegrating relationship between economic growth and exchange rate volatility. The regression results show that exchange rate volatility exerts negative and statistically significant effects on economic growth both in the ...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine the effect of oil prices on stock prices on the Stock Exchange in Ghana. To achieve this, the studies stet out to examine the short and long run effect of oil price on stock prices. The studies also examine the causality between the variables. Using monthly time series data January 2003 to December 2014, and controlling for inflation, money supply, interest rate and exchange, the study found that there is cointegrating relationship among the variables us...