ABSTRACT The study used the annual financial statements covering a period of Four years (2010 to 2013) to evaluate the financial performance of Ga Rural Bank Limited. Ratio Analysis was the major tool used to analyze the data collected from the Ga Rural Bank Limited. The results of the study revealed that, the Bank had been successful in its Deposit mobilization, Liquidity and its high Profitsare based on some of the strengthswhich serve as a catalyst for driving its profits. The strengths ...
ABSTRACT This study empirically examines the relationship between stock market performance and economic growth in Ghana using quarterly time series data from 1991 to 2012 for four stock market performance indicators, namely; stock market capitalization ratio, stock market turnover ratio, total value traded ratio and the Ghana Stock Exchange market index with three other control variables. The study employed the Johansen and Juselius (1990) multivariate cointegration technique and vector erro...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to assess the impact of Training and Development (T & D) on the performance of employees in the Judicial Service. The study concentrates primarily on the employees of the Kumasi High Courts. The study was guided by three (3) objectives which were to find out if there are any T & D programmes for employees in the Judicial Service, Kumasi, to find out the relationship between T and D in the Judicial Service, Kumasi and finally to assess the impact of ...
ABSTRACT As at 2008, the much awaited oil find in Ghana had been realized, and as a natural phenomenon much attention had been shifted to the industrial sector specifically the mining segment. Till date many are attracted to the industrial sector specifically the mining segment due to its acclaimed high returns and much FDI inflow. The Ghana Statistical Service 2010 report showed that Ghana had increased its income by 60% to over US$44 billion coupled with a growth rate of 14%. However, these...
Abstract The use of cannabis is prevalent among students in Ghana. According to Today News (2014), statistics from the Narcotic Control Board reveal that out of a total number of 50,000 drug users, 35,000 are students from junior, secondary and tertiary institutions. However, there also exist a good number of students who are not users of cannabis. This research sought to identify factors that deter students, who are non-cannabis users, from using the drug and to rank the factors. These objec...
Abstract The study sought to investigate whether the peer bullying culture in an all-male senior high school in Cape Coast is related to business leadership and job performance of these students post high school. Specifically, the study explored the various ways in which the bullying-like behaviors in Adisadel College influenced the likelihood of students to transform into successful business leaders after completing high school. The main question adopted for the study was: are there any rela...
ABSTRACT Ghana is a destination for mining gold, one of the precious metals in the world. This has attracted both legal and illegal prospectors to Ghana from far and near. In an attempt to regulate mining activities, the government issues licenses to determine who mines what, where and how. The gold industry is divided into two: large-scale and small-scale mining. Small-scale mining is reserved for Ghanaian citizens only. This way, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Minerals Co...
Abstract The Ghana Stock Exchange has received a lot of attention in recent years. Some research done concerning the GSE conclude that the market is inefficient. Behavioural Finance has been used to explain the aggregate stock market, highlighting irrational decision making. Directly related to the field of Behavioural Finance, this research presents a study into how individual investors react to news on the GSE and the reasons why they react in the ways they do. A descriptive study was done,...
Abstract This study investigated the ease of access to capital by Small and Medium Enterprises’ (SMEs) in the Ghanaian economy as the Ghanaian media have highlighted that Ghanaian SMEs suffer to find financing to survive and grow. The study explored the Crowdinvestment concept as a solution to the financing problem faced by businesses in Ghana. The study was exploratory in nature and employed both primary and secondary data to draw its conclusions. Random sampling and purposive sampling met...
1 Introduction and Background Intensive economic growth in Ghana can be dated from the 1890s. (Reynolds, 1985) The history of Ghana’s economic policies dates back to about 1910 when we were under colonial rule. The economy then, which was not independent, was run by extractions’ policies that supported the export of the bulk of our raw materials. After Ghana attained independence in 1957, Nkrumah sought to create a self-sufficient country through polices that would move Ghana from being j...
Executive Summary Ashesi University College (AUC) is a Ghanaian private tertiary institution which began academic operations in 2002. In 2011, AUC moved to its own permanent campus in Berekuso from its rented premises in Accra. Over the course of AUC’s two year stay in its new campus, there have been frequent reports of user dissatisfaction with some facilities located within the academic and hostel (residence hall) settings. Inquiries into the activities of the Operations department reveal...
Executive Summary Managing human resources and organizational structures in every organization is vital in increasing productivity and overall performance. This project was undertaken to aid Atala Limited in managing its administrative tasks as well managing prospective recruits. After a needs assessment conducted via interviews, observation and focus group discussions, and an organizational SWOT analysis, 3 major needs, in order of importance to the organization, were found: Organizational S...
ABSTRACT It is conventional knowledge that changes in macroeconomic risk factors have significant impact on the capital markets (Bali, Brown & Caglayan, 2014). Mutual funds primarily invest in the capital markets (Fairley, 1999); hence it is expected that these systematic factors will have a bearing on their prices. The nexus between macroeconomic factors and mutual funds have been explored extensively for developed markets (Marfo, 2017; Ansong, 2013), however, the evidence is weak for fronti...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY mPharma is a group purchasing organization (G.P.O.) with the mission of making prescription drugs easily accessible and affordable for all. The company seeks to provide quality and accessible drugs to users on the African continent. By forming partnerships and relationships with key partners, mPharma is able to cut down costs get quality products right from the manufacturers or key country suppliers. A needs assessment conducted revealed that, a business unit, Mutti, that ha...
ABSTRACT Global warming has become a major problem to countries around the world. This is usually caused by greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere. The main cause of these emissions is through human activities such as mining, building construction and manufacturing. These gases are considered to be harmful because it contributes to the increase in temperatures around the world. Research has proven that, the construction industry contributes about 40% of the overall greenhouse gases emit...