ABSTRACT Recruitment, as a human resource management function, is one of the activities that have the greatest impact on the performance of an organization. While it is understood generally that poor recruitment practices can retard organizational performance and stifle goal achievement, many organizations are yet to take pragmatic steps to evaluate their recruitments methods with the view to identify and implement new, effective hiring strategies. This study had the following objectives: t...
ABSTRACT Innovation in a company’s products, in addition to product introduction, has been the main factor to differentiate product from competitors’ offerings, and has played an important role in marketing, whilst it is considered as the main selling factor. The main objective of the study is to examine the impact of innovation on sales of pharmaceutical products at Kinapharma Ghana Limited. The population for the study consisted of 400 staff members of Kinapharma Ghana Ltd. Two hundre...
ABSTRACT Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are regarded as the drivers of economic development across the world. Their reporting needs which were neglected for so long a time were finally given attention with the introduction of a simplified accounting standards (IFRS for SMEs). The introduction of this standalone accounting standards for SMEs was geared towards the objective of addressing SMEs financial reporting needs and improving the quality of their financial reporting. To this ...
ABSTRACT The investigation centered on the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in mitigating gender based violence in Ghana, particularly in the Accra Metropolis. Descriptive survey design was employed for the study. In all, fifty (50) respondents comprising fifteen (15) NGO workers, fifteen (15) rape victims and twenty (20) wife battery victims were chosen for the study. The main instruments used in gathering relevant data were a semi-structured questionnaire and an interview gui...
ABSTRACT A very important role of local government is enabling local community members to take part in decision-making process in matters that affect their lives and also enhancing citizen’s participation. This formed the basis of this study. Women’s understanding of local governance and factors that affect women’s participation in local governance were sought. Qualitative approach was adopted with interview guide being the instrument used to elicit information from the participants o...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine gender stereotyping, self-concept and attitude of auto-artisans towards work. The cross-sectional descriptive survey design was used for the study. Stratified sampling, based on sex and areas of specialization, was used in the selection of the sample for the study. A total of 350 auto-artisans drawn from Siwudu, Kokompe and Suame took part in the study. A 76-item interview schedule was used for the data collection. The chi-square and the t-tes...
The security situation in Nigeria at the moment has deteriorated at a geometric rate. This paints a very ugly writing on the wall and thus elicited very fundamental questions: is the heightened insecurity political or is it a function of a failed state? ...
ABSTRACT The primary objective of the study was to investigate into employees’ participation in decision-making and it impact on productivity; using Sekyeredumase Rural Bank as a case study. Data for the study was obtained from management and employees of Sekyeredumase Rural Bank. A sample size of 60 respondents was used for the study. This sample was selected through the purposive sampling and simple random technique. Findings from the study suggest that the most important benefits of emp...
ABSTRACT Job rotation is a major concern to all organizations especially financial institutions. One way of training employees in the financial institutions is through the introduction of job rotation. Job rotation is a directive introduced by Bank of Ghana in 2008 to all financial institutions. The researcher in the view used Akuapem Rural Bank Limited as a case study to examine the impact of job rotation on employees’ performance. Based on the researcher’s objectives, questionnaires w...
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 The purpose of the study was to examine factors influencing employee performance in the Ghanaian private sector: A case of the Boakye Dankwah Memorial Hospital (BDMH). The study was guided by the following objectives; to assess the influence of recruitment and selection on employee performance; to establish the influence of training and development on employee performance and to establish the influence of reward management on employee performance. The population of the study was 60 ...
ABSTRACT The main objective of this study will seek to investigate the effect of Accounting Software on financial Reporting Quality in delivering Financial Accounting information for making crucial organizational decisions by management. It also aims at assessing Accounting Software support to the production of Financial Statements in time, accurate recording transactions and also to ascertain the level at which accounting professionals in this field (utility) has adopted and applied inform...
ABSTRACT Non-farm activities are widespread and thought of as an important source of income and employment for some rural and peri-urban dwellers. This study sought to investigate rural non-farm livelihood diversification among farmers in the Sunyani West District. Cross-sectional survey design was used and data were collected from 251 farmers for the purpose of analysis. An interview schedule and FGD guide were used for collection of the data. The data were analyzed with descriptive statis...
ABSTRACT The most important drawback to successful control of malaria is the development of resistance by Plasmodium species to commonly used antimalarial drugs. To enhance effective treatment, many African nations including Ghana changed its malaria treatment policy from monotherapy to combination treatment with Artesunate + Amodiaquine (AS+AQ). The policy specifies AS+AQ as the first line treatment for uncomplicated malaria. There has been public outcry due to the perceived side effects o...
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study was to examine how the socio-economic environment of home communities helped in the reintegration of return migrants in selected communities in the Northern Region of Ghana. The macro-methodological theory underlying the study was interpretivism. Mixed and multi-stage sampling techniques were used in selecting respondents in 30 communities from eight MMD Assemblies in the Northern Region of Ghana. The study used interview schedules in collecting quan...