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Assessing the impact of sustainable procurement in project execution

In Ghana, the introduction of sustainable procurement is now certain to receive much more attention, which has even demanded the amendment of the country‟s Procurement Act (Act 663) to include sustainable requirements such as environmental, social and economic issues of sustainability in public procurement. The research‟s general objective was to assess the impact of sustainable procurement in project execution with Gold Fields Ghana Limited Foundation as a case study. Specific objectives were to ascertain the important sustainable procurement practices, detect the significant benefits and critical implementation challenges of sustainable procurement in projects executed between 2014 and 2017. The study employed exploratory research design and used questionnaires as its main data collection tool. Purposive sampling was used and 113 respondents were sampled. SPSS was employed to the data analysis and presentation. Findings indicated three important sustainable procurement practices of the Company‟s thus: giving preference to youth, women, disabled people and rural towns, regularly review/audit processes of systems internally and available ISO 14001 certification achieved by the Foundation.The significant benefits of sustainable procurement identified are a core value in corporate social responsibilities, promote fair trade and ethical sourcing practices and prevent stakeholders‟ discrimination in favour of suppliers. Critical sustainable procurement challenge identified were lack of government legislation and legal enforcement,absence of sustainable products in the local maeket,lack of adequate budget for internal or external support and high implementation costs of sustainable procurement. The study concluded that, sustainable procurement practices have positive impact and it is therefore recommended to every organization to implement them in the execution of projects.

Source: KNUST
Assessing the impact of teamwork on project success in the real estate industry in Ghana

In today's society, there have been so much emphasis on pride and personal achievement at the work place. Where by the concept of teamwork seems to be overlooked by managers and employees, due to this management sees less essence of teamwork as a major tool of performance which has led them to poor performance and productivity in the industry market. The aim of this study was therefore to assess the impact of teamwork on the success of projects in the real estate sector in Ghana. The study therefore explored and investigated the following: to identify the key characteristics of teamwork in the real estate industry in Ghana; to identify the positive effects of teamwork on employees of real estate industries in Ghana; and to identify the negative effects of teamwork on employees of real estate industries in Ghana. This study employed the purposive sampling in collecting primary data from the respondents of 62 professionals around the Real Estate industry. The relative importance index and the one sample t test as well as the mean score ranking analytical tools aided in the realization of the findings of the study. The findings indicate that there are some pertinent teamwork characteristics of professionals into the real estate practice. Also, there are some key positive and negative effects of teamwork on the practitioners in the real estate industry. It was concluded that, the characteristics identified bring to knowledge the sections or aspects which can be utilized effectively to the advantage of the practitioners and the success of the project as a whole. Teamwork has influence on the employees and the output of the team and the study outlined the best measures to handle the positive and negative impacts to yield the expected results as a team. The study therefore recommend that the real estate practitioners consider the relevance of the team composition for a task since they can pose a positive or negative effect on the success of the projects they engage in.

Source: KNUST
Assessing the impact of Technology on Banking Service Delivery and Bank/Customer relationship: a case study of SG-SSB Limited, Kumasi Main Branch.

The use of technology in the delivery of banking services is becoming increasingly prevalent as it is being employed to reduce costs and eliminate uncertainties. In the search for sustainable competitive advantages in the competitive and technological financial service industry, banks have recognized the importance to differentiate themselves from other financial institutions through distribution channels. This has resulted in banks developing, and utilizing new alternative distribution channels to reach their customers. This study therefore examines the impact of technology on banking service delivery and the bank-customer relationship of SG-SSB. This study also investigates the level of usage of and satisfaction with electronic banking channels of SG-SSB customers. It was found that, SG-SSB utilises technology to reduce its operational and marketing cost, as well as improving service delivery by ensuring convenience and ease of use of services. The findings also showed that in the midst of technology, SG-SSB still has a healthy relationship. In the light of the above findings, it was recommended among others that SG-SSB should combine technology with relationship approach that places importance on quality and speed of service to enhance its competitive advantage.

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Assessing the impact of the implementation of the district response initiative on the control of HIV/AIDS Juabeso-Bia District, W/R, Ghana

The District Response Initiative is one the interventions designed to guide local - level stakeholders through consensus building, information gathering and usage advocacy to scale up strategic framework documentation on HIV/A1DS for the district arid to build the capacity of the district stakeholders to manage the local responses to the threat of HIV/ AIDS. The study was undertaken to assess the implementation of the DRI in the Juabeso- Bia District of the Western Region For the purpose of the study, thirteen NGO’s and CBO’s, members of the District Response Initiative, thirty Key informants and twelve selected Health Personnel from all the six sub districts were randomly selected and an in-depth study done to assess the effectiveness of the DRI in the control of the pandemic in terms of sexual behavioural change Data were obtained from both primary and secondary sources through the use of questionnaires, interviews and discussions with stakeholders and the review of existing literature. Data collected were processed and analyzed using SPSS software. Results from the study indicate that the DRI as an intervention has not been very effective. Six out of twelve representing 50% of the members of the DRI said their involvement in the activities of the committee is quite low, despite the fact that 61 .5% of NGOs / CBOs and 56.6% of Key Informants respectively knew of the existence of the DRI in the district. It is recommended that the DRJ should be constituted as one of the sub- committees of the District Assembly, which reports to the Assembly periodically. Effective advocacy programmes should be instituted to involve as many communities as possible.

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Assessing the impact of the livelihood empowerment against poverty on poverty reduction among beneficiaries: a case study of the Builsa North District in the Upper East Region.

The research work was carried out to assess the impact of the livelihood empowerment against poverty on poverty reduction among beneficiaries: a case study of the Builsa North District in the Upper East Region of Ghana. A sample size of 140 LEAP beneficiaries was randomly targeted in the Builsa North District. The study used both qualitative and quantitative methods in achieving the objectives of the study. In summary, the findings of the study showed that, LEAP had greatly increased beneficiaries and their household members‟ access to certain basic necessities of life such as food, health care, education, as well as high awareness of the LEAP conditionalities. Majority of the beneficiaries are aged and did not have the capacity to economically participate in any venture but through the support of their household members, most of the beneficiaries could acquire food for their consumption, access health care delivery services, educational facilities to relief themselves of poverty by investing the LEAP cash grant into economic activities some are engaged in, improved access to health care delivery services have also been ensured through the registration of beneficiaries onto the NHIS programme. However, most of the beneficiaries are unaware of the benefits of the programme, which they could not spell out LEAP cash used during the survey. It was noticed that, more education of the LEAP programme should be a way forward to well inform communities to drive the objective together. Beneficiaries requested an increase in the LEAP cash grant and regularly payment of the grant. It was again noted that the programme was benefitting uneducated and the less privileged in the society. The study also revealed that the LEAP agents are serving better, which there are no need for increase in number. The results of the study are intended to contribute to knowledge -base on the LEAP programme and inclusiveness of the vulnerable. The study had identified issues on LEAP and suggested solutions to the problems to addressing the disease called poverty and to bring to notice some of the challenges of the LEAP intervention whiles providing recommendations. Detailed discussion of the results and recommendations had been discussed in chapter five.

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Assessing the impact of the Anglogold Ashanti integrated malaria control programme on the number of malaria reported cases in the Obuasi municipality

AngloGold Ashanti, a mining company in Obuasi realized the threat the malaria posed to its operation so it launched an intervention programme called integrated malaria programme. This research was aimed at assessing the impact of the programme on the number of reported cases over the five-year period of its implementation, formulating an autoregressive integrated moving average model for checking the trend of reported cases and finding ways of improving on the effectiveness of the programme. Secondary data on reported cases of the diseases was collected from the municipal health directorate and questionnaires were given to the four main hospitals in the municipality to seek their opinions on the effectiveness or otherwise of the programme. The management of the programme was given a questionnaire to find out the challenges encountered by the programme. Method of comparing two population means was used to compare the average monthly reported and statistical package was used to formulate an integrated autoregressive moving average model for forecasting the number of malaria reported cases. The results indicated that there is decreasing trend in the number of reported cases. Hence, the programme is having a positive impact on the number of reported cases. The model developed for forecasting the number of reported cases is . This model is recommended to the malaria control programme, municipal health directorate and researchers who want to monitor the malaria reported cases in the municipality. The programme is having positive impact on the number of malaria reported cases bin the municipality. Health facilities in the municipality should adopt the surveillance system put in place by the malaria control programme which is aimed at tracking communities with high number of reported cases.

Source: KNUST
Assessing the impact of the recapitalization on the profitability of listed universal banks in Ghana

The recapitalisation policy by Bank of Ghana has significant influence various stakeholders of the banking industry. Among the important questions asked is on how the minimum requirement has so far led to the profitability among banks. The key objective of this study is to examine the impact of recapitalisation on the profitability of listed banks in Ghana. The study limited itself to two profitability indicators which are ROE and NIM of eight (8) listed banks on the GSE. Using the published financial statements of the banks from the year 2013 to 2020 as relevant data, statistical analysis was done using STATA 13 Software. The findings from the test of equality of means and regression analysis for the profitability indicators shows that the means there is a major difference between the means of NIM for the pre and post recapitalisation era and reverse for the ROE. The shareholder’s equity to total assets which represents the capitalisation of banks has a negative and statistically insignificant relationship with ROE. There is a positive statistically significant relationship between recapitalisation and NIM for banks. As recommendations, Bank of Ghana could devise policies to help the banks to increase profitability and enhance their supervisory role. The government could provide the needed enabling economic environment to attract more investors may want to come in and borrow bigger loans from the banks. Banks who may not be able to meet the minimum requirements should look at merging. Also, banks could look at ways of increasing their profitability by diversifying their activities and providing more services that will attract more customers.

Source: KNUST
Assessing the impact of work environment on employees’ productivity in Electricity Company of Ghana

The workplace environment is a major asset and has a great influence to the success of an organization. It has a long-term effect on employee’s productivity and performance. The research study seeks to assess the impact of the working environment of the Electricity Company of Ghana on employee’s productivity within the Jomoro Municipality. Three objectives were set for this work, which are (1) To identify workplace factors affecting employee’s productivity ; (2) To explore the relationship between employees’ productivity and their work environment; (3) To examine the influence of the physical work environment on employees ‘performance and productivity. After review of the relevant literature, a descriptive survey research design was adopted using quantitative methods. The study targeted eighty six (86) respondents by the use of a structured questionnaire as a research instrument, but only eighty (80) respondents returned the survey questionnaires, indicating a response rate of 93% per cent. Purposive sampling was used to select the respondents for the study. Data analysis involved descriptive statistical tools, frequencies, percentages and inferential statistics such as mean scores were determined through the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) IBM version 23. Findings revealed that employees’ performance was influenced by several physical workplace environmental factors such as spatial layouts, lighting and noise levels. However the study also revealed that job aid and the physical working environment are having a significance relationship towards employee’s performance and productivity. The study recommends that ECG needs to put in place better reward systems that motivate the employees to work better for increased productivity. It is therefore important for management to ensure that the working environment and organizational culture are good enough to ensure employee performance and productivity in the Company

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Assessing the impact of venture capital financing on the development / growth of small and medium scale enterprises in Ghana.

This research sought to assess the impact of venture capital financing on the development / growth of small and medium scale enterprises in Ghana. The study population included all SME owners and managers and venture capitalists in the Kumasi Metropolitan Area. Purposive sampling techniques were used in the selection of a respondents sample size of 90, made up of 80 SME owners and managers and 10 venture capitalists. The study utilized a quantitative research approach along with a descriptive research design. Data was collected through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Findings showed that an unattractive industry, bad business model, unproven potential with high risk, poor management team /structure and wrong market were some of the major factors that prevent venture capitalists from investing in SMEs. The study also found that venture capital impacts positively on SME growth by urging improved managerial practices for SMEs, eradicating financial impediments that restrict growth due to the injection of funds into the SME business which tends to significantly improve SME financial standing and enables higher productivity. These findings notwithstanding, SMEs were found to hold the perception that access to venture capital was difficult and that the true benefits of venture capital were untested. Based on the findings, the study recommended that venture capital companies publish venture capital opportunities to increase awareness amongst SME owners and managers. Such publications should adequately spell out the major factors that prevent venture capitalists from investing in SMEs.

Source: KNUST
Assessing the impacts of climate change on the availability of stored water for irrigation purposes in the semi-arid areas of Ghana: A Case Study of Tono and Vea Irrigation Projects

This study investigates the potential impacts of climate change on the availability of stored water for irrigation in the semi-arid region of Ghana. The study was based on two medium-sized reservoirs – Tono and Vea – used for irrigation purposes and managed by the Irrigation Company of Upper East Regions, ICOUR. Historical water abstraction from the Tono and Vea reservoirs were estimated. The irrigation needs of four major crops (rice, tomato, pepper and onion) grown during the dry season were computed using the CROPWAT/CLIMWAT model. Future climatic conditions for the years 2020, 2040, 2060 and 2080 were determined based on synthetic and empirical downscaling of AR4-CNCM3 GCM scenarios. The historical water abstraction via evaporation losses was computed for both reservoirs and subsequently their future evaporation losses was also estimated by the use of Thornthwaite‟s evapotranspiration formula. Finally, future irrigation needs were computed based on future climatic conditions with plausible climate change adaptation strategies suggested. Results of the study suggest that the net irrigation water requirements of the four crops will increase by about 1.4% – 9.8% due to an increase in mean temperature between 1°C - 3°C with a corresponding increase in rainfall of about 10%-35.5% depending on the type of climate change scenario and time slices. Climate change will relatively not have much significant impact on Tono irrigation project because future estimated total water abstraction (ETWA) when the total irrigable area at Tono is cultivated with rice will be about 71% to 77% of the maximum storage capacity between 2020 and 2080. Therefore the total irrigable area of 2490 ha could be utilized for the cultivation of rice and usage by other sectors since there is abundance of water. Climate change will however, have a major toll on Vea reservoir as the ETWA when the historical maximum land areas are cultivated exceeds the total water use allocated for irrigation and evaporation losses (TWAIE) ; and also the dam will be in a state of distress when all the irrigable lands are used solely for rice cultivation as an additional 3.95Mm3-6 Mm3 of water will be required to augment production denying other sectors usage.

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Assessing the impact of workers attitude to productivity in some selected organizations in Ejisu Juaben Municipality

Workers attitude has been found to be very important in determining organizational productivity. Knowing workers attitudes will enable organizations to know how to motivate workers to work more productively and reduce deviant behaviours. The primary purpose of this study is to assess why employee exhibit different attitude at different times and its impact on productivity. This study was conducted in four selected public and private institutions in Ejisu Juaben Municipality. The objectives for this study were divided into general and specific objectives. The general objective was to assess the level of organizational deviance while the specific objectives were what HR factors contribute to workers’ attitude (deviance) and to assess how workers attitude (deviance) affects productivity at the workplace. Sample random sampling was used as a sampling technique for the study. In all three hundred and fifty nine (359) were number of workers in the four organizations. Out of the number 102 workers were randomly sampled for the study. Data for this study was collected from both primary and secondary source. Primary data was collected from the field survey using closed ended questionnaires administered by the researcher herself while secondary data was collected through desk studies including libraries and internet exploration. Quantitative method was used for the data analysis. Descriptive and inferential statistics were calculated. The findings indicated that there were highly significance relationship between attitude (deviance) and productivity with a statistical significance of 0.002. The result s of the finding suggested that employee attitude (deviance) have an adverse effect on productivity of an organization. It was therefore recommended that for an employee to work hard to increase organizational productivity, both monetary and non monetary forms of motivation should be adopted as a strategy to boost their morals to increase productivity. Monetary motivation includes fair wages/salaries, incentives, rewards, bonuses etc whiles non-monetary motivation include appreciation and recognition, delegation and authority, workers participation extending of health care to family members training and innovation. In conclusion it can be said that workers’ attitude may have both positive and negative effect on productivity.

Source: KNUST
Assessing the implementation of efficient and effective total revenue integrated processing System (trips) by Ghana Revenue Authority

The aim of the study was to assess the implementation of Total Revenue Integrated Processing System (TRIPS) by Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The study had two (2) objectives which were to identify the challenges associated with the implementation of Total Revenue Integrated Processing System and to identify significant strategies that can be adopted to improve the implementation of Total Revenue Integrated Processing System. Using the quantitative method, a comprehensive literature review was conducted from which a semi-structured questionnaire was distributed to Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) offices in the Ashanti Region and 50 retrieved for the analysis. The data collected were analyzed using mean score ranking and content analysis. From the analysis it was realized that, lack of education on the importance of tax payments and negligence on the part of taxpayers. However, from the literature reviewed, IT has positively impacted tax administration worldwide making it efficient and effectiveness and thus the urge of every nation to implement e-governance. But implementation has failed from the conception of the TRIPS. From the objective one, it was realized that, the most significant challenge was assuring stakeholder confidence followed by upgrade process and ensuring security. The objective two indicated that, the most significant strategy was assurance of client’s safety followed by the reduction of political interference and making the system more user-friendly. Based on the findings, it was recommended that, GRA can maximize revenue by possessing an efficient and effective tax administration. GRA must rectify and solve all problems faced by the pilot offices, never fall on deaf ears to user complaints related to the use of the TRIPS.

Source: KNUST