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Job Satisfaction and Employee Performance in the Ghana Electoral Commission, Central Region

This study sought to investigate the effect of job satisfaction on employee performance in the Ghana electoral commission, Central Region. Responses were gathered through a survey questionnaire that was distributed to a sample of 260 employees in the Ghana electoral commission, Central Region. The sample was determined, using Krejcie and Morgan‘s 1970 sample size determination formula. To examine the association between job satisfaction and employee‘s performance, the pearson‘s product moment correlation and regression analyses statistical technique were adopted. The SPSS was used to process the data. It was found that the leadership style adopted by management was too rigid. Employees‘ personal interest, ability and opinion were not considered by the heads. Another major findings from the study was that there is a significantly positive relationship between job satisfaction and employee performance in the Ghana electoral commission, Central Region. Finally, it was found that employee in the Ghana electoral commission, Central Region were not allowed to take part in department‘s decision making process. On the basis of these findings, it was concluded that the significantly positive relationship between job satisfaction and employee performance is a global phenomenon, and by focusing on improving satisfaction and performance, organizations can be more successful. The study recommended that management of the Ghana electoral commission, Central Region should consider some factors that have been identified to have strong impact on job satisfaction, including employee rewards and clear channel of communication, and incorporate them in employees‘ development programs to improve their attitude towards the workplace. It was also recommended that management should create favorable work condition for the Commission, guide the employee to communicate effectively and build a good inter personal environment among the staff in order to create good work conditions.

Source: UCC
Job Satisfaction and Employee Performance the Case Of Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study to investigate nexus between job satisfaction and employee performance at Consolidated Bank Ghana in the Greater Accra Metropolis. Specifically, the study sought to identify factors that contribute to job satisfaction; examine the level of employee performance and examine the effect of Job satisfaction on employees’ performance. The research approach adopted was a quantitative and research design chosen was a cross sectional descriptive. The sample size was 132 staff out of 141 population which was determined using the Bartlett, Kotrlik, and Higgins (2001) Sample Size Determination Table. The questionnaire comprised close ended questions. The SPSS aided in the coding of the data collected. For objectives one and two, descriptive statistics such as mean standard deviations were used in making the analysis. Linear regression analysis was used to analyse the objective three. The study found that staff at CBG are to some extent satisfied with their job in the form promotion in their workplace, recognition they receive for work done well and interest supervisors show in them. The study again found that the employees are satisfied with the work methodologies as it makes work easier for them. It was found that job satisfaction moderately predicts employees’ performance. The study concluded that the satisfaction of employees is key and must incorporate recognition for work done, provide favourable working conditions, good interpersonal relationship, salary/pay, and the work itself. It was recommended that management of CBG provide the benefits they deserve and pay them an amount that is commensurate with the work they do in order to increase their level of satisfaction and, as a result, their performance

Source: UCC
Job satisfaction and employee turnover in the head office of the Ghana commercial bank limited

The aspiration by financial institutions to remain competitive and focused in the face of competitive business environment coupled with the changing global economy has re-emphasized the urgent need for firms to integrate their various facets into a coherent system. It is against this development that the call for integration of human resource strategies into the corporate strategic plan is seen appropriate and timely. In the determination and understanding of the problem, the study investigated the extent to which job satisfaction influences employees’ turnover in Ghana Commercial Bank. The study also determined what variables affect job satisfaction in Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd. Furthermore, the researcher identified the factors that bring about employee turnover in an institution Data were acquired by the use of both primary and secondary materials. Review of relevant literature, consisting of earlier publications and works on the topic was done. Models and theories on job satisfaction and staff turnover have also examined for conceptual link and relationship between the variables. Simple random sampling technique was employed to draw a sample of 75 managerial and non-managerial staff of GCB. The data for the study was collected using 75-item questionnaire scaled on Likert-type model. Basic statistical techniques and tools such as frequency distribution tables, measures of dispersions, and percentage have been used in the presentation of the data. Pearson correlation coefficient and t-test was used to analyse the data.

Source: UCC
Job Satisfaction And The Performance Of Selected Bank Staff In The Cape Coast Metropolis

The study sought to assess job satisfaction and performance of selected bank staff in the Cape Coast metropolis. This was premised on the grounds that, organizations mostly strive on performances of individual employees in achieving their set objectives and goals. However, the performance of individual employees hinges on the satisfaction on the work. The descriptive study design was employed for the study with the view that, the design facilitates a systematic description of respondent‟s view on how job satisfaction affects job performance. The study used questionnaires with the help of a census sampling technique to collect information from the respondents. Out of the 74 questionnaires administered, 74 were returned representing 100% response rate. Again, the study used frequency tables, mean and standard deviation as well as the multivariate regression to examine the effects job satisfaction has on performance. The study revealed that job satisfaction factors such as compensation and pay, promotion, relationship with co-workers, relationship with manager/supervisors, and safety of the work were crucial for the performance of workers. The study also found that job satisfaction has positive and significant influence on performance at the work place. The study therefore, recommends that employers and management must try to improve on fairness at work place by making sure that employees get well-deserving salaries, promotions, compensations to motivate them.

Source: UCC
Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention of Employees at the North Tongu District Assembly

The study examined job satisfaction on employees’ turnover intention at the North Tongu District Assembly of Ghana. Specifically, three research objectives were investigated; to assess the level of job satisfaction of employees at the North Tongu District Assembly; to assess the perception level of employees of turnover intentions at the North Tongu District Assembly; and to examine the effect of job satisfaction on employees’ turnover intention at the North Tongu District Assembly of Ghana. The study employed the quantitative approach and descriptive correlational design. A structured questionnaire was used to gather data from 86 respondents at the North Tongu District Assembly of Ghana. The data was then processed using the IBM SPSS Statistics (version 26). Both descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (regression) were used to address issues in the study. The study found that there was a low level of job satisfaction and high turnover intentions among the employees in the District Assembly. The study also found a negative significant effect of job satisfaction on turnover intention of the employees. The study, therefore, recommended that the District Chief Executives and Coordinating Directors should occasionally hold dialogues with the employees to discuss issues about their job.

Source: UCC
Job Satisfaction, Academic Workload, Perceived Stress And Coping Strategies Among Lecturers of the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana

This study investigated job satisfaction, academic workload, perceived stress and coping strategies among lecturers of the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana. The purpose of the study was to establish the correlations between job satisfaction, academic workload and level of perceived stress among participants. The study adopted the cross-sectional survey design using the descriptive approach of research. The proportional stratified sampling, simple random sampling, and purposive sampling techniques were applied to select the sample for the study. Questionnaire was used to collect data from 159 participants. The research questions were analysed using means and standard deviation while the hypotheses were tested using the Simple Linear Regression, Pearson‟s Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient, Independent Samples t-test, and the One-way Analyses of Variance (ANOVA). The study revealed that the most stressful source of lecturers‟ stress was teaching large class-size, and the most preferred coping strategy for mitigating stress was the use of alcohol/stress reducing drugs. The findings further revealed that academic workload predicted lecturers‟ perceived stress level, academic workload inversely correlated level of job satisfaction, and that lecturers‟ perceived level of stress was negatively associated with their level of job satisfaction. However, gender, age, and status of lecturers did not influence their perceived level of stress. The study recommended that more lecturers should be employed to commensurate with the increasing lecturer-student ratio so as to ease stress among lecturers. It is also recommended that lecturers should be provided with counselling to assist them to use healthy coping strategies to mitigate work-related stress.

Source: UCC
Job Stress and Employee Behaviour: The Moderating Role Of Social Support Among Staff of College of Distance Education at the University of Cape Coast

This study investigates the relationship between job stress and employee behaviour: the moderating role of social support amongst the staff of the College of Distance Education (CoDE) at the University of Cape Coast. Utilizing a comprehensive survey, the research examines how different types of social support: emotional, informational, and instrumental moderate the effects of job stress on proactive and counterproductive workplace behaviours. The study adopted a positivist philosophy, and the quantitative data was gathered using a sample of 150 employees out of the total population of 240 employees. The partial least square structural equation modelling technique was used to analyse the main objectives of this study using SMART PLSEM. The findings reveal a weak, non-significant negative relationship between job stress and employee behaviour, suggesting that job stress alone does not directly influence employee actions but other factors like workloads, work pressures and role ambiguity. However, a strong positive correlation was found between social support and employee behaviour, indicating that high levels of social support led to improved performance, job satisfaction, and reduced counterproductive behaviours. Emotional and informational support significantly buffer the negative impacts of job stress, promoting positive employee behaviour, while instrumental support showed a relatively insignificant effect. The study's implications emphasize the need for the College of Distance Education to integrate holistic support strategies to effectively manage employee stress and enhance overall workplace behaviour.

Source: UCC
Job stress and human resource develpment at the college of distance education, University of Cape Coast,Ghana

This study aimed to examine the issue of job stress and its effect on some ‘human components’ of HRD (general health, wellbeing, capabilities and cognitive capacity). The study adopted a descriptive research design, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methods. Target population comprised staff of the College of Distance Education, University of Cape Coast. The census approach was used to include all the 223 staff at the College in the study. Data collection was done through a survey questionnaire and a key informant interviews and presented using frequencies and percentages. Statistical tools employed include: A single sample t-test, Pearson’s product moment coefficient, the Chi-Square test of independence, a simple linear regression and a Principal Component Analysis. The findings suggested that the major sources of job stress at CoDE were work demand, work-life conflict and work overload, and that, job stress inversely affect all the components of HRD. The study also found 60% of the staff to have moderate stress levels and 22% to have high stress levels. It was further discovered that CoDE’s staff employ disengagement, active, acceptance coping and problem solving approaches in combating job stress. However, no formal stress management strategies were identified. The study recommended that CoDE’s mode of operation should be enhanced with emerging technologies, the Regional Centers should be adequately resourced to handle some of the activities of the College, and there should be periodic health screening for all staff to identify those who may be at risk and to assist them

Source: UCC
Job Stress and ILL-Health among Formal Workers in Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana

In the current global environment, human beings are surrounded by different jobs in which they are required to participate for survival. Consequently, they develop different skills and capacities that enable them to effectively participate in different jobs. Participation in these different jobs creates different stress and health conditions which we need to deal with to continue with our participation and survival. This study examined stress conditions on the job and how they affect the health of lecturers, administrators and health workers in Cape Coast. Using a cross sectional design in a descriptive study and purposive sampling technique, the study recruited 300 participants. Results indicated that while among administrative staff respondents were not always able to take sufficient breaks, among lecturers, colleagues were not often willing to listen to their work related problems and for health workers some tasks had to be neglected because they had too much to do. Finally, it was found that generally, a proportion of the participants had suffered some levels of injury and illnesses that were closely related to stress at their workplaces. There was time pressure and a higher demand of work at workplace with little control over participants’ responsibility of their workloads, especially among administrative staff and health workers. Although the percentages of participants who had suffered injury and illnesses appeared very insignificant, it required a critical consideration. If, for every institution a proportion of its human resources frequently suffer from stress-related injuries and illnesses the implications would be dire for its human resource capacity and work output. It was therefore recommended that heads of departments/institutions provosts, deans, directors, and or managers should properly regulate the time schedule of subordinates they work with to ensure they have sufficient break times, quality interpersonal relationships and reduced work schedules to reduce pressure of work. Very importantly, they should adopt strategies to reduce worker injury and or illnesses to achieve sufficiency in productivity.

Source: UCC
John Wesley’s christian leadership paradigm: A model for the Ghanaian Clergy

The thrust of this paper is to explore John Wesley’s leadership paradigm as a model for Ghanaian pastors. This was done by reviewing literature on John Wesley and his leadership style. It came out that some Ghanaian clergy lack Christian moral values and leadership qualities. They suspiciously based their values on their circumstances and personal interests such crave for wealth and fame. The paper concludes that adopting the John Wesley’s leadership principles would help redeem the tarnished image of the Ghanaian clergy and would thus enable them live a Christ-like life

Source: UCC
Jonson in west africa: a study of the elements of jonsonian comedy in the plays of soyinka and sutherland

The originality of this research is primarily grounded in its comparative nature with its substantial focus on the Renaissance English dramatist, Jonson and two West African dramatists, Soyinka and Sutherland. The study seeks to respond to a gap in comparative research which for a long time has been confined to studying the elements associated with Jonson’s comedy on other European writers, but rarely on West African dramatists. The thesis investigates the relationship between Soyinka and Sutherland, on the one hand, and Jonson, on the other hand, in terms of their artistic choices, thematology, and stylistic modes; and also examines what echoes, semblances and parallels which exist between them, as dramatized in some selected plays of the three dramatists. The study draws interpretive insights from Bloom’s poetics in his Anxiety of Influence, The New Historicism Theory, Frye’s views on archetypes and Eliot’s idea of tradition in his essay, “Tradition and the Individual Talent” to shed light on whether modern twentieth century writers’ art and skills are mere echoes of their predecessors or they demonstrate their distinct individual talents. The findings from the study establish that the three dramatists utilize a common archetype of the trickster image as the sub-structure of their plays as well as their individual choices and stylistic modes converge in the timeless tradition of literary production to express a confluence of their aesthetic energies. The thesis concludes that the West African dramatists selects tropes and ideas from the realities of their socio-cultural environments to express their distinct originality, for they did not imitate Jonson’s craft.

Source: UCC
Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

Background. Iodine deficiency causes maternal hypothyroidism which can lead to growth, cognitive, and psychomotor deficit in neonates, infants, and children. This study examined the iodine status of pregnant women in a periurban setting in Ghana. Methods. This longitudinal study recruited 125 pregnant women by purposeful convenience sampling from the antenatal clinic of the Sefwi Wiawso municipal hospital in Ghana. Urinary iodine concentration (UIC) was estimated by the ammonium persulfate method at an estimated gestational age (EGA) of 11, 20, and 32 weeks. Demographic information, iodized salt usage, and other clinical information were collected using a questionnaire. Results. The prevalence of iodine deficiency among the pregnant women was 47.2% at EGA 11 and 60.8% at both EGA of 20 and 32, whereas only 0.8% of participants not using iodized salt had iodine sufficiency at EGA 32. 18.4%, 20%, and 24% of participants using iodized salt had iodine sufficiency at EGA 11, 20, and 32, respectively. Conclusion. A high prevalence of iodine deficiency was observed among our study cohort.

Source: UCC
Juggling between two languages in kindergarten classrooms: A multi-case study

Although, earlier research points to the significance of bilingual medium of instruction in early childhood settings, there is limited multicase research that explores mediums of instruction used in Kindergarten classrooms located in various socio-cultural contexts. To deal with this gap in the literature, a qualitative multi-case study into the perceptions of four kindergarten teachers in two Ghanaian schools, Tata and Kariba, was carried out over a six-month period. One research question guided the study. What medium of instruction do teachers use in kindergarten classrooms? Post-colonial theory and Vygotsky (1978) socio-cultural theory informed the study. Data used were semi-structured individual interviews and pair-based interviews and fieldnotes of classroom observations. Both within and across case interpretative analysis, as outlined by Stake (2006), was used. The findings of this study revealed these teachers used Ghanaian socio-cultural contextually relevant language of instruction (English language, Nfante language) in their various classrooms because it enhanced, promoted and improved children’s understanding of concepts taught in class.

Source: UCC
Junior high school integrated science teachers’ knowledge level and ways of promoting critical thinking among pupils in Cape Coast

The study investigated integrated science education at the JHS level and the promotion of critical thinking among pupils in Ghana, particularly the Cape Coast Metropolis. A concurrent mixed method design was used in the study. The census technique was used to select all 192 Junior High Schools teachers in all 64 schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis. A survey questionnaire, semistructured interview guide and observation guide were used to sample the respondents. Descriptive statistics such as frequency and percentage were used in the representation of the results. However, the study revealed that teachers show convergence in their teaching methods and the type of relationship they create with their students. The methods of instruction and materials, the structure of the curriculum and content of the syllabus used by the teachers in teaching integrated science in the Junior High School promote critical thinking in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Junior High School Integrated Science Teachers in the Cape Coast Metropolis showed weakness in the inclusion of critical thinking in the classrooms. The challenges that affect the implementation of critical thinking include lack of clarity of the concept of critical thinking and explicit guidelines for showing what to expect from the students. It was recommended that the Ministry of Education, science educators, curriculum develops and other agencies responsible for reviewing the Junior High School Integrated Science curriculum should include critical thinking in all topics in the curriculum.

Source: UCC
Junior High School Mathematics Teachers’ Beliefs and their Instructional Practices and its Effects on Students’ Academic Performance

For over a decade now, students’ performance in mathematics at the Junior High School leaves much to be desired. The trend in performance by students at the said level has made researchers ascertain the indicators and factors responsible for this low performance. As a matter of fact, a number of studies conducted have mentioned teachers’ beliefs and their instructional practices as one of the major factors that determines students’ performance in mathematics. This study, however, focused on finding out the effect of Junior High School teachers’beliefs and their instructional practices on the academic performance of students in mathematics. The study was conducted in the Cape Coast Metropolis in the Central Region of Ghana and utilized the descriptive survey design to explore the phenomenon in question. A sample of 31 teachers and 306 students were involved in the study. Analysis of results revealed that teachers who were involved in the study hold constructivist beliefs, however, there were discrepancies in the practices they enact in their classroom. Furthermore, there was no statistically significant effect of teachers’ beliefs and instructional practices on students’ performance. Implications for these findings to the teaching and learning of mathematics and teachers’ professional development are discussed in the work.

Source: UCC