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Papers by Francis Sarpong
The effectiveness of fiscal policy on emerging country economic growth is a hot topic of discussi... more The effectiveness of fiscal policy on emerging country economic growth is a hot topic of discussion. While adjusting the levels of public spending and determining tax rates, policymakers in developing countries strive to address socioeconomic concerns such as poverty, unemployment, hunger, bad investment, and illiteracy. The impact of fiscal policy on Ghana's economic growth is examined in this study. The study looked into and reviewed a variety of journals in order to provide this report on the roles, effects, and impacts of fiscal policy on Ghana's economic growth. The discrepancies in conclusions of the effect of fiscal policy measures on economic growth can be seen in the research mentioned above. Some studies have found that it has a favorable effect, while others have found that it has a detrimental effect. A few researchers have found that it has no effect. They also illustrate that there are disparities in public spending and tax revenues between countries, with one having a good influence and the other having a negative impact, and one or both having an impact and being effective. In terms of monetary and fiscal policies, fiscal policy boosted economic growth in certain countries while having the reverse effect in others. When government expenditure was channeled to productive and investment sectors with sustainable productivity, fiscal policy achieved its targeted economic growth objectives. According to the findings, despite its important role in welfare advancements, government consumption spending has been detrimental to economic growth; policymakers must analyze its composition in order for it to improve growth. Government consumption expenditures should be reduced through targeted measures. Expenditures that are likely to stifle private investment should be scrutinized as well.
The effectiveness of fiscal policy on emerging country economic growth is a hot topic of discussi... more The effectiveness of fiscal policy on emerging country economic growth is a hot topic of discussion. While adjusting the levels of public spending and determining tax rates, policymakers in developing countries strive to address socioeconomic concerns such as poverty, unemployment, hunger, bad investment, and illiteracy. The impact of fiscal policy on Ghana's economic growth is examined in this study. The study looked into and reviewed a variety of journals in order to provide this report on the roles, effects, and impacts of fiscal policy on Ghana's economic growth. The discrepancies in conclusions of the effect of fiscal policy measures on economic growth can be seen in the research mentioned above. Some studies have found that it has a favorable effect, while others have found that it has a detrimental effect. A few researchers have found that it has no effect. They also illustrate that there are disparities in public spending and tax revenues between countries, with one ...
Open Journal of Business and Management, 2021
The study examined the specific factors that influence management share holdings and how this imp... more The study examined the specific factors that influence management share holdings and how this impact on the value of the firm in Ghana. The study specifically sought to find the relationship existing between managerial ownership and firm worth, non-linear relationship between managerial ownership and firm value, how managerial ownership and firm value are affected by size of firm and firm growth opportunities. Using secondary data from Ghana Stock Exchange from the period of 2015 to 2019, ten financial institutions (Banks) and ten non-financial institutions (non-bank) were purposively selected for the study, considering data availability and accessibility. Inferential statistics was adopted in analysing the data collected. The study found a weak positive linear relationship between firm worth and management’s share holdings in the organization. The findings from the second research question revealed that the nature of the bond between management share holdings and firm value was the...
Access to clean and reliable electricity is significant in many emerging African nations, includi... more Access to clean and reliable electricity is significant in many emerging African nations, including Ghana. The study examined the institutional and financial impediments to providing an investment-focused framework for promoting and developing the country's rich renewable energy resources for sustainable economic growth and improved social life. To accomplish this objective, unprecedented financial and technical expenditures will be needed. Ghana has difficulty achieving universal access to modern energy services due to a lack of energy sector investment. The impression is that the area contributes little to global greenhouse gas emissions and therefore provides limited opportunities to decrease emissions, thereby excluding climate financing initiatives. A power purchase guarantee has been proven to encourage energy industry investments. Due to various technological, legal, and financial obstacles, warranties of power purchases such as Feed-in Tariffs are sluggish to develop in Ghana. Using Ghana as a case study, this paper examines the difficulties of renewable energy deployment and climate change management in Sub-Saharan Africa. These challenges include a lack of high-quality investment risk assessment data, limited potential risk assessment, clarity about what green financing entails, credit and capital market risks, and a lack of domestic and green investors. A green finance maturity mismatch affects green sector investments. This research identified substantial investment possibilities in Ghana's energy, agricultural, transport, waste management, industrial, and construction sectors. They are essential to establishing a green economy, and national development strategies have been created to assist them.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
11 Access to clean and reliable electricity is significant in many emerging African nations, incl... more 11 Access to clean and reliable electricity is significant in many emerging African nations, including Ghana. 12 The study examined the institutional and financial impediments to providing an investment-focused 13 framework for promoting and developing the country's rich renewable energy resources for sustainable 14 economic growth and improved social life. To accomplish this objective, unprecedented financial and 15 technical expenditures will be needed. Ghana has difficulty achieving universal access to modern energy 16 services due to a lack of energy sector investment. The impression is that the area contributes little to global 17 greenhouse gas emissions and therefore provides limited opportunities to decrease emissions, thereby 18 excluding climate financing initiatives. A power purchase guarantee has been proven to encourage energy 19 industry investments. Due to various technological, legal, and financial obstacles, warranties of power 20 purchases such as Feed-in Tarif...
The current study explored the effects of international students’ influencing factors on their pe... more The current study explored the effects of international students’ influencing factors on their perceived employability: A case study of China. The explanatory research design was adopted to involve 514 international African students in the study. The research was conducted with a random sampling technique. Fifty (50)-test items standardized questionnaire was adopted as research instrument for the study. Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), the study found that there is a strong positive relationship between students’ personal professional ability, university curriculum and social support, interpersonal and communication ability, social support and perceived employability. Four hypotheses were tested to determine whether they could predict international African students’ perceived employability. Out of the four models, it was revealed that personal professional ability, university curriculum and social support, interpersonal and communication ability, social support significantl...
Open Journal of Business and Management
Open Journal of Business and Management
Open Journal of Social Sciences
The focus of teaching methods in Ghana now has been teaching that allows the interest and needs o... more The focus of teaching methods in Ghana now has been teaching that allows the interest and needs of students to be the center of teaching and learning. One of the popular teaching methods which makes this basic aim of education possible to reach in this modern era is the use of activity-based teaching method. The paper is thrust on investigating the impact of activity-based teaching method used in teaching social studies on students' retention and academic performance within the Sekyere South District of Ashanti Region. The study adopted the quasi-experimental research design, using both questionnaire and 40-multiple choice tests items in its investigation. The study found that activity-based teaching method was beneficial to students learning social studies in junior high school in many ways. They include: students develop high-order thinking skills, retain social studies' concepts more easily, become active in class, interests are sustained, maximize potential in performing well in class. The study further found that activity-based teaching strategies such as collaborative learning, problem-solving learning and cooperative learning positively significantly affect students' retention in social studies. The study again found that there is a significant difference between the academic performance of experimental and control groups.
Open Journal of Business and Management
The concept of stress has been a long and lingering topic of research for ages. Stress in nurses ... more The concept of stress has been a long and lingering topic of research for ages. Stress in nurses in particular is no exception. Occupational stress is the threats of a job that workers face in the line of duty. However, one cannot separate the stress that already exists in their individual lives from those they face in line of duty. It is, therefore, undoubtedly possible that the level of occupational stress recorded may not be solely occupational problems. This paper seeks to find out the level of stress in nurses of TTH and whether individual differences affect the stress levels of nurses taking gender, age and marital status into consideration. The study used the Wieman Occupational stress scale to measure stress level; t-test, One-Way and Three-Way ANOVA were used to determine the relationship between individual differences and levels of stress. Per the study, TTH records a mean score of 43.47 and an individual average score of 2.88 thus, 29% above normal stress level (baseline score: 33.75, 2.25 WOSS) indicating a generally high stress level among the nurses. A sample size of 452 revealed that there is a significant association between stress and gender (p = 0.041) and male nurses were more stressed than female nurses. There was also a significant association between age and level of stress (p = 0.00), where younger nurses (20-30 years) were more stressed than older nurses (30-40 years and above 40 years). However, no significant association was found between marital status and occupational stress. Although combined together, these three variables do not affect stress, the results for individual variables report the need for management and researchers to integrate individual differences when investigating or managing occupational stress.
Open Journal of Social Sciences, 2020
The focus of teaching methods in Ghana now has been teaching that allows the interest and needs o... more The focus of teaching methods in Ghana now has been teaching that allows the interest and needs of students to be the center of teaching and learning. One of the popular teaching methods which makes this basic aim of education possible to reach in this modern era is the use of activity-based teaching method. The paper is thrust on investigating the impact of activity-based teaching method used in teaching social studies on students' retention and academic performance within the Sekyere South District of Ashanti Region. The study adopted the quasi-experimental research design, using both questionnaire and 40-multiple choice tests items in its investigation. The study found that activity-based teaching method was beneficial to students learning social studies in junior high school in many ways. They include: students develop high-order thinking skills, retain social studies' concepts more easily, become active in class, interests are sustained, maximize potential in performing...
Open Journal of Social Sciences, 2020
The focus of teaching methods in Ghana now has been teaching that allows the interest and needs o... more The focus of teaching methods in Ghana now has been teaching that allows the interest and needs of students to be the center of teaching and learning. One of the popular teaching methods which makes this basic aim of education possible to reach in this modern era is the use of activity-based teaching method. The paper is thrust on investigating the impact of activity-based teaching method used in teaching social studies on students' retention and academic performance within the Sekyere South District of Ashanti Region. The study adopted the quasi-experimental research design, using both questionnaire and 40-multiple choice tests items in its investigation. The study found that activity-based teaching method was beneficial to students learning social studies in junior high school in many ways. They include: students develop high-order thinking skills, retain social studies' concepts more easily, become active in class, interests are sustained, maximize potential in performing well in class. The study further found that activity-based teaching strategies such as collaborative learning, problem-solving learning and cooperative learning positively significantly affect students' retention in social studies. The study again found that there is a significant difference between the academic performance of experimental and control groups.
The teacher plays a very crucial part in shaping and molding the life of students of every nation... more The teacher plays a very crucial part in shaping and molding the life of students of every nation; therefore, an investigation of attitude possessed by teachers in teaching students is essential and a call in the right direction. The study's primary purpose was to investigate student-teachers' attitudes in Atebubu College of Education towards the teaching profession at the basic school level in Ghana. Specifically, the study sought to investigate student-teachers' attitude in the Atebubu College of Education towards the teaching profession. The study also examined the factors that influence student-teachers' attitudes in the Atebubu College of Education towards teaching the teaching profession and determine whether there is a significant difference between genders of student-teachers Atebubu College of Education towards the teaching of the teaching profession in Ghana. The researcher adopted a descriptive survey design for the study. The proportionate sampling technique was used to sample 250 student-teachers. The researcher adopted a standardized questionnaire for the survey. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data that was obtained from the questionnaire. The study revealed that the student-teacher in Atebubu College of Education (ATECOE) have a positive attitude towards the teaching profession. The paper further established that many factors influence student-teachers' attitude in Atebubu College of Education. These factors include greater attention paid to teacher education by the government; teachers are well motivated like other professionals, student-teachers' working conditions are right and high prestige for teachers in society. The study also found a statistically significant difference in male and female student-teachers' attitude towards the teaching profession in Ghana. The study concluded that student-teachers' positive attitude is likely to cause desirable positive teaching habits, such as developing a sense of duty, professional competence, and insights into student problems and needs. There would continue to be teacher attrition due to a lack of teacher motivation and low societal recognition for Ghana's teaching profession. The study further concluded that both male and female student-teachers do not attach the same level of seriousness in their teaching career.
Over the past two decades many organizations are moving towards decentralization approach and hen... more Over the past two decades many organizations are moving towards decentralization approach and hence putting in much effort to ensure that employees acquire the necessary leadership skills. Many organizations have adopted managerial attempts that aim to strengthen and empower leaders to boost organizational performance. Several educational researchers have exploited the relationship that exist between empowering leadership, psychological empowerment. The purpose of this research was to analyze the effects that empowering leadership can have on employee voice behavior, with the mediating role of psychological empowerment. The technique used to gather responses from 151 respondents was mainly quantitative research approach with questionnaires as a tool. The study employed random sampling to involve respondents in the study. Multiple operations such as correlation matrix, regression analysis and bootstrap approach were conducted to analyze data collected from the questionnaire. The findings showed a positive correlation between the variables measured. All hypotheses tested revealed a significant positive relationship between empowering leadership and voice behavior, psychological empowerment and voice behavior, and the mediating role of psychological empowerment. This study is useful in the academic, industrial and organizational sector. Organizations can use it to employ empowering leadership and measure the change in the behavior of employees, attitude, motivation, and empowerment. In terms of academia, this research opens more doors to further investigate the relationship between these variables. The limitations of the study include purely quantitative means of analysis and the use of random sampling. Future researchers can get more insights by employing a qualitative technique and adding more variables to further define the relationship and get better insights.
Teachers' behavior, level of qualification, and years of experience play an important role in ach... more Teachers' behavior, level of qualification, and years of experience play an important role in achieving students' academic success. The present study explored the effects of Business Teachers' Physiognomies (teachers' personality, qualification, and working experience) on Senior High School Business students' academic performance in the Kumasi Metropolis. The descriptive research design was employed in the study. Seven hundred and fifty (750) cost accounting, business management, and financial accounting high school students in the ten selected senior high schools in Kumasi Metropolis were involved in the study through a random sample technique. A standardized questionnaire was used in collecting data for the research. Moreover, three successive terms of the academic results of students were gathered to use for the study. The scores of students were analyzed using cross-tabulation for all three courses. Multiple linear regression was adopted to regress teachers' personality, qualifications, and working experience on students' academic performance. The study found that cost accounting, business management, and financial accounting teachers' personality, working experience, and qualification level have a significant positive effect on students' performance. It was recommended that schools' leaders ensure teachers are inspired to maintain their good work in enhancing business students' academic performance.
The concept of stress has been a long and lingering topic of research for ages. Stress in nurses ... more The concept of stress has been a long and lingering topic of research for ages. Stress in nurses in particular is no exception. Occupational stress is the threats of a job that workers face in the line of duty. However, one cannot separate the stress that already exists in their individual lives from those they face in line of duty. It is, therefore, undoubtedly possible that the level of occupational stress recorded may not be solely occupational problems. This paper seeks to find out the level of stress in nurses of TTH and whether individual differences affect the stress levels of nurses taking gender, age and marital status into consideration. The study used the Wieman Occupational stress scale to measure stress level; t-test, One-Way and Three-Way ANOVA were used to determine the relationship between individual differences and levels of stress. Per the study, TTH records a mean score of 43.47 and an individual average score of 2.88 thus, 29% above normal stress level (baseline score: 33.75, 2.25 WOSS) indicating a generally high stress level among the nurses. A sample size of 452 revealed that there is a significant association between stress and gender (p = 0.041) and male nurses were more stressed than female nurses. There was also a significant association between age and level of stress (p = 0.00), where younger nurses (20-30 years) were more stressed than older nurses (30-40 years and above 40 years). However, no significant association was found between marital status and occupational stress. Although combined together, these three variables do not affect stress, the results for individual variables report the need for management and researchers to integrate individual differences when investigating or managing occupational stress.
In Ghana and other countries' economies, small and medium scale enterprises (SME's) play a princi... more In Ghana and other countries' economies, small and medium scale enterprises (SME's) play a principal role that significantly impacts economic stability. SMEs contribute prominently to the economy by creating more noteworthy work openings, making higher creation volumes, growing conveys and introducing progression and business capacities. This study used a sample of 336 SMEs out of 500 SME's located in the Western Region (Takoradi Metropolis). These SMEs data were obtained using questionnaire in which its instrument was validated by experts in the field of finance and was administered to the respondents. Primary data were obtained to assess the determinants of financial assistance available to SME's in Ghana (Takoradi Metropolis). Strategies were used to obtain the outcome of the result, such as ANOVA (analysis of variance), regression analysis, and descriptive statistics to analyze the relationship between the determinants of financial assistance and SMEs' credit accessibility. It showed that firm's age, size, performance, and collateral security all have a positive impact that determines financial assistance to the credit accessibility of SMEs in Takoradi Metropolis. The research discovers enough information that confirms critical factors that push the credit accessibility available to SME's. It can be recommended that the availability of credit opportunities to SME's in the form of loans should be given a maximum consideration.
The focus of teaching methods in Ghana now has been teaching that allows the interest and needs o... more The focus of teaching methods in Ghana now has been teaching that allows the interest and needs of students to be the center of teaching and learning. One of the popular teaching methods which makes this basic aim of education possible to reach in this modern era is the use of activity-based teaching method. The paper is thrust on investigating the impact of activity-based teaching method used in teaching social studies on students' retention and academic performance within the Sekyere South District of Ashanti Region. The study adopted the quasi-experimental research design, using both questionnaire and 40-multiple choice tests items in its investigation. The study found that activity-based teaching method was beneficial to students learning social studies in junior high school in many ways. They include: students develop high-order thinking skills, retain social studies' concepts more easily, become active in class, interests are sustained, maximize potential in performing well in class. The study further found that activity-based teaching strategies such as collaborative learning, problem-solving learning and cooperative learning positively significantly affect students' retention in social studies. The study again found that there is a significant difference between the academic performance of experimental and control groups.
The effectiveness of fiscal policy on emerging country economic growth is a hot topic of discussi... more The effectiveness of fiscal policy on emerging country economic growth is a hot topic of discussion. While adjusting the levels of public spending and determining tax rates, policymakers in developing countries strive to address socioeconomic concerns such as poverty, unemployment, hunger, bad investment, and illiteracy. The impact of fiscal policy on Ghana's economic growth is examined in this study. The study looked into and reviewed a variety of journals in order to provide this report on the roles, effects, and impacts of fiscal policy on Ghana's economic growth. The discrepancies in conclusions of the effect of fiscal policy measures on economic growth can be seen in the research mentioned above. Some studies have found that it has a favorable effect, while others have found that it has a detrimental effect. A few researchers have found that it has no effect. They also illustrate that there are disparities in public spending and tax revenues between countries, with one having a good influence and the other having a negative impact, and one or both having an impact and being effective. In terms of monetary and fiscal policies, fiscal policy boosted economic growth in certain countries while having the reverse effect in others. When government expenditure was channeled to productive and investment sectors with sustainable productivity, fiscal policy achieved its targeted economic growth objectives. According to the findings, despite its important role in welfare advancements, government consumption spending has been detrimental to economic growth; policymakers must analyze its composition in order for it to improve growth. Government consumption expenditures should be reduced through targeted measures. Expenditures that are likely to stifle private investment should be scrutinized as well.
The effectiveness of fiscal policy on emerging country economic growth is a hot topic of discussi... more The effectiveness of fiscal policy on emerging country economic growth is a hot topic of discussion. While adjusting the levels of public spending and determining tax rates, policymakers in developing countries strive to address socioeconomic concerns such as poverty, unemployment, hunger, bad investment, and illiteracy. The impact of fiscal policy on Ghana's economic growth is examined in this study. The study looked into and reviewed a variety of journals in order to provide this report on the roles, effects, and impacts of fiscal policy on Ghana's economic growth. The discrepancies in conclusions of the effect of fiscal policy measures on economic growth can be seen in the research mentioned above. Some studies have found that it has a favorable effect, while others have found that it has a detrimental effect. A few researchers have found that it has no effect. They also illustrate that there are disparities in public spending and tax revenues between countries, with one ...
Open Journal of Business and Management, 2021
The study examined the specific factors that influence management share holdings and how this imp... more The study examined the specific factors that influence management share holdings and how this impact on the value of the firm in Ghana. The study specifically sought to find the relationship existing between managerial ownership and firm worth, non-linear relationship between managerial ownership and firm value, how managerial ownership and firm value are affected by size of firm and firm growth opportunities. Using secondary data from Ghana Stock Exchange from the period of 2015 to 2019, ten financial institutions (Banks) and ten non-financial institutions (non-bank) were purposively selected for the study, considering data availability and accessibility. Inferential statistics was adopted in analysing the data collected. The study found a weak positive linear relationship between firm worth and management’s share holdings in the organization. The findings from the second research question revealed that the nature of the bond between management share holdings and firm value was the...
Access to clean and reliable electricity is significant in many emerging African nations, includi... more Access to clean and reliable electricity is significant in many emerging African nations, including Ghana. The study examined the institutional and financial impediments to providing an investment-focused framework for promoting and developing the country's rich renewable energy resources for sustainable economic growth and improved social life. To accomplish this objective, unprecedented financial and technical expenditures will be needed. Ghana has difficulty achieving universal access to modern energy services due to a lack of energy sector investment. The impression is that the area contributes little to global greenhouse gas emissions and therefore provides limited opportunities to decrease emissions, thereby excluding climate financing initiatives. A power purchase guarantee has been proven to encourage energy industry investments. Due to various technological, legal, and financial obstacles, warranties of power purchases such as Feed-in Tariffs are sluggish to develop in Ghana. Using Ghana as a case study, this paper examines the difficulties of renewable energy deployment and climate change management in Sub-Saharan Africa. These challenges include a lack of high-quality investment risk assessment data, limited potential risk assessment, clarity about what green financing entails, credit and capital market risks, and a lack of domestic and green investors. A green finance maturity mismatch affects green sector investments. This research identified substantial investment possibilities in Ghana's energy, agricultural, transport, waste management, industrial, and construction sectors. They are essential to establishing a green economy, and national development strategies have been created to assist them.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
11 Access to clean and reliable electricity is significant in many emerging African nations, incl... more 11 Access to clean and reliable electricity is significant in many emerging African nations, including Ghana. 12 The study examined the institutional and financial impediments to providing an investment-focused 13 framework for promoting and developing the country's rich renewable energy resources for sustainable 14 economic growth and improved social life. To accomplish this objective, unprecedented financial and 15 technical expenditures will be needed. Ghana has difficulty achieving universal access to modern energy 16 services due to a lack of energy sector investment. The impression is that the area contributes little to global 17 greenhouse gas emissions and therefore provides limited opportunities to decrease emissions, thereby 18 excluding climate financing initiatives. A power purchase guarantee has been proven to encourage energy 19 industry investments. Due to various technological, legal, and financial obstacles, warranties of power 20 purchases such as Feed-in Tarif...
The current study explored the effects of international students’ influencing factors on their pe... more The current study explored the effects of international students’ influencing factors on their perceived employability: A case study of China. The explanatory research design was adopted to involve 514 international African students in the study. The research was conducted with a random sampling technique. Fifty (50)-test items standardized questionnaire was adopted as research instrument for the study. Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), the study found that there is a strong positive relationship between students’ personal professional ability, university curriculum and social support, interpersonal and communication ability, social support and perceived employability. Four hypotheses were tested to determine whether they could predict international African students’ perceived employability. Out of the four models, it was revealed that personal professional ability, university curriculum and social support, interpersonal and communication ability, social support significantl...
Open Journal of Business and Management
Open Journal of Business and Management
Open Journal of Social Sciences
The focus of teaching methods in Ghana now has been teaching that allows the interest and needs o... more The focus of teaching methods in Ghana now has been teaching that allows the interest and needs of students to be the center of teaching and learning. One of the popular teaching methods which makes this basic aim of education possible to reach in this modern era is the use of activity-based teaching method. The paper is thrust on investigating the impact of activity-based teaching method used in teaching social studies on students' retention and academic performance within the Sekyere South District of Ashanti Region. The study adopted the quasi-experimental research design, using both questionnaire and 40-multiple choice tests items in its investigation. The study found that activity-based teaching method was beneficial to students learning social studies in junior high school in many ways. They include: students develop high-order thinking skills, retain social studies' concepts more easily, become active in class, interests are sustained, maximize potential in performing well in class. The study further found that activity-based teaching strategies such as collaborative learning, problem-solving learning and cooperative learning positively significantly affect students' retention in social studies. The study again found that there is a significant difference between the academic performance of experimental and control groups.
Open Journal of Business and Management
The concept of stress has been a long and lingering topic of research for ages. Stress in nurses ... more The concept of stress has been a long and lingering topic of research for ages. Stress in nurses in particular is no exception. Occupational stress is the threats of a job that workers face in the line of duty. However, one cannot separate the stress that already exists in their individual lives from those they face in line of duty. It is, therefore, undoubtedly possible that the level of occupational stress recorded may not be solely occupational problems. This paper seeks to find out the level of stress in nurses of TTH and whether individual differences affect the stress levels of nurses taking gender, age and marital status into consideration. The study used the Wieman Occupational stress scale to measure stress level; t-test, One-Way and Three-Way ANOVA were used to determine the relationship between individual differences and levels of stress. Per the study, TTH records a mean score of 43.47 and an individual average score of 2.88 thus, 29% above normal stress level (baseline score: 33.75, 2.25 WOSS) indicating a generally high stress level among the nurses. A sample size of 452 revealed that there is a significant association between stress and gender (p = 0.041) and male nurses were more stressed than female nurses. There was also a significant association between age and level of stress (p = 0.00), where younger nurses (20-30 years) were more stressed than older nurses (30-40 years and above 40 years). However, no significant association was found between marital status and occupational stress. Although combined together, these three variables do not affect stress, the results for individual variables report the need for management and researchers to integrate individual differences when investigating or managing occupational stress.
Open Journal of Social Sciences, 2020
The focus of teaching methods in Ghana now has been teaching that allows the interest and needs o... more The focus of teaching methods in Ghana now has been teaching that allows the interest and needs of students to be the center of teaching and learning. One of the popular teaching methods which makes this basic aim of education possible to reach in this modern era is the use of activity-based teaching method. The paper is thrust on investigating the impact of activity-based teaching method used in teaching social studies on students' retention and academic performance within the Sekyere South District of Ashanti Region. The study adopted the quasi-experimental research design, using both questionnaire and 40-multiple choice tests items in its investigation. The study found that activity-based teaching method was beneficial to students learning social studies in junior high school in many ways. They include: students develop high-order thinking skills, retain social studies' concepts more easily, become active in class, interests are sustained, maximize potential in performing...
Open Journal of Social Sciences, 2020
The focus of teaching methods in Ghana now has been teaching that allows the interest and needs o... more The focus of teaching methods in Ghana now has been teaching that allows the interest and needs of students to be the center of teaching and learning. One of the popular teaching methods which makes this basic aim of education possible to reach in this modern era is the use of activity-based teaching method. The paper is thrust on investigating the impact of activity-based teaching method used in teaching social studies on students' retention and academic performance within the Sekyere South District of Ashanti Region. The study adopted the quasi-experimental research design, using both questionnaire and 40-multiple choice tests items in its investigation. The study found that activity-based teaching method was beneficial to students learning social studies in junior high school in many ways. They include: students develop high-order thinking skills, retain social studies' concepts more easily, become active in class, interests are sustained, maximize potential in performing well in class. The study further found that activity-based teaching strategies such as collaborative learning, problem-solving learning and cooperative learning positively significantly affect students' retention in social studies. The study again found that there is a significant difference between the academic performance of experimental and control groups.
The teacher plays a very crucial part in shaping and molding the life of students of every nation... more The teacher plays a very crucial part in shaping and molding the life of students of every nation; therefore, an investigation of attitude possessed by teachers in teaching students is essential and a call in the right direction. The study's primary purpose was to investigate student-teachers' attitudes in Atebubu College of Education towards the teaching profession at the basic school level in Ghana. Specifically, the study sought to investigate student-teachers' attitude in the Atebubu College of Education towards the teaching profession. The study also examined the factors that influence student-teachers' attitudes in the Atebubu College of Education towards teaching the teaching profession and determine whether there is a significant difference between genders of student-teachers Atebubu College of Education towards the teaching of the teaching profession in Ghana. The researcher adopted a descriptive survey design for the study. The proportionate sampling technique was used to sample 250 student-teachers. The researcher adopted a standardized questionnaire for the survey. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data that was obtained from the questionnaire. The study revealed that the student-teacher in Atebubu College of Education (ATECOE) have a positive attitude towards the teaching profession. The paper further established that many factors influence student-teachers' attitude in Atebubu College of Education. These factors include greater attention paid to teacher education by the government; teachers are well motivated like other professionals, student-teachers' working conditions are right and high prestige for teachers in society. The study also found a statistically significant difference in male and female student-teachers' attitude towards the teaching profession in Ghana. The study concluded that student-teachers' positive attitude is likely to cause desirable positive teaching habits, such as developing a sense of duty, professional competence, and insights into student problems and needs. There would continue to be teacher attrition due to a lack of teacher motivation and low societal recognition for Ghana's teaching profession. The study further concluded that both male and female student-teachers do not attach the same level of seriousness in their teaching career.
Over the past two decades many organizations are moving towards decentralization approach and hen... more Over the past two decades many organizations are moving towards decentralization approach and hence putting in much effort to ensure that employees acquire the necessary leadership skills. Many organizations have adopted managerial attempts that aim to strengthen and empower leaders to boost organizational performance. Several educational researchers have exploited the relationship that exist between empowering leadership, psychological empowerment. The purpose of this research was to analyze the effects that empowering leadership can have on employee voice behavior, with the mediating role of psychological empowerment. The technique used to gather responses from 151 respondents was mainly quantitative research approach with questionnaires as a tool. The study employed random sampling to involve respondents in the study. Multiple operations such as correlation matrix, regression analysis and bootstrap approach were conducted to analyze data collected from the questionnaire. The findings showed a positive correlation between the variables measured. All hypotheses tested revealed a significant positive relationship between empowering leadership and voice behavior, psychological empowerment and voice behavior, and the mediating role of psychological empowerment. This study is useful in the academic, industrial and organizational sector. Organizations can use it to employ empowering leadership and measure the change in the behavior of employees, attitude, motivation, and empowerment. In terms of academia, this research opens more doors to further investigate the relationship between these variables. The limitations of the study include purely quantitative means of analysis and the use of random sampling. Future researchers can get more insights by employing a qualitative technique and adding more variables to further define the relationship and get better insights.
Teachers' behavior, level of qualification, and years of experience play an important role in ach... more Teachers' behavior, level of qualification, and years of experience play an important role in achieving students' academic success. The present study explored the effects of Business Teachers' Physiognomies (teachers' personality, qualification, and working experience) on Senior High School Business students' academic performance in the Kumasi Metropolis. The descriptive research design was employed in the study. Seven hundred and fifty (750) cost accounting, business management, and financial accounting high school students in the ten selected senior high schools in Kumasi Metropolis were involved in the study through a random sample technique. A standardized questionnaire was used in collecting data for the research. Moreover, three successive terms of the academic results of students were gathered to use for the study. The scores of students were analyzed using cross-tabulation for all three courses. Multiple linear regression was adopted to regress teachers' personality, qualifications, and working experience on students' academic performance. The study found that cost accounting, business management, and financial accounting teachers' personality, working experience, and qualification level have a significant positive effect on students' performance. It was recommended that schools' leaders ensure teachers are inspired to maintain their good work in enhancing business students' academic performance.
The concept of stress has been a long and lingering topic of research for ages. Stress in nurses ... more The concept of stress has been a long and lingering topic of research for ages. Stress in nurses in particular is no exception. Occupational stress is the threats of a job that workers face in the line of duty. However, one cannot separate the stress that already exists in their individual lives from those they face in line of duty. It is, therefore, undoubtedly possible that the level of occupational stress recorded may not be solely occupational problems. This paper seeks to find out the level of stress in nurses of TTH and whether individual differences affect the stress levels of nurses taking gender, age and marital status into consideration. The study used the Wieman Occupational stress scale to measure stress level; t-test, One-Way and Three-Way ANOVA were used to determine the relationship between individual differences and levels of stress. Per the study, TTH records a mean score of 43.47 and an individual average score of 2.88 thus, 29% above normal stress level (baseline score: 33.75, 2.25 WOSS) indicating a generally high stress level among the nurses. A sample size of 452 revealed that there is a significant association between stress and gender (p = 0.041) and male nurses were more stressed than female nurses. There was also a significant association between age and level of stress (p = 0.00), where younger nurses (20-30 years) were more stressed than older nurses (30-40 years and above 40 years). However, no significant association was found between marital status and occupational stress. Although combined together, these three variables do not affect stress, the results for individual variables report the need for management and researchers to integrate individual differences when investigating or managing occupational stress.
In Ghana and other countries' economies, small and medium scale enterprises (SME's) play a princi... more In Ghana and other countries' economies, small and medium scale enterprises (SME's) play a principal role that significantly impacts economic stability. SMEs contribute prominently to the economy by creating more noteworthy work openings, making higher creation volumes, growing conveys and introducing progression and business capacities. This study used a sample of 336 SMEs out of 500 SME's located in the Western Region (Takoradi Metropolis). These SMEs data were obtained using questionnaire in which its instrument was validated by experts in the field of finance and was administered to the respondents. Primary data were obtained to assess the determinants of financial assistance available to SME's in Ghana (Takoradi Metropolis). Strategies were used to obtain the outcome of the result, such as ANOVA (analysis of variance), regression analysis, and descriptive statistics to analyze the relationship between the determinants of financial assistance and SMEs' credit accessibility. It showed that firm's age, size, performance, and collateral security all have a positive impact that determines financial assistance to the credit accessibility of SMEs in Takoradi Metropolis. The research discovers enough information that confirms critical factors that push the credit accessibility available to SME's. It can be recommended that the availability of credit opportunities to SME's in the form of loans should be given a maximum consideration.
The focus of teaching methods in Ghana now has been teaching that allows the interest and needs o... more The focus of teaching methods in Ghana now has been teaching that allows the interest and needs of students to be the center of teaching and learning. One of the popular teaching methods which makes this basic aim of education possible to reach in this modern era is the use of activity-based teaching method. The paper is thrust on investigating the impact of activity-based teaching method used in teaching social studies on students' retention and academic performance within the Sekyere South District of Ashanti Region. The study adopted the quasi-experimental research design, using both questionnaire and 40-multiple choice tests items in its investigation. The study found that activity-based teaching method was beneficial to students learning social studies in junior high school in many ways. They include: students develop high-order thinking skills, retain social studies' concepts more easily, become active in class, interests are sustained, maximize potential in performing well in class. The study further found that activity-based teaching strategies such as collaborative learning, problem-solving learning and cooperative learning positively significantly affect students' retention in social studies. The study again found that there is a significant difference between the academic performance of experimental and control groups.