Browsing by Author "Akwetey-Siaw, B."

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Employee empowerment and organizational commitment among employees of star-rated hotels in Ghana: does perceived supervisor support matter?
(Journal of Work-Applied Management, 2023) Kyei-Frimpong, M.; Amoako, E.K.; Akwetey-Siaw, B.; et al.
Purpose – The current study aimed to examine the moderating role of perceived supervisor support in the nexus between employee empowerment and organizational commitment in the Ghanaian hospitality industry. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative research design was adopted, and data were collected from 274 frontline workers from 4-star and 5-star hotels at two different waves within a 7-month interval. The data received were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS V. 23.0) and SmartPLS (V.4.0), respectively. Findings – As hypothesized in the study, employee empowerment was significantly related to organizational commitment. Furthermore, the results revealed that perceived supervisor support moderated the nexus between employee empowerment and affective and continuance commitment but did not moderate the nexus between employee empowerment and normative commitment. Originality/value – Arguably, support from supervisors has been theoretically identified as a key construct in enhancing subordinates’ commitment to an organization. However, less is known in the literature about the moderating role of perceived supervisory support in the nexus between employee empowerment and organizational commitment, especially in the Ghanaian hospitality industry
Mining safely: examining the moderating role of safety climate on mineworkers’ mental health and safety behavior nexus
(Kybernetes © Emerald Publishing Limited 0368-492X, 2023) Amoako, E.K.; Nubuor, S.A.; Suleman, A-R.; Bawa, A.A.; Akwetey-Siaw, B.
Purpose – The study aims to investigate the impact of anxiety and depression (dimensions of mental health) on mineworkers’ safety behaviors (safety compliance and safety participation) while examining the moderating role of safety climate on these relationships. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative research approach with an explanatory cross-sectional survey research design was adopted. A total of 274 purposively selected mineworkers participated in the study. Responses were obtained from participants through a structured questionnaire which was analyzed using the partial least square structural equation modeling. Findings – Anxiety had a significant negative effect on safety compliance but not participation. However, depression was found to have a significant negative effect on both mineworkers’ safety compliance and participation behaviors. The findings of the study also show that safety climate moderates the relationships between the dimensions of mental health and mineworkers’ safety behavior except for the relationship between anxiety and mineworkers’ safety participation behavior. Originality/value – The study offers an account of the negative effect of mental health on mineworkers’ safety behavior whiles highlighting that safety climate is an important construct to mitigate the negative effects of mental illness on the safety behaviors of mineworkers.