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Item Authentic Leadership and Employee Engagement and the Mediation Role of Trust: A Framework for Future Research and Practice(2016) Obuobisa-Darko, T.,; Domfeh, K. A.Item Complex crisis’ and the rise of collaborative natural resource governance: institutional trajectory of a wildlife governance experience in Ghana(Springer International Publishing AG, 2017-06-09) Yeboah-Assiamah, E.,; Muller, K.,; Domfeh, K. A.Natural resource governance is underpinned by institutions which evolve ‘circumstantially’ over time. An attempt at understanding the contemporary institutions and governance structure of a resource requires an in-depth ethnographic enquiry. Adapting a four-phase institutional analysis framework, this study discusses the evolution and adaptation of wildlife governance structures and institutions using the unique experience of Boabeng–Fiema Monkey Sanctuary in Ghana. The study adopted a transdisciplinary research approach which was participatory and consultative. The key observations are that: wildlife institutions have gone through three main evolutionary phases, a pre-collaborative phase, which was exclusively underpinned by informal institutions; a critical juncture stage, where contextual challenges led to an adaptive response; the third and contemporary phase is a collaborative governance regime, where the erstwhile informal institutions have been complemented by formal state structures and institutions to synergistically enhance viability of the wildlife species. In spite of the problems posed to community members by the monkeys (wildlife), the study still observes a cordial human–wildlife relationship. Based on the study outcomes, we derive four key conclusions which have implications for institutionalism and natural resource governance.Item Ensuring Effective Local Engagement In Poverty Reduction In West Africa’ International Journal of Politics and Good Governance(2011) Domfeh, K. A.; Bawole, J. N.Item Improving Citizens’ Participation in Local Government Planning and Financial Management in Ghana: A Stakeholder Analysis of the Sefwi Wiawso Municipal Assembly(2013) Ahenkan, A.,; Bawole, J. N.; Domfeh, K. A.Ghana‘s decentralization concept was initiated to promote popular grassroots participation in the management and administration of local governance institutions for improved conditions of life. This is believed to be an important means to improving the effectiveness of service delivery and empower the local people to participate in the development processes that affect their lives. Despite this important role of local communities and stakeholders in the local governance processes, their involvement in decision making on planning, budgeting and financial management of local government agencies is only marginal. This low level of participation is one of the most structural challenges confronting Ghana‘s decentralisation process and local government financial management. Using Stakeholder Analysis, this paper examines the role and level of participation of stakeholders in planning, budgeting and financial management of the Sefwi Wiawso Municipal Assembly. The results of the study indicate that, there has been very little space for local participation and that most of the stakeholders lack proper understanding of the planning, budgeting and the financial management systems of the district assemblies. This lack of space for stakeholder participation has constrained the promotion of effective, responsive and responsible government at the local level for poverty reduction. Procedures and structures for community engagement in the monitoring and evaluation of development interventions seldom exist. The paper argues that an effective engagement of local communities and other stakeholders will enhance transparency and improve upon service delivery within the local government systems. A conscious effort to build capacities and create space for local engagement will enhance the efforts of decentralisation and fast track poverty reduction and national development in GhanaItem Muting the Whistleblower through Retaliation in Selected African Countries(2011) Domfeh, K. A.; Bawole, J. N.The paper discusses whistleblowing in selected African countries as public service ethical issue with a view to identifying its attendant hazards. It was developed mainly from secondary sources of data. It relied on relevant reported cases of whistleblowing that received wide and credible coverage in the selected African countries and international news media as well as attracting the attention of local and international human rights activists and advocates. The paper attempts to stimulate discussions on the phenomenon of whistleblowing as a way of getting policy makers fashion out policies meant to promote whistleblowing. It asserts that legal provisions alone are not sufficient to protect the whistleblower from retaliation and intimidation and proposes a strong political will from the ruling elite and their collaborators to follow not only the letter, but also the spirit of the tenets of the law. It is only when people are truly confident that the protections guaranteed by the legislation and institutional set up are substantive in nature will they be motivated to expose wrongdoing.Item Politics-Administration Relations and Decision Making in Ghana’s Local Government(University of Ghana, 2015-05) Azunu, R.; Domfeh, K. A.; Sakyi, E. K.; Asamoah, K.This thesis on the politics-administration relations and decision making in local government of Ghana seeks to investigate how politicians and administrators relate to each other in policy formulation and implementation and the involvement of relevant stakeholders in decision making and execution in Ghana’s local government. The study was conducted in three purposively sampled districts from northern and southern Ghana. It employed qualitative research approach to determine whether policy formulation and implementation practices within the politics-administration interface of Ghana’s local government (district assemblies) conform to the politics-administration relations models. The study found out that there exists varying degrees of preference for the orthodox dichotomy, the modified dichotomy and the partnership or complementarity models which were comprehensively reviewed. The findings however revealed that the partnership and modified dichotomy models have an edge over the orthodox dichotomy; the study therefore proceeded to propose a bounded complementarity approach which is the synthesis of the modified dichotomy and the complementarity models, for possible adoption by Ghana’s local government (district assemblies).Item Public-Private Partnership in the Context of Ghana’s Health Sector Reform: A Case Study of Private Not-For-Profit Organisations in the Volta Region of Ghana(University of Ghana, 2014-12) Adzei, F. A.; Domfeh, K. A.; Sakyi, E. K.; Buabeng, T.; University of Ghana, College of Humanities, Business School, Department of Public Administration and Health ServiceThis study investigates public-private partnership for health delivery in the context of Ghana’s health sector reform. It sets out to understand the nature of collaboration between the government and private not-for-profit health organisations in Ghana by uncovering the factors that necessitated the partnership, the mechanisms by which the partners engage each other, how the partnership arrangement fits within the governance architecture of the health sector reform and how the partnership has shaped the organisational performance of the institutions involved. Neo-institutionalism forms the theoretical anchor for the study alongside other theories that have shaped inter-organisational studies over the years. Qualitative research paradigm was used in this study with the interpretivist epistemological orientation in a case study design. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, archival records and personal observations. Analyses were done by thematic content analysis and theoretical sampling. Results of the study show formal and informal partnership between the public and private health sector actors in Ghana and identified the main drivers for the partnership. Furthermore, the partnership shows a positive relationship between the actors, and the major arrangements for collaboration were identified as properly positioned within the architecture of the health sector reform of the country by contributing immensely to realising the objectives of the reform. The partnership also impacts positively on the organisational performance of the actors involved in the study. Despite these contributions, the study also found some difficulties that militate against the partnership. The conclusion of this thesis is that the partnership arrangement between the government and mission health service providers is yielding positive results. However, the outcome of the partnership could be better if the deep-seated mistrust is minimised or eliminated. For that reason, the partnership can be successful on condition that there is mutual trust and good behavioural leadership style in addition to all the instruments put in place for the joint action. The study makes a modest contribution to knowledge by extending the boundaries of theory, method and policy. The results of this study would help reform the national policy on PPP, which virtually ignores the non-profit service sector.Item Stakeholder engagement in the pooled procurement program in Ghana(Oxford University Press, 2023) Domfeh, K. A.; Appiah-Agyekum, N. N.Objective: The article explores stakeholders’ engagement before the implementation of the pooled procurement program (PPP) and the challenges encountered by the National Catholic Health Service (NCHS). Method: The article used a qualitative research approach and a multiple case study design to solicit the views of healthcare service providers and policymakers within the NCHS. Key findings: The article revealed that the National Catholic Health Secretariat (the secretariat) advocated through the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference through the bishop responsible for health. Subsequently, the Diocesan Directors, managers, accountants, suppliers and storekeepers of all health facilities were engaged to understand their respective roles before implementing the PPP. The challenges faced came from all institutions that played a crucial role in the smooth running of the PPP. These institutions were the hospitals, suppliers, Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and the secretariat. The findings indicated that some managers in the hospitals were not committed to the program. Whereas, some suppliers purposely weakened the position of some other suppliers after awarding tenders by carrying their commodities directly to the hospitals and reducing the price marginally. The challenge from the NHIS perspective was the payment delays. The FDA was not proactive with post-market surveillance to check substandard commodities in the hospitals. However, in the secretariat, the deficiency was the weak systems to monitor real-time activities of the PPP at the hospitals. Conclusion: The article suggests that to ensure the right synergies to meet organizational objectives, the NCHS is advised to increasingly focus on identifying and sustaining the PPP by communicating with other stakeholders to achieve their mutual needs. Such a process would allow the more knowledgeable design of resource needs and allocation of scarce resources to their areas of interest