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    Farmers’ Preference for Modes of Agricultural Technology Transfer and Its Implication for Inorganic Fertilizer Use and Maize Yield in Guinea Savannah and Transitional Zones of Ghana
    (University of Ghana, 2022) Tutu, B.C.
    Technology development and use are crucial for improving crop yields in Ghana. However, yield increases have been sluggish despite the several technologies introduced to farmers over the years. Considering that different transfer modes were adopted, the impacts could vary. Therefore, this study examined maize farmers’ preferences for modes of agricultural technology transfer and the impact of the different modes of transfer on inorganic fertilizer use and maize yield in the Guinea Savannah and Transitional agroecological zones of Ghana. The study was conducted using cross-sectional primary data on a sample of 690 maize farmers. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the modes of agricultural technology transfer identified in the study area and the most preferred mode of transfer by the maize farmers. Farmers’ perceptions on the effectiveness of the modes of agricultural technology transfer were identified using the Likert scale, and their mean scores were calculated to determine the most effective mode of transfer. The multinomial endogenous switching regression (MESR) model was used to examine the impact of the modes of agricultural technology transfer on the quantity of inorganic fertilizer used. Finally, the multinomial endogenous treatment effect (METE) model was used to examine the effect of the modes of agricultural technology transfer on the maize yield of farmers. The study revealed that individual farm visits, technology demonstration fields, household extension, group extension, farmer-to-farmer mode of transfer, and radio programmes were the main modes of agricultural technology transfer in the study area. Individual farm visits was the most preferred and perceived as the most effective mode of transfer by maize farmers in the study area. The farmers perceived the transfer of technology through newspapers as the least effective mode of transfer. From the econometric analysis, the transfer of agricultural technologies through extension only, a combination of extension and mass media, and the combination of all identified modes of transfer have significantly led to an increased inorganic fertilizer application of 165.5%, 114.5%, and 125.2%, respectively. The study also revealed that the transfer of information on agricultural technologies through extension agents only, farmer-to-farmer only, a combination of extension and farmer-to-farmer, and the combination of extension and mass media significantly increased maize yield by 15.1%, 18.8%, 34.6%, and 34.0%, respectively. Based on the findings, it is recommended that extension agents provide extension services to farmers on their fields. To achieve this, more human, financial, and logistical support is required from MoFA and NGOs. Also, the government, through MoFA, should work with NGOs to empower model farmers in FBOs to develop technological demonstration farms. As a result, they may instruct other farmers on improved agricultural practices and technologies.
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    Mobile Money Use and Household Vulnerability to Food Poverty in Ghana
    (University of Ghana, 2022) Gbogbolu, A.
    Ever since the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) added the (fourth) stability dimension of food security in 2009, vulnerability to food poverty analysis has been preferred to the incidence of food poverty and food insecurity analysis. While food insecurity is static to a point in time, vulnerability to food poverty is prospective and drives the former. Following the FAO stability dimension, this study examined how using mobile money channels to receive remittances for consumption affects household vulnerability to food poverty in Ghana. Using cross-sectional (observational) data – the latest round of the Ghana Living Standards Survey (GLSS 7) – and food poverty thresholds at both national and international levels, household vulnerability to food poverty index was estimated following the vulnerability as expected poverty (VEP) model. The average treatment effect (ATT) of using mobile money to receive remittances for consumption on household vulnerability to food poverty was estimated by applying propensity score to matching techniques on scores and inverse probability weighting. The study found a differing effect of using mobile money to receive remittances on household vulnerability to food poverty between food-poor and non-food-poor households in Ghana. At the national food poverty line, radius, kernel and IPTW ATTs estimated at 5% significance level, respectively show that household vulnerability to food poverty is significantly lower for food-poor households that significantly used mobile money to receive remittances by 8.8%, 7.3%, and 4.4% index probabilities compared to non-mobile money users. On the other hand, non-food poor households that significantly used less mobile money channels to receive remittances for consumption may slightly experience high vulnerability to food poverty. The study also discovered that if exogenous factors raise the food poverty line to at least the international food poverty line, using mobile money to receive remittances will no longer significantly mitigate vulnerability to food poverty among food-poor households. The findings imply that we must proceed with caution before concluding that the adoption and use of mobile money reduce food poverty/insecurity. The linkages go beyond remittances and food consumption expenditures. Much depends on the extent of utilization of mobile money compared with non mobile money channels by food-poor and non-food-poor households and reciprocal altruistic cost effectiveness.
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    Creative Climate and Organisational Resilience in the Banking Industry: The Mediating Role of Psychological Safety
    (University of Ghana, 2023) Mumin, A.A.
    The research investigated the relationship between creative climate and organisational resilience among Ghanaian-owned and Foreign-owned banks in the Greater Accra region, the capital of Ghana. The research further investigated the mediating role of psychological safety in the relationship between creative climate and organisational resilience. The study utilised a convenient sampling technique to sample 397 employees of Ghanaian-owned and Foreign-owned banks. 200 of the participants sampled were from Ghanaian-owned banks, and 197 were from Foreign-owned banks. The study deployed a quantitative cross-sectional design, where participants were administered questionnaires in softcopy and hardcopy to investigate creative climate, organisational resilience, and psychological safety. The study utilised structural equation modeling (Amos) to analyse the collected data. The analysed data revealed that the creative climate had a positive impact on the organisational resilience of Ghanaian-owned and Foreign-banks. Psychological safety was found to mediate the positive impact of the creative climate on the organisational resilience of banks in Ghana. Based on the outcome of the study, banks in Ghana were recommended to implement policies that allow employees to establish solid networks and relationships characterised by trust and support among them, promote collective learning, cooperation, and information exchange among members of the organisation, encourage managers in all roles and business divisions to openly discuss risks and risk management strategies with their staffs to help determine the direction and alignment of goals, skills, among others.
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    The Ghana Armed Forces as a Foreign Policy Tool in Ecowas Military Intervention Since the End of the Cold War
    (University of Ghana, 2020-10) Akagbor, E.A.K.
    The study explored the significance of Ghana’s participation in international peacekeeping as a tool in the pursuit of the country’s foreign policy objectives. In pursuance of the mission of the Ghana Armed Forces, it provides troops for United Nations, Commonwealth, African Union and sub-regional peacekeeping operations. Through secondary and primary data, the study interrogated the role of the GAF in Ghana’s foreign policy formulation and implementation in the area of PSOs in West Africa between 1990 and 2016. Secondly, the study rationalized Ghana’s participation in these PSOs and how it has inured to achieving our foreign policy objectives. Findings from the study suggests that participation in international peacekeeping has been a core foreign policy tool since 1957 and the GAF participation in international peacekeeping constitutes one of the various ways through which Ghana’s foreign policy is conducted. Also the GAF implements foreign policy and ensures peace in the sub region by providing troops for United Nations, Commonwealth, African Union and sub-regional peacekeeping operations, which are all in tandem with Ghana’s foreign policy of good neighbourliness and multilateralism. The GAF has effectively served Ghana’s foreign policy in the international stage and especially in the ECOWAS sub region. The study concludes that the GAF participation in international peacekeeping constitutes one of the various ways through which Ghana’s foreign policy of Pan Africanism; membership of international organizations, good neighbourliness and the maintenance of international peace and security are projected. The study recommends that the GAF must be well briefed and coached on Ghana’s foreign policy and be made aware that participating in international peacekeeping operations do not only constitute service to the GAF but plugs into the implementation of Ghana’s foreign policy.
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    Corporate Social Responsibility, Organisational Citizenship Behaviour and Job Satisfaction of a Leading Hotel in Ghana
    (University of Ghana, 2020-07) Atua - Ntow, N.Y.O.
    This study examines the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR), organisational citizenship behaviour and job satisfaction in a leading hotel in Ghana. The study examines the nature and form of CSR practices of a hotel, the influence of employees’ perception of corporate social responsibility and organisational citizenship behaviour as well as the independent relationship between job satisfaction and organisational citizenship behaviour. A Four-Star hotel in the heart of Accra was selected. Specifically, Marriott International Hotel, Accra was the organisation used for this study. The study employed the concurrent mixed-method approach to gather data at a point in time. Regression analysis was used in analysing the survey data of 162 respondents. Content analysis was also used in analysing the 2018 annual report of the hotel as well as the 2019 annual report of their corporate social responsibility program. Findings from the study showed that the CSR practices of the hotel were more economic in nature and it focused more on education and training. Results from the quantitative analysis showed that, employees had a positive perception of the hotel’s CSR practices. Further analysis showed that, employees’ perception of CSR practices influenced organisational citizenship behaviour. Specifically, economic CSR had the strongest predictor on organisational citizenship behaviour. Again, results from the independent relationship between organisational citizenship behaviour and job satisfaction showed that, job satisfaction significantly predicted organisational citizenship behaviour. Given the findings, it was recommended that, the hotel should focus more on its philanthropic CSR practices to increase the pro-social behaviours of employees.
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    Influence of Psychological Contract Breach on Organizational Commitment: A Study of Teachers in the Ga East Municipality of Accra, Ghana
    (University Of Ghana, 2020-07) Amoah, V.S.
    This study sought to examine the influence of psychological contract breach (PCB) on employees’ affective, continuance and normative commitment. It also examined leader-member exchange (LMX) as a moderator of the relationship between PCB and the dimensions of organizational commitment. Job embeddedness (JE) and organization-based self-esteem (OBSE) were also examined as mediators of this relationship. Two hundred and ninety-eight (298) teachers were conveniently sampled from both private and public schools within the Ga-East Municipality of Accra for this quantitative cross-sectional survey. Data were analyzed using hierarchical regression test and independent t-test. Results indicated PCB was negatively related to a) affective commitment and c) normative commitment. LMX did not moderate the relationship between PCB and the dimensions of organizational commitment. JE mediated the relationship between PCB and the dimensions of commitment. Public school teachers reported high levels of PCB as compared to their counterparts in the private schools. Findings of this study indicate PCB reduces teachers’ commitment. Stakeholders in the education sector ought to institute measures to reduce or eliminate it. Frequent boot camps can be organized to reiterate obligations owed to employees so as to clear any misconceptions.