IDS http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1014 2026-03-12T06:34:00Z 2026-03-12T06:34:00Z Osae, Erika Mamley http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12224 2025-06-09T12:20:00Z 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z

Slum Dwellers’ Particpation in the Governance of Slum within the Ashaiman Municipality of Ghana Osae, Erika Mamley Slums are being created in many developing world cities as a result of rapid urbanisation, poor infrastructure, and inadequate facilities to accommodate the growing urban population. This study investigated the participation of slum dwellers in the governance of slums in two communities within the Ashaiman Municipality of Ghana. Using a systematic random sample technique, 390 slum inhabitants provided cross-sectional data. In the Ashaiman settlements of Tulaku and Manmomo, key informant interviews were also carried out with a selected core officials of the municipality, community leaders and civil society organisations. Atlas ti 9 was used to analyse the themes in the data, and STATA 14.0 was used to generate descriptive statistics. The investigation produced the following results: first, the majority of slum inhabitants in the study area were involved in the local governance system. Second, slum residents' involvement in the decentralised local governance structure was influenced by their educational attainment, length of residence, and intention to remain in the community. Third, important players in the local governance structure included assembly members, unit committee members, opinion leaders, and slumpreneurs. Fourth, most of the inhabitants largely participated in activities related to cleanliness and sanitation. The municipal assembly should implement programmes to enhance participation in local governance amongst the slum dwellers. The central government through the local government authority should also facilitate the provision of essential public infrastructural facilities such as drains, paved roads and educational facilities in the study areas. xvii, 253p:, ill.

2024-11-01T00:00:00Z Sempah, David Baba http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11947 2025-02-14T16:17:00Z 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z

A Perception Study Of Owner-Manager Characteristics, Entrepreneurial Orientation And Family Business Growth In Greater Accra Region, Ghana Sempah, David Baba Operating family businesses owner-managers play a monumental role in emerging and developed countries due to their leadership characteristics as well as their entrepreneurial orientation. Despite its importance, current conceptualizations of owner manager characteristics and entrepreneurial orientation do not sufficiently account for the relationship between owner-manager qualities, family business growth and entrepreneurial orientation. Using the Upper Echelons theory, Resource base' view, Full range leadership model, and Strategic adaptation theory, the goal of this study was to examine the owner manager characteristics and entrepreneurial orientation of family businesses in the private educational enterprise in Ghana's Greater Accra Region. Data was collected from 90 and 30 owner managers, respevtively, by questionnaire administration and interviews. Data were analysed with thematic analysis and structural equation modelling. Innovativeness, risk taking and proactiveness which are among three of the five orientation traits were found to influence business growth positively. Also, leadership style was found to be important for family business growth. Age, educational level, years of experience, apart from leadership style of the owner-managers, were factors that did not inform the growth of family businesses. Additionally, owner-manager's level of education and age did not promote entrepreneurial orientation. The years of experience of the owner manager, on the other hand, had a beneficial impact on entrepreneurial orientation. Owner managers and family businesses operating within the scope of the study were advised to adopt risk taking, innovativeness and proactiveness in order to maximize growth, according to the study. Finally, owner-managers operating family business should incorporate leadership issues into their entrepreneurial activities especially transfonnationalleadership style. xiii, 254p; , ill.

2021-04-01T00:00:00Z Munkaila, Abdul-Basit Danjoe http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11942 2025-02-13T15:37:06Z 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z

Monitoring and evaluation, project performajce and socio-economic development of selected municipalities in northern region, Ghana Munkaila, Abdul-Basit Danjoe Monitoring and evaluation form an integral part of the project cycle and goodmanagement practice. Monitoring and evaluation is fundamental to achieving project goals, objectives and success. The study examines monitoring and evaluation, project performance and socio-economic development of selected areas in Northern Region, Ghana. The study adopted-quasi-experimental design with a mixed method. The study used purposive and convenience sampling techniques to select the study participa~ts. The instruments used for the data collection were questiollilaire and interview guide. The study used SPSS version 24 to process the data with descriptive statistics, correlation and comparative analysis of the study variables. It further used regression analysis and structure equation model to determine the relationship between the monitoring and evaluation, project performance and socioeconomic development. The study revealed that the monitoring teams conducted monitoring and evaluation of their projects, however the monitoring teams did not have formal training in monitoring and evaluation. Additionally, the study revealed that monitoring and evaluations are mandatory and are carried out in the MMDAs. The study further reveaied that the determinants of M&E include; Organizational Management/leadership, Allocation of Timelines, and Training of Employees. The results show that M&E teams experience • • ':' 1: difficulties in using the M&E tools and methods and lack of qualified personnel to handle the.M&E tools. The study shows that Access to education, Access to Health and Economic activities are the effects of M&E on socio economic development in the selected Municipalities. An integrated system of all actors in the chain ofM&E model is developed to enhance accelerated socioeconomic development in the selected municipalities in Northern Region. The study recommends that Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development should employ professionals in monitoring and evaluation to handle monitoring issues in the MMDAs. Staff of the MMDAs and key stakeholders in the communities should be trained on the different types of monitoring and evaluation tools and how to use these tools during project implementation. Government, the MMDAs and donors should put in more fmancial resources to take care of M&E at the early stage of the project initiation. Government should also decentralize the recruitment of special needs staff like the M&E experts to carry out monitoring and evaluation at the MMDAs level to give management the opportunity to employ them when the need arises. xvii, 266p;, ill.

2022-08-01T00:00:00Z Bomfeh, James Kwabena Jnr http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11934 2025-02-07T12:29:33Z 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z

Persons With Disability And Leadership: Exploring Notions, Norms, Customs And Practices In Ghana Bomfeh, James Kwabena Jnr Disability ordinarily connotes negativity. The reviewed literature showed that persons with disability experience discrimination and exclusion. Yet, there are persons with disability who have defied both their disability and its social construction into leadership positions whose narratives remain less documented. Most studies on disability had been done with a little historical cultural perspective. This work sought to explore the construction of disability along leadership of two illustrative cultures in Ghana and document the life stories of the persons with disability in leadership. The study also assessed the PWD Act, 2006 (Act 715). The Life Course, Modernisation, Social Constructionist and Human Capabilities theories undergirded the study. Critical ethnography, narrative and document review designs from a qualitative research approach were adopted for the study. A purposive sampling procedure was used to select 11 participants for the study. Indepth-interviews and key informant interview guides were employed as methods and instruments respectively for data collection. Data were analysed by content (critical discourse) analysis, life and document reviews. The study found; ambivalent cultural constructions of disability in the measure of war-like leadership requirements; disability is not a taboo but a competitive disadvantage; real impediments for defiant PWD leaders who rejected sympathy but demanded respect into leadership; gains despite failings of Act 715. It is recommended that Parliament and the Executive review the Act with cultural inputs while ensuring enforcement and the creation of a Disability Fund. The study offers a conceptual framework, ethnographic and empirical contributions from deep-seated cultural misconceptions in Africa within the development discourse for the inclusion of persons with disability. xviii, 287p; , ill.

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