Browsing by Author "Ntiamoah Tweneboah, Daniel"

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Ethical Leadership and Productive Work Attitudes among Micro Financial Institutions in Ghana
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019-02) Addai, Prince; Avor, John; Nti Ofori, Isaac; Ntiamoah Tweneboah, Daniel
Purpose – Ethical leadership wields a significant influence on productive work attitudes of employees. The relationship may partly be because of existing conditions in the organization. However, there is dearth of research on the impact that conditions in the organization affect work attitudes and other employee behaviours. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine organizational climate as an explanatory mechanism for the relationship between ethical leadership and employees’ productive work attitudes (employee commitment, organizational citizenship behaviour). Design/methodology/approach – The researchers obtained responses from 150 employees working in micro financial institutions in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The cross-sectional survey design was used. The hypotheses of the study were analysed using regression analyses. Findings – Findings indicated a positive and significant relationship between ethical leadership and productive work attitudes (employee commitment, organizational citizenship behaviour). Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that organizational climate moderated the relationships between both ethical leadership – employee commitment and ethical leadership – organizational citizenship behaviours. Explicitly, ethical leadership produced the highest productive work attitudes when organizational climate was favourable for productive work attitudes. Originality/value – Generally, this study highlights the prominence of organizational climate in understanding the influence of ethical leadership on employees’ work attitudes.
Food Insecurity and Suicidal Tendencies: Comparative Study between Employed and Unemployed Graduates in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana
(Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science, 2018-02) Addai, Prince; Nti Ofori, Isaac; Wiafe-Akenten, Brenya; Ntiamoah Tweneboah, Daniel
The high rate of graduate unemployment in Ghana has become a thorny issue that calls for remedial measures because of the psychosocial consequences it comes with. This study compared the differences in food insecurity and suicidal tendencies between employed and unemployed graduates in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. The impact of years of unemployment on suicidal tendencies and food insecurity was also examined. One hundred and sixty (160) graduates in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana were conveniently selected to complete the Multi-Attitude Suicide Tendency Scale and the Household Food Security Scale. The MANOVA and the Pearson r were used for data analysis. Results indicated higher levels of food insecurity and suicidal tendencies among unemployed graduates compared to employed graduates. There was a definite relationship between food insecurity and suicidal tendencies as well as years of unemployment and suicidal tendencies. There was, however, no significant relationship between years of unemployment and food insecurity. To this end, there is the need to seek an immediate solution to graduate unemployment since it is associated with high public health issues such as food insecurity and suicidal tendencies.
Organizational Learning and Job Complexity as Predictors of Commitment among Employees at Nestle Ghana Limited
(International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences (IJELS), 2017-12) Addai, Prince; Nti Ofori, Isaac; Avor, John; Ntiamoah Tweneboah, Daniel
The study examined organizational learning and perceived job complexity as predictors of commitment among employees at Nestle Ghana Limited. One hundred and twenty (120) employees were selected using the convenience sampling to complete the Dimensions of Learning Organization Questionnaire, Job Diagnostic Survey and Organizational Commitment Questionnaire. The findings were determined with the independent t test, the Pearson r and regression analyses. Findings indicated that employees who perceived high job insecurity were less committed than those who perceived low job complexity. A significant positive relationship was found between organizational learning and employee commitment. Individual learning accounted for more variance in organizational commitment compared to group and organizational components of learning organization. These stand to reason that to improve employees' commitment, management needs to dedicate a lot of efforts in creating a conducive environment that encourages learning and also redesign complex jobs that meet the knowledge, skills and abilities of employees.