Olivia Anku-TsedeUniversity of Ghana | Legon · Department of Organisation and Human Resource Management
Olivia Anku-Tsede
Doctor of Philosophy
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Introduction
My research interest focuses on regulatory regimes, organisational behaviour, health and safety, enterprise development, public policy and social change, with special interest in how rudimentary data can affect complex policy issues and social change in developing economies.
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Publications (30)
Motivated by the systematic nature of corruption and effect on the nation’s potential, this study sought to assess how the establishment of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) aids in its fight. Further, it comparatively analyses this agency vis-à-vis other agencies with a similar mandate to determine whether the role of the special prosecut...
This study, by way of contributing to contemporary understanding of the heterogeneity and immobility arguments of the resource-based view, offers insights into how the resources of creative industries present a nuanced but relevant ground for exploring the theory of the firm. In its discussion, this paper highlights the idiosyncratic characteristic...
This study purported to explore the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the informal sector in Ghana. Particularly, the study sought to explore the nature of adversity, opportunities arising from the pandemic and remedial measures. The study adopted a mixed method and used a sample of 186 small-scale business owners and operators. The study found th...
As part of the ongoing debate on ideal entrepreneurial competencies, this study seeks to introduce a generational dimension that explores how the generation an individual belongs to could be influential in determining their entrepreneurial competence. In its submission, this paper critically discusses the unique attributes of millennials in on how...
The study was conducted to examine the extent to which informal sector workers understand new pension scheme of Ghana, together with its benefits, challenges and adequacy in guaranteeing their retirement income security. Primary data through interviews and focus group discussions, and secondary data through review of relevant laws were obtained. A...
There have been mixed and inconclusive findings about the relationship between job stress and voluntary behaviour universally. Drawing from the social exchange and conservation resource theories, this study examines the relationship between job stress and the organizational citizenship behaviour, OCB and counterproductive work behaviour, CWB among...
The aim of this paper is to make a persuasive case for the provision of paid paternity leave for fathers in Ghana by describing several benefits of paternity leave to the family and the business as a whole. The paper examines the arguments for paternity leave through series of literature review, the position of law on paid paternity leave in Ghana...
With the recent allegations regarding Harvey Weinstein and other famous figures in the entertainment industry taking over the news in recent months, there has been a renewed focus on sexual harassment (SH) worldwide. This paper takes a legal look at SH particularly in Ghana. In its submission, this paper discusses the controversies surrounding the...
Occupational health and safety and employee engagement literature have been studied independently. However, the need to integrate these streams of literature has now become apparent. This paper therefore seeks to address this gap by empirically testing the impact of occupational health and safety management on employee engagement in the small and m...
This paper examined literature on emotional intelligence, commitment to change and the role of regulations in change management. Empirical and theoretical literature were analysed, together with secondary data from the Ghana Revenue Authority. Commitment levels of employees is a key determinant of the success of any change action. However, to achie...
The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the occurrence of disasters and the institutional mechanisms, as well as the legal response to such incidents. The paper provides a viewpoint by using discursive approach on arguments and examination of various legal and documented texts. Findings indicate that although the Ghanaian legal regim...
Like high risk industries such as aviation and mining, occupational health and safety issues in the mental hospitals cannot be underestimated. For instance, although some conceptual and empirical studies have focused on patient safety in mental hospitals, the safety and health management of nurses in the mental health sector has largely been ignore...
The paper examines cross-cultural competence and functional diversity in cross border transactions. From the Ghanaian cultural context, we analyse the positions of USA, UK, Germany, Japan, China, and the South African business executives in a buyer-seller relationship exchange of the negotiations using the qualitative exploratory approach. Findings...
Purpose – The paper investigates the impact of transformational leadership on employee turnover
intention through the mediating role of affective commitment.
Design/methodology/approach – The study examines conceptual relationships in the Ghanaian context,
based on structural equation modelling (SEM) with maximum likelihood (ML) estimation, using a...
Purpose – The paper aims to assess the extent to which perceived office romance practices in the Ghanaian banking sector influence the levels of bankers job satisfaction and engagement..
Design/methodology/approach – This cross-sectional study drew field data from 325 employees in the Ghanaian banking sector with the help of a self-administered q...
This study examined the relationships among transformational leadership, affective commitment and turnover intention. A survey of 340 workers from 13 registered Savings and Loans Companies supported the formulated hypotheses. Structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis using LISREL 8.5 with maximum likelihood estimation was employed to test the hyp...
The study examines OHS practices and the regulatory regime in the Ghanaian oil fields. Using the systematic content analysis, the primary qualitative method obtained data from regulators agencies, operators, sub-contracted companies of the upstream and other external opinions. Findings discovered that in the absence of solid OHS regulations, partne...
The term social justice has received enormous attention worldwide due to its critical impact on economies. Whereas some studies consider it as a fundamental issue in the human race, others regard it as prerequisite to peace and tranquility to a modern society. Over the past five decades, social injustice has been on the ascendancy as emerging count...
The concept of employee turnover intention has been of great concern to corporations due to the severe cost implications it has on the bottom line of businesses. Interestingly, research has established appropriate leadership behaviours as effective means of mitigating the consequences of this phenomenon. Most of these studies were however done outs...
Corporations all over the world strive for competitiveness in the quest to improving the performance of their businesses. The issue of holding on to firms' talented employees has thus become critical in contemporary business operations. People must therefore be managed in ways which seek to elicit favorable behavioural responses targeted at creatin...
Banks are traditionally into the business of mobilizing deposits and making loans. This generates interest income and has been a substantial proportion of bank's total earnings. Studies have shown that income from the traditional banking business has declined substantially in recent times. This paper examines the state of traditional banking in Gha...
Over the past few decades the activities of cooperative societies in developing countries have gained considerable interest from development theorists and practitioners. The interest in cooperative societies stems from their role as providers of financial support to middle and low income earners. Whilst some have doubted whether as a mi-crofinance...
The concept of planning is implicitly linked to the decisions Ghanaians make in their everyday life activities. The intuition is that people make the choices that they perceive will cater for them in times when they require assistance of some sort. This assertion has given rise to various forms of hedging activities including insurance policies and...
Banks in recent times have changed their focus from depending heavily on interest income to generating revenue from fee generating activities. This paper identifies and discusses some factors common with banks that engage in non-interest earning activities in Ghana. It was found that smaller banks are more involved in non-interest earning activitie...
The engagement of more women at top level management positions in both public and private institutions has increasingly been attracting interest amongst the general public, academia and policy-makers; especially given the seemingly increasing participation of females in the labour market. In spite of the many campaigns for the inclusion of women at...
Purpose
– This study aims to seek to fill a gap in regulatory impact assessment in developing countries by presenting an analysis of how formal regulation impact on the efficiency and productivity of financial non-governmental organisations (FNGOs) in Ghana. Much has been written about the formal financial sector, but very little is known about the...
This paper examined some aspects of the regulatory regime affecting corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Ghana. It sought to assess the relationship between law and actions of corporate organisations and its implication for corporate responsibility in Ghana. The findings suggested that even though CSR is to a large extent influenced by various...
This study used empirical evidence to examine the extent of compliance with various labour regulations amongst private and public sector organisations. The study was conducted in Accra with data collected from 126 respondents between the period June and December, 2012. Accra was selected because it seats the headquarters of most organisations, wher...
This article seeks to examine the meaning and content of law as perceived by some scholars to aid in the determination of whether the primary aim of law is to measure human conduct and facilitate socialization. Law is a phenomenon that has attracted several and diverse definitions from different schools of thoughts. As a social phenomenon its defin...
This paper examines the concept of total reward and its application in motivating employees in Ghana. Total reward as an integral element of reward management is the combination of financial and non-financial rewards given to employees in exchange for their efforts. The aim of total reward is to maximize the combined impact of a wide range of rewar...
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A substantial number of studies have reported a significant positive relationship between emotional intelligence and task performance. However, the potential role of effective leadership behaviour in the EI – task performance nexus is largely absent from the general intelligence literature. Drawing on the path-goal theory of leadership, the study seeks to advance our understanding in this area by examining the mediating role of effective leadership behaviour in the relations between EI and task performance. Data were collected from 236 employees working in a large commercial bank in Ghana and results were analysed at the group level. The results of the structural equation modelling and bootstrapping analysis show that EI has both a direct and indirect effect on task performance via effective leadership behaviour. Theoretical and practical implications as well as ideas for future research are discussed.
