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INVESTIGATING THE INFLUENCE OF EMPLOYEE VOICE ON PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE: THE MEDIATING DYNAMICS OF ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST AND CULTURE

2026-06-01T10:30:53Z

Title: INVESTIGATING THE INFLUENCE OF EMPLOYEE VOICE ON PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE: THE MEDIATING DYNAMICS OF ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST AND CULTURE Authors: Iddrisu, I.; Mohammed, B. Abstract: This study uses the Social Exchange Theory (SET) to examine the mediating influence that organizational trust and culture have on the link between employee voice and public sector performance. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyse data on 503 public sector employees. The study findings indicates that employee voice greatly improves organizational trust (β = 0.914, p < 0.001) and culture (β = 0.893, p < 0.001), which in turn have a favourable effect on performance in the public sector (β = 0.395, p < 0.002, respectively). It has shown that in this connection, trust is a strong mediator (β = 0.361, p < 0.001) than culture (β = 0.119, p < 0.001). The findings highlight how crucial it is to support employee voice and trust in order to enhance performance outcomes in the public sector. These revelations have important ramifications for managers in the public sector who want to improve organizational dynamics and staff engagement tactics in order to increase productivity and effectiveness

DRIVERS OF RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NORTHERN GHANA: A COMMUNITY CAPITALS FRAMEWORK APPROACH

2026-06-01T10:07:36Z

Title: DRIVERS OF RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NORTHERN GHANA: A COMMUNITY CAPITALS FRAMEWORK APPROACH Authors: Asitik, A. J. Abstract: This article critically examines the entrepreneurial potentials of rural northern Ghana within the Community Capitals Framework context to establish which capitals are drivers and barriers to rural entrepreneurship development in the study area. The study adopts a qualitative research approach (n = 58) to examine the community capitals within three case study districts and communities. Focus groups and semi-structured interviews were conducted, gathering two different data at the district and community levels, using the Trans-TMM model to obtain reliable data through translation at the community level. The findings reveal that the cultural, social and political capitals and aspects of the research communities’ human capital offer significant entrepreneurial potential. However, in contrast, the scarcity of financial capital and low quality of the human capital in the communities poses a considerable challenge to significant entrepreneurial development and sustainability and therefore required attention. The article provides insight into entrepreneurship resources in rural northern Ghana for the government and organisations perceiving entrepreneurship as a development model towards poverty reduction, recognises the barriers, and addresses such deficiencies to guarantee the chances of success of such a programme.

PRIMARY SCHOOL LEARNERS’ AGE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN GHANA. THE MODERATING EFFECTS OF SCHOOL TYPES

2026-06-01T09:48:37Z

Title: PRIMARY SCHOOL LEARNERS’ AGE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN GHANA. THE MODERATING EFFECTS OF SCHOOL TYPES Authors: Nyatsikor, M. K. Abstract: The study explored the extent learners’ age variances impacted their achievement in a national education assessment in Ghana and how these were moderated by the types of schools (i.e., private and public) they attended. A multistage sampling method was used, and the data were analyzed using a multilevel modeling technique. The sample comprised 19,210 primary grade 3 and 17,088 primary grade 6 learners from 525 and 499 schools, respectively. Relatively younger learners outperformed their older peers in both subjects except for primary 3 mathematics achievement. Schools marginally reduced the age effect on both subjects except primary 3 mathematics achievement, where there was an increase. Moreover, there was a statistically insignificant difference in private and public schools’ impact on age-linked effects on subjects except for primary 3 mathematics. The study concludes that being relatively overage for a specific grade level is not beneficial, especially for English language achievement. Hence, enrolling learners at the prescribed age and school term is highly recommended.

POULTRY FARMERS’ PERCEPTION AND COPING STRATEGIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE: IMPLICATIONS ON POULTRY PRODUCTION IN BONO EAST REGION, GHANA

2026-05-21T10:20:15Z

Title: POULTRY FARMERS’ PERCEPTION AND COPING STRATEGIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE: IMPLICATIONS ON POULTRY PRODUCTION IN BONO EAST REGION, GHANA Authors: Apuri, M. A.; Alhassan, H.; Cobbinah, E.; Abujaja, A. M. Abstract: Poultry production has the potential to reduce poverty, food and nutrition insecurity and enhance employment creation. Despite the benefits from poultry farming, climate change is reported to have adverse effects on poultry production. However, literature on the coping strategies adopted by farmers within the Bono East region and their determinants are scarce. Based on this premise, this study used descriptive statistics and chi-square technique to examine poultry farmers' perception and the drivers of the choice of coping strategies adopted to reduce the negative effect of climate change on poultry production in the Bono East region of Ghana. The results revealed that poultry farmers were aware of climate change in their various localities. Majority of the farmers perceived an increase in temperature (63%), a decrease in rainfall (75%) and an increase in drought (60%). The farmers also reported that the changing climate poses severe consequences for poultry production, including, a decrease in the growth rate of poultry birds, increase in the incidence of diseases outbreak, high birds’ mortality rate and low feed quality. The main coping strategies used by the poultry farmers are litter spreading and cleaning out and planting of trees. The Chi-square analysis revealed that marital status, (X2 = 10.403, P <0.05), educational level (X2 = 15.653, P < 0.01), and main occupation (X2 = 21.011, P < 0.01) are the factors that influence the choice of coping strategies used by the poultry farmers. Hence, education interventions on enhancing poultry farmer’s awareness and knowledge about different coping strategies to improve their adaptive capacity on climate change should be encouraged.