Browsing by Author "Josephine Ganu, PhD"

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Corporate Social Responsibility: A Paradigm Shift towards Organizational Care for Employees’ Wellbeing
(East African Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 2024-06) Josephine Ganu, PhD
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has gained significant attention in recent years, with organizations increasingly focusing on their impact on society and the environment. However, while many organizations prioritize external stakeholders, the well-being of internal stakeholders, particularly employees, is often overlooked. This article contends that an authentic socially responsible organization should care for the well-being of both external and internal stakeholders equally. Through a literature review, this study examined the concept of CSR in the context of employees’ well-being. It developed a conceptual framework to theorize how deliberate organizational initiatives can improve employees' overall well-being, ultimately contributing to their quality of work life and life satisfaction. The study highlights the importance of responsible organizations demonstrating a strong sense of responsibility towards their employees through organizational care and implementing sound workplace practices and policies. This study emphasizes the need for increased attention to the internal dimensions of CSR and greater transparency in reporting structured practices that support employees’ well-being
Fostering Entrepreneurial Intentions among University Students in Ghana: Proposing a Conceptual Framework
(East African Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 2021-05) Stephen Arthur, PhD; Josephine Ganu, PhD; Abdulai Issaka
The positive effect of students' exposure to entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurship intention is well established in extant literature. Ghana is an example of an emerging country that has embraced entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial education to curb unemployment levels, especially among university graduates. However, countless university graduates especially in Ghana prefer seeking non-existent jobs rather than establishing their businesses. Therefore, this paper proposes a conceptual framework that highlights entrepreneurial competencies, social support, and business opportunities as essential factors that can potentially enhance the entrepreneurial intentions of university students, particularly fresh graduates. Specifically, we offer three propositions with the anticipation of generating fresh research interest for future studies in entrepreneurial intentions among university graduates. Understanding these driving forces leading to entrepreneurial intentions among young graduates is critical for effective entrepreneurship education and self-employment in Ghana and beyond
Frontline Leadership in Communicating Organizational Policies and Its Mediating Influence on Employee Commitment in Nonprofit Organizations in Monrovia, Liberia
(Pan-African Journal of Education and Social Sciences (PAJES), 2024-12-24) Frank O. Bannor; Dr. Derrick O. Deya; Josephine Ganu, PhD
This study examined the influence of frontline leadership communication on employee commitment within nonprofit organizations in Monrovia, Liberia. Four key questions guided the research: (1) perceptions of leaders’ communication and transparency, (2) commitment levels, (3) the relationship between communication, transparency, and commitment, and (4) the mediating role of transparency. Data from 388 respondents show that employees perceive communication and transparency positively. A strong positive correlation (r=0.891, p < 0.001) was found between these factors and commitment, which predicted 82.5% of the variance. The Sobel test confirms that transparency mediates this relationship (z = 7.403, p < 0.001). This highlights the importance of strategic communication in enhancing employee commitment. Recommendations include broadening the study’s scope to determine if the findings are applicable across various cultural and organizational contexts.
The Role of Human Capital Management in Enhancing Service Delivery in Organizations
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2018) Abdulai Issaka; Josephine Ganu, PhD; Stephen Arthur
Services have become a very dominant sector in most parts of the World and contribute more to the GDPs of countries than tangible products manufactured. Research in the services sector has mostly not been multidisciplinary even though to understand the management of services adequately needed a multi-dimensional approach. There is, therefore, an agitation for a lot of research work that cut across disciplines regarding the understanding of the service sector. Even though there is the existence of a lot of studies on human capital and organizational success, none of these studies focused its attention on how human capital can correctly play a role in the enhancement of service delivery in organizations. It is in this light that this paper looked at the role human capital could play in enhancing service delivery in organizations. This paper has practical implications for organizations who are committed to delivery competitive service.