1) The document examines professional development among middle-aged women working in the Ghana Commercial Bank. It finds that many women in the bank want to pursue further education, but face challenges like gender stereotyping and unequal access to training opportunities.
2) Professional development programs are important for employee and organizational growth, but many women are limited by social and family responsibilities from achieving educational goals. As a result, few women occupy managerial roles in the bank.
3) The study recommends affirmative action policies like quotas and financial aid to support middle-aged women's participation in professional training programs within organizations. This could help address inequality in selection for managerial positions.
: Stress is an individual’s response to a disturbing factor in the environment, and the consequence of
such reaction. Stress obviously involves interaction of the person and environment. Teaching profession was
once viewed as the low stressed occupation in the world. Teachers were enjoying their profession due to the
freedom they had to implement their plans in their profession. They had enough time to prepare themselves to
handle the lessons
This study aims to form a lecturer achievement index model based on student perceptions by looking
at the caseality relationship between latent variables, namely professional, social, personality and pedagogical
competencies of lecturers
Middle level managers at Wolaita Sodo University in Ethiopia play an important role in the university's leadership, governance, and organizational performance. The study investigated the relationship between the quality of leadership provided by middle level managers (such as deans, department heads, and coordinators) and the university's governance and performance. Survey results from 61 middle level managers showed that leadership quality and good governance were positively correlated with achieving organizational goals and performance outcomes. The researchers recommended improvements to ensure efficient purchasing, property management, and accountability in order to enhance organizational performance.
This study examined administrative support for mentoring activities of junior faculty at two higher education institutions. The findings show that while administrators communicated the importance of mentoring and provided some resources, nearly half of participants reported that their institutions did not have formal mentoring programs. The most important finding was the lack of mentoring programs to provide junior faculty with guidance to navigate tenure requirements. The study recommends that HBCU administrators establish formal mentoring programs to support junior faculty and help them successfully obtain tenure.
Abstract
- Institutions of higher learning face a new situation on
higher education. It holds some novel threats and presents some
fresh opportunities. Given the uncertainty of the future, collage
and university administrators cannot allow their organizations to
drift. This study assessed the managerial skills development of the
administrators of the five (5) well-established private institutions
of higher learning in Batangas, Philippines. A combination of
descriptive-purposive research design and survey method was used to
determine the managerial dimensions exhibited by the administrators.
Mean, Likert Scale, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Pearson Product
Moment Correlation Coefficient and and Bivariate Correlation were
used. There is no significant difference in the assessment of the three
groups of respondents in terms of communication skills and solving
problems effectively. However, there is a significant difference in terms
of self leadership, managing the task effectively, managing the people
effectively, and managing interpersonal relations effectively.
There is
a very high significant relationship among all the managerial skills
dimensions required of the institution administrators using the same
managerial dimensions. The managerial skills of the administrators
have to be enhanced to improve the quality of people in the institution.
The Proposed Executive Development Program and Training Model
are strongly recommended.
HR Academicians were surveyed about their perceptions of HR education. The results showed:
1) Half of HR Academicians have not published any articles in journals, with most publications coming from professors and associate professors.
2) HR Academicians see their role as a mix of teaching, training, and research activities.
3) There is a need to restructure HR management education to improve rigor, relevance, methodology and prepare students for industry with the necessary skills.
Exploring the state of leadership effectiveness of tertiary institutions in g...Alexander Decker
This document discusses a study that investigated the leadership effectiveness of leaders at two tertiary institutions in Ghana. The study examined the leadership styles used as well as the leadership energy and effectiveness. Data showed that leaders at both institutions adopted a team leadership style with concerns for organizational goals and staff well-being. The conclusion was that there is effective leadership with high energy that motivates staff. Recommendations encourage high concern for production, staff, and institutions to achieve goals and objectives sustainably.
: Stress is an individual’s response to a disturbing factor in the environment, and the consequence of
such reaction. Stress obviously involves interaction of the person and environment. Teaching profession was
once viewed as the low stressed occupation in the world. Teachers were enjoying their profession due to the
freedom they had to implement their plans in their profession. They had enough time to prepare themselves to
handle the lessons
This study aims to form a lecturer achievement index model based on student perceptions by looking
at the caseality relationship between latent variables, namely professional, social, personality and pedagogical
competencies of lecturers
Middle level managers at Wolaita Sodo University in Ethiopia play an important role in the university's leadership, governance, and organizational performance. The study investigated the relationship between the quality of leadership provided by middle level managers (such as deans, department heads, and coordinators) and the university's governance and performance. Survey results from 61 middle level managers showed that leadership quality and good governance were positively correlated with achieving organizational goals and performance outcomes. The researchers recommended improvements to ensure efficient purchasing, property management, and accountability in order to enhance organizational performance.
This study examined administrative support for mentoring activities of junior faculty at two higher education institutions. The findings show that while administrators communicated the importance of mentoring and provided some resources, nearly half of participants reported that their institutions did not have formal mentoring programs. The most important finding was the lack of mentoring programs to provide junior faculty with guidance to navigate tenure requirements. The study recommends that HBCU administrators establish formal mentoring programs to support junior faculty and help them successfully obtain tenure.
Abstract
- Institutions of higher learning face a new situation on
higher education. It holds some novel threats and presents some
fresh opportunities. Given the uncertainty of the future, collage
and university administrators cannot allow their organizations to
drift. This study assessed the managerial skills development of the
administrators of the five (5) well-established private institutions
of higher learning in Batangas, Philippines. A combination of
descriptive-purposive research design and survey method was used to
determine the managerial dimensions exhibited by the administrators.
Mean, Likert Scale, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Pearson Product
Moment Correlation Coefficient and and Bivariate Correlation were
used. There is no significant difference in the assessment of the three
groups of respondents in terms of communication skills and solving
problems effectively. However, there is a significant difference in terms
of self leadership, managing the task effectively, managing the people
effectively, and managing interpersonal relations effectively.
There is
a very high significant relationship among all the managerial skills
dimensions required of the institution administrators using the same
managerial dimensions. The managerial skills of the administrators
have to be enhanced to improve the quality of people in the institution.
The Proposed Executive Development Program and Training Model
are strongly recommended.
HR Academicians were surveyed about their perceptions of HR education. The results showed:
1) Half of HR Academicians have not published any articles in journals, with most publications coming from professors and associate professors.
2) HR Academicians see their role as a mix of teaching, training, and research activities.
3) There is a need to restructure HR management education to improve rigor, relevance, methodology and prepare students for industry with the necessary skills.
Exploring the state of leadership effectiveness of tertiary institutions in g...Alexander Decker
This document discusses a study that investigated the leadership effectiveness of leaders at two tertiary institutions in Ghana. The study examined the leadership styles used as well as the leadership energy and effectiveness. Data showed that leaders at both institutions adopted a team leadership style with concerns for organizational goals and staff well-being. The conclusion was that there is effective leadership with high energy that motivates staff. Recommendations encourage high concern for production, staff, and institutions to achieve goals and objectives sustainably.
This document summarizes a research study that examined the relationship between psychological contract fulfilment and organizational citizenship behaviour among lecturers in public universities in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study used a survey methodology with a sample of 344 lecturers from 3 public universities. The results found that both transactional contract fulfilment and relational contract fulfilment were significantly related to measures of organizational citizenship behaviour, including helping behaviour and loyal boosterism, among the lecturers. The study concluded that fulfilling psychological contracts can increase organizational citizenship behaviour among university lecturers.
How leadership-influences-student-learningElniziana
Effective leadership plays a highly significant role in improving student learning according to this review of research. Leadership has been shown to have second only to classroom instruction in its impact on student learning. Leadership effects are often greatest in schools facing the most challenges. Successful leadership encompasses three core practices - setting directions by establishing a shared vision and goals, developing people by offering support and professional development, and redesigning the organization to better support teaching and learning. While these basics are important, additional context-specific factors are also needed for leadership to be truly successful in improving outcomes for students.
NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS (Founded 1982 (www.nationalforum.com) is a group of national and international refereed journals. NFJ publishes articles on colleges, universities and schools; management, business and administration; academic scholarship, multicultural issues; schooling; special education; counseling and addiction, international issues; education; organizational theory and behavior; educational leadership and supervision; action and applied research; teacher education; race, gender, society; public school law; philosophy and history; psychology, and much more. Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, Editor-in-Chief.
One of the most important factors that positively influence the performance of lecturers is the motivation toward work, which determines the self-discipline to improve the professional skills, morale, work attitude, and the performance of lecturers. This paper was conducted with the main purpose is to find out job motivational factors affecting on performance of lecturers with the application of reliable model in the situation of economic and administration in Hanoi, Vietnam. By surveying 490 lecturers at universities in Hanoi, the research has shown the relationship of seven motivational factors to lecturers’ performance, of which the greatest impact is “assessment”, followed by “incentives”, “recognition”, “colleagues”, “superiors”, “working conditions”, and finally “works itself”. Finally, based on the results, the research has proposed suggestions to help policymakers develop programs and action targets that enhance the motivation and performance of the teaching staffs in universities; step by step improving the quality of higher education according to the goals that Vietnamese Party and State have set for the higher education sector these days.
The document provides an overview and key points from the book "Building Leaders" by Jay A. Conger and Beth Benjamin. It discusses how successful companies develop leadership at different levels of the organization through formal training programs, on-the-job experiences, socialization of vision and values, and individual development. Specific examples are provided from the US Army, National Australia Bank, Federal Express, and PepsiCo on how they structure leadership development.
The document summarizes discussions from a workshop on women's leadership development in the UAE. Key themes discussed included:
1) Issues with the current educational system, including rigid curricula that lack critical thinking, and a lack of career counseling.
2) Challenges for women entering the workforce, such as a difficult transition from education and a lack of flexible work options like part-time work or working from home.
3) Barriers to women's leadership development, including a lack of role models and networking opportunities due to segregation in society.
The document provides recommendations in each area, such as integrating male and female students, revising curricula, and establishing flexible work policies
This study aims to identify best practices in leadership development in the U.S. to inform leadership development programs in Germany. The study acknowledges limitations in identifying definitive "best practices" due to lack of rigorous program evaluation. However, it strives to identify common principles and patterns based on existing literature and expert interviews. Nine general principles are identified that appear common to effective programs, including reinforcing a supportive culture, ensuring high-level sponsorship, tailoring the program to context, using varied learning methods, and committing to continuous improvement. The study also profiles seven common practices used in individual leader development programs, such as job assignments, action learning, coaching, and networking. Effective approaches to collective leadership development are also reviewed. The implications of trends
Entrepreneurial inclination among ghanaian university students the case of un...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study that examined the level of entrepreneurial inclination among Ghanaian university students. The study explored whether students' academic programs, age, gender, and personal characteristics influence their entrepreneurial inclination. A questionnaire was administered to 520 final year students from various programs at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. The results found that Ghanaian students generally have a high level of entrepreneurial inclination. However, students' age, gender and academic program were not found to have a significant effect. Students' personal characteristics like leadership attributes, achievement attitude, risk-taking attitude, and task performance attitude were found to positively influence their entrepreneurial inclination.
This study aims to discuss opportunities for developing the concept of Personal Prophetic Leadership
(Perpec-L) as an intrinsic character education model that can increase productivity. This study examines the
relationship between machiavellism, lecturer achievement index, prophet leadership and lecturer
productivity
A proposed approach for teaching entrepreneurship education in kenyaAlexander Decker
This document proposes an approach for teaching entrepreneurship education across all levels of Kenya's education system, from pre-school to university. It recommends revising policies to include entrepreneurship education earlier and emphasizes experiential learning methods. Successful models from other countries that incorporate experiential learning like company programs are discussed. The proposed approach focuses on fostering entrepreneurial skills, mindsets and behaviors at each level through age-appropriate activities, with indicators to measure success like innovative ideas, business initiatives and career choices in entrepreneurship.
An exploratory study of entrepreneurial leadership development of polytechnic...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study that explored how entrepreneurship programs at Accra Polytechnic in Ghana develop entrepreneurial leadership capabilities in students. The researchers interviewed two student leaders who participated in the polytechnic's entrepreneurship programs and clubs. The analysis found that the programs facilitate entrepreneurial leadership development through experiential learning, social interaction learning, and opportunity recognition. Entrepreneurial leadership development occurs as students transform knowledge from experiences and social interactions into identifying opportunities for personal and business development. The document provides context on entrepreneurial leadership and reviews literature on entrepreneurial learning and the role of experience and social interactions in developing entrepreneurial skills.
Factors Influencing Non-Teaching Employees’ Performance in Kenya: A Case Stud...paperpublications3
Abstract: The study aimed at analyzing the factors influencing non-teaching employees’ performance in Kitale National Polytechnic. Non-teaching employees play a significant role in achieving the goals of an institution. The study was guided by the following research objectives: -to examine the effect of training on non-teaching employee’s performance at Kitale National Polytechnic, to analyze the effect of organization culture on non-teaching employee’s performance at Kitale National Polytechnic, to determine the effect of working environment on non-teaching employee’s performance at Kitale National Polytechnic and to evaluate the effect of motivation on non-teaching employee’s performance at Kitale National Polytechnic. The study was conducted through a descriptive research design. Sixty one non-teaching employees of Kitale National Polytechnic were the target population. The whole population formed the sample size. A questionnaire was the main tool for primary data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics and regression analysis were used in interpreting the collected data. The study will be able to answer the hurdles that non-teaching employees face while performing their tasks. The findings established in this study will create a path to improved performance of non-teaching employees not only in Kitale National Polytechnic but all the national polytechnics in Kenya.
The study investigated the differences in leadership styles exhibited by principals of public Colleges of Education in Ghana in relation to their sex, age, years of work experience, and academic qualification. The cross-sectional survey design was adopted for the study. The target population was made up of all 46 principals of public Colleges of Education in Ghana. The target population consisted of all 38 public Colleges of Education which were in existence before the absorption of eight private Colleges of Education by the government of Ghana into public system. The purposive sampling technique was used to select 38 principals for the study. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire developed by Bass and Avolio (2004) was adapted to collect data. Means, standard deviations, t-test and ANOVA were used to analyse the data. The findings revealed that there were no statistically significant differences in the leadership styles of the principals of public Colleges of Education in Ghana based on their sex, age, and academic qualification. However, there were statistically significant differences in the leadership styles adopted by the principals in relation to their years of work experience. It was therefore concluded that many years of experience of principals of public CoEs in Ghana is critical for good leadership in these colleges. Among the recommendations was that the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) should consider years of work experience in the selection and appointment of principals for public Colleges of Education in Ghana. Additionally, in-service training and refresher courses should be organized regularly by NCTE for principals on the leadership styles suitable for achievement of objectives and goals of their colleges.
This document summarizes a research study comparing the roles of educator-school teachers and adult trainers. It finds that while many adult trainers originate from education backgrounds, there has been little research directly comparing the two roles. The study aims to identify both the convergences and divergences between the roles, and how characteristics of the educator-teacher role may help or hinder the development of the adult trainer role. It uses a sample of experienced teachers who also work as part-time adult trainers and analyzes how findings could provide developmental opportunities for teacher-trainers and their contributions across fields.
This document summarizes a research study that examined the influence of distributed leadership on job stress among educators in technical and vocational education. The study found that distributed leadership and job stress were at moderate levels. Distributed leadership was shown to have an inverse and significant influence on job stress, indicating that distributed leadership helps reduce job stress. The study aims to help identify suitable leadership styles for technical and vocational education that can make educators more committed and satisfied with their roles.
This study examined the relationship between effective communication and staff commitment at the School of Finance and Banking in Kigali, Rwanda. A survey was conducted of 78 staff members using a questionnaire to assess perceptions of communication and commitment. The results showed a weak but statistically significant positive correlation between effective communication and staff commitment. This implies that higher levels of effective communication are linked to increased staff commitment. However, prior reports found staff commitment to be low at this institution. The researchers aimed to determine if communication influences commitment levels in order to help address issues of low retention and motivation among employees.
Examining the Effect of Role Conflict and Job Stress on Turnover Intention am...inventionjournals
The study aims to trace the impact of role conflict and job stress on Turnover intention of teachers working in the private schools in Vellore district. ‘Turnover intention’ is defined as an employee’s intention to voluntarily change the jobs or companies. Employee’s opinion on the role conflict and job stress on the Turnover intentions is analyzed through the various test methods. The selected research design is descriptive in nature and the sample size is 150 teachers. The universe of the study confines to teachers working in the private schools in Vellore district. Convenient sampling method is used for this study. Primary data is collected using the structured questionnaire and Secondary data are collected through the manuscripts of previous research works, journals, websites, etc. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effects of role conflict and job stress on the turnover intention.
A transformational generative approach towards understanding al-istifhamAlexander Decker
This document discusses a transformational-generative approach to understanding Al-Istifham, which refers to interrogative sentences in Arabic. It begins with an introduction to the origin and development of Arabic grammar. The paper then explains the theoretical framework of transformational-generative grammar that is used. Basic linguistic concepts and terms related to Arabic grammar are defined. The document analyzes how interrogative sentences in Arabic can be derived and transformed via tools from transformational-generative grammar, categorizing Al-Istifham into linguistic and literary questions.
This document summarizes a research study that examined the relationship between psychological contract fulfilment and organizational citizenship behaviour among lecturers in public universities in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study used a survey methodology with a sample of 344 lecturers from 3 public universities. The results found that both transactional contract fulfilment and relational contract fulfilment were significantly related to measures of organizational citizenship behaviour, including helping behaviour and loyal boosterism, among the lecturers. The study concluded that fulfilling psychological contracts can increase organizational citizenship behaviour among university lecturers.
How leadership-influences-student-learningElniziana
Effective leadership plays a highly significant role in improving student learning according to this review of research. Leadership has been shown to have second only to classroom instruction in its impact on student learning. Leadership effects are often greatest in schools facing the most challenges. Successful leadership encompasses three core practices - setting directions by establishing a shared vision and goals, developing people by offering support and professional development, and redesigning the organization to better support teaching and learning. While these basics are important, additional context-specific factors are also needed for leadership to be truly successful in improving outcomes for students.
NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS (Founded 1982 (www.nationalforum.com) is a group of national and international refereed journals. NFJ publishes articles on colleges, universities and schools; management, business and administration; academic scholarship, multicultural issues; schooling; special education; counseling and addiction, international issues; education; organizational theory and behavior; educational leadership and supervision; action and applied research; teacher education; race, gender, society; public school law; philosophy and history; psychology, and much more. Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, Editor-in-Chief.
One of the most important factors that positively influence the performance of lecturers is the motivation toward work, which determines the self-discipline to improve the professional skills, morale, work attitude, and the performance of lecturers. This paper was conducted with the main purpose is to find out job motivational factors affecting on performance of lecturers with the application of reliable model in the situation of economic and administration in Hanoi, Vietnam. By surveying 490 lecturers at universities in Hanoi, the research has shown the relationship of seven motivational factors to lecturers’ performance, of which the greatest impact is “assessment”, followed by “incentives”, “recognition”, “colleagues”, “superiors”, “working conditions”, and finally “works itself”. Finally, based on the results, the research has proposed suggestions to help policymakers develop programs and action targets that enhance the motivation and performance of the teaching staffs in universities; step by step improving the quality of higher education according to the goals that Vietnamese Party and State have set for the higher education sector these days.
The document provides an overview and key points from the book "Building Leaders" by Jay A. Conger and Beth Benjamin. It discusses how successful companies develop leadership at different levels of the organization through formal training programs, on-the-job experiences, socialization of vision and values, and individual development. Specific examples are provided from the US Army, National Australia Bank, Federal Express, and PepsiCo on how they structure leadership development.
The document summarizes discussions from a workshop on women's leadership development in the UAE. Key themes discussed included:
1) Issues with the current educational system, including rigid curricula that lack critical thinking, and a lack of career counseling.
2) Challenges for women entering the workforce, such as a difficult transition from education and a lack of flexible work options like part-time work or working from home.
3) Barriers to women's leadership development, including a lack of role models and networking opportunities due to segregation in society.
The document provides recommendations in each area, such as integrating male and female students, revising curricula, and establishing flexible work policies
This study aims to identify best practices in leadership development in the U.S. to inform leadership development programs in Germany. The study acknowledges limitations in identifying definitive "best practices" due to lack of rigorous program evaluation. However, it strives to identify common principles and patterns based on existing literature and expert interviews. Nine general principles are identified that appear common to effective programs, including reinforcing a supportive culture, ensuring high-level sponsorship, tailoring the program to context, using varied learning methods, and committing to continuous improvement. The study also profiles seven common practices used in individual leader development programs, such as job assignments, action learning, coaching, and networking. Effective approaches to collective leadership development are also reviewed. The implications of trends
Entrepreneurial inclination among ghanaian university students the case of un...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study that examined the level of entrepreneurial inclination among Ghanaian university students. The study explored whether students' academic programs, age, gender, and personal characteristics influence their entrepreneurial inclination. A questionnaire was administered to 520 final year students from various programs at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. The results found that Ghanaian students generally have a high level of entrepreneurial inclination. However, students' age, gender and academic program were not found to have a significant effect. Students' personal characteristics like leadership attributes, achievement attitude, risk-taking attitude, and task performance attitude were found to positively influence their entrepreneurial inclination.
This study aims to discuss opportunities for developing the concept of Personal Prophetic Leadership
(Perpec-L) as an intrinsic character education model that can increase productivity. This study examines the
relationship between machiavellism, lecturer achievement index, prophet leadership and lecturer
productivity
A proposed approach for teaching entrepreneurship education in kenyaAlexander Decker
This document proposes an approach for teaching entrepreneurship education across all levels of Kenya's education system, from pre-school to university. It recommends revising policies to include entrepreneurship education earlier and emphasizes experiential learning methods. Successful models from other countries that incorporate experiential learning like company programs are discussed. The proposed approach focuses on fostering entrepreneurial skills, mindsets and behaviors at each level through age-appropriate activities, with indicators to measure success like innovative ideas, business initiatives and career choices in entrepreneurship.
An exploratory study of entrepreneurial leadership development of polytechnic...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study that explored how entrepreneurship programs at Accra Polytechnic in Ghana develop entrepreneurial leadership capabilities in students. The researchers interviewed two student leaders who participated in the polytechnic's entrepreneurship programs and clubs. The analysis found that the programs facilitate entrepreneurial leadership development through experiential learning, social interaction learning, and opportunity recognition. Entrepreneurial leadership development occurs as students transform knowledge from experiences and social interactions into identifying opportunities for personal and business development. The document provides context on entrepreneurial leadership and reviews literature on entrepreneurial learning and the role of experience and social interactions in developing entrepreneurial skills.
Factors Influencing Non-Teaching Employees’ Performance in Kenya: A Case Stud...paperpublications3
Abstract: The study aimed at analyzing the factors influencing non-teaching employees’ performance in Kitale National Polytechnic. Non-teaching employees play a significant role in achieving the goals of an institution. The study was guided by the following research objectives: -to examine the effect of training on non-teaching employee’s performance at Kitale National Polytechnic, to analyze the effect of organization culture on non-teaching employee’s performance at Kitale National Polytechnic, to determine the effect of working environment on non-teaching employee’s performance at Kitale National Polytechnic and to evaluate the effect of motivation on non-teaching employee’s performance at Kitale National Polytechnic. The study was conducted through a descriptive research design. Sixty one non-teaching employees of Kitale National Polytechnic were the target population. The whole population formed the sample size. A questionnaire was the main tool for primary data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics and regression analysis were used in interpreting the collected data. The study will be able to answer the hurdles that non-teaching employees face while performing their tasks. The findings established in this study will create a path to improved performance of non-teaching employees not only in Kitale National Polytechnic but all the national polytechnics in Kenya.
The study investigated the differences in leadership styles exhibited by principals of public Colleges of Education in Ghana in relation to their sex, age, years of work experience, and academic qualification. The cross-sectional survey design was adopted for the study. The target population was made up of all 46 principals of public Colleges of Education in Ghana. The target population consisted of all 38 public Colleges of Education which were in existence before the absorption of eight private Colleges of Education by the government of Ghana into public system. The purposive sampling technique was used to select 38 principals for the study. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire developed by Bass and Avolio (2004) was adapted to collect data. Means, standard deviations, t-test and ANOVA were used to analyse the data. The findings revealed that there were no statistically significant differences in the leadership styles of the principals of public Colleges of Education in Ghana based on their sex, age, and academic qualification. However, there were statistically significant differences in the leadership styles adopted by the principals in relation to their years of work experience. It was therefore concluded that many years of experience of principals of public CoEs in Ghana is critical for good leadership in these colleges. Among the recommendations was that the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) should consider years of work experience in the selection and appointment of principals for public Colleges of Education in Ghana. Additionally, in-service training and refresher courses should be organized regularly by NCTE for principals on the leadership styles suitable for achievement of objectives and goals of their colleges.
This document summarizes a research study comparing the roles of educator-school teachers and adult trainers. It finds that while many adult trainers originate from education backgrounds, there has been little research directly comparing the two roles. The study aims to identify both the convergences and divergences between the roles, and how characteristics of the educator-teacher role may help or hinder the development of the adult trainer role. It uses a sample of experienced teachers who also work as part-time adult trainers and analyzes how findings could provide developmental opportunities for teacher-trainers and their contributions across fields.
This document summarizes a research study that examined the influence of distributed leadership on job stress among educators in technical and vocational education. The study found that distributed leadership and job stress were at moderate levels. Distributed leadership was shown to have an inverse and significant influence on job stress, indicating that distributed leadership helps reduce job stress. The study aims to help identify suitable leadership styles for technical and vocational education that can make educators more committed and satisfied with their roles.
This study examined the relationship between effective communication and staff commitment at the School of Finance and Banking in Kigali, Rwanda. A survey was conducted of 78 staff members using a questionnaire to assess perceptions of communication and commitment. The results showed a weak but statistically significant positive correlation between effective communication and staff commitment. This implies that higher levels of effective communication are linked to increased staff commitment. However, prior reports found staff commitment to be low at this institution. The researchers aimed to determine if communication influences commitment levels in order to help address issues of low retention and motivation among employees.
Examining the Effect of Role Conflict and Job Stress on Turnover Intention am...inventionjournals
The study aims to trace the impact of role conflict and job stress on Turnover intention of teachers working in the private schools in Vellore district. ‘Turnover intention’ is defined as an employee’s intention to voluntarily change the jobs or companies. Employee’s opinion on the role conflict and job stress on the Turnover intentions is analyzed through the various test methods. The selected research design is descriptive in nature and the sample size is 150 teachers. The universe of the study confines to teachers working in the private schools in Vellore district. Convenient sampling method is used for this study. Primary data is collected using the structured questionnaire and Secondary data are collected through the manuscripts of previous research works, journals, websites, etc. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effects of role conflict and job stress on the turnover intention.
A transformational generative approach towards understanding al-istifhamAlexander Decker
This document discusses a transformational-generative approach to understanding Al-Istifham, which refers to interrogative sentences in Arabic. It begins with an introduction to the origin and development of Arabic grammar. The paper then explains the theoretical framework of transformational-generative grammar that is used. Basic linguistic concepts and terms related to Arabic grammar are defined. The document analyzes how interrogative sentences in Arabic can be derived and transformed via tools from transformational-generative grammar, categorizing Al-Istifham into linguistic and literary questions.
A trends of salmonella and antibiotic resistanceAlexander Decker
This document provides a review of trends in Salmonella and antibiotic resistance. It begins with an introduction to Salmonella as a facultative anaerobe that causes nontyphoidal salmonellosis. The emergence of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella is then discussed. The document proceeds to cover the historical perspective and classification of Salmonella, definitions of antimicrobials and antibiotic resistance, and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in Salmonella including modification or destruction of antimicrobial agents, efflux pumps, modification of antibiotic targets, and decreased membrane permeability. Specific resistance mechanisms are discussed for several classes of antimicrobials.
A unique common fixed point theorems in generalized dAlexander Decker
This document presents definitions and properties related to generalized D*-metric spaces and establishes some common fixed point theorems for contractive type mappings in these spaces. It begins by introducing D*-metric spaces and generalized D*-metric spaces, defines concepts like convergence and Cauchy sequences. It presents lemmas showing the uniqueness of limits in these spaces and the equivalence of different definitions of convergence. The goal of the paper is then stated as obtaining a unique common fixed point theorem for generalized D*-metric spaces.
A universal model for managing the marketing executives in nigerian banksAlexander Decker
This document discusses a study that aimed to synthesize motivation theories into a universal model for managing marketing executives in Nigerian banks. The study was guided by Maslow and McGregor's theories. A sample of 303 marketing executives was used. The results showed that managers will be most effective at motivating marketing executives if they consider individual needs and create challenging but attainable goals. The emerged model suggests managers should provide job satisfaction by tailoring assignments to abilities and monitoring performance with feedback. This addresses confusion faced by Nigerian bank managers in determining effective motivation strategies.
A usability evaluation framework for b2 c e commerce websitesAlexander Decker
This document presents a framework for evaluating the usability of B2C e-commerce websites. It involves user testing methods like usability testing and interviews to identify usability problems in areas like navigation, design, purchasing processes, and customer service. The framework specifies goals for the evaluation, determines which website aspects to evaluate, and identifies target users. It then describes collecting data through user testing and analyzing the results to identify usability problems and suggest improvements.
Abnormalities of hormones and inflammatory cytokines in women affected with p...Alexander Decker
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have elevated levels of hormones like luteinizing hormone and testosterone, as well as higher levels of insulin and insulin resistance compared to healthy women. They also have increased levels of inflammatory markers like C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and leptin. This study found these abnormalities in the hormones and inflammatory cytokines of women with PCOS ages 23-40, indicating that hormone imbalances associated with insulin resistance and elevated inflammatory markers may worsen infertility in women with PCOS.
Employee Mentoring and Organizational Effectivenessijtsrd
This study examines the relationship between mentoring and organizational effectiveness. Mentoring in the workplace is a comprehensive business strategy that utilizes the skills and expertise of more experienced employees as resources to those who are new to the company or those who are less experienced in certain areas within the company. The paper after a critical review of the available literature revealed a significant relationship between mentoring and organizational effectiveness. Based on the above conclusion, the paper recommend that There should be more organized formal corporate mentoring programs supported by relevant policies and management will power Management should develop a program advisory team on mentoring with defined objectives, regularly evaluating their performance against set standards and correcting unhealthy deviations from standards where such exist. Victor Barinua | Ibe, Uchenna Mabel "Employee Mentoring and Organizational Effectiveness" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-4 , June 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd49978.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/hrm-and-retail-business/49978/employee-mentoring-and-organizational-effectiveness/victor-barinua
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15 Training and Development Considerations in Design
Wayne F. Cascio, Herman Aguinis
Learning Goals
By the end of this chapter, you will be able to do the following:
15.1 Identify key factors that are driving the demand for well-designed and well-executed programs of workplace learning
15.2 Explain what training and development activities are
15.3 Illustrate the fundamental requirements of sound training practice
15.4 Assess training needs and specify training objectives
15.5 Describe features of the learning environment that facilitate learning and transfer
15.6 Specify key elements of successful team training
15.7 Incorporate classic principles of learning into all training designs
15.8 Integrate key elements that will maximize positive transfer of training to the job
Factors Driving the Increasing Demand for Workplace Training
Change, growth, and development are facts of organizational life. Young people entering the workforce today typically change jobs at least seven times by their late 20s as they strive to figure out what they like, what they are good at, and where they can fit in and stand out (Hirsch, 2016). At the same time, as we noted in more detail in Chapter 1, the number as well as the mix of people available to work are changing rapidly. Globally, there will be many more older than younger people (“The first world is aging,” 2015; Qi, 2017), and in the United States, by 2040 the non-Hispanic white population will drop below 50% (Toossi, 2012).
These workforce dynamics have two major implications for employers. First, since products and services can be copied, the ability of a workforce to innovate, refine processes, solve problems, and form relationships becomes an organization’s only sustainable advantage. Attracting, retaining, and developing people with critical competencies is vital for success. Second, the task of managing a culturally diverse workforce, of harnessing the motivation and efforts of a wide variety of workers, will present a continuing challenge. Ongoing training and development initiatives are critical to meeting the need for competent, well-functioning workforces. The following four trends are driving the demand for well-designed and well-executed programs of workplace learning (Cascio, 2017):
Growing demands for personal and professional development. Among young adults, the most important feature they look for in a new job is the opportunity for continuous learning (Hirsch, 2016). From the perspective of organizations, surveys indicate a strong desire for employees who can “plug and play”—that is, perform with minimal on-the-job training. Unfortunately, only 11% of employers report that they have found such recruits (Abadzi, 2016; Coy, 2014; Weber, 2014). In addition to technical skills, employers are looking for p ...
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William Allan Kritsonis, Editor-in-Chief, NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS (Founded 1982). Dr. LaVelle Henricks, Texas A&M University-Commerce and colleagues published in national refereed journal.
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, Distinguished Alumnus, Central Washington University, College of Education and Professional Studies, Ellensburg, Washington; Invited Guest Lecturer, Oxford Round Table, University of Oxford, United Kingdom; Hall of Honor, Prairie View A&M University/Member of the Texas A&M University System.
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Professional development among middle aged women-a rising phenomenon in ghana commercial bank
1. Journal of Education and Practice
ISSN 2222-1735 (Paper) ISSN 2222-288X (Online)
Vol.4, No.24, 2013
www.iiste.org
Professional Development among Middle-Aged Women: A Rising
Phenomenon in Ghana Commercial Bank
Moses S. K. Azameti-Lecturer, Wisconsin International University College, Ghana
School of Research and Graduate Studies,P. O. Box 751, North-Legon, Accra – Ghana.
Email:mosesazameti@yahoo.com.
Abstract
The objective of this study is to examine the exponential increasing number of middle-Aged women in public
sector organisations in Ghana. The study specifically investigates female staffs of the Ghana Commercial Bank
wanting to undertake professional developing Programmes either through self-motivation or by propulsion from
management of the Bank. The challenges they also experienced in the pursuit of such objectives such as
improper job positioning and poorly regulated professional developments initiatives are among. The study
underscored the short and long terms effects on their job placement for the rest of their working lives. It is a
survey design with descriptive statistics of qualitative and quantitative data analysis through the application of
statistical package for Social Scientist [SPSS] and excels of the Microsoft tools. Both structured and nonstructured questionnaires and interview schedules were used to sample 50 out of 57 randomly from 136 middleaged women who are employees in ten branches of the bank in the Accra Metropolis. This represents 4.3% of the
136 female staffs of the bank. The retrieval rate stands at 81.14% which accounts for the 50 respondents. The
study results show that majority of female employees in formal establishments are generally limited by their
social and domestic roles to achieve educational goals in life. In effect, only few women are found in managerial
positions in the bank. This is due to the inequality in the selection process for training to managerial positions in
the Bank. This study therefore recommends affirmative actions of giving special quota and financial aid to
middle-aged women during training in all organisations after the selection. This must include both self-initiated
development programmes and those organised by management.
Keywords: Professional development, facilitated learning, vestibule training and gender stereotyping.
Introduction
Professional development as defined by Ivancevich (2001) is the process which attempts to provide
employees with information, skills and understanding of the organization as well as its goals to help a person
continue to make positive contributions in the form of good performance and increased competencies in the
employees area of operation.
The important role of employee professional development therefore, cannot be over emphasized in an
organization. This is due to the fact that employee competencies and dynamisms are undoubtedly paramount,
especially in the current competitive global economy. Professional development therefore provides opportunities
for employees to explore new roles, develop new instructional techniques, refine their practices and broaden
themselves and skills for major tasks.
In order words, professional development represents any activity intended to improve skills, attitudes,
understanding or performance in present or future roles. This encompasses the sum total of formal learning
experiences throughout his or her career from pure-working period to retirement which may include employee
orientation, individual development, continuing education; on-the-job training, curriculum development, peer
collaboration study groups, peer coaching and mentoring (Fullan, 1990). Desimone and Harris (1998), however
report that these programme and the required techniques are effective if they successfully address some
educational needs of the individual or professional requirement of the organization. Similarly, Richardson (1996)
identifies some characteristics of individuals that affect the planning of professional development. These include
age, time constraints, and years of working experiences, gender, grade level of employee and the level of
educational attainment.
Professional development begins once a new employee enters the organization, usually in various forms
and programmes including induction or orientation, in-service training or on-the-job training and seeking of
higher academic qualification. According to Desimone and Harris (1998), induction is a formal process by which
new employees learn important organizational values and norms, establish working relationships and learn how
to function within their assigned duties. Coaching on the other hand, is a process by which employees are
encouraged to accept responsibility for their actions to address any work-related problems, and to achieve and
sustain superior performance. It also involves treating fellow members of staff as partners in working towards
personal and organizational goals.
In addition mentoring is a practice of pairing newly appointed employees with experienced colleagues
to provide support and encouragement. Under this concept the experienced employee becomes the mentor and
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the new and inexperienced worker becomes the mentee or prof gee. Ivancevich (2001) further indicates that inservice training or on-the-job training is the most widely used professional development programme. He defines
on-the-job training as an activity whereby the employee is placed into a real work situation and shown his/her
duties. This could be in the form of in-room, group training, supervisory training, subject rotation, seminars, full
time and part-time study programmes in colleges and universities.
Hodgetts (2002) also reports that off-the-job Training is another approach for employee development
which is done away from the workplace. It is often used when people need to be trained in activities or ideas that
are non technical in nature, such as effective communication, motivation and leadership. It refers to various
kinds of programmes such as lecturers, seminars, workshops, case studies, programmed instruction and
simulations.
The goal for professional development may differ between the employer and employee. To the
employer, some of the aims for employee professional development may include improving individual and
organizational performance for greater profitability, enhancing organizational competitiveness, building
employee capacity for a particular job or position and to orient employees to the norms and values of the
organization. However, to the employee, professional development may mean career development or capacity
building, ability to seek new careers upgrading or acquiring skill, ability to change jobs or maintaining one's
indispensability in an organization, increasing wages or salaries, learning about a hobby or interest and
competing with counterparts for job positioning.
Since the beginning of the 21st century, most working adults including middle-aged women have been
engaged in many professional development activities. This includes an upsurged in organising workshops, inservice training, inductions of new employees and the number of people seeking for other academic
qualifications. In the United States of America, statistics show that over two (2) million Americans go back to
school every year despite their age level, whereas in Canada the number of adults in school, have more than
tripled between 2000 and 2008 (Gowear 2009).
Job positioning is a common feature of many organizations. This includes or depends on employee
competences and dynamisms, innovativeness, capacity, academic qualification, years of working experience,
performance and organizational political factors. Besides, age and gender are serious determining factors in the
choice of persons for leadership positions (Anakwe, 2002). Thus men are usually given the role of leaderships
while women are kept at the bottom of the ladder or given the domestic chores of responsibilities. These factors
either promote or inhibit and individual from attaining certain positions.
Gender disparity which the Beijing platform of 1980 sought to fight was never a new phenomenon in
human society. Even the partriachical concept in The Bible is a theological exigency about women being the
weaker vessels. In corporate organizations, limited participation of women in managerial and decision making
positions is a common, phenomenon. In most least developed and developing countries women still are the
down- trodden when political decisions are being made (Nobel and More, 2006) This phenomenon is a matter of
serious concern for policy makers trying to enhance women's participation, to improve equal opportunities also
for researchers trying to explain the phenomenon and to measure its magnitude on development of women race.
In Africa, organizational policy and socio-cultural factors play key role in job positioning. These factors
sometimes prohibit women from attaining key positions in their work places. In Ghana, traditional sex role
identification and living arrangements have established clear delineation of household responsibilities – (Bortey
and Dosoo 2005).
Statement of the Problem
Men have by tradition are been regarded as better suited than women to executive positions (Anakwe
2002). The qualities associated with being a successful manager are those associated with masculinity, such as
drive objectivity and an authoritative manner (Kamoch, 1997), Omaji (1993) analysis show that women are seen
as different from men and lacking the necessary personal characteristics and skills that make a good manager.
Similar views have been expressed by Gorden and Whelan, 1998) relating to UK female managers. Similarly in
all parts of the Ghanaian society women do not enjoy the same opportunities as their male counterparts. These
are a variety of constraints on women and the ability of women to upgrade their managerial position because of
poor linkages with support and unfavourable policy and regulatory environment. Thus in many instances women
are unable to benefit from Job services and must struggle to overcome discrimination in their offices. Mincer
(1970) proposes a positive relationship between the level of educational attainment and occupational status of an
individual. In relation to this, it is expected that middle-aged women with high levels of educational achievement
would gain job placement in high positions.
A study by Fagenson (1993) revealed that more women are graduating from educational institutions
than men, and are entering the paid workforce. However, it has been seen that though more women are playing
managerial roles, there is still poor representation of women at the senior management levels. In reference to the
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Ghana Commercial Bank Limited, many highly qualified middle-aged women are sidelined in terms of job
placement in managerial positions which are generally considered to be higher positions. Even though there has
been a significant improvement beginning from the early 1990's there seemed to be some challenges which
perhaps is forcing even all middle-aged women working in the numerous branches of the Bank to pursue further
training in order to better their chances of rising to the top management position.
This study therefore seeks to examine the experiences of middle-aged women who undertake any
professional development programme as they seek improved job positioning in the Bank.
Specifically this paper sought to find answers to four main research questions, which are;
What are the reasons which necessitate professional development of middle-aged women working in the
various branches of the Ghana commercial Bank across the Accra metropolis?
What avenues are used by these middle-aged women for professional development?
How does professional development affect job position of middle-aged women?
What challenges do middle-aged women encounter in job positioning?
Literature Review
Introduction
The purpose of this section of the paper was to review relevant literature on the theoretical framework,
concept of professional development, avenues of professional development, implementation of professional
development programmes, reasons for professional development and challenges of females in job positioning in
organizations.
The Theoretical Framework
This study was guided by interpretive perspective theories on gender stereotyping, gender
discrimination in work and intellectual approaches to understand the low number of women in senior
management positions in organizations. The interpretive perspective focuses on interpreting the meanings and
perspectives of the social roles of men and women and the economic and cultural issues that drive women to
reposition themselves in society. The gender-centred perspective identifies the intrinsic differences between men
and women as accounting for the inability of women to perform senior management duties. It suggests that traits,
behaviours, attitudes and socialization of women make it appropriate for them to perform senior management
duties (Morrison & Van Glinow, 1990) The situational or organizational perspective on the other hand, states
that organizational factors such as holding positions of limited powers affects the behaviour of women, and this
reduces their chance of career advancement (Parker & Fragenson 1994). However, according to (Hind and
Barnch 1997), there is little evidence of gender-based deficits in skills, abilities and application of a magnitude
that would account for women's relatively poor career progression. Therefore is a need for alternative
explanation for the differences in the number of men and women in senior management positions. The difference
in sex has been reported in personality traits, aggressive behaviour (Eagly & Karau 1991), and cognitive abilities
(Feingold, 1994).
Furthermore, differences in attributes as the criteria for selection of employees for career progression
and promotion may play a role in future promotion seeking behaviours by prospective serving staff and
explanations for sex and gender differences in organisational achievements. Men and women are perceived to
play entirely different social roles as proposed in the social role theory propounded by Eagly in 1987. The theory
sees women and men performing certain gender and social roles in society which complements each other. The
beliefs and behaviours of men and women are known to be affected by the stereotypes attached to these roles
which are believed to be formed through shared societal expectations of how the individuals of the two sexes
behave and the qualities they posses. However, women are said to display communal type of beliefs and
behaviours such as caring, nurturing, interpersonal sensitivity and emotional expressiveness (Eagly & Wood,
1997). This theory suggests that the stereotypes attached to gender roles create differences in attitudes and
behaviours.
Evidence of gender differences in perceptions relating to career progress have been discussed by many
writers over the years. According to the social role theory, socialization of women may leave them with a
perception that they have fewer opportunities than men for advancement to senior levels of management. For
example, Rosen et al (1989) have pointed out that women managers report their lack of career development
opportunities among several societies due to gender disparity in the selection of employees for training and
development in formal establishments. Similarly Parker and Fagenson (1994) have asserted that women perceive
to have fewer opportunities than men for promotion to senior management. Social-role theory again predicts that
the communal tendencies of women will influence them to acting as nurturing, participative team players when
working with others. There is evidence that women believe that career development furthers their advancement,
whereas men attribute it to education and work experience (Tharenou et al (1994). In addition, it has been
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reported that both men and women believe that gender is a factor in decisions regarding personnel selection
(Hede & Dingsdad, 1994) and that women's lack of self-confidence has held them back (Still, 1994).
Furthermore, social role theory also suggests that there are expectations that women will exhibit communal
qualities while men will exhibit agency qualities. According to Eagly, 1987) this may influence a person's
attributions relating to previous promotion success.
It has therefore been found that women perceive that opportunity to act in a position or to work hard
and become industriousness is to be task-oriented these are important factors in senior management
promotions.(Still,1996) Besides, more men than women believe that a willingness to be mobile is an influential
factor in gaining promotion (Gold & Pringle, 1988). In summary, social role theory suggests that women will be
less likely than men to aspire to a senior management position. This is due to the gender in congmence that
occurs when women depart from their normative nurturing and caring roles to take up managerial positions.
Ample evidence from research indicates that female managers are less likely than their male counterparts to
aspire to as position in senior management (Hede & ralson, 1993).
Concept of professional development
Professional development is a broad and evolving term in education and research findings has
increasingly identified the continuing development and learning of employees as one of the keys to achieving
organizational goals (Desimore Smith, Hayes & Fris Vold, 2005).
According to Hodgetts (2002), the development of an employee begins when the individual enters the
organization and does not end until he or she leaves or retires. Thus many researchers in the field of social
sciences have attempted to define the concept of professional development and have used the terms "employee
development, staff development" and "professional development" interchangeably to refer to any experience
designed to enhance employee performance with the ultimate aim of achieving personal and organisational goals
(Sykes, 1996, Desimone, Smith, & Frisvold, 2007, 2007 and Desimone, Poter, Garet, Young and Birman, 2002).
Therefore numerous definitions of professional development exist. These tend to revolve around the
enhancement of skills and knowledge and an increased ability to practise one's job with the application of or
involvement in learning and training. Professional development is not a one-shot, one size-fits-all event, but
rather complex and evolving of professional self-disclosure, reflection, and growth that yields the best results
when sustained over time in communities of practice and when focused on-job-embedded responsibilities (Little,
2002). While the following definitions provide context to this review, they also reveal a wide and varied
understanding of professional development. To many, the term conjures up images of in-service days and
workshops while others refer to it as a process in which employees work under supervision to gain tenure or to
enhance their professional performance, for example, Fullan (1990) define it as the increase of knowledge or
skill though study, travel, research, attend workshops or course, sabbaticals, internships, apprenticeships,
residences or work with a mentor or master. Some authors also define it as a process of learning and keeping upto-date in one's area of expertise or a formal or informal training to enhance skills, knowledge, and ability to
perform day-to-day work schedules.
Avenues for professional development and efficient workers help in the achievement of organizational goals.
Hence it is critical to pay close attention to how to train and support both new and experienced workers
with diversity of personal and organizational characteristics. Given the diversity of personal and organizational
needs and a differentiated approach to professional development, most middle-aged females have taken
advantage to increase their knowledge and skills in order to improve their performance and eventually, enhance
the achievement of organizational goals. Moving beyond discrete activities such as workshops, conferences,
(local & international ) college courses, distance education, special institutes and centres (little, 1993) which are
newer, more complex and broad-based views on how to conceptualize employee professional development have
begun to emerge over the past decade. As noted by Meltzer and Sheman (1997: 27), organizations need to adopt
multiple approaches to professional development because no one approach to professional development works
for all employees. There are various methods organizations adopt in the training and development of their
employees depending on their needs. They include role playing, job rotation, on-the-job training vestibule
training (where employees are trained off their regular work areas but in an environment closely resembling their
work place), public classroom training onsite training, conferences which allow employees to quickly develop
skills on a number of topics, technical seminars which provide employees benefits similar to conferences but
with less flexibility because of focused contents, instructor led on -line training, mentoring where the skills gap
to be bridged, is substantial, e-learning models which allow for employee independent learning and exercises are
repeatedly done to reinforce or refresh understanding of content, and embedded learning which helps employees
learn through modules built into products or equipment.
Professional development programmes therefore encompasses all types of facilitated learning
opportunities, ranging from formal, structured, topic-specific seminars given on in-service days or training
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sessions, college-degree course work, skill building workshops, and conferences to everyday informal
discussions with other workers about instruction techniques embedded in workers’ everyday work lives.
Therefore a number of organizations are engaging their workers in professional development strategies as a way
to address diverse organizational needs, skills and knowledge. Putnam and Borko (2002) have asserted that some
of the most powerful working experiences can occur within the organization through self or observer
examination of the worker's own practice. Professional development should thus be regarded as on-going
continuous and embedded in workers daily lives (Lieberman 1995, Loucks-Horsley et al 1987). Starting a new
job is often a stressful experience hence the need for an orientation programme. Orientation is the process of
introducing new staff to their work group, their superiors and their tasks (Hodgetts, 2002). It is thus a formal
process in which new workers learn important working values and norms establish working relationships and
learn how to function within their profession. Some of the most common items on an orientation agenda are a
brief discussion of the organization's history and general policies, a description of its services an explanation of
the organization structure and regulations and a formal introduction of the worker to other colleagues which the
individual will be working with. Much of this, in many cases, is handled orally or new employees typically are
given booklets or brochures that explain and elaborate on the oral presentation. The summary here is that close
relationships exists between employee orientation and professional development which is the focus of this paper.
Thus orientation is on the -job introductory form of employee development which is akin to professional
development which has a wider context in the scheme of things of everyday corporate entity.
Implementation of Professional Development Programmes
Licklider (1997) has posited that teachers should be given an opportunity to determine the goals and
objectives of their development programmes, to share resources, to co-facilitate presentations, and to share
outcomes. Pink, Hind & Baruch, Y. (1992) have also recommended that when planning for and subsequently
implementing processes, there is a need given to an equal voice in defining and resolving the issues for
discussion. Attention should be given to creating and supporting workers.
New professional roles that encourage them to reflect on their expertise must be advised. The common
practice currently going on in many organizations including Ghana Commercial Banks and their staff is that
individuals go into professional, development programmes not directly in their line of work, but only for the sake
of obtaining higher qualifications just to boast their academic status.
In view of this, staff development councils should be established at the organizational level to coordinate professional development efforts, align with identified needs, discuss professional development issues
and make recommendations on the types of professional development activities that should be implemented.
Organizational level councils should include a representative sample of workers and the senior management.
Carefully designed needs assessments provide valuable information and are considered essential in planning of
successful professional development programmes. Planners of these programmes must first identify potential
weaknesses in workers and then develop training strategies that will help to improve them. For effective
implementation of professional development initiatives, Hill (2007), suggests that professional development
should usually require large time-commitments and be linked to the organizational goals. This is because
workers are likely to make better use of the materials that their organizations provide f their professional
development is tied closely to these resources. There is also a commonly held belief that professional
development is more effective if it involves groups of workers within the same organization. However, there is
no research that directly estimates the benefits of these features of professional development. Young, Duncan,
Lee, Scarloss and Shapley (2007) have found that the extant research points to the need for professional
development programme which should focus on organization capacity rather than individuals. In an earlier
research report of Garet (2001), workers reported that sustained and intensive professional development was
more likely to have an impact on their performance than shorter forms of professional development. Teachers
indicated that programmes of longer duration provided them with more opportunities for in-depth discusssions,
trying to new ideas and obtaining feedback.
The selection of effective facilitators is also necessary in ensuring effective professional development
programmes, many professional development programmes rely exclusively on outside experts who do not match
the training to individual organizational needs. When using external facilitators, it is important that they be
familiar with local knowledge and issues. Studies have shown that, although external experts play an important
role in professional development, of course effective programmes also use in-house experts to enhance the
delivery of training (Richardson, 1998).
Reasons for Professional Development
The need for professional training and development has been advocated by several writers. For example,
Hodgetts (2002) has indicated that the primary purpose of professional development is to prepare and support
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workers by giving them the knowledge and skills they need to help them to achieve high standards of learning
and development. Knowledge and skills development is vital to the health of the organization.
We live in an information age today, and organizations are routinely valued not just on their physical
but on their intellectual capital. Hill (2007) has also stated that focuses on growth and professional development
and emphasized on developing individual potentials and skills. Emphatically speaking, training is one of the
chief methods of maintaining and improving intellectual capital, so this quality of an organization's training
affects its value. Professional development is thus necessary to keep the workers’ skills updated by, providing
training techniques which are well crafted to suit the needs of both trainers and the organization. Professional
development programmes help to encourage the enhancement of professional skills and the provision of the
means to acquire highly technical and advanced knowledge. Not only does professional development help newly
appointed workers gain confidence, skills and professionalism but it also provide opportunities for experienced
employees to explore new roles, develop new working techniques, refine their practice and broaden their
horizons of knowledge and competencies.
Challenges of Middle-Aged Female Job Positioning
Globally, the issue of women in higher management positions has been the subject of much debate and
studies since the 1970s (Fieman, 1990). Many of these studies assume that discrimination in the wider society
results in inequities (Eagly and Johnson 1990, Morrison and Van Glinow, 1990). Fieman (1990) and some others
have suggested that wide spread policies and practices in the socio-cultural system perpetuate discriminary
treatment of women. Thus, Ogenyi (1997) has found that in spite of the various governments' efforts to
encourage women participation in managerial decision-making in the workplace, socio-cultural obstacles still
prevent women from such participation hence, keeping the majority of women at the age of decisions making
posts.
In most developing countries including Ghana, men have by tradition been regarded as better suited
than women to executive positions (Anakwe, 2002). The qualities associated with being a successful manager
are those associated with physical structures, objectivity and exertion of authority despite the existence of
knowledge and skill differentials between a promising female employee and a male counterpart to the top
managerial position. According to Woldie and Adersua (2004), women managers face a host of problems.
Sometimes they are also accused of being their own enemies Afedo, A. Elizabeth, Lawrence Azaiale Klib Evcy
Emmanuel (2013). This is when women in higher positions begin to show that their presence needs to be felt and
therefore they seem to act in the extreme. Generally, cultural and social traditions play a major role in
determining who becomes a manager. The situation as we can see currently is gradually changing. In Ghana
Commercial Bank for instance, many of the branches within and the outside of Accra have female managers.
This development may be attributed perhaps, to both the self initiated and organizational staff- development
programmes in place which many of them could resort to in order to upgrade themselves.
The Methodology
The study employed a survey design with descriptive statistics after the data collected were analysed
with the use of both qualitative and quantitative techniques, this includes the application of the statistical
package for social scientists [SPSS] and the Microsoft Excel to establish relationships between variables. This
was followed with cross tabulations and generation of charts and tables for graphical representations of the
analysis of data. Structured questionnaires and interview schedules were the instruments used to sample 57 out
of 136 sampled populations of middle –aged female staff members in ten branches of the Ghana Commercial
Bank in the Accra Metropolis. The retrieval rate of the instrument distributed stands at 88.0%.This implies that
out of the 57 questionnaires distributed, 50 were returned while 7 were not.
Results, Discussions and Conclusion of the Study
Demographic and educational characteristics of a study’s respondents form an integral part of any
teaching and learning activity aimed at professional development. This is confirmed in the research findings of
Nwaka (1995), where a number of factors which include lower participation rates in the educational systems
among girls and gender division of labour in many developing nations which further provide the reasons for
women wanting to obtain higher qualifications even at later years of their working lives. This implies among
others that professional development as an activity must be discussed first, with demographic, gender and level
of educational attainments. This paper indicates that 46 percent of the female employees in many of the branches
of the Bank were in their middle aged (40-45 years). Among them 38 percent were between 46-50 years, while
12 were between 56-60 years of age. In the educational characteristics, 18 of them have obtained HND
representing 36 %, 19 have had first degree representing 38%, while 9 of them obtained a post graduate degree
representing 18%. Finally the average number of years of working within the Ghana Commercial Bank industry
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is 18.6 years. This explains the relative active labour force of the Bank since its establishment seventy
seventy-nine years
ago (1952-2013).
The next significant result is job positions held by t middle-aged women in the Bank. The diagram
the
aged
below indicates, 2 of them are branch managers, 4 are operation's officers, 50 of them who form the majority are
lower level officers and 44 were clerical staffs who perform general duties in their respective b
branches of the
bank.
60
percentage
50
40
30
20
10
0
Branch
manager
Operations
Managers
Officers
Clerical Staff
Position
Figure 1: Position held by middle
middle-aged women in the Bank
Source: Field survey, 2013
Among the research questions which the study sought answers for are, what are the reasons for
professional development of the middle aged women? What avenues are used by the middle
What
middle-aged women for
professional development? How does professional development affect job positioning of the middle
middle-aged
women in the bank? What challenges do the middle aged female staffs face in job positioning in the bank?
middle-aged
The responses indicate that the Bank organizes training programmes for their staff to make them abreast with
current issues in the banking industry. This is because sharpening their competencies is in order to improve their
performance due to the competitive philosophy of the Banking sector in the contemporary economy of Ghana.
ve
Some of these programmes include staff induction for new employees and annual refresher courses. Staffing on
new products and softwares, as well as departmental programmes to strategize the nature of operations, all
strategize
depends on professional competencies of each staff of the organisation. Besides the internal arrangements,
individual female staff and others take responsibility for their own self development. The banking sector in
Ghana in particular faces challenges of influx of foreign banks with their flexible conditions of credit facilities
and innovativeness in customer care and product development. Apart from being influenced by intrinsic
motivation where the individual takes responsibility for his or her professional development, the general staff
responsibility
development philosophy is a healthy development at an opportune time in the banking history in Ghana.
In the literature the need for professional development has been advocated by several writers. For
example, Hodgetts (2002) has indicted that the primary purpose of professional development is to prepare and
support workers by giving them the knowledge and skills they need to help them to achieve high standards of
learning and development. Knowledge and development are vital to the health of every organization. This is an
information age and organizations are critically valued not just on their physical structures but on their
intellectual capital. Hill (2007) has also stated that it focuses on growth and professional development and
emphasizes developing individual potentials and skills. Training is one of the cardinal methods of maintaining
and improving intellectual capital, so the quality of an organizations training affects its value. Pr
Professional
development is thus necessary to keep the workers’ skills updated, provide the requisite platforms for such
important function the work environment. Professional development also is seen as a necessary component of
the production process including enhancement of interpersonal and intrapersonal development of staff which is
ng
done in many countries. Organizational staff development programmes help to reinforce the expectations of
continuing staff development.
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Figure 2: Staff having personal professoinal
development
22
72
%
Source: Field survey, 2013
Yes
No
The Figure 2 above indicates that majority (78%) of the sampled middle aged women have had their
middle-aged
own professional development programmes apart from those instituted by the employer, whereas 22% indicate
they have not. This confirms the point made earlier that the middle aged women's participation in professional
is
middle-aged
development programmes serves two fold purposes. First it is for intrapersonal gains where the training so
received leads to promotion and salary increase and job security. The second relevance is that it makes the Bank
a learning organization which is in direct response to the competitive nature of the current Banking industry in
Ghana.
Figure 3: Wishing to have more professional
development pogrammes
PERCEN
100
64
50
36
0
Yes
No
RESPON
SE
Source: Field survey, 2013
The Figure 3 above shows that (64%) of the respondents who have had some personal professional
respondents
development programmes indicated of not having more of such programmes whilst 36% admitted to have more.
Some of the reasons given as to why some of the respondents do not wish to have more personal developme
development
include, getting close to retirement, taking care of their family and having tight work schedules and limited time
and resources. However, other professional development programmes some respondents personally wanted to
engage in were, furthering their education into high levels, getting qualifications in some professional courses,
learning information communication technology (ICT) including typing, the application of the Microsoft tools
and many other relevant skills. Some of the sampled middle
middle-aged women have not had any personal professional
men
development programme due to some challenges such as taking care of the home while at the same time being a
full time employee. These responses implied that family related issues inhibit the female employee from g
getting
further training but promote their male counterparts. In other words, the social and parental role of women is a
major factor that limits their ability to actualize their full potentials despite the benefits thereof. From all
indications one can conclusively say that this has been one of the reasons for the low placement statistics of
clusively
women in managerial positions, not only in Ghanaians formal sector organizations such as the Ghana
commercial Bank but many other institutions in many parts of Sub
Sub-Saharan African.
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Figure 4: Wishing to have personal professional
development pogrammes
PERCENTAGE
80
60
40
36.4
63.6
20
0
Yes
No
RESPONSE
Source: Field survey, 2013
The above figure provides a response to the question of why the respondents were wishing to have
personal professional development programmes. The figure shows majority (63.6%) of the sampled middle
middle-aged
female staff of the branches of the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) who have not had any personal professional
aff
development programme, admitted of their wish to do so whilst 36.3% still indicated of not wishing to engage in
any personal professional development programme such as upgrading of their skills by learning ICT which has
programme
become the order of the day and acquiring higher academic qualifications as a means of
professional
development This is the reasons why the principle which underpins adult teaching and learn
learning expects that
every adult must take full responsibility for his/her actions and inactions in life when the consequences unfold,
this is a proven fact of life and it is not negotiable.
Conclusion
This paper sought to assess the implications of professional development for the job positioning of
professional
middle-aged women in Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) Limited. Besides, it aimed at examining the reasons for
aged
the professional development of the female staff that were described here in this paper as middle
middle-aged, the
avenues which they used for professional development, the effect of such development on their job positioning
and the challenges they go though in job positioning.
As a result, a descriptive research design was adopted to describe the issues pertaining t the GCB as
to
they are without introducing any intervention. With a total of 28 branches of the Bank found in Accra metropolis
ten of them which represent 31.0% were randomly selected for the study. It was realised from the study that, the
social roles of women in general do limit their ability to actualise their full potentials. In addition, few women
omen
are found in managerial positions due to unfair process for selecting people for managerial positions as well as
downplaying the competence of women in formal organizations not only in developing nations' of Sub
Sub-Saharan
Africa but other parts of the world. This paper recommended that a quota of employees to be appointed or to be
permitted to further their professional development should be reserved for women in management. This is not to
be limited to the Banking sector but all sectors of every economy including politics. It is also suggested further
that the appointment process in the Bank should be made fair to fore store not only credibility and confidence in
management but also equity. Inequality in many social and economic platforms particularly against women has
been a disturbing phenomenon even after the Beijing declaration in 1980 where a clarion call was made to give
equal opportunity to women in all sectors of human society. The last but not the least is that institutions should
sectors
bring out more flexible and innovative learning programmes to encourage more women to seek for and
participate in professional development in their respect work places.
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