Collins Badu Agyemang
A5004054279- Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Emotional Labor in Professions
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Disability Education and Employment
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
University of Ghana
2016-2024
University of Professional Studies
2014
Precarious manhood beliefs portray manhood, relative to womanhood, as a social status that is hard earn, easy lose, and proven via public action. Here, we present cross-cultural data on brief measure of precarious (the Manhood Beliefs scale [PMB]) covaries meaningfully with other cross-culturally validated gender ideologies country-level indices equality human development. Using from university samples in 62 countries across 13 world regions ( N = 33,417), demonstrate: (1) the psychometric...
Abstract Men sometimes withdraw support for gender equality movements when their higher status is threatened. Here, we expand the focus of this phenomenon by examining it cross‐culturally, to test if both individual‐ and country‐level variables predict men's collective action intentions equality. We tested a model in which zero‐sum beliefs about reduced via an increase hostile sexism. Because may threaten status, also examined whether path from was stronger countries Multilevel modeling on...
Social role theory posits that binary gender gaps in agency and communion should be larger less egalitarian countries, reflecting these countries’ more pronounced sex-based power divisions. Conversely, evolutionary self-construal theorists suggest the greater autonomy support flexible self-construction processes present countries. Using data from 62 countries ( N = 28,640), we examine agentic communal self-views as a function of country-level objective equality (the Global Gender Gap Index)...
Abstract Sustainable human resource management is gaining importance in organizations due to its role developing a sustainable work environment and well‐being. This paper discusses the relationship between employee perceptions of job satisfaction 54 countries. We propose that HRM positively associated with but this moderated by employees' identification organization country‐level individualism–collectivism. Thus, we suggest national culture functions as second‐level moderator organizational...
This study sought to establish the extent of cyberbullying among students in Ghana, its consequences on victims, and characteristics victims. The found that nearly all participants had experienced one form before. Victims were not very different from non-victims psychological wellbeing. effect wellbeing was small, no clear profile characterizing victims emerged. present findings should be an eye-opener for Ghanaian parents, educators health professionals set stage further studies understand...
Coastal communities in African countries with lower carbon emissions face greater climate challenges but lack the capacity to address these challenges. The implication is that suffer more from impacts change brings. Despite sustained research efforts into on such communities, mental health aspects of are often overlooked. In this study, we explored lived experiences climate-related and community coping mechanisms within three poor urban coastal Ghana, West Africa. Fifty-seven members...
Purpose Emotions are an important aspect of work performance but often overlooked, especially amongst preschool teachers whose environment is laden with emotional job demands. The present study aims to examine the mediating role exhaustion in relationship between labour and contextual performance. Design/methodology/approach Using a cross-sectional design, data were obtained from 288 Tema Metropolis Greater Accra region Ghana. study's hypotheses tested using structural equation modelling...
Worker health and safety must be viewed as a basic organizational policy even right. In view of this, the study sought to ferret out extent which job stress, sector work shift pattern correlates withworker in manufacturing company Ghana. Using cross-sectional survey design, data were collected from 120 employees using purposive stratified sampling techniques. Three hypotheses testedusing Pearson Product Moment Correlation Independent Sample ‘t’ test. A significant correlation was found...
The Central Bank of Ghana (regulator) revoked the licenses nine commercial banks as a clean-up effort to protect customer and industry interests. Consequently, some individuals lost their jobs. This paper explored psychosocial effects job loss due banking sector exercise by regulator. Using phenomenology research design, together with purposive snowball sampling strategies, experiences from in-depth semi-structured interviews 20 affected employees were compiled analyzed. Our findings showed...
This study aimed to assess the impact of person-environment fit on work-related outcomes among administrative staff public universities in Accra. A sample 300 was selected from Greater Accra Region partake using purposive and snowball sampling method. The discovered a positive significant relationship between employees as well an interaction two dimensions engagement (intellectual affective) organizational citizenship behavior. study's findings also reveal that various factor such tenure age...
Abstract: Collective action is a powerful tool for social change and fundamental to women girls’ empowerment on societal level. towards gender equality could be understood as intentional conscious civic behaviors focused transformation, questioning power relations, promoting through collective efforts. Various instruments measure intentions have been developed, but our knowledge none of the published measures were subject invariance testing. We introduce intention (GECAI) scale examine its...
Many think-tanks and advocacy groups have sought to highlight the need embrace women not only in mainstream employment but more importantly leadership. The present study, which is a comparative looked at differences between traditional view of attitude employees towards female managers private public sectors Ghana. study purposively selected 120 respondents from two sector organizations with parity. Independent‘t’ test was employed analysing four hypotheses. Employees showed favourable than...
Abstract There has been a sustained interest in flexible work schedules (FWSs) because of the opportunities they offer improving organizational efficiency and providing more work–life balanced role for employees. Yet, less research attention focused on FWSs SMEs developing countries, which leaves much to be concerned about FWSs, its application impacts countries especially context Africa. Drawing theory adjustment job demand‐resource model using survey data from Ghana, study theorizes tests...
The present study was conducted to investigate the moderating role of psychological flexibility in relationship between organizational commitment, workaholism, job security, and corporate entrepreneurship among information technology workers Accra, Ghana. A total 248 purposively selected completed Organizational Commitment Scale, Dutch Work Addiction Job Insecurity Work-Related Acceptance Action Questionnaire, Entrepreneurial Behavior Scale. results showed that commitment significantly...
Social desirability bias associated with attitudinal research can be minimized through contextual analyses. This study assessed attitudes toward persons physical disabilities in three social contexts: Dating, marriage and workplace. It also examined the effects of contact on attitudes. Using a cross-sectional survey, 202 Ghanaians were purposively sampled to respond Disability Relations Generalized (DSRGD) scale. Statistical analyses revealed positive among participants. However, degrees...
Organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) has received extensive research attention among the employed populations. But is it possible that people who are yet to be can display intentional OCB? Numerous studies have linked OCB many factors including personality. We, therefore, set out examine association between personality traits on likelihood of engaging in behaviours undergraduate students. Using a cross-sectional survey design, data was gathered from 1009 students comprising 537 males...