Ghana: Enhancing Competitiveness Through Performance-Based Payment

ISBN-13: 9783639119497 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 196 str.

Michael Obst

Opis

This book positively distinguishes from thewide-spread "Doing business in..."-guidelines by its remarkableinterdisciplinary approach: Based on his expertise in the field ofmicro economics, management and law the author provides a reallycomprehensive though practical guideline for all those concernedwith human resource management in Ghana. Combining quantitative and qualitative researchmethods the author reveals factors hampering competitiveness of Ghanaianfirms - and presents a solution to at least some of theirproblems: Performance-based payment may help to increase the efficiency ofcompanies where implemented properly. Based on a large numberof expert interviews with managers, workers representativesand researchers the book gives an overview of the systems appropriatein the Ghanaian setting and provides recommendations for their implementation. In particular industrial relationsand labour law were taken into account: The book includes a detailedand worth reading review of all provisions in Ghanas LabourAct related to payment, collective bargaining and strikes.

O autorze

Michael Obst studied economics and law at the University of
Aschaffenburg. He worked
for a Ghanaian law firm in Accra in 2004 and returned to Ghana s
capital in 2005 to
do research on this book. Since 2006 he has been practising
corporate law
focusing on renewable energy projects in an international law
firm in Frankfurt am
Main.