DOES HUMAN CAPITAL PREDICT RESOURCES: EVIDENCE FROM DENOMINATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN GHANA?

Anowuo Isaac; Pastor Emmanuel Cobbina

doi:10.29121/granthaalayah.v9.i8.2021.4171

Authors

Anowuo, Isaac College of Business, Adventist University of the Philippines
Pastor Emmanuel Cobbina College of Business, Adventist University of the Philippines

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v9.i8.2021.4171

Keywords:

Human Capital, Resources, Denominational Institution

Abstract [English]

Life processes cannot continue in the absence of a means of survival. This explains why people continue to look for ways to make a living and satisfy their insatiable desires This study aims to investigate the relationship between human capital and financial resources in selected denominational institution in Ghana. This research is applied a questionnaire to measure and assess the mentioned relationship. The sample size is 368 persons who were chosen through purposive sampling technique. A Minitab 20.3 software was used to generate the required results. According to findings of empirical analysis, it is demonstrated that there is a significant and positive relationship between human capital and resources. The results also revealed that human capital elements of education, training and succession planning were predictors of resources. It recommended that human capital must be improved for better management of denominational resources.

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