Strike Actions in the Health Sector: Does Leadership Play a Role? A Study of College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which leadership style contributes to striking actions in the Health Sector. The study adopted a quantitative approach with a sample size of 149. A Structured Standardize Questionnaire was used to gather data from the respondents. Mean, standard deviation and frequency count were used to analyze the data. The study revealed that bureaucratic and autocratic leadership styles were among the causes of the strike action; coupled with delays in salary increments, poor working conditions, unfairness in promotion, and non-involvement of union leaders in decision-making. The study also revealed that the strike action of the college affects patient care, students' academic programmes, and productivity as well as cause loss of employees' wages. The study recommended measures to curtail strike action such as improvement in the condition of service for employees, involvement of union leaders in decision-making, fairness in promotion procedure and more importantly, adoption of democratic, transformational and transactional leadership instead of bureaucratic and autocratic style would create industrial harmony in the school.

Collective Self-Esteem and Well-Being Among College Students in Ghana

“…Disparities in access to higher education are apparent among Ghanaians from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnic minorities (e.g., the Mole-Dagbanis in the Northern region), and women (Anlimachie & Avoada, 2020; Swanzy et al, 2019). Moreover, students who are able to enroll in higher education are met with challenges, such as tuition costs, inadequate educational resources and technology, ineffective instruction, frequent strikes from faculty and staff due to unpaid wages, and lack of adequate residential housing (Sarpong et al, 2022; Simpeh & Shakantu, 2018). The accumulation of these challenges strains students, likely impacting their psychological well-being.…”