DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2018.v06i09.004

Pages: 1736-1739

Ghana over the years has experienced insecurity of land tenure, land administration malpractices and lack of technological innovation to resolve these challenges. Land ownership and administration in Ghana is complicated due to individualistic, patrimonial and traditional ownership. This paper provides psychological and socio-cultural factors that thwart Ghana’s effort towards technological adoption in relation to land insecurity. As a result, this paper proposed the adoption of blockchain technology incorporated into Ghana’s land registry. The paper further established the strong basis that when blockchain technology is adopted, it would advantageously ensure the efficiency of land transactions, cost-effectiveness, transparent, security, enhance trust between parties involved, reduce land administration malpractices and to a large extent increase investment in Ghana. Furthermore, the paper explored that Ghanaians perception towards technology, group identity and multicultural innovation constitute psychological factors that inhibit technological adoption. Moreover, the short-term orientation of the Ghanaian society could be a strong socio-cultural hindrance to technological adoption. This paper concludes that leaders must be forward-looking and develop positive attitudes towards the acceptance of blockchain technology into Ghana’s land registry.